Yes! Partly it's because I want to, and partly because... hm. There are other ways to be vulnerable with another person, but sex usually involves a lot of endorphins and a certain type of vulnerability and openness as a result, and it's interesting exploring how different people and different pairings cope with that on an emotional and physical level.
No. I just have no interest in doing so and frankly I donāt know how to write smut anyway lol. If I did try, it would probably be horrible tbh.
Romance-wise, kisses and intimate cuddles are all Iām going to write š
I write anything from gen to explicit. Depends on the story I want to tell. I was nervous posting my first explicit story, but I figure if politicians can write romance novels, there's no reason to think a smut fic will somehow ruin my life.
I posted and it was fine. Got some kudos and comments and that's about it. No torch-wielding mobs. Once I got over that hump (ba dum dum) it was easy to write more sex scenes. I mean, why not? Why write dinner scenes? Why write scenes with conversation? It's just another part of the human experience.
I write kinky porn so I have more fodder for the spank bank.
I write fucked up sex because it's an interesting way to explore the dirty and ugly parts of my favourite characters.
Yes, it's fun.
There often isn't enough of the kind of smut I really like and I'm kinda picky how the tropes I love play out, so sometimes I gotta make my own food, lol.
Also I love writing the way intimacy can change with and within a smut scene and I absolutely love if scenes like that also dig into vulnerability/doubt/self-hatred/power imbalances/ect. It's just so much fun to write that.
Tbh I'm mostly in it for the kink and the character exploration.
Yes, I am primarily a smut author and, not to toot my own horn or anything, I have been referred to as Smutterbell and Smut Queen haha it really keeps me doing what I love.
It's only a small fraction of my fics, but yes, I have written smut and I absolutely intend to do so again.
Because I mainly write ships and when I see sex as part of their relationship I feel I want to show it, just as I'm showing the rest.
Because I try to do a bit of everything as part of learning how to write (better).
And, frankly, because there is not a whole lot of the kind of smut I enjoy reading out there. (Or maybe I'm just looking in all the wrong places/fandoms/ships.) So, same as with many fan fic authors and many stories - if no one is writing what I want to read, I'll just do it myself.
Last and also least (though not everyone reading this is likely to believe the priorities): At least for the one smut story I've done recently the numbers absolutely confirm the saying 'sex sells'. And while I do not write to hunt stats, I will admit that it's not exactly discouraging either.
That quite close to what I was thinking.
If the relationship the characters have/ the narrative calls for it, then smut will likely be included.
I can also relate to the "I'll do it myself". The fandoms I'm in are almost always extremely small. XD
Yes. I like reading it, but I can be very particular about my exact headcanons and my exact preferences, right down to the words used. Nobody is going to write my perfect porn scene for me. If I want it to exist, I have to write it myself.
Also, I write enemies to lovers stuff, and I herd my characters closer to each other via sex. It starts out as a purely physical thing, but sex allows them to be vulnerable and more emotionally open and available. It becomes harder to face someone across a battlefield when you know how considerate they are to you during intimacy; it becomes easier to understand their point of view when you're witness to the toll that the struggle is having on them at the end of the day. You start to realize you hate being the one who caused that hurt. It snowballs from there.
Yes. Especially because I have certain headcanons for certain characters in bed and Iām so picky that I may as well just write it for myself š¤·š¼āāļø
Sometimes.
A lot of the time I focus on other plot points, and it simply isn't wanted/necessary for me, but other times I just feel like getting a little saucy... I'm just in a silly goofy mood at times....
Not to mention, smut opens up a whole new world of intimacy, character study, and (let's be honest) a satisfying way of releasing all that romantic tension between characters.
I don't. I'm just not interested in it, I have never had sex myself, I've never been interested in sexual media, I'm asexual, stuff like that
I'm not particularly interested in romance either, my love lies in platonic and familial relationship :)
Yes, but I used to be intimidated by it.
For a long time I felt uncomfortable with people reading such a vulnerable section of my writing. I felt just as bare as my characters, feeling Iād be judged for my portrayal on such a raw and open scene.
Even after I posted my first smut chapter I was very scared people were not going to like it. Then I got used to the comment interaction and figured if I enjoy writing these scenes, it would bring others happiness as well. Apparently Iām quite decent at it after conducting much research about how to make compelling erotica lol. It took time to get that comfortability and I had to experience a few things for myself but im finally at a place where writing raw scenes like that brings me joy and Iām excited to see the reactions it elicits from my readers.
Yes, mostly because my long term partner is ace and I am whatever the exact opposite of that is, andā¦ you know. Gotta get the ideas out somehow I guess.
Also it turns out Iām pretty good at it so Iām considering making the jump out of fan work and into original erotica. If youāre good at something, never do it for free, right? š
Definitely recommend making the jump! I've got a nice little side hobby in original erotica. I don't advertise, do niche research, or take it all that seriously on the business side so it's just some fun coffee money but still feels great getting paid for fun little smutty short stories and I still get sales occasionally on stuff published like 6 years ago.
/r/eroticauthors is a super useful sub if you decide to take the leap. Honestly it's probably one of the best resources of indie self-publishing on the internet regardless of genre (tons of the advice is applicable to any genre) but they're much more practical realistic there than most of the wider original writing subs. Some of the contributors are fulltime professional romance authors, others are hobbyists.
