Reading and Writing Stuff
Links to essays, articles, web sites, blogs, forums, LiveJournals and LJ Communities related to the reading and writing of fiction and/or nonfiction.
Essays, Articles, Opinions:
Gay History and Literature
Why do I Like Slash? Plain Answers from a Het Woman (I normally avoid essays about 'why women read slash' like the plague because they generalize in a way I don't agree or feel comfortable with; this is the only essay that reflects why I read slash, for the most part anyway :-))
The (gay) male point of view: On the Relevance of Gender in the Literary Equation at men_who_slash and
Are you a gay or bi man? Do you play one on TV? ("Do y'all feel exploited by the idea of women getting off on the image of two men together? Does it make a difference if you feel it's a believable portrayal of a gay male point of view?", poll/discussion in stakebait's LJ)
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Blogs, LiveJournals, Web Sites:
Jane Espenson, screen writer (janeespenson)
Free eBooks -- Project Gutenberg
Bartleby.com: Great Books Online
Worldwide Ages of Consent
Abebooks - my favourite place to find/buy second-hand/out-of-print/rare/old books (Abebooks.de for German users)
The Picture Show Man (not exactly literature related but with a huge list of reference books etc., certainly a place that I could happily spend months browsing :-))
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Literature Reviews / Recommendations:
Library Thing -- Catalog your books online
Bookslut -- Blog of a Bookslut (bookslut)
New: GLBT Bookshelf -- a Community of GLBT writers, artists, publishers, reviewers and readers
Lesbian and Gay Books to Watch Out For - Newsletters (love their section "Books for the inner feminist in us all" :-))
origslash_news - Newsletter for Original Slash and Femmeslash
Speak Its Name - Gay Historical Fiction blog (speakitsname)
Updated June 6, 2009
Essays, Articles, Opinions:
Gay History and Literature
Why do I Like Slash? Plain Answers from a Het Woman (I normally avoid essays about 'why women read slash' like the plague because they generalize in a way I don't agree or feel comfortable with; this is the only essay that reflects why I read slash, for the most part anyway :-))
The (gay) male point of view: On the Relevance of Gender in the Literary Equation at men_who_slash and
Are you a gay or bi man? Do you play one on TV? ("Do y'all feel exploited by the idea of women getting off on the image of two men together? Does it make a difference if you feel it's a believable portrayal of a gay male point of view?", poll/discussion in stakebait's LJ)
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Blogs, LiveJournals, Web Sites:
Jane Espenson, screen writer (janeespenson)
Free eBooks -- Project Gutenberg
Bartleby.com: Great Books Online
Worldwide Ages of Consent
Abebooks - my favourite place to find/buy second-hand/out-of-print/rare/old books (Abebooks.de for German users)
The Picture Show Man (not exactly literature related but with a huge list of reference books etc., certainly a place that I could happily spend months browsing :-))
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Literature Reviews / Recommendations:
Library Thing -- Catalog your books online
Bookslut -- Blog of a Bookslut (bookslut)
New: GLBT Bookshelf -- a Community of GLBT writers, artists, publishers, reviewers and readers
Lesbian and Gay Books to Watch Out For - Newsletters (love their section "Books for the inner feminist in us all" :-))
origslash_news - Newsletter for Original Slash and Femmeslash
Speak Its Name - Gay Historical Fiction blog (speakitsname)
Updated June 6, 2009