Do you ever think about what we do?

[Duleigh]

far, far, far too many years of bad fanfiction. It's a curse.

Been there, done that, over and over and over - FarScape as PKAmmoTroop

 

[other2other1]

This is a well thought out thread, why do we write our stories. For me a write for me first. It’s therapy. But I publish my stories rather than leave them in a folder on my desktop, because sometimes it might help someone or bring them some joy in reading what I write.

In the middle of writing I think about where the story is going, what emtions I want to convey, what does the location I am writing about look like, what are they eating, drinking, doing. When it comes to the bedroom, I like it to flow with the story, I think about how what they do together helps us towards the end of the tale.

I guess I like to think that as I write I am bringing the reader on a journey that by the end they can identify with the people in the story. Have they laughed, cried, wanted to hit someone, do they feel empty or upset.
If I can feel this as I write, then I have achieved my goal

 

[steviex00]

I'm new to this site (Hi everyone!) but not new to writing erotica, having published more than 50 stories on another, now defunct, site. The question posed in this thread got me thinking. My first few attempts at creating an erotic story were purely selfish, for my own amusement. But after having received a few positive commenst from readers, I placed much more emphasis on writing what I thought my readers wanted. I would complete a story, polish it for publication and think to myself "Yes, that'll get them aroused!" I really like the idea that a person unknown to me will read my words and get turned on by them. I absoultely love receiving good feedback, it makes me want to write more. Kind of an ego trip, I guess, but there it is.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Not trying to write your story for you, but add two more women, call it "Thank You For Being A Friend," and you got yourself a foolproof recipe for success!

Actually some chapters already exist. It's kind of open-ended now, but it takes place at the University of Maryland in College Park, so there is room for various events. The first two women are, I'd say, bisexual, but they are with each other because they find guys there own age to be so clueless.

P.S.: I just noticed how old this thread is.

 

[Duleigh]

I just noticed how old this thread is.

That's ok, it's a good thread. There's a lot of folk in it that we don't hear much from anymore (like many of the Emilies) And I suspect many of us have changed our ideas on what writing means to us over the years. When I first started writing it was mostly satirical stories on the Sci-Fi channel forum mostly poking fun at the Sci Fi channel management and Fox channel management for their stupidity. They tended to axe some great shows with weak excuses like, "My nephew's wife didn't like it, so it's gone."

I then wrote porn under my dog's name for a couple of years. That's the only way to describe it.

Later, still using my dog's name, I began to write stories and that's where I am now. I want to write stories that enchant the reader, that invite them into a world I made, and invite them to become friends with characters I invented. However, now along with my stories, I have to worry about marketing... why am I selling on Bookapy but not at Barns and Noble? How do I properly merch my ideas? Why doesn't somebody help me with that for free? (that will never happen) However whenever these questions arise, I'm a writer, I know how to deal with them. I run away. I plunge back into a world of my creation and write about my imaginary friends.

 

[gunhilltrain]

That's ok, it's a good thread. There's a lot of folk in it that we don't hear much from anymore (like many of the Emilies) And I suspect many of us have changed our ideas on what writing means to us over the years. When I first started writing it was mostly satirical stories on the Sci-Fi channel forum mostly poking fun at the Sci Fi channel management and Fox channel management for their stupidity. They tended to axe some great shows with weak excuses like, "My nephew's wife didn't like it, so it's gone."

I then wrote porn under my dog's name for a couple of years. That's the only way to describe it.

Later, still using my dog's name, I began to write stories and that's where I am now. I want to write stories that enchant the reader, that invite them into a world I made, and invite them to become friends with characters I invented. However, now along with my stories, I have to worry about marketing... why am I selling on Bookapy but not at Barns and Noble? How do I properly merch my ideas? Why doesn't somebody help me with that for free? (that will never happen) However whenever these questions arise, I'm a writer, I know how to deal with them. I run away. I plunge back into a world of my creation and write about my imaginary friends.

I have a few imaginary enemies, but it's not like they are mobsters who are going to whack me. It's entirely psychological.

I see you updated your avatar. I did that too because the old one was so dark and muddy in that little circle. So what is this thread about again? That old debate about erotica versus porn? I prefer the term "explicit." which seems to cover all of it. There is a guy online who describes how to merchandise fiction. He's kind of loud, perhaps, but maybe he's got some good ideas. So far I only look at writing as a hobby for my later years.

 

[Duleigh]

I have a few imaginary enemies, but it's not like they are mobsters who are going to whack me. It's entirely psychological.

I see you updated your avatar. I did that too because the old one was so dark and muddy in that little circle. So what is this thread about again? That old debate about erotica versus porn? I prefer the term "explicit." which seems to cover all of it. There is a guy online who describes how to merchandise fiction. He's kind of loud, perhaps, but maybe he's got some good ideas. So far I only look at writing as a hobby for my later years.

Somehow my 'erotica' became modular. I can remove a sex scene without affecting the story.

I have found that Literotica rules are quite popular with publishers. They don't want underage sex, they don't want beastiality and there's a few that don't want incest. I know a few writers who are railing against those rules but us "lit trained writers" have no problems with those rules, which my publisher LOVES. He can put our work up for sale anywhere, while the writers that rail against those rules have few markets. I didn't start writing for a business, but one of my readers begged me to try it out and it's working. If someone wants to give me $5.99 for a copy of a 100k word ePub, I'll let him.