GypsyRose
Planetoid
- Joined
- Aug 19, 2016
- Location
- US Midwest
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While I am not new to writing/roleplaying, I am new HERE, so please excuse any missteps, and feel free to give me a nudge in the right direction if anything is amiss.
I'm looking for friendly, creative, and, yes, talented people to write with.
I’m a writer first, and a roleplayer second. That means I’m looking to create an enjoyable story, whether I’m involved in a 1x1 endeavor or a group game. There are times when the story, and the enjoyment of those I’m writing with, takes precedence and I need to put effort into figuring out how to reconcile my vision of the character with the story. While I’m versed in a number of system games, I prefer to consign that type of play to tabletop, and my writing here is freeform only where the outcome is decided by a mutual decision on what is best for the story and what makes the writing most enjoyable for the players.
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I've been writing long enough that I've figured out that there are some things that I just have to have to enjoy a story or game, so it's probably best if I throw them out there just so nobody is surprised. I'm not passing judgement on anyone whose preferences are otherwise -- just acknowledging that, for me, these things are important and that I likely will write best with others with similar preferences.
- Spell-check & Grammar: Creativity can end up looking like a right old mess without form and structure. I'm not a grammar nazi, and I'm not going to wig out if someone occasionally uses 'to' instead of 'too' or 'their' instead of 'there', but the personal pronoun 'I' should be capitalized most times. Punctuation and capitalization at the beginnings of sentences should be used, and I absolutely love writers who, when writing online, use blank lines to separate paragraphs.
- Writer≠Character: My characters are not me; I am not my characters. I am a writer who enjoys erotica in what I write -- a lot. I make no apology for that enjoyment. At the same time, I'm not looking for anything other than a fun writing experience and possibly friendship. I do not write in first person, and I prefer to write with other writers who play a wide variety of characters, rather than those who play one or two characters in a wide variety of situations and settings.
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What I Offer, and What I Want:
- Forum writing. I am not interested in playing via PM or IM.
- Detailed posts with multi-paragraphs. Shorter posts just do not keep my interest. 3-4 decent paragraphs is a general standard, and it's easier for me to go longer than consistently shorter.
- 1 or 2 posts per week. I am not a daily poster, but I also have a hard time maintaining interest when general posting speed starts stretching out over a week -- emergencies/vacations etc. excepted.
- A decent grasp of spelling and grammar, as well as structuring paragraphs for ease in reading.
- Consistency and realism in the plot. Even if the setting is fantasy, that doesn't mean that things just happen willy-nilly.
- Banter.
- Conflict and tension that adds to character development, interaction, and plot.
- Sexual tension and well-timed innuendo.
- Seductive evil, as opposed to cruelty, in stories where the theme is prevalent.
- Plots that include some eroticism/erotic content, preferably detailed, and in the right mix. If the premise of the story is erotic, then I don't want 90% of the sex to fade to black any more than I want to bypass the action in an action-oriented plot.
- Communication. If something's not working, let me know. I don't bite, I'm fairly reasonable, and I'd a lot rather know someone doesn't want to continue a story (no reasons necessary) than just have them disappear from it. I will do the same.
- Alpha/Take-Charge Characters. I like characters that are more inclined to DO something, even it's the wrong thing, rather than sit back and wait for someone to tell them what to do or that it's okay to act.
What I Prefer to Avoid:
- Lack of capitalization, abundant spelling and grammatical errors, obvious reluctance to use spell-check on posts.
- Taking control of my characters' actions, or introducing dramatic 'plot twists' into the story with no prior discussion. A bit of this is fine, but, please, let's discuss it first to make sure we're both on the same page until we're comfortable with limits.
- Stories that depend on a prior intimate relationship between characters unless I have written with a partner previously.
Things I'm Working On:
- Run on sentences. I can be very guilty of overusing commas and linking what should be several sentences together. Sometimes I go back and correct this myself once I re-read a post and cringe.
- Use of ellipses and dashes. I overdo it. I know this, and try to rein it in, but sometimes I'm less than successful.
- Repetition of adjectives.
- Typical hurried typing/stream of consciousness writing mistakes -- I don't catch all my misspellings, and sometimes I end up leaving out words because there's a hop/skip between fingers and brain.
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Yes - Anytime, Anywhere:
- Romance - for the most part, I find it a lot more fun when characters develop emotional attachments as well as sexual ones. Conflict adds spice, certainly, but there's an additional depth of flavor when the desire is both body and soul.
- Balance - I prefer stories that have something to them besides erotic content. While I'm good with writing out the erotic interludes in delicious detail, there needs to be more to a story than going from one sexual encounter to the next -- even in a one-shot.
- Arousal Begins in the Mind - I'm not only interesting in the actions, I want to know all the delicious little details of the chain reactions that the actions set off, and it's even better to get the occasional insight as to why something pushes all the right buttons.
- Teasing - anticipation is a wonderful thing, and it engages the pleasure centers well before the first touch.
- Oral - both giving and receiving. It's an incredibly intimate, sexy, and powerful act to have that much control over someone else's pleasure.
- Toys - This probably goes right along with the items above - toys can enhance and prolong the sexual experience and allows one partner to concentrate on their partner's pleasure while building their own anticipation.
- Lingerie/Costumes - fabric against skin can be incredibly sexy, and dressing to excite is both empowering and exciting.
- Slow & Sweet / Hard & Rough - why settle for just one?
- A Bit of Bondage - Giving over control or taking control can also be a very intimate act. Bondage is most appealing to me when it's used to enhance and control pleasure, playing into teasing above and denying release to increase the magnitude of the explosion.
Yes - Under the Right Circumstances:
- Domination/Submission - My interest in this topic has more to do with the trust developed between the characters, and the giving over of control in ritualized fashion, and for more ritualized play. My definition of a Dom/Domme doesn't mean being an ass who gets to do what they want with no consequence - they accept a serious responsibility. A submissive does not equal an unthinking doormat. It is an interesting relationship, with a lot of nuance -- if you're just wanting to order someone around, or be ordered around, I am not the right writing partner for you.
- Anal - teasing and penetration.
- Lesbian / Threesomes - F/F/M & M/M/F -- though it is extremely unlikely for me to take on two roles in this situation.
- Exotic - I don't have any specifics for this one, but I do see the attraction for more exotic creatures and don't rule much of anything out so long as the characters are sentient. I'm up for discussing almost any possibility.
- Public Sex / Exhibitionism - Having sex where discovery is possible adds an element of excitement, and there is also appeal in performing for an interested audience.
- Coercion / Blackmail / Dubious Consent - So long as the potential for pleasure is there, even guilty pleasure.
Prior Discussion Needed:
- Incest - likely fantasy or historical plots only and heavily dependent on the story, and will not include any pairing involving parents or grandparents.
- Jealousy as a plot point - Jealousy isn't something I care to include in any story as any sort of major plot point, generally. Every once in a while, I get the hankering for a story where I'm writing for a character who is ... more than a little crazy ... that might have that characteristic, but that's somewhat of a rarity.
Non-Negotiable No:
- Outright Rape - a bit of initial non-con, or coerced consent can be fun, but when it gets down to the nitty-gritty, I prefer consent.
- Humiliation, Degradation, Excessive Pain - No, sorry. Not my cup of tea.
- Sexual Torture / Sexual Death - see above, also rules out things like 'vore'.
- Impregnation - While I wouldn't rule out a character's pregnancy being part of a storyline, going into much detail about it other than emotional implications is highly unlikely.
- Bodily Waste - No, sorry. Not my cup of tea.