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Theme Update

I’ve got a short bit of free time this afternoon, so I’m going to work on updating the theme for about an hour or so. There may be issues as I transition a few things, so please be patient with the system. It should be back up and running smoothly shortly though. I’ll be sure to post again to let everyone know when I’m done. In the meantime, I hope you’re all enjoying your weekend. Happy reading!

I’m finished playing with the theme update for the moment. Everything should be up and running now, but please let me know if you stumble across any issues. Thanks for your patience!

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Are canon-verse fics your favorite to read? Make your opinion known in MalecFicLibrary’s Fic Preference Poll!

This is your chance to influence the kind of fics that will be recommended on this blog during the first two weeks in July. The poll is officially open now and will remain open until Wednesday, May 24th at 9:00 P.M. EST.

Whether or not you have a blog or you’re a follower, I would love to hear your opinion either way. This is, quite literally, all about you. Thank you for taking the time to participate!

Please click here to take part in the Fic Preference Poll.

For more information on this poll, please click here.

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Theme Update

I’ve got a short bit of free time this afternoon, so I’m going to work on updating the theme for about an hour or so. There may be issues as I transition a few things, so please be patient with the system. It should be back up and running smoothly shortly though. I’ll be sure to post again to let everyone know when I’m done. In the meantime, I hope you’re all enjoying your weekend. Happy reading!

Monthly Analytics: February to April 2017

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Analytical Highlights

204 total fics recs have been posted in the 2 months since this blog’s creation. 

BREAKDOWN*:

By Chapters: 26 Chaptered Fics and 179 One-Shots
By Length: 163 fics Under 5K, 17 fics 5K – 10K, 9 fics 10K – 25K, 10 fic 25K – 50K, 2 fics

50K – 75K, 1 fic

75K – 100K, and 3 fics Over 100K
By Rating: 20 fics Not Rated, 69 fics rated General Audience, 79 fics rated Teen & Up, 22 fics rated Mature, and 15 fics rated Explicit
By Genre: 15 Alternate Dimension fics, 23 Canon Compliant fics, 145 Canon AU fics, 4 Crossover / Fusion fics, 19 Human AU fics, and 3 Other AU fics

* – Note that some fics fall into more than one option per category

Other Highlights

NEW FAVORITES

A Source of Hope by Annaelle
All My Scars Are Open by ohprongs
Anything by StarWitness42
As Light Chases the Night by magnusbaene
Before This Night is Through by fonulyn
Blood of the Covenant by mutt
Confessions by masquerade97
Cottage Kingdoms by Jinko
Destiny Calls by clockworkswan
Easy to Be by satonawall
Everything by StarWitness42
Falling by redskyatmorning
Hold On to Me by softlightwood
If It’s What You Want by oncethrown
If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On by

magnusbaene
In the Sin Bin by otppurefuckingmagic
Let’s Jump Ahead to the Moment of Epiphany by leopoldthebloom
Magic Eight Ball by dorkberto
Never Again Left Unsaid by hufflebee
Never Stand Between Two Mirrors by oncethrown
Strands of Silver by nameless_bliss
Terra Incognita by reviate
To Us by Pomyluna
Two-Track Playlist for Blue Days by mutt
Walk of Fame by Lecrit
We Choose (One Another) by ithilien22
Weight of the World by Duck_Life

NEW SERIES

2 Sons 2 Dads series by Inrainbowz
100 Ways to Say I Love You series by essiee and Guardian_Rose
A Pirate’s Life for Me series by Lecrit
Anything Verse series by

StarWitness42
Blue Steel series by Hobbit69
Celebrity!Magnus AU series by vulturemonem
Found Family ‘Verse series by

ithilien22
Hammers and Screwdrivers series by mutt
Hogwarts Malec series by Thealmostrhetoricalquestion
In Any World – Malec AU series by Inrainbowz
Merman/Pirate AU series by matslightwood
Mishaps and Tantrums series by Team_Alpha_Wolf_Squadron
Songs for All Occasions series by mutt
Spaces Between series by

oncethrown
Stars Aligned series by

Lecrit
Through the Looking Glass series by AlxSteele

MISCELLANEOUS:

Blog was created on February 19th.
2A Episode Collection Event took place over ten days in March.
Fic Preference Poll was announced in April.