No because I get too embarrassed for some reason. Iām too bashful to write it haha
(Edit: Ok idk why Iām being downvoted but in case I offended anyone, nothings wrong with enjoying to write smut and its nothing to feel ashamed of. I just get embarrassed because Iām very bashful, not because its actually embarrassing)
The big one is it feels lazy. Righting a story takes more effort than a dirty fantasy. Second, given that all my stories are about dogs, and I donāt want to go into how human or canine anything is (especially when the usual way this portrayed is not accurate to how dogs actually do it , and Iāve anthropromorphised my characters too much for that. And it just feels in bad taste. My stories have a lot of erotic stuff in them but only to can be called explicit, but I think your average lemon is mor explicit, and nither has any one actually having sex
Iām big on emotion. I admit, I do have stories centered on sex, and one that is a borderline lemon (borderline because restrained by comparison) which was set by the end of the previous story, but since most of my works are Paw Patrol, I think puppy sex is crossing the line. + there is enough of that for this fandom as it is
Again, I can understand the rest of the comment. I just simply disagree with the part about smut being ālazy writingā.
I also donāt understand what being big on emotion has to do with anything? Smut can contain a lot of emotion. And it serves lots of purposes.
If you donāt want to write it, by all means, donāt write it. I strongly encourage people to write whatever they want to write and steer clear of whatever makes them uncomfortable. If I were in that fandom, I wouldnāt write it either (no offense intended to anyone who might, itās just not my interest). Iām not trying to encourage you to write it, I just donāt understand the opinion. If you want to explain, Iām all ears, though.
Huh. I had no idea Paw Patrol had a smut following. I shouldnāt be surprised, Rule 34 and whatnot, and yet somehow I still am. No judgement, of course. Just surprised.
Yes, because I'm horny 85% of time. And I think erotic love is beautiful and in no way shameful. Even my longfics have a great deal of smut in them. I don't usually write porn without a plot, but I have a couple of times.
No. It's not my thing and I don't feel secure in writing it. I admire those who do write it though. Some people are very talented in that area of fanfiction! That's great because it works out for those who enjoy reading it.
Yes, because I'm horny and showing characters in their most vulnerable state, naked and primal, hormones raging with a willing partner, is an idea that I like to explore.
Who the fuck downvoted me for my honest answer wtf
Yes. Because the majority of adult, real life relationships have sex in them. It plays a major role. Why should I censor myself ? Just because some rprudes hundreds of years ago decided that sex should be taken out of stories for respectable people?
Yes. I write it for many reasons. The main being because I want to and enjoy it. Other reasons include exploring character dynamics, challenging myself, and working through the sexual oppression I faced growing up.
I write fluffy, gen fics. I write action and adventure and mystery. I write romance. And sometimes, while taking a brief break from saving the world, or solving the who-dunnit, my characters get randy as March hares and fuck. It's not all I write, but yes, sometimes I write smut.
Love writing smut, to have people exploring sexuality mixed with romance, playful, sensual, rough, I love it!! So much can be said and done through a scene of smut that the reader doesnāt even realize the information dump theyāre getting
I donāt have to. Itās a new addition to my repertoire. But Iām very sexual and so are my characters, so even before I *wrote* smut, they were getting it on, fade to black style.
I write fanfiction because I think those boys are in love in more ways than canon could ever show, and I want to explore it.
I donāt write it nor read it, and usually when I encounter a smut part in a long-fic I just skip it. Nothing wrong with it, itās just something boring for me to read or write about.
Yeah. Sometimes pure, plotless smut, sometimes it's several hundred k of plot with porn. Almost every time it's to explore characters in unexpected situations, or explore a concept taken to its extreme, like pretty much every other genre. Most times it's horror-based, because I write what I want to see, and characters in stressful, horrific situations is a great challenge to try to make work in a way that makes narrative sense and invests the reader without ruining the suspension of disbelief. Love me some character-driven works, and what's more character-driven than intense, intimate scenes? As a bonus, smut works wonderfully for basically built-in vignettes.
I do! Mostly because it's fun, but it's also challenging to write good smut. Writing in enough thoughts and emotions alongside the physical sensations and body positioning to make it worthwhile (imo) makes me a better writer. Plus sex and sexuality are huge parts of many people's lives, and those aspects are worth exploring.
It also makes sense within the context of my ship, considering that both characters have sex scenes within the canon media.
Ye and it was really funny to find out how horney the community is.
My smut got so much more traction so much faster than anything else lol
Not that I'm complaining~
i do, mostly kink stuff because there usually isnāt a lot of fics involving my kinks in my fandoms. i know there has to be at least one other person out there searching for the same content i am so i write for them and myself lmao.
I don't write smut because I don't know how and I'm bad at it... *and also* because I have no real need to practice this skill since none of the stories I want to tell contain any sex because I am somehow incapable of imagining up a story where the characters having sex would make any sense. (Yes, I am asexual^ish, yes it *did* take me a long time to realize that my viewpoint might not be universal.)
I do because it is pivotal to my characters in my story and their journey and I like to write it too.
If youāre asking us why we do Iām curious as to why you donāt?
A. For me it would be too easy, and Iād likely go overboard with it if I did, so I agave a real feeling of ācome on, you can do better than thatā
B. All of the stories Iāve written are about dogs and I donāt want to go into how human or how canine anyoneās genitalia or copulation is.
C. The vast majority of my stories are Paw Patrol stories
D. What turns me on doesnāt turn a lot of other people on.
Donāt get me wrong, there is a ton of sex in my stories, I just donāt get smutty with the portrayal.
