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10 hours ago, Keltiel said:

It’s kind of funny because some of my partner’s previous coworkers were like “I bet [Keltiel] is super vanilla in bed.”. He came home and told me and we had a big laugh about it because we’ve roleplayed way worse things than I’ve written on here so far. But I feel like, for the most part, the people who write on AFF are just everyday people who, in reality, would never indulge in the things they write about. I think that's why I like AFF so much, it's a place where you can read or write about your wildest thoughts or fantasies without (much) judgement. Sure, there are probably a small few who are legitimately… “troubled” but that’s true of any population.

That's ADORABLE @Keltiel!!!! Omg! Now I'm imaging you and your ex laughing while you're tied up in crazy bondage or something!!! Then he cracks the whip and PLAY TIMES OVER! Lol sorry, I'm easily amused

Also, I really appreciate your assessment of AFF. I think you're right, this place, the fourm especially, is populated with people you can *talk* to. I'm feeling comfortable here . I think the creepy stories I'm referring to (which aren't even posted here) and which MAY in fact be written by psychos,  are the peeps I'm afraid to meet :-P But you never know, I was afraid to meet ya'll and you guys are turning out to be... Awesome!!! 

 

 

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8 hours ago, CL Mustafic said:

No, not wolves, an ancient race of giant alien seahorse shifters.

I’m not sure most would find it horrific (it’s tame compared to some things I’ve read) but I managed to weave together a little bit of necrophilia (just a tad, the guy was alive when they started), kidnapping (not an actual kid though), rape, torture (physical, mental and sexual), murder and to top it off squished a new born baby’s head...oh and mustn’t forget the dog… Yeah, Backdoor Politics was one of the uglier things I’ve written. It’s no longer posted because it’s being published by a publisher who likes those sorts of twisted tales.

And there’s nothing wrong with soppy romance junk! I tend to write a bunch of that sort of thing too.

Whoa... I'm just speechless. Just hearing you talk about your work is inspiring! You're sending out waves of insane creativity!!! You sound a little crazy, lady, but I'm loving it!

OK, I want to see these seahorse shifters too :-P

And if you like romance, then you are speaking my kinda language! Whoot Whoot! 

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3 minutes ago, CL Mustafic said:

This is an interesting subject. I used to wonder sometimes about the people who write the horrific things I’ve read but then I wrote something that was probably equally horrific and figured someone was probably wondering the same thing about me. So in short, yes, I’ve written smut that doesn’t excite me in the least.

Oh and I’m writing a shifter MPreg because BW needs something new to read.

I looooooove Mpreg  Idk. I’m attempting my first one now, but I haven’t gotten him preggers yet! Awwwww, it’s so adorable!

OhhhhH! What’s a shifter? Are we talking wolves here?

I kinda expect more of us are kinker than we let on! What kinda ‘horrific’ content have you attempted? I suspect some of the people writing these off the wall, disturbing fics, are like closet maniacs  I’m crazy in my own way, but…. I’ve got no murder fantasies bouncing around in my noggin, it’s mostly soppy romance junk! Lol, yay! 

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11 hours ago, Shunskitten said:

Don’t feel bad! Some things that I read and enjoy will have it in there and it won’t bother me in the slightest! I find it hard to write personally. However there is one thing I won’t write, and it’s premature birth up to week 35. It’s literally traumatizing to write it after dealing with it myself. 35 and up is fine, but 34 adn under? No. Can’t do it. I’ll be reduced to a blubbering mess with a bag of chips and about 13 mugs of coffee.

WOW….. I’m so sorry to hear about that news. I hope everything is ok, but I won’t say anymore on this public forum.

Anywho, we all need a bag of chips and a little caffeine from time to time  I struggle with emotional eating, because I’m a girl lol! Actually, I’m gonna go have some buttery noodles right now! Carbs are my go to comfort food  

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1 hour ago, BronxWench said:

No bots here! But I’ve been scarce this past week, and will be scarce next week. Most of the time, I’m around, and I make it a point to try and answer questions quickly. That’s really the part of moderating I consider most important, because we all miss something about every site, and it helps to have someone to ask.

