Desiderius Price

I did so recently with my Harry Potter fanfics, likely startled anybody on my author-alert list; a story I started fifteen years ago, last update had been six years. Given the time, and how much I had forgotten, I decided to rewrite it. Anyways, congrats on reviving a story..

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Have to admit I do like FFN’s traffic graphs, how many loitered, which chapters they’re reading. Thought it’s also sobering how many show up, and promptly leave. However, having my “clean” version there is nice because then it lets people have a choice, reading sexual content or not, when my story can be expressed pretty nicely even without it. In my case, I resurrected an old piece of software, (needed to be rewritten), so that I can have the “adult” and “clean” versions in the same file; I simply annotate which parts are clean and/or adult-only. For instance “Ron aimed{| his dick} and began to {wet the bed|piss}.” is “Ron aimed and began to wet the bed.” in the clean version, or “Ron aimed his dick and began to piss.” in the adult version (as he’s soaking Seamus Finnigan’s bed). So, as I rewrite, I’m working on both versions simultaneously. Now, I have entire scenes, chapters, that are in the adult version, that aren’t in the clean, so there *is* a size difference; so far, the adult version has been getting more than twice the words of the clean.

With my originals, I just keep it as “adult” and not worry about it. My two main Harry Potter fanfics always have had the notion of having a “dirty”/adult version, regardless of the sorting I did in the early years. Until very recently I was only posting those to FFN, the “adult” side kinda waned, and sort of infected the cleaner side. As I rewrite the story, I’m making a clear distinction, and while it does have some smut, exploring the sexual side of the main characters adds a new dimension to the inter-relationships. It’s not like “clean” is free of sexual content, it’s just much more muted and reserved to significant points only – other “sex” would simply be implied, with a tendency to fade-fast-to-black to leave the rest to the reader’s imagination. Some things will be in the “adult” version only, such as Harry’s love for being naked with his girlfriend...anywhere, morphing him into an exhibitionist. He gets away with it because I’ve got his subconscious generating the (Inspired from Douglas Adams) … the “Somebody Else’s Problem” spell; so coppers, teachers, everybody else will see him naked, even comment on it, but nobody really does anything about it. So, later in the story, when he flips on this (out of fear), it drive home the extent of the fear that’s been instilled into him. Other “adult” scenes show the jealousy that Ginny feels because Harry’s found a different girlfriend than her (in my story).

FFN’s TOS is kinda what prompted me to have a “clean” and “adult” versions of my potter story (well, they were termed “R”, “NC17” and “XXX” in the beginning...) As I rewrite, it’s kinda good, IMO, to have this distinction, because the main plot doesn’t require the adult material to be effective. However, the adult material does enrich the story, overall, as I can explore some of the dynamics that quickly become too much for FFN.

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Family Christmas gathering, incest style… I meant, family bonding “memories”. All those hairy armpits….

Oh, I think you poisoned the advertising well for yourself with that search… enjoy.

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Music works good too, though sometimes it’s more of a distraction. Like the pictures, pros and cons.

Well, depending on how well you liked the review you left, you can now disavow all association with it

This is where I like, really like, the carbon copy to my email inbox, because I don’t like deleting emails, and so any reviews there, get saved. (I’ve got emails in my archive dating back to … 1996.)

Suppose a good search through the database could at least restore the ones you’ve submitted to other stories – at least the ones to the holiday/halloween oneshots.

Given the normal rate of reviews I get, (just about rare to none), I can’t say I would’ve noticed one way or the other.

Had to dig with google…. http://www2.adult-fanfiction.org/forum/topic/35318-anonymous-reviews-and-email-notification-of-reviews/ IIRC, this hasn’t changed, because DG either runs the script (or it’s automated) to flip the settings one way or the other.

In my case, it’s less about the relevance to the story, just unlocks the neurons, that’s all. I can’t have it too stimulating either, or it’s a distraction. Of course, I’ve got big enough monitors that’s it’s easy to have multiple pictures up along with my text editor (I generally don’t use an office-software to write). Occasionally, if a picture might be relevant for the story, then that’ll be up as well. Maybe these pictures are why my characters tend to like to be nudists…. maybe not, because these traits existed in my characters prior to this picture habit.

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I’ll certainly use other pictures where needed. It’s just weird that my mind can only freely write when I’ve got an explicit picture up … it doesn’t have to be related, more like it just unlocks the mind. Maybe I’m just weird….

Creating stories can be a perplexing/confusing topic since everybody seems to have a slightly different way of going about it. For trivial details, I’ll use random generators/pickers, to get a list and see “what fits”. I’ve got a database which is close to the “lore bible” for my originals. I’ve written small programs to help my writing (date generator, that random picker from a file, database management, map aids, etc). I’ve drawn crude maps, both on paper and in drawing programs. I’ve experimented with 3D programs, mainly for layout of major locations, just to give an idea. I’ve got a bunch of spiral notebooks for my potter universe – which has turned out to be highly useful when returning from a decade “on-hiatus”. I’ve got a myriad of small text files for my potter universe, with backstory (also useful after that long on-hiatus). A three-ring binder with loose paper for the original universe. As to actual writing, I don’t write a super-fine outline, just a crude one. Write a few key scenes, if needed – just so I’ve got an idea of where I’m heading. Bring up the “inspirational” pictures, and start writing. I’ll write notes which I’m about to end for the day, so I can pick up where I left off. I’ll jot down a bit of an outline for a chapter, when it’s important. And I’m not afraid to cut/cull material or alter the outline if the characters aren’t agreeing with it. I also try to keep a spiral notebook handy for that occasion when I hear something, or come up with something, or even after a talk with a coworker – I’ll jot those ideas down, which gives things a better chance of being remembered. And I’ll typically find my brain the *most* creative, coming up with the *best* ideas as I’m trying to get ready for work after a long weekend….