Hi Wayne
My great gripe about stories on both sides of the divide is that the erotic tension is missing because the wife's character never gets explored. She could be a blow-up doll, and really, hearing how "I" is going to throw her into the street after he's half beaten her to death or, how "I" sit there masturbating as 2D man pneumatically humps 2D wife while "I" watch, is uninteresting unless the dynamic between the spouses is explored - what is she thinking.
My 2cents, for what it's worth, is to put aside the word 'cuckold' it's meaningless. Women see the act of sex very differently from men - heck, it's not surprising when you think about Tabs andSlots - so a good story about a wife taking a lover with her husband's excited approval needs to show how the two of them come to want it. No blow-up dolls.
Elle
Hi Elfin,
You're absolutely right on all points.
But this really interests/concerns me.
The concept of developing characters, setting scenes defines the difference (in my opinion) between a good writer and just someone with a vivid/perverse imagination.
I try to incorporate all these things but tend to have a habit of "waffling" which is not much good in any story, let alone a short story
My first and only story that I'm anywhere near happy enough to publish on here (which I'm relatively close to finishing), is written from the "I" point of view. Largely due to the fact that I am a man.
I have tried writing things from a womans point of view but again, being a man, it just doesn't sound quite right.
Regardless of all this, I will upload my first story and be open to any genuine criticism.
Thank you
Wayne