As far as warnings, even the site’s owner was warned once. We’re impartial about the rules, and staff who write will get warned like any other member if we forget a tag, or miss a part on the disclaimer.

But yes, it’s HARD to get the proper context as far as tone when you’re posting and chatting. A lot of times, jokes get misinterpreted, and people wind up feeling bad because something read the wrong way. Sweetmamajama jokes with everyone, and some of the things she says might read to someone else as harsh, or rude, whereas anyone who’s taken the time to get to know her a bit knows it’s just teasing and done with no ill intent. (Sorry, sweetmamajama, for using you as the example, and I’m not poking, honest!) Me, I try to be mindful that I’m staff, and I re-read posts a LOT to make sure I don’t come off wrong. I overuse emoticons when necessary, too. 

Yepper! I've been warned in the past. I used song lyrics and didn't give credit to bands. OOPS! I also got flagged for necro once and I had to go back through my own story to find the little mention I'd written and forgot about. I don't remember which mod I spoke to, but it might have been you! I was grumpy because my story got hidden. But which ever mod it was I spoke with, was so quick to respond, I later felt like an enormous asshole for even thinking about having an attitude everything was fixed so quickly, it was professional :-) I like emoticons too lol! Your cat thing is cute haha! 

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Just now, Desiderius Price said:

You’re cool.  I took this past week off from work, and it’s been nice having you on the forums.  Feel free to stop by the Chatbox, the more the merrier.

Chatbox hmm. Omg the anxiety :-P

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15 minutes ago, CL Mustafic said:

There are no bots, I assure you we are all human. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, unless you are rude or assume the rules shouldn’t apply to you because you are some sort of special little person (see above), you’ll always receive a polite and usually quick response from the staff. I’d rather have you ask than have to go through the hassle of warning you which eats into my writing time.

Don’t feel like you need to tiptoe around, we’re really a friendly bunch here at AFF.

I'm making a note… “questions are easier than warnings. FOR EVERYBODY.”

Again and again, its proved to me you guys are not the scary monsters I’m dreaming up. I have a lot more to learn than just writing, TBH . Thanks again...

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2 hours ago, CL Mustafic said:

Okay calm down. There are no rules against you posting your stories on every site you come across, the only thing we ask is that you don’t use your story here to drive people to your stories on other sites. Pretty simple. Just follow the rules and you’ll be fine. There’s even a handy forum here that answers many questions new users have: FAQs

As for no direct answers here…you are mistaken. I too have been on other sites and can tell you here at AFF if you ask a question you are guaranteed to get an answer. But, and this is a big one, if you ask a question in the middle of a thread on a completely different topic in the forum you’re bound to get a bunch of answers from other users which may or may not be correct. If you have a truly burning question and really need an answer, I suggest you either PM one of the moderators, (I’m one of them and I would have gladly answered your question if I had seen it but I do have a life and can’t patrol every thread in the forum looking for unanswered user questions.) or start a thread in the designated part of the forum. If you browse through you’ll see that most people waited less than 24 hours for answers to their questions.

As for plagiarism claims arising from cross posting, unless you’re guilty of it, you have no need to worry. Even when we get a report of such a thing happening, we don’t automatically put you in the hall of shame. We do our research and have to have evidence that a story has been poached to do that, which includes contacting the author of the story assumed stolen. As you said, you can prove you are you and that’s the only thing we ask.

You may not love everything about AFF but I can tell you this, the people here are more than happy to help and the archive is actively moderated and every user is treated fairly. If you need anything further on this feel free to send me a PM.

CL

Hey @CL Mustafic You did in fact answer all my questions… I did think The Wall of Shame was going to be automatic. We’re all humans right  I was just imagining Bots deleting everything and I was gonna be gone or something and then you guys will look at me like a criminal. I always assume the worst… I’m going to go ahead and follow you…. I have lots of questions but the thing is I get it answered once and if I’m still confused, I just assume that means I’m dumb and I have to be punished by learning the hard way, like feed me to the wolfs, I wasn’t listening hard enough the first time  Thanks a lot… I do in fact appreciate it. Everything will be peachy keen!

