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!

Comments

[pauraque]

I think that type of vulnerability is a recurring theme in my own fics, and not just when there's dirty talk in particular. There can be multiple levels of vulnerability in sex, from simply been seen naked to revealing your most secret desires. It's fascinating to me when and how people choose to trust each other with those things.

When dirty talk is coming from a dominant partner, I would say a lot of the vulnerability is in the more submissive partner's reactions to it — no longer hiding the fact that they like being called a slut, or whatever it is.