SusanJillParker, writer and author will answer your creative writing questions.

[SusanJillParker]

SusanJillParker, the illegitimate daughter of Robert B Parker, the Dean of American Crime fiction, the author of nearly 70 bestselling books will take and answer your questions about Creative Writing.

You have questions, I have answers.

About me? I've been writing on Literotica since 2007 under the name of BostonFictionWriter. I wrote as a man under the name of Freddie, my brother's name, mostly because I didn't want my father to know that I was writing erotica and not detective fiction. I didn't want to call attention to myself and embarrass my father.

All posted on Literotica, I've written more than 1,500 stories and a couple hundred poems. I wrote under the names of AndTheEnd, BostonFictionWriter, CarBuffStuff, PositiveThinker, SuperHeroRalph, and WmForrester, until I started writing under my real name, SusanJillParker, in 2012, after the death of my father in January of 2010 of a heart attack.

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Robert (Bob) Parker received his doctorate from Boston University. I took a few creative writing classes there. Later, he taught at Northeastern University in Boston, where I earned my BS degree in English with English Literature and Creative Writing minors.

Northeastern University required English majors to take at least 5 writing courses to satisfy their major, I took 32 writing courses, all that they had but for technical writing and business writing. I took expository writing, creative writing, news writing, magazine writing, and screenwriting courses.

I graduated magna cum laude, near the top of my class, with a 3.65 gpa. I write every day, 7 days a week, 8 to 12 hours a day. I'm more than qualified to answer any creative writing question you may have.

Robert Parker had a brief relationship, a one night stand with my incestuous whore, prostitute, and stripper of a mother. I was Born in Boston in 1972 not far from where Dr. Parker lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts with his wife, Joan and his two sons Daniel and David.

I didn't know he was my father until my mother took me to meet him when he was shooting Spenser for Hire on Charles Street in Boston with the late Robert Urich. Since then, we became friends. He was my creative writing mentor. I was the daughter he never had. He liked calling me Suzie. Preferring Susan, I hated that name (lol). He liked being called Ace, his nickname.

"Questions? Ask your creative writing questions. I have the answers. Please forgive my Boston accent. Sometimes that even comes out in my writing (lol)."

 

[SusanJillParker]

After my father's death, I attended the funeral. I was happy to discover that I have a lot of family.

Mary Louise Parker of Weeds fame is my cousin.

"Wow! I loved that show."

And Molly Parker who played Alma Garret in Deadwood is also my cousin.

"No way! Cocksucker! Deadwood is my all time favorite show on TV."

Sarah Jessica Parker is a distant cousin, twice removed but she was there at my father's funeral too.

"Interestingly enough, but for the blonde hair, which I don't think she's a natural blonde, we don't look anything alike. Her nose is too prominently displayed, if you know what I mean."

Being that he was a black man, I have no relation to the late, great Charlie Parker, saxophonist and song writer.

Camilla Parker Bowles, Duchess of Cornwall, is also a distant relation, as is the infamous Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde fame.

I guess there are a lot of Parker's out there.

 

[SusanJillParker]

My deepest sympathies go out to those souls lost in Paris last night.

New York and Boston are on high alert.

What has this world come to be? In the words of Rodney King, "Why can't we all just get along?"

After we bomb the shit out of ISIS and move the entire state of Israel to Arizona, Florida, or Vermont where there are more cows than people anyway, we need to save ourselves by moving the Jews out of harm's way.

The Arabs said 50 years ago, there would be no more terrorists and no more terrorism, if the United States stopped protecting the Jews.

"Yeah, right. That's like saying, we're going to allow a gay/lesbian parade in downtown Detroit or Chicago without riot police protection."

Besides, if we stopped protecting the Jews, we'd have no more movies. Hollywood, as we know it, would be dead.

 

[TxRad]

In three threads you said you didn't know who your father was and not he's a bestselling author. Make up your mind or at least get your stories straight.

Another hey look at me thread.

 

[SusanJillParker]

As my free, public service to you, I'm here to answer your questions on creative writing.

What's your question?

 

[lovecraft68]

Being married to a woman who grew up in East Boston and has a lot of family in he North End, I've been bombarded with Boston accents from mild to crippling for the last fifteen years.

I would love to hear yours

http://vocaroo.com/

 

[jomar]

I say quit feeding it...unless a newbie gets roped in. Weird run for this one...seems a bit manic.

 

[SusanJillParker]

"Questions? I'm here to answer whatever questions you may have about creative writing."

Being that this is the Author's Hangout where authors hangout, seemingly, there are not a lot of threads about writing. Many of the threads that appear on the board are foolish and a waste of time.

I'm here to help aspiring writers become published authors. I'm here to help you write better creative fiction.

Use me as your muse, your teacher, or mentor. Don't be afraid to ask your question.

"Questions? I'm here to answer whatever questions you may have about creative writing."

 

[TxRad]

Where are you published in any of your forms here on Lit?

If you're going to help authors get published, shouldn't you have done it first?

 

[lovecraft68]

I agree there are a lot of ridiculous threads on the AH, things about first cars, what would you do with money, have you ever fucked older men....a bootleg Dr. Ruth thread.