 

38 minutes ago, Desiderius Price said:

msm – I truly apologize If I came across as berating as I was intending to be helpful/informative.  I’m a bit socially inept and text’s not great at conveying social cues.

 

Dude, I just got scared. I was like. Cait! You’ve been warned! The clock starts NOW! Figure it out, dummy! I totally understand about the social cues in text… That’s exactly what I’m talking about! Are other people on FB, is there a group or something? I’m talking to @Tcr daily, and @CloverReef and @sweetmamajama quite a bit as well. I just been really neat talking to writers… I avoid my ‘real life’ FB friends cuz I’m super tired of talking about their vacations and their new babies and shit. Lol. I just want to ask about stuff like this… I was gonna talk to cloverreef today in private, but you guys were like FRIENDS  and now I’m just gonna tell her about the awesome help I got, even though I freaked out like my usually crazy self  

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15 hours ago, nautiscarader said:

It turns out, as I have learned, that you cannot put links to other websites in your fanfictions published here. That, of course, makes perfect sense. I mean, why would I want my readers to check other places where I am much more comfortable publishing my stories, that not only do not inhibit, but encourage posting them, thus making it much more pleasant experience? How delightfully absurd.

Anyway, here are the websites: 

Ao3 – vastly superior in pretty much every way; all of my fics, and prompts are published there

tumblr – quickest to spread, I guess. All of my fics, and prompts are published there. There is an outdated masterpost in sidebar.

Fanfiction.net – oh dear god, this hellhole. Painful to edit, with completely backwards idea of publishing stories. Do not recommend. Only selected few of my stories are there. 

 

Can you explain how we’re supposed to cross post? I was just berated a little in a different post because I don’t have links to the other sites I’m on… I thought for sure ADVERTISING other sites was off limits. I’m not plagiarizing. I don’t know how it works, but all the accounts are on the same email. I’M ME. So I just figured if it was ever needed, I could simply verify I am who I say I am… Flipping terms of service… OMG! I’m not going to worry about it. Now i’m getting frustrated. I shouldn’t worry right? As long as I’m not a liar I’m fine….right? 

I’m on AO3 as well. I like it over there too… I will never understand why there’s no direct reply to messages on this site. Things just seem super old fashioned here… I found an EXCELLENT BETA on these forums though and I learned a butt-ton from her… Thanks @CloverReef!!!

Anyways, I’m on gay authors too… I don’t really understand their terms of service. I have a feeling most of the M/M authors on here are avoiding that site because of it. But I don’t write about necro and minor sex, so I’m free to post. Idk, I’m feeling super judged for cross-posting and I’m the flipping author! Screw what anyone else thinks! lol Sorry, i’m def ranting...

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32 minutes ago, Desiderius Price said:

When in doubt, send an email to the mods, let them know what’s up or ask a question, and they’ll pin it to their internal board if necessary.   Like I said, it’s common, they even have a story tag for the opposite (AFFO for AFF only).

 

Thanks buddy! Will do  

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1 hour ago, Anesor said:

Yeah, I forgot to mention that you should find some way of indicating that you are crossposting. It would be very embarrassing to get a Hall of Shame warning when crossposting. (I used the same account name for each site, and they were the same day more or less...)

ok!! OMG! i just thought i’d get a private message when it came up. I’ll look at the rules again later… I simply thought i’d get in trouble for advertizing other sites.

 

I’m so PARANOID NOW!!!

