Mainly to publish and share my stories, and to read others'
Join the best erotica focused adult social network now
Login
JohnSwitch1959
Over 90 days ago
Straight Male, 65
0 miles · London
Forum
Active Ink Slinger
Quote by JohnSwitch1959And having said that, I prove myself wrong by using a combination of first and second person in "What Goes Around Comes Around"! I'm eating my words here; yum, yum!
Depends on the story. If it requires multiple viewpoints third person is best. If I'm describing something I have experienced myself then first person is best as I can better describe my internal monologue that way.
I have read a couple of vanilla novels written in the second person. Found them difficult going and the style didn't work for me. I certainly wouldn't attempt to write anything in second person.
Active Ink Slinger
I was told a story needed editing. Unfortunately there is no edit button following the story, only a delete button. I reported this as a bug but was directed to FAQ.
This question is not in fact answered.
Active Ink Slinger
Although I like spanking, I'm not into the whole dom(me)/sub dynamic. Just like a situaton where hot bottoms are given and received! :-)
Active Ink Slinger
Quote by Jen
... I think people need to try and have a slightly more critical eye where their own work is concerned.
Very much this. All of us at times produce work which is less than perfect and if we put it out there we should expect criticism.
I would ask though that if you are inclined to give a story a mediocre or low vote, you say why in the comments. Speaking for myself, knowing what I'm doing badly is at least as useful as knowing what I'm doing well.
Active Ink Slinger
Aye, the cosmos is vast, beyond our capacity to comprehend.
Active Ink Slinger
I nick some ideas and events from real life but my stories are largely made up.
Active Ink Slinger
Thanks for the encouragement! Certainly research will be needed for a lot so I'll be starting with the categories with which I have some experience - it is always said you should write about what you know.
Active Ink Slinger
Thanks for the suggestion; I'll try branching out though I doubt I'll be able to match your achievement of every category, or even a significant fraction but I guess I'll never know if I don't try!
Active Ink Slinger
Quote by krystalg
... I feel that it is your story, you're writing it because it is what you want to say, therefore it should be in the category of your choice. Nobody knows your innermost thoughts and feelings like yourself, so you should decide what category is the main bent, just as you choose the words of the story.
That's a very good point. When I was writing them, as far as I was concerned I was writing spanking stories so that's what they are. It was only later I realised they fit other categories too so I used tags, as WannabeWordsmith also suggested.
Active Ink Slinger
How do you choose which category to classify your stories? All mine are classified as "spanking" but they all also fit perfectly in the interracial category and one would fit the lesbian category too. So which should I have chosen? In my mind I am writing spanking fiction but others may see the stories differently from me. Writers, how do you decide?
Active Ink Slinger
Nobody's life is meaningless. Sometimes we have to find a purpose but it will be there somewhere. In my case I spent 30 odd years working in education, making a small contribution to our culture continuing. Now I entertain people by writing erotica. Insignificant on the cosmic scale but it makes me happy.
Active Ink Slinger
Have you got room for one more? I'd like to go back to 1978 to tell 19 year old me to just chill.
And that plenty of other people like doing that too.
And that plenty of other people like doing that too.
Active Ink Slinger
To share my stories and read other peoples' erotica.
Now I've got sucked into the forum!
Connecting with like minded people could be nice too.
Now I've got sucked into the forum!
Connecting with like minded people could be nice too.
Active Ink Slinger
Usually beer - real ale or craft ale.
I am partial to a nice Chilean red though - goes well with roast duck.
I am partial to a nice Chilean red though - goes well with roast duck.
Active Ink Slinger
I did once meet a younger woman who liked to be spanked by an older man but she wasn't looking for a long term relationship - she just reckoned older spankers were more respectful.
Active Ink Slinger
It's the old "show, don't tell" thing. I have the characters' motivations and desires in my head but this doesn't appear on the page all at once but it tells me how a character is going to react to a situation. And the reader, on reading that account, will pick up something about the character without me saying it.
Active Ink Slinger
Quote by ChumbaPoxwally
I can assure you that accomplishing ANYTHING useful while fighting depression is a frickin’ miracle.
Inclined to agree, when I'm depressed I don't have the mental energy to write.
Active Ink Slinger
Depends on the story. If it requires multiple viewpoints third person is best. If I'm describing something I have experienced myself then first person is best as I can better describe my internal monologue that way.
I have read a couple of vanilla novels written in the second person. Found them difficult going and the style didn't work for me. I certainly wouldn't attempt to write anything in second person.
I have read a couple of vanilla novels written in the second person. Found them difficult going and the style didn't work for me. I certainly wouldn't attempt to write anything in second person.
Active Ink Slinger
My interest in spanking feels even though I can tell from the internet that it's a kink many people share. In the pre-internet days of my young adult-hood reaching out to others was not possible and it wasn't until I discovered spanking magazines that I realised there were others like me and I wasn't a unique freak.
Active Ink Slinger
No! I'm very firmly in the spanking closet and I write under a pen-name. I'd really rather not explain to vanillas my interest in spanking female bottoms!