I've written exactly one RPF because it was impossible not to write, and it was very heart-in-my-mouth to post it. But in my own warped way, my story is a tribute to the two actors involved.
My story was based on two interviews in which the actor was (as he so often was, back in those days) very open about how he felt for the other man, and some biographies that I'd read. There was no gossip magazine input, and I wanted to make my scenario as possible as possible, given what I hoped I understood about these guy's characters and personalities.
I never thought about the tabloids as RPF, but you are so right! And they embody the disrespect that so many people associate with our genre-- time ten. And when I hear people taking their crap seriously-- well, it says sad things about our society, doesn't it?
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Date: 2008-06-08 07:25 pm (UTC)I've written exactly one RPF because it was impossible not to write, and it was very heart-in-my-mouth to post it. But in my own warped way, my story is a tribute to the two actors involved.
My story was based on two interviews in which the actor was (as he so often was, back in those days) very open about how he felt for the other man, and some biographies that I'd read. There was no gossip magazine input, and I wanted to make my scenario as possible as possible, given what I hoped I understood about these guy's characters and personalities.
I never thought about the tabloids as RPF, but you are so right! And they embody the disrespect that so many people associate with our genre-- time ten. And when I hear people taking their crap seriously-- well, it says sad things about our society, doesn't it?