What the Blazing ShitChrist am I Even Doing? · 4:57am Oct 11th, 2012
Just re-read that title to better acquaint you with the mental image I'm going for. I'll wait.
There. Confused? So am I. Presumably, so are a lot of people who read my stories just to see what it's like even though they don't, you know, clop, but then as things heat up they start to get these feeling that they just can't ignore forever...
But I digress. We'll do a blog on the Moment of Surrender some other time, because it is my god and master. Today, however, we're going to delve into something that none of you give that much of a damn about: me. And that's not self-deprecation, it's just realism: you know nothing about me.
So I've got like three one shots in the works, all stalled on the same spot. And I'm really laying into The Dark Apprentice chapter six, but I stall on that one too. And I'm wondering: what am I doing wrong here? Why can't I just write the god damn story? Believe me, I want to release that chapter. You would too if every time you did you got to OD on comments about how you leave people in bouts of laughter/post coital bliss. And thumbs up, and favorites, and all that shit. And while I do get negative feedback too, I just ignore that, because A) I tend to ignore/burn down things I don't like, and B) most negative comments on this website are about as constructive as a forest fire with AIDS. The truth is, I have a problem.
I can't write sex scenes.
I'm not saying my sex scenes are bad—Really, clop generally is and I don't think I'm an exception. It's just that when I sit down to get the creative juices flowing, nothing comes. (Juices. Comes. Damn I'm good at this.)
"But Come!" you say, because I'd prefer it if you call me that, "you've written sex scenes before!"
To which I would reply: "Please don't interrupt me while I'm blogging. It's incredibly rude. You blind fuckwit."
But you do have a point, so I won't set you on fire or ignore you. You want to know how I got through the previous sex scenes? Well, they all had this great subtext, so I could fellate my own ego while I wrote them. I'd be all, "Awe yeah you treat sex like a competition Rainbow Dash, you need Twilight to validate you." "Fucking right you want her to scream your whole name Twilight Sparkle, because that's what Celestia calls you, isn't it?" For TDA it was pretty much "Rituals are hella fuckin' balls to the wall awesome."
So The Dark Apprentice chapter six has this scene where two ponies have sex. Namely, Twilight and Pinkie Pie (Spoiler alert). But the point is that Pinkie has sex for fun with no stigma attached, which puts me on this subtext hunt...
I wonder how other authors do this. From some of the lemon fics I've read, there's a little one handed typing going on, but I very much doubt arousal is the primary factor in getting these bitches rolling.
Anyway, expect TDA 6 tomorrow, and when it fails to arrive you'll be dissapointed and I'll feed on your tears. I should close this with blog with some porn stuff.
What is it with porn websites and not tagging the fucking analingus? When did this become mainstream? There I am with my glasses pushed down on my nose and my notepad poised, hair done up, watching some deese porno, and I'm like "Awe yeah, this is deese," when suddenly actor A starts eating actor B's asshole. Am I the only person who finds this a little unsanitary and off-putting? Please, let me know what I'm getting into.
Not that I visit those sites, or anything. Just something I heard one time.
Contact the almighty TAW and other authors, they may have suggestions for you....
You're ignoring Pinkie's own subtext. She would do anything to make a friend smile. Anything. It's her... special talent.
The last two paragraphs --->
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Oh, and have some tears to feed on and stuff...
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Your avatar is so adorable. Jesus...
Perhaps, instead of focusing on Pinkie Pie's desires or intend, instead focus on Twilight's. She's focused on practicing her new found techniques. It wouldn't surprise me if Pinkie finds these techniques as something new or unexpected. She could have a number of ways to react. Perhaps Pinkie is excited by these techniques. Maybe she doesn't like the sheer power Twilight seems to have over her with them and she's afraid. Maybe Twilight can't seem to get them to work and Pinkie find it hilarious.
The choice is up to you, but remember there are two participants you can look at, not one. And reasons for doing something aren't everything. There's also the methods used or the surprises that happen along the way.
Anyway, I hope these thoughts help you figure what you want.
Umm... black magic?
I admit I have trouble with sex scenes too. They're usually the last thing I write, because then I have an idea of where I'm starting and where I'm ending, so I can work out the contortions that need to happen in the middle. I usually start with an idea for the 'gimmick' of the scene -- which could be a position, a prop, a setting, or even an emotion. (Angry sex? Angry sex.) Then I consider what the pair can do with the gimmick, the transitions that get from each "key frame" to the next, and just start connecting the dots.
And that's how erotica was made!
Well lets see, in Bechdel's Rarity had a subtext, she was in denial about loving her friend because she felt unworthy, but at the same time willing to do anything to make her friend happy. In Red the subtext was far simpler, love. You already explained Pinkie's subtext. She treats sex like a party. To her its like baking you a cake, except instead of licking the batter she is licking... yeah.
Hmm, that's actually a valid point, what is Pinkies subtext..... Maybe it's like you said, she wants fun, so make it fun. Like I don't know, when she cums have confetti explode out and Pinkie says something like "Now that sure was a party popper huh?"
I dunno just think Pinkie and roll with it.
