Re: Something I've noticed

["bighotvirgo" <BHV@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

to the question of whether people dismiss male writers, based 
on coments I've seen on some more lesbian-centric lists, I'd say 
yes, SOME people do. I don't think most people do, though. 

IMO, most people who read a lot of fic go for pairing or author 
reputation. If I see a B/W fic on a list by someone I don't know 
I'm going to at least start it, and usually will finish it. The issue of 
who, or what the author is, is secondary, unless it's someone 
who's work I know and don't care for. 

re not getting feedback, I think sometimes it's just like the 
weather. I read a whole whole lot more than I write and I don't 
always give feedback, but I don't have a set list of reasons not 
to. Sometimes if something just knocks my socks off, I feel self 
conscious responding because what I have to say sounds 
dumb
Also, I think it's the same group of folks doing the reading and 
they're making the rounds of sites and once they've read it, not 
that many new readers are checking in. B/W has a fairly small 
following, something I've never understood, but there you go...


-- In buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jay" <
Swanrvr80@a...> wrote:
> I wasn't going to reply to this post but after thinking about it I 
> changed my mind. When writing Buffy/Willow fic it shouldn't 
matter 
> whether the author is male or female, especially if the writing 
is 
> about the relationship and not just the sex. There's good 
writing 
> and awful writing by both sexes.
> 
> But...is there a bias against male writers in this genre? 
Should 
> the author not admit to being male or female?
> 
> I posted a fic a while back called Stones In The Road. I 
mentioned 
> in a post thanking people for their generous feedback that I 
was a 
> male. Soon after that the feedback on that fic dried up. Now 
that 
> could've been because the story had been completed, most of 
the 
> members had already read the story or maybe they liked it 
early on 
> but didn't like the ending or your guess is as good as mine. 
But 
> maybe just admitting that I wasn't a lesbian made some 
readers 
> dismiss the fic.
> 
> I've started a sequel to that fic but got a little discouraged 
> wondering about this and haven't really got that far into it. Plus 
> I write fic with several ships in mind so I have other projects to 
> keep myself busy.
> 
> So I'm curious, do some people dismiss male writers if they 
write in 
> this genre? There is some truth in the original post/complaint 
> about not being able to write about something you haven't 
> experienced. You can be honest - it's not like I'm going to give 
up 
> writing if people start throwing things at me. :)