Let's talk about writing...and about the story.

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

I'm curious how the rest of my fellow writers not only think about a story but also how they develop a story.

Do you have a method to you madness? Are you the type who stares at a blank page for hours? Are you inspired by an image, a thought, a word, or an idea.

It's only fair that I tell you my process of writing.

I list all the Literotica categories and each morning, I write early in the mornings 5am to 11am, and stare at the categories, until I get an idea for a story. It only takes me a minute or two to get an idea and along with the idea, I usually have most of the story in mind, sometimes, I even have the title.

Inspired writing is my best writing and I'll only write when inspired. Sometimes an image or just a word will inspire me enough to write a story. Weird.

I'll do the same process for about a week, until I've started a dozen to two dozen stories, sometimes a little less, sometimes a little more. Then, every morning I go down my list of stories and write. When I tire of one story, I'll go to the next story and write.

Within a week, I have thousands of words written. On average, I write about 2,000 words a day. The least amount I write at a sitting is 500 words and the most I've written is 8,000 words. For me, it takes longer to edit my work. I suck at spelling and I hate grammar, but I prefer to do my own editing for purposes of rewriting.

When I'm stuck on a story, which is unusal, I'll think about the story just before I go to bed, allowing my brain to percolate the idea, while I sleep. Always, I'm full of ideas the next morning.

Sometimes I'm inspired by taking a shower, usually when washing my hair. Weird. Maybe, I'm somehow massaging my brain.

I'd like your opinion on writing if you care to give it.

I realize there are lots of people who don't like me for one reason or another, but let's all put our differences aside for the sake of writing. Just think of me as another writer who loves to write.

I thank you in advance for posting to my thread. Please wipe your feet before entering and watch your head. They gave me the smallest of threads.

 

[michchick98]

I don't know how any writer can work on more than one story at a time. I guess when I first started writing for Literotica it was easier because it was fresh and something I hadn't done before so the ideas, for a long time, just poured out of me. I give any writer who can work on more than one story at a time a lot of credit. My thoughts just aren't organized enough these days...I'll get into that in a minute.

I got ideas from songs or from listening to people's conversations. Sometimes I got them from movies or TV shows also. Yeah, not original, but if you take the idea and make it your own, there's nothing wrong with it, right? It's not like I'm re-writing the movie or the song.

Anyway, that's still how I get my inspiration, but my volume of writing has decreased considerably over the years. I think part of it has to do with the amount of reading I do. Sometimes that can distract me from what I'm working on with my writing.

I'm also one of those who can sit and stare at a blank page for hours. I have the ideas in my head, but for whatever reason, I can't get them organized enough to get them out. Listening to music sometimes helps, but most of the time when I get like that, I take a break from writing for a bit and let my brain get organized.

Of course, working a full-time job doesn't help with having time to write either. I don't have many opportunities at work to jot down ideas and I work with a lot of oil and grease so taking my laptop in with me isn't a good idea either.

Nice thread, Freddie. And just a bit of advice: if anyone starts shit with you, just ignore them. No need to muck up yet another thread.

Happy Halloween.

 

[litfan10]

Very cool thread Freddie!

I have two methods really to my work.

For my journalistic writing it's all about input and then output. I come up with something that interests or intrigues me and then I'll research it (books, Internet, trips, interviews, etc) and just build up the knowledge (input) until the stuff is pouring out my ears at which stage I'll sit down and write my article. Short pieces (up to 3,000 approx) and I'll just start at the beginning and write until the end. Bigger pieces or cover stories and then I'll draft a rough outline and write minipieces and connect them together when I'm finished drafting.

For my fiction, children's writing and even my erotica writing, I'll get an idea of a situation and I think about what kind of people would be in that situation. I think about them for a while and develop my characters. Once I have a good idea of the characters then I run with the situation actually playing it like a movie in my head with no writing - I just watch. I do this at my desk, when I exercise and in bed at night. I fantasize a lot. Once I like the scene, and I've played it a couple of times then I sit at the desk and bang it out. Finally, I read it to see if worked as well on paper as in my head at which stage the revisions start.

