Categories that you have or always will avoid

[EmilyMiller]

There are some of these where I feel I have no relevant experience. Most obviously:

1. Exhibitionist & Voyeur
2. Gay Male
3. Transgender and Crossdressing

There are some where the category has featured in some of my stories, but not as a central theme, e.g.:

1. Erotic Horror
2. Group Sex
3. Humor and Satire
4. Mature
5. Non Human

There is one I kinda object to being a category:

1. Interracial Sex - that just sex, right?

There are a few I’m just not that interested in:

1. Audio
2. Celebrities & Fan Fic
3. Chain Stories
4. How to
5. Illustrated - though a collaboration with someone who can draw might be interesting

And the there are a few I really don’t like:

1. Loving Wives
2. Mind Control
3. Non Consent / Reluctance

My list is not comprehensive (e.g. Reviews & Essays is absent as are others).

What about you?

Em

 

[SimonDoom]

None. I can imagine writing anything. The only categories I'm likely never to attempt are 1) Non-English, because I don't write Spanish well enough to attempt it, 2) Non-erotic, because it doesn't interest me (here at Literotica, at least), and maybe 3) Novels and Novellas, because I'm not interested in writing novels at Literotica. But there are no erotic kinks I consider off-limits.

 

[Djmac1031]

I could never write Gay male, Transgender, or cross dressing.

As a straight CIS male, I don't know that I'd be able to capture those kinds of tales honestly.

I haven't attempted Non Human; unless I come up with a truly unique idea (like you did, @EmilyMiller ) I'm not gonna try.

I have a half written story that's SORTA Mind Control; my male character develops the ability, not to CONTROL minds so much as manipulate emotions. And as he discovers these abilities he's certainly fretting over them. Because he's a good guy and doesn't want to be a rapist. Because forcing people is kinda creepy to me, too.

I've talked before about how my one story became a Non Con / Reluctant and how I wasn't really thrilled with that so I changed the ending to make it role-playing.

I'd be curious about making my own audio story; I was a DJ for many years, I have a good voice for it. But do women actually listen to the male narrated stories? I have no idea lol.

 

[Djmac1031]

Interracial Sex - that just sex, right?

I understand it as a category; I'm not a fan of most of the types of stories that category inspires.

A good story that explores the difficulties and experiences of dating /being involved with someone of a different ethnicity is interesting.

Stories that fetishize a particular skin color as some type of "taboo," not so much.

 

[EmilyMiller]

I could never write Gay male, Transgender, or cross dressing.

Ditto

I haven't attempted Non Human; unless I come up with a truly unique idea (like you did, @EmilyMiller ) I'm not gonna try.

Thanks

I have a half written story that's SORTA Mind Control; my male character develops the ability, not to CONTROL minds so much as manipulate emotions. And as he discovers these abilities he's certainly fretting over them. Because he's a good guy and doesn't want to be a rapist. Because forcing people is kinda creepy to me, too.

I guess I’ve written mind control - though not really. Does a bumbling space octopus who is trying (and failing) to do the right thing by altering neural pathways count? I think not.

Em

 

[djrip]

I'll probably stay out of gay male. For some reason I'm not really into the humor or celebrity categories; I have no issue with humor or celebrities in a story but not sure I want them to be the whole point.

Certainly not audio. Not super interested in non-erotic or essays or letters and transcripts or how to, but you never know, I might get a weird idea.

Think I might like to get something into the rest eventually.

Oh I forgot interracial. I actually have interracial sex in several stories, but I agree, a category for it seems... Well I get it but it's for stories that make a fetish out of it maybe, and I don't do that. But now that I think about it, maybe a prim Victorian English lady could get lost on safari and end up enthusiastically integrating with a tribe of indigenous Africans or something.

 

[spankableBelle]

My contribution here won't be as detailed as others, but either I have no particular interest in writing for a specific category or that my skill set/understanding of the dynamics involved isn't where it should be in order to tell a good story...

Trans/Cross-dressing...
Humor and Satire.
Celebrities and Fanfic
Erotic Horror
Non-English
Non-Erotic
Interracial
Sci-fi Fantasy
Mind control
How-to

This is pretty much how I approach my romance writing career, too. Not every category or sub-category or sub-genre of romance appeals to me and I don't have the skills or understanding to do a story justice.

 

[Dearelliot]

and mine even less so...
I only write stories about Dominant women and how they mistreat their men.

 

[SeraphNocturne]

No holds barred. I'll write anything, or at least attempt to...