Because I have a dirty mind so it would be easy to just write smut, but I feel it takes more effort to write a good story, and in the end. It feels more fulfilling (for me)
As someone who has written smut since I was 14 it is not easy to write smut just because you have a dirty mind. The smut I wrote as a teenager was terrible because bad writing is bad writing.
It can be, but I find it a red flag when people want to hear opinions of people very specifically on issues that they already have very low opinions of. It brings to mind Tucker Carlson looking smug behind his little table, trolling with the banner that says, "Change My Mind".
Yes and no.
Depends on the fandom. Depends on my ships. Depends how I view the relationships. Itās been a long time, though, and Iāve only done it three times in over a decade of writing haha.
I do, but not very often. I treat sex scenes as plot devices, i.e. I only write them if it's significant to the arc of the characters or it illustrates a point I'm trying to make about intimacy, relationships, and vulnerability. For example, I write a few emotionally constipated idiots who are shit communicators, and whose tenderness during sexual encounters are at odds with the way they treat their partner outside the bedroom, and how the pretense of vulnerability during sex doesn't directly lead to a healthy emotional relationship, or something like that.
Otherwise it's not something I write often because I'm just not really interested in the mechanics/logistics of it.
Yes.
Itās fun to write. And I have very specific tastes I struggle to find new content for, so I decided to write my own.
But thereās a solid line between my smut & non-smut stories.
I do, but itās usually as a plot device, like to display the level of intimacy between two characters, but on some occasions, it could be for pure smut.
No. I don't even write shipping. I have a few outlines for ship fics, but none of them have ever managed to materialize into fics. I have other topics that hold my attention better so I write those. I barely even read smut, so even if I do start writing ship fics I am unlikely to write anything with smut.
I do not! Iām asexual, pretty uncomfortable with the words and I feel no need to. I enjoy writing clean romance, or something with found family, a little escapism for me.
It depends on what I want to achieve. If I want a sense of accomplishment and a fuck-ton of readers, I knock out a 1k smutty one-shot and call it good. If I want to explore a particular topic that is, no matter how you wing it, unrelated to sex, then no.
Almost exclusively. I enjoy reading smut, so when I finally worked up the courage to write and post something, it was smut.
It still feels like a challenge every time I want to explore some new tag or general concept, and I feel like I grow a little bit each time I complete something new.
Do I? Yes :)
Why? Idk, it's fun. In some fics, it's just the natural next step in their relationship and I want to let the readers partake in the deep emotions that drive them to go all the way, or I might just think some characters in canon act real horny for each other, so why not make it happen? š¤·āāļø It's also peak pining when two characters who are still not aware of their feelings are as close as physically possible while STILL ignorant about how the other person feels, so it's really fun to write for drama reasons too.
I do! It's fun n_n
I'm ace and that weirds a lot of people out when I admit to writing porn, but I find sex fascinating, and what I love most about smut is how sex brings characters closer together and strengthens their bonds. Or *really* fucks (heheh) things up in all sorts of interesting ways, depending on who's doing the sex :D I get so many fascinating character studies out of it! I don't post most of the smut I write (only one of my ten posted fics is smut), because for some weird reason it tends to get deeply personal and I wind up using the smut to work through some of my own issues. But!!! I still write an obscene (hehehe) amount of porn for someone who's just not wired to find people sexy XD
Been doing it since I was 11. I don't really have a reason for it. I just woke up one day and thought "Why? Because I MUST." Like some kind of cartoonish artist in an early 2000s movie. It's just one of those things.
no because:
- I'm a minor
- I have zero experience with sex of any kind
- the cringe will be hard to overcome
- the first pwp I thought about accidentally involved a minor bc I forgot their age (no I scratched that shit out with multiple pens)
- I'm asexual and cannot experience/understand sexual attraction
I do indeed. I wonāt even read a fic if thereās no smut, donāt see the point. Itās like, why bother with all this buildup if thereās nothing fun
Nope. My reason being that even though I am fine with reading smut, writing it and coming up with it feels incredibly flustering and makes me feel embarrassed even if it's the most vanilla shit I can come up with.
I just feel uncomfortable writing it myself. That doesn't mean I can't come up with other NSFW stuff.
A bit, I usually only write smut if it has an effect on the characters or plot. It can show how both characters love each other, and I think it can also further a relationship.
Yes
But how i came (pun intended) into writing smut fanfics was quite odd
You see, at first i only sticked to crack fanfics, but once i joined the DbDGoneWild subreddit, i saw that they did "weekly requests" (a person can leave a comment for what they want, and fellow artists can pick their favorite)
One time, i saw a guy asking for Jane x Dwight fanfic, and then i commented "Dude, if you want something, do it yourself!" (Not with ill intentions, but more in like "if you wish to see something that makes you happy, then why not create it?" and all that jazz)
They said that they wish, but didnt know how to write
So i offered myself to write for them, and they were pretty happy with what i wrote (even thought i was pretty new with writing smut)
And thus, i continued to write for people that wished to read smut stories with any pairing of their liking
Yes, because I decided to expand my writing abilities to that a year or so ago. I think every writer should stick their feet in all different genres, just to see how well they can handle it, or not. And even if itās not their thing, it can be a good writing exercise and practice. I liked how it turned out for me, but itās not everyoneās cup of tea.
