A possible hint: such stories often originate from a setting of a crucifixion fantasy. Design that fantasy (place, people, era,..) and next work to the 'via cruxis' : the backstory (actions, motive, circumstances, how did it go wrong,..) that brought the characters to the cross. In other words : develop the storyline backwards and then start writing it forward! Many ideas will come up underway!
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For what you say, it might be that you are trying to solve 2 things at once
)Well, I posted a story. I just hope it comes together how I want it to.
The greatest danger in this approach, I reckon (from personal writing experience), is getting stuck in the first part, by too elaborate plot or character development, ultimately 'forgetting', that it is the purpose to have your characters nailed to a cross at the end.For what you say, it might be that you are trying to solve 2 things at once
- decide what are the erotic and the horrifying things you want to convey in your story
- how to arrange those things into a story
You could try a divide and conquer approach, first write on a draft simple bullet list with the first part (without the pressure of making it work in the story yet).
And then as a second step, figure out how they could fit in your sotry.
(same idea @Loxuru said. I should read the thread before blabbing
Yes I agree with your point. I didn't mean the first part as a detailed outline. It should remain very minimal, 3-4 key points of a few words.. The key ideas that you want to remain in the readers head after they are done reading. In my case, it is what gets me going when I imagine the story..The greatest danger in this approach, I reckon (from personal writing experience), is getting stuck in the first part, by too elaborate plot or character development, ultimately 'forgetting', that it is the purpose to have your characters nailed to a cross at the end.
And secondly, welding the two parts smoothly together, that's also often a challenge.
