I might return to erotica

[TxRad]

He gave a positive example from personal experience about finding the inspiration to write in everyday places. It was entirely relevant to the discussion, and it was all of two lines. You're really out of left field here.

This is nothing new for him believe me.

 

[PayDay]

He gave a positive example from personal experience about finding the inspiration to write in everyday places. It was entirely relevant to the discussion, and it was all of two lines. You're really out of left field here.

1. You don't know what you're looking at.

2. Nice color lable

This is nothing new for him believe me.

Lie about giant drills and oil fields some more.

 

[TxRad]

1. You don't know what you're looking at.

2. Nice color lable



Lie about giant drills and oil fields some more.

You would be funny if you weren't so pathetic.

 

[PayDay]

You would be funny if you weren't so pathetic.

What basis of proof do you have for that? I have no sense of humor.

Also, define 'pathetic'

I'd use a dictionary, but you lie.

 

[Handley_Page]

Put the handbags away please, people.

 

[PayDay]

Put the handbags away please, people.

I brought a bat, not a handbag.

Also: They started it.

 

[TxRad]

This is not about you fucktard.

Actually you started it by trying to pick a fight with SR. Now, go back to kindergartner and learns some manners.

 

[PayDay]

Actually you started it by trying to pick a fight with SR. Now, go back to kindergartner and learns some manners.

Self defense is self defense. Grow up and stop lying and twisting words and reality like a child.

 

[TxRad]

Self defense is self defense. Grow up and stop lying and twisting words and reality like a child.

Nope, I was wrong. You are an idiot.

 

[lovecraft68]

I'll chime in with others who've said you need to find your own inspiration. Once you have an idea people can give some advice on how to 'work it" but you need to be inspired. Writing something fed to you by someone else would be uninspired and probably suck because of it. Creativity comes from within.

Interesting to see this thread because I feel the opposite....

I feel as if I may, in the near future drift from erotica. Not entirely, but I have some things I've started that are more along the lines of "mainstream material" that will feature a hardcore scene here and there.

I think my Halloween story really kicked this up in me. It had some erotica parts of course, but for the most part was a story about a serial killer and the how and why she did what she did. Got my muse firing in a different direction.

 

[PayDay]

Nope, I was wrong. You are an idiot.

So you're saying you have no defense? Gotcha.

 

[PayDay]

I'll chime in with others who've said you need to find your own inspiration. Once you have an idea people can give some advice on how to 'work it" but you need to be inspired. Writing something fed to you by someone else would be uninspired and probably suck because of it. Creativity comes from within.

Interesting to see this thread because I feel the opposite....

I feel as if I may, in the near future drift from erotica. Not entirely, but I have some things I've started that are more along the lines of "mainstream material" that will feature a hardcore scene here and there.

I think my Halloween story really kicked this up in me. It had some erotica parts of course, but for the most part was a story about a serial killer and the how and why she did what she did. Got my muse firing in a different direction.

HEY TX: "The difference is all of the difference" ---^

 

[TxRad]

This message is hidden because PayDay is on your ignore list.

Guess what, you made the list.

 

[PayDay]

Nope, I was wrong. You are an idiot.

If I'm an idiot, what are you?

 

[PayDay]

This message is hidden because PayDay is on your ignore list.

Guess what, you made the list.

Pussy.

 

[Over_Red]

Interesting to see this thread because I feel the opposite....

I feel as if I may, in the near future drift from erotica. Not entirely, but I have some things I've started that are more along the lines of "mainstream material" that will feature a hardcore scene here and there.

That's interesting for you to say. I'm just the other way around - I wrote stuff that was totally non-erotic, and then I wanted to take it further. Fulfill the unstated implications, as it were. I guess we all have our different paths.

Do you have any thoughts, Missouri?

 

[sr71plt]

That's interesting for you to say. I'm just the other way around - I wrote stuff that was totally non-erotic, and then I wanted to take it further. Fulfill the unstated implications, as it were.

That was my direction too.

 

[TxRad]

That was my direction too.

Just the opposite. Started with erotica and moved to mainstream. Couldn't have do it without a non-erotic story that was posted here though.

 

[Missouribiguy]

That's interesting for you to say. I'm just the other way around - I wrote stuff that was totally non-erotic, and then I wanted to take it further. Fulfill the unstated implications, as it were. I guess we all have our different paths.

Do you have any thoughts, Missouri?