Since I teach full time as well, my writing time is precious. I write all the time when not teaching or doing something with my family. I write early in the morning, during breaks, after school, but evenings and weekends are my main writing times. I really don't know my length of output as my timing is so sporadic. I can crank out a lot when I need to for a deadline. When I have a scene really down well that can go quickly as well. It's weird since I write in four distinctly different fields. Depends what I'm working on for how easy it is going.

I do have all sorts of projects running simultaneously and with different editors I have constant deadlines so I have a large wipe off board above my desk with a grid in which I can tract my progress on the different pieces as well as monitor deadlines. (I don't use this for erotica as that is strictly fun stuff for me.) Since this has happened, I find I am never at a loss for an idea, when one thing isn't jiving I have plenty of others that are moving well to switch to instead. What I am currently working on is largely depending on due date and amount of fun I'm having working on it.

Again Freddie this is very neat - thanks for setting up this thread.

 

[tiggerlilly]

Writing and stuff and madness

I'm curious how the rest of my fellow writers not only think about a story but also how they develop a story.

Do you have a method to you madness? Are you the type who stares at a blank page for hours? Are you inspired by an image, a thought, a word, or an idea.

It's only fair that I tell you my process of writing.

I list all the Literotica categories and each morning, I write early in the mornings 5am to 11am, and stare at the categories, until I get an idea for a story. It only takes me a minute or two to get an idea and along with the idea, I usually have most of the story in mind, sometimes, I even have the title.

Inspired writing is my best writing and I'll only write when inspired. Sometimes an image or just a word will inspire me enough to write a story. Weird.

I'll do the same process for about a week, until I've started a dozen to two dozen stories, sometimes a little less, sometimes a little more. Then, every morning I go down my list of stories and write. When I tire of one story, I'll go to the next story and write.

Within a week, I have thousands of words written. On average, I write about 2,000 words a day. The least amount I write at a sitting is 500 words and the most I've written is 8,000 words. For me, it takes longer to edit my work. I suck at spelling and I hate grammar, but I prefer to do my own editing for purposes of rewriting.

When I'm stuck on a story, which is unusal, I'll think about the story just before I go to bed, allowing my brain to percolate the idea, while I sleep. Always, I'm full of ideas the next morning.

Sometimes I'm inspired by taking a shower, usually when washing my hair. Weird. Maybe, I'm somehow massaging my brain.

I'd like your opinion on writing if you care to give it.

I realize there are lots of people who don't like me for one reason or another, but let's all put our differences aside for the sake of writing. Just think of me as another writer who loves to write.

I thank you in advance for posting to my thread. Please wipe your feet before entering and watch your head. They gave me the smallest of threads.

I'm a bit new to this forum stuff, so please be gentle.
I write stories as therapy and so far I have avoided the antidepressant prescription, that comes around every three years, or so.
I write best when I am at work, which means little ten minute bursts. Writing at home is tricky. My partner does not approve!
I write about people I have met, but very obliquely. And to be honest, I write about myself, about the darkness within. News stories are always good, partcularly throw away lines.
Example: a news story about kids in care,
"Whenever I moved children's home, they put all my stuff into black bin bags. Like I was rubbish."
I always have three or more stories revolving in my head, in the same way that I like to read three books at any one time. I often despair at completing a story and then it comes together when I am thinking about something else.
My characters sometimes seem to have a life of their own. That was why I wrote a sequel to my first story. i felt guilty at leaving my character broken.
Sorry I'm rambling
'Lil

 

[DG Hear]

If I'm driving a long distance I find myself turning off the radio and thinking about a story. Now I'll be thinking about the Holiday stories. I read the plot over and over in my head and start putting the story together. I just hope I can remember most of what I have thought about when I get home.

