Writer's write...

[ABSTRUSE]

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If you like that style 'Struse you should read this story.

Reads like over the phone rather than over a pint. V.good. V. hot.

Gauche

thank you Gauche, I will.
~A~

 

[dr_mabeuse]

I wanted to clarify a little, because I didn’t mean to sound like I so completely down on plot. I’m not. It’s just that for me personally, plot is not all that important in an erotic story.

I see a lot of stories—the Xmas contests are especially full of them—that are not primarily about the nature and experience of sex. They’re love stories, or about single women trying to raise a child, or someone playing Santa Claus, or something, and they just have a sex scene thrown in because, well, this is Literotica and it’s expected. To me, this always seems gratuitous and contrived. Apparently, a lot of people like them though, because this is usualy what wins.

I would rather read a story that’s simply a sex scene written with excitement and gusto than a well-plotted story with a wishy-washy gratuitous sex scene tacked on. That’s what I mean about plot being over-rated. When I find an author who’s really into it, who writes with living excitement and can give me a new and fresh take on what sex feels like and means, then I’m willing to forgive a whole host of sins: terrible spelling and punctuation, lack of plot, inconsistencies, all that stuff. All that seems so petty when you come across some honest enthusiasm in the prose.

Anyhow, I didn’t mean to knock anyone for liking plot. Plot is great. I just don’t think it’s the be-all and end-all in erotic lit.

---dr.M.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

I see a lot of stories—the Xmas contests are especially full of them—that are not primarily about the nature and experience of sex. They’re love stories, or about single women trying to raise a child, or someone playing Santa Claus, or something, and they just have a sex scene thrown in because, well, this is Literotica and it’s expected. To me, this always seems gratuitous and contrived. Apparently, a lot of people like them though, because this is usualy what wins.

Ahem!

I'm too tired to answer to this thread properly, but I will once I'm fully awake in the morning - or in the afternoon - but I just had to ahem the doctor.

Basically: plot/no plot - conflict/no conflict - characters/no characters - dialogue - grammar - love - hate - war - sex - whatever. For every rule you can think of, I'll show you a great story that does the exact opposite.

 

[pop_54]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Writer's write...

If you like that style 'Struse you should read this story.

Reads like over the phone rather than over a pint. V.good. V. hot.

Gauche

Ah now there's a story that had a reasonable editor gauche lad... I know thre guy who helped edit that one... I've got a few little issues with him and his style, but he didn't bugger it up for her by making it an English essay... I tell you what mate young Lorri will be pleased with you for recommending that one.

 

[lexium]

There is basically two types of readers on lit.

a. Those who are seeking gratification i.e. “Stroke Factor”
b. Those who love the craft of writing. Grammar, spelling, good story development etc.

A great sexual story that is sure to turn on anyone but the dead, is lost on those in category b.
The same story will be appreciated and well received by those in category a.

A story written well, but not really that “Hot” will be well liked by category b. people and not liked at all by the “A’s”

So my conclusion is you can’t please everyone, so write with your own style and technique.

This is just my take on the whole thing.

Jmt

A story that is well developed and includes all the things that irritate some (i.e., good grammer and spelling) can also be a very hot heart pumping stroke fest. Those in your category "A", I think would love it even more. Those in your category "B" are those who probably couldn't get laid in a whore house anyway. As writers of erotica, I believe that shooting to have readers in category "A" jerking or stroking themselves is much better than worrying about those in category B.

I'm sure everyone can look at their feedback and judge what get more responses.

 

[Bizkit_Writer]

I wanted to clarify a little, because I didn’t mean to sound like I so completely down on plot. I’m not. It’s just that for me personally, plot is not all that important in an erotic story.

I see a lot of stories—the Xmas contests are especially full of them—that are not primarily about the nature and experience of sex. They’re love stories, or about single women trying to raise a child, or someone playing Santa Claus, or something, and they just have a sex scene thrown in because, well, this is Literotica and it’s expected. To me, this always seems gratuitous and contrived. Apparently, a lot of people like them though, because this is usualy what wins.

I would rather read a story that’s simply a sex scene written with excitement and gusto than a well-plotted story with a wishy-washy gratuitous sex scene tacked on. That’s what I mean about plot being over-rated. When I find an author who’s really into it, who writes with living excitement and can give me a new and fresh take on what sex feels like and means, then I’m willing to forgive a whole host of sins: terrible spelling and punctuation, lack of plot, inconsistencies, all that stuff. All that seems so petty when you come across some honest enthusiasm in the prose.

Anyhow, I didn’t mean to knock anyone for liking plot. Plot is great. I just don’t think it’s the be-all and end-all in erotic lit.

---dr.M.

I totally agree a plot is good to have in the story. Heck if it goes well do it.