At 05:41 PM 2/14/00 -0500, Yoiko wrote:
P.S.2: Has anyone else noticed that yaoi fics tend to be written by
girls,
and lesbian fics by guys? Strange, no? Just an observation.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander? ^_~
Ha~i!
What else do you expect? Straight guys aren't likely to read or write yaoi.
Au contraire, I've seen at least one yaoi fic written by a straight guy.
^_^v
The exception that proves the rule ^_-
Homosexuality in fiction is more entertaining when it's the opposite sex
you're dealing with. How many straight girls would read or write yuri,
even
without citrus? _It hits too close to home_. Ever see how girls act
without
any guys around? IMO, writing good yuri is more of a challenge than
writing
good yaoi. It's a lot more ambiguous and not as easily angst-filled.
Actually, as a straight girl who has written and read both yuri and yaoi, I
can honestly say it doesn't really hit close to home in the sense that I
think you mean. It's just writing, like any other kind of writing; it
Just a thoguht.
involves hard work, patience and the use of the imagination, the same as
Hard work. Two four-letter words.
anything else. And lemon writing, whether it's straight, yaoi or yuri,
presents its own set of challenges - the hardest part, imo, is trying to
keep the characters true to themselves. ^_~
<nod>
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