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Whether the people in the group freak really depends on who the members of the group are. You apparently live in the US and I know your country has more than its fair share of ultra religious nuts, so the possibility of people hyperventilating and passing out in horror and indignation at your revelation of writing gay porn wouldn't surprise me, frankly. It's something you'll only find out when you actually go and start talking to them. Besides, you only really need to tell them that you write erotica; exactly what kind of erotica should be totally besides the point. But for the sake of your writing, learning to write other genres can only benefit your writing. You might learn different techniques, different skills, different ways to tell a story, things that you can then take to your favourite genre and improve it. Diversifying your writing skills will never be a bad thing, especially if, as you say, you want push yourself and take it further. If you have no intention of at least giving other genres a try then you're clearly not pushing yourself. That's perfectly okay, you don't have to write other genres, but you did say that you want to push yourself, and that would be a great way to do just that, not to mention taking it further. You also say that you produce little and finish even less. This could be the ideal tonic to help you actually writing complete stories. It would be so nice if you could develop into a story writer, rather than just another PWP writer. If revealing to the group that you write gay porn is what's holding you back then the simple answer is don't tell them; just tell them that you want to develop your skill. The benefit that you should (hopefully) get out of it is too good to pass up.

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OH yeah, couldn't agree more.

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That's a new one on me. "Slash" has always meant same sex pairings, and as far as I'm concerned, always will.

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I did some checking and the author of the original story clearly states down the bottom of the story that they've given the story up for adoption: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4403831/1/From_just_a_bite It was definitely worth checking, since I'm always suspicious of stuff like this.

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My god, it's so frustrating when people simply can't be bothered to read the rules and then get all narky when you try to correct them, and then still don't bother to properly read what they're being told regarding how to fix the problem! Disclaimers are legally critical and they are not going away; and yes, they must be correct. This is to protect you as much as it is to protect us. Frankly, I have no sympathy whatsoever for people that won't follow the rules.

Are you referring to your story "Rites & Ceremonies"? If so then I can see a few problems. Firstly, the "Star Trek: Classic" category simply doesn't have so much passing traffic, and one reason is that only 4 stories in total have been updated there so far during 2009, and only 4 in all of 2008. That means much less people will be browsing that category. Another problem is that, right at the very start of your story, you talk about it being repetitive and a mish-mash of ideas. That alone isn't very tempting for people to make them want to read it, but that wouldn't be such a problem if it was short. The real problem is that there's a great deal of 'repetitive mish-mash' for people get through. I'm a fan of Star Trek - including the original series - but the idea of reading through all that, based on your description, frankly sounds like torture. It might not be anywhere near as bad as you make it sound, but maybe it is; that's how most people are likely to think. There are maybe a couple of things you could do. Firstly, cut the other 4 chapters and only leave the first one for now. Secondly, leave the 'repetitive mish-mash' stuff for the end of the chapter if you like - you want to try and sell your story a little better than you currently are. But the problem remains that the category it's in simply isn't as popular as others. But if you sell it a little better then you never know.

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