The Skinny -- Original Slash and Femmeslash Newsletter
Vol 2 Issue 50

Happy Holidays! I hope everyone's had a good Holiday season so far and a wonderful New Year's ahead! Thanks for sticking with The Skinny and making this a fun newsletter to write.

Have questions about The Skinny? Check out the FAQs!

Fiction -

Multi-Chaptered stories:

udunie has posted Ch. 6 of Desert Wind (m/m, romance, contemp).
gabrielsknife has posted Ch. 5 of Triptych: Lessons (m/m, yaoi, scifi/space opera).words_of_ela has posted Ch. 3 of Caught in revenge (m/m, violence, contemp, some torture).
mandellwriting has posted Ch. 10 of By Association (m/m, slavefic, fantasy, action, h/c).
cassiopei13 has posted Ch. 20 of Dichotomy - Companion: Morning (m/m, slavefic, fantasy) and Ch. 19 of Companion: Eodor (m/m, slavefic, fantasy).
slightlytricky has posted Ch. 6 Special Handling (m/m, scifi).
me_ya_ri has posted Ch. 11 of Daughter of Chaos (f/f, slavefic, fantasy).
adahoriginal has posted Ch. 11 of ampersand (m/m, slavefic).
dennysmore has posted Ch. 29 Prince Of The Mukthars (m/m, violence, incest, rape, non-con, fantasy).
flighty_dreams has posted Spliced - Part 4, Chapter 13B (m/m, scifi, slavefic).
camliawaite has posted Ch. 5 of Little Birdies (m/m, f/f, others, scifi).

Short and/or Stand Alone stories:

duskpeterson has posted The Unanswered Question (m/m, prisonfic, fantasy).
rosestoo has posted Soda-Pop: Jalapeños and Ginger Ale (m/m, teen, contemp).
chemcat has posted For Me? (m/m, drama, contemp).
ocotillo_dawn has posted Lubbān wa Murr (m/m, romance).
ephemera_tales has posted Hard as iron (m/m).
frauleinslash has posted This Isn't My Bed (f/f, contemp).

Everything Else - 

Art and Photography:

flowersforsasha m/m webcomic created by vsentyabre.
myrkur102 has posted Jarah and Olivia a f/f webcomic.

Beta Requests:

find_me_a_beta and beta_search are both comms for people to hunt for betas.

Communities and Calls for Submissions:

To find the latest in calls for submissions, check out erotic_authors.
petronia announces a delay in the release of the next issue of Bang*Bang.

You might also check out the websites for the publishing companies below.

Discussions:

origslash_rants
writing_sex
writers_loft
meta_writer

Miscellaneous:

If you're looking for answers to questions you have about, well, just about anything, check out little_details.
web_writers is a comm dedicated to writers who publish on the Net.
mm_fiction_news is a place with the latest on m/m fiction.
lats_slash a comm for original slash fic discussions and recs.
chrisisthelawr has posted about his writing journal, aos_novel, which is for posting his m/m historical nautical story, HMS Hyacinth.
At the_slash_pile, jaolynn posts a link to FateFiction, a forum for original slash/yaoi works.


Non-LJ Resources for Writers and Readers:

Note: Some of the following are NSFW and should be viewed only when you think best.

Writers:

On-Line Etymology Dictionary
Google
Wikipedia
Minotaur's Sex Tips for Slash Writers
Slang Dictionary
Urban Dictionary
20000-Names.com
Encyclopedia Mythica
Internet Sacred Texts Archive
The GLBT Bookshelf
Andrew Lang's Fairy Tales Book
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Text

Readers:

Note:  If you have blogs or other archive sites for original m/m or f/f fics please send me the link at originalslash.news@gmail.com.

Adultfanfiction.net: Original Fiction Section
Nifty.org: Please be aware, due to various subject matters and because of the author's skill level, to approach all stories at this site with a sense of humor and a hand on the back button.
Gay Authors: Original Gay Fiction Archive.

Professional Blogs/Subscription Sites:

lt3_network is the comm for Less Than 3 Presses.
matthewtime is the comm for In This Land.

Professional Fiction:


LJ site: circletpress
New Releases by Circlet Press.

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LJ site: cpllc
New Releases by Changling Press.

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LJ site: looseidauthors
New Releases by Loose-ID.

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LJ site: mlrpressauthors
New Releases by MLR.

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LJ site: samhain_news
New Releases by Samhain Press.

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LJ sites: torquere_social and tp_reviews
New Releases by Torquere Press.

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LJ site: verb_noire
New Releases by Verb Noire.

Self-published:

If you self-publish and would like me to add you to this list, please comment to this post and I'll add your info to next week's issue. Thanks!

A. J. Marag (a_j_mirag): Lulu Store
Ann Sommerville (logophilos): Lulu Store
Lemons and Creams (lemonsandcream): Lulu Store
Megan Derr (maderr): Megan's Store and Less than Three Press e-books
Vixen Phillips (lilimist): Lost Violet Press</span>
Matthew Haldeman-Time (matthewtime): Lulu Store
M. Chandler (teamtemplar): Lulu Store
Vincent Diamond (vdiamond): Smashwords and Amazon

Reviews:

Speakitsname has multi reviews, links, and resources for Gay Historical Fiction. While, Bosomfrenz does the same thing for Lesbian Historical Fiction!
uniquepleasur "Links and reviews for homoerotic and lesbian fiction, art and other media".
revsbyjessewave reviews, and more, for originalslash (m/m) stories.
elisa_rolle reviews many and various gltb stories and novels at her website.
the_slash_pile has originalslash stories, art, and more.
krisngoodbooks, emmyjag, and slashreaders posts reviews of m/m profictions stories.

Users' Recs:

Diluain's fics
Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse - Book I: The Invisible Chains

Note: Information on submissions to the newsletter can be found here. Additionally, please feel free to pass on info about comms, recs, or other original/femmeslash fics, arts, etc. in the comments to this post or send me an email at originalslash.news@gmail.com. Thanks!

Newsletter Key:
M/M: male slash
F/F: female slash
NSFW: not safe for work
MPREG: male pregnancy
BDSM: bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism and masochism
non-con: non-consensual sex
dub-con: dubious consent
multi: multiple partners
poly: polyamory
contemp: contemporary
scifi: science fiction
teen: teenage character(s)

Hi all! Due to the holidays I'll not be putting out an issue this week. Take care, stay safe, and may you all have a blessed week with friends, family, and loved ones! Here's a little something I made for you, hope it brings a smile to your face. Thanks for being a part of The Skinny and for all your contributions, each and everyone of you are what makes me put out each issue that I do.