The only categories I'm seeing I wouldn't give a go would be Non-English, How to, or Chain Stories. Like most people, I don't fancy 'Interracial' as a category. I'm a mixed woman myself, it gives 'race fetish' vibes and I'm just not crazy over that in erotica.

I've written Gay Male romances... I've never tried Trans but I wouldn't be against it, I just don't have much experience being a cis-female, but still... no experience wouldn't stop me from making an attempt if I had an exceptional idea.

Hell, I'd even give Audio a go... I've got a soft sweet voice, naturally, but I've always had an interest in voice acting. I can drop my voice an entire octave and sound like a very convincing man. I've done it before pretending to be my husband. I've done it ordering food in a drive thru and have whipped it out at parties--the look of absolute shock is so great. I call it my "useless talent". I've gotten so good with it I can effectively sing both male an female parts of songs.

 

[SimonDoom]

This may just be me, but ever since I started writing stories here six and a half years ago I've never felt that either a) real world experience or b) actual sexual interest are limits of any kind on what I want to write. Most of what i write has no relationship to my actual experience. Many of the things I write about are things I've never experienced and have actual interest experiencing.

That's the pleasure of imagination. You can imagine yourself to be any character you want, any age, any gender, with limitless kinks and desires.

 

[John_Vandermeer]

For me its easier to list categories that I have not published in, but on the face of it may seem natural to publish at least some of my stories in.

Not yet published but may. In fact extant published work may have gone there instead of, say, Fetish:
NC/R

Not ever published, and I feel I would, could, were it not that its writers and readers have turned into something very, very different than I understand by the title:
LW
IR
Though in reality, probably never going to happen. Why? Not a fan of BTB or RAAC. The agony of cuckoldry seems to mostly not be welcome there. As for the second one similar issue. Almost 100% of the category seems to be fetishized BMWF or WMAF couplings.

Everything else other than Fetish, BDSM, and I/T I feel no drive to publish in anytime soon.
In fact, may abandon I/T if I continue to feel it is too moralistically straight jacket vanilla (ironically! what is kinkier than incest?).

 

[EmilyMiller]

This may just be me, but ever since I started writing stories here six and a half years ago I've never felt that either a) real world experience or b) actual sexual interest are limits of any kind on what I want to write. Most of what i write has no relationship to my actual experience. Many of the things I write about are things I've never experienced and have actual interest experiencing.

But journeywomen writers like me have to fall back on what we know most of the time. Hence my caution in writing about gay male sex. It was hard enough writing about Futanari, which is essential whimsical fantasy.

That's the pleasure of imagination. You can imagine yourself to be any character you want, any age, any gender, with limitless kinks and desires.

But things are easier if you have personal experience.

Em

 

[SimonDoom]

But journeywomen writers like me have to fall back on what we know most of the time. Hence my caution in writing about gay male sex. It was hard enough writing about Futanari, which is essential whimsical fantasy.

But things are easier if you have personal experience.

Em

Your writing experience is your writing experience. I can't contradict it. But I haven't found this to be true at all. I'm not gay, but I've mapped out a gay male sex story I hope to finish and publish at some point. I'm sure as heck not a lesbian, but I think it would be very interesting to write a lesbian sex story. I've seen other men write good lesbian sex stories.

You're no more journeyman/journeywoman than anyone else here. You've got the chops to do whatever you want to.

Your experiences may be different from, and perhaps far more interesting than, mine, but if I were to limit my erotica to my own personal experience I would be very bored.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Your writing experience is your writing experience. I can't contradict it. But I haven't found this to be true at all. I'm not gay, but I've mapped out a gay male sex story I hope to finish and publish at some point. I'm sure as heck not a lesbian, but I think it would be very interesting to write a lesbian sex story. I've seen other men write good lesbian sex stories.

You're no more journeyman/journeywoman than anyone else here. You've got the chops to do whatever you want to.

Your experiences may be different from, and perhaps far more interesting than, mine, but if I were to limit my erotica to my own personal experience I would be very bored.

It’s maybe a crutch I realize.

Em

 

[SimonDoom]

It’s maybe a crutch I realize.

Em

A phony one, I think. After all, you've written two stories about tentacle sex, right? And that's not based on experience.

There are no limits.

 

[djrip]

In fact, may abandon I/T if I continue to feel it is too moralistically straight jacket vanilla (ironically! what is kinkier than incest?).

Categories are as vanilla or as kinky as their authors make them. For every comment complaining about some kink, there are probably a hundred (or a thousand) readers who weren't bothered by it but didn't comment.

 

[SeraphNocturne]

It’s maybe a crutch I realize.

