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One line writing tips.
First Person Smartass
If you're going to Write Erotica, READ as much quality Erotica as you can. Preferably modern Erotica. The grammar rules have changed since "Lady Chatterly's Lover" and "The Story of O" were published.
Morgan Hawke
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Purveyor of fine Smut.
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"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
Albert Einstein
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Purveyor of fine Smut.
Morgan Hawke's DarkErotica ~ My Website
DarkErotica Blog ~ My Writers' blog
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
Albert Einstein
First Person Smartass
Quote by private4mylover
It makes for easier reading if a full-stop (period) is followed by two spaces.
Can I let you in on a secret? Typing two spaces after a period is totally, completely, utterly, and inarguably wrong.
Go here --> http://www.slate.com/id/2281146
Why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period. By Farhad Manjoo
Read that.
Morgan Hawke
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Purveyor of fine Smut.
Morgan Hawke's DarkErotica ~ My Website
DarkErotica Blog ~ My Writers' blog
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
Albert Einstein
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Purveyor of fine Smut.
Morgan Hawke's DarkErotica ~ My Website
DarkErotica Blog ~ My Writers' blog
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
Albert Einstein
Advanced Wordsmith
Whenever you can, avoid filtering, as it creates an extra step of distance between the reader and what the character is seeing/feeling/tasting/etc.
"He saw the sun rise." vs "The sun rose."
"He smelled smoke." vs "The air was acrid with smoke."
"He tasted her kiss." vs "The taste of her kiss made him dizzy."
Lame examples, but you get the idea.
"He saw the sun rise." vs "The sun rose."
"He smelled smoke." vs "The air was acrid with smoke."
"He tasted her kiss." vs "The taste of her kiss made him dizzy."
Lame examples, but you get the idea.
Lori
L. A. Witt (gay male erotic romance)
Lauren Gallagher (heterosexual erotic romance)
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"Service with a Smirk, that's you." - Morgan Hawke
L. A. Witt (gay male erotic romance)
Lauren Gallagher (heterosexual erotic romance)
Twitter: GallagherWitt
My Website * My Blog * Marginally Unhinged (my webcomic)
"Service with a Smirk, that's you." - Morgan Hawke
Imagine the physicality of what you're describing.... People only have two hands. Act out the action so you know it's feasible....
Read the story ALOUD to yourself before you submit.... It'll highlight mistakes and glitches that you may not have noticed. (My readers will notice I don't always do this.... I Should!!!)
The cute bit at the top of your hips is not a 'waste'..... It's a 'waist'....
Never set a story in Oregon. (Nobody has EVER had sex there....)
XX S
Read the story ALOUD to yourself before you submit.... It'll highlight mistakes and glitches that you may not have noticed. (My readers will notice I don't always do this.... I Should!!!)
The cute bit at the top of your hips is not a 'waste'..... It's a 'waist'....
Never set a story in Oregon. (Nobody has EVER had sex there....)
XX S
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RUE - Resist the Urge to Explain.
Trust that your reader will get it, and trust yourself to get the point across without explaining it. This particularly applies to verbs and adverbs in dialogue mechanics. If well written your dialogue should be self explanatory.
"You're kidding me!" she exclaimed, excitedly.... (you don't say!)
It's the equivalent of saying, "did you get it?" after you tell a joke.
Trust that your reader will get it, and trust yourself to get the point across without explaining it. This particularly applies to verbs and adverbs in dialogue mechanics. If well written your dialogue should be self explanatory.
"You're kidding me!" she exclaimed, excitedly.... (you don't say!)
It's the equivalent of saying, "did you get it?" after you tell a joke.
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Quote by Mistress_of_words
RUE - Resist the Urge to Explain.
Trust that your reader will get it, and trust yourself to get the point across without explaining it. This particularly applies to verbs and adverbs in dialogue mechanics. If well written your dialogue should be self explanatory.
"You're kidding me!" she exclaimed, excitedly.... (you don't say!)
It's the equivalent of saying, "did you get it?" after you tell a joke.
I have to admit, I didn't understand that one at all...are you suggesting someone would actually put "(you don't say!)" in a line of their story?
