Slash/Backslash 3.0 Reviews - Part Two

Here are the rest of the reviews from the Host's Choice awards from Slash/Backslash 3.0. Check out what they have to say.

Slash/Backslash 3.0 Reviews

Here are the first reviews from the Host's Choice awards from Slash/Backslash 3.0. Check out what they have to say.

Slash/Backslash 3.0 Winner's Cirlce

The Slash/Backslash 3.0 winners are in!
Judges: avioleta, Capricorn75, Conversed, and theladyingrey

When SBS began accepting entries on August 1, 2011, we had no idea what to expect; we were absolutely blown away by the results.  Although we had hoped for a strong turnout, we had no idea how much excitement this round of SBS would generate.  

We received 48 fabulous entries by a wonderfully talented group of slash writers.

The caliber and quantity of entries was so high, that the judges had as much difficulty as our SBS readers in determining their favorites.

So, without further ado, here are this year’s Slash/Backslash winners:

Tuesday's Best 9-13-2011

Good morning, my lovelies. Hope today finds you happy, healthy, and yearning for more goodies from us. Either way, Aradi and I found some great stories to share with you, so why don't we just jump right on in. Don't forget to grab towels and a fresh pair of panties!

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Slash/\Backslash 3.0 Weekly Round Up - Final Call!

It’s official: submissions for this round of Slash/\Backslash are closed. All the entries are posted, and there is some fantastic slash to read.

Round One of Public Voting will open THIS Monday, September 12 and run until midnight Sunday September 19.

Visit our ffn profile for additional updates, and join co-hosts avioleta and Capricorn75 and our judges Conversed and theladyingrey42 as we read about boys who want boys.

Find the entries HERE.

Follow us on Twitter: @SlashBackslash3
(and hosts @a_violet_a and @capricorn75)

Have you slashed today? We’ve got all kinds, all genres, and any and all M/M twi pairings. We have vamp, Canon, AU, wolf, and AH. We have angst, romance, fluff, hurt/comfort, and horror. Check out this week’s submissions:

Tuesday's Best 9-6-2011

Good morning, y'all. Hope the day finds you safe, sound, and healthy. Today is the last day that Conversed joins us with a rec, I'm sad to say. Real Life called, and she's answering, so join me in wishing her well. Thank you, Conversed, for your wonderful contributions. I hope RL settles soon. I for one would love to see you back again. It's truly been a pleasure.

That said, I'd like to welcome MizzDee on board, who'll be taking over Conversed's spot. She'll be joining us with a rec in a couple of weeks, since Aradi and I'll be up next week. Wish her a warm welcome in the mean time, though.

For now, let's see what Aradi and Conversed have in store for us. Remember to bring a fresh pair of panties and some towels, and off we go!

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Tuesday's Best 8-30-2011

Good morning, everyone. Hope y'all have made it through the past few days unscathed, or as near thereto as possible. Conversed and I have found a couple of stories to bring some escape, so bring your towels, fresh undies, and maybe a hanky or two and let's get to it, shall we?

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Slash/\Backslash 3.0 Weekly Round Up

Slash/Backslash...the best slash you can read.

Join co-hosts avioleta and Capricorn75 and our judges Conversed and theladyingrey42  in reading the entries of the week.

There is less than two weeks left to submit your boy slash.  Submissions accepted until September 5th.  We’ve got some great entries, but not enough. We need more slash!

Find the entries HERE.

Visit our ffn profile and archives for complete guidelines and inspiration.  Submissions accepted until September 5, so you have plenty of time to try your hand at slash.  We take all kinds, all genres, and any and all M/M twi pairings.

Follow us on Twitter: @SlashBackslash3
(and hosts @a_violet_a and @capricorn75)

Have you slashed today? Check out this week’s submissions:

Tuesday's Best 8-23-2011

Happy Tuesday, folks! Hope you're all staying safe (just heard about the quakes hitting the East Coast, so hope ya'll are taking care). Would a little distraction help? If so, why don't we get right to it and see what Aradi and I have picked out for you today. 

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Slash/\Backslash 3.0 Weekly Round Up

Slash/Backslash...the best slash you can read.

Join co-hosts avioleta and Capricorn75 and our judges Conversed and theladyingrey42  in reading the entries of the week.

We have some fantastic new submissions this week, but we still want more.  Give us your boys who want boys.  We need more slash!

Find the entries HERE.

Visit our ffn profile and archives for complete guidelines and inspiration.  Submissions accepted until September 5, so you have plenty of time to try your hand at slash.  We take all kinds, all genres, and any and all M/M twi pairings.

