Write drunk edit sober

[GoldenCojones]

Hemingway once said "Write drunk, edit sober" or something like that. I find I write erotica best when I'm good and horny but need to be sated to edit. This must be my version of his write drunk, edit sober.

So what is your "Drunk" What is it that makes your writing sing?

 

[TxRad]

Hemingway once said "Write drunk, edit sober" or something like that. I find I write erotica best when I'm good and horny but need to be sated to edit. This must be my version of his write drunk, edit sober.

So what is your "Drunk" What is it that makes your writing sing?

Since most everything Hemingway wrote was in a bar in Key West.... The drunk part is self-explanatory.

Pictures. Both mental and real. A story in capsule form.

 

[sr71plt]

Well, to be fair, he wrote some of it in a hotel bar in Paris (the Ritz).

I seek a certain type of distraction when I write, but I avoid all distractions when I edit. Neither interrupts drinking, though.

 

[NotWise]

So what is your "Drunk" What is it that makes your writing sing?

I'm not sure my writing sings,but it works well when I love the characters and they're in lust. That makes it easy to write and hard to edit. It took me months to edit some of the early chapters in Unlikely Angels, but then I had no outlet for the story anyway.

As far as writing actually drunk is concerned, I haven't figured out how to do that. I need to be mostly sober and uninterrupted.

 

[CeasarBoobage]

I think I've found a difference in the way I write while/after drinking. The scenes seem to be a bit more intense and deep, but the sober me writes more consistently with a better flow. Either powered by booze or coffee, I still get into the story just as much.

And yes, I need coffee, smokes, and quiet to edit well.

 

[SamScribble]

I think I probably write best with a glass of wine at my elbow - and edit best with a cup of coffee.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

I don't drink.

But I recently changed how I write, and see an immediate difference in the results I got from readers.

That is, 42,000 reads, 500 votes, and zero comments. The favorites are more than ever, but the score is meh.

Whats different is no description of any character. Not one reader noted the absence.

Its a simple story. A guy comes home on convalescent leave from the army (helicopter crash), mom catches him screwing the home health care woman, and takes over his bathing herself after he refuses a male worker.

I'll do it again to see what happens.

 

[ThisNameIsntTakenYet]

I don't drink.

But I recently changed how I write, and see an immediate difference in the results I got from readers.

That is, 42,000 reads, 500 votes, and zero comments. The favorites are more than ever, but the score is meh.

Whats different is no description of any character. Not one reader noted the absence.

Its a simple story. A guy comes home on convalescent leave from the army (helicopter crash), mom catches him screwing the home health care woman, and takes over his bathing herself after he refuses a male worker.

I'll do it again to see what happens.

Interesting. I once read a story on another site where the writer never mentioned the name of any character, and I didn't notice either.

For normal stories I think I would always include a detailed description of the characters, but I think for erotica it's a bit different. Having no (or really basic) descriptions of the characters allows the reader to project their fantasy and preferences into the story. For normal writing this might not always be what you want, but for erotica this might be ideal. Say one reader prefers women with huge breasts, while another reader prefers women with average/small breasts. By including either of those descriptions in your story you will be making the character less appealing to one kind of reader. If you leave out the size of her breasts, both readers will project their preference on the character and that would result in a character that is equally attractive to all readers.

I'm not sure if I would leave out descriptions all together, but it certainly is a good idea to trim down on them and leave some major features to the reader's imagination.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Interesting. I once read a story on another site where the writer never mentioned the name of any character, and I didn't notice either.

For normal stories I think I would always include a detailed description of the characters, but I think for erotica it's a bit different. Having no (or really basic) descriptions of the characters allows the reader to project their fantasy and preferences into the story. For normal writing this might not always be what you want, but for erotica this might be ideal. Say one reader prefers women with huge breasts, while another reader prefers women with average/small breasts. By including either of those descriptions in your story you will be making the character less appealing to one kind of reader. If you leave out the size of her breasts, both readers will project their preference on the character and that would result in a character that is equally attractive to all readers.

I'm not sure if I would leave out descriptions all together, but it certainly is a good idea to trim down on them and leave some major features to the reader's imagination.

All I know is I got significant differences.

I said nothing about the mom, and noted that the son's cock was affected by his meds. That's my experience with blood pressure meds, I stay hard all the time.

In the sequel Mom says she's no beauty queen but wears well and guys seem to find her appealing. No hair color, no weight, no bra size. She says Junior's cock looks like it grew a little since she seen it last.

 

[ColetteJulie]

Since most everything Hemingway wrote was in a bar in Key West.... The drunk part is self-explanatory.

Pictures. Both mental and real. A story in capsule form.

He was right.... writing drunk is a lot more fun.

 

[ColetteJulie]

Hemingway once said "Write drunk, edit sober" or something like that. I find I write erotica best when I'm good and horny but need to be sated to edit. This must be my version of his write drunk, edit sober.

