1. I always prefer slash. As others have said, there are a number of reasons that this is. I think a lot of it has something to do with the inherent angst that comes with slash that makes for good stories. I find there are just a lot of good writers when it comes to slash. Also theres that whole "two guys are better than one" and my general dislike for heavy description of any lady-parts.
2. Generally, yes. Even disregarding the slash element, there are a number of different ways different writers can perceive and portray the same characters. Plus, my preference for fics runs to first time fics, so I love reading different ways of establishing the relationship, which you can't have with canon.
3. M/M, which I sort of answered in #1. I have yet to read a F/F fic. Not saying I won't ever, just not what I think of first.
4. As a (mostly) straight female, I prefer men, so therefore prefer men in my fic. Nothing else I can think of.
5. I occasionally read gen, but no where near as often as other types. Usually I'll only read gen if it has an interesting hook, but otherwise my viewpoint is if I wanted to read gen I'd just watch the show/movie/read the book.
6. As often as possible. Explicit sex is a definite pro. I tend to scan through communities looking for the holy grail that is NC-17 and disregard everything else.
7. I think I was 19. I read the wonderful Snarry fic The Mirror of Maybe
8. I haven't had the courage to write any slash for any of my fandoms. It's hard to live up to the expectations of how other people see the characters. Lately, however, I've been running my own original slash pairing in a D&D based roleplay message board (Actually, they've just become a threesome in game. ;P Good times.) I look forward to posting some actual fic with them quite soon.
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Date: 2007-12-21 05:20 am (UTC)2. Generally, yes. Even disregarding the slash element, there are a number of different ways different writers can perceive and portray the same characters. Plus, my preference for fics runs to first time fics, so I love reading different ways of establishing the relationship, which you can't have with canon.
3. M/M, which I sort of answered in #1. I have yet to read a F/F fic. Not saying I won't ever, just not what I think of first.
4. As a (mostly) straight female, I prefer men, so therefore prefer men in my fic. Nothing else I can think of.
5. I occasionally read gen, but no where near as often as other types. Usually I'll only read gen if it has an interesting hook, but otherwise my viewpoint is if I wanted to read gen I'd just watch the show/movie/read the book.
6. As often as possible. Explicit sex is a definite pro. I tend to scan through communities looking for the holy grail that is NC-17 and disregard everything else.
7. I think I was 19. I read the wonderful Snarry fic The Mirror of Maybe
8. I haven't had the courage to write any slash for any of my fandoms. It's hard to live up to the expectations of how other people see the characters. Lately, however, I've been running my own original slash pairing in a D&D based roleplay message board (Actually, they've just become a threesome in game. ;P Good times.) I look forward to posting some actual fic with them quite soon.