Pornarific

[annundriel]

I enjoy writing porn, I really do. I think that's probably pretty obvious to anyone reading my LJ these days.

Except sometimes I really dislike the words involved. Some of you have heard this complaint before.

I find the word "nipple" kind of ridiculous. It's the double-p in the middle. P's are funny letters. It's why you never use "underwear" in a joke when you can use "underpants".

And "hole" is just...inelegant. "But it's porn!" you say. "It's not meant to be elegant!" Well damn it, I don't care! It's a little frustrating to get knocked out of your writing-groove by it because you're not sure it fits with the way the rest of the sentence sounds.

Does that make me sound like a crazy person?

I mean, I don't find them objectionable in any way. And I obviously use both words. They're just a couple of words that take me out of whatever I'm writing while I'm writing it. I don't have that problem re-reading. Or reading other people's fic. Just writing.

Anyway, this post brought to you by the follow-up to Before the Night Is Through. I think this is one of those instances where, as ginnith tells me, I've drawn fic-writing boundaries and am now going to IGNORE THEM COMPLETELY. Boundaries? What boundaries?

OMG, do you know how much I love these days where I don't have to do ANYTHING? And I can work on fic as much or as little as I like without feeling guilty? A LOT. I LOVE THEM A LOT.

Comments

[spacefragments.livejournal.com]

lol yes, nipple is a pretty ridiculous word.

[annundriel.livejournal.com]

Y'know, I really don't have a problem reading it, but every time I write it myself my brain goes, "Really? Really?"

Of all the words to get stuck on...

[ember-firedrake.livejournal.com]

I think everyone has those words that take them out of stuff they're reading or writing. For me, it's "cum". It just looks ridiculous.

[annundriel.livejournal.com]

omg yes, I hate "cum". It looks ridiculous and, quite honestly, I find it a little bit...skeazy. Not to judge people that do use it. But I'll stick with "come," thanks.

[ember-firedrake.livejournal.com]

I'll take my porn classy, thankyouverymuch. ;)

[soldierly.livejournal.com]

/pops in

I agree completely. I have such issue with certain words, and sometimes it makes my point hard to get across. For me, it has to have a certain elegance.

[annundriel.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, and this is with any sort of writing, I just have to leave a spot blank to fill-in later. Otherwise I get stuck on finding the right word, and that gets me nowhere.

it has to have a certain elegance

Totally. Or if it feels right, I'll go with it. But I do like it to have a certain...something. If that makes sense.