Reality?

[LedAstray]

Is it just me, or is it difficult for the rest of you to imagine every guy having a 10" penis, or a woman weighing 90 pounds having curves? Have you ever seen a woman at 5'4" who weighs 90 lbs? The only curves she has are on her head. When I read these stories to fantasize, the fantasy goes right out the window. I'd love to see some real characters

Can you point out some realistic characters for me?

 

[Quiet_Cool]

They're out there, but not many of them, and most of us will never get next to any of them...try my work...if it doesn't suit your fancy, let me know...

 

[Softly]

Biggest lies on the net.

Led Astray,

Like many authors, I too, on occasion, embellish the characters assets. It depends if the characters, or the plot, will carry the story.

Should you go to the "Romance Top List," and read my stories, "Amy Passes their Way," "Hell of a gift," and "Most loving
Man on Earth," you will note that in each of these stories the woman is described as having very small breasts. Only Amy's nipples protruded. Fitting for an Olympic Marathon Gold medal winner.

Read Killer Muffin's stories. Her characters are real. So are Whispersecret's.

 

[TheWriter]

I wrote a "How To" essay on just this topic. I got some very positive feedback on it, but whether or not people follow my advice is another matter. You just have to look to some of the more well known authors, they usually write very well and have good characters.

 

[Couture]

Ah, but who wants to get smacked in the face by reality?

Anyway, I usually try to give some sort of fault in the main character in my stories. People don't want to read about ordinary, but they do like to read about people and people have faults.

http://literotica.com/stories/memberpage.php?uid=46698

 

[Rrrosyn]

The imperfect guy

My Halloween story had a guy with an average penis and it was even deformed, tipped up a bit just below the head.

 

[HomerPindar]

I try to avoid telling the reader what is there and leaving it upto the characters to take it in (ok, I could backspace on that pun, but honestly, it wasn't planned )

Anyway, the idea being that the reader decides what a large penis is, or if her curves are large of small breasted style. Describing events works better for me than trying to describe other people.

Though I might consider being very specific, if it was relivent to the story of course.


H.Pindar

 

[Rrrosyn]

Please see...

Day for a Queen. It this isn't imperfection, I do not know what is.

http://literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=24069

It isn't even mine. I would never have thought up this angle and I can barely walk.

Where is the mind of the writer?

Their own fantasy sometimes.

 

[Uther_Pendragon]

I try to avoid telling the reader what is there and leaving it upto the characters to take it in (ok, I could backspace on that pun, but honestly, it wasn't planned )

Anyway, the idea being that the reader decides what a large penis is, or if her curves are large of small breasted style. Describing events works better for me than trying to describe other people.




H.Pindar

Good point.
Guys, do you really look at women and say "32 D"?
Or do you say, "sexy"? I only have two short-shorts on Literotica, but I have published some 70 stories on Usenet, and mentioned breast sizes maybe 7 times. Most of these were "large", three were cup sizes, none was a number.
Numbers aren't particularly sexy, and they aren't particularly realistic either.
What is the sexiest description in a good erotic book?
I'll bet there were no numbers in it.
Ask a saleswoman in a clothing store sometime about the
accuracy of men buying clothes for the women they love.

 

[HomerPindar]

Not only are numbers not realistic, but I've seen ladies who are no doubt in the classification of "over wieght" who just turned me on. And no, it wasn't all breast size (personally huge breasts don't do it for me) it was the whole lady, from head to toe, that just did it for me. As a skinny guy myself, I'm certainly not likely to be classified as "gorgeous" by the magazine standards.... but if I can get into your thoughts for just a second, I bet I can help you think otherwise



Oh, and Uther, you wrote a comment on another thread, I can't remember where, but you said that you only like rhyme in the poems if the "rhyme matched the timing of the love making," or something like that. Anyway, with that in consideration I submitted "Kinky," but I dont know if it's up yet. Let me know if that's what you were thinking though...

H.Pindar

 

[Whispersecret]

Thanks, Softly. I very much appreciate being remembered that way, however, I'm embarrassed to admit that in "Hostile Takeover" I gave Rockwell an eight-incher. Or was it seven? Ah well, either way, maybe I did such a good job with the rest that my err on the side of dick-size went unnoticed.

I also abhor when people use numeric measurements in their character descriptions. To me, that's lazy writing.

Sorry to those thousands of authors whom I just insulted.

 

[Ask For More]

This is definitely a irritation to me....I absolutely hate unrealistic stories! Obviously people have fantasies and there are men and women with big breasts and huge cocks, but for me I prefer to write stories with ordinary people. I never use any descriptions of size with my characters, I just use general descriptions and leave the rest up to the imagination of my readers.

 

[Spokanite]

I hate to read about how big a guy's dick is or how large a women's breasts are. Who really cares? I like to read stories about hot erotic sex. As soon as I read about a 10" penis I find a different story to read. I care more about the setting and the events that lead up to the sex.

But thats just my opinion.

 

[TheWriter]

I must admit that I used numbers in my first couple of stories. But now I just say whether they're big or small, or whatever. I think my writing evolved rather quickly. But it all comes down to influence. When I started writing for Lit., I had read so many other stories that had numbers in the descriptions, that's why I used them. But despite how annoying numbers are, they can be representative of not only the author, but the character. I just think that that is not usually intended by the author.

 

[daughter]

realistic character

Led--

There are plenty of stories with believable characters. You have two options: continue to look for authors who write characters that appeal to you and write your own. That's why I started writing erotica. I wanted to hear about women who look like me.

I belong to another writers' lists. I have favorite authors. I know their styles and I look forward to their new posts. I support their efforts by regularly commenting to their stories. That encouragment helps us to continue working hard at honing our craft.

I also make a point to say something encouraging to new writers. Not only do I find something positive to say about their work, but I think it's important to give them honest feedback about areas in their work that can be improved. This doesn't require any expertise, just a thoughtful response about what you believe makes a good story.

There's so many stories here. I'm not sure how I'm going to make through the entries each week.

Good post.

Peace,

daughter