You have such excellent ideas for this kind of post; I always really enjoy them. And there is definitely a nice middle-ground to be had between "i'm a terrible writer, boo hoo" and "i am the most popular writer in fandom" which we should all feel at ease in accessing.

For me I think it's brains go great with aquavit (http://boudicca.com/unaware/zombie.html): I was working in the magical realism genre, which I love; I got to set it in a little Norwegian town in Iowa that is one of my favourite places in the world; I employed the "Dear Reader" conceit for the first time; and I somehow managed to work in a Venn diagram!! It turned out so much better than I ever thought it would, because seriously, that description sounds like a hot mess. *g*

So give me details on what you're proud of in this bandslash story you posted! I'd like details, because it fascinates me what elements of their writing pleases people.