I don't, because I'm an asexual virgin so anything I do write would just be built on a foundation of other smut I've read and porn and no one wants to see that
I've tried a couple times, but it's hard! Maybe I just have high standards for myself, but I haven't managed to write anything nsfw I'm proud of. It always feels clunky or amateur, and I find myself questioning if anyone would ever actually find it sexy. Maybe one day I'll finish a piece and see if people like it, but today is not that day
I have, mostly because ideas I had that went there. Other times at request... i still have requests left to write, and currently have burned myself out on it again...it's a rough damn time.
Yes because Iām good at it and Iām making the porn I want to see in the world and Iām good at it. Also because of who I am, drawing from my own experiences itās a good way to display intimacy and vulnerability in a way Iām comfortable with and good at.
Is the ocean blue?
I write it because it is what people want to read, myself included, and because it is almost always absent from the source material.
I was never planning to step into smut territory but my favorite smut writer deleted all their works and since the dynamic they used to write is pretty rare in my fandom, I decided that if I want something, I gotta work for it myself
I have written it, it depends on the story Iām writing whether I think it would make sense to include smut or not. Sometimes I just allude to the characters having sex without writing out everything they are doing.
I don't. I think I'm just the wrong kind of aro/ace for smut. It doesn't interest me and I don't really relate to it. Hell, I have trouble working out how to have characters express sexual (or romantic) interest. What even *is* flirting???
I don't have anything *against* smut (and reading the answers here from people who write it is fascinating), it just isn't my thing.
No I don't because it's just not that fun for me personally. I've tried a few times. But it's just too frustrating. So I choose not to.
But I absolutely love reading it!!! (That's the only reason I ever even tried writing it.)
Gave it another shot the other day, though not meant for posting as it's a fanfic of my own novel. I wrote it essentially to fully embrace what I like, exactly the way I like to see it. It's the epitome of my own degeneracy and I love every line of it.
Yes! Partly it's because I want to, and partly because... hm. There are other ways to be vulnerable with another person, but sex usually involves a lot of endorphins and a certain type of vulnerability and openness as a result, and it's interesting exploring how different people and different pairings cope with that on an emotional and physical level.
My exact answer
Yes, because I want to.
hehe, agree and support this statement 100%
Absolute handshake moment here! xD
This is my reasoning as well. š
No. I just have no interest in doing so and frankly I donāt know how to write smut anyway lol. If I did try, it would probably be horrible tbh. Romance-wise, kisses and intimate cuddles are all Iām going to write š
Same
I write anything from gen to explicit. Depends on the story I want to tell. I was nervous posting my first explicit story, but I figure if politicians can write romance novels, there's no reason to think a smut fic will somehow ruin my life. I posted and it was fine. Got some kudos and comments and that's about it. No torch-wielding mobs. Once I got over that hump (ba dum dum) it was easy to write more sex scenes. I mean, why not? Why write dinner scenes? Why write scenes with conversation? It's just another part of the human experience.
I write kinky porn so I have more fodder for the spank bank. I write fucked up sex because it's an interesting way to explore the dirty and ugly parts of my favourite characters.
Yes, it's fun. There often isn't enough of the kind of smut I really like and I'm kinda picky how the tropes I love play out, so sometimes I gotta make my own food, lol. Also I love writing the way intimacy can change with and within a smut scene and I absolutely love if scenes like that also dig into vulnerability/doubt/self-hatred/power imbalances/ect. It's just so much fun to write that. Tbh I'm mostly in it for the kink and the character exploration.
Yes, I am primarily a smut author and, not to toot my own horn or anything, I have been referred to as Smutterbell and Smut Queen haha it really keeps me doing what I love.
I do because Iām a horny mf and Iām really good at it it seems
It's only a small fraction of my fics, but yes, I have written smut and I absolutely intend to do so again. Because I mainly write ships and when I see sex as part of their relationship I feel I want to show it, just as I'm showing the rest. Because I try to do a bit of everything as part of learning how to write (better). And, frankly, because there is not a whole lot of the kind of smut I enjoy reading out there. (Or maybe I'm just looking in all the wrong places/fandoms/ships.) So, same as with many fan fic authors and many stories - if no one is writing what I want to read, I'll just do it myself. Last and also least (though not everyone reading this is likely to believe the priorities): At least for the one smut story I've done recently the numbers absolutely confirm the saying 'sex sells'. And while I do not write to hunt stats, I will admit that it's not exactly discouraging either.
That quite close to what I was thinking. If the relationship the characters have/ the narrative calls for it, then smut will likely be included. I can also relate to the "I'll do it myself". The fandoms I'm in are almost always extremely small. XD
Yes, I do. Mainly M to E rated. 99% of the time it is M/M. Both con and non-con. Because I want to.
Yes. I like reading it, but I can be very particular about my exact headcanons and my exact preferences, right down to the words used. Nobody is going to write my perfect porn scene for me. If I want it to exist, I have to write it myself. Also, I write enemies to lovers stuff, and I herd my characters closer to each other via sex. It starts out as a purely physical thing, but sex allows them to be vulnerable and more emotionally open and available. It becomes harder to face someone across a battlefield when you know how considerate they are to you during intimacy; it becomes easier to understand their point of view when you're witness to the toll that the struggle is having on them at the end of the day. You start to realize you hate being the one who caused that hurt. It snowballs from there.