Thanks for two great months!

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After two long years of intensive work, I will finally be done with my thesis and, by extension, my graduate degree in a few short weeks. Shortly thereafter, I’ll be off on a two-week-long, celebratory vacation. When I come back though, as a huge thank you for the support you all have given this blog, I’d like to try something a little different. 

For the last four months, I have been posting recommendations based on my own fic preferences. While I have received several asks for specific kinds of recs, there have not been many opportunities for my followers to decide what is posted here. 

Both as a thank you and as a way to branch out, I want to honor your fic rec requests for a full two weeks. In order to do that, I obviously need to hear your opinions. 

Here’s how it will work: 

  • This Wednesday, May 3rd, I will post a link to the Fic Preference Poll. It will be open for the three weeks leading up to my thesis defense date and during that time it will be available to all who would like to participate. Whether or not you have a blog, whether or not you’re a follower, I would love to get your input on your Malec fic preferences. This is, quite literally, all about you. 
  • The poll will close on Wednesday, May 24th at 9:00 P.M. EST. If everything goes well, I will have passed my thesis defense. Although I will be working on revisions, I should have a bit more free time to start finding and reading fics based on your preferences.
  • I will post the results of the poll on Monday, May 29th (probably with charts and everything, because that’s the kind of nerd I am) so you know what to expect. I leave for vacation in the middle of June, but during that time I will continue finding, reading, and preparing recs for fics based on these results.
  • The recs will start posting on Monday July, 3rd and will run through Sunday July 16th.

I’m hoping that this allows for more of an interactive experience on the blog and, if it goes well, I would love to do something like this again. I’m already in the planning stages for one such event at the beginning of August. Remember, this is about your preferences so please take the time to make them known.

Please send me a message if you have any questions or concerns.

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Update on Tag Issue

I think I have found a way to work around Tumblr’s tag limit, so the system on the Tags Index Page should pick up results based on the written post and the tags now.

This isn’t infallible, as it can pick up results in administrative posts or asks and is especially finicky concerning pairings, but overall I think it will work better in the long run. I have gone in and adjusted everything, so the only tags that currently do not link to anything are: 

  • Themes By Occupation: Pirate and Physician
  • Themes: Aging, Amnesia, Arranged Marriage, Bodyguard, Crime, Historical, Holidays, Illness, Military, Office, Pretend Relationship, Single Parent and Sports

This is because I have not posted any recs that fit them yet. That being said, several of the recs that I already have queued up for the next few weeks fit most of them (see the items in the list above). Holiday fic recs will be posted when they correspond with a certain holiday (i.e., Father’s Day fics have already been queued for Father’s Day) and the themes that are left are part of fics on my to-read list, so those links may remain empty for a while.

Hopefully this will take care of the majority of the problem, but please be patient with the system in the meantime. Out of 330 fic-related tags currently being used on this blog, only 15 (and soon to be only 7) are not currently linked to recs. That’s pretty good for a two-month-old blog.

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A Few Housekeeping Matters

I hope everyone’s week is going well so far! I have made some alterations on the blog and want to take a quick moment to address a few of them.

Tags Index Page: I have updated the contents and revised the set-up for the Tags Index Page. You’ll notice a few differences, as well as a few additions. Please let me know if you run into any inconsistencies or mistakes. I tried to double check everything, but I apologize in advance for anything that I may have missed. 

Blue Eyes vs. Hazel Eyes Issue: One of the additions you may notice are two new tags in Alec’s Character Themes section: “Blue-Eyed Alec” and “Hazel-Eyed Alec”. This is in response to several recent posts in the tag about people being frustrated with Blue-Eyed Alec being represented in fics that are tagged “Shadowhunters” on A03. While I tend to feel similarly, there are some fantastic fics that unfortunately describe Alec as having blue eyes but fit every other piece of criteria that I use to rec fics. I do not want to lose quality simply in the name of avoiding these fics, but I also do not want to minimize people’s understandable complaints. In order to balance this, I have created these new tags. If a fic specifies one or the other, I will be sure to tag them from here on out. I will also eventually be going back through the recs that I have already posted in order to comply with this.