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Emerys
Over 90 days ago
Pan Cis Female, 34
0 miles · New Jersey
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1) I get distracted very easily. It's best if I just tackle a story head on until it's completion because the more "breaks" I have the likelier it is that something else will catch my interest and my attention will split. What ends up happening is that my original work never gets completed. Or if it does, it's not until weeks, if not months (heck, if not years), later. I have so many half-finished stories on my computer that it's ridiculous.
2) Details. I'm way too detail oriented, I think. I try not to be because I know how important it is for readers to be able to use their imaginations while reading, but it's kind of hard.
3) Tenses. I have serious issues with keeping my tenses consistent. It's probably because I frequently alternate between different POVs and tenses. Case in point, the last story I wrote was written from a third person perspective in present tense, but the story I'm currently writing is from a first person perspective in past tense. Past perfect continuous tense seems to be my default tense, but it's not ideal for fiction writing, I don't think, so I try not to use it too often these days. Anyway, I write whatever feels "right" to me at the time, but I think the constant switching back and forth is messing me up. I take special care to look out for tense inconsistencies when I edit because it's a real problem.
4) I have a bad habit of using passive voice. I need to break it.
5) I always worry whether or not my stories seem realistic and believable. I'm constantly asking myself questions along the lines of "does their response seem plausible?" and "does this scene make sense?" and "is this something someone would actually do in real life?", etc, etc.
6) Grammar/Punctuation. Yeah, I was that kid who slept through English class whenever the teacher started discussing the "rules" of the language. Language technicalities have always bored me, and apparently I don't have the attention span to self-learn. Anyway, most of what I know is what I've picked up through excessive reading. I don't really KNOW how to use (some) proper grammar and punctuation. I just use whatever happens to feel right and/or flow well. Obviously I need to actually sit my ass down and learn this properly because I'm never going to become a better writer otherwise.
2) Details. I'm way too detail oriented, I think. I try not to be because I know how important it is for readers to be able to use their imaginations while reading, but it's kind of hard.
3) Tenses. I have serious issues with keeping my tenses consistent. It's probably because I frequently alternate between different POVs and tenses. Case in point, the last story I wrote was written from a third person perspective in present tense, but the story I'm currently writing is from a first person perspective in past tense. Past perfect continuous tense seems to be my default tense, but it's not ideal for fiction writing, I don't think, so I try not to use it too often these days. Anyway, I write whatever feels "right" to me at the time, but I think the constant switching back and forth is messing me up. I take special care to look out for tense inconsistencies when I edit because it's a real problem.
4) I have a bad habit of using passive voice. I need to break it.
5) I always worry whether or not my stories seem realistic and believable. I'm constantly asking myself questions along the lines of "does their response seem plausible?" and "does this scene make sense?" and "is this something someone would actually do in real life?", etc, etc.
6) Grammar/Punctuation. Yeah, I was that kid who slept through English class whenever the teacher started discussing the "rules" of the language. Language technicalities have always bored me, and apparently I don't have the attention span to self-learn. Anyway, most of what I know is what I've picked up through excessive reading. I don't really KNOW how to use (some) proper grammar and punctuation. I just use whatever happens to feel right and/or flow well. Obviously I need to actually sit my ass down and learn this properly because I'm never going to become a better writer otherwise.
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ALL the time. Seriously, it's awful. It's in large part due to the fact that editing just isn't fun. The initial writing process is great. There are few things I love more than turning a flimsy idea into something solid and (somewhat) substantial. To have to look at your work at a later date and realize that it's not nearly as wonderful as you'd once thought, and then to have to purposefully find even more fault within it and pick it apart, too...yeah, not fun at all. The results are often wonderful, but the process is daunting.
It's a even worse when you have to edit something really long. I currently have a 25k story sitting in my hard drive that requires excessive editing and I can't even look at the file without wanting to bash my face against the nearest surface. I envy people who actually enjoy editing, I really do.
