well the first question I’ve answered a couple times but the second, sadly, has a sort of uninteresting answer in that ideas come to me so suddenly and randomly that I sometimes think I’m being sent fic concepts by some extraterrestrial entity or something.

sometimes an idea starts with a line of dialogue or a scene I want to put to paper, other times it starts with the more marketable concept like “what if [character] but [au]??”

every once in a while, the whole thing start to finish just appears in my brain and I can barely write fast enough to keep up with my thoughts. sadly, much more often I get random bits and pieces and have to fill in the blanks with a bit of creativity and elbow grease.

I think the key thing that I would make into actionable advice for current/aspiring writers is you can’t rely only on inspiration. you have to write even when you don’t think you have any ideas. you have to stare at that blank page and force yourself. not all the time, obviously, but if you’re ever going to finish a work you’re probably going to have to create something out of nothing at least once.

like, take heavy metal lover for example. I went into chapter 3 on thursday morning with only the shoe licking scenes and ending written, intending to finish it in one sitting before posting. I had to push myself past what I thought my limits were to get stuff down; including adding the collar/pet play elements, extending the oral scene, etc. and then I didn’t like that it was so short when I finished it, and I wanted to make it longer, so I went back and re-did the intro to establish a lot more (it was originally just, like, 2 or 3 sentences). it ended up, in my opinion and hope, not feeling forced even though it sort of was!

moral of the story, writing relies on more than just ideas, you have to have discipline as well. sorry for WAY overanswering this question haha

okay, there’s a lot for this as well so once again I have a bunch of shit under the cut!  thank you for asking! 

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okay first of all I’m not the ruler of writing but that is so sweet lmaoo but I do write a lot!  

in terms of the time to write, you won’t ever find time to write; you make time to write.  sometimes I have to actually tell people I have plans for the night and those plans are really just writing.  I have been known to write at work occasionally, not super responsible but it’s an option.

motivation is harder.  the good news is, you can get ideas any time so all you have to do is have an idea and then make time to work on it.  the really hard part is following through on ideas.  stitching together the parts you already have planned with meaningful stuff in between, not just killing time.  that comes with discipline and practice more than anything.  I’m still working on that, which is why I haven’t finished anything novel or feature length yet, but I think I’m getting closer.

motivation is self-esteem put into action.  if you don’t feel capable, you won’t feel motivated.  you’ll just convince yourself it’s a waste of time to try because you will inevitably fail.  my self-esteem overall is at a low point these days (a lot of shit going on in my personal life) but I still have confidence in my writing.  that’s part of why it’s so important for readers to leave comments on things they like, because it gives us a self-esteem boost which in turn brings motivation (I bet every writer has a story about a comment so nice it instantly increased their writing speed, gave them a new idea, helped them finish something, etc.)

this might sound like a stupid thing to say about porn, but motivation comes for the stories you need to tell.  when I have an idea, I need to get it out there.  I need to share it or it will just eat away inside my head.  that’s my biggest motivation; the fear of an idea starving to death in my mind.  

I have no idea if any of this makes sense but I hope it helps!!

well first of all I’m honored that you think I’m worth asking this!  lmao

this is sort of a broad question so I’m going to try to answer with some rules of thumb that I generally follow, putting them under a cut because it turns out I have a lot to say about this!

other smut writers please feel free to weigh in on this and add your own techniques/advice!!

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okay I literally have so much actually!!  because I’ve learned so much since I first started!!  I ramble so I’m putting this under a cut…

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ah wow thank you!!  I’m happy to help and I tried to be specific so it would be useful to people.  I’m really glad to hear my characters feel different from each other!  thank you so much for saying all these nice things anon <3

i saw your reblogs aaaaa thank you!!

meglio di alcuni italiani?? è assurdo! ahah sono sorpreso perché una volta ho aiutato un'amica a scrivere in italiano per una fanfiction e lei ha ricevuto commenti che dicevano che il suo italiano era pessimo! mi sono sentito in colpa.

grazie per le belle parole bella, sei troppo gentile. bei commenti significano molto per me!