Even after other women have posted to the thread that it's because guys turn them on and women don't, and thus f/f is *boring* if they're only reading it for the porn. Not repellent. Boring.
Oh yeah, absolutely, because if there's no woman in there, then I'm really not interested, in the same way. So I totally get that.
A lot of commercial f/f is PWP, or at least doesn't have any other story elements that are sufficiently interesting to me personally to make up for my lack of interest in the sex scenes.
Yeah, I'm just discovering this. Not that I have a lack of interest in the sex scenes, but that PWP is still boring if I'm not interested in the characters. I can forgive iffy writing in fanfic better because my knowledge of the characters can fill in some gaps.
Fortunately, I found an f/f publisher whose owner started her writing career with SF/F-oriented fanfic - and it shows. Many of her writers have come through the same apprenticeship and I know that she has high standards for those who don't. Every so often I try something from a different publisher, but it still surprises me how often I feel let down. And yeah, I've pointed some straight fans at some f/f fanfic and said to them, just skip the sex scenes, because the way those characters are written works so well, but I get that they might dislike or be bored by the sex. :)
and for some it's all about the hurt/comfort and emo!porn.
Oh, I do love some good angst. Fortunately there's enough good f/f h/c and angst, especially in my favourite fandoms that I get enough of a fix and generally don't have to resort to digging out the K/S, because, y'know, love the h/c but I usually skip the sex. *g* But I also get that some m/m combinations especially if they have uber origins might still hit the spot, even for women who prefer women. Takes all sorts and, it'd be a boring and limited world for writers if everyone liked reading the same thing.
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Oh yeah, absolutely, because if there's no woman in there, then I'm really not interested, in the same way. So I totally get that.
A lot of commercial f/f is PWP, or at least doesn't have any other story elements that are sufficiently interesting to me personally to make up for my lack of interest in the sex scenes.
Yeah, I'm just discovering this. Not that I have a lack of interest in the sex scenes, but that PWP is still boring if I'm not interested in the characters. I can forgive iffy writing in fanfic better because my knowledge of the characters can fill in some gaps.
Fortunately, I found an f/f publisher whose owner started her writing career with SF/F-oriented fanfic - and it shows. Many of her writers have come through the same apprenticeship and I know that she has high standards for those who don't. Every so often I try something from a different publisher, but it still surprises me how often I feel let down. And yeah, I've pointed some straight fans at some f/f fanfic and said to them, just skip the sex scenes, because the way those characters are written works so well, but I get that they might dislike or be bored by the sex. :)
and for some it's all about the hurt/comfort and emo!porn.
Oh, I do love some good angst. Fortunately there's enough good f/f h/c and angst, especially in my favourite fandoms that I get enough of a fix and generally don't have to resort to digging out the K/S, because, y'know, love the h/c but I usually skip the sex. *g* But I also get that some m/m combinations especially if they have uber origins might still hit the spot, even for women who prefer women. Takes all sorts and, it'd be a boring and limited world for writers if everyone liked reading the same thing.