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1 hour ago, Desiderius Price said:

It’s not porn… it’s adult themed erotica.  Huge difference!  </sarcasm>

Posting your stories to other websites is fine, other authors do that.     What they don’t like here are plagerists, spammers, under aged wizards, and things mentioned in the ToS.   Look at the warning tags, the only subject topics actually forbidden are real-people-under-18 and where the original author has explicitly stated “no fanfiction allowed”.   That, alone, causes some self-appointed morality warriors to have problems, therefore, the staff/moderators here have to be very diligent in enforcing those ToS.  ( DG/BW/etc can give you tales of what they’ve had to put up with.)  Every fanfic/story website I’ve examined, when I look at their ToS, are generally more restrictive than AFF when it comes to content.

DG/BW, correct me if I’m wrong, I think you can put links in your profile to the other websites, which can help them sort out what’s legitimate if they ever get a complaint about a possible dupe. 

 

Hey thanks for the tip on posting links. I always wondered when … Also, I discussed this on FB with some other members here and they said the exact same thing about the restrictions of other sites. I guess I’m lucky I feel no desire to write weird fics because my fiction is accepted across the board… As long as i give proper ratings  It’s very interesting to hear other’s perspectives… Thanks for your input 

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23 hours ago, Shunskitten said:

Yes. I have quite a few that would go into things like rape fantasies, BDSM, SM, and many others. I don’t prefer it, and have a history with abuse, but I’ll write it. How I see it is this way: Just because it’s not in my life, or didn’t/did happen to me, doesn’t mean that it’s not in their life and did/didn’t happen to them.

Though there are such things I wont’ write about. I won’t write scat, bodily functions like that. Vomit is ok, long as it’s not a fetish, I can’t do that. 

Ya know what… I swear something is wrong with my brain. My creative side, the one that writes novels for fun isn’t the same side of me that reads rape, torture, extreme mutilation and occasionally SCAT. They DON’T mix but somehow they’re inside of me… weird. I have fricken multiple personalities, I swear. But anyway, I just don’t put my kinks in my stories, I’ve tried to write a few kinky ones, but they will never see the light of day. I tried to make a “Boxing Helene” ese story, M/M, but it was just worried about how it made me look! I just like to watch other people do it lol. I’m a wimp.

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What I think is really interesting about this topic, is the ‘real world’ application. I’m posting to 3 sites including this one, but the audience is SO DRAMATICALLY different on every one of them… Yeah, I know. Genius observation. Are you guys really against cross posting? I’m being really secretive about it and not mentioning it to readers, but I just thought I’d share with ya’ll, since I do feel slightly underappreciated as well over here. I was looking for my audience though and I think I have a better idea now that I was able to connect with some other readers offsite. 

Also, I didn’t know this site hosted mostly PORN… I go to asstr and BDSMlibrary for that junk!!! And I search for the specific kink, scroll through anything that looks like plot, get my rocks off and then I close EVERYTHING! So nobody will ever KNOW!!! Lol. Strangely enough, absolutely NONE of my true kinks have made it into my writing. IDK, honestly, I can’t write the stuff I kink on and I’m not not gonna try, because do porn authors have a following? Yes, I guess they do. Have I ever envied that? No. Have I ever wanted to write a story, only to find out people are doing Ctrl + F to find the parts they wanna jerk too? Naw.

I’m a queen of long story and plot, lots of fluff and cute, emotionally damaged boys finding comfort together… Did anyone say Yaoi? I don’t get off as intently to my plot and romance, as I do the crazy kinky PWP, but mine does include sex and the characters having sex feels like real people going through real issues. To me, that’s a lot more important to me than my 20 minutes on BDSMlibrary.

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29 minutes ago, Desiderius Price said:

I’ve been on both sides of the fence with tags, because they can be spoilers and very wide labels.  However, you do have survivors where these things can trigger nasty flashbacks, etc.  Or, just as a filter for things that they’re not going to be interested in slash or hetro relationships.  Once nice thing about having tossed in so many tags is that I’ve got the flexibility for the characters to do what they want to do – if they really have an urge to take a dump on the windshield of a police car, they can do so.  (Well, the cop might disagree...)

I had somebody pissed, don’t know who, they might have even rigged up a bot to do the downvote.  I’d post a chapter, and within a minute, I’d get the downvote.  It was pretty discouraging because the hits weren’t there and the downvote being the only feedback.

