on finishing and podfic

[xparrot]

I have finished Tiger Hunt! And it only took me...less than 8 years! I will take that as a win.

Tiger Hunt (62214 words) by Xparrot
Chapters: 24/24
Fandom: One Piece
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Monkey D. Luffy, Nami (One Piece), Usopp, Sanji (One Piece), Tony Tony Chopper, Nico Robin, Other(s)
Summary: A rainy night, an unexpected threat, a desperate crew. And Zoro has never been so lost.

(also available on ff.net, but the whole site's been acting up lately - took me a couple tries to login before posting, and I think it might've lost or refused to post some reviews for a time >.< not to mention the formatting is all buggered up due to their burning hatred of double dashes and scene breaks, so yeah, I'd recommend reading on AO3 where it's all nice and pretty and you can easily read it on one page or download it to your reader/phone, whatever you like!)

Also, I am awfully belated in linking this, but last year the lovely kalakirya went and podficced half my MUNCLE fic! Her masterlist can be found here; they're also linked from the stories themselves on my AO3 account.

Comments

[sholio]

*grins* Congratulations! Definitely a win! *\o/* I should read it -- from the beginning, though, since I've forgotten EVERYTHING. I haven't read OP fic in forever.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

I haven't read OP fic in forever myself! ^^;;;;; And this one by now is completely behind canon, by a couple nakama. But now it's dooooone~! (now I've got...all my other WiPs to poke at ^^;)

[shayera.livejournal.com]

OMG you finished it~!!! \o/

I'm going to have to read it all from the beginning! *excited*

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

I know, I can't believe I did it! Hope you enjoy it ^__^

[serrende.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! I know you've heard this like hundreds of times by now, but this really is one of the fics that actually deserves all the praise it gets. \o/ Also, the ending felt completely right and was very satisfying, which isn't always the case for long-running fic with a long hiatus.

I'm moving this from my "favourite OP WIP" spot to "favourite OP multichapter fic" spot.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Eee, thank you, I am so glad you enjoyed it! Especially that you liked it all the way to the end - I wasn't sure myself if I could fully get it back, but one of the reasons I waited so long was because I did want to be in the right mood for it, to do it justice. So I'm happy that paid off for you! The very end, with Zoro and Chopper, I've had in mind since almost the first chapter, so it was very satisfying to finally get there... ^__^

[kelly tan (from livejournal.com)]

Been following you on and off now since last year, and your OP fics have added so much to my fandom experience and got me to appreciate the characters much more. You've explored the characters how they never could be in canon while keeping them so faithful and consistent to their original selves.

For Tiger Hunt I'm glad I only started reading it last year or I would have died waiting, but I'm (and I'm sure your other fans are too) really grateful you kept at it even after so long. Also gives me hope that all the stuff I procrastinate doing but never forgot can still see the light of day if I push for it lol.

Besides the fics I love reading your commentary on your fandoms, you're very honest and unpretentious about it. Thanks for doing what you do!

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Wah, thank you so much - I'm so glad you've enjoyed my stories! That I've added something to your fandom experience, that's about the best compliment I can imagine as a fanfic author. ^_^

--And happy I can give you encouragement re: procrastination; as is obvious, I struggle with that a lot myself ;) But I can tell you that it feels really fantastic to finally finish something - good luck with your own things!