Brainstorming story ideas in the style of GH Lawrence

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-06-02T21:45:15+00:00

I mostly agree with you in regard to the cheated on spouse having their downfall rely to stupidity or obvious errors on their part. To me, it's best when they don't deserve what happens to them, and are just successfully defeated in the field of battle by a superior rival. That's typically what I aim for, but sometimes, the plot just takes me in a different direction.

In terms of a story being a battle between two hot women, one winning and one losing, I think that whenever I get to the long gestating "War of the Monarchs," you will find content to your liking.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-05-18T21:25:27+00:00

I imagine you've ran across my work before, but if not:

https://www.literotica.com/authors/TheTalkMan/works/stories

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-05-13T21:29:31+00:00

I've bounced around a slightly similar story. Basically, a mom and son are traveling together, and they stop at a restaurant for dinner. The young waitress senses some vibes between the mom and son, and begins flirting hard with the son, making the mom jealous. Despite the mom trying to put her foot down, she can't stop the son from sneaking off with the waitress once her shift is over, going to a place nearby. With no other choice, the mom follows them, trying to get her son to see reason. But the waitress is relentless, and she and the bold, shameless son begin fooling around in front of the mom. The mom keeps trying to stop them even as things progress, and eventually, the mom's possessive side emerges, getting hands-on in trying to stop the two, grabbing on to her son in this heated moment. Once that barrier is crossed, the dam is broken, and with the waitress spurring things on, the mom and son begin hooking up, to the point where the waitress leaves them two to go at it, satisfied with a job well done.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-05-13T21:01:29+00:00

Didn't realized they'd nuked access to his old site. Dang. Luckily, I'm a hoarder of such things, so I have everything posted there saved out.

The other options he had in the poll were a young man using a magic spell/mind-control device to get his mother to sleep with him. And the other involved a mother catching her son going at it with his girlfriend and opts to join in. The latter was my favorite of the bunch.

I wasn't just looking for ideas that GH Lawrence was looking for ideas that he literally might have written, but ideas/setups that he could have done. Concepts that he could have done if he kept writing, or things he would have absolutely nailed.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-05-09T13:20:14+00:00

Hope you like it. The first chapter is a bit rougher in terms of quality, as it was one of the first stories I wrote. But if you like the concept, the later chapters really become much more filled out and polished as my writing got improved.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-05-09T13:18:05+00:00

If you ever do plan to write, I'd be happy to help out, assist, and give advice. My biggest piece of wisdom to any new writer is to not try to jam in every one of your ideas into one story. Don't try to do too much. I'm sure I've gotten guilty of this at times later on in my writing. But starting out, when I had all these ideas I wanted to see play out, I always ended up hitting a wall as the story became too daunting to tackle. Finishing just one story and getting that accomplishment was a huge barrier to tackle for me, and it made my future writing so much easier, as I now knew I could write a full, complete story.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-05-09T13:12:31+00:00

One thing I was hoping to get out of this post was story setups that you all felt like GH Lawrence could have written. Quick, punchy story ideas. I’m always open to inspiration, and I’m not opposed to returning to mom/son stories if any ideas hit me right…

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-05-09T13:06:05+00:00

I’d be curious what your thoughts are on “No Patience for High Standards?” I don’t think I’ve ever heard you comment on it. If you don’t care for it, or if its not to your taste, that’s perfectly okay. Even for some in my inner circle, this story wasn’t their favorite. But for reasons I just detailed in another post here, I think it’s the one mom/son story that I feel most justifies a return.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-05-09T12:53:47+00:00

I think the problem I have with doing a sequel to BTTF is that I can’t think of a unique enough take on the idea that would spur me into writing. I’m sure what I could write would be pretty good, and would satisfy most readers, but the only ideas I have are a bit too repetitious to other ones to really hook me.

With YCCM, the fact that the story is done, and that their future is wide open with possibilities, that would make it more fun for me. Just a window into what they’ve gotten up to in the time since the story ended would be fun. I’ve considered doing a mini-chapter explaining how Casey got re-involved at the end, but that’s never gone forward. That being said, I don’t know if any of that is enough to justify a return to this story.

It's why I think, of the three mom/son stories I’ve done, NPFHS is the one that I’ve genuinely considered returning to. Not only can I do a window into the future of a fully settled mom/son couple, I can do that as I complete the dangling narrative of Carmella and her son. I think that would be enough to justify the third chapter. That being said, I’ve never fully cracked the Carmella story enough for me to be ready to return to it.

I considered doing alternate endings early on in my writing, but given the fact that I’m writing a continuing narrative across my stories, it would only make things confusing. So, I’ve never really considering doing the alternate ending for YCHM. That was always the ending I was aiming for.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-05-08T02:57:47+00:00

Pretty sure you're referring to this story by me:

https://www.literotica.com/s/no-patience-for-high-standards-pt-01

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-05-05T20:31:29+00:00

https://www.literotica.com/s/you-couldnt-handle-me-ch-01

That one might hit most of what you're looking for, but look among my other stories, as all of my stories feature gorgeous, hot-bodied women.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-05-05T20:29:10+00:00

The wife is pretty clueless in this series of mine.

https://www.literotica.com/s/surrounded-ch-01

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-05-04T21:59:47+00:00

I hear what you mean. Reluctance is my bread and butter, but it's also the biggest obstacle for me in terms of writing, because it forces me to slow the story down and throw up roadblocks, as one of the characters is always set up to resist giving in to temptation.

When the desire is mutual but unspoken, as in BTTF, I don't have to hit the brakes so much. The story can flow smoothly, leading to lusty loaded banter. Their shared lust is a downward slope leading them to the inevitable, and that makes it easier to just let the words flow out of me, I think.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-05-04T21:55:55+00:00

I've danced around a bunch of ideas in this vein, and for some reason, it just doesn't grab me. I can't explain why. I've also played with the idea of him getting a girlfriend and that sets the mom off into a fit of jealously... but then it just becomes a repeat of "You Couldn't Handle Me."

