Attention m/m novelists

[veronica_rich]

Yes, those of you with publishing contracts to sell m/m books starring OMCs - if you would care to render your opinion on something related.

A friend wants to know if you think repurposed slash fanfic could ever go as mainstream as 50 Shades has for het erotica (I don't know if she means any m/m or m/m erotica; you'd have to ask her, really). I'm not an author, so the opinion I gave isn't informed - do you all have any?

Comments

[slayitalldown.livejournal.com]

I do, I was beta'ing for someone and she had an idea that I thought would make an AWESOME M/M original piece as the dynamics of the character's and their relationship had a lot of chemistry. So, artfully done, yes - most readers are women after all, and we all love a love story!

Srsly, has 50 Shades of Grey taught us NOTHING about who we really are... its a rom-com with extra smut, at best. We look for chemistry and we like the final reaction, its not fair to say we like slash for the sake of slash, we like stories... slash is just another flavour of smut, really.

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

I'm encouraged that you feel that way. At the moment the book market just isn't varied enough - I feel it needs to reflect a wider range of experiences. Not just for the sake of it, of course - a decent storyline is the main thing.

I'm not holding my breath, but I hope the success of "50 Shades" might make publishers more adventurous.

[slayitalldown.livejournal.com]

As a reader I totally agree with you - I get frustrated that the books I want to read aren't there! I know what I likes - stories! Its sad that the stories I want to read are only found on the internet or worse, on TV.

I won't read Game of Thrones books because the TV show satiates my curiosty for the stories far more than the books!! The characters are actually up to more 'no good' and better realised on the screen and yet, if that had happened in the books they would be better!

And writers need to be more bold and adventurous too. Where are my horny elves making naughty M/M scenes so I blush? Where are my fierce woman warriors and corrupt and bored princess's blowing off steam in roman baths by not keeping their hands to themselves? I want to remember wicked human experiences not "They went here, they went there, fight, fight, monster, MAGIC! Its all over! Everyone went home and become monks and nuns - the end!"

That's why I read books as a kid. I'm a grown up now... go behind the curtain!

And for the record, I refuse to read 50 Shades of Grey. Its RUBBISH!