Seeking a Muse (closed)

[StillStunned]

I asked for a woman because the stories I want to write involve the main character being a WOMAN. I wanted her perspective to make it believable and relatable.

Most of us manage. In fact, many writers down the ages have managed to write engaging characters of a different gender, a different age, a different background, a different culture, a different time.

Instead of focusing on the idea that those people are different, instead try focusing on the similarities. People are people, and just because they have different bodies that doesn't make them an alien, incomprehensible species. I probably have more in common with a woman of my age, living in my town, than I do with a teenage boy living on the streets of Mumbai, or a tennis pro, or someone working in an illegal goldmine in Sierra Leone.

So just write them as people, and ask yourself how their circumstances affect their motivations and reactions. If you can manage that, you're probably 95% of the way to writing a believable character of any background.

 

[lovecraft68]

Ah, but he’s not looking to collaborate, he just wants someone to admire his work and inspire him. So tedious if the woman wrote something too, you know? He might need to read it!

"Enough about me, let's talk about you. What do you think of me?"

 

[lovecraft68]

The problem with these threads, and we've seen enough of them to lump them in with the let's make a drinking game out of it group, is that the OP doesn't know the history of these requests, more than a few of which have been more than a little sketchy.

 

[lovecraft68]

But just about everybody who's old enough to be on Literotica has met countless women

Over in LW there is a large faction that disputes this claim in their behavior.

 

[lovecraft68]

I'm just wondering how this fits in with all the opinions in the "Are we a community" thread.

No one said it was a good community

 

[lovecraft68]

I can’t wait for PSG to read this thread, lol

It has not been officially closed, so for right now, it is safe.

I thought about going on a "Yeah, sure this is all about writing" comment, but we've had this happen so many times I didn't bother.

Maybe some of the regulars should start storing their common answers somewhere so we can copy/paste them.

Someone just asked about: Story length, Underage, The Red H, why is LW toxic, nasty anon comments and looking to write with a woman"

Quick, to the document! Find redundant-but relevant-response!

Or just yell "Drink!" and have one.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Over in LW there is a large faction that disputes this claim in their behavior.

Oh I'm not saying all of them learned anything from the experience...

 

[Plathfan]

Someone just asked about: Story length, Underage, The Red H, why is LW toxic, nasty anon comments and looking to write with a woman"

Quick, to the document! Find redundant-but relevant-response!

You forgot a few classics:

Why does no one comment on my incredibly boring masterpiece?
Can I sequel a long-dead Indian’s crappy story?
Why do you write?
Using AI?
AI rejection.
Story pending forever.
I’m quitting---got bombed to death and lost 0.02 rating.

 

[AlinaX]

There's a scene in the book "Lair of the White Worm" where

Wait. Is no one asking the most important question? It... was a book?

 

[Bramblethorn]

Wait. Is no one asking the most important question? It... was a book?

It was - written by Bram Stoker, at that - and you can read it on Gutenberg. But I recommend not doing that. It's...not good. It was written in Stoker's declining years and it shows.

The film OTOH is enjoyably trashy and much more coherent. Plus, Amanda Donohoe.
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[Poeticwolf]

@Poeticwolf , on the off chance you return.

I offered my advice because that's how collaborations work. Two mutual minds who trust each other coming together naturally.

You cant FORCE a collaboration, and they don't happen just because you ask.

You also need to understand: WE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME.

Not just the collaboration request post. But its always, ALWAYS a request from a man looking for a WOMAN.

Not another author regardless of gender. ALWAYS a woman.

Your request was more flowery than some, but it boiled down to the same thing: a random guy no one here knows asking women if they wanna write sex stories with him.

Now, only you know if your intent was pure. But ask yourself, honestly: what if anything about your post would make a woman trust you enough to reach out?

That's why I suggested being active in the forum. Let the others here get to know you. Prove yourself someone interested in becoming part of the community and not just someone trolling for women.

You can still do that. Be a part of the community.

YES, some of us are assholes. Yes, we tend to be suspicious of posts like yours.

So... stick around. Prove us wrong.

Or not. Your call.

Sir,
I will concede that I did not do my due diligence and properly research the forum before posting. I merely presumed that it was a community of authors who valued writing above all else. I did not see any prior posts similar to mine, nor did it present any when I created it. I see now that my request is a common theme for those who do not care for writing. I wonder how many of those who left and continue to leave disparaging comments and their self-aggrandized negativity took the time to afford me the same respect. Did anyone bother to look at my profile? Read it? See how many works I have posted, took the time to give me their due diligence and research before assuming I was just like the rest? Or did the vast majority see what they wanted, another guy to bash and ridicule.

"For whom shall tempt the dark, unbottomed, infinite abyss?"

In such a culture where stones are cast, simply because everyone else is doing it, what appeal is there for me to contribute?

I am a firm believer in that words denote the character of the writer and your words show me the sincerity and nature of your intentions. I wish others would have bothered themselves to try to learn more about my words since I am an unknown here.

If anyone seeks proof of the validity of my request, I would entreat you to read the last story I posted. But, I doubt any here will take that time. It is much more fun assaulting someone than trying to learn about them and see what it is they truly have to offer.

Maybe I should have tougher skin concerning my writing. God knows that I don my armor and brandish my shield anytime I post a story here to protect myself from the Anonymous comments from people seeking to criticize every miniscule mistake I may or may not have made. Shuffling their grandiose opinions about my writing when I know they have not posted anything of their own. I should not wish to have tougher skin, because I do not wish to become numb to what my writing is and what it can do to others. So, let them cast their sticks and stones

"Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,..."

I am sorry I didn't represent my intentions in the way that was expected in this forum, but I wonder how many here will apologize for their actions after seeking out the nature and character of my words. I have no prior postings here, I am an unknown to you. How hard it must be to open a profile, look at a list of my writings, and read it. I have contempt and anger for those who would judge without even opening the book. Their superfluous commentary and useless rhetoric is not worth my time, especially when they can't take the time to even bother reading mine.

Again, I thank you for your advice, but in a community as this, I know not whether I truly wish to become a part of it. I can write well enough without becoming a card carrying member. Why do I need to prove who I am, when I already have.