Tips for storytellers

Postby Fesselfan » Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:59 am

Hi all,

to help you to write stories about bondage, I will tell you the things which in my opinion are the common pitfalls. Of course this is just my opinion; if you think I am wrong, nothing wrong with it.

1) Language
Let's face it, no matter how good your story is, if it's written poorly, no one will read it. So take a little care to:
-Run a spell check over your story
-Use paragraphs now and then
-Use interpunction!
-Avoid shorthand and internet slang; it makes stories harder to read
-Avoid using the same words too often (e.g. "I tied sara up, then I tied vanessa up, then I tied ....") Think of different words to say it.
-This may be controversial... but I don't like it that much if a bondage is described by every loop of the ropes. Give the reader an idea what you did, and how.. but leave room for some imagination.


2)Characters
Take a little time to describe the characters of your story. and I don't mean just the looks...how they behave, how they act. Example, a story of someone who ties up 3 girls. This can be very enjoyable, but if every girl is just a name and age, it doesn't really catch the spirit.

3) Edit your story
After you wrote your story, read it again. Does it sound good? For me, whenever I read a chapter I just wrote, I find dozens of places where I could make it better.

4) Surprise
Don't be a one hit wonder. Think of new things to write, new turns plots could take.
I once read a really good story from one author, so I looked for more stories from him. Sadly I discovered that most of his stories were the same, down to the point of copy&pasting whole sections!

5) Dialog
Use quotation marks to indicate that someone's talking. It really makes reading easier. And don't put dialog from two different people in the same paragraph. By separating them into different paragraphs, it's easier to tell when the speaker changes.

Feel free to add more!
Last edited by Fesselfan on Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:15 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Postby Fesselfan » Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:29 pm

my bad :(

Of course you are right about my spelling, Nicholas, shame on me :oops:

A storyteller of your type a) has to stick what really happened. I didn't want to dictate any style on anyone anyway :D .
But still, even if you write real events, you can *describe* similar events differently.
Simple example: you tied up 3 boys with hands behind their backs.
You could write:
"I tied A's hands behind his back. Then I tied B's hands behind his back. Then I tied C's hands behind his back."
Or
"After finishing tying A's hands behind his back, B had to face the same peril. Finally I made C cross his hands there too, and fastened them there with some more rope."

That's a simple example... but personally I like the second option more than copy&pasted text fragments.

cheers!

FF
There are 10 kind of people in the world.
Those who understand binary numeral system, and those who don't.

Postby Fesselfan » Tue May 20, 2008 4:03 am

Just one more point which comes to my mind...

keep one story in one thread.
If every chapter gets it's own thread, general overview in the forums gets messed up.

Besides, the order of your chapters can be messed up,too:
If someone replies to your last chapter-thread, it will be on top of the forum list, not after the previous chapters.

Cheers

FF
There are 10 kind of people in the world.
Those who understand binary numeral system, and those who don't.

Postby ReaderG » Tue May 20, 2008 5:57 am

One other issue which comes up frequently, is the way a story is ended. Jennifer in particular is a master (mistress) of the cliffhanger. Her stories leave your mouth watering for what happens next, and she usually continues in a reasonable time. Some storytellers seem to forget that they left a story hanging and after a few weeks all interest in a continuation is lost. If you don't think you can continue a thread, end it! It's always fun to pick up a continuation later which you weren't expecting. It's no fun to wait forever for one that is promised.

I, like Fesselfan, have problems with stories in txtmsg form. The more you use proper sentences, punctuation and spelling, the more likely I am to read your story. I will forgive little mistakes by those who think in a language other than English. I appreciate their effort! If I see unbroken lines of lower case gobbledygook, I will hit the back button as quickly as possible.

Thanks for your efforts!
Gerry