What happened to gay fiction??? Where did it go? I too had such high hopes that didn't pan out, and I don't really understand it. (I have no problem with women writing M/M romance, and I'm sure many are "good" -- it just doesn't interest me.)
Maybe -- and I don't know if I agree with this or not -- most stuff is crap in all genres, so mos…
What happened to gay fiction??? Where did it go? I too had such high hopes that didn't pan out, and I don't really understand it. (I have no problem with women writing M/M romance, and I'm sure many are "good" -- it just doesn't interest me.)
Maybe -- and I don't know if I agree with this or not -- most stuff is crap in all genres, so most of the gay stuff is crap too. But honestly, I read a ZILLION books too, and I can't remember the last time I read a gay book. I feel like I've given up on that niche, which makes me sad. (It also makes me very wary writing LGBTQ books myself. Is there an audience for the stuff I want to read and write?)
On a slightly related topic -- for story/plot reasons, I too read a lot of YA (although much less than I used to, it seems very formulaic to me too lately). And I don't really know what to think about fiction that eroticizes teenagers but is marketed to 20 and 30somethings.
What happened to gay fiction??? Where did it go? I too had such high hopes that didn't pan out, and I don't really understand it. (I have no problem with women writing M/M romance, and I'm sure many are "good" -- it just doesn't interest me.)
Maybe -- and I don't know if I agree with this or not -- most stuff is crap in all genres, so most of the gay stuff is crap too. But honestly, I read a ZILLION books too, and I can't remember the last time I read a gay book. I feel like I've given up on that niche, which makes me sad. (It also makes me very wary writing LGBTQ books myself. Is there an audience for the stuff I want to read and write?)
On a slightly related topic -- for story/plot reasons, I too read a lot of YA (although much less than I used to, it seems very formulaic to me too lately). And I don't really know what to think about fiction that eroticizes teenagers but is marketed to 20 and 30somethings.
This "sex" topic is very complicated!
Thanks for chiming in...