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Miscellaneous, Secluded Haystack

I’m writing a story with two protags, and each chapter flips from one’s point of view to another. One is a girl and one is a guy. I’ve found a few helpful articles on how to write from a male perspective as a female author, but i was wondering if you had any general tips. Like, what would a girl tend to notice first about a person/place/thing as opposed to a guy. I realize this might be a “how to write my story” question, but I figured it can’t hurt to ask.

August 7, 2016

simplyoriginalcharacters:

I took this question to the other mods and basically, what it boils down to is this: none of us – male, female, or otherwise – have noticed any real difference between writing male and female characters. The idea that there’s some sort of enforced separation based on binary sex is a little silly, to say the least. Just write your characters as characters!

That’s not to say that gendered socialization won’t play some role in your characters’ lives, of course; they may have different styles of dress, hobbies, interests, etc. because of how they’ve been socialized in their culture. But they’re likely to notice similar things, and the things they might view differently are going to be a matter of experience and education, not gender.

Some of the things we all agreed that we notice upon meeting new people: their voice, their scent, their body language, their attitude. Some people look at eyes first; others look at bodies or the way clothes fit. Everybody’s different in this regard.

Really, truly the best advice I can give you is, forget all the advice you’ve heard about “writing from the perspective of a different gender”. Just write people. Listening to advice like that is a great way to fall into the stereotype trap and lose some of the depth from your characters, so don’t listen to it. Write the best characters you can, and then get feedback from beta readers of all genders and ask them what seemed realistic, what felt jarring, and what you can change to make your portrayals of your characters feel more real. That’s all you really need. Good luck!

-Kyo

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I did things today! Also, porn vs erotica in the writing world

August 5, 2016

evagoldwrites:

  1. I now have a page to list my writing projects, both completed and incomplete. The page itself is incomplete because reasons.
  2. I finally got around to adding a summary for my novel Drops of Life!
  3. Still seeking beta readers, as well.

Alright then. Let’s get to it. This is a modified version of something I hastily composed for some forums.

Porn vs Erotica (A writer’s take)

I think there are many opinions on this because there may be definitions but we all hate rules and definitions. We’re writers. We murder rules and definitions.

1. Pornographic writing:

Porn tends to be all about the sex. Written porn is a lot like your average porn movie–a vague transparent story that results in naked people somehow via delivery man or sexy boss or a maid… anyhow.

In a writing setting, you see the fucking and you get to read how it feels. Not emotionally, but physically. You get into the headspace of feeling the touches, the wetness, the sensation of being filled and stretched… you get the picture. It’s carnal and it’s all driven by the characters being horny. It’s not about a serious connection. It may not even be about sexual chemistry.

Porn is about feeding a fantasy that is purely primal. You read it when you just want to get turned on and not worry about emotions, relationships, or plots that would disrupt the scene. If you’ve read romance, you’ll notice that sometimes the plot will literally interfere with a makeout or foreplay scene. This doesn’t fly in porn, unless that interruption will turn the scene into a three-way or such.

2. Erotica

Erotica tends to follow a sort of sexual journey. You won’t just feel the sex, and notice I said ‘sex’ not ‘fucking’ because there IS a difference. You’ll get the tumultuous emotions that come from the actions. Maybe there’s a spiritual component. Erotica tends to be open to interpretation, and sometimes there’s a focus on the actual writing, not just the scene described.

Erotica can be nothing but euphemisms or it could be filthy words, incest or questionable consent, but it is written in a way that leaves no doubt that you should be feeling some heat from it. You may walk away thinking:

What the fuck did I just read and why did it turn me on? 

How do I feel about that? 

Who am I now?

Erotica can have a literary component. This comes in when the writing transcends the actions. The words and possibly the sex or sensual scenes described can be aesthetically pleasing so that your mind and body are stimulated together. Erotica is a different type of fantasy where sexuality is something to be explored, questioned, and evaluated. Usually, the characters grow substantially in how their sexuality awakens.

Sadly, there are readers AND writers out there that judge anything with written sex (as opposed to an inference and fade-to-black) as porn. These tend to be the same people that judge romance as fluff. The truth is that if anything, these labels are subjective. Some think that vanilla sex is fine, but polyamory or anything that could be labeled as a kink or fetish is ‘porn.’ Others misunderstand erotica and think it’s the hardcore version of romance.

In the end, they are just labels. The genres that exist to push marketing are infuriating boundaries to most writers, and I’m sure readers are confused as well. There are books labeled as plain fiction with more gratuitous sex than some romance and erotica novels, after all.

