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Oh yeah, you have to be careful about what you say on the internet, particularly if you provide personally identifiable information about yourself, because bosses can and do actively check the internet for information on their workers, and people do get fired.

Agreed. A "reimagining" shouldn't be done without the original author's okay, since they invariably end up using major elements of the original story, which is a no-no without that author's permission. If the original author isn't able to be contacted (this person hasn't been active on the archive since 2005) then there's not much that can be done about that, unfortunately. But a story based on the idea of another story is okay, as long as it's just the idea. And a link to the story that inspired it would be a nice touch, as well.

Some small but important changes were made to the information given during registration to this forum. It's now made crystal clear that you must be at least 18 to join, and it makes it just as clear that you must already be registered with the story archive before you register with the forum, and that you will not be approved to join the forum until you have done so. Also, version 3 of IP.Board has been publicly released, so when upgrade day gets closer, you'll be notified, so keep an eye out for the announcement!

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I am wishing I hadn't hurt my back (again) making the bed.

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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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