Hmmm

[shadowkat]

1. Read reviews on Good Reads of "Witches of Karres" and...apparently the romance is between a 26 year old man and a 14 year old girl, and the plot is basically a precursor to Star Wars. One reviewer goes so far to state that Lucas more or less ripped Star Wars off of it. (LOL!) And, it's sort of a YA book that is cobbled together from various novellas the writer wrote, doesn't really have a cohesive plot, and very surreal reminiscent of Terry Prachett and Hitchkiker...hmmm...


2. I want a smutty Prince and Commoner story....and can't find one that looks appealing. I'm sure it is out there somewhere. I also want a smutty Scott Summers (aka Cyclops)/Ms. Frost or Scott/Jean Grey story...and can't find one. This is my difficulty with fanfic...plenty of slash fic, but very little canon. And I'm not really into slash, not that there is anything wrong with slash -- I am totally in favor of it. No judgement. I've even tried to explain it to folks outside fandom...and gave up. You either get or you really really don't. (I shipped Angel/Spike and Spike/Xander for a bit...so there's that. Also, Dru/Darla, Faith/Willow and Faith/Buffy...worked for me. As long as it furthers the characters...and seems logical or reasonable. I could even see Wes/Angel and Giles/Ethan. The Buffyverse lent itself to slash more than anything else...because the writer liked to play with subtext.) But most things, I tend to go canonical.

3. Am bored. Projects in stasis at work, waiting on lots of things. So email three different novels I'm working on to myself.

* The Flamenco Dancer (contemporary romantic family drama/mystery/corporate/legal thriller)
* SOW (post-apocalyptic science fiction adventure story)
* Tattoo (science fiction space opera/noir mystery gender bender novel)

All three have LGBT or Gay supporting and major characters, along with heterosexual and bisexual leads. Are multi-racial. And gender defying -- the female characters often have traditional male roles. Mainly because I like to write diverse characters that reflect people I've met in my world. And apparently I have this need to subvert and break established tropes.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

Hmm, I don't know as I have any prince/commoner stories to recommend unless you were into Arthur/Merlin. I have tried a variety of Arthur/Gwen stories but unfortunately these have never been written very well. Which is not to say that Arthur/Merlin consistently is but there are far more of those stories to choose from so it's easier to sort through to find something rewarding.

I also prefer canon stories for a number of fandoms. I just read a genderswapped Sherlock story yesterday and while the plot had sounded intriguing in practice I couldn't really get into it -- particularly because Sherlock/John as a couple doesn't really work for me. I'd also prefer most Avengers stuff I read to be canonical as far as the shipping goes.

[shadowkat]

Eh, want het commoner/prince at the moment -- preferably fantasy or historical (contemporary isn't quite working for me, read two...and both have issues). There is a good fantasy slash (LGBT) prince/prince - by Pascal, can't recall full name. I read the first two, but her third one hadn't come out...not sure if it has yet or not. And I've forgotten the name of it.

Yeah, I can't do John/Sherlock....can't do Joan/Sherlock either, prefer the platonic relationship. John is a little too...wimpy. I need for both characters to be equals in the relationship. I don't like uneven power balances. (Which yes, the prince/commoner one sounds odd from that perspective, but I mean...in more than just one way. ie. If the commoner is tough, self-sufficient and doesn't need the prince, that works.) Merlin/Arthur works because both have some type of power, although I got a brother romance vibe, so it doesn't quite work for me. Liked Angel/Spike -- because both had power, and there was a definite subtext in the series for it. The writer even put it in the script.

[yourlibrarian]

That's an interesting point about the power balance between John and Sherlock (because you're right, Merlin and Arthur are equals regardless of birth). For me, I don't think that's it so much as Sherlock strikes me as asexual and I prefer him that way. It's rare enough among characters and I think it's a good fit for him.

[shadowkat]

Hmmm, yeah, Sherlock is sort of asexual, just like Doctor Who. Both strike me as somewhat asexual...for similar reasons.

[shadowkat]

Should add, I know people like them...my cousin is asexual.