Anyway, it's a necessary evil. It helps that there's a payoff.
ETA: OP, if you don't feel motivated to write, then don't write. Unless it's necessary for your job/education, I personally wouldn't recommend forcing the process. Just let it come to you. It eventually will.
It's a even worse when you have to edit something really long. I currently have a 25k story sitting in my hard drive that requires excessive editing and I can't even look at the file without wanting to bash my face against the nearest surface. I envy people who actually enjoy editing, I really do.
Anyway, it's a necessary evil. It helps that there's a payoff.
ETA: OP, if you don't feel motivated to write, then don't write. Unless it's necessary for your job/education, I personally wouldn't recommend forcing the process. Just let it come to you. It eventually will.
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Quote by sprite
i get great joy in holding doors open for anyone - it's just nice and it always makes people smile
Same here. I'm always opening door for people and my friends/family constantly tell me that I shouldn't be such a pushover. It's not about being a "pushover", though. It's about being polite. I absolutely love that such a simple act like holding a door open for someone can bring a genuine smile to their face. It's awesome.
ETA: Ooh, another complaint I get from them is that I'm being "too nice". Apparently opening doors for people constitutes as being too nice these days. Unsurprising, really.
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I can't say I like my scars. I have a very noticeable one on my wrist from when my sister and I decided to upgrade from fist fighting to fencing...with tennis rackets. Yeah. We were awful kids. Anyway, I have a few less noticeable ones on my hands from when I decided I wanted to be a chef when I was a kid (I was eventually banned from the kitchen, so that dream ended pretty fast), and then there are the ones on my stomach from when I got a cholecystectomy two years ago. I do find them interesting because they all tell a story, but if I had the choice to magically remove them I would. (I wouldn't waste effort trying to do it surgically).
I do find scars on other people attractive (and fascinating), though. I mean, not all of them, obviously, but for the most part, yeah.
I knew this guy who had a pretty large one near his navel and I swear every time I saw it I wanted to run my tongue over it. Well, his navel, too, but that's beside the point.
I do find scars on other people attractive (and fascinating), though. I mean, not all of them, obviously, but for the most part, yeah.
I knew this guy who had a pretty large one near his navel and I swear every time I saw it I wanted to run my tongue over it. Well, his navel, too, but that's beside the point.
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Not during or after sex (with me), but I do find the sight arousing in general. I mean, I really hate cigarettes and I generally don't allow people to smoke next to me. That said, there's something kind of erotic about the sight of an attractive man or woman smoking--especially if they're dressed "classy". Or naked. I'd really rather my partner didn't smoke at all, though.
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Yeah, it's mostly dead. I've witnessed it happening a few times (lol) by older guys, but guys my age? Pshaw. They're more likely to push a girl out of the way so they can take a seat on the train than let them have it, even if they're pregnant or wearing ten inch heels.
I was raised to believe that guys should treat girls like they're really special. Y'know, take them out to dinner, buy them nice things, open doors for them, etc. Some ingrained part of me relishes in being treated like a "princess", but for the most part I advocate equal adoration, commitment, and respect. In other words, alternating hosting dates (so a guy shouldn't make a fuss if a girl wants to take him out and pay for it), mutual random gift buying, mutual massages, shared cooking duties, etc.
If a guy wants to open doors for me then he can go right ahead. But he shouldn't get upset when I want to do the same for him.
I was raised to believe that guys should treat girls like they're really special. Y'know, take them out to dinner, buy them nice things, open doors for them, etc. Some ingrained part of me relishes in being treated like a "princess", but for the most part I advocate equal adoration, commitment, and respect. In other words, alternating hosting dates (so a guy shouldn't make a fuss if a girl wants to take him out and pay for it), mutual random gift buying, mutual massages, shared cooking duties, etc.
If a guy wants to open doors for me then he can go right ahead. But he shouldn't get upset when I want to do the same for him.
