When you know you're looking for trouble....

[lovecraft68]

And dive in anyway. Some things are easier to write than others, and I'm sure that varies with each author, but some things can present problems for most.

Point of this quick vent is there are times the muse says "We're going to do this" and my first thought is whatever the immediate issue is I see with said idea. "I don't know, that's a PIA" "Suck it up, buttercup, we're doing this!"

Current instance of asking for it a all girl threesome. Issue...oh, the pronouns! The she's the hers, the who's fingers are those, who's tongue is that? Who just did what to who?

Yes names can help, different hair color, skin tones...but because this is a taboo story we're dealing with three sisters, two of whom are twins. Why? Because I'm a masochist.

Not looking for answers as much as just bitching and looking to take solace in other people who set themselves up for a hard time.

 

[TadOverdon]

And dive in anyway. Some things are easier to write than others, and I'm sure that varies with each author, but some things can present problems for most.

Point of this quick vent is there are times the muse says "We're going to do this" and my first thought is whatever the immediate issue is I see with said idea. "I don't know, that's a PIA" "Suck it up, buttercup, we're doing this!"

Current instance of asking for it a all girl threesome. Issue...oh, the pronouns! The she's the hers, the who's fingers are those, who's tongue is that? Who just did what to who?

Yes names can help, different hair color, skin tones...but because this is a taboo story we're dealing with three sisters, two of whom are twins. Why? Because I'm a masochist.

Not looking for answers as much as just bitching and looking to take solace in other people who set themselves up for a hard time.

Just about finished writing two ladies together, which has been more than enough noun torment for me. I feel an ounce of your pain.

 

[NotWise]

And dive in anyway. Some things are easier to write than others, and I'm sure that varies with each author, but some things can present problems for most.

I haven't written three women, but with other groups I've resorted to the crutch that with more than two people involved the participants may not really know who's doing what. The more people, the less "who's doing it" actually matters.

So, it might help if you describe what the POV character is doing and, at least sometimes, what's happening to her without her really knowing who's doing it. I think that needs a passive voice, but it helps with the pronoun problem.

When my muse is messing with my head, she challenges me to write raw emotion -- powerful, undeniable, gut wrenching emotion. It's hard to write rationally at the edge of reason.

 

[TadOverdon]

Why do I have the feeling that it would be easier to write two dudes? Makes no sense whatever, I know. LOL

He had a dick in his hand. It didn't much matter whose.

 

[lovecraft68]

I haven't written three women, but with other groups I've resorted to the crutch that with more than two people involved the participants may not really know who's doing what. The more people, the less "who's doing it" actually matters.

So, it might help if you describe what the POV character is doing and, at least sometimes, what's happening to her without her really knowing who's doing it. I think that needs a passive voice, but it helps with the pronoun problem.

When my muse is messing with my head, she challenges me to write raw emotion -- powerful, undeniable, gut wrenching emotion. It's hard to write rationally at the edge of reason.

That's a good suggestion, thanks.

I've written things that have driven me to a rage, brought me to tears, and sent me into such a dark place my wife would threaten to make me talk to someone if I didn't finish the piece soon.

There's the expression 'suffering for your art' that I used to think was kind of pretentious, but I now know otherwise, writing is great catharsis but in order to purge yourself you have to live through it in your work.

I have a story here that details the true story of my wife's near tragic stay at the NIH when she had cancer. For months after we got home I was dealing with a form of PTSD from it, then I forced myself to relive it for that story and felt much better after....it won a monthly...I have a W in romance and that's damn funny

 

[MelissaBaby]

I thought you meant looking for trouble like when you piss someone off and the next thing you know, your contest entry drops from the 4.70s to the 4.50s, but yeah, I just wrote a sex scene with four women and two men in it, and I should have made a pronoun flow chart.

 

[lovecraft68]

I thought you meant looking for trouble like when you piss someone off and the next thing you know, your contest entry drops from the 4.70s to the 4.50s, but yeah, I just wrote a sex scene with four women and two men in it, and I should have made a pronoun flow chart.

Way back in 2011) I think I did a scene with one guy and three women and that was maddening, other than a few FFM threesomes I haven't attempted anything with more than two women or three people since.

