real life

[stephanie_webster]

so I'm not sure what poeple want...fantasy or real life? granted, real life is hard or just stressful...not sure how many people have lost their jobs...would people read a story about a couple that lost their jobs and the changes that they had to make...and what if the wife took an adult job? lots of drama but is that what people want to read about?

 

[GratefulFred]

so I'm not sure what poeple want...fantasy or real life? granted, real life is hard or just stressful...not sure how many people have lost their jobs...would people read a story about a couple that lost their jobs and the changes that they had to make...and what if the wife took an adult job? lots of drama but is that what people want to read about?

People want good quality stories no matter what percent of the story is real.

 

[HardNightDay]

so I'm not sure what poeple want...fantasy or real life? granted, real life is hard or just stressful...not sure how many people have lost their jobs...would people read a story about a couple that lost their jobs and the changes that they had to make...and what if the wife took an adult job? lots of drama but is that what people want to read about?

Readers will connect with stories differently. During the great depression they flocked to the movies as a means of escape. Sometimes the movies were very real, other times they were not.

I actually was just beginning work on a story about set in Chicago during the depression, but shelved it because with the current economy it was depressing me. I'm working on a fantasy story now (elves and witches, etc.).

I think writers should write about what interests them at the moment, that will be a better environment for inspiration.

 

[subwannabe]

What is an adult job? Just curious. I could see a story about a wife becoming a prostitute to make extra money but it probably wouldn't be interesting to read about her duties at a phone sex job, or would it?

 

[stephanie_webster]

well that is what I was thinking, but wasn't sure how others would feel about a story. I'm guessing that there are a lot of stories where a couple goes to a bar and while the husband is in the restroom a man starts flirting with the wife....and what if they are at a high end hotel and the guy offers the wife $1,000 for an hour

What is an adult job? Just curious. I could see a story about a wife becoming a prostitute to make extra money but it probably wouldn't be interesting to read about her duties at a phone sex job, or would it?

 

[BenDover4]

so I'm not sure what poeple want...fantasy or real life? granted, real life is hard or just stressful...not sure how many people have lost their jobs...would people read a story about a couple that lost their jobs and the changes that they had to make...and what if the wife took an adult job? lots of drama but is that what people want to read about?

Don't know if writing of both the husband and wife is necessary, perhaps just the wife. Perhaps she takes a job at a massage parlor ??

 

[stephanie_webster]

we had a few massage parlor's get busted down here for 'happy ending' massages. there was one place where when you walked in you could pick a guy or girl. the news caster did not say how many women went there...florida is such a strange place

Don't know if writing of both the husband and wife is necessary, perhaps just the wife. Perhaps she takes a job at a massage parlor ??

 

[CorsetLvr]

Just change the $1K to $1,000,000 and you have a movie script. I think it might have already been done though.

 

[stephanie_webster]

ah thanks

Just change the $1K to $1,000,000 and you have a movie script. I think it might have already been done though.

 

[Jack_Samuel]

Stephanie i think that a good story will transcend genres and if you have something to say people will enjoy it whether its real or fantasy.

 

[agedmac]

some good ideas here. I agree you can write a depression 'era' story but maybe the bigger question is what turns you on about 'real'.. Sometimes folks want 'hearts and flowers' only, others want 'real' in the sense of tragedy.

Frankly, I have two ideas i've been playing with tied to current hard times. The first is that her hubby loses his job and her boss understands and suggests a way to enhance her income at the job, but she needs to travel with him. It is 'innocent' at first but it becomes obvious he wants her. She desires him as well (powerful, interesting guy) but she doesn't want to hurt her husband. So, the boss hints he might have some 'work' for the husband as long as she is willing to be friendly on their trips. She's seduced, but she's not sure if she's seduced by this strong guy or the fact that he will help her hubby. And she's strangely excited about that fact

The other story I've been playing with for awhile but can't get a real focus yet. Years back there was a movie with B. Streisand and K. Kristofferson, "Star is Born" I think. Anyway, he falls as she rises as a singer, so the idea here would be similar...she has a career that is getting better and he's got a dead end job that is getting worse, and eventually his job is somehow contingent on her company keeping him on. It leads to him being almost 'bottom' personality and she gets excited about being 'top' which leads to something..not sure, maybe a direct cuckold, he watches her? Or she has him watch her do his boss or something? Anyway, the idea from both is that they are not exactly 'stroke' stories, more the tragedy of life with sex thrown in! SMILE

 

[agedmac]

Just change the $1K to $1,000,000 and you have a movie script. I think it might have already been done though.

yep, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, and Robert Redford...don't remember the name of the movie..but it was a Million dollars and she ended up rolling naked in the money. Still remember that scene.

 

[stephanie_webster]

lots of drama, and played out well

yep, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, and Robert Redford...don't remember the name of the movie..but it was a Million dollars and she ended up rolling naked in the money. Still remember that scene.

 

[silverwhisper]

the film was indecent proposal. :>

ed

 

[emap]

I don't know I am sure there would be some who would enjoy a story about a phone sex operator. Especially if say she or he got excited during the conversations and played with themselves along with the person on the other end.

