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jajalalaPersonally in the past I've leaned towards making all my long "plotty" works into something teen-rated (with rare exceptions) for general accessibility, especially since I often find the sex itself is not essential to depict in order to tell the story. But I have plenty of horny energy, so I tend to just blast that into oneshots (like 3k-5k).
Recently though, I've been experimenting with longer-form smut works. I tried out a 4 chapter porn-with-plot that ended up being 20k of built up sexual tension and some actual plot. That was really fun, and I enjoyed having space to get into characterizations and to really build things up. I also find that sex scenes can be a great space to explore characterization and relationship, and thus really enjoy getting into the nitty-gritty when it's relevant. I'm now currently writing a longer multi-chapter that's a little more fragmented, with both plotty chapters and smutty chapters... don't know how I feel about it yet, but I posted two plotty chapters in a row and am craving a sexy chapter desperately.
When I'm reading I've been in both short and long camps... sometimes I hop on that "Porn Without Plot" tag and go through the fics crossing out anything above 10k... but there are certain authors that write absolutely riveting multichapters that have me reading in the most delightfully anticipatory manner.
Ultimately those multichapters tend to be more engaging/satisfying... but I don't always have the patience for them! As a writer I've only recently started delving into sexy multichapters, but I'm loving the space and time to develop/build the tension. I worry some SFW-oriented readers might be sad to miss out, but I find that when I actually decide to include smut... it's the whole point of the story, and I can't really cut it out or tell them to skip scenes. If it's not the point, then I'm teen-rated rather than throwing in random smut scenes.
IDK how many folks following this journal are into explicit and gen writing, but I'm curious if anyone else feels similar (or different) about how different work lengths feel in those domains.
Recently though, I've been experimenting with longer-form smut works. I tried out a 4 chapter porn-with-plot that ended up being 20k of built up sexual tension and some actual plot. That was really fun, and I enjoyed having space to get into characterizations and to really build things up. I also find that sex scenes can be a great space to explore characterization and relationship, and thus really enjoy getting into the nitty-gritty when it's relevant. I'm now currently writing a longer multi-chapter that's a little more fragmented, with both plotty chapters and smutty chapters... don't know how I feel about it yet, but I posted two plotty chapters in a row and am craving a sexy chapter desperately.
When I'm reading I've been in both short and long camps... sometimes I hop on that "Porn Without Plot" tag and go through the fics crossing out anything above 10k... but there are certain authors that write absolutely riveting multichapters that have me reading in the most delightfully anticipatory manner.
Ultimately those multichapters tend to be more engaging/satisfying... but I don't always have the patience for them! As a writer I've only recently started delving into sexy multichapters, but I'm loving the space and time to develop/build the tension. I worry some SFW-oriented readers might be sad to miss out, but I find that when I actually decide to include smut... it's the whole point of the story, and I can't really cut it out or tell them to skip scenes. If it's not the point, then I'm teen-rated rather than throwing in random smut scenes.
IDK how many folks following this journal are into explicit and gen writing, but I'm curious if anyone else feels similar (or different) about how different work lengths feel in those domains.
