So I realize people are still thinking about *this* WriterCon . . .

[sahiya]

. . . but tonight antennapedia and I were talking as we filled out our surveys, and we ended up brainstorming possible workshop/panel/roundtable ideas for next WriterCon! Since we're all fresh off this last one and still buzzing about it, I thought it might not be too early to see what everyone else was thinking. The survey does this as well, but of course we

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Re: Another idea

[harmonyfb]

Personally, I only look for the het/slash/pick-your-kink tags if I'm reading pron. (When I'm reading sex, I'm looking to be titillated, and some things just don't do it for me.)

Now, a 'gen' label - to me - signals that the story is plot-driven, not character-driven (no matter what the relationship status or sexual orientation of the characters.)

Re: Another idea

[sahiya]

Hmmm! It's an interesting idea, but I'm not sure what we would call that. It might fall into "homophobia in fandom," or something similar. Perhaps a panel on -isms in fan writing. (or in this case archiving) would be a good thing to have. We are, after all, WriterCon.

Re: Another idea

[sahiya]

I also will read almost anything as long as it's good. I . . . would actually not like to open the can of worms that my theories on what "I never read het" is actually code for would entail (at least, not here, since this is an entirely separate discussion). If you would like to know, feel free to drop me a comment in my own journal or send me an LJ message.

I think -ism's in fanwriting, rather than just -ism's in fandom, would keep the discussion more theoretical and prevent it from getting personal (and yes, I realize the issues are personal for many people, including myself, but sometimes distancing is better for discussion). It's still a very relevant discussion.

But God only knows what we'll be talking about two years from now.