Em

I think ultimately, writing what you're most comfortable with first and foremost is the best way to write.

If you feel pressured to venture out of your comfort zone it isn't going to be a fun experience for you, so I think you're very wise to know what you have a solid interest in and know the places you would prefer not to go. Writing any and everything isn't for everyone and doesn't at all mean you're lacking... I've read your work, and quite enjoyed several of your pieces.

It's important to acknowledge your interests and biases, there's nothing wrong with that at all.

 

[ronde]

I only write what I know or something I find interesting enough to do some significant research before writing. To that end, I'll probably never write anything in:

Celebrities and Fan Fiction
Gay Male
Incest/Taboo
Mind Control
Transgender and Crossdressing

I also don't collaborate with other writers. I don't see the point of illustrated erotic stories. It seems to me as if an erotic picture in the middle of text would be distracting.

 

[EmilyMiller]

I think ultimately, writing what you're most comfortable with first and foremost is the best way to write.

If you feel pressured to venture out of your comfort zone it isn't going to be a fun experience for you, so I think you're very wise to know what you have a solid interest in and know the places you would prefer not to go. Writing any and everything isn't for everyone and doesn't at all mean you're lacking...

Sounds advice. Thanks

I've read your work, and quite enjoyed several of your pieces.

That’s very kind of you to say. Praise from other authors is always precious. In fact, it often feels like my scribbles are more popular with writers than the Lit public.

It's important to acknowledge your interests and biases, there's nothing wrong with that at all.

It’s also some stuff I do have experience of and so dislike fictionalized / glamorized versions of it. Only natural I guess.

Em

 

[EmilyMiller]

FWIW, I’m 3k words into a prostitution story. But - rather like Coleoidphilia isn’t really about tentacle porn - this is not really about working girls. Maybe I think way too highly of myself, but I like looking at tropes through a distorting lens.

Em

 

[John_Vandermeer]

FWIW, I’m 3k words into a prostitution story. But - rather like Coleoidphilia isn’t really about tentacle porn - this is not really about working girls. Maybe I think way too highly of myself, but I like looking at tropes through a distorting lens.

Em

BTW, were would a prostitution story go on Lit?

 

[John_Vandermeer]

FWIW, I’m 3k words into a prostitution story. But - rather like Coleoidphilia isn’t really about tentacle porn - this is not really about working girls. Maybe I think way too highly of myself, but I like looking at tropes through a distorting lens.

Em

For me prostitution is an unexplored but interesting topic. Primarily if it explores the "taboo" aspects of it (got another thread going about taboo...). Of, say, a wife that works as a prostitute. Or a high profile public woman that also works as a prostitute: well known business or government leader say. That kind of situation.

 

[djrip]

BTW, were would a prostitution story go on Lit?

Depends what happens in it, could be EC or GS obviously, or LW if wife is one or hubby visits one, or NC if she's being forced or pressured, or IR if that's a focus... Maybe fetish if she does weird stuff.

 

[EmilyMiller]

BTW, were would a prostitution story go on Lit?

Good question. Incest and Taboo? But that’s dominated by Incest.

I wrote a story about an Only Fans punter meeting a pornstar he had fallen in love with. Money exchanged hands, but the story wasn’t really centered on that. It was about what content consumers think about content creators and how that can get misunderstood on both sides.

I think I ended up in Erotic Couplings. But I never do well in E/C - maybe as my stories only go there if I can’t think of anywhere else.

Given it was based on a real pornstar, I guess it could have gone in Celebrities. But I went to great lengths to obscure her identity, so not so much. Fetish might have been another option.

Em

 

[SeraphNocturne]

Sounds advice. Thanks

That’s very kind of you to say. Praise from other authors is always precious. In fact, it often feels like my scribbles are more popular with writers than the Lit public.

It’s also some stuff I do have experience of and so dislike fictionalized / glamorized versions of it. Only natural I guess.

Em

My pleasure, I've been happy to leave five star ratings. I'll jot my thoughts as comments on my favorites for you, when I get a moment.

When it comes to lived experience resulting in traumas or triggers, then you're not wrong at all avoiding categories that make you expressively uncomfortable.

Depends what happens in it, could be EC or GS obviously, or LW if wife is one or hubby visits one, or NC if she's being forced or pressured, or IR if that's a focus...

I'm inclined to agree, I feel as if prostitution in itself would be a sub-genre, so it would probably categorize as whatever the main focus of the story is and surrounding those dynamics. It could be a pay-girl who falls in love with a John and easily slide into the Romance or Erotic Couplings category.