For the life of me, I can't remember if I've ever used "..." in a fanfic before. I don't think so? But I know I've read it before. Sometimes even in decent fanfics. I can see why it would be annoying, and yes, it shouldn't be an easy way out for writing. I know I'd prefer a description of the character's face or something instead of an ellipse in quotations.
As for cum... oh god, I hate that word. Though I have to admit I always thought it was because I am so picky about wording in smut I read. I'm glad to see this is not the case! I kind-of always imagined that when people write it, they giggle and so I associate the word with immaturity. I don't think I've ever read a good fanfic that used it.
I also think that part of the problem with smutfic is... well, dialouge that sounds hot while you're getting it on often sounds silly when you're just reading it and not being aroused. So if you're reading a really bad smutfic and there's no arousal on your end, the dialouge is going to be even worse.
Smutfic is so difficult to write, and I think this is part of the reason. This is because different things turn an individual person on, and also I think that some people don't know how to use the correct vocabulary for certain pairings. Some will require a rougher vocab, and some will require a softer one. Using the incorrect one will make the fic sour quickly.
(As a sidenote on the Cunt debate, I've personally never gotten why it's such a horrible insult. I don't use it because of the stigma in society over it, but also because I don't use the harsher words. I don't use 'cock' either in fic or RP. It's just... not in my smutfic writing style. Hell, I try to talk around body parts so I don't have to worry about using a specific word. (I think I usually chose 'arousal' for men. It's been a long time since I've written smut involving a woman - man, it's been long since I've written smut at all - so I can't really remember what I used to describe the clitoris and vagina.)
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As for cum... oh god, I hate that word. Though I have to admit I always thought it was because I am so picky about wording in smut I read. I'm glad to see this is not the case! I kind-of always imagined that when people write it, they giggle and so I associate the word with immaturity. I don't think I've ever read a good fanfic that used it.
I also think that part of the problem with smutfic is... well, dialouge that sounds hot while you're getting it on often sounds silly when you're just reading it and not being aroused. So if you're reading a really bad smutfic and there's no arousal on your end, the dialouge is going to be even worse.
Smutfic is so difficult to write, and I think this is part of the reason. This is because different things turn an individual person on, and also I think that some people don't know how to use the correct vocabulary for certain pairings. Some will require a rougher vocab, and some will require a softer one. Using the incorrect one will make the fic sour quickly.
(As a sidenote on the Cunt debate, I've personally never gotten why it's such a horrible insult. I don't use it because of the stigma in society over it, but also because I don't use the harsher words. I don't use 'cock' either in fic or RP. It's just... not in my smutfic writing style. Hell, I try to talk around body parts so I don't have to worry about using a specific word. (I think I usually chose 'arousal' for men. It's been a long time since I've written smut involving a woman - man, it's been long since I've written smut at all - so I can't really remember what I used to describe the clitoris and vagina.)
I am way too wordy for 3AM.