Award Musings

[przed]

I noticed that bluespirit_star posted that the SCREWZ award winners had been posted, so I figured I'd amble over and check 'em out. And found out that I actually managed to win two of the crazy things, one for my U.N.C.L.E. story, Prodigal's Return (in Relative Secrecy 7) and one for my Wild Wild West story, The Night of the Opium Den (in Gentlemen Never Tell 7) For those keeping score, both also won Fan Qs this year.

Here's the interesting thing. Prodigal's Return has no sex in it, not even a hint. There are thousands of miles between Illya and Napoleon in the story, physically and emotionally. Though it's part of an ongoing series where they will, eventually, end up together, they're certainly not together in this story. And yet it's winning slash awards. Interesting. (I'm sure this is also part of the reason why I'm accused by certain people of writing so-called "genslash". To which I would respond that while I don't always feel the need to write sex scenes, sometimes I have a great deal of fun with them.)

Anyway, for those wanting to see the full list of winners, you can find them here:
http://www.itak.slashcity.net/screwz/win/2004.htm

Congrats to bluespirit_star, for her win for Pros Artwork, stormheller for her win for Due South novella, and walfox for her win for Miscellaneous (X-Files) Story. Not to mention graculus for both U.N.C.L.E. and Wild Wild West novella.

Comments

[partners4life.livejournal.com]

Congrats on both your wins.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Merci.

[blktauna.livejournal.com]

Why is it people equate slash solely with sex...
The slash is all in their relationship and how they fall in love with each other... It's about their love... That's what makes it slash... geez.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Obviously, I'm in complete agreement with you. It's the relationship that makes it slash, not just the sex. And really, these days I'm mostly skimming sex scenes unless the writer is particularly skilled.

Still, I'm finding it amusing that the story has won slash awards, because the central relationship is, temporarily at least, dead during its course.

[blktauna.livejournal.com]

but they're agonising over it... it's the whole reason the story exists...

In Pros my utter favourite Slash novel is Larton. There is NO SEX... well... not described... but you know they're at it like minks...

The story is all about their relationship and their love for each other... in the setting of the show/movie/book or something reasonably close. (not musch of an extreme AU fan... but that's another discussion) Yours is like that, how will they as a couple solve the dilemma in a manner consistent with the world they are set in? We all know NS & IK love each other and the read is about how they discover/come to terms/act upon said love. That's slash baby!

and this from the queen of graphic smut...

And I'll start another fight by saying this:
Sex only (IE no relationship dealings just two or more people goin at it) = porn

And nothing wrong with Porn, but not all slash is porn as not all porn is slash...

[przed.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, I'm one of those completely immune to the charms of Larton. Not that I hate it. It just seems completely underwritten to me. That said, I can understand those who enjoy it.

[blktauna.livejournal.com]

Heee.... well it is a love or not type of thing.

However it is a illustration of the point. It's definitely slash... and there's definitely no graphic sex... So feh on those who give you stick!

and again let me send my condolences on the lack of Les Specialistes in France.... but I'm sure the pain aux raisins made up for it!!!! :)

[przed.livejournal.com]

I was very sad not to find Les Specialistes, but yes, pain aux raisins helped to ease the pain. As it were. (I'm currently on the lookout for a good local French bakery.)

[bluespirit-star.livejournal.com]

Fabulous news!
Congratulations!!!
I hadn't actually looked in the Muncle category - d-oh! (g)

[przed.livejournal.com]

Fabulous news for us both! Congrats back at ya.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

*applauds* Bring on the 'genslash', baby! ;)

[przed.livejournal.com]

*applauds for you too*

And I have to admit, I kinda hate the term 'genslash'. I write slash, goddamn it. With plot, and not always with sex, but slash.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

And I have to admit, I kinda hate the term 'genslash'.

Pffft. Apparently if naked dicks aren't involved at some point, it's not Real Slash. ;)

I write slash, goddamn it. With plot, and not always with sex, but slash.

And long may you continue to do so!

[agent-donnacat.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

Genslash is such an awful term. To me, it seems that all it does is belittle the user. But then, I'm the strange genner wandering in slash land.

I am very glad though, that there are writers and readers who like a combo of slash and other situations.

After all the slams on the list, which finally developed the genslash term, I started wondering - if slash is about relationship as well as sex, how can a relationship develop without external stimulus? I mean, doesn't relationship slash almost require other people and situations in a story for the relationship to develop?

[przed.livejournal.com]

Merci.

And yeah, I have a particular hate for the genslash term. It seems to imply that anyone who has the label applied to them is not really writing slash, which I find irksome. Slash is not a single set of writing practices. It's a multiplicity, each of which is as valid as the other, be it a PWP or a plot driven story.

I also definitely want to see my pair interact with other people, not just each other. I like creating OCs, and I love working with other canonical characters.

As for the genner/slasher thing, I pretty much started as a gen fan, consider myself a slasher now, but will ready anything in my fandoms that I consider good writing.