Okay mew, one of the things I've noticed on transgendered fiction sites ((not necessarily this one mind you, however I feel this needs to be said)) is that sometimes the author is blamed for the content of the story and that's just wrong. I haven't yet experienced this on this site so far, or at least none that I currently remember mew, but still I wish to give a message to those who may not understand the nature of the muse. We cant help it, or at least in my case I cant help it mew. My muse is pure evil, and delights in torturing others, boy and girl alike. So when she discovered the idea of forced feminization, she latched onto it like it was life support not only that but forced masculinization too, she sees it as the ultimate suffering, and so lately my stories have gone from being just horror, to transgendered horror now. I'm getting more confidence, but I've seen the kind of reviews this site gives to horror story writers, we don't seem to be that well liked. I mean when I make a comment on a story, yes I hate the characters if they are evil, but I'm happy the author did such a good job as to make me hate them mew ^^ And it makes me feel good knowing I'm not the only person with an evil muse.
So please, just remember it's not the authors fault ^^
Dedicated to Dreammaker, Lainee Lee, terrynaut, Christine 01, and my other favorite horror authors that I just cant remember who they are now mew xD ^^
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Well, I do Horror, too.
But I lace it with humor, which seems to be more palatable to a lot of people. Personally, I like a good horror story.
Do be honest about the horror aspect, that may help alot
Though it is partially the audience here, I think careless labeling of a story is a contributing cause of negative reactions.
Avoid too many labels as the are confusing but hit the main points IE Forced fem or Forced sexchange(s), horror, adult situations, mutilation or something like this. The labels are to warn/inform the reader of the general content so they may make an informed choice to read. Labels are never perfect but if you are honest they readers can’t legitimately bitch too much.
A descriptive intro may help too so people do not feel they have been fooled. I do like the occasional horror bit myself, I loved Maggie's *Dead Heros*, but I do object to a story that is only the horror, only the process of entrapment and transformation. You need not give us all the motivations but at least provide the reader some clue as to why the victim was chosen, why the evil is happening. IE I need motivations as a reader.
I have read some forced fem, forced masculinization stories I enjoyed. This was where the story made it clear what the motivations of the perpetrators were and why the victims were chosen. Justice and happy endings I tend to like too but I'll accept sometimes evil wins out if I can get some sense of why it happened.
If it is just the description of the process of transformation it is an incomplete tale, IMHO
Good luck, look forward to your posting.
John in Wauwatosa
John in Wauwatosa
Maggie's horror stories
are often filled with redemption too, and that makes all the difference. Every time I write about Maggie’s work, I have to plug her Peace Bringer, which I will always regard as a classic.
If you want to read pure, unadulterated evil,
have a look at Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga. The world is a friendlier place because she chose to write SciFi and fantasy rather than joining one of our nation’s intelligence services!