First time writer, want to write a celeb story

I need any suggestions that any of you can give me about writing erotic fiction. I want to write a celeb story but unsure how to really get started.

Hey there.

General fiction suggestions if you're new to fiction in general. I'll let someone else handle the erotica as I'm not an expert on it as a literary form:

Start small. Don't try to cram everything into your story, or you'll run out of space and the reader won't be able to process it.

Start with what you know. If you're interested in writing about celebrities, might I suggest John Cena? Seriously though, if you know about wrestling, write about that; any authentic details that you can add will make the story more believable.

Start with a good first line, in medias res, or in the middle of the story. This is especially important for short stories, in which no words should be wasted. Your first line, or at least your first paragraph, should contain a 'hook' that keeps the writer reading. One of the most famous great first lines:

He was born with the gift of laughter, and a sense that the world was mad.

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'Scaramouche,' Rafael Sabatini (I recommended the movie and novel to someone in PM, so I can easily remember it). That's a great first line, because it gives you a sense of character, a sense of the tone of the story (it's not going to be boring or sad, certainly, and it's probably going to be pretty adventurous), and poses a question: How does this guy, freaky as he is, live in his world (which later turns out to be Revolutionary France)?

Aim for hooks like that in the first paragraph and you will have your reader started. There's a second part, though:

Momentum. Many stories fail on this part because they don't really get the idea. Momentum needs to do three things:

* Remain steady throughout the story - if your story slacks off, you will lose your reader.
* Rise and fall naturally - you must give your reader pauses to breathe. In traditional fiction, you'll find these in the 'back at the ranch...'-style scenes, or what have you. Neverending action (and I would imagine this would apply to well-written erotica too, namely neverending sex) will shellshock your reader into numbness.
* Continually raise its stakes. If you have someone angry with their mother in Act One, have them fight with the mother in Act Two, and then have the fight be heard by a neighbor who complains to the neighborhood cops in Act Three - you get the idea. The character must always have something to lose or win at any point in the story.

Obviously, you should write well, and have a good grasp of characterization (put briefly: archetypes are good; stereotypes are bad). Use all five senses, not just sight and hearing - this goes double for the good erotica that I have read. Use the volunteer editors program here if you're not confident in your story's merits.

Lastly, make sure you choose a good title. That's an art in and of itself. Choose something that's both attention-grabbing and relates to your story. The best titled book I have come across recently is 'The Lies of Locke Lamora,' because it sums up the book and still manages to put you in the right frame of mind for the book (props for good use of alliteration, too). The worst title I have come across recently is 'The Collection,' by Bentley Little - a collection of short stories. They're well-written, but the title of the book is hopelessly bland. Don't title things blandly, but make sure the title works for the story.

Good luck, and I hope this helps somewhat. I leave the particular suggestions about the erotica genre to people more knowledgeable than myself.

Certain parts of what FCDC said you can ignore, if your just wanting to write a short little we got together, got naked and fucked hard then smoked after story most of what FCDC said really isn't possible per se.

The way literotica works, the tags actually are more important since many will do a search for a general topic and then read from there. Though since you want to do a celebrity story, there are a few things to keep in mind.

First, have the celebrity name in your title or the short blurb after that people can see before clicking. This part is rather important because it's always good to at least let people know what your writing about.

Second, and this is godly important, don't just 'run into' and then run off to get fucked. Seriously unbeleivable, and stupid, don't take the 'I am a moron' approach to it. Instead lead up to the sex with this person with a little backstory and a reason why this person is fucking you. For an example, your story is about Jenna Jameson, she is in a relationship and gets all the sex she can stand to begin with, so to be beleivable, you are doing a scene with her for her latest movie. So talk about how excited you are to be doing a scene with Jenna, how nervous you were doing the casting and so on then bring in Jenna with the crew about, the director telling you or her to do this and that and then get into sex.

Last, and this is last because generally an editor won't redo your story for you, give it to an editor and let them go over it, before you do however run a spell check and read it.

I don't always do the read it part, which I am sure snoopy hates, but he at least is helpful.

You know actually that reminds me, snoopy really should get in here and give you his take on what is needed in a story and what isn't. Though I am sure he will drop by later and tell us all how wrong we are.

emap said:

Certain parts of what FCDC said you can ignore, if your just wanting to write a short little we got together, got naked and fucked hard then smoked after story most of what FCDC said really isn't possible per se.

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Haha. Point taken. I had to be boring fiction advisor, though. A little good advice never hurt. (I will maintain that the title advice and the hook advice are still important for the wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am story that you describe, though - you still have to grab the reader both through the title and the first paragraph.) Similarly, the writing well, characterizing well, and using five sentences also apply.

