the no politics/religion rule and forbidden romance

[cw5523729]

but regardless, my suggestion was just a tongue-in-cheek idea. It's refuge in audacity, and though I have no intentions of actually writing it, I'm sure a skillful writer could make something decent out of it.

Sorry, I did realize that. Actually, I chuckled at the conservative missionary-only and liberal doggy-style.

But I treated it as serious since your example was really the perfect description of how you COULD work politics into a story without necessarily getting the axe.

 

[StrentWriter]

Are you criticizing a real, current administration somewhere? Or is it a fictional administration?

Real, current, evidenced.

Not sure you could fictionalise this…!

 

[cw5523729]

Real, current, evidenced.

Not sure you could fictionalise this…!

Then with real political figures and one of your characters is "critical of the regime", I'd be surprised if it didn't get the axe

 

[StrentWriter]

Then with real political figures and one of your characters is "critical of the regime", I'd be surprised if it didn't get the axe

And this brings me back to my original point: writing has always been political. Not allowing political writing is a problem.

 

[cw5523729]

And this brings me back to my original point: writing has always been political. Not allowing political writing is a problem.

Disagree. This is a site for erotica. No one is saying you can't write political fiction. TV shows have "ripped from the headlines" episodes all the time.

It's just that they don't want this site to be where you publish your propaganda. And I agree with that. Literally hundreds of thousands of stories have been written and published on here without brining politics into them. Cuz it's erotica.

Honestly, the fact that they even allow the politics board on here annoys me but I just ignore it.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

And this brings me back to my original point: writing has always been political. Not allowing political writing is a problem.

No writing hasn't "always been political".
Art isn't always political.

If you want to reference real world political events, great. But don't pretend you HAVE to to write an effective story.
You're writing the story and including politics because that's the story you want to tell. Nothing wrong with that, but it is a choice.

 

[cw5523729]

No writing hasn't "always been political".
Art isn't always political.

If you want to reference real world political events, great. But don't pretend you HAVE to to write an effective story.
You're writing the story and including politics because that's the story you want to tell. Nothing wrong with that, but it is a choice.

^--- this exactly. It's obvious without reading their story at all that the political message being pushed is a lot more important than whatever erotic story they'll wrap around it.

i.e. it's not really erotica.

 

[StrentWriter]

No writing hasn't "always been political".

Yes it has. I have about 3000 years of religious and political material that backs up that viewpoint.

Art isn't always political.

That’s a separate question but most artists would disagree with you.

If you want to reference real world political events, great. But don't pretend you HAVE to to write an effective story.
You're writing the story and including politics because that's the story you want to tell. Nothing wrong with that, but it is a choice.

I agree with you there.

 

[StrentWriter]

^--- this exactly. It's obvious without reading their story at all that the political message being pushed is a lot more important than whatever erotic story they'll wrap around it.

i.e. it's not really erotica.

Bold statement to make without reading, presumably, one sentence of any of my work…!

 

[cw5523729]

Yes it has. I have about 3000 years of religious and political material that backs up that viewpoint.

So your argument is that because religious texts like the Bible exist, and have for millennia, then everything written since has been religious by association?

 

[cw5523729]

Bold statement to make without reading, presumably, one sentence of any of my work…!

Feel free to write your story, publish it (assuming it gets to that point), and prove me wrong.

eta: it's pretty bold to say that everything written in the past 3,000 years has been either religious or political in nature but there are some people that have said that as well.

 

[TheLobster]

No writing hasn't "always been political".
Art isn't always political.

In my experience, the Venn diagram of people who insist all art is political and those who want to inject politics into every piece of art is pretty close to a circle.

 

[OralAllOver]

A quirky rule. "Prosperity Gospel," preached in a number of mega-churches is deeply obscene

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Yes it has. I have about 3000 years of religious and political material that backs up that viewpoint.




That’s a separate question but most artists would disagree with you.


I agree with you there.

Some writing is religous, some is political.
Lots of it is just meant to be entertaining.

No, most artists would agree with me. Art is more often NOT political.
Ansel Adam's picture of Half Dome isn't a political statement. It's a beautiful image.

 

[calmlikeabomb]

Sorry, I did realize that. Actually, I chuckled at the conservative missionary-only and liberal doggy-style.

But I treated it as serious since your example was really the perfect description of how you COULD work politics into a story without necessarily getting the axe.

Fuck it, I'm doing it now.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Fuck it, I'm doing it now.

The plot bunny claims another soul!

 

[cw5523729]

The plot bunny claims another soul!

His is a vicious SOB

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Okay, hypothetical (and something I am struggling with writing).

Aid worker in a difficult situation. I have a scene where he’s asked to give evidence to a select committee in parliament. He’s obviously critical of the regime he’s seen first hand. This would be considered political. Is this allowed?

(And I can hear people at the back shouting “where’s the sex in this” and trust me; it’s a slow burn this one!)

I've published a story featuring select committees and law Lords in Parliament, and evidence being given to them. I did set it five years in the future, with no comment on which party was in power, just a line on 'Another day, another Home Secretary. Maybe this one will have a longer shelf life than a lettuce.'
Lots of detailed arguments about the Government not following the law.

No problem. You may want to avoid naming a real regime, if going into detail. A story about policing Pride over the years had no problems either. Nor a lapsed Catholic attending his mother's funeral then quoting half the Catholic funeral service during sex afterwards. Etc.

Basically if it's a story, not a veiled conversion pamphlet, and not likely to get Lit sued for libel, you're good.

 

[calmlikeabomb]

The plot bunny claims another soul!

My soul already belongs to Kamadeva and Kamasutra.

But I'm sure Slaanesh, She-Who-Thirsts will be pleased too.

 

[cw5523729]

Fuck it, I'm doing it now.

Make them brother and sister and you'll guarantee yourself 50k views and a 4.8 rating in a week





Follow me for more tips

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Make them brother and sister and you'll guarantee yourself 50k views and a 4.8 rating in a week





Follow me for more tips

Mother/son....

He goes away for college and gets corrupted by his professors. Mom brings him back into the fold by inviting him into her fold...

 

[cw5523729]

Mother/son....

He goes away for college and gets corrupted by his professors. Mom brings him back into the fold by inviting him into her fold...

Look at that, we already wrote half of it for him! Hope we get co-author credit.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Look at that, we already wrote half of it for him! Hope we get co-author credit.

Let's not get everyone spun up about Lit not being fair to collaborators.

 

[cw5523729]

Mother/son....

He goes away for college and gets corrupted by his professors. Mom brings him back into the fold by inviting him into her fold...

But wait, doesn't this make Mom the conservative? Is she limited to missionary position with her son then?

Let's not get everyone spun up about Lit not being fair to collaborators.

Good point. Hold on, let me distract them:

Hey, guys, has anyone else had problems with stories being stuck in pending for a long time? What's up with that?

 

[cw5523729]

Mom brings him back into the fold by inviting him into her fold...

Oh, and I give this story an automatic 5 star rating just for incorporating a pun.