Comments | glossing: [unfic] in place of thought, questions

glossing

[unfic] in place of thought, questions

May 15, 2007 09:04

Some random questions that have been sloshing around in my brainpan lately:
1. Does the proliferation of fandom-specific newsletters mean there's less need for fic-communities? (I'm thinking of comms as fic-posting platforms here, rather than niche outlets for 'ship cliques and the like.)

2. If an ensemble has a canon queer character - or a couple ( Read more... )

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marginalia May 15 2007, 14:16:39 UTC

i can't remember the last time i posted to a community when it wasn't for a challenge, mostly because i get really fucking annoyed when the community is deleted & i lose the feedback.

it's hard for me to say, though. i mean, i think now i watch more newsletters than i do communities, but i certainly don't read off of either of them. i read ... not much at all. except apparently popslash in the middle of the night.

i'm going to have to think about #2, because i can't think of any examples right now. maybe the shower will help.

glossing May 15 2007, 14:21:58 UTC

I hadn't posted to communities (other than, yes, challenges) for a while, but getting into Marvel fic made me look at the options. I'm not seeing much use for the communities now that there are *two* comicsdom newsletters.

i read ... not much at all. except apparently popslash in the middle of the night.
Your secret is safe with me.

Enjoy the shower. :D

marginalia May 15 2007, 14:26:43 UTC

one one hand, i feel the need to defend this on the basis of the fact that i'm still just reading nsync & i have not given in to emobandom. on the other... i'm not sure that is much of a defense.

do newsletters over communities make it harder for new authors? like... i don't care that much, i guess. i am okay with my 3-5 comments. but other people might care more about getting out there.

dorrie6 May 15 2007, 20:22:37 UTC

do newsletters over communities make it harder for new authors?

I think they do a little bit. In fact, I think I've had this experience as an old author trying to reach new readers when she's suddenly writing things that don't appeal to her friends list anymore.

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inlovewithnight May 15 2007, 14:26:54 UTC

Regarding #2- my current show with a canon gay character is Brothers & Sisters, and I haven't seen any slash of the other characters but that could be because, er, most of them are related and it's a teeny little fandom anyway. ::thinks:: So I'm not sure that's a valid answer. Hmmm.

Which, as a total side note, reminds me of a question that occurred to me during the SGA racism thing, that I never figured out how to ask concisely and without a lot of clumsy caveats because I wasn't sure if I was being clear. I should give that another try.

Entirely content-free comment, hurray! :) Good morning!

glossing May 15 2007, 14:41:04 UTC

that could be because, er, most of them are related and it's a teeny little fandom anyway.
Hmm, kind of like Six Feet Under in those respects.

I'd love to hear that question. If you need help drafting it, email me?

Morning, gorgeous! Happy vacation!

cmshaw May 15 2007, 14:51:37 UTC

so what is a sticky hot, exactly? inquiring minds want to know. :)

jubilancy May 15 2007, 14:57:22 UTC

2. If an ensemble has a canon queer character - or a couple - is there less inclination/inspiration to slash the remaining characters? If so, why? (And does gender play a role? Clearly, the presence of Willow and Tara hasn't impeded m/m slash in BtVS.)I am incapable of answering this question like a rational human being since I've been FUMING about a comment someone made about Young Avengers since I saw it months ago, namely that the presence of Billy and Teddy "closed off queer possibilities." I AM sure that whoever said this though ze was incredibly clever and should have a branch of queer theory named after hir, but it really fucking chapped my hide when ze went on to say that ze preferred texts without queer characters because then anyone could be potentially queer, as if sexuality worked in such a way that if Joe Sixpack in the next cubicle is openly queer, Jill Sixpack definitely isn't because she hasn't stated that she is. Plus, just... so little fiction exists about happy queer teenagers, and it needs to, we need to have ( ... )

caiusmajor May 15 2007, 15:19:58 UTC

1. Yes, although as people have said before, newsletters mostly pull from communities. Plus--with communities the poste gets more direct control over how the story is listed and can put in a summary, which is very useful ( ... )