What's your favorite part to write?

[crookedletter]

I'll echo dialogue. When it clicks, it's a lot of fun, and I feel like I'm getting to know my characters right along with my would-be reader.

I also really love writing any intense payoff. Whether it's a sex scene or something else: a moment where the tension breaks, and I can kind of take the gloves off and go for it. I like writing things that seem unwritable: where normal language, normal descriptions of time and sensory experience etc. don't really cut it anymore, and you have to kind of get weird. That's what I'm in it for.

 

[SamanthaBehgs]

I like getting inside someone's head. There are so many reasons that someone might be doing something. From the outside - it would be the same exact behavior, but once you're in their head, you get to see what's uniquely them.

 

[GemmaGemmaGemma]

Whenever I come up with an idea, there's always a few canon moments that are absolutely going to be a part of the story. You have to develop the characters and fill the gaps between all these moments, but no matter what, those moments will eventually be written. I like getting to those moments and bringing them to life.

 

[AG31]

The parts that cause my own arousal. Pretty much the whole story.

 

[OddLove]

Like many here, I also enjoy writing dialog the most. If I'm not careful I can write a five thousand word conversation of two people getting to know each other, having a difficult conversation, or arguing about something.

 

[yowser]

For me it is the threshold moment. This can vary quite a bit. The 'god she looks sweet and that lovely neck of hers when she turns to the side' transition to 'wait, do I have enough nerve to plant a kiss there?'

Or that first button undone.

The 'okay, I'm going to dive off the high board here and I don't know exactly if I have enough nerve to pull this off and what exactly is going to happen and I won't be the same person again regardless.'

Decisions, leaps of faith, teetering on the edge, where the intellect gets ambushed and beaten by stronger and deeper human urges.

 

[Just4Sheets]

I enjoy writing the outline most .. the broad strokes. Then adding details to each section/chapter. Then are the parts I don't really enjoy writing .. dialog and explicit sex. I'd say those last 2 parts take 90% of the time for me.

J4S

 

[BrokenSpokes]

Smart conversation between two smart people. Especially if one (or both) is dealing with something.

 

[SamanthaBehgs]

I keep coming back to this and marvel at so many people loving to write dialogue. I find it so difficult to write but the way y'all talk about it, it sounds like much more fun than I make it. Definitely added to my list of things to find the joy in.

 

[NuclearFairy]

I keep coming back to this and marvel at so many people loving to write dialogue. I find it so difficult to write but the way y'all talk about it, it sounds like much more fun than I make it. Definitely added to my list of things to find the joy in.

Most of the time I find it very difficult to write too, but that's what makes it so satisfying when I finally do it well.

 

[Statius]

Most of the time I find it very difficult to write too, but that's what makes it so satisfying when I finally do it well.

What she said. It is difficult and rewarding. Sex is easy mostly. Pulling off smooth dialogue, especially funny dialogue, takes a lot of thought.

 

[Writer61]

Most of the time I find it very difficult to write too, but that's what makes it so satisfying when I finally do it well.

That makes sense.

 

[big_cane_sugar]

I'm having the most fun when I feel like I'm teasing readers.

 

[Erozetta]

The slowly building sexual tension between characters.

 

[ShamBaLa]

I like building a story line. I find it arousing knowing why my characters feel and do what they do. I think a good story is build on strong character development.

Also developing relationships I agree with others also about banter and friendships.

I'm currently writing and drafting three different series on three different lives. I'm currently integrating all three series.

Yeh a good sex scene is great don't get me wrong but build up to sex is exciting. That's how I love to write.

This is good to hear. I'm 6,000 words into a story and the FMC finally kissed the MMC. To the readers of the first installment, this character build up, banter, dialog, situational descriptors is apparently enjoyable. 5.56 - I'll take it.
For certain readers, my theory is, the build up to the "good parts" are like good foreplay - creates tension and even some uncertainty on where the characters are heading.

 

[Trionyx]

I also like writing dialog but my favorite part is the ending and not just because it is the end of the writing chore. A good ending, frequently with humor, can leave the reader with a better impression of the story.
I hit one ending out of the ballpark a few years ago and I truly believe it was the main reason for the blue W that the story received. I probably will never produce another of its quality, but I certainly try.

 

[TheLobster]

My favorite part to write is everything that goes into the submission form, followed immediately by clicking Publish.

 

[iwatchus]

I keep coming back to this and marvel at so many people loving to write dialogue. I find it so difficult to write but the way y'all talk about it, it sounds like much more fun than I make it. Definitely added to my list of things to find the joy in.

Since I can remember, I have prepared for challenging conversations by having many versions of them in my head, voicing everyone involved. For a painful conversation (bad news for a romantic partner, laying off an employee, telling my father his mother died or my mother about her sister), I would have dozens if not hundreds of versions of these in my head, trying to work through every possible way they could go wrong. Now I get to write those down, but only worry about the most fun version. Even if I've only been writing for a few months, I've been preparing to write dialogue for decades.

 

[NaughteeDragon]

Act 1 of the story. I love character introductions, defining the issue, setting the scene, and teasing the plot. I love doing character backstories in RPG’s.
My second favorite is the scene following resolution of major tension or a plot turning point. I tend to be non-confrontational, so I struggle to write building tension and conflict; but I love writing the resolution of it when the characters have to deal with the fallout and come to an understanding of what has happened.

 

[TheRedChamber]

I keep coming back to this and marvel at so many people loving to write dialogue. I find it so difficult to write but the way y'all talk about it, it sounds like much more fun than I make it. Definitely added to my list of things to find the joy in.

If I know I've got a long, relatively static and dramatic discussion coming up, I'll write it scripts style first, edit it down to get it tight and then add in any say/asked/replied tag, internal voice and tugging of braids later. It tends to make the whole process faster and more enjoyable.

 

[DEFCOM5]

My favorite part is writing the outline of the story. It is like setting up the skeleton. Writing the story is putting organ, flesh and skin on it.

And I don't get guys in panties. I never wore one and have no intention to do it. I did cross dress for some costume parties back in college (in the 80s) and my female friends told me that I looked good with make up and a dress. I realized then how awful pantyhose are. They should be made illegal. I also figured out the role of heels (make boobs and ass more prominent). And I now know why women who can go without bra do it. I had a cotton stuffed bra and did not like the feeling. The highlight of the night was when a drunk guy made passes at me thinking I was a woman. The low light for me that against my hopes, none of the female friends that dressed me ended ended up with. Some other bastards ended up with them and I was in my bed with the 5 fingers widow. Story of my life!

Sorry for digressing from the topic of the thread but guy in panties started that trip down memory lane.

 

[SamanthaBehgs]

If I know I've got a long, relatively static and dramatic discussion coming up, I'll write it scripts style first, edit it down to get it tight and then add in any say/asked/replied tag, internal voice and tugging of braids later. It tends to make the whole process faster and more enjoyable.

Thanks! That sounds like a really great process to give a try.

 

[AG31]

Since I can remember, I have prepared for challenging conversations by having many versions of them in my head,

Ditto. Or, if I have insomnia, even un-challenging conversations.

 

[nice90sguy]

I've slipped on panties a few times. I wish my partner picked them up off the floor sometimes

 

[Just4Sheets]

My favorite part is writing the outline of the story. It is like setting up the skeleton. Writing the story is putting organ, flesh and skin on it.

As I said earlier, I'm the same. I love coming up with the situation and then seeing where it leads. When I start I don't know what the ending will be .. and I'm always surprised when I get there. The rest is just filling in the blanks, writing dialog (yuck) and usually having to research to write the "sex" parts, because I've never written about my own experiences.

J4S