Quote by ReprehensiballsI tried this once and it turned out to be harder than I thought, so never tried again.
I actually thought about doing a little straw poll and letting readers decide the next step. I haven't noticed anyone else doing this, is it a valid way to proceed?
I agree with Woman and Contessa wholeheartedly. I find that once I have the basic idea, and start to write, then the story takes on a life of its own. I think this is why I hated the ‘reader decides’ style as it made my stories stilted and jerky. I write for me and to have some-one suggest changes tends to put my back up and I’d happily completely delete before amend. I don’t do this for financial gain, and as it’s for me, feel no loss in doing so.
As to the balance of sex against plot, I find that the story dictates that for me, some of mine are fuck-fests whilst others are glacial. And I don’t like splitting stories if I can possibly help it, I want to get immersed in a story and not have to go hunting for the next part, it’s like watching tv with adverts- you just get to the exciting bit then there is a break, I find that intensely annoying.
My only really constructive suggestion is to write it, leave it for a few days, then come back and read it again. This I find, helps to highlight overly jarring prose as well as bringing any excessive changes in fluidity to light.
Top This has a good idea. I once wrote a story twice from the perspective of each of the two characters, and submitted both seperately without mentioning it, letting the readers find out for themselves. It went down an absolute storm, so it’s an avenue worth considering if you wish to try a story in two different styles.
Oh, and enjoy it. Writing should be fun and not a chore
