I figured I would start a thread of helpful advice for aspiring writers. I’ve been writing ever since I was young. I’ve always had an interest for creative writing. I published my first story (fanfiction) when I was about 11 or 12. And ever since I’ve delved in many genres, and obviously have written a lot of ENF content and recently have expanded to romance, ABDL, and more, but regardless if you’re writing for porn or for younger audiences I feel like there is a general direction that applies to all genres and that is what I am looking to give (as well as some advice specific to this adult genre). I am not claiming to be a professional nor that there is a particular “right” way to write. Please take this advice loosely. 1) Read your work out loud The biggest way to catch any flaws or awkwardness is to read what you have written out loud. Does it sound off? If it does, why? Is the wording wrong? For dialogue, would you say this to someone or does it feel forced or mechanical? Have you used the same word back to back? What words can you use instead? 2) Avoid redundant descriptions. For adult work, I have a personal habit of doing this, but the general rule of thumb is to avoid redundant descriptions. Examples: She was bare naked, humiliated, and embarrassed. Bare naked is one that is used often in this adult world, but it is REALLY redundant. By definition, naked already means bare, so saying bare naked means literally nothing. On top of that humiliated and embarrassed are the same thing as well, the difference is the connotation behind them. Using one is enough. But using both can feel a bit like filler. Try to think about a way to say the same thing in fewer words. Such as: She blushed as she felt her hands shaking as she covered her bare breasts and bushy crotch. This sentence says the same as the one before, but not only does it not repeat what is already said, but it also shows her embarrassment rather than just say it out right, which brings me to my next advice. 3) Show, don’t tell. This is SO important in this genre specifically. Adult writing, whether it’s for ENF, porn, BDSM, romance, or whatever else, is all about the visual and physical elements. Instead of saying something like “She was tall and had big boobs” Visualize. “She looked down to meet his eyes as her boobs squeezed against her buttoned shirt already bursting at the seams.” Again, it says the same thing, but in better details. 4) Read for inspiration, but don’t copy Reading other works is very beneficial. Find your favorite authors and understand why you like them. Watch how they describe a scene, see how they play with your emotions, but don’t copy their work. It is tempting and many do it, but you gain nothing from blatant stealing. For one, you’re giving the reader a false idea of where you are in your career. Imagine you’re a high school freshman writing like a college professor. Wouldn’t that seem odd? Do you think people won’t notice? Let’s put this a different way. If you first write a story worthy of a bestseller, how do you think people will feel when your next story looks like it was written by an amateur? Sure, some authors fluctuate in style and levels and that happens, but it becomes really apparent when you’re outright stealing. And substituting names and a few words doesn’t help either. Not only that, but if you are caught stealing it can ruin your reputation and trust from your readers. You think no one is going to read? Don’t publish it. Because that is the only way to guarantee no one reads it. Statistics are often flawed. You might be getting readers and not even know it. It’s okay for your work to be flawed, but it’s not okay to pretend that you’re perfect by copying someone else’s works and ideas. 5) Don’t be afraid to do some research The adult scene especially is a tough one to get into especially if you don’t have experience with anything. You might think you know what a dildo is, but do you know all the types? Do you know how each one feels? Do you know what it’s like to be cuffed to a bed? Gagged? Diapered? Nailed? Screwed? Tongued? Scissored? Even if you have experienced some, there’s probably a lot you’re either missing or have only a vague memory of, so what do you do? Do research. Learn how a vibrator works, understand that handcuffs will restrict your protagonist and gagging them will make them mute. You definitely don’t have to be a master of all experiences to write a convincing scene, but you do have to have some basis of understanding. Even if it’s the basics of birds and bees, you still need to know how everything works. Your lack of knowledge will be apparent. And it’s okay to delve into what you never have experienced, but you need to show some degree of effort and understand what you are writing. 6) Write. Write in whatever language you know best, but write something. Anything. Even if it’s a short poem or one sentence, write something. Hear how it sounds. Understand that you will learn. Be open to criticism. It is tough to face your haters, but sometimes there’s a truth to what they are saying, and always try to find a way to improve. Maybe you have bad pacing. Maybe you often have typos. Maybe you are terrible with dialogue. You won’t know until you write something, and when you do understand where your weaknesses are and focus on them. Those are just a few pieces of advice. But most of all, write for yourself not for anyone else. If others like it, it’s a bonus, but if you don’t like it, how can you expect others to do the same?
Great advice above! Some additions from my end: - Be consistent in tense! Basically, pick if you want past or present tense, and then stick to that. There's nothing more distracting for a reader than being thrown back and forth between tenses: "I ripped her shirt from her body. Her boobs look great, and I squeeze them. She moaned in appreciation." - Have a synonym site open all the time. translate.google.com is good, and there are specialized sites as well. Then whenever you find you're using the same word for a second time in the last five sentences, enter it on the site and take a look through the alternatives provided - very often, one will be there which conveys your meaning (sometimes even better than the word you originally used!). Especially try this for all the words expressing some sort of sentiment or emotion (embarrassed, angry, excited, etc etc), you'll often find that there's a synonym which suits your purpose even BETTER than the one you originally wanted to use. - Read back your own text before publishing! Typo's and weird meandering sentences can ruin a reader's experience, and it is SO easy to spot them yourself... look, you spent half an hour writing that text, is the five minutes required to read it back really so bad? It will almost CERTAINLY lead to a better and less distracting text!
Tips For Writing Sex Scenes - Figure out what you want to improve in your own writing, and work on that. - Set goals. Whether it's a wordcount, or a certain amount of time you want to write each day/week, try to get in the habit of writing. - Have fun!
