Need some help on where to go next...

SpotInTheSand

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Howdy all --

I just posted my first story up here, in the Toys & Masturbation category. It's called Brad's Road Trip Ch. 01 (admittedly, the title sucks. I knew that when I submitted it. Unfortunately, my creativity and imagination don't seem to function in the 10-words-or-less category.) The story is here:
http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=317275

It's a story about a guy who's about to go on a road trip across the country, starting at his final military station and eventually ending up in his hometown. As the "Ch. 01" suggests, there will be subsequent chapters. The first one finds Brad meeting someone new before he leaves and having a bit of unexpected fun over the phone.

Let me know what you think, but I actually need a little help, too (this next part will make sense after you've read it). I want to keep Kelly as an integral part of his trip. They'll talk every day, but obviously, this guy is gonna be getting himself quite a bit of action. My quandary is how to present all of this and still keep his phone calls to Kelly pertinent.

I see three options: 1) Just write everything in first person, including the lead-up to the sex, the actual sex, and the phone calls. The problem is.. if I describe all the sex before the, Kelly's going to want Brad to describe the sex during the call, too. That will get repetitive or choppy, and I'm not a fan of either. 2) Start most of the chapters with them talking on the phone, then when they get to the part where Brad tells her about his day, go into mini-flashback mode and tell the story in first person, then come back to the phone call when it's over. 3) Do all of it in a phone call. i.e. everything is a phone conversation. All of the sex and other activities is recounted as dialogue between Brad and Kelly. That could get fairly repetitive, as well.

Anyway, if you've made it this far, thanks for your help. I've already finished the next couple of sections but have yet to submit them because I'd like to know how you guys think it should continue.
 
I really don't know. You are the author, you should be the one with the vision as to how it continues. If you can't see it right now, put it aside for a day or two and then go back to it.
 
Trust me, I have plenty of visions. They all conflict with each other -- perhaps laying off the bottle will help. :)

I can envision it any of the three ways I mentioned there... everytime I start writing it one of those ways, tons of advantages of doing another way pop into my head. So I try to go that way.. and problems start cropping up.

Ultimately, I'll do it how I want to do it, of course.. just seeking some suggestions. Thanks for the feedback on it, though -- I may just put it away till after the 4th and see how I feel about it after that.
 
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drksideofthemoon said:
I really don't know. You are the author, you should be the one with the vision as to how it continues. If you can't see it right now, put it aside for a day or two and then go back to it.

Like drk said, you are the author.

Listen to your characters more, let them tell you the way their story should go. Then blend it with your vision. If you try too hard you might force the story and it may show that way in the final version. If there is no deadline, let it rest and have it come to you hopefully then.

ML
 
SpotInTheSand said:
Howdy all --

I just posted my first story up here, in the Toys & Masturbation category. It's called Brad's Road Trip Ch. 01 (admittedly, the title sucks. I knew that when I submitted it. Unfortunately, my creativity and imagination don't seem to function in the 10-words-or-less category.) The story is here:
http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=317275

Hi there, not sure how this works, but read your thread and thought i'd reply from a girls point of view!!!
I would personally go for the flashback way of writing his adventures....with either the calls or flashbacks in italics.....
Hope this is helpful for you
Minxx66
 
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