Dale’s Game is the one I’m actively writing.  Originally, it started out as a oneshot, intended for my Christmas story, then it grew … btw, the 2016 Christmas story is the prequel, oneshot, fast read.  The others, I’ll return to once I finish with Dale’s Game.  Alaska Trekkers is complete, though its in need of a minor touchup now that several characters also feature in Dale’s Game (and DG is chronologically before AT).

I know! I saw the note about the one-shot, so I figured I’d check it out first! 

And I hope I didn’t sound to terribly mean about my aversion to spoilers. That’s all it is. Just my personal aversion. And tags can always be helpful. Yep, I typically go for one type of pairing and I usually look for romance, so… as much as I think I’m ready for a surprise, am I really? 

As a writer, it’s good to expose yourself to different things all the time, and that’s another reason I’m here and a reason I’ll check out your story later! I checking out stories and topics and plots that are very different from the norm (in my case anyway!) and that is 1000% positive! I suppose it’s different for a reader who is simply here for entertainment, but to each their own and live and let live!

Well, I guess AFF has a lot of history I was unaware of (wow, Duh!) But that’s an interesting story about the bitter downvote bot! It also explains the changes I’ve seen on the archive over the years. I’ve popped in and out as a reader and a writer…. But this is my first time on the forums. Nice to meet ya DP!!!

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26 minutes ago, Desiderius Price said:

I do accept that what I write isn’t everybody’s cup of tea.  (The stories would be likely be quite boring if nobody were offended...)   Though, yeah, some feedback can be downright cruel (or, back when we had the ratings, insta-downvote w/o a review immediately following a chapter post, that was very discouraging).    Now, reviews along the lines of “The ending was rushed” and “I don’t believe they ended up together” would be definitely more useful, because that tells you something to help improve the story.

My stories don’t get a lot of views, likely because they’re in originals, and I stick a lot of warning tags on them as CYA.    But, I’m fine with that, and fine with people not wanting to read something because of the warnings, as that’s what the tags are for.  The tags can be a bit blunt, though, and I overly cautious with tags, so I can explain in more detail, when asked, what the tag is actually covering.

Personally, I like to be surprised, no matter what. I’ve been known to watch 5 seconds of a movie trailer before turning it off. They drew me in! Ok! I’ll see it! DON’T GIVE ANY SPOILERS! It’s so much harder to do that in writing with the ‘helpful’ tags… Imo, I honestly think people are becoming incredibly soft and are unused to experiencing things they don’t agree with. Is this the Middle Ages? “No book but the Bible may be read!” but i digress…

I can’t even imagine how difficult it must have been with the ratings system…. I assume those downvotes were from some crazy embittered people!

By the way, I glanced at your writing just to see what was so crazy about those tags, lol! I’m intrigued by this Baby Shark idea… wtf? I’ll check it out when I’ve got a little more time, but it’s super weird, dude! Love it!

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3 minutes ago, Tcr said:

Yeah.  The worst part about writing is finally putting it out there, the story you want, the way you want it written, and then being bombarded with ‘Well, that was terrible, that sucked, et cetera’ and then questioning everything that you have within.  It always sticks with you no matter what has been said and how much someone else says they love it.  Unless you revel in disturbing people…  Because then it becomes a feast… 

Well, I’m trying to create a brand for myself I guess. I would like to be known for something consistent, or else I’d just have a ton of different pseudonyms. Writing, like everything else in life, is something that is developed through a thickening of your skin… Imo a good writer seeks criticism. but an even better one, knows how to weave around the haters and find the few helpful gems in pile of shit reviews. Because people who put themselves out there have to learn how to face criticism, because screw reality, but it would be unrealistic to think you will always get applause…. But screw those haters on my story! I had a SUPER long disclaimer warning them about the unfolding terrors. Whiny little bitches  

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1 minute ago, Desiderius Price said:

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…. 

