Need help improving my physical descriptions

[nicole_proper_naughty]

Hi everyone!

I've been a frequent player in Lit Chat for a while now but I feel like I'm stuck in a descriptive rut. I love and crave descriptive roleplay but I want to break out of my habitual descriptions (of myself, my mood, feelings, and physique). Can anyone recommend threads or maybe female authors to read? There are SOOOO many stories on Literotica (it's a good problem!) that I don't even know where to start.

Thank you all so much!
-nicole

 

[Voboy]

When writing, I tend to emphasize smells. Sounds. Unconventional sights, like the gluey shimmer of cum on pubes. I try to get to the feeling of what I'm trying to describe, rather than simply "what it looks like." But then, as both a reader and a writer, I don't mind when things are left to the imagination.

I'm afraid I can't offer anything specific to Chat. I've never tried it.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Hi everyone!

I've been a frequent player in Lit Chat for a while now but I feel like I'm stuck in a descriptive rut. I love and crave descriptive roleplay but I want to break out of my habitual descriptions (of myself, my mood, feelings, and physique). Can anyone recommend threads or maybe female authors to read? There are SOOOO many stories on Literotica (it's a good problem!) that I don't even know where to start.

Thank you all so much!
-nicole

Hi ,

Maybe help us a little with what your kinks might be. That will help to narrow down the field.

 

[Rob_Royale]

Try to break out of the first person POV. Try doing a story from the third person where you are having to describe things from two or more POVs.

 

[DeMont]

Hi everyone!

I've been a frequent player in Lit Chat for a while now but I feel like I'm stuck in a descriptive rut. I love and crave descriptive roleplay but I want to break out of my habitual descriptions (of myself, my mood, feelings, and physique). Can anyone recommend threads or maybe female authors to read? There are SOOOO many stories on Literotica (it's a good problem!) that I don't even know where to start.

Thank you all so much!
-nicole

@nicole_proper_naughty,
Good evening my dear colleague,
I presume you are asking because you don't want your "roleplay self description" to intrude on your stories? Would that be correct?

If so, one suggestion I can make is find a picture of one of your favourite actors and describe him/her in writing. Describe what you see, what attracts you to that person. Try and find ones that are far removed from your own physical appearance and use them as "dolls" or "manequins" in your writing. I would suggest that that may be an easier way to enhance/change your descriptive rather than trying to read, and emulate, what so many others have done before.

Try not to look for a "standard theory" but rather a unique perspective, even to the point of printing out the picture/s you choose and having them at hand while you write, or play.

Deepest respects,
D.

 

[nicole_proper_naughty]

That is such great advice! I hadn't thought of that as an exercise but that will help me a lot. That and a thesaurus

 

[nicole_proper_naughty]

When writing, I tend to emphasize smells. Sounds. Unconventional sights, like the gluey shimmer of cum on pubes. I try to get to the feeling of what I'm trying to describe, rather than simply "what it looks like." But then, as both a reader and a writer, I don't mind when things are left to the imagination.

I'm afraid I can't offer anything specific to Chat. I've never tried it.

I love this, thank you. I try to get into the feeling but I tend to focus on what I'm feeling or thinking, not the feeling of what I'm describing. Thanks!

 

[nicole_proper_naughty]

Hi ,

Maybe help us a little with what your kinks might be. That will help to narrow down the field.

Oh good point! I love stories of a young woman being taught or dominated by a more assertive man or woman. Legal age gaps; the knowledgeable and experienced person teaching another their ways. As a former prude I identify with those stories of someone coming out of their shell to try, taste, explore, be shared, exposed, yet cared for.

 

[THBGato]

Can anyone recommend threads or maybe female authors to read? There are SOOOO many stories on Literotica (it's a good problem!) that I don't even know where to start.

For a shortish story full of great descriptions, try Gina & Kara by Liv Blake. The description of their first kiss is incredible.

 

[Jorunn]

For a shortish story full of great descriptions, try Gina & Kara by Liv Blake. The description of their first kiss is incredible.

There are also very talented male authors on Literotica who are able to write incredible and descriptive stories from a female POV. Pick a category of interest and look for the Hall of Fame stories. They got there as much for descriptions as for plots.

 

[HordHolm]

Oh good point! I love stories of a young woman being taught or dominated by a more assertive man or woman. Legal age gaps; the knowledgeable and experienced person teaching another their ways. As a former prude I identify with those stories of someone coming out of their shell to try, taste, explore, be shared, exposed, yet cared for.

I presume that you are writing from the Female Main Character (FMC) point of view (POV). So, think, what is it about the older man that the FMC finds physically attractive? Which of her senses are being stimulated and why? Physical attractiveness need not a) focus only on the visual or, b) be 'big' picture (you could focus on e.g. the hairs on the back of his hand if you want, just as much as the sight of his ass in his trousers. Up to you.). Other factors might include: does he take care of himself? If so, how? Does he dress well? How does he move? Is it imposing in some way? If so, how? There can be any number of questions you could ask yourself about the male character which could feed into how you want to describe him.

From the FMC POV, how does she see herself? This can be, 'in which situation is she able to look at herself and see her own body', e.g. mirror, shop window, looking at herself in the bath, but also, what is her opinion of herself? This can be unnecessarily critical - i.e. the reader can see what the FMC can't - she doesn't like something about herself, which the reader would think to be generally attractive. So, she doesn't like her long curly brunette hair and wishes she had long, straight blonde hair, but that's only an example. Alternatively, she could be proud of how she looks, and could be (like my daughter) constantly standing and preening herself in front of a mirror. And you can then describe what she sees.