TYWD's 2nd 1st 3rd Level Assignment (Part I)

[Mad Lews]

It's hard to know what to reveal and what to let your reader discover, knowing that one reader will discover more than another, while yet another (assuming I have such a large audience as three) will take it all at face-value. My solution was to reveal everything as slowly as possible, to facilitate "discovery" by the reader, but not to withhold information necessary for plot development (this sounds grand, doesn't it? The story came straight out of my head: even where I planned ahead, things worked out differently from what I thought would happen.)

Every reader comes to you with a different background, you try to work with them as best you can. Some will never 'get' your cleverness or nuanced prose. Just be sure they still understand and are interested in the tale you weave.

As for replacing mundane words with "my own vocabulary" are you suggesting I use made-up words? Or high fallutin' ones? I recall reading that, when writing erotic prose one should never shy away from calling a pussy a cunt, because to call it a vagina might destroy a reader's suspension of disbelief: people just don't call it that, not even at the doctor's. However, I am simply making a point in response to yours, which I do accept. It's a question of judgement I guess.

Or is the problem simply one of trans-Atlantic differences? With all due respect, I'm not inclined to make that accomodation. I have to accept American English where I come across it. I expect the same courtesy in return.

Ian Paisley (yes that <expletive deleted>) once said that Gaelic is the language of the fairies - intending to disparage Irish culture as trivial and meaningless. Picking up on that thought, why don't I introduce words like:-

piseag (cunt); bod (dick) ... I could go on ...



Thanks for the comments

TYWD

Yes!! Make it up. A personal variation on Gaelic seems particularly appropriate. Whilst writing smut/erotica one need not shy away from calling a pussy or prick exactly what it is in common parlance you seem to have strayed into erotic fantasy; I think in this case a more exotic vocabulary might add to the story. No I'm not suggesting you break out a medical dictionary to introduce clinical terminology. I'm thinking you want to be more fanciful than that.

As for the Feminine Point of View, I for one think you did a fairly good job; But then I'm a guy so what do I know.
Mad