Do you write before or after orgasm?

[CoyoteHoward]

I had the thought today at work: I write better after I've nutted.

I can outline plot points and characters better. I can delve into thought-processes better.

But is this the same for everyone?

 

[DeLaFaye]

Definitely before. I like to nap after and therefore get very little writing done.

 

[AWhoopsieDaisy]

You guys are getting orgasms?

 

[Cagivagurl]

During

 

[Djmac1031]

I never give away trade secrets.

 

[TxRad]

I never give away trade secrets.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Fatdog25]

Do I write before or after orgasm?

Yes.

 

[Spongo]

I write as I masturbate. Check my sauna story

 

[onehitwanda]

what's an orgasm? Is it a type of critter?

 

[ElectricBlue]

Write before and during. Edit in the morning.

 

[Emilymcplugger]

I find I write better when I’m writing. I don’t necessarily find the process of writing sexy, it’s just a means to get a story I want to tell on the page.

 

[BobbyLaker]

Before.
I would do it 'during' but need one finger from each hand for this typing mullarkey

 

[ChassonKnight]

Both. I write sex scenes before, and everything else after.

 

[OlderFitterWiser]

Definitely before, sometimes I work myself into a state where I need relief after writing.

 

[LexxRuthless]

Once I'm immersed in a story, the characters come to life in my head. I can see them, hear them talking, and watch them interacting, as if I'm watching it play out in a movie. Then I sit down and do my best to capture that scene in as much detail as I can manage. When I write it well, readers can picture the same scene when they read my words. Due to the nature of the stories I write here, those scenes are often pornographic. I'll have vivid dreams in which those characters are having sex -- say, for example, on the couch in the living room of their apartment. I wake up fully engorged and (if my wife's not in the mood, which she usually isn't) I'll scoot into my office and write down that scene while it's still fresh and clear in my mind. Once I have it written down to my satisfaction, I'll take care of that boner.

Then I can read through the "scene" and edit for clarity. If it's any good, I'm usually hard again by the time I have edited it to my satisfaction. I consider the orgasms a reward, and they keep me motivated and writing.

 

[SexyVita]

Um... yes. I mean unless I'm actively orgasming as I write I'm always between orgasms.

P.S. Writing while orgasming is a bad idea, the keys get all sticky that way.

P.P.S. To be (mostly) serious, writing is a technical process for me and not really arousing, even if the subject matter is arousing. I find that figuring out how to spin "He fucked her." into several paragraphs really removes the eroticism for me. I enjoy the writing, but it's a creative process, not a sexual one. I might later go back and reread something I've written and go, "Oh fuck, that's hot!" but it requires some distance from the writing process. I equally well might read it and go, "Ah fuck, I should have written this differently!"

 

[NoTalentHack]

Write horny. Edit post-nut.

 

[Carnevil9]

Write horny. Edit post-nut.

I agree. It's a cycle:

1. Get horny
2. Write
3. Get off
4. Edit
5. Read/Watch/etc, get horny again
6. Repeat as necessary

 

[MediocreAuthor]

P.S.S. To be (mostly) serious, writing is a technical process for me and not really arousing, even if the subject matter is arousing.

I've been trying to figure out which is better. I haven't yet, so I'll just keep doing both until I figure out, which works best.

P.S. Allow me to be an annoying pedantic bitch and point out that it should be "P.P.S" I believe.
"P.S." stands for "Post Scriptum" (written afterwards). P.P.S stands for Post Post Scriptum

 

[SexyVita]

I've been trying to figure out which is better. I haven't yet, so I'll just keep doing both until I figure out, which works best.

P.S. Allow me to be an annoying pedantic bitch and point out that it should be "P.P.S" I believe.
"P.S." stands for "Post Scriptum" (written afterwards). P.P.S stands for Post Post Scriptum

You are indeed most correct, it should have been P.P.S.

 

[KeithD]

Before.

 

[AchtungNight]

Before. I like to do my erotic action improv unscripted and see how it flows. If it’s not turning me on as I write, there’s a problem.

 

[Athalia]

what's an orgasm? Is it a type of critter?

It's short for "organism." When people get sick, it's because organisms have invaded their bodies. They're too weak to do anything but write erotica.

 

[ArdentHemingway]

Before. Preferably while not even aroused, but it can lead to edging. Building up too close to coming noticeably diminishes the quality of my writing.
So many scenes become rushed and to me, as the reader, I think the writer was nearing a personal climax.
Go back and re-read what you wrote, and you may find that it's true of your writing as well.

 

[MyBareTorso]

I had the thought today at work: I write better after I've nutted.

I can outline plot points and characters better. I can delve into thought-processes better.

But is this the same for everyone?

Before, during and after.