Common theme

[fun_tracy]

When I try to write stories, I always seem to come back to the same sort of theme.
I can’t seem to write about a different theme and get writers block or lose my way. Is there anything I can do to perhaps not “lose my way?”
Or am I thinking about it too much and should just carry on with what I know best?

 

[Brandnewbuddy]

Nothing wrong with writing the same theme. Lord knows a number of published writers dress up the same themes and even character archetypes with just some mild changes.

Now I will say you might get better advice in the “How To” or one of the author focused forums as we just generate ideas here. But unless you’re getting burnt out on the theme, no reason you can’t keep exploring that theme.

What’s the theme you keep coming back to?

 

[Rob_Royale]

Your theme is simply what you are into as a fan of erotica. And there is nothing wrong with that. I'm a sucker for older gals. Have been since before I was a Lit approved age.
So most of my stories are of the older woman/young man genre.

The key here is to vary the setting and story. In the end my young man has his beloved MILF but the who, what, when, where, how and whys are all different from story to story.

 

[fun_tracy]

Your theme is simply what you are into as a fan of erotica. And there is nothing wrong with that. I'm a sucker for older gals. Have been since before I was a Lit approved age.
So most of my stories are of the older woman/young man genre.

The key here is to vary the setting and story. In the end my young man has his beloved MILF but the who, what, when, where, how and whys are all different from story to story.

Thank you, that makes sense. Same theme just dress it up differently

 

[fun_tracy]

Nothing wrong with writing the same theme. Lord knows a number of published writers dress up the same themes and even character archetypes with just some mild changes.

Now I will say you might get better advice in the “How To” or one of the author focused forums as we just generate ideas here. But unless you’re getting burnt out on the theme, no reason you can’t keep exploring that theme.

What’s the theme you keep coming back to?

Thank you, I was a little unsure where to ask to be fair

I keep coming back to interracial and age gap Xx

 

[TheWritingGroup]

I'll disagree with my colleagues, a little. If you feel an urge to vary your writing, don't let them discourage you.

If you write erotica, find something that excites you, that you haven't already covered. Say you were Rob Royale: maybe your favorite MILF story has elements of exhibitionism--your hero gets a charge by making out with his older lover in a park. Maybe do a story about that?

Or do the same theme but a very different story. Again, using Rob's favorite story type as an example: a younger man falls for an older woman. Then he's charged with murder. The 40-year-old woman reads a lot of Miss Marple stories and watches Murder, She Wrote. Can she solve the crime before her lover is sent to prison? Does she put on a disguise and go undercover as a stripper as part of her investigation? Or an escort?

--Annie

 

[Brandnewbuddy]

Thank you, I was a little unsure where to ask to be fair

I keep coming back to interracial and age gap Xx

Both of those can be varied up in quite a few ways! I remember before I torched my first account one of the two stories I published combined the two to be about an intergenerational friendship between a white woman and her older black neighbor that becomes physically intimate.

So yeah, if those are your bag just find ways to shake them up. Maybe mix in other genres or themes to try them out if you want to branch out

 

[Andreas_Kreuz]

I had a look at your story list, you publish in many different categories, so you know how to vary your theme.
And it is always an advantage if there is a theme that we feel at home in. Makes writing easier and more productive.
If you really want to do something else then you could take a look at the various contests and write for one of them with characters of same age and race.

 

[mooner6969]

Thank you, I was a little unsure where to ask to be fair

I keep coming back to interracial and age gap Xx

i have lots of stores ,i was raised with 7 sisters 2 were younger than me

 

[Oldbroad76]

I've found taking reader suggested stories (within reason and mutual author interest) helped push me into new territory I may not have otherwise explored.

 

[Handsomehim]

When I try to write stories, I always seem to come back to the same sort of theme.
I can’t seem to write about a different theme and get writers block or lose my way. Is there anything I can do to perhaps not “lose my way?”
Or am I thinking about it too much and should just carry on with what I know best?

Are you actively looking for ideas?

 

[Djmac1031]

When I try to write stories, I always seem to come back to the same sort of theme.
I can’t seem to write about a different theme and get writers block or lose my way. Is there anything I can do to perhaps not “lose my way?”
Or am I thinking about it too much and should just carry on with what I know best?

I write "common themes" all the time. Lots of us do.

As long as you're not getting bored with it, or feel like you're just repeating the same story again and again, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

That said, you can always take a shot at something completely different too. Even if it fails, it can be worth the effort to try and expand your horizons.

 

[fun_tracy]

Are you actively looking for ideas?

Yes, always looking for ideas Xx

 

[impresso]

When I try to write stories, I always seem to come back to the same sort of theme.
I can’t seem to write about a different theme and get writers block or lose my way. Is there anything I can do to perhaps not “lose my way?”
Or am I thinking about it too much and should just carry on with what I know best?

Personally, I like it when authors are consistent in the fetishes they write about. Because if I like their stories, I'll definitely come back for more, like yours, for example, while you're on this wave )

 

[Rob_Royale]

Personally, I like it when authors are consistent in the fetishes they write about. Because if I like their stories, I'll definitely come back for more,

I notice you do a lot of interracial stories and it's a good theme. The upside is that it's not a hard category like incest where a story must go in that category if it features any sort of taboo. Sex between racially diverse people can go anywhere. And becoming known and appreciated by readers as an interracial writer is a good thing. The only time it would be an issue is that if the plot of the stories became repetitive.

 

[VerbalAbuse]

interracial, yes. I was suggesting in a different thread somebody write a story with Poxbringers.

 

[Rob_Royale]

interracial, yes. I was suggesting in a different thread somebody write a story with Poxbringers.

The problem is that nearly no one knows what poxbringers are. I'm a ttrpg'r and I had to look it up.

 

[VerbalAbuse]

The problem is that nearly no one knows what poxbringers are. I'm a ttrpg'r and I had to look out up.

that would make the story special. right?

 

[Reenigam]

This is not a story idea. The discussion belongs on AH.

 

[Rob_Royale]

that would make the story special. right?

Yes and at the same time, no.
Poxbringers are someone else's idea. Which is fine normally but the best part about using a known brand is name recognition. So using a race like Klingons that people know, brings in the readers. Poxbringer sounds rather disgusting so it would have the opposite effect.

But if you created a race inspired by them and put the story in the non-human or erotic horror category, readers who are into that genre would find the story.

 

[dirk2024]

Hi Tracy,

I'm replying to your post in the story idea's thread about whether you should write in more that one category, I've got six published stories in six categories. I thought I might be able to help you if you're really interested in other categories. Let me know if you are, or even if your not and I'll leave you be.

The discussion, if you choose to continue, should occur somewhere else besides 'story ideas' though.

Dirk