Ever Wonder?

[lit_gal]

Okay, I need a bit of a break from writing, so we're doing something different. A lot of writers have been doing these wonderful little "DVD extra" type commentaries. Um, yeah, I know I'm not that interesting when writing about writing, so I figured I'd do it a little different. If you have a question about any of my stories, why I included certain points or how I write, ask here. I'll give an honest answer.

Comments

[lit-gal.livejournal.com]

It's worse than you think. I would call my orientation about 90% lesbian. A few men catch my eye, but not that many if the truth be told. I started writing slash because of the personalities. Spike and Xander seem right to me. Spike wants to be the top dog, but he has this soft underbelly that Angelus would so often torture. Xander is the perfect sidekick, but he wants someone else to make the calls. If you read Second Verse, you can almost feel me hesitate to get it too physical with the sex. Then I started reading gay stories (http://www.duskpeterson.com/ and http://home.comcast.net/~shadow_lands/). I think part of the appeal is the fact that I really enjoy power exchange D/s games, and these stories do that without getting all tangled in gender politics. The personalities matter here, and I can throw two guys together without readers coming to the story with preconceived ideas about dominant women or het relationships.