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What Year was that study done, and what Country was it published in? You better not be getting that from "My Secret Garden" by Nancy Friday. That was published in 1973 when Bodice Ripper novels were just taking off in popularity, and women were still getting used to the idea that it was Okay to...

I cannot stand 50 Shades. I fuckin' loathe it. -- No Romance, Erotic Romance, or BDSM author or publisher I know liked that series. At All.

Not in the USA, and most English speaking countries. Rape fics have Not been acceptable since the 80's when all the Romance publishing houses refused to publish anything with Rape in it -- because their Female Reading Audience refused to buy any book with rape in it.

What many current authors/writers may not know is that back in the early 90's the US Romance publishing industry underwent a massive upheaval. Rape to Love; Bodice Ripper, stories were No Longer Accepted by Romance publishers. In fact, it became Unacceptable among Romance publishers nationwide...

Nope. Us older women despise rape in all its forms. -- Rape is a Male fantasy, not a Female fantasy -- especially in the far East.

It sounds like you have a basic idea. Now comes The Hard Part: From: Another ? Have you decided WHO the Main Point of View (POV) Character is? WHO is telling the main overall Story? Traditionally, stories are Not told from the Hero's POV, nor the Villain's POV. They're told from the...

There is No Easy Way to do this. Seriously, making up a full history, or even a partial history, of how early magicians progressed from using a shamanistic style of magic; rituals and prayer incantations, into condensed mana imprints: spell circles cast on thin air, especially when there's a...

Cuz Tutorials are Different. -- Unlike ordinary conversation posts, Tutorials are meant to help readers/writers for as long as it's accessible.

TV Tropes: Mary Sue <-- Link "...the term "Mary Sue" is generally slapped on a character who is important in the story, possesses unusual physical traits, and has an irrelevantly over-skilled or over-idealized nature." "...Over time, a male variant started to see use. Marty Stu (also known as...

So what? Here's the original list of traits: -- Hare's Psychopathy Checklist <-- link What is a Psychopath? <-- link How to spot a Psychopath <-- link

For examples of "Life Unraveling" stories, look for Stockholm Syndrome stories, and Psychological Thrillers, but this type of conflict is also commonly used in Horror stories. For good examples of this conflict being used as the central conflict of the story (in the US), look no further than...

Mid? As in middle-of-the-road?

There are literally hundreds of Tips available on this section of the forum for just about anything your heart desires to learn. The range is goes from one end of the writing spectrum to the other. I suggest being far more specific about what you want to know. Being specific actually helps us...

Summons weapons --> Steel-Eating Player Book: Asura Light Novels <-- link Manga: Asura Scans <-- link

Problems in Writing fights? -- Your first and most major problem is how to Write that kind of battle scene without confusing the Readers. -- Your next problem will be making sure that your summoner character doesn't look like a Mary Sue/Marty Stu, over-powered, Wish-Fulfillment character. Link...

I agree. The only reason you need a power system is if the whole story revolves around having one, such as in one of those "system" stories. (My Vampire System, My Werewolf System, My Mage System...) Even then, it's the Story we're reading for, not the bulleted lists of what abilities someone...

This is the basic form of all my character sheets. Feel free to copy-paste into a document then fold, spindle, and mutilate as you please. I begin with 3 Questions: Who am I? What do I want? The absolute worst thing that could happen to me? Then I map out the character's Personality...

Coming up with a character such as; a werewolf who is human half the time, a half-demon, a half-turned vampire day walker, a half-fey, or other half-human-half-something else, is easy. Balancing such a character with the REST of your Cast and your Plot is something else entirely. Before you...

Writer's Meme The point of this, Writers, is to Be Sarcastic -- about yourself, about what you write, and about how you write it. The questions are NOT meant to be serious. It's to help you look at your work, and working habits from with a less serious eye. (They just look serious because I...