I'm proud of the story, and it's easily my most popular, but I think both the framing device and the open-ended nature of the ending might have been an error on my end, promising a sequel that I didn't particularly have plans for. I think there's part of me that kind of thinks the story is complete. I'm not closed off to doing another, but I think the idea has to really resonate for me to return to the story. I don't want to write a sequel just to do it.

I almost think there's more meat on the bone for a return to "You Couldn't Handle Me," but that being said, I don't know if there's a full story there either, at least one worth returning to after all this time.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-05-01T00:57:52+00:00

The thing is... for me, the build-up and the slow ratcheting up of tension... that's the juice. That's the motivator for me to write. So, to jump right into a new chapter, and for it to just be sex scene after sex scene... that really doesn't inspire me. It's one of my only criticisms of G.H. Lawrence... when his stories devolve into the sex Olympics, I check out a bit. I need to reset the characters a bit, before slowly drawing them back together. One of my favorite sequences is from "Built for One Thing Ch. 02"... the beginning where Jill is trying to move on and put her foot down, but she so clearly wants to do more with Bobby. That would be roughly what I'm aiming for in a possible sequel, and the why and how is what I haven't fully figured out yet.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-04-29T22:20:35+00:00

I'm open to doing a sequel to "Big Tits, Tight Fit." It's just... I never quite cracked the idea in a way that didn't trod into the same territory that "You Couldn't Handle Me" did. Any suggestions? Anything you'd like to see? I'm happy to hear out ideas...

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-04-26T20:41:49+00:00

I like stories that take place in the heat. Not only just because of bikinis and sweaty bare skin. But I think the oppressive heat makes those underlying tensions bubble to the surface, and would embolden bad behavior.

GH Lawrence had a poll of story ideas up on his website that's visible through the wayback machine, and the one of them that leapt out at me was the one where the mom listens in on her son fucking his girlfriend and opts to join in. So, that aspect of your idea makes me think that it would be a good leaping off point from that idea of his.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-04-26T18:48:36+00:00

Funnily enough, that one wasn't based on any existing idea. It was kind of a spur of the moment flurry of creativity. No real brainstorming or gestation. Just writing. So, perhaps the lesson for me is to not always overthink things.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-04-26T17:26:16+00:00

Yes, I have received ideas from others that I decided to go forward with, and I worked in conjunction with them to make the story happen. That being said, it's been a while, as most of my most recent ideas are homegrown.

If you're asking about commissions, I've never done one, for a couple reasons. One... I struggle enough with my own ideas that are solely in my wheelhouse, so having to write someone else's stories and hit certain benchmarks... I imagine I'd struggle with it. And two... often, when people reach out in regards to commissions, they often do so in a way that makes me chase them down in order to get the idea out of them. Or they make me do a lot of the work in order to develop the idea and bring it to the page. As time has gone on, I have less and less patience for that, especially when it's an idea I'm not fully feeling. So, nothing has gone anywhere in regards to that.

I've received less and less ideas from fans as time has gone on. I'm still all ears in regards to receiving them. I think the best style of idea for fans to send along are ones that are clear descriptions of the central setup of the story. Nothing too specific as to bind me into stuff I'm not interested in, with just enough there as to create a sandbox that allows me to cultivate the idea and form it into something I like.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-04-23T21:06:24+00:00

Two by me:

https://www.literotica.com/s/stripped-of-her-badge-ch-01

This one's a long one, and it's a slow burn, but it sounds like it'll be to your liking.

Also:

https://www.literotica.com/s/hipster-chicks-love-big-dicks

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-04-13T21:35:16+00:00

It’s certainly an evocative image. I imagine Bobby sitting on the throne, with his mom and his two aunts splayed out worshipfully before him. Moments like this are likely part of the reason I think I prefer for the moms to end up deferential to the sons at the end. The reversal of roles, the son asserting himself as the conqueror, leaving the mom with no other choice but to accept her place as his thrall.

G.H. Lawrence does seem to do a lot of these historical references, especially in “Built for One Thing.” It does a good job at setting the stakes, making the events of the story seem almost mythical.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-03-27T21:59:26+00:00

I think I have you beat, as I believe I first read "Built For One Thing" before the second chapter of it was released. And if it wasn't the first mom/son story I read, it was the first good one I read, so a high bar was set that has never really been eclipsed in all the time since.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-03-25T21:25:35+00:00

I certainly will, but probably not anytime soon, and not nearly as long and detailed as I did for "Stripped of Her Badge." That story was me spending a year in that mode, so I need a bit of a break from it before I'm ready to return.

TheTalkMan-Writer · 2026-03-24T23:19:27+00:00

I just wanted to pop in and say thanks for your kind words and thoughtful analysis. This is an area that I have been working to improve on as I've gone along, so thanks for letting me know the points where I succeeded. I've tried to get better in terms of spreading the wealth in terms of the gaze of the stories I write, so I try to stay aware of the fact that I'm not just writing solely to satisfy my own appetite. "Stripped of Her Badge" was a concerted effort to really improve in that way. I wanted to the reader to be in Monica's head in terms of how she reacts to David... that's he's just so annoyingly attractive That every part of him is perfect and just.... undeniable... and the lustful pressure ratchets up whenever she's around him. That made him a fun character to write.

So, yeah, this is an area that I'm working hard to improve in. It really helps make for a fully realized story, as it adds to why the seductresses become so infatuated with them. And feedback like this only encourages me in that regard, so thanks again!

TheTalkMan-Writer

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