How often do you write a story that ends up somewhere you didn't expect?

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Most of the time I start with an inspiration, which may be a word, a phrase, or an illustration. Then I proceed from there. It seems that often my stories and poems simply write themselves (with my guidance, of course.)

My stories very rarely finish the way they were going to when I had the original idea. My recent series about a young woman dabbling in the porn industry went in a totally different direction from when I'd planned it. The Fucking She Deserved | Lush Stories

Everything I write, Erotica or otherwise, always takes new directions as I write it. I think it's because of my ADHD.

It can be a serious problem because sometimes I then have to go back and edit what I already wrote.

In the past, I have written stories straight off and let them go in their own direction, before reigning them in a little when I edit them.

However, these days, I prefer to spend time planning them out, often writing unpublished character backgrounds and the stories end, long before I flesh out the middle. The story I am currently working on is one, the start and finish are all written and finished subject to a final edit. The rest is still a work in progress.

I usually come into a story with a pretty clear idea, and maybe some snippets of dialog. Often the final version looks pretty close to what I was imagining.

But some characters take charge and demand you write them a particular way that surprises and delights you. The Coat Check Room was like that. Kim defined herself as I wrote her and took me to some unexpected places.

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In the past, I have written stories straight off and let them go in their own direction, before reigning them in a little when I edit them.

However, these days, I prefer to spend time planning them out, often writing unpublished character backgrounds and the stories end, long before I flesh out the middle. The story I am currently working on is one, the start and finish are all written and finished subject to a final edit. The rest is still a work in progress.

I’m like you, and often write the beginning and end and then flesh out the middle. 😊

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I was reading one of Mysteria's great stories, and saw a comment from her that really struck a chord with me.
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I can't tell you how many of my stories start with an idea, and as I write, the story builds itself in ways I didn't expect. As a writer, I love when that happens and its good. I was wondering how many other authors find themselves writing words that they didn't expect to create.

-John

Interesting question. I am a relatively new writer, and thus, I have a relatively short list of stories to relate to. I have to say, the shorter stories pretty much stick to the original outline, https://www.lushstories.com/stories/straight-sex/the-white-envelope being one example. However, the main character in this story is taken from another one of my stories, and I wanted to explore her character further. In essence, the entire story is built purely by chance.

As for my longer stories, they're slightly different. I do have a main storyline that I pursue, and I have a good grasp of the characters, their traits, and personalities. Sometimes, I have to scrap characters that don't work or develop new ones, but the main thing is character development. Often, the characters will take on a life of their own, forming the stories and pushing them in a new direction. My series Visiting the In-Laws https://www.lushstories.com/stories/bisexual/visiting-the-in-laws-pt-01-the-drive-2 is an example of this. I never intended or expected one of the main characters to have an incestuous relationship with her brother, but the way hers and his characters developed it was a natural (as natural a topic such as can be) turn of events.

So, yes, my characters tend to dictate to a certain degree where the story goes.

I wrote the Sam series, initially as a screw-story after seeing a newspaper story. While there is a lot of that in it, its developed a long way and I've made the characters a lot more rounded (as well as Sam's bust!)

My stories often don't end up as I originally envisioned. Especially with my redheaded characters and their strong personalities. 👩‍🦰😉

Not often. Typically I have a firm notion of where I want a story to go. However, the characters usually end up choosing the path taken to get there.

I’m late to this since I only recently began submitting stories to Lush.

They are all cuckold stories involving the same two people, the wife Diane and her willing partner Steve.

The stories are all cuckold fantasies from the erotic mind of Diane. She cheated on Steve only two months in a long distance relationship. When they finally moved in together, she learned how much he enjoyed hearing about her sexual past and how he would be into the idea of her continuing her “adventures” with his support.

Diane would share stories about possible infidelities with Steve after they had happened, sometimes long after. But, she’d always tell him about it as if it had really happened.

He wouldn’t know if her story was true or not, until the end.

I have the plots of dozens of stories about them, ready to work on. But, I plan on spreading them out. You don’t want too much of a good thing at once.

I have found on more than one occasion that a character or characters develop life of their own. I wend up with stories that can run to several chapters.