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Quote by artistmda
In honor of your avatar, (I think thats Carol Danvers, Damn, I'm so nerdy) Superherogirl 1 is invited to join Superduper Team. She must get through the initiation from the other members of the team.
Kinks: Not sure (what kind of sex are superheroes having?)
Wow, what a fun prompt. As for kinks...perhaps extreme acrobatic sex, pleasure/pain endurance, concentration tests, etc. To name a few.
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1) Mods, please let me know if this isn't allowed. I'll change the question to something more appropriate.
2) I've received a few messages from people who I suppose didn't feel all that comfortable making public requests, so don't hesitate to PM me if that's the case.
2) I've received a few messages from people who I suppose didn't feel all that comfortable making public requests, so don't hesitate to PM me if that's the case.
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The purpose of this:
1) to stave off boredom.
2) to challenge myself.
3) to push myself to write more.
4) to gather procrastination material.
I'm not the best writer but I'm willing to adopt any prompts that pique my interest (nothing is guaranteed). And hey, maybe other authors will look through this thread and feel inspired to fill one (or more) of the prompts. Ya never know.
Standard Lush rules apply. Aside from that, I'm into all sexual variations (M/F, M/M, F/F, M/F/M, F/M/F, etc) and countless kinks, fetishes, and taboos. Feel free to go wild. Also, prompts can be as vague or as detailed as you want.
Prompt examples:
1) to stave off boredom.
2) to challenge myself.
3) to push myself to write more.
4) to gather procrastination material.
I'm not the best writer but I'm willing to adopt any prompts that pique my interest (nothing is guaranteed). And hey, maybe other authors will look through this thread and feel inspired to fill one (or more) of the prompts. Ya never know.
Standard Lush rules apply. Aside from that, I'm into all sexual variations (M/F, M/M, F/F, M/F/M, F/M/F, etc) and countless kinks, fetishes, and taboos. Feel free to go wild. Also, prompts can be as vague or as detailed as you want.
Prompt examples:
a young boy gets "punished" by his female teacher. bonus for spanking. no reluctance, please
Prompt - MILF sleeps with her son's best friend.
Kinks I'd like to see - anal fingering, explicit blowjobs
Girl 1 goes to a boarding school and is forced to room with with Girl 2, who is ornery and just really hard to deal with. They fight a lot, and eventually one of their fights lead to something more.
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I still love you
(even when I push you away,
say things I don't really mean,
throw your mistakes in your face.)
I still love you
(even when I call you names,
say whatever'll hurt the most,
throw my weight around this place.)
I still love you
(and that's the problem, dear,
my love--it's a toxic thing,
and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.)
(even when I push you away,
say things I don't really mean,
throw your mistakes in your face.)
I still love you
(even when I call you names,
say whatever'll hurt the most,
throw my weight around this place.)
I still love you
(and that's the problem, dear,
my love--it's a toxic thing,
and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.)
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You really don't end very well at all, actually.
Yes, relationships, I'm referring to you.
Even when words like--
closure, amicable, friendship,
--are used, the outcome is usually
an unfortunate, disappointing mess.
So no, you really don't end very well at all, actually,
and to claim otherwise would be the grossest lie.
Yes, relationships, I'm referring to you.
Even when words like--
closure, amicable, friendship,
--are used, the outcome is usually
an unfortunate, disappointing mess.
So no, you really don't end very well at all, actually,
and to claim otherwise would be the grossest lie.
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Nope. While having sex in front of a camera (with someone I seriously trust) sounds like a lot of fun, the thought of random people watching me have sex? That's kind of frightening. I'd probably be too paranoid to go outside because omg, what if someone recognizes me? Also, the idea of having friends and family (ESPECIALLY family) know that I'm getting paid to have sex in front of a camera... or worse, knowing that they've seen me? Yeah, hell no.
Kudos to people who do it because they have way more confidence than I ever will.
Kudos to people who do it because they have way more confidence than I ever will.
