Writing Fluff - A guilty pleasure?

[NuclearFairy]

mmm...flower petals.

Thumper?

 

[anthrodisiac]

Thumper?

Do NOT put Bambi plot bunnies in my head!!!

 

[ADirtyPerv]

Do NOT put Bambi plot bunnies in my head!!!

How do we feel about Nala?

 

[NuclearFairy]

How do we feel about Nala?

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Bambi Nala anthro crossover?

 

[anthrodisiac]

How do we feel about Nala?

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No joke, I remember seeing a list of hottest Disney characters somewhere and she was on it

 

[anthrodisiac]

Title of this thread: Writing Fluff - A guilty pleasure?

Us: "Furry anthros - guilty pleasure"

Doesn't get much fluffier than that

 

[NuclearFairy]

No joke, I remember seeing a list of hottest Disney characters somewhere and she was on it

Bambi should be on the list of hottest Disney characters. He's certainly amongst the most badassed.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

Besides, I'm sure there are elitist literary circles where everything on this site would be considered "fluff."

To me, fluff is stuff that has little to no conflict or just weak or no motive to drive the happy/kinky events.

 

[AStrangeDesire]

I've been guilty more than once of taking some 'fluff' and ending up with many chapters, because I want to work more into it and voila, it's long and now has some plot and drama. I know, totally backwards.

And all the while I'm thinking of spin-offs for various characters.

 

[Britva415]

Bambi should be on the list of hottest Disney characters

careful

 

[AchtungNight]

I’d rather work on the fluff story, get it out of my head. Such stories are usually finished faster and once it’s done, I can get back to the interesting narrative with my full attention.

 

[BobbyBrandt]

The last three stories that I published here, one in Loving Wives, one in How To, and one in Fan Fiction/Celebrity, were all purposeful distractions from the novel-length work in progress that I have almost finished.

None of the latest stories was longer than 6 Lit pages compared to my average novel length of 30+ pages.

While I hesitate to consider them "fluff", they do serve as a diversion that allows me to return back to my novel with a fresh perspective each time.

 

[Writer61]

When you have two stories or story ideas that you are working on, and one has a strong narrative and story arc (maybe it's a heavier, more serious idea), and the other is a simple piece of short-form fluff that you started on a whim (perhaps lighter, more fun, and a less substantial idea) what do you like to do?

Which would you rather work on and why?

`Not sure that any of my stories qualify as having a strong narrative and story arc. However, I recently completed a competition entry that is absolute fluff.

Assuming that I face such a choice, there are a couple of factors that influence my choice:

• I mostly write series, and try to finish all the episodes before posting any, so this gets priority
• But if I need a break, during or after a series, then I might switch to a fluff piece

 

[lovecraft68]

Besides, I'm sure there are elitist literary circles where everything on this site would be considered "fluff."

You don't have to leave this site to find those. There are authors here who are far above us commoners who write incredible literary erotica.

 

[lovecraft68]

I tend to write longer more 'in depth' stories, but I do write some fluff that I put in collections. It's a fun break to just cut loose sometimes and not think about anything more than having some clean dirty fun.

Thing is when you build a base here they tend to want the same thing over and over. I put a short stroker up a few years ago and the score was lower than usual and I had several comments along the line of "I like your longer stories better"

It's easy to become a victim of your own style on a site like this.

 

[old_prof]

To me, fluff is stuff that has little to no conflict or just weak or no motive to drive the happy/kinky events.

Fluff for me can also be when I let the silliness in the story take control. I try to use some humor in a lot of my stories, but it is just a flavor to cut the heaviness. Sometimes I want to just forget the heaviness and be silly. Sometimes over the top, like my one comedy story (The Great Cupcake Caper) and other times, a little bit of silliness is the point of the story (Dolls).

Fluff pieces for me also tend to be short (<5K words) while most of the rest of mine range from 15K up to novels. Fluff just doesn't require the same commitment and concentration that the other pieces do.

 

[THBGato]

When you have two stories or story ideas that you are working on, and one has a strong narrative and story arc (maybe it's a heavier, more serious idea), and the other is a simple piece of short-form fluff that you started on a whim (perhaps lighter, more fun, and a less substantial idea) what do you like to do?

I call the second type "queue jumpers". I have a list of stories to write in my head (getting shorter, finally!) - but if any idea for something quick comes along, I'll often leave the longer pieces and knock the shorter one out quickly. They are usually more fun to write.

 

[NuclearFairy]

careful

Now where's the fun in that?

Besides, did you never listen to Ms. Frizzle? "Take chances! Make mistakes! Get messy!"

 

[Britva415]

Now where's the fun in that?

Besides, did you never listen to Ms. Frizzle? "Take chances! Make mistakes! Get messy!"

I bet posting about hot juveniles on Lit wasn't what she had in mind!

 

[NuclearFairy]

I bet posting about juveniles on Lit wasn't what she had in mind! Bambi's, like, underage, man!

Bambi's not a badass when he's underage. Most kids aren't. Nala certainly didn't make that list for her underaged parts.

 

[Britva415]

Bambi's not a badass when he's underage. Most kids aren't. Nala certainly didn't make that list for her underaged parts.

Huh. I guess I don't remember the movie. It's almost like talking out my ass is stupid!

 

[NuclearFairy]

Huh. I guess I don't remember the movie. It's almost like talking out my ass is stupid!

Yeah, most people only remember the adorable first half of the movie.

 

[anthrodisiac]

Yeah, most people only remember the adorable first half of the movie.

There was a second half??

 

[NuclearFairy]

There was a second half??

Yeah, after Bambi's mom died there was more movie. I know, most people stop watching at that point... but if you keep watching, you get to see Bambi defeat a rival, fight off a pack of hunting dogs, shrug off a bullet wound like it's nothing, fall down a waterfall and pop up like a freakin otter.

On second thought, not sure on that last one, that one might be crafted by my imagination. But, I haven't managed to get my hand on a copy of the movie any of the times it's been released from the vault, so it's been a while since I've seen it.

 

[Britva415]

There was a second half??

Bambi 2: First Blood