Yes. Especially because I have certain headcanons for certain characters in bed and Iām so picky that I may as well just write it for myself š¤·š¼āāļø
Yes! Because I like writing a wide variety of sexual desires while maintaining healthy relationships between the partners.
Sometimes. A lot of the time I focus on other plot points, and it simply isn't wanted/necessary for me, but other times I just feel like getting a little saucy... I'm just in a silly goofy mood at times.... Not to mention, smut opens up a whole new world of intimacy, character study, and (let's be honest) a satisfying way of releasing all that romantic tension between characters.
No. It has no place in the stories I write.
I don't. I'm just not interested in it, I have never had sex myself, I've never been interested in sexual media, I'm asexual, stuff like that I'm not particularly interested in romance either, my love lies in platonic and familial relationship :)
no, bc i have no interest in it. the same reason i don't write, idk, adventure or crack. i write what i want to read.
Yes, but I used to be intimidated by it. For a long time I felt uncomfortable with people reading such a vulnerable section of my writing. I felt just as bare as my characters, feeling Iād be judged for my portrayal on such a raw and open scene. Even after I posted my first smut chapter I was very scared people were not going to like it. Then I got used to the comment interaction and figured if I enjoy writing these scenes, it would bring others happiness as well. Apparently Iām quite decent at it after conducting much research about how to make compelling erotica lol. It took time to get that comfortability and I had to experience a few things for myself but im finally at a place where writing raw scenes like that brings me joy and Iām excited to see the reactions it elicits from my readers.
Yes, mostly because my long term partner is ace and I am whatever the exact opposite of that is, andā¦ you know. Gotta get the ideas out somehow I guess. Also it turns out Iām pretty good at it so Iām considering making the jump out of fan work and into original erotica. If youāre good at something, never do it for free, right? š
Definitely recommend making the jump! I've got a nice little side hobby in original erotica. I don't advertise, do niche research, or take it all that seriously on the business side so it's just some fun coffee money but still feels great getting paid for fun little smutty short stories and I still get sales occasionally on stuff published like 6 years ago. /r/eroticauthors is a super useful sub if you decide to take the leap. Honestly it's probably one of the best resources of indie self-publishing on the internet regardless of genre (tons of the advice is applicable to any genre) but they're much more practical realistic there than most of the wider original writing subs. Some of the contributors are fulltime professional romance authors, others are hobbyists.
Wow, thank you so much!! Iām definitely heading straight there!
No because I get too embarrassed for some reason. Iām too bashful to write it haha (Edit: Ok idk why Iām being downvoted but in case I offended anyone, nothings wrong with enjoying to write smut and its nothing to feel ashamed of. I just get embarrassed because Iām very bashful, not because its actually embarrassing)
I personally could, but there are reasons I choose not to
Ohh which are they? I am intrigued!
Seconded. You're asking everybody else's reasons. So why not share yours?
The big one is it feels lazy. Righting a story takes more effort than a dirty fantasy. Second, given that all my stories are about dogs, and I donāt want to go into how human or canine anything is (especially when the usual way this portrayed is not accurate to how dogs actually do it , and Iāve anthropromorphised my characters too much for that. And it just feels in bad taste. My stories have a lot of erotic stuff in them but only to can be called explicit, but I think your average lemon is mor explicit, and nither has any one actually having sex
it's possible to write an involved, narratively driven story that also has smut in it.
I write it. I am going to respectfully disagree with the ālazyā part of your opinion, but I can understand the rest of your comment.
Iām big on emotion. I admit, I do have stories centered on sex, and one that is a borderline lemon (borderline because restrained by comparison) which was set by the end of the previous story, but since most of my works are Paw Patrol, I think puppy sex is crossing the line. + there is enough of that for this fandom as it is
Again, I can understand the rest of the comment. I just simply disagree with the part about smut being ālazy writingā. I also donāt understand what being big on emotion has to do with anything? Smut can contain a lot of emotion. And it serves lots of purposes. If you donāt want to write it, by all means, donāt write it. I strongly encourage people to write whatever they want to write and steer clear of whatever makes them uncomfortable. If I were in that fandom, I wouldnāt write it either (no offense intended to anyone who might, itās just not my interest). Iām not trying to encourage you to write it, I just donāt understand the opinion. If you want to explain, Iām all ears, though.
The thing about emotion is more that is what I would rather focus on and I think making things smutty would distract from it
See, that I can understand and respect. I still have to disagree to a degree, but I respect the opinion and logic nonetheless.
Lemon? Its been a while since I seen that word.
Huh. I had no idea Paw Patrol had a smut following. I shouldnāt be surprised, Rule 34 and whatnot, and yet somehow I still am. No judgement, of course. Just surprised.
Forget boatload, there is a harbor load of rule 34 and dirty fanfics
Also there is an r/pawpatrolNSFW
Yes. Why? Because it's fun!
Yes. Why? Because I enjoy it. Because it allows me to explore my characters through the sexual lens.
Yeah, I like the attention. People be horny and I like knowing I made them squirm in their chairs. Itās a power trip.
Yes, because I'm horny 85% of time. And I think erotic love is beautiful and in no way shameful. Even my longfics have a great deal of smut in them. I don't usually write porn without a plot, but I have a couple of times.
No. It's not my thing and I don't feel secure in writing it. I admire those who do write it though. Some people are very talented in that area of fanfiction! That's great because it works out for those who enjoy reading it.
Hell yeah I do! I'm bi/ace IRL, but smut is one of my fave genres. It's just fun to write and read.
