Do You Have a Philosophy For Writing?

[NOIRTRASH]

What in hell are you doing? Whats your end result?

For me its all about copying life as it is and arranging the pieces to explore the possibilities, then saving the possibilities that work.

 

[dr_mabeuse]

I don't copy life as it is. That would cut out my imagination.

My goal in writing is to create a world where things are described and explained in a way that gves the reader new ways of seeing and understanding their own real life.

My best piece of feedback ever was from a woman who thanked me for putting into words things she'd felt for so long and never been able to express or understand. For me, there's no higher praise a writer can get.

 

[Nathan_Brazil]

Nothing so grand.

I like to build worlds with interlocking characters. Romance, philosophy, psychology, sociology...religion.

The soft sciences.

Try to get a laugh or two out of my readers; maybe try to make them think a little.

One step at a time.

 

[49greg]

I don't have a philosophy, I just write for fun. Unfortunately I haven't been able to finish one in a while.

The closest thing to philosophy I have is that I want to write a good story that others like as much as I do. Plus I would really like it if I could write a good mystery story with a dash of adventure and sex in it. So far all my tries at that turn out to be crap.

 

[HeyAll]

Just to entertain readers with stories that are (hopefully) very erotic.

 

[JackLuis]

"Nothing succeeds like Excess"

 

[sr71plt]

I write in different genres, some of them not erotica. I think I have a philosophy of writing for only my GM stories. I always try to establish a world where a sexually active gay male lifestyle is a norm and doesn't come with any societal guilt--or much of any interaction outside of this world. It's sort of a "cut to the chase" approach.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

I don't copy life as it is. That would cut out my imagination.

My goal in writing is to create a world where things are described and explained in a way that gves the reader new ways of seeing and understanding their own real life.

My best piece of feedback ever was from a woman who thanked me for putting into words things she'd felt for so long and never been able to express or understand. For me, there's no higher praise a writer can get.

Sure, none of its real, its all in our heads as imagination, even the cognitive part, but sometimes it hits close to the real deal and readers tingle.

 

[TxRad]

Philosophy? That's way too deep for most porn... uh... erotic writers.

I write to get the fantasies and voices out of my head.

 

[Ewobbit]

I remember my favorite philosophy class. One day the professor ambled in... stumbled, more like. When he reached the podium, he turned around and looked at all of our bright, shiny faces and said, "I can't do this shit today." And stumbled back out.

When it came time for the final, I spent an hour "studying" at J. Patrick O'Malley's. When I stumbled up to the front to turn in my blue book, he peered at me with bloodshot eyes.

"How'd... (hic)... How'd you do?"

I swayed back an forth for a moment, pondering.

"I shink... (hic)... I THink I did o-okay."

I aced the class.

Since I'm not near drunk enough to talk about Kant, Aristotle, DesCarte, or ... er... Nitshche? Niitcshke... Fuck it. Ni. And am far too sober to remember any of the other names, much less anything else, I'm assuming you don't need to hear shit about "candy is dandy but liquor is quicker" or "sometimes a cigar is just a smoke".

For the most part, I start with something real from my own checkered past. And then I jump off the bus and hope it doesn't run me over while I write it like I wish it had happened.

But, if pressed, I'd say I tend to go with Heinlein's philosophy, "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" and it's unspoken allegory "Happy Endings only happen in Fairy Tales or if you are the first one to die."

 

[Zeb_Carter]

I write when I feel like it and I write what I feel like writing. If that's a philosophy?

 

[Nathan_Brazil]

Heinlein was a pessimistic old fuck... Who wrote incest stories.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Heinlein was a pessimistic old fuck... Who wrote incest stories.

He did, veiled as science fiction to get around the censors.

 

[Nathan_Brazil]

One of my earliest influences.

I found his selfishness a bit troubling, and his later works kind of bitter, but I really loved 3 or 4 of his middle period works.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

One of my earliest influences.

I found his selfishness a bit troubling, and his later works kind of bitter, but I really loved 3 or 4 of his middle period works.

I loved everyone of his works. I found them extremely entertaining. I also found the symbolism of most palatable. I really think I would have liked have him as a friend.

A lot of his philosophies have become mine...except that incest thing, although I do write in that category. And the only reason I write in that category is because that's where the money is...or was.

I still re-read some of his books from time to time. I especially like his later works, from The Number of the Beast on. Brilliant.

 

[Ewobbit]

I loved everyone of his works. I found them extremely entertaining. I also found the symbolism of most palatable. I really think I would have liked have him as a friend.

A lot of his philosophies have become mine...except that incest thing, although I do write in that category. And the only reason I write in that category is because that's where the money is...or was.

I still re-read some of his books from time to time. I especially like his later works, from The Number of the Beast on. Brilliant.

Well, crap. I'm going to have to come up with a new title. At least one person would grok "Time Enough" all too well.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Philosophy? Probably something along the lines of - I need to write this for some reason (usually as some kind of "letter to myself"), and since the words are there, someone else might as well read them. Someone else might find something of value, too, so why not share?

If a reader is then moved enough to respond with a comment, that's like a smile from a stranger in the street. Cost me nothing, but look what I got back! Just knowing that my words have touched someone enough to stop, take ten seconds from their life and say, "hey, thanks for that," before moving on, that's a little warm fuzzy something, right there, that makes it worth it.

Having a stranger smile, or laugh, cry or sigh - means things are ok, somewhere, if only for a moment.

Maybe it's a philosophy of feeling.

 

[Nathan_Brazil]

Well, crap. I'm going to have to come up with a new title. At least one person would grok "Time Enough" all too well.

Use a Norman Spinrad title instead...

 

[oggbashan]

I write because my Muses tell me to.

I leave the Philosophy to them.

 

[lovecraft68]

Nope, like TX Rad said, its too deep for me. I'll leave the heavy thinking to those writing literary erotica.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Jesus! C'mon people! All philosophy is is the logical bunny trail from start to finish for anything.

 

[Carnal_Flower]

Yes. There are as many sexualities as there are people. Everyone has their own sexual tale to tell. Making it absolutely unique to yourself is the challenge.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Yes. There are as many sexualities as there are people. Everyone has their own sexual tale to tell. Making it absolutely unique to yourself is the challenge.

Naaah. Its all holes and poles. All that other shit is simply imagination.

 

[sr71plt]

*Yawn* Someone needs to put this thread on life support.

 

[sr71plt]

*Post obviated by the deletion of an attack post.*