What makes for good dirty talk? (~in fic)

[birdsofshore]

I had an idea for a story and it would probably involve a lot of dirty talking and general filthiness. Then I realised that this is something I really struggle with.

What, in your opinion, makes dirty talking hot in fic? Are there things that just don't work for you when you're reading it? What is your favourite kind to read? Have you got a favourite story that involves dirty talk? And, if you're a writer, can you give me any tips? Because I sort of stink at it. I do try, because I know it's great when it works, but I usually fail and have to be bailed out by a beta. I got several compliments on a filthy line in a recent fic and it was actually raitala's doing, LOL.

I even feel awkward READING dirty talk, often, because I'm not always sure how I feel about people calling each other slut and so on, and I'm not fond of porny descriptions of dripping holes. So I basically need a Dirty Talk primer. Can you help? Thank you!

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[lauren3210.livejournal.com]

Okay, despite being a writer myself, I've not yet had the opportunity to try my hand at dirty talk in any of my fics so far, but I'll try to answer this from what I know.

Basically, there's soft-core dirty talk and hard-core dirty talk, and the difference is between the object and the subject of the dirty talk. So soft-core is basically the talker saying what they like (subject), for example "I like watching you come,", whereas hard-core is the talker saying what they want from their partner (object), for example "I want you to come on my face."

When it comes to actually reading it, for me personally the words just have to fit the mood, not only of the sex itself but the fic in general. A sweet fic where the two character are stumbling and cute suddenly ending up shouting "FILL ME UP DADDY!" is just not going to work. But a frustrating build up where everything spills over into frantic fucking is much more likely to have some dirty talk in it.

I generally prefer soft-core dirty talk to hard-core, and I actually do have a favourite story with some of that in it, if you're interested: http://archiveofourown.org/works/154453/chapters/221973 - that's chapter 3, and really hot, lol

I hope this helps?

[birdsofshore]

A sweet fic where the two character are stumbling and cute suddenly ending up shouting "FILL ME UP DADDY!"

OMG I'm dying here. That's exactly the sort of idiocy I would probably attempt, LOL.

It is indeed very helpful, thank you, and I'm bookmarking that fic now, thanks so much!