Follow us on Twitter: @SlashBackslash3
(and hosts @a_violet_a and @capricorn75)

Have you slashed today? Check out this week’s submissions:

Tuesday's Best 8-16-2011

Morning, everyone! Enjoying the last days of summer? Or perhaps the first true signs of winter (I hear it's been snowing down under!)? Either way, I hope you're ready for some yummy reads, because Aradi and Conversed have found some great ones again. Grab a towel, fresh undies, and some Kleenex (you'll need it!), and perhaps a teddy-bear to hug, and lets get to it!

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Slash/\Backslash 3.0 Weekly Round Up

Slash/Backslash...the best slash you can read...

You know you want to... Join co-hosts avioleta and Capricorn75 and our judges Conversed and theladyingrey42  in reading the entries of the week.

Find the entries HERE.

Visit our ffn profile and archives for complete guidelines and inspiration.  Submissions accepted until September 5, so you have plenty of time to try your hand at slash.  We take all kinds, all genres, and any and all M/M twi pairings.

Tuesday's Best... On Wednesday 8-10-2011

Oops! Looks like life ran away with me. My sincerest apologies for forgetting to post yesterday. But, I'm here today, and Conversed and I have wonderful tales to share with you. Hopefully you'll think they're worth the delay, but I'm sure you will ;-)


So, without further ado, let's check what we have in store for you this week.

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Slash/\Backslash 3.0 Weekly Round Up

Slash Backslash 3.0 has officially launched!
That’s right, the original Twi BOY LOVE contest is back and underway, and we’ve got your m/m SLASH.

Please join co-hosts avioleta and Capricorn75 and our judges Conversed and theladyingrey42 in reading the all the lovely entries as they’re added to our C2.

Find the entries HERE.

Visit our ffn profile and archives for complete guidelines and inspiration.  Submissions accepted until September 5, so you have plenty of time to try your hand at slash.  We take all kinds, all genres, and any and all M/M twi pairings.

Follow us on Twitter: @SlashBackslash3

Have you slashed today? Check out this week’s submissions:

Tuesday's Best 8-2-2011

Good morning, y'all, hope you're having a grand day today. There's lot's going on lately, so let's get straight to the point, shall we? So, grab your towels, fresh panties, and go see what Aradi and I have found for you this week.

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Tuesday's Best 7-26-2011

Good morning, my lovelies. Hope today finds y'all well and ready for some great reads. Aradi and Conversed have found a couple of good ones and there's an announcement as well. So why don't you grab a chair, get comfy, and see what they have in store. Oh, and don't forget the usual change of panties and a towel while you're at it.

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The Purpose of Life by A.J. Kelly is one of those sweet stories that focuses on the meeting and the romance and the falling in lurrrve.  This is an AU (yay vampires!) tale where human Jasper moves back with his parents in Forks, and ends up meeting the Doctors Cullen (and the rest of the coven of awesomeness).

("Wait," the crowd grumbles.  "She said it was sweet.")

(Yes, yes, it's sweet except for that whole cancer thing.)

While stories about potentially terminal illnesses are never a walk in the park, this one is obviously easier to trudge along with because we know that there could be an option open to Jasper that we'll never get in the real world.  Someone... maybe a vampire someone... could vamp him too!  He'd still have to die, but not diedie.  A brilliant plan!  It's a brilliant plan if it's offered and if it's accepted, and that ends up being the wait-and-see.  Will Dr. Carlisle and Dr. Edward manage to cure Jasper?  Will Jasper demand a vamping?

Tune in and find out!

Edward is adorable in this one because, thanks to Alice, he's known of Jasper for quite some time.  And he's been waiting very impatiently.

"I mean he was getting really annoying. Everyday he'd ask me if I had seen you, when you were coming, when he'd finally find you. I seriously considered murder," Alice said with a completely straight face that Jasper couldn't doubt. He somehow knew that Alice – if she had wanted – would have taken Edward out. "So when you finally arrived I don't think I've ever seen him so happy."

"Alice," Edward growled.

"Did you really do that?" Jasper asked Edward.

"No," Edward immediately denied. Emmett's snort from the corner, though, forced Edward to admit, "well, not that bad. I didn't ask her every day."

"Dude, you're right. You didn't ask her every day; you asked her fifty times a day. I would have fucking murdered you if I were her," Emmett said.

Edward's been waiting, and now that they finally meet, Jasper doesn't expect to live much longer.  You have to feel for the boys.  The upside is that we get a lot of Edward taking care of Jasper, and that’s always good for a warmfuzzy.

