Not the kind of fic you see everyday in footy slash. It's not "nice" as in: "what a nice fic" but it has a strong imagery and it's them in a different manner.
Thank you so much for the comment ♥ I was reading a heavily dominated BDSM novel, and it just inspired me to try a hand at my own. I'm glad the imagery came off well.
♥ I'm glad you did, because that was what I was aiming for.
I don't know. I have some series that I need to finish, but I'm finding that reading/writing footie slash wasn't as fun as it was two years ago. I will write some here and there, but not as much as I did before.
I guess it's a question of where inspiration strikes. Done fics in more than one fandom myself, expect to write fics in fandoms I don't know about yet, in the future.
I've been reading footy slash for the past 5 years (among many other fandoms), and there's still good fics to be found. But yes, it takes a bit of looking around to find the good stuff.
Very true. It takes a lot for me to write anything now, and for this little "drabble" it was a novel that inspired me.
For me it isn't the problem of finding good stories. I'm not much interested in reading any type right now. I'll read like one/two every 3/4 months - compared to when I use to read everything that came through my flist ;)
Funny, I read a lot of original gay fiction (I still remember how much courage it took me to lent "Maurice" from the local library, in '77 or '78) but when I discovered slash (some 8 years ago) I couldn't believe there was so much of it. (and the easy access, right in my own living room, and the, mosly, nice community) At a certain moment I really didn't want to read another coming out story and I already know the thruth about what it means to live as a non-straight person, and slash has that lovely almost naive, innocent tone that is quite rare in gay fiction.
I agree with you, the coming out of age stories are really done to death. It takes a talented author to make it something special. I buy a lot of gay-themed books, because that's the only thing I can read (and it is very rarely that I buy a coming of age story).
Since you've been reading gay fiction as well, as stuff from online. Any recommendations you can give?
I agree, nowadays there is so much out there. But even with the vast amount of gay fiction written, you need to weed through them as you do with fics online. But I won't complain, as it feeds my obsession, lol.
So sorry, your message got kind of snowed under feedback and reactions to feedback for a drabble I wrote and beta stuff for a multi part fic I'm writing.
I haven't read much original (gay) fiction in some time. I remember having downloaded a bunch of e-books some months ago, but I haven't even taken a serious look at them. I'm happy to look them up and then you can see if there's anything that you might fancy. Hey, you might even give me a rec. ;-) I assume old classics like Mary Rrenault, Marguerite Yourcenar, E.M Forster, Jean Genet (to name a few out of the top of my head) have long been read by you.
(and, as so often, it reminds me I should work on my own original work. I do wish I had more time, and discipline)
COOL! I read tons and tons of e-books. Um I actually have a book review journal pourlire that's where I post all the book reviews I write. They're all mainly gay fiction.
I'm not a classic person, I am usually repulsed by books people label as classics, because I never agree with them ;) So nada, not read of them. (Should I be ashamed, lol)
Heh. Me too, I'm writing a potential story for a potential publisher at the moment. I've hit the halfway mark, but I am so damn lazy.
It's not "nice" as in: "what a nice fic" but it has a strong imagery and it's them in a different manner.
Well done!
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You planning on writing more footy slash?
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I don't know. I have some series that I need to finish, but I'm finding that reading/writing footie slash wasn't as fun as it was two years ago. I will write some here and there, but not as much as I did before.
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I've been reading footy slash for the past 5 years (among many other fandoms), and there's still good fics to be found. But yes, it takes a bit of looking around to find the good stuff.
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For me it isn't the problem of finding good stories. I'm not much interested in reading any type right now. I'll read like one/two every 3/4 months - compared to when I use to read everything that came through my flist ;)
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Same with reading fiction. Done it like a junky (simply couldn't stop) or couldn't care less.
But I have to admit, I prefer it when I write. (and read)
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I tend to get there a lot faster now :(
I do read a lot, I like reading original (slash) compared to anything 'fandom' anymore.
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At a certain moment I really didn't want to read another coming out story and I already know the thruth about what it means to live as a non-straight person, and slash has that lovely almost naive, innocent tone that is quite rare in gay fiction.
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Since you've been reading gay fiction as well, as stuff from online. Any recommendations you can give?
I agree, nowadays there is so much out there. But even with the vast amount of gay fiction written, you need to weed through them as you do with fics online. But I won't complain, as it feeds my obsession, lol.
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I haven't read much original (gay) fiction in some time. I remember having downloaded a bunch of e-books some months ago, but I haven't even taken a serious look at them. I'm happy to look them up and then you can see if there's anything that you might fancy. Hey, you might even give me a rec. ;-)
I assume old classics like Mary Rrenault, Marguerite Yourcenar, E.M Forster, Jean Genet (to name a few out of the top of my head) have long been read by you.
(and, as so often, it reminds me I should work on my own original work. I do wish I had more time, and discipline)
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COOL! I read tons and tons of e-books. Um I actually have a book review journal pourlire that's where I post all the book reviews I write. They're all mainly gay fiction.
I'm not a classic person, I am usually repulsed by books people label as classics, because I never agree with them ;) So nada, not read of them. (Should I be ashamed, lol)
Heh. Me too, I'm writing a potential story for a potential publisher at the moment. I've hit the halfway mark, but I am so damn lazy.
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