Are you a gender-blind reader?

[DerelictionOfSanity]

Also, the new story I'm working on is going well. Though I have kind of hit a wall. Any suggestions on how to portray two guys who both desperately do and don't wanna fuck a third guy and have it be realistic?

Are the two guys a couple? If so, they could have some jealousy/self-confidence issues. They both Want the third guy, but they're kind of afraid of their partner's reaction or that their lover will like the other guy better, etc.

Apologies for the utter off-topicness of this post.

 

[jeanne_d_artois]

Second person can be well done, but it is difficult.

First and third person are easier for most of us.

Og (and jeanne_d_artois)

Don't believe him. He's never finished a second person POV story.

He chickened out, every time.

Jeanne

 

[jomar]

I have found that I enjoy some of the more 'juvenile' stories on this site, which I have always assumed were by male authors. (Perhaps its time to go and take a look, hmm) By juvenile I mean the ones where they pull out the same three devices for their story (oversized genitalia, lots of unbelievable dirty talk, and rapid succession of partners.) I'm actually kind of embarrassed that I like these stories because I could never write one and submit it just out of sheer pride, but hey they get me going for some reason.

Don't be embarrassed. They're the Lit version of TV shows like MTV's Real Life, or tabloids like the National Enquirer.

 

[jomar]

No, it's common, and probably works as often against male authhors as it does female authors. If you try to write in a field that is traditionaly the domain of the opposite gender, you run into this prejudice. I have a female pseudonym for my romance stories.
And it took me a long time before I got round to read Ursula LeGuin, because I assumed (rightly, in her case, but not in general) that women can't really "do" science fiction.

It doesn't matter to me if the author is male or female. What I'm drawn to is the story and the genre (and type of story in the genre). But I do think Dr. S is right that there can be a "domain" bias. Just as there can be a backlash when an author who typically writes in one style or type of story tries something entirely different - goes against followers expectations and can disappoint them.

 

[HeyNonnyNonny]

If you want an interesting experience try reading some of the fine GM stories that have been written by the Ladies of Literotica. That'll definitely narrow down what you do and don't like for you. *cheeky *

Sounds like a good (albeit weird) suggestion. Any particular favourites anybody wants to recommend?

Nonny, the AH laboratory rat.

 

[slyc_willie]

Sounds like a good (albeit weird) suggestion. Any particular favourites anybody wants to recommend?

Nonny, the AH laboratory rat.

Click on Tom's stories and check out When Irish Eyes Are Smiling. A better suggestion I can't give. Especially once Ch. 5 comes out . . . both writers are women now.

 

[scriptordelecto]

Sounds like a good (albeit weird) suggestion. Any particular favourites anybody wants to recommend?

Nonny, the AH laboratory rat.

I highly recommend wavyscribe. Even though she only has the two stories up, they are broken into chapters and are complete. One of them has now been published. I've read those stories several times.

For other ideas, you can go with about anyone on my favs list.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Also, the new story I'm working on is going well. Though I have kind of hit a wall. Any suggestions on how to portray two guys who both desperately do and don't wanna fuck a third guy and have it be realistic?

You're talking about the sex that rides their tricycles off the six-foot-high porch at age five- just because no one's there to stop them?

They desperately want to fuck this guy, so they do. They had good reasons for not fucking him- but they forgot what they were... They'll worry about the fallout later. Maybe there won't be any fallout!

I have no M/M blowjobs on this site. Just one M/M handjob...

 

[rgraham666]

They desperately want to fuck this guy, so they do. They had good reasons for not fucking him- but they forgot what they were... They'll worry about the fallout later. Maybe there won't be any fallout!

This isn't an attitude unique to the male gender.

 

[Stella_Omega]

This isn't an attitude unique to the male gender.

It's the proactive approach!

 

[Tom Collins]

Are the two guys a couple? If so, they could have some jealousy/self-confidence issues. They both Want the third guy, but they're kind of afraid of their partner's reaction or that their lover will like the other guy better, etc.

Apologies for the utter off-topicness of this post.

[total threadjack]
Well, they're only sort of a couple. They've only met that day and had a tiny bit of action together, then this third chap comes along and wants them both, etc... Why they don't want to get with him is tough to explain, and maybe that's my problem with the scene.

Ok, guy1 is very careful about who he gets with and feels a connection with guy2, and doesn't want to alienate him because guy2 has already reacted badly to seeing guy3 touch guy1 in a calculatedly seductive manner.

Now, guy2 physically wants guy3, just accept it as a given that it's impossible for him not to, but he's feeling the same connection with guy1 as guy1 is for him, so he's not intellectually interested in guy3.

To complicate matters further, there's a reason for guy1 and guy2 to intellectually DISinterested in guy3, which I really cannot talk about here because it would give way too much of the story away.

Does my problem make any more sense now?
[/total threadjack]

Sounds like a good (albeit weird) suggestion. Any particular favourites anybody wants to recommend?

Nonny, the AH laboratory rat.

*cough, cough*

*points to the links for two seperate identities in my sig line*

 

[Tom Collins]

You're talking about the sex that rides their tricycles off the six-foot-high porch at age five- just because no one's there to stop them?

They desperately want to fuck this guy, so they do. They had good reasons for not fucking him- but they forgot what they were... They'll worry about the fallout later. Maybe there won't be any fallout!

I have no M/M blowjobs on this site. Just one M/M handjob...

I am sooooooo PMSL right now! That is too funny, Stella.

I wanted to give these guys some credit for being capable of thought processes while sporting teak, but maybe that's not realistic, eh?

 

[BlackShanglan]

I've little doubt this topic has come up on the AH before, but I couldn't find it with a brief search, so I thought I'd give in an(other) airing.

I've realised recently that I prefer writing stories which I believe to be written by women. Not because I think they're better, or even because I think they're more suited to my tastes. Probably because I'm less likely to allow myself to be turned on by men. It's a shame, because I'm well aware that I don't read as much as I could of some of Lit's best authors.

I'm aware that makes me very shallow, and borderline homophobic. What I'd like to know is, does it make me unusual? Is the gender of the writer a factor in whether you read a story? And if so, why?

I actually prefer not to know. And so, as well, I prefer not to be known.

 

[Tom Collins]

I actually prefer not to know. And so, as well, I prefer not to be known.

You'll always be the sexiest equine on the planet to me, Shangy.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Shang, damn. I missed the horsey!

And I have such a nice livery to show off, too.

 

[Dr_Strabismus]

I actually prefer not to know. And so, as well, I prefer not to be known.

Actually, you don't have to be a zoologist to be able to sex a horse

 

[AthenasFury]

I tend to gravitate to female authors more than I do male authors. I'm not sure why. It's just always been that way. Sometimes male authors surprise me. Sometimes female authors let me down. I think it's because I enjoy nuances and details. I find that more women build these things into their stories than men do. I often find contemporary fiction written by men to be very straight to the point without the occasional detour away from plot for any reason. Of course, I'm untraditional in that I don't believe every single word needs to advance the plot. The majority do, certainly, but not all.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Actually, you don't have to be a zoologist to be able to sex a horse

Dressage helps, however-- especially in this particular case.