Once I bring the story back to memory, I just run with it. I've written stories in a few hours and also have taken weeks. I might think about the story over and over again on what should happen and how the characters might respond.

I might take a break and jump in the hot tub to relax and think about where I want my story to go. I usually can write my ending fairly early but have been know to go back and change them.

Of course I'm a total amature and send my story to an editor to make it a better read. My hardest decision is usually what catagory to put it in. They seem to always fit in more than one. Of course a few times Literotica has made that decision for me.

 

[HeyAll]

The idea just comes. Once something clicks, the gears start turning in my head about plot points and things like that.

I never sit in front of the computer thinking of what happens next. I usually think of the whole story, and then write it out later when I'm on the computer. The most I can ever write at one time is maybe 2 pages, I write slowly with a lot of thought in the words.

I get my best plot points when I'm jerking off in bed in the morning when I'm horny and my mind is fresh.

The most important aspect for me is realism. How does it start? Why do they do it? And how does it end up happening?

 

[sr71plt]

The idea just comes. Once something clicks, the gears start turning in my head about plot points and things like that.

Ditto here.

I have only rarely written for a specific Lit. category. I usually write and decide what to do with it after it's written.

 

[talismania]

A character usually shows up. I think up a fun situation to put him or her into and then I follow that character. The story just kind of unfolds from there. As the plot shapes up, I will tweak and prune until I'm happy with it. But it all starts with a character and whatever kind of sex is making me hot and bothered at that point.

 

[DG Hear]

I find story idea's come from everywhere. I might be sitting in the mall and watch someone walk by and a story forms in my head. Maybe a doctor visit or even a garage sale might inspire a story. Vacations are always a start, even TV programs are a great place especially for loving wives. LOL

I've also read stories from other authors and get different ideas on how I would have wrote a similar story. I often ask an author like Papatoad if he minds if I use his ideas. Then Jake Rivers always has his invitationals which the stories are derived by different songs. Great place for getting story ideas are from songs. I've probably done about a dozen or more using songs for inspiration.

 

[TxRad]

If I'm driving a long distance I find myself turning off the radio and thinking about a story. Now I'll be thinking about the Holiday stories. I read the plot over and over in my head and start putting the story together. I just hope I can remember most of what I have thought about when I get home.

Once I bring the story back to memory, I just run with it. I've written stories in a few hours and also have taken weeks. I might think about the story over and over again on what should happen and how the characters might respond.

I might take a break and jump in the hot tub to relax and think about where I want my story to go. I usually can write my ending fairly early but have been know to go back and change them.

Of course I'm a total amature and send my story to an editor to make it a better read. My hardest decision is usually what catagory to put it in. They seem to always fit in more than one. Of course a few times Literotica has made that decision for me.

DG, get one of those small pocket recorders. I have long drives to and from work the first and last day. Making notes on the recorder is far safer than trying to write notes and you don't end up losing good ideas and plot bits.

 

[DG Hear]

DG, get one of those small pocket recorders. I have long drives to and from work the first and last day. Making notes on the recorder is far safer than trying to write notes and you don't end up losing good ideas and plot bits.

Thanks, believe it or not I don't write notes. The story just keeps going around and around in my head. If I keep thinking about the same story over a couple of days then I know I have to write it or my head can't take it. LOL

I will say that when I don't have time to sit down and write that I might just put a few ideas on my story page so I won't forget them and come back later and include them in my story.

My hardest problem is my stories have been getting longer and longer and I have to keep going over it to see if I actually typed my ideas or just thought about them so much that I thought I included it.

I keep thinking that I'm through writing and then some crazy story comes into my head. I have to feel the emotions or my stories don't click with me. I have to say this even though it may seem strange.

I get comments on my older stories most every day. Sometimes I have no idea what the particular story was about. I have to go back and read parts of it. I honestly can't believe that I wrote the stories when I go back and read them. Some of them are damn good. Makes me proud of myself.