In his drowsy state Jasper felt something touching him, which was weird because he was couldn't remember sleeping with anyone. Not that his dreams were evidence of that. In fact, his dreams were filled with images of a very naked Edward. An Edward that would crawl up his body, press him down into the mattress, rock his hip against his…

"As wonderful as your dreams and subsequent fantasies are, I must warn you that my self control is already as thin as it can go. Unless you want me to fuck you, eat you, or run away, you better stop."

Jasper's eyes shot open revealing a smiling Edward. However his smile was just a bit too forced and Jasper could tell that Edward wasn't kidding about his control being thin.

"Sorry," Jasper grinned, "but I'm a growing boy and I have needs."

Warmfuzzy.  Hotfuzzy.  Whatever.

The Purpose of Life is 12 chapters and complete, so it's perfect for a summer read.  (If you don't mind a little terminal angst with your favorite iced beverage.)  Leave A.J. Kelly some love, too, because I'm an ungrateful h00r and haven't yet, but maybe I made up for it with this rec?

~Aradi

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SlashBackSlash3.0

I like all kinds of fic. It’s not that I’m undiscriminating—far fucking from it. It’s more that I’ve been caught out by being Mrs. McJudgypants far too often already. So I’ll read a paragraph or two of pretty much any story style or pairing before making up my mind: I’ve come to love them all.

My number one source of diversity in fic absolutely has to be contest C2s, like those created each year during Pastiche Pen and AngstGoddess003’s SlashBackSlash contest.

Through contests like SlashBackSlash, I’ve found amazing fics like:

Uncomfortable by Savannah-Vee
Red Corvette by hexumhunnie311
Joy, Relief, Lust, Gratitude by SubtlePen
The Ungraceful Art of Falling by sareisle
Shifter by Adair7
Stay by avioleta

So, why am I telling you all about my poorly hidden love of slash?

This year I actually get to be Mrs. McJudgypants freals, and I CANNOT WAIT to start reading entries along with hosts, avioleta and Capricorn75, and fellow judge theladyingrey42

I. CANNOT. WAIT.

The brilliant thing about this contest is that there’s something for everyone.

If, like me, you enjoy unusual pairings, challenging stories and no guarantee of a HEA, you’ll find them in the SlashBackSlash contest. Alternatively, if Jasper/Edward true love stories are your bag, you’ll find lots of entries. If you like a lot of porn with your plot, it’s the perfect place to dip in and click a few links you wouldn’t usually hover your cursor over.

One example of a fic I never thought I’d read was InConceivable by Gallantcorkscrews. I’m an angst h00r, so this hilarious piece of almost-crack took me by surprise. I loved it.

When the Volturi arrive in The Cullens’ backyard, bent on breeding an army of newborns, it comes down to the vamp boys to do the incubating. Epic hilarity ensues.

Emmett feels a little out of his depth:

“Maybe he should break the ice a little. Conversation was good. They could pretend they were just hanging out—and not building up to uncomfortable sex. Besides, if they were talking, he could stall for time while he figured out how to... begin...

"Begin by lubricating your fingers. Then prepare me. The sooner we begin, the sooner we'll be done, and in the midst of your artless humping, do be a gentleman and look for my prostate," came the brusque reply.”

Things don’t go so well initially for Daddy C either:

“A voice rose from a bedroom at the end of the hall. "Jasper—stop affecting me with emotions of disgust and inadequacy. No matter what, I am going to impregnate you. Now buck up, cowboy."

I’d like to say that things got a little easier once the guys were pregnant, but you know how it goes:

“ He thought things would revert to normal, but apparently, having your prick up someone's bum led to complications.”

Poor Em. Sigh. Making babies shouldn’t be so hard on a vampire. *shakes head*

InConceivable is a brilliant story that I would have missed out on reading usually, but I can’t ever get enough of SlashB

ackSlash stories. I’ll be reading every single one.

This year’s contest opens August 1st and closes September 5th, so add SlashBackSlash3.0 to your alerts for some epic reading.

Want to enter but don’t have a beta or pre-reader? Project Team Beta might be a good place to start looking. Alternatively, contact @SlashBackslash3 on Twitter and we can send up the Bat-Signal for you.

So, get ready for some great reading, or get writing! Remember, any pairing, any style, we’re easy just as long as it’s all about the boys.

Conversed.

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There you have it, folks. As you can see, there's quite a bit in store for you over the next few months. Give writing a shot, even if you never dreamed you'd ever put pen to paper (so to speak) yourself, the S/BS 3.0 is the perfect time to get your toes wet.

Also, the results for S/BS 3.0 will be announced right here on TwiSlash Unveiled! So be sure to join in on the fun, we'd love to be able to shower our readers with some cherry-poppin' love ;-)