Mod Post - MPREG Discussion / Weekly Prompt?
justholdstill asked us what we thought of MPREG: And hey, while we're at it, why don't we open up a discussion? Have you read MPREG before? Loved it? Hated it? Were indifferent? What are cliches that bother you? And who even thought of MPREG in the first place?
It's been so long I couldn't even say what my initial reaction to MPREG had been. I imagine I was surprised and slightly squicked, but I did grow to like it. Even the saccharine stuff, but I am a huge fan of fluff and comedy. In fact, some of the most memorable MPREG for me is parody, such as Fyrie's Harry Potter and the Daughter of Malfoy.
Where MPREG is concerned, the cliches that bother me are probably minuscule. It seems to me that it is nearly always done the same. Either the man is a creature who is able to bear children or he's set up with a program of potions. I would love to read an MPREG story with a different premise. I don't know what--I suppose if I did I would have tried my hand at it already, or badgered a friend into trying it for me!
So what makes MPREG a pleasure or a squick for all of you? What sort of MPREG would you like to read, if any? What is that elusive original idea--or ideas--that I can't come up with? I would love to see what others think about it all.
On a different subject. I would very much like to start a weekly prompt challenge. Nothing big, like our planned monthly challenges, but something that would inspire a hundred word drabble. I plan to post the first this Sunday.
This has brought up an interesting problem for me. What might be "left field" to me is quite possibly old hat for others. I've already got a small list of prompts to put up, but I think it would be fun if others could suggest prompts too. Any member of the community could just leave a comment with the idea--I'll set up a screened post for it. I'll put all of the new suggestions in my list (with given credit, of course, unless the poster would like it to remain anonymous) and pull one out lottery-style every Sunday.
Really, I'd love for everyone to get involved, toss out ideas. This is a community to inspire new ideas, after all.
It's been so long I couldn't even say what my initial reaction to MPREG had been. I imagine I was surprised and slightly squicked, but I did grow to like it. Even the saccharine stuff, but I am a huge fan of fluff and comedy. In fact, some of the most memorable MPREG for me is parody, such as Fyrie's Harry Potter and the Daughter of Malfoy.
Where MPREG is concerned, the cliches that bother me are probably minuscule. It seems to me that it is nearly always done the same. Either the man is a creature who is able to bear children or he's set up with a program of potions. I would love to read an MPREG story with a different premise. I don't know what--I suppose if I did I would have tried my hand at it already, or badgered a friend into trying it for me!
So what makes MPREG a pleasure or a squick for all of you? What sort of MPREG would you like to read, if any? What is that elusive original idea--or ideas--that I can't come up with? I would love to see what others think about it all.
On a different subject. I would very much like to start a weekly prompt challenge. Nothing big, like our planned monthly challenges, but something that would inspire a hundred word drabble. I plan to post the first this Sunday.
This has brought up an interesting problem for me. What might be "left field" to me is quite possibly old hat for others. I've already got a small list of prompts to put up, but I think it would be fun if others could suggest prompts too. Any member of the community could just leave a comment with the idea--I'll set up a screened post for it. I'll put all of the new suggestions in my list (with given credit, of course, unless the poster would like it to remain anonymous) and pull one out lottery-style every Sunday.
Really, I'd love for everyone to get involved, toss out ideas. This is a community to inspire new ideas, after all.