 

[harding]

A good story, for me, always starts with a situation or a character. Just one small nugget that usually comes fully formed. It is possible for me to write "cold", hacking a story out of a block of granite bit by bit, but it's always best when the story comes alive first.

I hardly ever plan or have a plot when I start and just let the characters and what they do lead me. I know it's not really like that, and I suspect that down in the subconscious I have already written the whole thing already, but I don't know that when I start and the voyage of discovery is fun.

 

[harding]

Sorry for the second reply so soon

I list all the Literotica categories and each morning, I write early in the mornings 5am to 11am, and stare at the categories, until I get an idea for a story. It only takes me a minute or two to get an idea and along with the idea, I usually have most of the story in mind, sometimes, I even have the title.

I write in the evenings mostly. After dinner I try to put in at least one hour. In that time I will write anything from 500 - 2,000 words. Weekends I often try to set aside longer blocks of time. The most I've managed in a sitting is about 10,000 words - but then my stories do tend to the long side.

Inspired writing is my best writing and I'll only write when inspired. Sometimes an image or just a word will inspire me enough to write a story. Weird.

I think I said before, inspiration is best, but I'm also a firm believer in just writing. Sitting at a keyboard messing around will usually bring the inspiration.

I'll do the same process for about a week, until I've started a dozen to two dozen stories, sometimes a little less, sometimes a little more. Then, every morning I go down my list of stories and write. When I tire of one story, I'll go to the next story and write.

I also tend to work on several things at once. Currently I have ten stories in various stages of undress from almost fully clothed to that naked little temptress just stepped out of the shower... sorry, I was thinking about something else for a moment.

Within a week, I have thousands of words written. On average, I write about 2,000 words a day. The least amount I write at a sitting is 500 words and the most I've written is 8,000 words. For me, it takes longer to edit my work. I suck at spelling and I hate grammar, but I prefer to do my own editing for purposes of rewriting.

I always edit my own work. I write fast and messy and don't correct even obvious typos because I don't want to stop the flow. Then I'll go back and rewrite, copy, change, sometimes add whole new sections - yes, I'll even rewrite after I've submitted (sorry, couldn't help myself saying that).

I should put it aside for six weeks (as Steven King and everyone else says) but I'm usually too excited with a story to leave it that long.

I've toyed with using an editor, but never enough to actually do anything about it.

When I'm stuck on a story, which is unusal, I'll think about the story just before I go to bed, allowing my brain to percolate the idea, while I sleep. Always, I'm full of ideas the next morning.

Sometimes I'm inspired by taking a shower, usually when washing my hair. Weird. Maybe, I'm somehow massaging my brain.

Yeah, showers seem to work. Maybe it's the head rubbing and being naked helps with the ideas. But I also drive a lot for work and sitting on a dull highway makes me want to thing about other things... plots, characters, settings...

I'm fairly new to this site, so have no idea what all this shit you mention is. The comments of yours I've seen so far seem to be pretty sane and reasonable.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Story ideas pop into my brain all the time. I never lack for ideas. I then form them up, store them away, and wait for the optimal flavor to develop...like with my pickles.

One recent story involves a serial killer who lures men to motels and murders them. Another recent story is about 2 high school computer geeks who break into an electronics show late at night, and rape an android-robot. And last night I started writing a tale about a ghetto punk who assaults the wrong boy out on the street, and is forced to make a deal with the Devil to save his sorry life. And yet another story idea concerns a black youth who wants to be an MD, apprentices himself to an alcoholic country doctor, and gets cadavers however he can.

