101 Things/Kinks in Fiction Meme Part 6
Does anyone remember when it was widely acceptable to refer to stories with mature contents "lemons"? :D
I am still struggling with my Ghost story, because I'm coming near the end and... there is the ending that I know the story needs. It was always my plan to give it a happy-ish end and that is exactly the right thing for the story. ... But I want to write an entirely different ending. It's not what anyone would expect, but it is so far away from the original idea that I worry.
Is it wrong to write two endings???
Oh and, I can't deal with RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. These eliminations are too much for me! I'm not kidding. I have to stop the show for a bit once the bottom contestants are announced before I can watch the actual elimination.
51. Kissing.
I could read chapters and chapters of character doing nothing but kissing.
52. The slow reveal.✔ *
Where you build up your picture of what's really going on as you're reading. The "holy shit" moment, where suddenly you realize that everything you've been assuming is actually completely wrong; when the author has given you all the pieces to get to what's right, but done so in such a way to lead you to the wrong conclusions as the story develops. The use of negative space -- things that are clearly there (in the author's concept of the characters, their history, their backstory, events that have gone on, etc) but are built by showing the secondary influences and leaving the reader to slowly realize.
*I am not trying to say that I’ve done it *well*, but The Luck of the Irish was my attempt at doing it and I think ONE person commented, saying that they didn’t see the plot twist coming, but only realised all the clues I’ve given after thinking about it.
53. Sexuality. ✔
Characters who are completely comfortable with sexuality, their own or someone else's or characters who are uncomfortable, but do their best to be accepting. Parents coming to terms with their children’s sexuality.
54. Sleeping together.
Sleeping together, not having anything to do with sex, just curling up in the same bed.
55. Domesticity. ✔
I think I may have mentioned before that I love long term relationships and domesticity, nesting, houseporn, that’s where it’s at.
56. Imperfection. ✔
A character does something for the first time and is immediately perfect at doing it… even worse, when they make a complete mess in the process, but the result is perfect. For example, when a character bakes a cake for the first time. The kitchen is on fire, there are no eggs left in a 5km radius but the cake is PERFECTION. No. Unless it is intentionally really, really cracky, NO. I also love it when a character does something for the first time and feels like the ugliest/dumbest/most unskilled person in the room, even though from everyone else’s pov they are fine. Or the other way round, when a character thinks, yeah, I look hot/did well and everyone else is like: eh.
57. Everything but Sex.
Pretty much self-explanatory. I particularly love it when the characters waaaant to have sex but can't because of the circumstances, like not having a condom, that time of the month, character had a big, greasy lunch and anal isn't a good idea, short term medical reasons, etc.
58. Pets.
Pets that play an actual role in the character's life. Not just a cute plot device, something to meet guys and cuddle when the character is sad. but an actual presence in the story. Like a cat that jumps onto the bed every time the characters get it on, or a dog that needs to be walked, even though it is Sunday-morning and raining and it is much more comfortable in bed. Scratches from not delivering the food fast enough and chewed up shoes.
59. Oral Sex. ✔
Someone really, really, really enjoying giving head. And realistic deep throating. Awkward BJs.
60. Treating horrible things lightly.
Because if the character doesn't they will scream and never stop. This includes black humor, weary and wry acceptance of weirdness ("oh, look, I woke up in the street without clothes again...").
I am still struggling with my Ghost story, because I'm coming near the end and... there is the ending that I know the story needs. It was always my plan to give it a happy-ish end and that is exactly the right thing for the story. ... But I want to write an entirely different ending. It's not what anyone would expect, but it is so far away from the original idea that I worry.
Is it wrong to write two endings???
Oh and, I can't deal with RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. These eliminations are too much for me! I'm not kidding. I have to stop the show for a bit once the bottom contestants are announced before I can watch the actual elimination.
51. Kissing.
I could read chapters and chapters of character doing nothing but kissing.
52. The slow reveal.✔ *
Where you build up your picture of what's really going on as you're reading. The "holy shit" moment, where suddenly you realize that everything you've been assuming is actually completely wrong; when the author has given you all the pieces to get to what's right, but done so in such a way to lead you to the wrong conclusions as the story develops. The use of negative space -- things that are clearly there (in the author's concept of the characters, their history, their backstory, events that have gone on, etc) but are built by showing the secondary influences and leaving the reader to slowly realize.
*I am not trying to say that I’ve done it *well*, but The Luck of the Irish was my attempt at doing it and I think ONE person commented, saying that they didn’t see the plot twist coming, but only realised all the clues I’ve given after thinking about it.
53. Sexuality. ✔
Characters who are completely comfortable with sexuality, their own or someone else's or characters who are uncomfortable, but do their best to be accepting. Parents coming to terms with their children’s sexuality.
54. Sleeping together.
Sleeping together, not having anything to do with sex, just curling up in the same bed.
55. Domesticity. ✔
I think I may have mentioned before that I love long term relationships and domesticity, nesting, houseporn, that’s where it’s at.
56. Imperfection. ✔
A character does something for the first time and is immediately perfect at doing it… even worse, when they make a complete mess in the process, but the result is perfect. For example, when a character bakes a cake for the first time. The kitchen is on fire, there are no eggs left in a 5km radius but the cake is PERFECTION. No. Unless it is intentionally really, really cracky, NO. I also love it when a character does something for the first time and feels like the ugliest/dumbest/most unskilled person in the room, even though from everyone else’s pov they are fine. Or the other way round, when a character thinks, yeah, I look hot/did well and everyone else is like: eh.
57. Everything but Sex.
Pretty much self-explanatory. I particularly love it when the characters waaaant to have sex but can't because of the circumstances, like not having a condom, that time of the month, character had a big, greasy lunch and anal isn't a good idea, short term medical reasons, etc.
58. Pets.
Pets that play an actual role in the character's life. Not just a cute plot device, something to meet guys and cuddle when the character is sad. but an actual presence in the story. Like a cat that jumps onto the bed every time the characters get it on, or a dog that needs to be walked, even though it is Sunday-morning and raining and it is much more comfortable in bed. Scratches from not delivering the food fast enough and chewed up shoes.
59. Oral Sex. ✔
Someone really, really, really enjoying giving head. And realistic deep throating. Awkward BJs.
60. Treating horrible things lightly.
Because if the character doesn't they will scream and never stop. This includes black humor, weary and wry acceptance of weirdness ("oh, look, I woke up in the street without clothes again...").