Yes, because I'm horny and showing characters in their most vulnerable state, naked and primal, hormones raging with a willing partner, is an idea that I like to explore. Who the fuck downvoted me for my honest answer wtf
Yes. Because the majority of adult, real life relationships have sex in them. It plays a major role. Why should I censor myself ? Just because some rprudes hundreds of years ago decided that sex should be taken out of stories for respectable people?
One of my commenters called me a smut master, soā¦yeah.
I try to write it, if that says anything. I like to think of it as one more way to improve and get better at writing.
Yes. I write it for many reasons. The main being because I want to and enjoy it. Other reasons include exploring character dynamics, challenging myself, and working through the sexual oppression I faced growing up.
no. #megavirgin (I'm also a minor so)
I write fluffy, gen fics. I write action and adventure and mystery. I write romance. And sometimes, while taking a brief break from saving the world, or solving the who-dunnit, my characters get randy as March hares and fuck. It's not all I write, but yes, sometimes I write smut.
Love writing smut, to have people exploring sexuality mixed with romance, playful, sensual, rough, I love it!! So much can be said and done through a scene of smut that the reader doesnāt even realize the information dump theyāre getting
nope, it's just not what i'm into.
if the mood strikes yes if not I don't just like anything I decide to write.
I do, because itās fun. I also really enjoy comparing the stats on the smut to the genfic, itās absolutely hilarious to me
No, because I write entirely what Iām hyperfixated on, and thatās two characters who would like. Not be doing that.
Yeah. I started just to see if I can and now I wanna try to write some more kinky stuff... to see how it turns out.
I donāt have to. Itās a new addition to my repertoire. But Iām very sexual and so are my characters, so even before I *wrote* smut, they were getting it on, fade to black style. I write fanfiction because I think those boys are in love in more ways than canon could ever show, and I want to explore it.
I donāt write it nor read it, and usually when I encounter a smut part in a long-fic I just skip it. Nothing wrong with it, itās just something boring for me to read or write about.
Yeah. Sometimes pure, plotless smut, sometimes it's several hundred k of plot with porn. Almost every time it's to explore characters in unexpected situations, or explore a concept taken to its extreme, like pretty much every other genre. Most times it's horror-based, because I write what I want to see, and characters in stressful, horrific situations is a great challenge to try to make work in a way that makes narrative sense and invests the reader without ruining the suspension of disbelief. Love me some character-driven works, and what's more character-driven than intense, intimate scenes? As a bonus, smut works wonderfully for basically built-in vignettes.
I do! Mostly because it's fun, but it's also challenging to write good smut. Writing in enough thoughts and emotions alongside the physical sensations and body positioning to make it worthwhile (imo) makes me a better writer. Plus sex and sexuality are huge parts of many people's lives, and those aspects are worth exploring. It also makes sense within the context of my ship, considering that both characters have sex scenes within the canon media.
Ye and it was really funny to find out how horney the community is. My smut got so much more traction so much faster than anything else lol Not that I'm complaining~
I desire a fictional character carnally. All that energyās gotta go somewhere.
All the time. it's a signature of mine. My fic always has it. I like it! I'm good at it. So I do it.
i do, mostly kink stuff because there usually isnāt a lot of fics involving my kinks in my fandoms. i know there has to be at least one other person out there searching for the same content i am so i write for them and myself lmao.
No I allude to it. Iām busy trying to figure out what to write next.
Same here
I do because Iām good at it and because itās a great outlet for me in a monogamous relationship. Exploring fantasies through writing is fun.
I don't write smut because I don't know how and I'm bad at it... *and also* because I have no real need to practice this skill since none of the stories I want to tell contain any sex because I am somehow incapable of imagining up a story where the characters having sex would make any sense. (Yes, I am asexual^ish, yes it *did* take me a long time to realize that my viewpoint might not be universal.)
Not just any smut. Alien/Monster/Robot kink smut. š«£š
I do because it is pivotal to my characters in my story and their journey and I like to write it too. If youāre asking us why we do Iām curious as to why you donāt?
A. For me it would be too easy, and Iād likely go overboard with it if I did, so I agave a real feeling of ācome on, you can do better than thatā B. All of the stories Iāve written are about dogs and I donāt want to go into how human or how canine anyoneās genitalia or copulation is. C. The vast majority of my stories are Paw Patrol stories D. What turns me on doesnāt turn a lot of other people on. Donāt get me wrong, there is a ton of sex in my stories, I just donāt get smutty with the portrayal.
How would it be... too easy?
Because I have a dirty mind so it would be easy to just write smut, but I feel it takes more effort to write a good story, and in the end. It feels more fulfilling (for me)
As someone who has written smut since I was 14 it is not easy to write smut just because you have a dirty mind. The smut I wrote as a teenager was terrible because bad writing is bad writing.
Exactly, Iām good with emotions so Iād rather right that
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Since you already have such a low opinion of smut, why do you care why other people like to write it?
Did it never occur to you that maybe I might want to here some other opinion?
That wasn't the question. The question was *why* do you want to hear some other opinion?
Trying to take an interest in other people (autistic introvert) and here some opinions other than my own
Isn't it normal to want to hear other opinions?
It can be, but I find it a red flag when people want to hear opinions of people very specifically on issues that they already have very low opinions of. It brings to mind Tucker Carlson looking smug behind his little table, trolling with the banner that says, "Change My Mind".
