Hairyhaggis

For me words that have character are more a turn on though body parts don't really do any thing for me, it's words like shoogle that will grab my attention and make me take notice.

interesting, I don't think any word is particularly a turn off but rather the way it is used in the story. If the story is about a couple MDs I'd half expect the sexual act to be described technically but if it was a couple randy men or m/f who'd been, out got sloshed and then ended up having sex I'd expect pussy, anus, dick etc if that suddenly went bollywood I would be O.O so I guess words like flower to describe a womans bits would be a turn off in that situation. What i can't stand are scenes that say he put his penis in her vagina and moving rhythmically they began to copulate. Reminds me of the 80s sex ed vids you got at school eww no thanks.

I think the problem is that some writers miss out important steps along the way. 1 write the story (this is where some stop) 2 spell check (it's incredibly easy to put an add-on in your tools that will spellcheck as you type highlighting any words that may be wrong & a dictionary for those you are unsure of) 3 paragraphing (even I go over this a bazillion times, if the scene of the story/action moves from one scene to another hello new paragraph) 4 commas, full stops, general grammar (make sure your sentences end with a full stop, put in the commas at the relevant places if you are unsure READ OUT LOUD if you cant read it without stopping from a breathe neither can your reader, if you find it is too long so will the reader) 5 READ IT OUT LOUD 6 go over each paragraph individually for mistakes (this way you can catch words that have been double written, spelling and grammar mistakes and even tidy up/ expand the paragraph making your story even better) 7 after you have chosen the font and size and it looks right to you post it (always double check it has formatted properly when you have clicked edit or add chapter because sometimes the system will make errors and unless you have checked you may not even be aware of them) Finally your story and how you put it out there is an extension of you. If it needs editing tell your readers, they will appreciate that you are working on it. When the editing is complete you can take away the notice leaving the story that you can be proud of. Those steps may seem long but if you do them as matter of course you save time and you'll build up an audience that will want to read your stories (providing you write something that is of interest to them) and they'll be happy to recommend you as a writer because they know they'll get a great story that flows well with minimum mistakes. (everyone makes mistakes but if you have followed the steps they will be at a tolerable level rather than one that makes the reader run for the hills) Editing has got to be my biggest bane. If it's not as perfect as I can make it I'll go over again and again until it is. It definitely does make all the difference in the world when a story has been properly edited. If I can't get into the flow of the story I'll not read it. I don't know if people are scared to give criticism in case of backlash but if more people left concrit then things would improve vastly. It doesn't take two seconds to press the review tab and leave a small comment that says whether you enjoyed it or not and whether there is anything that can be improved. The writer wants to hear how the story went across so that they can hone their writing skills and give even better ones. Without feedback they cannot do this. wow that was longer than I intended oops but the points are valid. hope i didn't come across as arrogant. I'm still learning myself and hope I brighten up peoples days with my writing.

I have to admit I'm bad for missing commas or forgetting to capitalise letters but in my defence I type slower than my mind works. While my mind is a few sentences ahead my fingers are desperately trying to catch up. I do go back over my work and edit though, trying to catch anything I might have missed. It might take a wee while to go through editing but it's worth it and often you catch a sentence or two that can be made better while you are reading it through again.

i love dream analysis as a vivid dreamer (i'm an insomniac but when i do sleep i always dream. I can even get up for hours go back to bed and continue the dream from where it finished off) I often interpret my dreams and i have analysed other peoples dreams with great accuracy. When analysing a dream take note of what you see, what colours, numbers, smells (if you have your other senses working during your sleep) and how you felt. Fear is often something that you need to resolve so next time you have a dream where you are too scared to move or feel an evil presence turn and face it. You will find it is not as bad as you thought and if it still scares you, change it. You have the ability to affect your dreams. They are part of your psyche, there to help you work through unresolved worries, fears hopes etc. In the past it was common place to discuss dreams and work through them but as time moved on it fell by the wayside and now we have a culture where people are more dysfunctional and angry. Look at the things in your dreams and relate them to what they mean to you. For me the devil in my dreams is not evil he is a welcome guest that helps me resolve issues and make important decisions. God in my dreams is the opposite, he's conniving, ever watchful and just plain creepy. So don't go by what you expect the things or people to represent as their core values to you personally will affect how they behave in your dreams. Also keep a journal of your dreams, you will soon see patterns emerge for things that crop up and what they mean to you and this will help you to evaluate and analyse your dreams yourself

I am not homophobic. Each to their own i say. If it doesn't affect me personally then who am I to say what is and isn't acceptable? should people be allowed to fall in love? yes should it matter what sex they are? hell no. We are predisposed to be attracted to certain people and for some that attraction is for someone of the same sex for others it is the opposite some even go so far as to find inanimate objects sexually pleasing so each to their own. It is these differences that make the world a much more interesting place to be. To me homophobia is more than a fear of the same sex and most people who have that as a fear should really have another label since the one most people use is referred to when they are prejudiced, hateful and downright abusive to the point where people are vilified and even killed. A person with the fear who doesn't portray those qualities should not be held under the same label even if the meaning is the same. It's not fair on them to be tarnished with the same brush.

in uk the legal age for sex is 16 so I don't mind that with an older person or with young teens if written well what I do object to (but that is my own preference and as someone else said as long as it's not acted upon it's fine) is child sexual abuse. That is where my line is firmly drawn. If I see it in the tags I avoid like the plague.

I love severus and it's my fave scene of his (that I don't cry at - his death scene omg every time) and Misha Collins the goon who plays my favourite angel Castiel. It just makes me laugh every time I see it under that is a line that Malichi (one of the characters in my screenplay/book) says but it always makes me stop and think

on the forum it's hairyhaggis as i used to collect them and i'm scottish on AFF it's MalichisMinion. Malichi is a character from a screenplay i wrote which i'm also adapting into a book and I love his character though he isn't my fave

my sweet Severus and Lily Potter, Found it online and loved it as it was perfect for one of my stories. Love love love Severus