FabSwingers.com forum: What makes good erotica?

By *naswingdress OP Woman
30 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)

Sydney university (BA, 2006) would like to know 🫣🤫

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By *ambertMan
30 weeks ago

Cheltenham

Not using ai

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
30 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Not using ai"

I said good, not vaguely competent 🤣

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By *ambertMan
30 weeks ago

Cheltenham

"Not using ai

I said good, not vaguely competent 🤣"

Vaguely competent is my wheelhouse 🤣

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By *ou only live onceMan
30 weeks ago

London

Not sure. You know it when you see it.

(And when you don't!)

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By *ou only live onceMan
30 weeks ago

London

Here for all your unhelpful and perfectly obvious post needs.

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By *aitonelMan
30 weeks ago

Liverpool

Filth

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
30 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Not sure. You know it when you see it.

(And when you don't!)"

Oh I'm not sure everyone does. I've seen some awful writing get gushing praise because of who wrote it.

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By *ust_us999Couple
30 weeks ago

Somewhere

Make sure the characters in it don't do impossible things... Get an editor to double check stuff (if doing it professionally)

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
30 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Make sure the characters in it don't do impossible things... Get an editor to double check stuff (if doing it professionally) "

Occasionally I see amateurs stuff and get halfway towards markup mode in Word, before taking hold of myself 🫣

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By *sWyldWoman
30 weeks ago

Edinburgh

When you can tell its been written with enjoyment

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
30 weeks ago

East Sussex

Written?

Proofreading.

Punctuation.

An avoidance of phrases such as 'burning hot love rod' and 'wanton, love tunnel'.

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By *ulieScrumptiousWoman
30 weeks ago

North West

Good is very subjective. But it needs to be free of glaring spelling/grammar mistakes and jumps in viewpoint as I find that jarring.

For me, if I can picture myself in or watching the scene and it turns me on then it’s “good enough”

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By *ife NinjaMan
30 weeks ago

Dunfermline

Relatable. Readers wives was good for that. You could actually imagine being able to replicate it 🤓🥷

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By *arc PolarisMan
30 weeks ago

Birmingham

"Written?

Proofreading.

Punctuation.

An avoidance of phrases such as 'burning hot love rod' and 'wanton, love tunnel'. "

*goes off to change my bio again ffs 🙄😂

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By *avid 50Man
30 weeks ago

kendal

The storyline must be reasonably credible, I've written a couple and they were things that had actually happened and so quite believable

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By *onko the SaneMan
30 weeks ago

3rd rock from the sun

Ove written a few and people tell me they are descent

Always wonder though

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By *ruella DeThrillWoman
30 weeks ago

Essex

Heaving bosoms & throbbing manhoods

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By *eltCuteMightDeleteWoman
30 weeks ago

Reading

I was reading this thread with interest as I've dabbled in writing erotica in the past but I know my limitations. I don't have that thing that makes it good, I don't think

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By *izandpaulCouple
30 weeks ago

merseyside

Its a very individual thing.

Different folks etc etc.....

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By *ambertMan
30 weeks ago

Cheltenham

"my dad wrote a porno" is literary genius

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By *naswingdress OP Woman
30 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I was reading this thread with interest as I've dabbled in writing erotica in the past but I know my limitations. I don't have that thing that makes it good, I don't think"

I'd argue "knowledge of your limitations" is something that marks a better writer.

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By (user no longer on site)
30 weeks ago

Some build up but not too much build up. Some sex but not too much sex.

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By *eltCuteMightDeleteWoman
30 weeks ago

Reading

"I was reading this thread with interest as I've dabbled in writing erotica in the past but I know my limitations. I don't have that thing that makes it good, I don't think

I'd argue "knowledge of your limitations" is something that marks a better writer."

I don't question my ability to write. I just can't tip things over into (what I would consider) good erotica.

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By *-MrGatsby-.Man
30 weeks ago

London and Sandy

Good erotica I believe needs to be within the realms of reality. The language needs to clear and correctly punctuated so the story is able to be communicated, with just enough information to feed the reader's imagination and desires.

I've been posting some including a series I'm doing in partnership with another member of FAB. She's writing the female side and I'm writing the male perspective.

Do please check it out.

Louise and Mr Fitzgerald.

https://m.fabswingers.com/forum/stories/1734390

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