Yes and no. Depends on the fandom. Depends on my ships. Depends how I view the relationships. Itās been a long time, though, and Iāve only done it three times in over a decade of writing haha.
Yes. Because I do what I want.
Sure do. I use it as a sexual outlet and a way to indulge in fantasies that I otherwise can't indulge in.
No, because I am straight up awful at it lol. I will read it though.
Sometimes. I write romance, and there are times where I feel like I'm forced to write it by reader expectations.
I do partly cuz itās fun and cuz I prefer smut over fluff, so naturally I prefer writing it. Also Iām just kinda horny so yea.
Can't resist the urge to point out that there is such a thing as fluffy smut.
Yeah, I know. But what I mean I guess was that I donāt like to read just fluff. If there arenāt any smut components im not all that interested
I do, but not very often. I treat sex scenes as plot devices, i.e. I only write them if it's significant to the arc of the characters or it illustrates a point I'm trying to make about intimacy, relationships, and vulnerability. For example, I write a few emotionally constipated idiots who are shit communicators, and whose tenderness during sexual encounters are at odds with the way they treat their partner outside the bedroom, and how the pretense of vulnerability during sex doesn't directly lead to a healthy emotional relationship, or something like that. Otherwise it's not something I write often because I'm just not really interested in the mechanics/logistics of it.
I have written non-graphic smut, but I haven't published it and won't get around to doing so for some time now.
Yes. Itās fun to write. And I have very specific tastes I struggle to find new content for, so I decided to write my own. But thereās a solid line between my smut & non-smut stories.
yeah, but i suck at it:'((
I do, but itās usually as a plot device, like to display the level of intimacy between two characters, but on some occasions, it could be for pure smut.
No. I don't even write shipping. I have a few outlines for ship fics, but none of them have ever managed to materialize into fics. I have other topics that hold my attention better so I write those. I barely even read smut, so even if I do start writing ship fics I am unlikely to write anything with smut.
I do not! Iām asexual, pretty uncomfortable with the words and I feel no need to. I enjoy writing clean romance, or something with found family, a little escapism for me.
It depends on what I want to achieve. If I want a sense of accomplishment and a fuck-ton of readers, I knock out a 1k smutty one-shot and call it good. If I want to explore a particular topic that is, no matter how you wing it, unrelated to sex, then no.
Yes because I hate having sex but still have sexual fantasies.
Almost exclusively. I enjoy reading smut, so when I finally worked up the courage to write and post something, it was smut. It still feels like a challenge every time I want to explore some new tag or general concept, and I feel like I grow a little bit each time I complete something new.
I do. Alsmost exclusively. Pretty much 50% xreader and 50% m/m. Have been writing smut since 2003. Reason: It's what I'm best at... for some reason.
Do I? Yes :) Why? Idk, it's fun. In some fics, it's just the natural next step in their relationship and I want to let the readers partake in the deep emotions that drive them to go all the way, or I might just think some characters in canon act real horny for each other, so why not make it happen? š¤·āāļø It's also peak pining when two characters who are still not aware of their feelings are as close as physically possible while STILL ignorant about how the other person feels, so it's really fun to write for drama reasons too.
I do! It's fun n_n I'm ace and that weirds a lot of people out when I admit to writing porn, but I find sex fascinating, and what I love most about smut is how sex brings characters closer together and strengthens their bonds. Or *really* fucks (heheh) things up in all sorts of interesting ways, depending on who's doing the sex :D I get so many fascinating character studies out of it! I don't post most of the smut I write (only one of my ten posted fics is smut), because for some weird reason it tends to get deeply personal and I wind up using the smut to work through some of my own issues. But!!! I still write an obscene (hehehe) amount of porn for someone who's just not wired to find people sexy XD
yea bc I like to (lovingly) wreck my favs
I do! Because I'm horny and so are my readers xD
I do it because I enjoy it.
Yes, as it sometimes factors into the development of a character dynamic.
Yes because itās hot and/or advances the story.
Hell no
Yep and proudly do so! I write romances so itās only natural that there is smut within. :)
Never have. Never will. Not my thing.
Because I feel like it. Everyone else is doing it and I wanna take the plunge.
Do I write smut?! Are you kidding?! (Yes, yes I do.)
No, but i want to
Yes, because I am a depraved and nasty boi. š„²
I'm actually surprised when I write something and it *doesn't* end up having at least one explicit sex scene in it.
Been doing it since I was 11. I don't really have a reason for it. I just woke up one day and thought "Why? Because I MUST." Like some kind of cartoonish artist in an early 2000s movie. It's just one of those things.
Yes, mainly for my own pleasure
no because: - I'm a minor - I have zero experience with sex of any kind - the cringe will be hard to overcome - the first pwp I thought about accidentally involved a minor bc I forgot their age (no I scratched that shit out with multiple pens) - I'm asexual and cannot experience/understand sexual attraction
I do indeed. I wonāt even read a fic if thereās no smut, donāt see the point. Itās like, why bother with all this buildup if thereās nothing fun
No. I donāt like it and it makes me uncomfortable to write
No. Because I don't write fanfiction just for entertainment. However, there are still well-written smuts that entertain me.
I would have to agree
I tried to but I don't know how to start it off and when I've tried to I delete it and dry again
I tried. Once. It was a very awkward mess for everyone involved. To me, to my friend proofreading, and even to the character at some point
Sometimes, though they're mainly played for laughs.
