tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264900988015956937.post1615821277714589506..comments2023-05-13T10:56:01.575-04:00Comments on TwiSlash Unveiled: When Fiction Comes To LifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264900988015956937.post-85570305482139842672010-08-25T11:55:01.521-04:002010-08-25T11:55:01.521-04:00I know what you mean! It's amazing to hear bac...I know what you mean! It's amazing to hear back from readers, saying they never would have thought about something you wrote with regards to GLBT. It might be a small influence we render as fanfiction authors, but at least it IS a difference we're making.<br /><br />And like you, I try to do things that are related to life through their eyes - unfortunately, there is a difference due to the lack of equality. <br /><br />Thank you for reading, and commenting, Posy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15114503600541521921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264900988015956937.post-15315578769435393902010-08-25T11:50:19.791-04:002010-08-25T11:50:19.791-04:00I read my first slash story in the middle of the n...I read my first slash story in the middle of the night with my husband sound asleep beside me. I read the first few chapters with my fingers over my face, afraid that someone was going to find out what I was reading and enjoying.<br /><br />Obviously that has changed. Sketchbook Revelations wasn't even my first story idea. In fact, I haven't taken my first idea and written more than four chapters. I was originally going to write SR for the TwiSlash One Shot contest but had a friend talk me into expanding my idea. Thank god!<br /><br />When I write, I truly enjoy looking at complex social issues through a character's eyes. I think this allows people to get past their own prejudices and put on "new glasses" to examine the world. We fall in love with characters. We fall in love with story lines. And because of this, we are able to look at issues like medical rights for gay partners, the struggles of coming out, marriage equality and so much more. I recently wrote a story about a very effeminate gay man because of all the "straight acting" stuff that I hear gay men talk about. Now even gay men are dictating how other gay men act.<br /><br />I think having the forum of fanfiction has been so freeing for me. I've been able to look at the world differently. I've seen through my own writing and the reviews I've received that I've aided, in some small way, the way that others think about the glbt community. That right there is reason enough for me to continue to write. And I learned so much!<br /><br />It sounds trite and cliche, but honestly, if I can change one mind through my writing, I will do it as long as I can. And when my best friend asks me why I insist on writing slash, I tell her, gay men deserve to have their story told (even if by a straight woman. haha) and this is a place that I feel like I can actually make a difference. Small as that difference might be, it at least feels worth while.Posyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987437012025946437noreply@blogger.com