 

[Ellafun]

I keep a notepad by the bed, because first thing in the morning seems to be my time for the best ideas to come through. Although I have begun several erotic stories, it takes me awhile to get them into a finished product. I also write children's stories, but I have to write them with strict deadlines, so they get written much more quickly. The erotica is so much more personal that I want to take as much time as I can to get it right. That's why I have only posted three stories so far! I'm new at this, and I am really loving being able to write in an uninhibitied genre. I find that I am paranoid about editing, because nothing interferes with a great erotic read like a gross misspelling or a grammatic gaffe.

 

[dr_mabeuse]

I think how we work and where we draw our inspiration depends on another question: just why do we write in the first place? What are we trying to accomplish? Are we just trying to entertain people or sexually arouse them? Are we trying to explore our own feelings and ideas? Do we just enjoy immersing ourselves in the world of fantasy? Or do we get off on the very process of writing, converting experience and imagination into words?

What you're trying to accomplish is probably going to have a lot to do with how you work. When I write (most of the time, anyhow), I'm motivated by curiosity about a situation and what it would feel like. Why would going out in public naked under a raincoat be sexually arousing to a normally staid, conservative woman? Why are forced-sex fantasies erotic? What makes an erotic spanking feel different from being struck in anger?

So, since I'm interested in these little psychological moments, my stories tend to be very simple and focus on these central events. My story ideas seem to come in the form of little scenes or images that grab my imagination and make me want to explore them, and usually they're pretty visual. I'll imagine a couple negotiating with a stranger in a hotel bar to have the stranger fuck the wife; or a nicely-dressed, professional-looking woman climbing up into the dark cab of an idling semi at night; or a wealthy, middle-aged widow standing in the snow suddenly transfixed by the sight of a beautiful hand-made whip in a shop window.

Once I have that image, it's just a matter of "watching" it unfold for a while to I get a general feel for the character(s), and then imagining how I could get him/her/them into that situation. Most of the time, I don't know exactly what's going to happen when I start writing. Sometimes I'm not even sure what's happened when I'm done, either, and I have to let the story sit for a while and come back to it in order to understand what it's about.

When I'm writing to entertain, though, I concentrate more on plot, on interesting things happening to drive the story. I'm not good at plot, and I'll have to struggle with outlines and note cards and brainstorming and all that, and even then, things rarely go the way I'd planned.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I think how we work and where we draw our inspiration depends on another question: just why do we write in the first place?

Good point, Elliott.

I suspect there are plentiful reasons for why people write. Be they searches for solutions to life's problems, resurrecting popular but abandoned fictional characters, giving the kaleidoscope a twist and re-arranging all the pieces that make up a life, etc.

For me, the challenge is to make you feel something intensely.

 

[Bebeslut]

I have a standard set of characters I use in all my stories. What they do depends on what they are into and their relationships with each other.
For a while there, story ideas just kept tumbling out. These days, I can go weeks without a new story. I also tell myself I'm too tired to write after a day at work; that's just an excuse, I know, but it works for me! LOL.
I think the thing that has really slowed me down is that I take both my writing and my characters seriously. I don't want to write the kind of story that I perceive make up the majority on Lit: endless chapters of "I Fucked My Mom" or "Anal Annie" or whatever. One person who commented on my work sent me a long, private e-mail detailing how he thought I should write. It was a prescription for that standard Lit story.
I think of my characters as having real lives and I try to find situations that fit into their life stories. Sometimes it's hard to think of the next story.

 

[Mrtouf]

I don't have a particular strategy but, like a thirsty man trying to catch as much rainwater as possible, I try to create as many opportunities as possible to sit down and write. When I tire of staring at a screen and a blinking cursor, I print the part I'm stuck at and get my pencil and pad out. If I go out somewhere where there's a computer, I put my work on a USB flash drive and take it with me. When I'm not writing I'll still think of ways in which I could improve what I have done - by drawing things out, making them take longer but not just for the sake of being long-winded.

In essence, I make writing a casual activity that can fit in at any time. It doesn't always work, in fact lately it doesn't seem to matter how many times I leave the pad and pencil out, I just can't seem to make the time for it. But when you're going through a dry spell the last thing you want is to make it easier to avoid writing. A few sentences can be all you need to start a downpour.

