I don't disagree with your comments here -- what I was going to say when I
had to hit 'send' and deal with my roommates was that even with what I'd
thought about the reasons for the prevalence of slash, I know that my own
most prolific genre of writing is slash. I think for me a large part of
that is my response to the prevalent attraction to men among slash writers
and readers -- I find it easier to find people to talk to about a m/m
pairing, and I get more feedback for m/m stories in general, both of which
encourage me to write more m/m than any other category. All else being
equal I'd probably write closer to equal amounts of m/m, m/f, f/f, and
other, but I am not uninfluenced by my fellow fans. Nor should I be.
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I'm glad I wandered by!
I don't disagree with your comments here -- what I was going to say when I had to hit 'send' and deal with my roommates was that even with what I'd thought about the reasons for the prevalence of slash, I know that my own most prolific genre of writing is slash. I think for me a large part of that is my response to the prevalent attraction to men among slash writers and readers -- I find it easier to find people to talk to about a m/m pairing, and I get more feedback for m/m stories in general, both of which encourage me to write more m/m than any other category. All else being equal I'd probably write closer to equal amounts of m/m, m/f, f/f, and other, but I am not uninfluenced by my fellow fans. Nor should I be.
(I'm Rubynye on AO3, by the way.)