having forgotten most of what I know about writing fic...

[alliecat8]

...the explanation for this post is that I've been up all night, and it's storming like a son of a bitch outside now, at 8 a.m., so my brain has vacated the premises and the muse is in control. She seems to think it's high time I posted more chapters of my yet-untitled luau novel at lostsquee, so, that's gonna happen sometime today, but first I have a question.

What, exactly, is PWP? I know it means "plot, what plot?" or, sometimes, "porn without plot." But what do YOU consider to be a good PWP? (And yes, Virginia, there IS such a thing, otherwise we addicted PWP-readers wouldn't be, well, addicted to it.)

and now one of my new friends is gonna guess I'm working on HER story. *waves, giggles, and runs*

Edit: Okay, I'm gonna rephrase my question -- can you call it a PWP if it's ABOUT something (besides just the porn?) Am I overthinking this?

And whoooo, I finally get to use the "examinate" mood theme thing, but I had to look "examinate" up in the dictionary first. *feels suddenly smart*

Comments

[eponine119.livejournal.com]

I think the "without plot" is the key. PWP can have a theme, a point, a message, characterization...but if it has a PLOT then it's not really PWP anymore. Now, what's a plot? Heck if I know.

The only thing I really came up with when I was examining PWPs to try to figure out what made them work, is that while it seems like it's about the "who put what where" it's the emotionality and everything behind it that makes it hot.

[zelda-zee.livejournal.com]

I absolutely agree with Megan. PWP can be 'about' something - as in a mood or an emotion - or emotions - or a relationship. But it can't have an actual plot. It has to be porny, but I agree that emo!porn is what will make a PWP truly hot.

[gottalovev.livejournal.com]

it really has to focus on the sex. and I maybe wrote one today that is without emo, because the 2 guys don't know each other (yet), and it's waaayyyy harder to make work.

good luck!

[invisiblelove.livejournal.com]

PWP can have a theme, a point, a message, characterization...but if it has a PLOT then it's not really PWP anymore. Now, what's a plot? Heck if I know.

I think she hit it right on the head. I think there can be all kinds of character analysis, or possibly even development, or musings on a theme, in a PWP...there just isn't much furthering of the plot and there's a whole mess of smexin' going down ;)

LOL hope that was helpful.