J. S. Kuiken

Long time no post from me! Unfortunately this post won’t offer too much. This was just my writing soundtrack this evening. Incidentally (? or not) the chapter I wrote this evening was entirely about spanking. I really am writing Trufax Srs Bsns Literature tho.

J. S. Kuiken

April 17, 2016

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That moment when . . .

. . . you’re nearly 20,000 words into a project and you realize it should be written in first person present tense, not third person past tense.

J. S. Kuiken

April 6, 2016

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That unfortunate moment when . . .

. . . you are neck deep in a longer work of fiction, and a short story from months ago decides to show up and demand attention. (Of course this story couldn’t have shown up when I was actively working on it. Why would it do that.)

J. S. Kuiken

April 4, 2016

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I’m sorry, but . . .

. . . I can’t hear you over the sound of how awesome it is to write an entire chapter about fellatio.

J. S. Kuiken

April 3, 2016

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Apropos of Very Little

I just spent the morning writing about kisses. Life is good.

J. S. Kuiken

March 27, 2016

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What’s the Procedure?

Tonight, as the first major turning point of my work in progress unfolds:

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March 26, 2016

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Whose Skin Am I In

I love first person present tense. For me it’s the most demanding of any point of view and tense, because it requires the utmost discipline and agility to work effectively. There are plenty of utilitarian examples of first person present tense. The one which springs readily to my mind is The Hunger Games. It was first person present […]

J. S. Kuiken

March 23, 2016

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