Ranger, Story direction question and views · 6:21pm Dec 11th, 2017
Hey all,
Ok, I have a serious question and I want open and serious answers here.
Things are progressing with Shane and Applejack, and yes I they will likely 'get together' at some point. The question is, as my readers would you rather...
1)See some/most the "action" in the main story done in a chapter marked "skip if you want" so you don't have to read it.
2)See the action taken to a side story (like I did with PVFD) so it could be skipped over or looked at as you wanted.
3)Keep the main story going, but just "hint" at what goes on in private without doing any detail.
I am a bit torn, as I tend to love to write romantic interludes, I think it adds to the characters depth and reality. However, I also am well aware that not everyone likes to read "the down and dirty" so I would like to hear from all of you.
Please, state the one you like, and WHY you like that view/option.
Both one and two have merit. Putting them on a separate story in useful to have different rating on the main story.
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I would posit that since you’ve already got a mature rating on the tale, place it right in line.
Ultimately it’s your tale and you know how best it’ll fit into your overall narrative. Reader opinion on this isn’t your problem. :)
If it was anthro I would’ve said option #1 but himanxPony clopping I don’t like to read so I’d prefer option #2 and 3
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Curious, if it is option 1, but I keep said chapter flagged and marked, so it can be skipped (IE: chatper XX clean, next chapter says "Shane&AJ Adult, skip!" and make it so skipping it changes nothing in the story...
would that also work?
Yeah at least it’s better than most of the others where you have to basically search for what the author thinks is the end
I don't mind that stuff but I usually just skim through it so I would vote number 2 or 3.
Go with #1, if people dont like it they can just run past it, but putting it in another page qill confuse people, i like many readers personally have 2-4 stories open on browser at a time. Also it saves you time, all you have to do is have the sex scene end the chapter you've written.
If it contributes to the plot #1, but mark it like so.
Clop starts here
Clop stops here
That way if they want to skip it, they have a defined start and stop
1 and 2. Can't decide
Ok late to the party but my two pesos.
Rather than throw out option picks I'm going to share my thoughts as a whole and you can take it as you will and hopefully it helps. I think you should find the balance between what you think serves the story you want to tell best and what you want to write. If they are both the same all the better.
Ranger is at it's heart part of a genre called Stranger in a Strange land, sure it hits other genres too, but all HiE is essentially SiSL. The heart of that genre is exploring cultural differences and the situations that arise from them. An explicit scene between lovers with very different anatomy could be tender and loving, awkward, played for comedic affect, erotic, disturbing, or all of thee above.
It is what you as the writer want to do. In the end you don't "owe" your readers anything. Write for you, write what you want. Someone will enjoy it.
But what do I know? I am just a grumpy old bear.
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I suspect I am a older, and grumpier bear
Thank you all BTW for the feedback, it gives me a view into what my readers see and think of how the story is going.
I think I am going to "cut" the adult things into their own chapter but keep them in the main story "option 1" and if things get hot and heavy MID chapter, I will do as Vatore suggested and do a (warning adult stuff starts) then a (Ok, sort of kid safe again) thing.
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When your body is breaking down as much as mine (not as bad as some) you feel old. It also doesn't help that out of all the people in my social circle, I am the only one that was born in the 70s.
I'd say #2 with a link in the story so you can decide to read it or not.