[ SECRET POST #5103 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5103 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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02. https://i.imgur.com/tY3l0Jf.png
[OP warned for NSFW classical art]


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[venom/venom 2 (movie)]


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04.
[Helluva Boss]


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05. [SPOILERS for Mandalorian]



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06. [SPOILERS for Mandalorian]



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07. [WARNING for mention of incest/underage]



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08. [WARNING for mention of rape/abuse]



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09. [WARNING for mention of abuse]


















Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 00 secrets from Secret Submission Post #730.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Why does it have to be GAY werewolves and not a horror story that includes lgbtq people? I mean queer characters are nice to have, but a story either has the interesting big idea or it doesn't.

[(Anonymous)]

(Cozy Werewolf Anon)

Okay, that's 2 different types of marketing. I agree with you, I would prefer "Fun Adventure/Drama Story about werewolves who happen to have -insert sexuality/minority/disability/neurodivergent behavior-." And so, I market them as "genre cool creature" first (aka cozy werewolf dramas) and leave it up to the reader to find out what the different characters are race, sexuality, or whatever as it is important to the story.

What original commentor and I were commenting more about is the type of book marketing/branding, often found in romance and/or YA but not always, where the not heteronormative/cis-whiteness/european culture is USED as the SELLING point. "You want African centered media, read this!" Often coming under the hashtag "ownvoices." Instead of feeling like a fun story with characters who happen to have representation, the core of the book is "it's gay and you should like it."

If it's a good STORY, no one outside the -phobes are going to hate it if they enjoy that particular type of story. It won't matter that the main character is a purple cat being of a race with four genders as long as they are having fun adventures. But if you spend the entire book focused solely/centered around on the fact it's a purple cat being of a race with four genders and the stereotypical things that came with it, well, it's going to feel pandering.

-gestures vaguely Happiest Season- Versus -gestures at Last Holiday-

Branding/Marketing is hugely important to find an audience. It's just as important as what is in the book. And there is a lot of unintentional pressure (even in the casual werewolf community or even the casual indie author community a lot of whom are gay) to produce gay content. And as an author, you at some point have to go "I can't do everything. You have to do something. If you want XYZ, please write it. My hands are FULL."

[(Anonymous)]

Ayrt: I frankly don't have time or money to spend on stuff that doesn't have a great review or a superlative sample. And now that I'm spoiled for choice, I don't have to.

That said, I treat complaints that a work is too gay with a grain of salt. Often it's not, and the relatively rare queer-centered works often have interesting ideas.