 

[NotWise]

I've written things that have driven me to a rage, brought me to tears, and sent me into such a dark place my wife would threaten to make me talk to someone if I didn't finish the piece soon.

There's the expression 'suffering for your art' that I used to think was kind of pretentious, but I now know otherwise, writing is great catharsis but in order to purge yourself you have to live through it in your work.

I have a story here that details the true story of my wife's near tragic stay at the NIH when she had cancer. For months after we got home I was dealing with a form of PTSD from it, then I forced myself to relive it for that story and felt much better after....it won a monthly...I have a W in romance and that's damn funny

You write darker than I write.

To me, the biggest writing challenge isn't technical, it's emotional. A lot of porn and erotica avoids the emotional dimension, and the emotions are sometimes hard for me to grasp. I've spent time face-down on my keyboard, or wide-awake at night trying to deal with what my characters feel.

I think that the closer I come to facing it head-on, the better I write.

 

[MelissaBaby]

You write darker than I write.

To me, the biggest writing challenge isn't technical, it's emotional. A lot of porn and erotica avoids the emotional dimension, and the emotions are sometimes hard for me to grasp. I've spent time face-down on my keyboard, or wide-awake at night trying to deal with what my characters feel.

I think that the closer I come to facing it head-on, the better I write.

I had to bail out on the story I was working on for the Mickey Spillane challenge, because it brought up a few too many past traumas. But I agree with you that facing such things head on is best, so I plan to return to it when it's not under deadline, and I have the time to really deal with it.

 

[NotWise]

Oopsie

 

[Bramblethorn]

Yes names can help, different hair color, skin tones...but because this is a taboo story we're dealing with three sisters, two of whom are twins. Why? Because I'm a masochist.

I had ideas once for a story about people who accidentally get booked into the same hotel room because they have the same name. I was only thinking of two people, but maybe I should make it a foursome just to really bring unnecessary difficulties into my life.

 

[NotWise]

I had ideas once for a story about people who accidentally get booked into the same hotel room because they have the same name. I was only thinking of two people, but maybe I should make it a foursome just to really bring unnecessary difficulties into my life.

What's life without a challenge?

 

[TxRad]

LC, I feel for ya. I did a six or seven person orgy of friends with benefits that had a new member that couldn't keep names straight. I wrote it through in a couple of days and then spent a week getting the owl out of it. WHO, WHO, WHO, was everywhere and very confusing to say the least.

 

[gunhilltrain]

And dive in anyway. Some things are easier to write than others, and I'm sure that varies with each author, but some things can present problems for most.

Point of this quick vent is there are times the muse says "We're going to do this" and my first thought is whatever the immediate issue is I see with said idea. "I don't know, that's a PIA" "Suck it up, buttercup, we're doing this!"

Current instance of asking for it a all girl threesome. Issue...oh, the pronouns! The she's the hers, the who's fingers are those, who's tongue is that? Who just did what to who?

Yes names can help, different hair color, skin tones...but because this is a taboo story we're dealing with three sisters, two of whom are twins. Why? Because I'm a masochist.

Not looking for answers as much as just bitching and looking to take solace in other people who set themselves up for a hard time.

PIA? Sorry, it's not even in the Urban Dictionary, which usually has such things. As has been suggested elsewhere in this thread, you've going to have to use their first names more than usual. I'm working on my first threesome story, and that's what I had to do.

 

[NotWise]

PIA? Sorry, it's not even in the Urban Dictionary, which usually has such things. As has been suggested elsewhere in this thread, you've going to have to use their first names more than usual. I'm working on my first threesome story, and that's what I had to do.

I took PIA as "Pain In the Ass." Similar to PITA.

 

[NotWise]

I'm challenged to use the small clues to create the setting. There's water dripping in the sink; the sheets aren't clean; the cat needs to be fed -- on and on in all their sensory detail.

 

[LAHomedog]

LC, I feel your pain. As maybe you know I've written a bunch of group sex scenes. I have a four-way in my Summer Love entry.

I think you've got to find difference that you can identify and reference when you need to. Even with twins. Nails, jewelry, tattoos hair style.

