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    Iggy_lovechild got a reaction from InvidiaRed in Taking it Like a Man   
    Well, I'll admit, I'm still feeling a little off-kilter, but I'm no longer trying to hold back shameful tears, if that's what you're saying. It was all perfectly valid critisism, so I'm pretty much over that, but there are still some things that I need to think about, ya know.
    I just finished revising the story in question, so I feel like I've accomplished something at least.
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    Iggy_lovechild got a reaction from Kurahieiritr in Myths and Facts of Homosexual Relationships   
    Um... Actually, I was under the impression that the silly rules of most yaoi manga was more of a trend than the definition of the term. I see varying degrees of the seme/uke bullshit happening in some of the stories. Honestly, I think it all comes down to the preference of the manga-ka in question.
    I mean, when you break it down, the term yaoi only refers to the portrayal of an m/m relationship complete with smut. When you take it as the anacronism, there's the suggestion that all yaoi amounts to is pwp.
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    Iggy_lovechild got a reaction from Kurahieiritr in Myths and Facts of Homosexual Relationships   
    Little off-topic: I am actually happy to report that I recently read a yaoi manga that had little to no traces of the seme/uke bullshit whatsoever. In fact, in the most explicit sex scene it was the guy who might have been considered the seme of the relationship who was topped. So yay to that, yes?
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    Iggy_lovechild got a reaction from Kurahieiritr in 'Women can't write male sex scenes...'   
    Please no spankings for using necromancy on this thread.
    I've been writing slash for a long time now and I am female. Honestly, I don't think it's gender that's the problem but inexperience. Especially where it concerns slash writers who read yaoi/shounen-ai manga as gospel. Many of those comics are poor examples of the male perspective as well as sexuality. I think a lot of slash writers need to put down the manga, close their fanfic book marks, and do some research. There is endless amounts of info on the Internet if you look for it.
    ...and just an addendum for the sake of being ever so slightly snotty and pretentious: Maybe it's not a matter of women not being able to write from a male perspective. Perhaps it's just a matter of not being able to write from any perspective but their own narrow one. When I write, the gender is always secondary to the character's personality.
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    Iggy_lovechild got a reaction from sunnylewis in 'Women can't write male sex scenes...'   
    Please no spankings for using necromancy on this thread.
    I've been writing slash for a long time now and I am female. Honestly, I don't think it's gender that's the problem but inexperience. Especially where it concerns slash writers who read yaoi/shounen-ai manga as gospel. Many of those comics are poor examples of the male perspective as well as sexuality. I think a lot of slash writers need to put down the manga, close their fanfic book marks, and do some research. There is endless amounts of info on the Internet if you look for it.
    ...and just an addendum for the sake of being ever so slightly snotty and pretentious: Maybe it's not a matter of women not being able to write from a male perspective. Perhaps it's just a matter of not being able to write from any perspective but their own narrow one. When I write, the gender is always secondary to the character's personality.
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    Iggy_lovechild got a reaction from BronxWench in 'Women can't write male sex scenes...'   
    Please no spankings for using necromancy on this thread.
    I've been writing slash for a long time now and I am female. Honestly, I don't think it's gender that's the problem but inexperience. Especially where it concerns slash writers who read yaoi/shounen-ai manga as gospel. Many of those comics are poor examples of the male perspective as well as sexuality. I think a lot of slash writers need to put down the manga, close their fanfic book marks, and do some research. There is endless amounts of info on the Internet if you look for it.
    ...and just an addendum for the sake of being ever so slightly snotty and pretentious: Maybe it's not a matter of women not being able to write from a male perspective. Perhaps it's just a matter of not being able to write from any perspective but their own narrow one. When I write, the gender is always secondary to the character's personality.
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    Iggy_lovechild got a reaction from BronxWench in Reviews anyone?   
    I've also noticed a lack of reviews in the past few years. I took a long break from posting fanfic anywhere but my DW blog (even then it was few and far between). When I started getting interested in cross posting again, I noticed a cold reception from journal comms if it wasn't for the pairing du jour. Media Miner died at some point in 2007 (it's still up, but traffic is low and reviews non-existant). FF.net gets decent traffic and reviews, but I don't have the same content freedom there as I do here.
    Though I resisted it for a long time, it appears Tumblr is the place to go for fandom. You still don't get a lot of feedback, mostly just because of the way it's set up, but I have noticed people reading and liking fanfic posts.
    What's truly puzzling is that it's not like writing fanfic is passé. Maybe more people started reading fanfic on blogs and blog comms. They got used to interacting with authors. By comparison the simple review might seem...quaint?
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    Iggy_lovechild reacted to Iggy_lovechild in Uhm favorite game character?   
    Hm...
    Rufus Shinra, FF7
    Albel Nox, Star Ocean 3
    ...much honourable mention to Reno, FF7.
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    Iggy_lovechild got a reaction from DemonGoddess in Covet   
    Author: Iggy Lovechild
    Title: Covet
    Summary: A brief interlude before the storm.
    Feedback: Yes, please.
    Fandom: Final Fantasy 7
    Pairing: Rufus/Reno (Renoru)
    Warnings: Explicit gay sex, anal, fingering, you know the drill.
    Solo story or chaptered story: One-shot
    URL: http://ff.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600083186
    It's been quite a few years since I've written erotica. I wouldn't say I'm out of practice, but you know...it's a bit like losing my virginity all over again.
    I love reviews and would love anyone forever if they could just drop me a line.
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    Iggy_lovechild got a reaction from AnneLea in Myths and Facts of Homosexual Relationships   
    Argle. You guys stole all the best myths! Right, so I'm gonna try to dream up a few anyway.
    Myth: The pretty boy with the long hair is always the bottom and submissive.
    Fact: Certainly not. Being a bottom and submissive has to do with your personality and not so much what you look like.
    Myth:Gay guys don't like women and find them repulsive.
    Fact: It's prefectly resonable for a gay man to flirt with and have a close relationship with a woman that might even border on platonic.
    Myth: All slash writers are screaming yaoi fangirls.
    Fact: Ah, to speak personally, I am not. While I am female and do have some fangirlish qualities toward certain fandoms, I really don't like yaoi for anything but some of the art. There are of course many others out there who feel the same way.
    Myth: The right guy can turn any straight man gay or bi.
    Fact: While I believe that all humans are bisexual/bicurious to a certain degree, I don't believe that a guy who has been a practicing and confirmed straight all his life just "hasn't found the right man".
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    Iggy_lovechild got a reaction from banana-x-phone in Is Anyone Here A Review Whore?   
    I'm a closet review whore. I try not to let it get to me, but still...Deep inside I'm a total slut for reviews.
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