How to Write (Part 2)

Part 2 of "How to Write "

This section will just stress the importance of grammar and pronoun-antecedent agreement as it pertains to your y scene.

1. Ever been writing or reading or yuri and gotten frustrated with as to which "he" or "she" the author was referring to. Here's how that works so that you can avoid this problem (for this example I will be using Donghae and Siwon): 

  • Say that we take Donghae as the subject, and he will do an action unto Siwon. We would first adress Donghae at the beginning of the sentence then state the action. (e.g. Donghae held--) Then we would put the reciever of the action, Siwon, directly after the verb. (e.g. Donghae held Siwon.) 
  • The next sentence could then start either with "he" or "Siwon," but for the sake of avoiding redundancy, let's continue with Donghae's actions. (e.g. He moved his fingers down--) Now here's where it can get tricky. Do we put "Siwon's body" or "his body?"  The answer is neither. We're simply going to stop the statement there. (e.g. He moved his fingers down.) This also allows the reader to make-up where exactly down is.
  • If you want to be specific as to the location of "down," then place a conjuction (e.g. and, but, or, nor, so, yet, etc.) and begin a new independent clause. (e.g. He moved his fingers down, but a hand stopped him.) Now the second half is ambiguous as to whom the "hand" belongs to, so use the following sentence as clarification. (e.g. ...but a hand stopped him. Siwon was trembling with fear, but slowly, he released Donghae's wrist.)
  • Summarizing, use a sentence and/or more before returning to proper nouns. Also, description is of the absolute importance. Spice things up. Write a compound sentence or a compound-complex or even a simple sentence. Make use of the commas and adjective clauses.

(Note: These rules also apply to any interaction of two characters of the same gender when writing.)

2. Dialogue: It's okay! ("You're so hard," he murmured. "More?") Use those dirty words! Just remember that it's all about feeling and mood and character. The words spoken should reflect an aspect of the character that speaks them in that given moment. It's very awkward to put in "OH, GOD! HARDER!" if your character is a softspoken introvert.

Also, be careful to not put in turn-offs. Readers are jerking-off in front of their computer for you; don't rain on their parade by putting in a weird phrase that would make anyone vomit. Ladies, you know what I'm talking about. It's not that y when a guy is sweating on your face and saying "Your 's like my kitten's fur!" Why? Why would you say that? In what way do kittens have to do with the inside of the ? Are you saying that we're furry in there? Está loco! I don't think so, Papi. Váyase!

3. Read more ! And I do mean read. Manga and comics are great and all, but they don't contribute to your writing. I would highly recommend J.R. Ward, Kerry Allen, and Kerrelyn Sparks. There are many more authors you can find by searching for these women, but Ward, Allen, and Sparks have to be my few favorites. Reading is essential to good writing. Steal ideas and make note of the grammatical usage. A simple sentence at this point in time versus a compound-complex in another. 

Helpful Questions to Ask When Reading for Enjoyment and Research:

How does the author's usage of this phrasing affect the tone and mood?

Is the author effective in relaying the initial tone and mood?

Is this an accurate depiction gay/lesbian/ straight ?

Do the characters react as you would think based on their characteristics?

Does the author show the emotions or lack thereof between the partners?

How do the characters interact that shows how the rest of plot unfolds?

 

4. And lastly: Write whatever the you feel like. Many people will try to tell you that you should and shouldn't write about certain things. 'em. If you want an with ghosts and vampire K-pop stars, who's to say you shouldn't write it? My only request is that you make it an of grammatically sound sentences. Writing is about expressing one's self not keeping with the trends. 

My goal is to give you the tools to make that is easy for you and your readers to read and that holds a rich meaning to it that helps the story flow. is great. But we could write about lifeless forms ing into one another like mechanical entities or we could make the readers feel the love and pain and anger and passion between two humans. Make it mean something! It's a story!

With Love and Wet, Nasty Humour,

T.K.

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tkhuynh #1
I'm always happy to read any and everyone's comments. And I'm glad that this was beneficial to you.
ChaoticDarkAngel
#2
Hope you don't mind me commenting on here ^^ But this was pretty useful for me :) I've been reading a lot of ...mainly , (sad I know) to kind of get the feel of how it should be written. And it really annoy's me too when people say 'You shouldn't write about gangster fics or threesomes' whatever. I just write what I feel like writing :)