tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post4671491370146166017..comments2023-08-16T08:44:39.804-04:00Comments on Slash & Burn: Gay pirate fiction on a rise?Amanda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17631269469790529611noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-25061646009862379682009-01-22T21:54:00.000-05:002009-01-22T21:54:00.000-05:00I would read m/m historical romance IF there's a h...I would read m/m historical romance IF there's a happy/hopeful ending. I don't read any romance for the realism. I read it for escape. I have read and enjoyed completely implausible m/f regencies since I was a teenager; why on earth would implausible m/m regencies (or any other era) be a problem for me?asteriskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512127104594782722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-84844688091674030562009-01-22T12:50:00.000-05:002009-01-22T12:50:00.000-05:00Um, both! Can you say hott!!!! LOLDeidreUm, both! Can you say hott!!!! LOL<BR/><BR/>DeidreAsylumgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151175850879791362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-32430938498542590972009-01-20T17:29:00.000-05:002009-01-20T17:29:00.000-05:00If the story were good and the characters interest...If the story were good and the characters interesting, it doesn't matter to me what time period or genre we're talking about. I'd read it. Nine times out of ten what kills a good m/m book for me is the lack of real plot and an abundance of two-dimensional characters. Bring on the pirates, I say, but make 'em good.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832774182683343435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-39528951494727863162009-01-20T17:06:00.000-05:002009-01-20T17:06:00.000-05:00Yay, pirate love! ;)I also have a slashy little il...Yay, pirate love! ;)<BR/><BR/>I also have a slashy little illustrated book that's pirate-centric: <A HREF="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_20&listing_id=16410138" REL="nofollow">The Call of the Sea </A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-64914993004628868512009-01-20T14:32:00.000-05:002009-01-20T14:32:00.000-05:00Oh my, the visual Jen LOL and if I were to ever tr...Oh my, the visual Jen LOL and if I were to ever try a historical again, that makes for a good plot bunny. Or maybe it can be used in scifi? Hmmm, food for thought :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-63943464971154197192009-01-20T14:30:00.000-05:002009-01-20T14:30:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-54051985534092450652009-01-20T11:35:00.000-05:002009-01-20T11:35:00.000-05:00I'd be more inclined to read about gay pirates seq...I'd be more inclined to read about gay pirates sequestered on a ship or stranded on a deserted island than any other type of gay historical.<BR/><BR/>Gay historicals are tough for me for two reasons: 1) I don't care much for historicals in general; 2) A happy ending just isn't possible in most gay historicals. Hell, "hopeful" isn't even in the realm of possibility when the couple is forced to hide their love and live in constant fear of discovery an death.<BR/><BR/>But a bunch of already condemned dudes humping like bunnies on the high seas? Hell yeah. :DJenBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838413937781714488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-78402754144075543532009-01-20T11:10:00.000-05:002009-01-20T11:10:00.000-05:00Here's me, odd man out again. I yearn for the manl...Here's me, odd man out again. I yearn for the manlove, but shy away from historicals, so I have to come clean and say gay historicals wouldn't be my first choice. Trapped on a desert island with only gay historicals? One has to do what one must to survive...Jaime Sammshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756034484406953047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-53681994588043175202009-01-20T09:59:00.000-05:002009-01-20T09:59:00.000-05:00I've seen Rowan's books about, but haven't had a c...I've seen Rowan's books about, but haven't had a chance to get them. Guess I'll have to check them out :) ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-22640835295581042252009-01-20T08:58:00.000-05:002009-01-20T08:58:00.000-05:00We might be seeing some original fic crossover fro...We might be seeing some original fic crossover from the fans of the fairly thriving Pirates of the Caribbean slash fanfic community. Personally, I think it's great! I love historicals in both mainstream and m/m, and just like you can push boundaries and try different things in the epub world, maybe pirate romance can succeed here better than it seems to in mainstream het romance from the NY houses.<BR/><BR/>If you want to try some fun historical m/m, beautifully researched and written, check out Lee Rowan. Not pirates, per se, but Her Majesty's navy. Yum!Louisa Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035634952904038638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-53299827410616992102009-01-20T07:40:00.000-05:002009-01-20T07:40:00.000-05:00There's a book I read many years ago about gay buc...There's a book I read many years ago about gay bucaneers who eventually found their own community on a small island. I wish I could remember the name. I think it might be as simple as Bucaneers. But it included some historical reference about the rules and societal expectations of relationships between the bucaneers. I'll try to find it. <BR/><BR/>In answer to your question, I'll buy any era if the excerpt hooks me. Love the picture.K.A. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609318931646838554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-3283414898701603762009-01-20T03:16:00.000-05:002009-01-20T03:16:00.000-05:00I'd buy it because of the manlvoe!;)I'd buy it because of the manlvoe!;)Eco Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03945665293567078897noreply@blogger.com