Of course there is also the stripper, and the little thought about person who cleans up the video booths and stripper booths. I'm not sure they do those stripper booths anymore but I do know they have video booths, with and without glory holes.

Ok granted it's not sexy or erotic cleaning up all the spilled juices in those booths, not to mention the smell. However if sya you add in a hunky guy who frequents the booths and she or he runs into him and is drawn to him and things happen that they both end up in a booth together stripping down and so forth it would make for an interesting story.

Anyway Stephanie you really shouldn't worry about what others want to read, and just write what you want to write, there will be readers. Sorta stealing a line from Field of Dreams, if you write it they will come.

 

[JCanuck]

you can also have the couple struggling for cash and deciding to start doing webcam shows either together or her alone as he watches her getting the strangers on the screens off. it can be more dramatic as he starts realizing she is enjoying it while he doesn't.

 

[sirhugs]

Ok granted it's not sexy or erotic cleaning up all the spilled juices in those booths, not to mention the smell. However if sya you add in a hunky guy who frequents the booths and she or he runs into him and is drawn to him and things happen that they both end up in a booth together stripping down and so forth it would make for an interesting story.

another variation...the cleaner is a guy - shy, nerdy type, maybe working his way through school....he befriends one of the gals who works the booths...turns out she's a runaway from a small town, came to the city to seek stardom, is really a nice girl ....could be a nice romance...which I can't write (my innate cynicism always intervenes by 200 words). So feel free...

 

[romantic_always]

We want:

Plot
Character
Interesting language
Playful writing

anything, as long as it's stimulating (in more ways than one...)

 

[CorsetLvr]

Can I add well written, detailed, and realistic sex scenes to your list? By that I mean something more than your basic "Tab A in Slot B" scenarios that seem to make up the majority of what you find on Lit, and similar sites. As a reader I tend to be more forgiving of a story's other weaknesses if those elements are in the story. For example, a sex scene that reduces something like an an orgas, the most glorious of human experiences to something as mundane as "then she came" quickly gets a vote with my back button. I'm not sure if that's just laziness or lack of imagination by the writer, but it never really impresses me.

We want:

Plot
Character
Interesting language
Playful writing

anything, as long as it's stimulating (in more ways than one...)

 

[jeninflorida]

okay, I have a spin on this...taking Dr. M. advice I'm gonna spin this idea....sure its based on the movie but it will be a little different! omg I'm excited! now, hopefully its a slow day at the office and I can write

Just change the $1K to $1,000,000 and you have a movie script. I think it might have already been done though.

 

[CorsetLvr]

As I recall, the movie was somewhat lacking in graphic detail. Jen, being familiar with your writing, I have no doubt that you are more than capable of solving that deficiency.

 

[Jedikool]

My advice is write whatever you feel like writing. If you want to write real-life do it, if you want fantasy, write fantasy. The writing will be better if its what you want to be writing.

 

[MsLinnet]

so I'm not sure what poeple want...fantasy or real life? granted, real life is hard or just stressful...not sure how many people have lost their jobs...would people read a story about a couple that lost their jobs and the changes that they had to make...and what if the wife took an adult job? lots of drama but is that what people want to read about?

In this day, this story could quite easily happen. And if you based it in real time with a company in the banking sector or high finance it though fictional could be made to be very realistic good luck.

 

[CorsetLvr]

My advice is write whatever you feel like writing. If you want to write real-life do it, if you want fantasy, write fantasy. The writing will be better if its what you want to be writing.

I agree for the most part, however, my problem with a lot of stories is when real-life and fantasy get intermingled to the point where what is supposedly real-life becomes unbelievable. My advice is to re-read the story after you finish it and ask, "Would real people do or say that?" If the passage in question passes that test you are good. What you may imagine happening in a fantasy, without realistic limitations, may often not pass that test. Unfortunately, I see way to many stories here that clearly are based on an unrealistic premise. When I have brought this up, I was told "it's just a fantasy." That may be true, but its not structured as a fantasy. Fiction is not automatically fantasical in nature. I suppose a lot of this is just my preference as a reader and I offer that disclaimer freely. Not everyone will agree with my opinion, so take it for what it's worth.

 

[MsLinnet]

I agree for the most part, however, my problem with a lot of stories is when real-life and fantasy get intermingled to the point where what is supposedly real-life becomes unbelievable. My advice is to re-read the story after you finish it and ask, "Would real people do or say that?" If the passage in question passes that test you are good. What you may imagine happening in a fantasy, without realistic limitations, may often not pass that test. Unfortunately, I see way to many stories here that clearly are based on an unrealistic premise. When I have brought this up, I was told "it's just a fantasy." That may be true, but its not structured as a fantasy. Fiction is not automatically fantasical in nature. I suppose a lot of this is just my preference as a reader and I offer that disclaimer freely. Not everyone will agree with my opinion, so take it for what it's worth.

it is a fine line I agree but i am sure that you can take a story close enought to fantasy to make if erotic but keep the reality in it hope you try