Yup, the AH is suddenly full of non writing threads all of a sudden.

 

[lovecraft68]

Where are you published in any of your forms here on Lit?

If you're going to help authors get published, shouldn't you have done it first?

Oh, you must be talking to me. I am more than willing to help someone navigate the dozen or so sites all my e-books are published on. All they have to do is send me a PM, rather than take up space here.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

And I'm accused of being a troll.

 

[SusanJillParker]

Thank you so very much for bumping up my thread. That is so very kind of you.

"Questions? I'm here to answer whatever questions you may have about creative writing and/or the process of creative writing."

 

[loquere]

Asper the other thread.

I'd still like a clear awnser on why you used the term "Secretaries."

 

[SusanJillParker]

Asper the other thread.

I'd still like a clear awnser on why you used the term "Secretaries."

"Security! Big Louie, remove this man. Obviously there's something wrong with him and check his briefcase. I heard something ticking."

 

[lovecraft68]

And I'm accused of being a troll.

Whatthe hell is that in your AV?

 

[SusanJillParker]

Thank you so very much for bumping my thread again. You are so very kind to place me at the top of the board.

 

[R. Richard]

SusanJillParker:
I have a problem with creative writing. I live in an imaginary world, where I have co-written a book, Anatomy of An Adult Film, with porn star Sunset Thomas. I have no problem with the book that I imagine that I wrote. It seems to me that the book is creative. However, publishers keep sending my money to pay for my imaginary book, feeding my delusion.
I like living in my imaginary world. How can I get publishers to send me more real money, to pay me for my imaginary book?
TIA
R. Richard

 

[FortySixtyFour]

I'll bite, I'm actually having trouble with my chapters right now (if this isn't a troll thread). I'm writing situations that wouldn't realistically happen under any circumstances outside an erotica, but trying to depict them as realistically as I can. How can I make the circumstances not seem contrived? Is there a good method for not breaking the "suspension of disbelief" in writing erotica?

I guess what I'm trying to say is, how do I disguise an out-there erotic fantasy as a somewhat plausible this-could-happen story that the readers can really become immersed in?

 

[SusanJillParker]

SusanJillParker:
I have a problem with creative writing. I live in an imaginary world, where I have co-written a book, Anatomy of An Adult Film, with porn star Sunset Thomas. I have no problem with the book that I imagine that I wrote. It seems to me that the book is creative. However, publishers keep sending my money to pay for my imaginary book, feeding my delusion.
I like living in my imaginary world. How can I get publishers to send me more real money, to pay me for my imaginary book?
TIA
R. Richard

You have an interesting problem. Being that you've co-written an imaginary book, perhaps I could give you an imaginary answer.

Yet, I won't do that. I'd rather give you a real answer to your question than an imaginary answer. This is what I suggest you to to have your publishers send you more money to pay for your imaginary book.

A couple of months ago, I wrote an 80,000 word story for Liz, Confessions of a Porn Star, a swinger from Beaverton, Oregon. How's that for a perfect place for a swinger to live, Beaverton? Anyway, a true story as related to me by her, she moved to Amsterdam with her husband where they made 14 porn films.

I suggest you read my story, Confessions of a Porn Star, and copy and paste portions of my story, while changing names, places, and descriptions to make the story your own. Don't worry about the plagiarism laws. We're only talking imaginary here. Send them that instead of sending them another imaginary book.

Let me know how you make out. Good luck to you.

Just a thought, have you thought of inventing imaginary clothes for women? Much like the story, the Emperor's new clothes, imagine women, beautiful women, thinking that they are wearing your new designs only to discover too late that they're walking around naked.

"Wow!"

Being that I'm an exhibitionist, I'd wear that.

 

[SusanJillParker]

I'll bite, I'm actually having trouble with my chapters right now (if this isn't a troll thread). I'm writing situations that wouldn't realistically happen under any circumstances outside an erotica, but trying to depict them as realistically as I can. How can I make the circumstances not seem contrived? Is there a good method for not breaking the "suspension of disbelief" in writing erotica?

I guess what I'm trying to say is, how do I disguise an out-there erotic fantasy as a somewhat plausible this-could-happen story that the readers can really become immersed in?

Your problem in a nutshell is that you haven't sufficiently developed your characters. You must develop your characters enough so that the literally move off the page, stand behind your chair, and whisper in your ear what to write. Once they do that, just hand them the keyboard and allow them to write their own damn story.

Tell me this. Do you constantly and continually stare at a blank page while wondering how to write this and that?

I never stare at a blank page. I only write when inspired. Inspired writing is the best.

This is what you do. Go for a walk. Go for a drive. Walk through the mall. Look at people. Look at their faces. Now imagine them as characters in your book. Imagine them in all kinds of sexy, erotic scenarios.

Then, when you go home, don't write. Go on about your day. Yet, when you go to bed, just before you put your head on your pillow, think about your story. Think about your characters. Thinks about the problems you are experiencing something that you personally haven't experienced.

While you're sleeping, your brain will percolate your writing issues. Trust me. It works. Every time I do this, I awaken with so much stuff in my head that I can't write fast enough.