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I know, right? I saw it and was like, "Alright, I was planning on putting a pic of Twilight here anyway. Have to put this one up..." So I put it up after I was done squeeing over it. (That took a while. dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/Twilight_Sparkle_lolface.png )
Didn't get what you meant at first, but now I see your point. Generally every clop scene tends to have some kind of theme, and writing to the theme of it's just sex does sound challenging. I'd suggest making this a kind of struggle between Pinkie and Twi: Pinkie has experience (and being Pinkie probably a bunch of kinks and toys) so she'll try to lead, whereas Twi's inexperienced but she's got this whole dark wizard seduction shit going on in her head. You could basically have Pinkie start out leading with Twi unsure about everything, and then have things slowly shift until Twi's dominating and Pinkie, while confused, loves it.
i was entertained by this. so if you feel like delaying your story some more, just keep being witty and sarcastic. We'll call it even
Pinkies subtext. To me it looks like she makes everyone/pony laugh and that she has fun while accomplishing that, don't see why here
interactions in a more personal encounter should be any different.
HmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMMMMMmmmm.
Glasses,
Hair Long Enough To Be Done Up.
*Noted*
describing the dirty deed without actually describing it is the way to make a good sex scene. It doesn't need to be long or feel GOOD at all, but you just need to make sure you have lots of analogies that are aesthetically pleasing. Make sure you can paint the image in your reader's head (with a little bit of their own encouragement), and bob's your uncle.
...Did I just give advice on writing clop? god what is wrong with me
Rofl @ the part about subtext. Fuck yeah, RB, get validated, get validated right up yo- ...ahem.
I started to try my hand at clop a while back. Got 3000 words into a fic and hit the sexytimes and just... fuck. Sex scenes are difficult, i don't know if they require a certain state of mind when writing them, but damn.
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Personally, i prefer it when an author gets descriptive. Things have to get pretty nasty before I label it vulgar. I don't have any weird fetishes AFAIK, i just like descriptive clop. There's no need to be classy about it, i'm not fapping like a sir. To each his own though, i'd bet ones tastes in the boudoir is more unique and varied than a fingerprint.
I liked the parts where you swore
I know how you feel. The worst pressure it seems that can be put on a writer is good reviews. But at the same time, it's also the best motivator (besides money, heh). You start something, and get unexpected good reactions from everyone, so you want to write more to get even more good reviews, but then it snowballs, and you start to feel it's being expected of you to keep writing, and that makes it seem like a chore rather than something you do for fun. In a way, it does make it a chore, which is when you need to take a step back, maybe play a game for a while (not three months. I'm the only one allowed to do that!
), and return to the story with, more or less, a fresh mind.
As for the cloppy parts, eh, what can I say? There's only so many ways to write about the act before it becomes repetitive. Subtext is great, and it can help keep things fresh, but there's times when there's no subtext to it. It's what a certain comedian calls 'hot big sex'. You're not even trying to be romantic, you're just rooting around! I find that, even if you really like subtext, that can be some of the best clop to write, because it's all about the primal nature of the act. Just the pure sensations and drive behind it all.
If I was to give advice for how to write about that type of clop, I'd suggest you should delve into the character's feelings and reactions. Express how it makes them feel, describe the sensations they are experiencing rather than the thoughts going through their heads at the moment. And don't be afraid to get colorful at times. Analogies and hyperbolies can be used to 'flavor' an otherwise rather drab sentence in the right places.
Twilight sees this as a test. Hell, Luna basically assigned it as one. Sure she was kinda interested in Pinkie before the whole dark sex magician thing kicked off, and even moreso after. Still, the fact that it's a test would probably make her treat it like one, trying to use specific maneuvers Luna taught her, try to guide the encounter, etc.
Pinkie just wants to have fun. Also, PInkie never plays by the rules (see the entire canon episode devoted to this.)
My opinion? The subtext of this encounter will basically be an X-rated Feeling Pinkie Keen.
Also, as an author currently trying to write my own (and first) clopfic, I definitely feel for you. Setting up the framework, building the characters, and moving them towards the inevitable climax is easy. Actually writing the encounter? The right words just don't come the way they do for the 'normal' writing.
Derpibooru has the tags tagged
for my new story, i did the clop scene on pure luck. i randomly made it and just rolled with it. now my story does not focus on the clop, but it is a factor later. and the porn, i'm with you there, but i understand that there are some weird people out there who like that. and there is nothing wrong with watching a little porn on the internet, as long as you have a very good virus protection software.
Since my advice is probably useless, seeing as I'm an inexperienced amateur who has problems with 'emotions', you probably shouldn't take it too seriously, but whatevs.
Luna assigned Twilight to sleep with Pinkie. As such, she will most likely try to do her best, which may result in awkwardness. Pinkie treats sex as a game, for fun, and does Pinkie not love making her friends smile? The way I see it, it will be a bit of a competition, of a sort, in which Twilight tries to out-sex Pinkie and Pinkie will show her up due to experience and determination, and then events will happen. Maybe with Twi using some sort of magic stuff, or something. Like I said, bad with emotions.
Do whatever floats your yacht. As long as you like it, and stuff.
Advisably,
~Plyxe
Maybe Celestia will find out about Twilight by visiting at a "bad" time.
Personally, I find it very difficult to write sex scenes unless I'm horny, so I can't clop for awhile before writing it. I've found that I have to get into the events, try to feel what I'm writing, otherwise it's standard paint-by-numbers crap.
wow! your hilarius
. make more blog entries please 
Come Hither, where the buck is my porn?