 

[CharleyH]

I'm curious how the rest of my fellow writers not only think about a story but also how they develop a story.

Do you have a method to you madness? Are you the type who stares at a blank page for hours? Are you inspired by an image, a thought, a word, or an idea.

It's only fair that I tell you my process of writing.

I list all the Literotica categories and each morning, I write early in the mornings 5am to 11am, and stare at the categories, until I get an idea for a story. It only takes me a minute or two to get an idea and along with the idea, I usually have most of the story in mind, sometimes, I even have the title.

Inspired writing is my best writing and I'll only write when inspired. Sometimes an image or just a word will inspire me enough to write a story. Weird.

I'll do the same process for about a week, until I've started a dozen to two dozen stories, sometimes a little less, sometimes a little more. Then, every morning I go down my list of stories and write. When I tire of one story, I'll go to the next story and write.

Within a week, I have thousands of words written. On average, I write about 2,000 words a day. The least amount I write at a sitting is 500 words and the most I've written is 8,000 words. For me, it takes longer to edit my work. I suck at spelling and I hate grammar, but I prefer to do my own editing for purposes of rewriting.

When I'm stuck on a story, which is unusal, I'll think about the story just before I go to bed, allowing my brain to percolate the idea, while I sleep. Always, I'm full of ideas the next morning.

Sometimes I'm inspired by taking a shower, usually when washing my hair. Weird. Maybe, I'm somehow massaging my brain.

I'd like your opinion on writing if you care to give it.

I realize there are lots of people who don't like me for one reason or another, but let's all put our differences aside for the sake of writing. Just think of me as another writer who loves to write.

I thank you in advance for posting to my thread. Please wipe your feet before entering and watch your head. They gave me the smallest of threads.

First, what's with the huge letters, BFW? We ain't blind, lol. Good query, and one that hasn't been addressed in a while.

I don't work like you. I could. I could get up every morning and look at a list of categories and spill out story after story if I wanted. I don't want it though. I'm not going to say that it's not the way I work. Every morning I get up at the same time you do and pump out porn, but (and not saying you do this) when I write for me I don't toss around stereotypes, I don't use cheese lead-ins or dialogue. When I write for me, I take my sweet time and it always ends up being worthwhile. True, an idea can come from anywhere, but what is a good sex story? Some might think that a good sex story gets them off. Well, sure, a good sex story should arouse and inspire one to cum, but what is a good sex story?

I think a good sex story is one that gets people off, but a great one creates erotic suspense, uses every sense, every tactile device, every scent, taste and sound. A great sex story contains characters that people can relate to at one point in their lives or another, a great sex story touches the libido more often than not.

My process? I usually start with a scenario ... what if. What if character saw the person of your dreams? What if he/she dissed them? What would happen if they fucked in that moment? What would happen if they dated? What if is the most important question to any author because 'what if' can transform a dull meeting into the most amazing night of anyone's life.

However, my what if's do transform into 'who are these characters and what do they want?' After that I use sex words that truly define the characters ... so much to say, so little space.

Cheers

 

[CharleyH]

I think how we work and where we draw our inspiration depends on another question: just why do we write in the first place? What are we trying to accomplish? Are we just trying to entertain people or sexually arouse them? Are we trying to explore our own feelings and ideas? Do we just enjoy immersing ourselves in the world of fantasy? Or do we get off on the very process of writing, converting experience and imagination into words?

What you're trying to accomplish is probably going to have a lot to do with how you work. When I write (most of the time, anyhow), I'm motivated by curiosity about a situation and what it would feel like. Why would going out in public naked under a raincoat be sexually arousing to a normally staid, conservative woman? Why are forced-sex fantasies erotic? What makes an erotic spanking feel different from being struck in anger?

