Question

[Colleen Thomas]

I am a little under the weather now. I'm really in the mood to write something, but I don't feel well so I am not in the least randy. I can't seem to write a damned thing, even tried working on some non erotic pieces and nothing will come (no pun intended)

My question then is how important is your libido to your writing? With me it seems to have a very strong sway over my muse. The best writing I have done I was revved up and the times I get the worst block I am also, for whatever reason, not in the mood for sex, sexual play.

 

[Guest]

My libido is my muse.

If I'm horny, I can write.

If I'm sated, I edit.

 

[Guest]

Depends what I'm writing.

An erotic story for Lit, yep, being horny helps, in a big way!

If I'm writing a novel (usually erotic horror), then, no. I put my "serious writer" head on for those - not that I really have one, it just sounds good. It's hard to get horny when you're writing about a mysterious lake consuming someone, crushing every bone in his body, one by one. But, of course, there are sex scenes in my novels, so if I wasn't horny before beginning to write them, I do get that way during.

Lou

 

[Guest]

It's hard to get horny when you're writing about a mysterious lake consuming someone, crushing every bone in his body, one by one.

But you manage?

 

[Guest]

But you manage?

Well, yeah, more often than not.

 

[impressive]

My question then is how important is your libido to your writing?

Depends on WHAT I'm writing. For erotica, sure -- gotta be horny (which is pretty much all the time). I do a lot of non-fiction writing for my advocacy work -- and then, I gotta be pissed off at the bigotry and injustice (which is pretty much all the time). Poetry -- pain, angst, joy, hope -- pretty much any strong emotion will do.

If I'm not horny and I want/need to write, I just read a few stories to rev the engine -- or flirt a bit on the AH.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

My libido helps me with inspiration during writing, I don't necessarily have to be horny before I start, but I usually am after a few minutes. If I can't get in the mood after a while, then I wait till later because I'll just sit there staring at the screen anyway.

 

[dr_mabeuse]

On the more blatant side of it, I just channel erotic daydreams directly onto paper. I write what I fantasize about. That's vicarious sex, pure and simple.

On the more abstract side, libido is still important but it's more subtle. The cliche is that it's the creative urge, but that doesn't really mean much. It's kind of like a controlled frenzy. There's something sensual about telling a story and dealing with images and words and descriptions. There's something inherently erotic about telling people about your characters, maybe voyeuristic.

--Zoot

 

[Guest]

 

[Black Tulip]

In all honesty I'm not sure. I think in the past I used my frustrations to write. Not directly related, but more along the lines of sublimation, using the sexual energy to express yourself in one way or the other.

LOL Since I do occasionally get to express myself in one way, I find it harder to write. Or is that just the misery of real life interfering too much?

Probably a combination of both. I haven't written a single word since NaNo.

 

[Penelope Street]

I am sorry to learn you are feeling poorly.

Interesting question, and even more interesting responses. I appear to be in the minority. I don't write when I'm aroused. What I mostly want when I'm in a writing mood is absolute quiet so I can concentrate. I am so easily distracted by the least little thing. And being aroused would, for me, be more than the least little thing. Sometimes I get involved enough to become aroused and later, when I re-read the scene, I usually find it not nearly so good as I thought it to be when I wrote it.

If I find I am just not in a mood to write for whatever reason, I can always review one of my completed stories in preparation for submission. Or I can pick one of the many half-finished stories I have lying about and re-read it. Since I usually can't re-read anything of my own without wanting to tweak it, I'm usually writing again before I realize it.

Do hope you feel better soon.

Take Care,
Penny

 

[Lucifer_Carroll]

My libido is utterly unconnected to my writing blocks or writing streaks. It's also not very connected to my writing period. Since my creative personality is my muse, I write when it's rearing to write and I've got an idea setup on the docket with enough detail to suffice.

Mood does affect things though. If I'm feeling like shite or depressed out of my skull, I can't write. Not even utterly depressing stuff.

It's all rather annoying really.

 

[Belegon]

in the direction originally intended, no. I do not have to have a libido-high day to start writing....but getting something written definitely turns me on and raises my libido.

 

[sincerely_helene]

in the direction originally intended, no. I do not have to have a libido-high day to start writing....but getting something written definitely turns me on and raises my libido.

I didn't start writing about until a few months after becoming celibate. In fact, I never even really thought about sex until I wasn't having it. I think if I were to be in a physical relationship, it would likely very much impact my writing in a negitive way and I would just stop feeling inspired again.

 

[Kassiana]

I think it helps to feel good, certainly. I do my best writing when I'm feeling good. Whether that's because I'm horny, drinking something I love (hush!), eating strawberries, or have my birds entertaining me doesn't really matter.

Of course, getting TOO horny does interfere with the writing process...

 

[woodnymph_O]

My storys are a Gift

No I'm not stuck on myself lol
I write for my boyfriend,my first fiction submission for lit was written as a gift for him.(He appreciated) So I picture his reaction more than mine,and the thought of him drooling over one of my stories gets me in the mood lol.
What can I say, I'm a giver
Nymphy

 

[carsonshepherd]

Libido has very little to do with my stories. Yes, I sometimes get hot thinking up the sex scenes, but I don't do that while I'm writing. When I;m actually writing them down, I'm trying to hard not too seem boring, trite, or like an idiot, to get aroused. And then after I finish, I'm convinced they're crap and I never read them again, lest I crawl under a table.

 

[Bridget69]

I definitely have to be horny in order to write. It's much easier to formulate thoughts and ideas that way.

 

[cantdog]

I used to write about other things, and draw other things. But since I got married I draw almost exclusively nudes and sexual subjects, and whatever I write turns firmly to porn. Not getting enough has a definite effect. Other visual artists I know do more T & A when they're sexually frustrated, too. Sometimes they hold it down to just dancers in motion, but usually it's at least an arse.

Writing, per se, no.