Thursday, May 30, 2013

Damsels in Distress stories

Writing an erotic (or erotica) story is not too much different than a standard one. There are obvious differences, such sex and perhaps nudity, but both types of story involves creating a situation where the characters are under stress. One type of erotic story is the damsels in distress tale.
One thing nice about this type of writing is that it’s easy to have the stressful situation and usually the hero and villain are well defined. For example the famous damsel tied to railway tracks where the victim is at the mercy of the landlord until our hero steps in (Foiled again!). I think that idea originally came from the Perils of Pauline.
Regardless of how the damsel is put in danger, we can sure of a few things. One, she is pretty and vulnerable to the whims of the dastardly villain. Two, she is going to be tied up, usually with rope. Hopefully some of her clothes are removed or at least rearranged so that she is partly exposed. This may be more worrisome to her than the approaching train. Finally our hero, no doubt strong and handsome and has a knack for showing up at the last critical moment.
One story I wrote about damsels in distress was called Be Careful What You Wish For. In this case our poor damsel was dangling from a rope in a cave, where a dragon was eyeing her. Of course she was wearing a nightgown, suitably torn for the occasion. Will the good knight save her time? Ah, you’ll have to read the story to find out. Spoiler alert: he’s handsome and very good with his sword.
 

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Feedback on Stories

Getting feedback on a story one has written is usually very uplifting. A good or a bad review means that at least someone did read your work and took time to comment on it. Lately I've had several positive comments directed to me via email and othe posts. Several gave me positive remarks about my new website. I decided to try to do a bold change and redid the whole layout. Please take alook- I think you'll find it easier to navigate. My latest books were also on the receiving end of positive comments. "Be Careful What You Wish For" and "To Capture A Star" were read and given the thumbs up by several readers. As a writer I know how difficult it is to put together a good story, and the time it takes before it can be published. Thus when I read a book I enjoy, I'm inclined to send the author a note stating such. If I didn't like the book at all, I'm not likely to say anything, but occasionally I'll email the writer one part that didn't make sense or didn't fit in with the plot. I try not to point out more than one error, otherwise it can be discouraging to someone try to improve their writing skills. Anyway, I'm doing some promotional work for "To Capture A Star" - a detective story set into the future. If you have some time, please take a look at it. All the best, Nick Howard