Thanks.

[ghostofwords]

I appreciate being allowed to join.

Is there anyone who likes slash here? If so, there's this great community that does slash with original characters. They have, like, slash art, writing tools, and a place for everyone to hang out.

Here's the link to FateFiction

Comments

[ficchica]

I'm confused, I thought slash was fan fiction where they take two heterosexual (usually male) characters and put them in a homosexual relationship. Is there now a genre of original fiction where they put heterosexual males in homosexual relationships with each other? Darn, I'm obviously out of the loop.

[ghostofwords]

Slash is now used to describe any fiction or art that has two members of the same sex in a relationship. Instead of names, people use m/m and f./f for femmeslash.

[ficchica]

Obviously I'm going to the wrong places.

[ghostofwords]

You should go to FateFiction. ;) 3 people in the last hour have joined from Livejournal alone.

[mynewbunnysuit]

I think slash is pretty much any story that contains m/m relationships or interactions, whether it's fanfic, original, or includes hetero dudes.

[ghostofwords]

Exactly. Oh, how it's evolved.

[ficchica]

Really? Obviously I'm going to the wrong places. I've never seen it used to describe anything published or original fiction.

[ghostofwords]

There's tons of it. Ever search 'slash' in FictionPress.com? Tons. Seriously.

[mynewbunnysuit]

yeah, I was going to second FictionPress.com. There's tons of original slash there.

[ghostofwords]

I'm glad that it has branched off so much. I feel bad for writers who do fanfic stuff exclusively. They can never really take credit for their originality.

[gaedhal]

No, it's not.

See below.

Check Wikipedia for more definitions.

[mynewbunnysuit]

I think you're getting a little too technical with this. Of course it's good to know what things mean, but you've also got to take into consideration how people use those terms. I've seen more than a few people label their original fiction as slash, probably because they were fanfic writers and/or readers who're used to labeling m/m couples as slash. So just because wikipedia says one thing, or 'technically' it means one thing, doesn't mean there aren't groups of people who use it as a broader term.