In real life, I had a three-way with identical twins. Dawn and Denise McBride when I was in my 20s. It was San Francisco and there was a lot of drugs involved

One had long hair, one had short hair. One had a mole on her left breast. The other did not. That was how I told them apart in bed while we were in action.

 

[JuanSeiszFitzHall]

Go with young characters, with piercings and tats. Get all characters' add-ons established early, and you'll create no confusion when you write, "Her tongue stud traced a figure-eight on her unicorn."

 

[LAHomedog]

Go with young characters, with piercings and tats. Get all characters' add-ons established early, and you'll create no confusion when you write, "Her tongue stud traced a figure-eight on her unicorn."

It is not only young characters who have piercing and tat. I am 70 and have been rocking an earring since I was 40. I know a 70 year old woman whose entire back is tattooed with a work of art.

I know a lot of older people with piercings and tats. Don't think that is unique to the younger generation.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Why do I have the feeling that it would be easier to write two dudes? Makes no sense whatever, I know. LOL

He had a dick in his hand. It didn't much matter whose.

Trust me, it's not. Two people the same sex I can handle (oo, missus!) but I've vowed never to write an all-male foursome again. Two established characters and two strangers...

Though I have a story in progress with ten women, at least three of whom will get together, probably more, so I guess I'm just a glutton for punishment (don't answer that!)

When OP said 'looking for trouble' I was expecting a story for LW guaranteed to trigger the incels. Now that would be a fun competition: write a LW story, highest number of insulting comments and death threats wins...

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Yep, a lot of name using just to keep things straight as to who is doing what to who when. I Have done two couples, five guys on one woman, two guys on one woman (that was the easiest).

And woke up this morning with an idea that I don't know if I want to attempt... six women, two guys. That's after they get rid of the six other guys who were gangbanging the one woman.

I might put that one in the Stories Idea forum.

 

[Fervid]

Current instance of asking for it a all girl threesome. Issue...oh, the pronouns!

Easy! She/her, they/them, xe/xer, ze/hir . . .

 

[yowser]

When OP said 'looking for trouble' I was expecting a story for LW guaranteed to trigger the incels. Now that would be a fun competition: write a LW story, highest number of insulting comments and death threats wins...

Ha! Working on one...

 

[gunhilltrain]

Yep, a lot of name using just to keep things straight as to who is doing what to who when. I Have done two couples, five guys on one woman, two guys on one woman (that was the easiest).

And woke up this morning with an idea that I don't know if I want to attempt... six women, two guys. That's after they get rid of the six other guys who were gangbanging the one woman.

I might put that one in the Stories Idea forum.

I've heard of several guys on one woman, but never several women on two guys. But then I've led a rather restrained life. In any case, I'd guess gang-bangs of any sort are more common in porn than they are in real life. If anybody has different info, let me know.

 

[SexualisPhantasia]

And dive in anyway. Some things are easier to write than others, and I'm sure that varies with each author, but some things can present problems for most.

Point of this quick vent is there are times the muse says "We're going to do this" and my first thought is whatever the immediate issue is I see with said idea. "I don't know, that's a PIA" "Suck it up, buttercup, we're doing this!"

Current instance of asking for it a all girl threesome. Issue...oh, the pronouns! The she's the hers, the who's fingers are those, who's tongue is that? Who just did what to who?

Yes names can help, different hair color, skin tones...but because this is a taboo story we're dealing with three sisters, two of whom are twins. Why? Because I'm a masochist.

Not looking for answers as much as just bitching and looking to take solace in other people who set themselves up for a hard time.

In my first story on here, the main character is in a gang bang. She gets fucked by about 30 different futa's. They were in 3 different groups to make writing it a bit easier. I approached each group fucking her as a different mini-chapter.

I took my time describing each character as the chapter progressed. Envisioning characters with very distinctive looks help a lot too, so I could keep them all straight in my head. I made very detailed notes for the chapter.
And, it was definitely a difficult scene to write, and yes I did use a lot of nouns! That was the only way to avoid confusing the reader.

I did feel a bit like a 'glutton for punishment' when I was writing it. But, I also enjoyed the sheer challenge of creating such imagery with my words in such a long and detailed chapter.