Writing Spanking Fiction

Each week I visit the blogs of successful and prolific writers of spanking fiction. Recently I have also seen a few bloggers who are planning on entering the world of professional writing. My hat's off to all of you. Fiction is not my strong point, and I admire those who can come up with good plot lines for interesting stories that include spanking.

Rollin Hand, a veteran author of excellent spanking fiction, has prepared a series of posts describing the various techniques of writing a good spanking story. I learned a lot from them, and feel a little bit more comfortable about trying my hand at fiction in the not too distant future. I hope you will drop by his blog and read his series on writing.

Writing the Spanking Scene - Part 1

Book Review - Betrothed by Renee Rose (It's Part 2)

Writing the Spanking Scene - Part 3

Writing the Spanking Scene - Part 4

Rollin plans to add more to the series.

Tips for Writing Spanking Fiction

One of our newer bloggers, Aaron Christopher, is an excellent writer who has put together an amazing list of do's and don'ts for aspiring writers of spanking fiction. I have to admit that fiction is not my forte, and on the few occasions I have attempted it, I struggled to write something meaningful and interesting. But I think that with these helpful guidelines, I might find the process a little easier next time I try. You might find them useful too, so I want to share a few of them with you.


His first rule seems pretty obvious:

Do not repetitiously use onomatopoeia. Nothing is more boring than reading "SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!" "OW! OW! OW!"

How often have you read stories that have violated that rule? All too often, I suspect.


Another rule that I found very helpful was this:

Always have a good reason for a spanking to happen. Even if your spanking is the fun, happy and sexy kind, make sure the one getting spanked earns it. Getting in trouble is a vital part of spanking play.

Sometimes I find it hard to invent a reason for the fictional spanking, but then that's where a writer's creativity comes in.


Here's a guideline that I don't entirely agree with:

If you are writing a story with multiple chapters, don't have a spanking every chapter. Droughts between spankings allow a reader to take a breath, invest in the characters and whet their appetite for the next spanking to occur.

When I'm reading a spanking story, I don't want to have to get through pages or even chapters of non-spanking prose. If I'm reading a book for titillation, I like to find plenty of spanking, with lots of variety. But that's just my opinion.


Read Aaron's entire list here, and leave him a comment while you're there. You might also enjoy reading some of this talented writer's other posts, so be sure to check out his archive.

The Writing's on the Rear

This is a small collection of photos of ladies who have a special message on the hindmost part of their anatomy.



There's nothing like honesty.






A subway platform isn't the safest place to declare your naughtiness.





Or Hermione.

Widening My Scope

Writing for this blog is so much fun that I thought I'd venture beyond the confines of the blogosphere and try it in the real world. An opportunity presented itself and I told Ron I was going to submit a sample of my work. He warned me not to send in any spanking stories--and I didn't-- but he did have some good ideas for topics. I wish I had thought to write them all down, because it looks like I'll be needing them.

When I found out that my application had been accepted, Ron congratulated me, then told me that maybe I should submit my spanking stories after all. He said it would attract more readers. Maybe so, but I'm not ready for that step.

It was hard enough, after I had met the publication team, to fill out a short information sheet about myself. Real name that will appear in print? Vanilla email address? Facts about me that the readers could relate to? Gosh, am I ready to out myself? Oh, right, this isn't about TTWD.

It was harder still to submit to having a photograph taken. I promised Ron I wouldn't publish pictures of any part of my body on my blog. But there I was, standing in front of a camera, and a stranger was taking a picture of my . . . face. So people would recognize me. And maybe stop me in the supermarket . . .

I'll be getting comments and feedback on what I write, just as I do on my blog. Now, besides coming up with blogging ideas that have something to do with spanking, I will also be searching for topics that will be reasonably interesting and totally unrelated to OTK activities.

The downside is, the line between my vanilla world and my chocolate fudge ripple one is in danger of blurring. I hope I don't slip up in my hurry to meet a deadline, and send in an explicit implement story that was intended as a post on Hermione's Heart. It might boost circulation, but I don't intend to take that chance. My first task will be to decide how to keep my two types of writing separate. I use a memory stick to prepare all my blog posts, so I'll use a different one for my vanilla work. Maybe I'll paint the second one white or label it "vanilla". That should help.

I have no intention of letting my two worlds collide, but I really am excited about this.