Good points. I personally and many people won't read het about characters or people we slash - I think that statement clarifies the point quite well. I don't read het fics about characters I like to read slash fics about either (for example, I'd rather clean my shower with a toothbrush than read Star Wars het fic).
I get the impression that some slashers won't read *anything* with heterosexual pairings, or if they do, that they are disgusted by them. Not just dislike or are disappointed by, but are actually disgusted by. Perhaps that's not true, but if it is then I think there's an issue there.
I'm not annoyed by people who only read VigOrli and I apologize if it comes across that way. I was admittedly disappointed to lose a lot of readers, but it was ultimately my choice, just as it's yours about what to read, and I respect that. There are many fandoms/pairings I'm not into and don't read, also.
I do hope the direction my writing is going is where I want to go. I'd like it to be less lonely, but I'd also like to be a millionaire writer, too. ;) Right now I'm happy doing what I do and still being part of a community where others are making their own dreams come true, whether that's in different fandoms or original fiction or getting their photography into National Geographic.
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Date: 2007-03-25 10:32 pm (UTC)I get the impression that some slashers won't read *anything* with heterosexual pairings, or if they do, that they are disgusted by them. Not just dislike or are disappointed by, but are actually disgusted by. Perhaps that's not true, but if it is then I think there's an issue there.
I'm not annoyed by people who only read VigOrli and I apologize if it comes across that way. I was admittedly disappointed to lose a lot of readers, but it was ultimately my choice, just as it's yours about what to read, and I respect that. There are many fandoms/pairings I'm not into and don't read, also.
I do hope the direction my writing is going is where I want to go. I'd like it to be less lonely, but I'd also like to be a millionaire writer, too. ;) Right now I'm happy doing what I do and still being part of a community where others are making their own dreams come true, whether that's in different fandoms or original fiction or getting their photography into National Geographic.