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I second the “scary” because of the fetishes, etc, that are likely buried within my writing. Or, readers deciding you have a fetish when you don’t….

Hadn’t really considered it, but there is a difference in PWP of fanfiction vs original fiction. In a PWP fanfic, you have the benefit of context, of characters that have already been built up, so if you write a Dumbledore/Riddle PWP, there’s already a backstory that the reader’s aware of. But, a PWP original fic, without a world already built up, then it’s likely more gratifying, IMO, to google and get more vivid imagery/video of said act (assuming the act is legal). I’ve got trouble there, myself. In my current fic, I’ve got some scenes that are rather close to PWP, but those do serve a purpose, even if the main focus of the chapter’s on the act. I’m a weirdo! And it’s fine that there’s a line you won’t personally cross – that’s the original question of the topic Me, I don’t see myself doing [mpreg] anytime soon, but I’ll write teen/teen. I do feel some ickiness if it’s adult/teen, and I’ll strike Thor’s hammer at any character pursuing adult/kid.

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For my main potter fic (not on AFF), I’d write the minutes/notes/debate for “Death Eater” strategy meetings. I found that quite useful in figuring out what the DEs were up to, what was next, how they’d respond to counter anything Dumbledore was doing, and generally shaping their overarching plan. Also included in those notes were chastising for the missteps among the main antagonists. I do this a bit less for my current line of fics, but its something I still do from time to time. It does help.

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And my dirty mind is shortening the topic title to “Exposing yourself” ….

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When you write, do you ever feel self conscious about it? Do you feel like maybe you are giving away too much? Yes. Dreams, mannerisms, fetishes, biases, those things of the mind, you can’t help but let those out onto the paper, because the work is a product of your mind. Sure, you can deliberately write from a different POV, write a different form of smut, still, your personality will bleed into the prose. It can’t be helped. Having a pen name helps, really helps, in letting me let loose, to separate fiction from reality when I hit that submit button. Crossing Lines? Lines are made to be crossed - DP

As an update, I think I’ve kicked my fallout habit (which was interfering with writing...), time will tell. Dale’s Game, chapters 9-12, and most of 14 are basically finished. Yes, I’m holding back on posting chapters, likely until I complete 19, because this section is very prone to deus ex, which I want to avoid, and so the details need to be consistent. (And “19” is just an estimate as chapters can split off, what happened yesterday leaving 14 about a thousand words short of being done...) Once this section of chapters is done, I expect to resume posting. Cheers, - DP

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PWPs can be useful, so I won’t dismiss them. I started writing a PWP a few years ago (still unpublished), and the questions that arose out of, well, it became a jumping off point to the original stories that I am publishing. Once I evolve my universe/stories to the point in time that the PWP occurs, it won’t be so much PWP anymore.

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It’s tough to tell. My best metric has been to record the dragon prints (hit counter). When I see that it goes up a hundred hits in a day after I post a chapter, consistently, then it’s reasonable to conclude that there are people who are enjoying it. Some people say it doesn’t matter, but it does, because I wouldn’t put as much effort in to polish/post the chapters otherwise. And when you get somebody who’s reviewing, consistently, cherish them

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