I don't know if this is where this type of thread goes but here I go.
I'm a virgin (yeah, that title under my name rings true in more than one respect!). If I did start writing erotic stories, they would be from my thoughts and fantasies. I just don't know if I can correctly articulate them. I don't think I could write smut, but I don't want to be syrupy either.
Another worry I have is that if I indulge in these fantasies and whatnot, what will I have left? I've read a few erotic stories and I just felt... drained when I finished. Not because I was mastubating or anything (for you sick pervs out there!!!) but because I felt so emotionally involved. I don't think I could be some prolific erotic writer because it takes to much out of me. Emotionally and otherwise.
Fear 3: I'm a perfectionist and I don't want to write anything sucky. I know I'll have to so I can get better, but still, I don't want anyone telling me my work sucks. I take it to heart. I won't break down and cry, but it will get under my skin.
Any suggestions on getting over these?
I'm a virgin (yeah, that title under my name rings true in more than one respect!). If I did start writing erotic stories, they would be from my thoughts and fantasies. I just don't know if I can correctly articulate them. I don't think I could write smut, but I don't want to be syrupy either.
Another worry I have is that if I indulge in these fantasies and whatnot, what will I have left? I've read a few erotic stories and I just felt... drained when I finished. Not because I was mastubating or anything (for you sick pervs out there!!!) but because I felt so emotionally involved. I don't think I could be some prolific erotic writer because it takes to much out of me. Emotionally and otherwise.
Fear 3: I'm a perfectionist and I don't want to write anything sucky. I know I'll have to so I can get better, but still, I don't want anyone telling me my work sucks. I take it to heart. I won't break down and cry, but it will get under my skin.
Any suggestions on getting over these?