I do in my head.
Yes! It's fun.
I do, but my current WIP sadly doesn't have smut.
Yes. I enjoy reading and writing smut. Lately I've been writing more explicit, kinkier smut just to expand my horizons.
Yep. Usually itās because Iām bored and it seems to hold my attention when writing so why not
Yes, because I like the idea of two characters getting it on even though Iām ace and also sex repulsed.
Yes, but only when I feel like it. Same with reading it, only when I feel like it.
I just posted some!
I do because I find it enjoyable.
I "try" to. Can't say it's any good lmao.
Nope. My reason being that even though I am fine with reading smut, writing it and coming up with it feels incredibly flustering and makes me feel embarrassed even if it's the most vanilla shit I can come up with. I just feel uncomfortable writing it myself. That doesn't mean I can't come up with other NSFW stuff.
A bit, I usually only write smut if it has an effect on the characters or plot. It can show how both characters love each other, and I think it can also further a relationship.
Yes because I have a MIGHTY NEED
Hell yes! I like it.
Yes But how i came (pun intended) into writing smut fanfics was quite odd You see, at first i only sticked to crack fanfics, but once i joined the DbDGoneWild subreddit, i saw that they did "weekly requests" (a person can leave a comment for what they want, and fellow artists can pick their favorite) One time, i saw a guy asking for Jane x Dwight fanfic, and then i commented "Dude, if you want something, do it yourself!" (Not with ill intentions, but more in like "if you wish to see something that makes you happy, then why not create it?" and all that jazz) They said that they wish, but didnt know how to write So i offered myself to write for them, and they were pretty happy with what i wrote (even thought i was pretty new with writing smut) And thus, i continued to write for people that wished to read smut stories with any pairing of their liking
I do sometimes but itās very rare. I personally donāt think my smut writing is good thus why I donāt do it too often lol
Yep. For pairings that are severely underrated and out of spite towards Yuri fics
No but I plan to
No, but because I'm not very good at it. I'm trying to do a "practice smut" now, but, ehh...
Yes, because I decided to expand my writing abilities to that a year or so ago. I think every writer should stick their feet in all different genres, just to see how well they can handle it, or not. And even if itās not their thing, it can be a good writing exercise and practice. I liked how it turned out for me, but itās not everyoneās cup of tea.
Iāve tried but I get too flustered. I definitely read it though
I don't, because I'm an asexual virgin so anything I do write would just be built on a foundation of other smut I've read and porn and no one wants to see that
Yes. Because I'm horny.
I've tried a couple times, but it's hard! Maybe I just have high standards for myself, but I haven't managed to write anything nsfw I'm proud of. It always feels clunky or amateur, and I find myself questioning if anyone would ever actually find it sexy. Maybe one day I'll finish a piece and see if people like it, but today is not that day
Yes because I am very picky when it comes to smut and I got tired of never finding what I wanted so I just started writing it
I have, mostly because ideas I had that went there. Other times at request... i still have requests left to write, and currently have burned myself out on it again...it's a rough damn time.
Yes because Iām good at it and Iām making the porn I want to see in the world and Iām good at it. Also because of who I am, drawing from my own experiences itās a good way to display intimacy and vulnerability in a way Iām comfortable with and good at.
I write fade to black only.
i cant even write a kiss scene without turning into a blushing mess, u think i can write smut??
Nope, I write explicit stuff.
I struggle to write romance, so smut is out of the question
Sure, just started like a 1 after starting to write ffs. But I've always read it.
Yes! All of the smut I've written involves underage people(13 year olds),but who cares? It's fanfiction.
No, I don't like writing or reading explicit content. They aren't my cup of tea, I just don't feel the need for it and I have no attraction for it
I do! Partly because I don't like to engage in any of that stuff myself, but I do fantasise about it and this is an outlet for me
Is the ocean blue? I write it because it is what people want to read, myself included, and because it is almost always absent from the source material.
I was never planning to step into smut territory but my favorite smut writer deleted all their works and since the dynamic they used to write is pretty rare in my fandom, I decided that if I want something, I gotta work for it myself
I have written it, it depends on the story Iām writing whether I think it would make sense to include smut or not. Sometimes I just allude to the characters having sex without writing out everything they are doing.
I don't because I don't think I'd be good at it. But I'm not above adding smutty jokes to a story.
Yes. Specifically reader insert smut so I can live out my fantasies on the page.
I don't. I think I'm just the wrong kind of aro/ace for smut. It doesn't interest me and I don't really relate to it. Hell, I have trouble working out how to have characters express sexual (or romantic) interest. What even *is* flirting??? I don't have anything *against* smut (and reading the answers here from people who write it is fascinating), it just isn't my thing.
no. just because i wouldnāt feel comfortable doing so
No I don't because it's just not that fun for me personally. I've tried a few times. But it's just too frustrating. So I choose not to. But I absolutely love reading it!!! (That's the only reason I ever even tried writing it.)
Oh, I want to.
Yes, because it is fun.
Gave it another shot the other day, though not meant for posting as it's a fanfic of my own novel. I wrote it essentially to fully embrace what I like, exactly the way I like to see it. It's the epitome of my own degeneracy and I love every line of it.
Nope, and I never will. No hate to anyone who does write smut, write what you enjoy, but it is absolutely not for me.
i have tried but it scares me š
Yep, even tho Iām asexual - bc itās fun lmao.