Fandom: Trick or Treat

I have not blogged about writing for Trick or Treat the way I do Yuletide, even though I thought I would. Part of it was a couple big unexpected family events, plus some traveling, had me away from the internet more than expected, but also, I have been struggling. I love my assigned fandom, and I really want to do a good job for this person, but this was my first experience with no letter and no real idea of what they do and do not like about the fandom. I did not expect to struggle this much in light of no letter. I had a billion ideas when I offered these fandoms in my sign-up! What happened, brain? Please do not do this with Yuletide. Please.

I have managed two stories so far, my assignment and a treat, and am working on a second treat. Of those three stories, there are two fandoms, one new and one old (i.e., one I've never written in before, and one I have). I like both the completed stories, and I like the third story that is in progress. I just -- I probably should not have done Trick or Treat. This is my favorite time of year, and Halloween is my favorite holiday, and this fic exchange sounded pretty much Made For Me, but I am in such a bad place mentally right now in general, and this time of year is filled with all the sadness of dead family members, and I should probably have taken that into account more than I did. (It's been three years since Mom died! But one of the unexpected events was another death in the family, and a burial in the same cemetery, and therefore I saw her grave for the first time since we buried her. That was so much harder than I ever expected.)

But still! Trick or Treat. I am excited to read all sorts of tricks and treats, and I hope there are Halloween-themed stories, and I really like what I've written and what I am writing now. Yay.