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This is a very interesting set of answers. The variety of approaches is always going to make it hard for people to answer this question, but here’s my two cents:

I usually try to think of a situation that will permit what I want to happen to happen in the most believable way possible. That’s not always going to fly in ENF, where a fair amount of latitude has to be allowed to make some of this happen, so when that is the case, I try to make the characters as well-defined and consistent in voice as I can. I use a lot of dialogue, but that’s just my style—I want to hear the action play out, not describe it, whenever possible.

My other big thing is that I want the men and women in my stories to be “real”—they don’t generally have enormous dicks or DD breasts. The stories I like the most capture the honesty of the attraction or hostility between characters. The relationships make the story work.

One more thing: if you want to know how to write, the answer is to put words together. Try. Get better. Everyone takes time to find their feet. In my short time here, oleo pls have been highly supportive and positive with their responses. That said, don’t think that if you don’t get lots and lots of compliments that you haven’t done a good job. People aren’t always quick to comment online, but they vote with their eyes. If you are getting views, you know you are on track.

Fred Key wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2023 1:40 am This is a very interesting set of answers. The variety of approaches is always going to make it hard for people to answer this question, but here’s my two cents:

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One more thing: if you want to know how to write, the answer is to put words together. Try. Get better. Everyone takes time to find their feet. In my short time here, oleo pls have been highly supportive and positive with their responses. That said, don’t think that if you don’t get lots and lots of compliments that you haven’t done a good job. People aren’t always quick to comment online, but they vote with their eyes. If you are getting views, you know you are on track.

I can certainly appreciate this response. I feel like there are some thing in writing that I do okay at and other parts that I am lacking. Specially, I don’t do well drawing out erotic or humiliating events very well. One approach I have tried using recently was to retell someone else’s story in my own words. (This is of course not for publication.)

When I was finished, I would find those parts of the story that I did poorly at and then try to meld the original author’s words into my story. It’s still not perfect, but I think I’m getting a little better at it.

This has been a source of writing block for me. Now that I am getting a little more confidence in this area, I am brainstorming ENF scenarios and writing them out one by one. Some of these will go into a rewrite of my first ENF story, the rest I am planning on using in sequels to two other stories I had published on this site.

Now my problem is focusing on completing one story. I’ve already written two new chapters for Janet’s Story, and one chapter for for sequels to The Suggestion Box and Extreme Therapy. Not yet ready for publication, but all three are exciting to me.

Here is a rather interesting video about cliches and how to avoid them:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JlpS-LbL-LI

I do a lot of thinking before I start writing anything. Sometimes I make small written outlines, bullet point lists of key events. For single part stories, I have the whole thing plotted in my mind before I sit down to write, though I also give myself space to work in interesting details & change course if I come up with better ideas while I'm writing. For multipart stories, I'll let things be a bit vaguer in my mind, but I'll at least know the beginning, ending and a few points in the middle before I start writing the first part. And I'll have a strong conception of each part before I sit down to write it. Usually that means I can bang out a chapter or complete piece in one or two marathon writing sessions.

Knowing the ending in advance is probably the most important thing for me. If I don't know where a story is going, it inevitably stalls and peters out.

As others have said, the story you're writing should be exciting for you. If it isn't, set it aside and try something else. Or if you're getting into a boring part of a longer story that you're dreading writing, rethink it a bit and see if you can take it in a better direction, add some element that makes it more fun, or greatly reduce it and get to a more interesting event.