Hmmm...and btw, your one line writing tip was more than one line...
I have no writing tips myself, because frankly I have no idea what I'm doing...
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Quote by DirtyMartiniQuote by Mistress_of_words
RUE - Resist the Urge to Explain.
Trust that your reader will get it, and trust yourself to get the point across without explaining it. This particularly applies to verbs and adverbs in dialogue mechanics. If well written your dialogue should be self explanatory.
"You're kidding me!" she exclaimed, excitedly.... (you don't say!)
It's the equivalent of saying, "did you get it?" after you tell a joke.
I have to admit, I didn't understand that one at all...are you suggesting someone would actually put "(you don't say!)" in a line of their story?
Hmmm...and btw, your one line writing tip was more than one line...
I have no writing tips myself, because frankly I have no idea what I'm doing...
Everyone's tips are more than one line!
But perhaps I was trying to be too clever there. Imagine you read that line in a story. You can infer from what she says and the exclamation point that she is exclaiming excitedly. Putting "she exclaimed excitedly" is unnecessary explanation.
"She exclaimed excitedly? You don't say," he remarked, sarcastically.
Active Ink Slinger
Shorter sentences are easier to read. Proving you can do acrobatic things with punctuation to construct a sentence four lines long does not make you a better writer.
Active Ink Slinger
Learn to recognise the difference between a scene (showing) and narrative summary (telling). Showing is much more interesting for a reader. For example, showing a conversation as a series of dialogue lines is more engaging than just describing that a conversation took place and explaining the outcome.
Her Royal Spriteness
Quote by stephanie
Imagine the physicality of what you're describing.... People only have two hands. Act out the action so you know it's feasible....
this isn't a one line writing tip, but... so, one of the things i find most useful in writing is the use of props or acting out a scene - sometimes it helps if you are doing what you're writing about an example - if your character is putting a record on a turntable, if you have some vinyl, go thru the motions quickly - pull the record from the shelf, slip it out of it's cover, handle it, put it on the record player, then sit down and write it out.
same thing with dialog - i do mine out loud at times, to see how it sounds, and if it sounds funny, i play with it until it sounds more natural.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
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Quote by sprite
- sometimes it helps if you are doing what you're writing about an example - if your character is putting a record on a turntable, if you have some vinyl, go thru the motions quickly - pull the record from the shelf, slip it out of it's cover, handle it, put it on the record player, then sit down and write it out.
So you act out all your sex scenes before writing them out? Cool...
Btw, where do you get one of those cages??? Amazon.com was out of stock last I checked...
You know you want it, you know you need it bad...get it now on Amazon.com...
Lush Erotica, an Anthology of Award Winning Sex Stories
Her Royal Spriteness
Quote by DirtyMartiniQuote by sprite
- sometimes it helps if you are doing what you're writing about an example - if your character is putting a record on a turntable, if you have some vinyl, go thru the motions quickly - pull the record from the shelf, slip it out of it's cover, handle it, put it on the record player, then sit down and write it out.
So you act out all your sex scenes before writing them out? Cool...
Btw, where do you get one of those cages??? Amazon.com was out of stock last I checked...
Petsmart, actually - i know a welder who doesn't mind helping me modify them for certain favors. and up to a point, yes, i act out certain things like bondage ties, to make sure that they are possible and so i know what you can and can't do in one. balls in your court now, funny man *giggles*
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
Matriarch
Please keep this thread on track, it's meant to be a resource for writers to skim occasionally for useful tips.
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Quote by obscura
Don't use too much overemphasis, at all. There's absolutely no need, whatsoever.
Now, well now I'm just confused. I understand capitals is yelling and emoticons are well... unnecessary at the best of times. But overemphasis? my life was founded on this stuff. lol
Clarabelle
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Quote by ClarabelleQuote by obscura
Don't use too much overemphasis, at all. There's absolutely no need, whatsoever.
Now, well now I'm just confused. I understand capitals is yelling and emoticons are well... unnecessary at the best of times. But overemphasis? my life was founded on this stuff. lol
Don't be confused, if one thing's clear, it is that your life certainly wasn't founded on IRONY CLARA.. (oops, pardon the caps)
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