Now, this process may not work for you the first time but it will work. In the meantime, what you can to is the take a big piece of paper and colored pencils, markers, or crayons and doodle. It doesn't matter what you doodle, even circles. The process of doodling will free up your brain. Trust me, this works too.

The other thing you can do is to take a pen and paper and free write. Write anything that comes to mind. Don't even think about what you are writing just write. Allow your sub-conscious to write for you. Just as you'll be surprised what you've doodled on the page, you'll be surprised by what you've written on the page.

Good luck. I hope this works for you but remember, this may take several attempts before the process begins to work.

Thank you for your post.

 

[jomar]

Whatthe hell is that in your AV?

Might be the ugly dog contest winner.

 

[SusanJillParker]

Thank you so very much for bumping my thread to the top.

 

[FortySixtyFour]

Your problem in a nutshell is that you haven't sufficiently developed your characters. You must develop your characters enough so that the literally move off the page, stand behind your chair, and whisper in your ear what to write. Once they do that, just hand them the keyboard and allow them to write their own damn story.

Tell me this. Do you constantly and continually stare at a blank page while wondering how to write this and that?

I never stare at a blank page. I only write when inspired. Inspired writing is the best.

This is what you do. Go for a walk. Go for a drive. Walk through the mall. Look at people. Look at their faces. Now imagine them as characters in your book. Imagine them in all kinds of sexy, erotic scenarios.

Then, when you go home, don't write. Go on about your day. Yet, when you go to bed, just before you put your head on your pillow, think about your story. Think about your characters. Thinks about the problems you are experiencing something that you personally haven't experienced.

While you're sleeping, your brain will percolate your writing issues. Trust me. It works. Every time I do this, I awaken with so much stuff in my head that I can't write fast enough.

Now, this process may not work for you the first time but it will work. In the meantime, what you can to is the take a big piece of paper and colored pencils, markers, or crayons and doodle. It doesn't matter what you doodle, even circles. The process of doodling will free up your brain. Trust me, this works too.

The other thing you can do is to take a pen and paper and free write. Write anything that comes to mind. Don't even think about what you are writing just write. Allow your sub-conscious to write for you. Just as you'll be surprised what you've doodled on the page, you'll be surprised by what you've written on the page.

Good luck. I hope this works for you but remember, this may take several attempts before the process begins to work.

Thank you for your post.

I might have the opposite problem, actually, I have unusual circumstances. I'm a very sub-par writer, I'd give myself maybe a three or four out of ten - but I work nine hour shifts in an assembly plant doing impossibly repetitive tasks. I have too much time to think about what I want to write and only a few hours at home each day to actually write them out.

So what used to happen is I would come home and write out what I was thinking that day, even if it was just a new variation of a story my head had already been playing with. And so.. I had mountains of pretty shoddy writing, and no time or energy to fix them up.

What I'm trying to do now is spend my days at work honing an idea into a precise, functioning part (an obvious metaphor because that's also exactly what I do at my job) of an overall story. Sometimes it's as little as a sexy new way of phrasing an idea, sometimes it's just a character suddenly asking an unexpected question and it becoming a new hook in the story or tying into another aspect.

And then when I get home I play with these puzzle pieces and try to form them into the overall picture. That's where I'm stuck, I guess, the pieces are looking great, they look incredibly better than what I'm capable of when I used to try to write a single story - but they don't fit together perfectly, the readers can see or feel the seams between the pieces and parts end up feeling forced or contrived.

Tell me this. Do you constantly and continually stare at a blank page while wondering how to write this and that?

I'm not daunted anymore with blank pages - they fill up fast. What I'm staring at is pages of different ideas, many notepad files of characters having different conversations that play out in different ways, comparing alternate versions of the same situation and trying to decide which one fits with what other piece the best, what helps flow into another thing.. this is where I get caught up.

I spend 4 or 5% of my "writing" time actually writing, and the rest is all me trying to piece it all together into a coherent story. My 'cut content' folder of scrapped dialogue and situations is already several times larger the totality of my finished chapters.

 

[SusanJillParker]

I'll bite, I'm actually having trouble with my chapters right now (if this isn't a troll thread). I'm writing situations that wouldn't realistically happen under any circumstances outside an erotica, but trying to depict them as realistically as I can. How can I make the circumstances not seem contrived? Is there a good method for not breaking the "suspension of disbelief" in writing erotica?

I guess what I'm trying to say is, how do I disguise an out-there erotic fantasy as a somewhat plausible this-could-happen story that the readers can really become immersed in?

Just one more comment if I may.

You need to look at your characters as if you are them and their words are your words instead of your words being their words.

You need to get in their heads and immerse yourself as if you are them. Any great actor will tell you that it's draining to be someone else. There's no difference with a writer creating and developing characters. You should feel drained when you done. You should feel that a piece of you is missing. You should miss your characters when you are done writing them. They are your friends. They are you.

Forget the story, character development is the story and the most important part of the story. Too many pornographic writers don't even name or describe their characters never mind develop their characters.

Write what you see. If you can do that, if you can make us see what you see, you'll be a much better writer.

Good luck.