Ack, obviously my comment came across as anti-m/m when that was the opposite of that I meant. "I don't tend to like it" is not meant as a criticism, simply a statement of fact.
I had two points I wanted to make in that comment: a)The existence of sf that suits my tastes doesn't invalidate my point that such sf is hard to find (and I acknowledged it's existence in my post, so I couldn't see much point to you pointing out that it exists) b) I think it's cool that m/m sf exists even if I am unlikely to read much myself.
I did not in any way mean "porn" as an insult, I was using it as a synonym for erotica as is the norm in fanfic circles. I think erotica and porn are entirely valid genres of creative endeavour. I have even enjoyed some. But on the whole it is not to my taste. (Well, sometimes it is. I'm still figuring that out) And the people I got the impression that m/m fiction was largely erotica from are m/m authors that I know personally. But I am working from a small sample space, and if they're not indicative of the genre then fair enough.
I will happily read any m/m fic original fiction that looks like it will be my sort of thing, in the same way that I have happily read lots of m/m fanfic (and have even written some, sort of). I haven't looked for m/m original fic to try because from my experiences with m/m fanfic it's not a genre that particularly grabs me so I'm happy to wait until I come across a promising sounding rec, and I haven't yet. All the recs for m/m original fic I've seen have boiled down to "If you like m/m slash then you'll love this!", which is offputting for me as someone who tends to prefer het, f/f, gen-with-female-protagonist, and poly-fic-with-women to m/m.
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Date: 2010-05-14 10:52 am (UTC)I had two points I wanted to make in that comment:
a)The existence of sf that suits my tastes doesn't invalidate my point that such sf is hard to find (and I acknowledged it's existence in my post, so I couldn't see much point to you pointing out that it exists)
b) I think it's cool that m/m sf exists even if I am unlikely to read much myself.
I did not in any way mean "porn" as an insult, I was using it as a synonym for erotica as is the norm in fanfic circles. I think erotica and porn are entirely valid genres of creative endeavour. I have even enjoyed some. But on the whole it is not to my taste. (Well, sometimes it is. I'm still figuring that out) And the people I got the impression that m/m fiction was largely erotica from are m/m authors that I know personally. But I am working from a small sample space, and if they're not indicative of the genre then fair enough.
I will happily read any m/m fic original fiction that looks like it will be my sort of thing, in the same way that I have happily read lots of m/m fanfic (and have even written some, sort of). I haven't looked for m/m original fic to try because from my experiences with m/m fanfic it's not a genre that particularly grabs me so I'm happy to wait until I come across a promising sounding rec, and I haven't yet. All the recs for m/m original fic I've seen have boiled down to "If you like m/m slash then you'll love this!", which is offputting for me as someone who tends to prefer het, f/f, gen-with-female-protagonist, and poly-fic-with-women to m/m.