So tie-tie...
I got critiqued and survived. Yaaaaay! Well, I had my story critiqued, not me myself, but same difference.
It went well. I got some useful comments in terms of things that I absolutely need to change (confusing dialogue, continuity errors, formatting issues) and also some thoughts of things that maybe probably should be changed (lots of back story on the first page, story-story doesn't start until second page) and then thoughts on what people think I should change but I may or may not change. Did I just use the word change like a million times? Yes. Yes I did.
Happily, there were at least four people who said they really enjoyed reading it, which definitely didn't happen with the first story I brought to the group. One dude really really liked it; he said he was reading it and had to stop to pick the kids up at the bus stop and then was running back to read the rest. And what more can you ask for than that? That's an amazing compliment. I was gratified and apparently my subconscious was THRILLED cuz I went home and fell asleep and totally had a dream about a three-way with him and one of the ladies from the group. The dude is married and the lady is probably not bi-curious so I woke up feeling the like the biggest perv in the universe. Go me and my crazy brain!
The downside to writey group is I have a hard time winding down afterwards; it takes me a while to fall asleep and so now today I'm all kinds of tired. Boo.
It went well. I got some useful comments in terms of things that I absolutely need to change (confusing dialogue, continuity errors, formatting issues) and also some thoughts of things that maybe probably should be changed (lots of back story on the first page, story-story doesn't start until second page) and then thoughts on what people think I should change but I may or may not change. Did I just use the word change like a million times? Yes. Yes I did.
Happily, there were at least four people who said they really enjoyed reading it, which definitely didn't happen with the first story I brought to the group. One dude really really liked it; he said he was reading it and had to stop to pick the kids up at the bus stop and then was running back to read the rest. And what more can you ask for than that? That's an amazing compliment. I was gratified and apparently my subconscious was THRILLED cuz I went home and fell asleep and totally had a dream about a three-way with him and one of the ladies from the group. The dude is married and the lady is probably not bi-curious so I woke up feeling the like the biggest perv in the universe. Go me and my crazy brain!
The downside to writey group is I have a hard time winding down afterwards; it takes me a while to fall asleep and so now today I'm all kinds of tired. Boo.
posted by walkinhomefromthethriftstore at 9:35 AM
2 Comments:
yay pervy writer!
your stories do leave one wanting to read more. a compelling read, one might say.
but you could start a second career writing about your pervy dreams after you have successful writings!
or not.
Thanks!
I have thought about writing some hot'n'heavy bosom heavin' stuff. Erotica is a respected and paying market. Lil' Italian Redhead even lent me a couple of pervy but not exactly porn movies to help in my research, but I haven't watched 'em yet. (the back of one features a lady naked but for her roman charioteer helmet. It's more funny than sexy.)
I did download an audio erotica story. I learned that even tho' the focus is da sex, the story still has to build to the main event, and the story I listened to even had a twist at the end. Writing rules still apply, in other words.
I think at first I would giggle whilst writing. The second challenge is describing the action: sex involves a lot of moving parts, and there are limits to how you can describe them. I was reflecting on this when trying to describe physicality in my current story: there are million muscles in the human face alone, and so much nuance exists in how folks hold themselves and move in order to communicate, and again, you just can't describe it all down to the last detail. Or maybe you can and I'm just too lazy to try. Anyway.
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