Comments | celandineb: This was a bad idea...

celandineb

This was a bad idea...

Apr 06, 2003 22:26

I think I can justifiably blame Ang. Okay, so I asked for it, but still. I can just see that I'm going to be able to waste tremendous amounts of time here.

Not that I need help to waste time. What have I done today? Laundry, mostly. And a lot online. Posted two new stories on my site after running them past Ang & Julie on R

queerness, writing fic, writing slash

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Turn about is fair (fore?) play! anglachel1 April 6 2003, 22:53:36 UTC

You sicced that Bilbo-goes-to-Minas-Tirith nuzgul on me, cookie, so I am justified in defending myself! If I have just had the next year of my life consigned to that plot bunny (Oh, OK, the year after next of my life as my existing stories have already claimed next year) then you can share my pain.

I like Tolstoy, but I also like Austen. However, I prefer Henry James to either, and that is the model I follow.

Would such a pairing be able to fly under the radar in an Elven society, though? I'm not yet convinced on that point. As for why one would choose to explore sexuality and society from the position of the liminal, well, because going directly at the common would devolve into didacticism and exposition, rather than leaving it open for the reader to draw his/her own conclusions ( ... )

Re: Turn about is fair (fore?) play! celandineb April 6 2003, 23:34:56 UTC

Nice subject title there.

Would such a pairing be able to fly under the radar in an Elven society, though?

Hard to say, isn't it? But I tend to think that people see what they expect to see. In a society where everyone is expected to be Christian, at least outwardly conforming to that, unless a person goes around openly proclaiming disbelief, others will assume he is a believer. Likewise I think the same would be true with gay Elves - no one expects that to happen, so unless they behave in ways that make it very obvious, those around them will have alternate explanations for unusual behavior, because they won't want to think that this person has this big "flaw" or "problem."

I believe that most fanfiction in this fandom lacks power because it is too in love with, too comfortable with, the characters and the society.

Ah, there's a thought. I love my characters - though I hope I'm not in love with any of them! - but there are aspects to their society that I am not comfortable with, and frankly the assumed heterosexuality is one ( ... )