I lack descriptiveness in my writing so in my newest story I tried to at least include some clever and funny phrases to my story so it wasn't just the same old same old. My concern is that these phrases distract from the story too much. How do you feel about it?
One example is
"I reached around and grabbed her breasts like I was a drowning man and they were like preservers. With my other hand I reached for her pussy and pressed her clit like a buzzer on a game show."
Do moments of levity like this add to a story or do my lame attempts at humor detract from the eroticism?
You can find the story here if you want to read it for context.
http://www.lushstories.com/stories/quickie-sex/then-take-me.aspx
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i think it works, if that's the overall atmosphere of the story - now, if you're writing a really serious piece and throw stuff like that in from time to time, it can jar a reader out of the moment, but if the over all story is playful or light or a bit funny, then it works really well - Magical Felix's stories are a good example of how to do this correctly, if you're curious.
http://www.lushstories.com/stories/quickie-sex/one-thing-leads-to-another-rumble-pussy.aspx
personally, i enjoy injecting humor into my stories - the kitty girl stories all have funny bits, but then, there are darker stories where it just doesn't work (my Mrs V series is a good example of that) - sometimes you have to find a balance, and that only comes from trying things out - it should be obvious what works and what doesn't after a while.
http://www.lushstories.com/stories/quickie-sex/one-thing-leads-to-another-rumble-pussy.aspx
personally, i enjoy injecting humor into my stories - the kitty girl stories all have funny bits, but then, there are darker stories where it just doesn't work (my Mrs V series is a good example of that) - sometimes you have to find a balance, and that only comes from trying things out - it should be obvious what works and what doesn't after a while.
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I usually try to include an element of humor in my stories. In real life, I'm quite a witty person, I think. When having real sex, my self and my partner at some point usually have a bit of a giggle.
In terms of humor in erotic stories it can be a difficult thing to do.
My most recent story, a collaboration with talented Lushie Mazza, contains some funny lines:
http://www.lushstories.com/stories/straight-sex/the-client-on-the-sixth-floor-1.aspx
(Contains the line :"A Nun would have come... And she wasn't a Nun...")
The snag of course is to keep the humor in context with the action. To write funny erotica is practically impossible, and awful when done badly.
Of course some Writers carry it off brilliantly.
This is from SHYLASS, a Lush new writer who hails from Great Britain:
http://www.lushstories.com/stories/first-time/excerpts-from-my-inexperience-the.aspx
It's not only extremely funny, but rather beautiful.
xx Steph
I usually try to include an element of humor in my stories. In real life, I'm quite a witty person, I think. When having real sex, my self and my partner at some point usually have a bit of a giggle.
In terms of humor in erotic stories it can be a difficult thing to do.
My most recent story, a collaboration with talented Lushie Mazza, contains some funny lines:
http://www.lushstories.com/stories/straight-sex/the-client-on-the-sixth-floor-1.aspx
(Contains the line :"A Nun would have come... And she wasn't a Nun...")
The snag of course is to keep the humor in context with the action. To write funny erotica is practically impossible, and awful when done badly.
Of course some Writers carry it off brilliantly.
This is from SHYLASS, a Lush new writer who hails from Great Britain:
http://www.lushstories.com/stories/first-time/excerpts-from-my-inexperience-the.aspx
It's not only extremely funny, but rather beautiful.
xx Steph
I always like a bit of humour, but I'm a little scared in case people don't get it and of course too much will detract from the erotica, so I try to use humour sparingly. If the story lends itself well to humour, I say go for it, especially if you feel fine about doing it, it's all just part of finding your own style.
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I would say that if you wish to write a humorous story, that you need to add humor to the beginning, middle and end. If you wish to write a serious story with some witty comments, that you also need to add them at the beginning, middle and end.
I must say I did find your story to be serious with only a couple of witty cliches in one paragraph, that to me, were distracting from the seriousness of the story. If a reader writes, as one did, 'I don't know if you were going for a bit of comedy in this but..' you may need to add humor or satire to your tags so readers know what to expect and know that it is not just poor wording - not saying that yours is
I must say I did find your story to be serious with only a couple of witty cliches in one paragraph, that to me, were distracting from the seriousness of the story. If a reader writes, as one did, 'I don't know if you were going for a bit of comedy in this but..' you may need to add humor or satire to your tags so readers know what to expect and know that it is not just poor wording - not saying that yours is
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I would say that if you wish to write a humorous story, that you need to add humor to the beginning, middle and end. If you wish to write a serious story with some witty comments, that you also need to add them at the beginning, middle and end.
I must say I did find your story to be serious with only a couple of witty cliches in one paragraph, that to me, were distracting from the seriousness of the story. If a reader writes, as one did, 'I don't know if you were going for a bit of comedy in this but..' you may need to add humor or satire to your tags so readers know what to expect and know that it is not just poor wording - not saying that yours is
Thank you for your honesty. I wasn't trying for a humorous story necessarily but more like an action movie where the suspense is broken up now and then with a few one liners. It seems like you are saying I need to do a better job of spacing them out and not making them so jarring. For the record I tend to agree with you.
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Of the two stories I currently have posted on here, one has levity only in the last sentence, but I am told that some readers have laughed out loud at that sentence. The other one is written with the intention of keeping the reader smiling for most of the story, but never getting to the point of laughter. Naturally both are intended to raise sexual interest in the reader.
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