I write gen fic quite often, I just don't post a lot of it on LJ because its not well received very often. I think the appeal of slash fic or porn is that its a method of quick gratification. As human beings we are inately drawn to the taboo or the erotic and quite often they're feel good fics, especially when it's pure fluff fic rather than leading to sex.
I enjoy reading and writing gen!fic, but I also write a lot of the porn variety due to the fact I have low self esteem and quite often need that bit of an ego boost. Something which I sadly don't get with my gen!fic. It's just not popular over here ^_^;; unless you already have a fan base which, I don't. On fanfic.net though, despite being the arse end of fanfiction and I'm not sure what this says about my fics but over there they get noticed and read and people enjoy them. And I know it shouldn't be about what responses you get but let's admit it does make a difference when you're encouraged by others to write a fic than when you're not :)
That's my nonsensical rambling on the topic anyway lol.
Not denying the gratification of good smut or fluff fic... I'm just asking, where's all the other types of fics? I don't want to read ONLY that one kind of fic y'know? (Nor do I want to only write one genre/type of fic, but that's not my issue.)
It's sad that people are just writing for the reviews or attention lately. Sure it's nice when people like your writing, but again, it's not the only thing I like to be known for: writing porn... I'd like to be known for being able to produce a fic in ANY genre and have it liked. But again, that's me.
And at the end of the day, I'd just like to have some variety. It's like watching TV. I'd like to be able to watch Modern Family at one point, Glee another time, maybe Grimm or Downton Abbey when the mood strikes. Not porn 24 hrs a day, y'know? That's what I'm trying to say
Oh I know, I totally agree too. My reply was more just the reasoning of why there seems to be more porn than anything else. :)
There's less variety everywhere now though, I've noticed. Films are predictable, tv is in the majority no longer original and sadly fic is going the same way. It's why something like 50 shades of grey (shades of shite more like) is now more popular than say the latest Stephen king novel. It is a sad state of affairs I have to agree, very sad, it's why I read very little in the way of fanfic now too, other than friends I've always followed such as yourself, antel, niyazi_a or vejiraziel.
I enjoy reading and writing gen!fic, but I also write a lot of the porn variety due to the fact I have low self esteem and quite often need that bit of an ego boost. Something which I sadly don't get with my gen!fic. It's just not popular over here ^_^;; unless you already have a fan base which, I don't. On fanfic.net though, despite being the arse end of fanfiction and I'm not sure what this says about my fics but over there they get noticed and read and people enjoy them. And I know it shouldn't be about what responses you get but let's admit it does make a difference when you're encouraged by others to write a fic than when you're not :)
That's my nonsensical rambling on the topic anyway lol.
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It's sad that people are just writing for the reviews or attention lately. Sure it's nice when people like your writing, but again, it's not the only thing I like to be known for: writing porn... I'd like to be known for being able to produce a fic in ANY genre and have it liked. But again, that's me.
And at the end of the day, I'd just like to have some variety. It's like watching TV. I'd like to be able to watch Modern Family at one point, Glee another time, maybe Grimm or Downton Abbey when the mood strikes. Not porn 24 hrs a day, y'know? That's what I'm trying to say
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There's less variety everywhere now though, I've noticed. Films are predictable, tv is in the majority no longer original and sadly fic is going the same way. It's why something like 50 shades of grey (shades of shite more like) is now more popular than say the latest Stephen king novel. It is a sad state of affairs I have to agree, very sad, it's why I read very little in the way of fanfic now too, other than friends I've always followed such as yourself, antel, niyazi_a or vejiraziel.
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