question on how to inprove LGBTA story

[kinkybunny123]

I've already written one story Howl at the Moon Theo's Story that was LGBTQA. I put it under non-human though bc I saw them as ppl (well werewolves) instead of LGBTQA, now I'm trying to write another one. It's hard and I don't want to be offensive. Does anyone have advice on how to write LGBTQA style stories?

 

[Goonmaster]

Personally, I think the most important thing is that it arouses YOU, the author. Put yourself in your characters' position, and think about what they would do.
Put as much variety in your Characters, and give them a life. Give them friends. Give them a job. Even stereotypical Characters can become interesting when you give them a bit of depth, and write something unexpected about them.
Anyway, good luck!

 

[kinkybunny123]

Personally, I think the most important thing is that it arouses YOU, the author. Put yourself in your characters' position, and think about what they would do.
Put as much variety in your Characters, and give them a life. Give them friends. Give them a job. Even stereotypical Characters can become interesting when you give them a bit of depth, and write something unexpected about them.
Anyway, good luck!

thanks for the advice, but I'm trying to make it more have more sex than my old story and I want it to have more sex without being homophopic. (If that makes any sense at all. I'd like to write a loving homosexual relationship that's what I'm trying to do.)

 

[AlinaX]

Just get into the heads of the characters and focus on their desires.

 

[yukonnights]

I agree with AlinaX & Goonmaster about getting into the character's heads and emotions. I've written many loving LGBTQ themed stories that focus on these interior thoughts, feelings, emotions, etc. The physical descriptions are needed, but without the thoughts, feelings, emotions — a story can get pretty boring and dry. Feel free to check out my story file if you're interested — I've written gay male/male, lesbian female/female and even some bisexual stories. I've also written several hetero male / female love stories.

I find that the key to this is to let yourself become that character you're writing about — then become the other character, etc. — there's no doubt differences in male vs female emotions, but not so extreme as to be unimaginable for a writer. I think what you're really searching for is a style of writing that's called Close Point of View. Maybe look online for some info on that while your working out your own style. Hope this helps you get the story you want.

 

[burgwad]

None of the advice here is bad!

Are you maybe interested in capturing queer verisimilitude? Then immersion is your best bet, if that's something you have access to. Go hang out with your local gays! Gay bars are very welcoming places (introverts be warned). Or if you want to try a more para-social route, then there are tons of extremely high quality (researched, hilarious, polished, etc.) queer content creators on YouTube and TikTok; granted, they don't always make queerness the focus of everything they put out, but you'll still get the benefit of queer "takes" on things.

Finally, if you haven't seen it yet, then please watch as many seasons of Ru Paul's Drag Race as you humanly can. On top of being objectively good TV, Drag Race has been monstrously influential in queer circles for the better part of a decade. I'm not saying to work Ru into your fiction (warning: if you do, you better WERK). I am saying if you want a crash course in modern queerness, then you will find no better edutainment.