Momentum consideration is admittedly irrelevant in this genre, it seems. (Though I'd argue that the momentum of a well-written sex scene is harder to maintain than that of a well-written fight scene, and that's generally the hardest thing in vanilla fiction to write.) Just figured it was worth tossing it in there, as they're crucially important in well-written fiction in general.

I typically don't write celebrity stories, but one night I was watching CSI and this 1 minute scene caught my attention and it jump started me into writing a Celebrity Story. The investigators were questioning an actress in regards to a murder that had taken place upstairs. They asked her why he knees were bruised and scratched and she said "because I was giving my body-guard his birthday present."

As I said the scene was short, but I got to thinking about it. What if celebrities routinely did give blowjobs to the very people that protected them from harm say only on their birthdays? That would be semi-believable right? Out of that I wrote a story regarding my favorite actresses, Tiffany Amber Thieseen. I thought it came out rather well because it was not the typically "jumped into bed" kind of celebrity story that is a bit over-done on literotica.

Here is the link in case you want to read a story that is non-celebrity traditional. Tarnished Tinsel Town

fcdc said:

Haha. Point taken. I had to be boring fiction advisor, though. A little good advice never hurt. (I will maintain that the title advice and the hook advice are still important for the wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am story that you describe, though - you still have to grab the reader both through the title and the first paragraph.) Similarly, the writing well, characterizing well, and using five sentences also apply.

Momentum consideration is admittedly irrelevant in this genre, it seems. (Though I'd argue that the momentum of a well-written sex scene is harder to maintain than that of a well-written fight scene, and that's generally the hardest thing in vanilla fiction to write.) Just figured it was worth tossing it in there, as they're crucially important in well-written fiction in general.

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I totally agree on the value of a good title and story description. As a reader I mostly stick to the New Stories page. I like to have an idea of what I'm getting into before I click on a story.

Momentum is VERY important for a good sex story. In many ways the entire story needs to be building to the ultimate "release" of the sex scene. More romantic stories sometimes build for the romantic climax, but the difference is probably subtle enough not to stress over.

I would personally tell a new erotic author to stay away from celeb stories. My advice would be "pick a moment in your life where you saw or met someone that turned you on, then write a fantasy exploring the "what if" of getting together with that person."

JamesSD said:

I totally agree on the value of a good title and story description. As a reader I mostly stick to the New Stories page. I like to have an idea of what I'm getting into before I click on a story.

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That's true. This is a medium where apparently it serves to put your best foot forward.

Momentum is VERY important for a good sex story. In many ways the entire story needs to be building to the ultimate "release" of the sex scene. More romantic stories sometimes build for the romantic climax, but the difference is probably subtle enough not to stress over.

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I stand corrected, then. How is narrative momentum itself handled in comparison to the momentum of the sex scene? Do both climax (sorry, couldn't find a better word) at the same time, or can the climax of a narrative occur at a different spot than that of the sex scene? Obviously the emotional, physical, psychological ramifications of said sex scene are going to make the story hit its zenith at the same point the sex does, but I'm still curious if it can be handled otherwise, given a decent writer.

I would personally tell a new erotic author to stay away from celeb stories. My advice would be "pick a moment in your life where you saw or met someone that turned you on, then write a fantasy exploring the "what if" of getting together with that person."

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I was sort of hedging on telling her to stay away from celebrity stories too, speaking as someone who isn't turned on by that at all (I often wind up laughing at the awful characterizations in bad fanfic, to choose something non-erotica-related.) I do think though that if she chooses someone she's more familiar with, rather than picking "Johnny Depp because he's hot" and knowing nothing about him, that the story will be better for her knowledge, so I figured that wouldn't be bad advice.

ETA: By the way, 'all five sentences' should have been 'all five senses.' Sorry; it was late.

Don't write a generic 'insert fave celeb name here' story where there is an unbelievable plot of fan meets celeb, they have sex...

know enough about the celeb to instill the tale with their personna, foibles, quirks, and play the sex off of those.

advice...for what it's worth...

XXXCenaGirl said:

I need any suggestions that any of you can give me about writing erotic fiction. I want to write a celeb story but unsure how to really get started.

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Just write what you feel and think, then go back and re-read and edit. After that, have someone else read and edit, or at least give you some constructive feedback. If you try to follow a formula, it will probably make your story have a disjointed feel to it and you may lose your enthusiasm for doing it.

Just my 2 cents worth...

ps---would be happy to give it a read for you, if you're interested

Any celebs in particular?