SevenSquared
Really Really Experienced
- Joined
- May 9, 2011
- Posts
- 332
You know the one, where at some point in a (usually FPP) story one of the characters wake up and it turns out that the rest of the story, or maybe just a portion of it, has just been a dream.
There are several variations on this. Sometimes it's an an actual dream, sometimes a daydream or a fantasy and sometimes (if the story has a 'narrator' style) the storyteller later reveals that he lied to you/mislead you and what actually happened was different (How I Met Your Mother frequently uses this variation to quite good effect).
Anyway, simple question, how do people feel about this, specifically in erotica stories? How do you feel when you are reading a story and are led to believe certain events actually happened, and are then later told that they didn't (with whatever pretext)? Do you appreciate the misdirection keeping the story unpredictable? Do you feel cheated if things you are categorically told are true turn out not to be? Do you feel the 'fake' scenes are a waste of time? Do you think it's a good idea in principle but amateur authors usually butcher it?
Any thoughts welcome
There are several variations on this. Sometimes it's an an actual dream, sometimes a daydream or a fantasy and sometimes (if the story has a 'narrator' style) the storyteller later reveals that he lied to you/mislead you and what actually happened was different (How I Met Your Mother frequently uses this variation to quite good effect).
Anyway, simple question, how do people feel about this, specifically in erotica stories? How do you feel when you are reading a story and are led to believe certain events actually happened, and are then later told that they didn't (with whatever pretext)? Do you appreciate the misdirection keeping the story unpredictable? Do you feel cheated if things you are categorically told are true turn out not to be? Do you feel the 'fake' scenes are a waste of time? Do you think it's a good idea in principle but amateur authors usually butcher it?
Any thoughts welcome