Actual erotic content of a story

[Kimikimidoll]

You have the mouth of a Bangkok Ladyboy. And I say that as a complement.

Yes, I am very beautiful boy.
XD

 

[HeyAll]

For erotica, it all depends.

If the writing is really good, as is the story, then I don't mind reading many pages (spread out over a period of days).

 

[SikFuk]

3 pages max for me, although I've written longer. I like real-life, dysfunctional characters and I like to satirize religious convention and the prudishness of American society. I see generic strokers stuffed with graphic sex as the cotton candy of erotic fiction. I prefer a nourishing meal - not that I always deliver, but that's what I strive for.

 

[Hypoxia]

I don't read much of anything here. In what I write, I try to include both a plot and sex that I consider to be hot--with varying proportions... I don't obsess over the question of the balance of content; it's different in each story. Long live variety.

Yeah, depends on the story and my mood when writing. I include much sex because LIT but maybe not explicit every time. Long or short tales may contain more or less sexual action but many sexual thoughts. I may include fairly long, detailed stroke-worthy scenes or brief overviews.

I usually try to picture settings populated with quirky players in plausible, fuckable situations. Set the players loose and see what they do. And they'll surprise me. In one story I was ready for the MC to be seduced by two nymphs but he shocked me (and them) by teasing and shining them on -- for the moment. Getting them both later was a tragi-comedy. I didn't anticipate the tragedies, either. They all snuck up on me.

No, I don't plan-out sex by volume, or sex by formula, or sex per page -- but sex for sex's sake is okay when it fits the story. Sex happens when, where, how, why, and if it happens. that's all. Orgasms are the only imperative.

Readers: Get'em by the balls and their hearts and minds will follow. Or vice-versa.

 

[PervOtaku]

I bounce between both. Short stories with just enough plot set-up to justify the sex scene(s), and longer stories where the characters and the sex scenes have a progression over the course of the chapters.

Sometimes a reader just needs to get off quickly and then be done. Sometimes as a writer a sex scene idea can't support a long story. But the longer stuff is probably more satisfying ultimately, so long as there's a fitting and well-thought-out ending.

 

[Kimikimidoll]

Sometimes a reader just needs to get off quickly and then be done. Sometimes as a writer a sex scene idea can't support a long story. But the longer stuff is probably more satisfying ultimately, so long as there's a fitting and well-thought-out ending.

As a writer, it IS satisfying to flesh out your story. The motions, the feelings have a reason ultimately, and even something simple like a kiss has an effect.
We want our characters to have personalities, but then you run the risk of being repetitive. Say one of your characters is very religious- it ties into their persona and everything- having them attend an orgy seems out of character (unless something happens- then on top of the act, you have all these emotions charging the scene, and imo the whole thing goes to another level).
In shorter stories however, there is more a tendency to say it, not show it- extra character/plot detail feels unnecessary even; I mean, we all know he's gonna be in a threesome a few paragraphs down. You get the kick, but not through the same method.

 

[Athalia]

I prefer to read and write erotica with some type of build up with things going on in the background because it helps to make stories believable. If I were interested in just the sex scene, I would just watch porn, but why do that when I could just have sex?

I'm with you there, Kant. My stories are usually one or two pages, but I think I've failed if the characters don't have an emotional connection to the reader. That's why so many of my stories revolve around sexual healing and the redemption of their characters. I don't think I could write a "Tab A into Slot B" story if my life depended on it.

 

[KayceeCharles]

When I first started I went for all mechanical stuff, you know, move this, touch that, etc. etc.

Then I read that I need to incorporate more senses. Didn't help much.

Then I read Diana Gabaldon's book on how to write love scenes, and I realized I was doing it all wrong. I need to get into both characters' head, and how they FEEL about EACH OTHER. And that includes the senses.

In other words, a sex scene is really a dialog scene with a specific type of BODY LANGUAGE.

So I tried to include understand all that before I even start writing about sex.

 

[Kantarii]

I like stories that have life's drama going on in the background of the story. I don't like reading stories that describe dress codes, the entire transformation process from male to female, nor stories that put emphasis on penis or breast size. I don't read stoker material and prefer the stories I read (the few that I do read) to build up to the sex scene. If the main goal is the sex scene, I shy away from those stories. As I said, what's going on in the background and how it relates to the sex scene is what's interesting to me. But, what do I know? I'm just a lovable transvestite with a warped sense of reality and human like everyone elseKant

 

[JayLikestoRead]

I don't usually like long stories, but I always want some story. The funny thing is, I never know how much story or how much sex one of my own stories will end up with. Sometimes I have a very simple situation but I take a long time to develop it; and sometimes I'll have maybe two paragraphs to describe the situation followed by six pages of sex.