I really don't know what to say. I admit that my focus of late is trying to write this story/series based on a kaiju character I created (and no, my erotica would be totally different thing, though a sex scene set in a kaijuverse world would be pretty jarring). But, that has taken me years to even think up of a good concept, so that tells you something. Hell, I'm STILL playing the concept.

My thoughts is that you have to balance out what works for you, and take your time. One of my worries is trying to think of a way to make the story less stereotypical in nature and giving it a more natural feel.

I guess the main thing that bug me is whether I go with the thought of writing a story with real characters that happens to include graphic sex scenes or essentially typing out porno. True, both would work, but that is a personal choice. Of course, I could make a story which is in the middle ground, like the focus is on the concept of the sex, but there is a actual story built around it.

If anything, I will work out a concept that works for me, and build it up slowly. Also, I need to work on my confidence issues with my writing abilties, because I do believe I'm not a very good storyteller.

Also, PayDay is on my Ignore List as well. It's one thing to disagree with people, but please do not attack someone, especially someone I consider a friend. It is very rude and makes me think that you are nothing but a troll.

 

[lovecraft68]

Just the opposite. Started with erotica and moved to mainstream. Couldn't have do it without a non-erotic story that was posted here though.

Well then there is hope for me.

 

[PayDay]

Well then there is hope for me.

Lies and slander!

 

[PennLady]

I feel as if I may, in the near future drift from erotica. Not entirely, but I have some things I've started that are more along the lines of "mainstream material" that will feature a hardcore scene here and there.

My beta reader has been nudging me for a while now to move away from erotica. He's the type of person that likes progression, in his authors, his music, whatever, so it's not surprising. And a lot of times, I'm far more interested in stuff other than the sex. If I have an idea and the sex is more integral to the story, then it all flows better. I know when I have ideas, one of my first thoughts -- because I post here and other places -- is how/if the sex will fit in.

 

[lovecraft68]

I feel as if I may, in the near future drift from erotica. Not entirely, but I have some things I've started that are more along the lines of "mainstream material" that will feature a hardcore scene here and there.

My beta reader has been nudging me for a while now to move away from erotica. He's the type of person that likes progression, in his authors, his music, whatever, so it's not surprising. And a lot of times, I'm far more interested in stuff other than the sex. If I have an idea and the sex is more integral to the story, then it all flows better. I know when I have ideas, one of my first thoughts -- because I post here and other places -- is how/if the sex will fit in.

My beta reader(my wife) and a couple of people from lit have been telling me this was going to happen. I am at a point where even in my incest stories, my back story is getting more complex, there is more turmoil, more conflict leading up to the encounter

When I wrote "Every Dog" the parts where the police were discussing the killer and profiling her and the scenes where her personalities were interacting flowed so much better than the sex.

But the sex did go easier because it was spread out and went with the flow, it was not the focus of the story, so I still see myself writing erotic scenes, but around a story not as the story.

My penchant for fight scenes affects this as well I enjoy them as much as sex scenes, its action, just of a different type. I have worked them into stories here, but they would not fit in most erotic stories.

 

[sr71plt]

I still write in the mainstream. And I don't necessarily know where the target is when I am forming an idea what to write. (Which is a point Missouri might consider in the vein of what he says he'd like to write--think of the story line first, not the sex scene(s). Then you're more likely to actually have a story to write.)

What had frustrated me with the mainstream writing--beyond not getting to write on a lot of accumulated experience--was that I'd get to a natural sex scene and have to limit the depth of writing on that when I wasn't doing that with the rest of the story. It was freeing to describe the sex in detail too. Then, when I started putting the full-out versions in the erotica marketplace, I discovered that the erotica marketplace was a lot more accessible and responsive than the mainstream was.

 

[TxRad]

I still write in the mainstream. And I don't necessarily know where the target is when I am forming an idea what to write. (Which is a point Missouri might consider in the vein of what he says he'd like to write--think of the story line first, not the sex scene(s). Then you're more likely to actually have a story to write.)

What had frustrated me with the mainstream writing--beyond not getting to write on a lot of accumulated experience--was that I'd get to a natural sex scene and have to limit the depth of writing on that when I wasn't doing that with the rest of the story. It was freeing to describe the sex in detail too. Then, when I started putting the full-out versions in the erotica marketplace, I discovered that the erotica marketplace was a lot more accessible and responsive than the mainstream was.

I have one novel that I wrote the erotic version (full sex scenes) and then went back and cut those down for mainstream. So far I've had several publishers looking at the mainstream version but they are not happy there is an erotic version. Now I'm trying to find a happy medium that they will be happy with. My editor is giggling her ass off as I push the envelope.