Enter the 'ship: het, gen, and WIP's

There's a discussion over at fanthropology about fandom identification vs. slasher identification. In a comment, I argue that:

1. When compared to het writers and femslasgers, m/m slashers are more likely to identify primarily as slashers rather than as members of any particular fandom. (Remember I'm talking about trends here. Mileage may vary.)
2. Gen writers are even more likely than het writers, femslashers, and m/m slashers to identify primarily as members of fandoms rather than gen writers as such.
3. Canon whoredom increases the likelihood of a fan identifying as a member of a particular fandom, since it is indicative of an increased investment in the continuity of that specific fandom.
4. Het writers who identify primarily as het writers rather than members of particular fandoms are likely to be drawn to fandom by types of narrative experiences they cannot find in the mainstream, i.e. the soi-disant "queer het."
   

As for myself, I am a Buffy/Angel (or Firefly/Serenity or West Wing or Star Trek or whatever) fan first, a het writer who dabbles with femslash second, and invested in specific ships in a strictly tertiary capacity. I'm also a proud member of the canon bordello, so maybe I shouldn't have been as surprised as I was that so many of my stories are actually gen. Maturity, Not Really Here, Funeral, Witch-Mother, That Old-Time Religion, Olympus, The Legacy of St. Stephen, and Watcher's Burden--in short, anything which isn't a WIP and wasn't written for buffyverse1000--all fall into this category.

( Meta, sort of )

On a related issue, if anyone wants to beta Divine Interventions, I would love them forever.

ETA: I've started a follow-up discussion on longer works and their place in a fandom driven by erotic preference over at fanthropology. There's quite a good discussion going!