The part that sucks is when an angry reviewer calls you out on it… or a beta. Lol. I deleted an old story of mine, I don’t know how I forgot, but a good quarter of the reviews were stuff like “This is the final straw for me!” and “What’s wrong with you! I quit!” lol!!!! What can you do. I didn’t let it affect me, I forgot about it. I was more interested in the reviews that said “The ending was rushed” and “I don’t believe they ended up together”… That stuck with me and I’m going to rewrite it so the couple is more plausible and realistic. Screw the crying babies about the rough sex and shit, boooo hoooo!

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Just now, Tcr said:

No, not so much embarrassing, but more scary in my case.  All my characters are, in some wild and weird extension, me…  All the main characters of mine carry with them probably a lot more of myself in them then what I would have wanted…  That’s the scary part ;).

Writing is therapeutic…. We don’t always have time or have the resources to do what we really want in real life, but hopefully in our stories we cope with the issues of life through our characters, the extensions of us. I swear, one day I’ll live my own happy ending and find peace...

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27 minutes ago, Tcr said:

Always.  There’s that nagging sensation that eats away, causes doubts…  CR’s been good at slapping me upside the head and reminding me when I’ve given too much away (like a good Beta), although I do see it even when I’m not having her Beta.

It’s a little embarrassing, isn’t it? Lol! I didn’t set out to write myself, but maybe my main character was me all along...

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Just now, Tcr said:

Sounds like a bad remix of a song…

“There it is!  Lick that floor!  LICK-LICK-LICK that filthy floor!”

OMG!!!!!!! YESS!!! I heard it playing in my head!!! 

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33 minutes ago, Tcr said:

Well, little late to this party…  RL gets in the way, leave for a bit, and everyone throws a party…

I can’t really say there’s one that I’m feeling under-appreciated for after reading all the comments…  One, two, three reviews…  And here I was feeling like mine were bad at eight reviews.  I have my loyal fans and readers that have assisted with those reviews, which is why they feel under appreciated.  Blood and Honour, which I feel is one of my better works, has eight (tied with Come Hell or High Water), scored over 1300 views (whereas CHHW has just under 700)…  That said, half of those are from two loyal readers (two whom a big thanks goes out to them)…  CHHW, most of those, I think half again, are from one…  So, it does feel a little under-appreciated…

(Yes, throw the chairs now...)

MSM:
I know how it feels.  It’s thanks a lot to the support here and from CR that I’ve stayed here and kept posting up (even through long a long hiatus, Sahara desert length breaks, of reviews and views.  Like CR said, come talk to me when you feel like leaving…

 

I was really glad to see this whole topic… This is huge support, seeing the struggles of others and knowing you're not alone  Very nice everyone!!!

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6 minutes ago, Keltiel said:

I can’t speak for Tcr, but for me, when I write about things that I don’t like or that don’t turn me on I try to put myself in the shoes of the person who does enjoy it and then write from that point of view. For instance, if I decide to write from the point of view of a drug addict, even though I’ve never touched (non-prescription) drugs in my life, I’d do a bunch of research, probably read about people who used to be addicts, and then try my best to write about the feelings and struggles of being on and off the drugs. While having experience and loving what you’re writing about do help your writing, it isn’t mandatory for good writing. After all, I doubt Michael Crichton ever had experience in bringing dinosaurs back from extinction and making a theme park with them

Well said… and I’m going to shut up! I love what you said about getting into their shoes because I think, above all, that’s what I meant… If you going to write a drug addict, then they’ll lick the fucking floor if they happen to accidently spill their power. Of course that’s disgusting! But in their shoes, all your thinking about is the high… that sweet, sweet high  You convince yourself that’s all there is, just go for it. Lick that filthy floor!

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Yeah! I love this post!!! 

When you write, do you ever feel self conscious about it?