So, since I'm interested in these little psychological moments, my stories tend to be very simple and focus on these central events. My story ideas seem to come in the form of little scenes or images that grab my imagination and make me want to explore them, and usually they're pretty visual. I'll imagine a couple negotiating with a stranger in a hotel bar to have the stranger fuck the wife; or a nicely-dressed, professional-looking woman climbing up into the dark cab of an idling semi at night; or a wealthy, middle-aged widow standing in the snow suddenly transfixed by the sight of a beautiful hand-made whip in a shop window.

Once I have that image, it's just a matter of "watching" it unfold for a while to I get a general feel for the character(s), and then imagining how I could get him/her/them into that situation. Most of the time, I don't know exactly what's going to happen when I start writing. Sometimes I'm not even sure what's happened when I'm done, either, and I have to let the story sit for a while and come back to it in order to understand what it's about.

When I'm writing to entertain, though, I concentrate more on plot, on interesting things happening to drive the story. I'm not good at plot, and I'll have to struggle with outlines and note cards and brainstorming and all that, and even then, things rarely go the way I'd planned.

Damn! I wish this was FB and I could just love you.

 

[harding]

One person who commented on my work sent me a long, private e-mail detailing how he thought I should write. It was a prescription for that standard Lit story.

Don't worry - I think we all get those. Kinda creepy.

 

[squarejohn]

The first thing I do is decide what category of story to write.

Then I'll begin to visualize the main character and the other character(s).

In creating characters, I try to make them as different as possible (an obvious example being a large age difference). The characters needn't be rich but should have the wherewithal to make their actions plausible. I avoid getting into things like cock or tit size; the reader can decide that.

Once I've fixed all that in mind, I have something to write.

Quite often, I'll finish a story, look at it a few days later, decide it is crap, and then click SELECT ALL followed by clicking Delete. For me, it is easier to start a new story than to try salvaging one that doesn't click.

 

[OnnaDare]

Good thread!

First off, I'm a complete newb at this, (writing AND writing erotica) and I want to thank all who answer the boards, as you all have been of great help/entertainment to me!

I think of characters first, situation next, and then try to make it as plausible/realistic as possible. Then I pick category, (an example being I just learned today from you) that I should put MMF -bi action in gay male, so as not to offend.

I've also learned to stay far, far away from "Loving Wives." - lol.

I try to write the kind of erotica I'd like to read - and from what little research I've done so far, my style seems to lean towards the kind of smut men like to read, (lots of sex/description, etc.) So, I wonder what that says about me?

And commenters (even anonymous ones!) are helping/inspiring me, too.

And lastly, I'm having fun, and trying something new, so again, thanks for that!

Onna

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

Good thread!

First off, I'm a complete newb at this, (writing AND writing erotica) and I want to thank all who answer the boards, as you all have been of great help/entertainment to me!

I think of characters first, situation next, and then try to make it as plausible/realistic as possible. Then I pick category, (an example being I just learned today from you) that I should put MMF -bi action in gay male, so as not to offend.

I've also learned to stay far, far away from "Loving Wives." - lol.

I try to write the kind of erotica I'd like to read - and from what little research I've done so far, my style seems to lean towards the kind of smut men like to read, (lots of sex/description, etc.) So, I wonder what that says about me?

And commenters (even anonymous ones!) are helping/inspiring me, too.

And lastly, I'm having fun, and trying something new, so again, thanks for that!

Onna

Actually, if you want feedback, if you want people to read your story, even you want votes, hits, and comments, the Loving Wives is a good place to start.

They are an enthusiastic and devoted group about their category (lol).

Knowing how they are, you can have some fun with them by slanting your stories one way or the other, first in the man's point of view and then in the woman's. You'd drive them nuts. They wouldn't know if they should love you or hate you, probably hate you, but you'd have some fun with the comments in the process.

Thanks for taking the time to respond to my thread. Thank you all for responding to my thread.