So what is your "Drunk" What is it that makes your writing sing?

A question for you, Goldenballs - do you remember a guy way, way, way back who had his balls replaced with teflon coated steel balls? If I remember correctly his name was Jack Youngk or something like that. His body rejected the balls and he ended up getting castrated, not that he was unhappy about it, he was into body modification. He eventually had his urethra re-routed and Sailor Sid Diller did a flaming tat around it. Just another piece of useless information I stored.

 

[ColetteJulie]

Well, to be fair, he wrote some of it in a hotel bar in Paris (the Ritz).

I seek a certain type of distraction when I write, but I avoid all distractions when I edit. Neither interrupts drinking, though.

Where he perverted the ripe and ready Brits, lol. I think that might be the only place in the world where you'll see Ernest Hemigway's name scrawled next to Marianne Faithfull's with a famous black model in between them.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Writers who come from the factory anal (like a few on this thread) need booze to loosen the sphincter in their head.

 

[GoldenCojones]

A question for you, Goldenballs - do you remember a guy way, way, way back who had his balls replaced with teflon coated steel balls? If I remember correctly his name was Jack Youngk or something like that. His body rejected the balls and he ended up getting castrated, not that he was unhappy about it, he was into body modification. He eventually had his urethra re-routed and Sailor Sid Diller did a flaming tat around it. Just another piece of useless information I stored.

I have to admit that I had never heard that before. Sounds horribly painful and bizarre. I chose my name more as a testament to my dedication to immaturity than a sign of my insanity.

 

[ColetteJulie]

I have to admit that I had never heard that before. Sounds horribly painful and bizarre. I chose my name more as a testament to my dedication to immaturity than a sign of my insanity.

Lol. You should Google him.

 

[sr71plt]

Where he perverted the ripe and ready Brits, lol. I think that might be the only place in the world where you'll see Ernest Hemigway's name scrawled next to Marianne Faithfull's with a famous black model in between them.

Right. I have a story posted here as a tribute to the Paris Ritz during the occupation ("Puttin' on the Ritz," in GM), which includes references to Hemingway and pals and points out what a cauldron of creativity, even in the face of adversity, a particular place at a particular time can be.


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[oggbashan]

I think a better piece of advice would be:

Write hot: edit cold.

When you are inspired to write, just do it. Let it flow.

When the flow has gone, that's the time to edit, slowly, carefully with attention to detail you weren't concerned about earlier.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

I think a better piece of advice would be:

Write hot: edit cold.

When you are inspired to write, just do it. Let it flow.

When the flow has gone, that's the time to edit, slowly, carefully with attention to detail you weren't concerned about earlier.

Too many people are too anal to create anything without alcohol. A few of us don't need it.

 

[sr71plt]

Yep, I can write slightly buzzed, but when I write it's not alcohol that's giving me a buzz. I don't get drunk.

I like Ogg's write hot; edit cold take.

 

[_Lynn_]

I don't drink alcohol (or coffee). My "drunk" varies, with strong emotions playing a big part in what I write.

Like Ogg, I write when inspiration hits. Unlike Ogg, I don't edit when that inspiration leaves. I do my editing as I write.

 

[sr71plt]

I'll edit as I write as long as it doesn't intrude on the flow of writing. I, though, need to leave it at least overnight before reviewing it, or my mind will see what I intended to write, which isn't necessarily what I actually wrote. Leaving it a day or two also gives my mind to think it over so that I can come back and expand and clarify--and to establish a theme better. My stories always expand over the editing process, not contract. When I sit to write a story, I want to try to push it to a conclusion as quickly as possible before tinkering with what's there.

 

[_Lynn_]

I'll edit as I write as long as it doesn't intrude on the flow of writing. I, though, need to leave it at least overnight before reviewing it, or my mind will see what I intended to write, which isn't necessarily what I actually wrote. Leaving it a day or two also gives my mind to think it over so that I can come back and expand and clarify--and to establish a theme better. My stories always expand over the editing process, not contract. When I sit to write a story, I want to try to push it to a conclusion as quickly as possible before tinkering with what's there.

I've tried that. The result was a mess.

 

[oggbashan]

I've tried that. The result was a mess.

Different methods work for different authors. Whatever works for you is good.

 

[jomar]

Well, I got drunk at Sloppy Joe's but don't recall any writing getting done.

 

[EverLux]

My stories always expand over the editing process, not contract. When I sit to write a story, I want to try to push it to a conclusion as quickly as possible before tinkering with what's there.

That's how I always treated college papers. Lay the bones, make the points, then go back to fill it in and meet the page count.


It's been a year or so since I last drank, but this thread has me thinking of picking up a bottle of Riesling at the state store (fuckin' PA) tomorrow. When you live alone, it's perfectly acceptable to drink wine from a juice glass, right?