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This is a compilation of words/synonyms I like to look back to whenever I’m writing smut.

July 31, 2016

captainjhw:

I figured I’d share it with you guys. I sort of found it while digging around on the internet a looooong time ago, but I still use it. It’s from a little smut writing guide I put together for the benefit of myself and a couple of my other friends on livejournal an eternity and a half ago when I still used livejournal.

Keep reading

Miscellaneous, Secluded Haystack

July 28, 2016

leviathan-rpc:

This is a drug reference guide. It’s medically accurate, research and general knowledge based. None of it is from personal experience and I absolutely don’t encourage any drug use. This is simply made for a reference for your writing so that if you’re playing a certain character, taking a certain drug you’ll have a better understanding of how they might act, what they’ll experience internally and the after-effects and medical effects the drug has on their body and mind.

I am in no way telling you how to play your character, this is just a few helpful pointers that might help you get to know your druggie a little better.

Keep reading

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July 27, 2016

owlcritic:

List of Smut Writing Guides

Below is a list of guides that have been written on how to write smut. Credit goes to their original writers. This list will be updated each time I find a new smut guide. [Each link below is titled as the topic it covers]

Yes, some of these may not relate directly to smut or cover the topic, but they can be helpful when writing smut.

The updated list can always be found here. If there are any broken links, please let me know.

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July 26, 2016

acciorpc:

This is a compilation of guides on how to write kissing and sex scenes! If you know of a good one that isn’t listed here submit it to me and I will update the list! Almost eveyr link is NSFW.

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The Big Book of Writing Sex; A Tactless Resource!

July 25, 2016

rpedia:

          Writing sex scenes. If you read those three words and you’re interested I don’t have to say much more huh?

A disclaimer if you will that this is just covers the two physical genders we see the most, with a bit about managing with non/neutral genders, xeno sex, jellies, hermaphrodites, and gender shifters, and stuff. If anyone has a problem with any gender doing anything, then they can skip that part. If you have any issues with any of the terminology I use, you can go elsewhere. I’m not here to be PC or make you feel better about what you’re reading or take care of your issues, I’m just here to drop information for people who might need it and I’m not nice about it. Trigger Warnings I guess for general sexuality, but I keep the really nasty harder triggers out of it. Oh and it’s REALLY LONG AND DETAILED (It’s 13,400 words or so if you’re asking.)

So: suck it up, put on your big girl panties, and deal with topics you might find uncomfortable or badly phrased as maturely as possible. Get ready to giggle like 13-year-olds at the word nipple. We’re going into the five-alarm-flame-bait-NSFW-headache known as sex! (No seriously, this is NSFW. 18+ only material.)

Keep reading

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July 23, 2016

leviathan-rpc:

How to smut – The Bare Bones.

So it’s that time – you and your partner are getting hot and heavy but where to from here? Maybe you’ve never written smut before, or maybe you’re just feeling awkward about it this time. Maybe you’re a narwhal and don’t know how to romance a woman – in which case I’ll ask how you manage to work a computer in the deep blue sea… Either way, hopefully this will help.

In this first section, I’m going to go over the bare bones of writing smut. The build up, the undressing, the foreplay, the main event – but all in the most simplistic of ways. This is going to have… crude language, references to naughty bits and the word nipple…

Read more at your own discretion.

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July 22, 2016

leviathan-rpc:

This guide is going to be very simple, because I’m not going to go into dynamics – they’re different for everyone. I’m just going to teach you terms and give you different perspectives, so you can pick and choose your character better. This might also help a little if you’re actually interested in the lifestyle. I can’t go over rules, because all Dom/me’s are different and they’re going to have their OWN rules. I’m also not going to go over ALL kinks, you can find a great list here. Also keep in mind this is all written from MY point of view as a Dominant.

  • Basic Terms. ( BDSM, SSC, RACK )
  • Different types of Dom’s (Daddy Doms, Masters, Gorean, Saddists)
  • Different types of submissives (Pets, slaves, kittens, babygirls)
  • Limits – soft limits, hard limits, and why they need to be respected.

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Miscellaneous, Secluded Haystack

Plotting Worksheets

May 1, 2016

writeworld:

Anonymous asked: Do you have any plot sheets templates?

Here are a few resources for plotting worksheets:

Thought oughta get you started!

Thank you for your question! If you have any comments on this post or other questions about writing, you can message us here!

-C