YES!!! I have to agree with @BronxWench. My upbringing wasn’t hellish or anything, but I’ve suffered a lot of social anxiety and had a lot of pressure at home to succeed. The parents put me through college and I had no clue what I wanted to do. But yes I did! I wanted to write! I’ve been hiding and covering up my true passion for years and now that I’m finally telling people about what I do all day in Microsoft Word, they….. want to see what I’m working on. I’m afraid honestly, I don’t know how honest I should be about what I write. I just don’t want automatic rejection… Thank god for the internet and for the specific tags, so that people can find what they want and stay away from stuff they don’t. It’s not that easy in real life. 

Do you feel like maybe you are giving away too much?

Yes, all the time. But I don’t think that’s a bad thing necessarily. You can add realism to your stories and possibly connect with readers if you write from the heart. Are you willing to bleed for your work? Lol

People go through all sorts of changes in their life. If you are the same person at 20,30 and 40, you are doing it wrong.

Yep! I’ve definitely changed. I’m still in my 20s, but I’ve already seen significant changes in both myself and writing. I hid a lot as a teenager. I was scared of people. I still am today in my late 20s, but I HAVE to interact with people on a daily basis now. I put some of the more interesting occurrences I have in writing, or they are inspired by real things I’ve gone through. I can’t wait to change more as a person and see it reflect in my writing. Yeah, I’m being optimistic, but so what! Yay! Change is good!

Do you feel like there are lines that shouldn't be crossed?

Honestly… I dunno. I hate censorship… as long as the person reading isn’t mentally disturbed, I don’t see any topics that couldn’t somehow be put into writing… Hate speech, like @CloverReef mentioned, is hate speech. We’re talking fiction, right? I wouldn’t mind reading a fictional story about the person who wrote that hate speech thou, because as an eternal student of psychology, I’m very interested to know why and how he came to possess those distorted views. 

Can you go too far?

Nope! I think I could put a spin on any topic. I swear, I’m a little insane myself. The deeper I see into the mind of protagonist, the more understanding I have for them (not forgiveness, ok! understanding) I believe in Karma… It’s a hideous crime to murder living things and to steal and manipulate and to rape and molest children. Shit like that is definitely wrong, blah blah blah, but we all know that already. I like to get into the minds of different people, see what they see, walk in their shoes, because otherwise, I only know my perspective and that’s boring. That’s why we read. Live a little! See what’s on the other side :-P Why does everything have to be censored and safe? I don’t like it. I hate censorship

 

[Do you write smut that doesn't personally excite you?]

13 minutes ago, Tcr said:

LOL.  Out of control, you?  No, can’t be.  Must be talking about someone else…

I can’t do the PWP, myself, not because I don’t want to, but because I always set out without a plot, then it develops into something that needs multiple chapters to complete with an in depth plot that no longer quantifies it as a PWP…  Damn overworked Muse, can’t stop developing stuff!

To answer the original question, though, I try to write something in that doesn’t personally excite me in everything I write.  I think BaH is going to be the biggest one I’m going to have with that regards…  Most of the tags are stuff that I don’t personally get off on…  But, that said, I do have one line that I won’t cross…  I applaud those writing minor1/minor2, but that’s something I’ve tried and it just weirds me out a little too much…  I’ll beta off on stuff, but yeah, I don’t think I’ll be writing it...

I don’t want to ruffle feathers, but what’s wrong with NOT being able to write a PWP? I mean, I guess I could write one. But I’d just be making so much up on the spot, I think I’d get stressed out… I don’t know I like to build on characters and see progression, so I don’t think PWP is my thing either. If you can write plot with depth and you can also do a short and engaging PWP then you are a genius and why are you here, lol! Jk… I just struggle with short stories in any form. I think having a plot and then having sex on the side is easier for me because by the time I get to the sex, I love the characters too, and I give extra attention on their sexy time

That last thing you said about writing stuff that doesn’t personally excite you… I’m a little confused, because the most basic tip in writing I’ve ever come across was to ‘write what you know and love’. I think your audience can tell when you really don’t like something. I think it negatively affects the content, but that’s just my opinion I guess. I can understand the challenge, but hopefully if your writing is good enough, you’ll be able to convince even yourself that you like what your writing.