Writing about dressing

[Krissi]

I was just wondering how many of us write about dressing. I've wrote a few erotic stories over the years, but I'm also thinking about Journals/Diaries about dressing. I never went that route over fears of being discovered. I just wanted to see who's writing, stories or journals either one.

JJ :)

[kylie]

I have never written formally, but love talking on chat rooms.

[Julie]

Writing in itself is good therapy, if you ever have something on your mind that is really bugging (I mean really bugging you) you reach for your pen. You can end up writing page after of page about what's going through your brain and it can be complete rubbish, by getting it onto paper though it is getting it out of your head. As time goes on though what you are writing begins to make sense as you begin to see things clearer, well that's how it was for me.

I can't say I've written too much about my crossdressing, but then again it isn't a problem for me.

Julie J

[Sweet Susan]

I do more of the journal/diary type of thing, though I have been trying to piece together a biography of my transformation from a regular guy to just one of the girls, which would include all of the experiences that fed into that. Writing is good, it sparks the mind, heals the soul, and reveals the inner self.

As we all know, many of us do much writing right here on the forum. However, I'm sure those of that write intently and frequently don't write on the forum what we write for ourselves. Writing is a great medium, and it offers those that partake in it and utilize its healing powers an opportunity to reveal themselves not only to others, but to themselves.

[Celeste GG]

I would love you to send me any thoughts, stories etc

Celeste

[samantha78]

I have written in a diary over the years that i have been dressing. I have found that it is a way to relive stress at times. and helps me with the thinking process sometimes. I have never really shared anything though its more of a personal thing for me!

[EdenOVay]

This is the type of stuff I feel safe writing.
I like poetry because you can say what you mean
but it will mean somthing different to everyone.

The Wall of Shadows.
( Or, Narcissi, with the last verse.)
By Eden Ovay

As I stand before you and gaze into your face.
I try to see with clarity inkling or trace,
Of who you are and what you want.
I search to find your soul.
Do you have the power to make this half a whole?

An image is a stage we set where light and shadows play.
A theatrical production of Gods animated clay.
Is truth in the potential, or is it in the raw,
Unorchestrated elements, the fracture and the flaw?

As you stand before me and gaze into my heart,
An invisible wall between, keeps us together and apart.
How deep is an illusion? How real a passing dream?
How different are the thing that are, from those that only seem?

(This part is left out in the "general public" version, It has very personal meaning for me with or without the last verse).

The mirror gives no answers, neither voice nor warmth arise.
It pantomimes, it mimics, but still it tells no lies?

Thanks, Eden.

[Jerry]

Yes, I write frequently. It helps me organize my thoughts and expand my ideas into places I wouldn't go otherwise. I write poetry and have many outlines for novels. But I've not had the inspiration to completely write one out yet. Good question!

[Sharon]

I write for a living and have been keeping a journal since age eleven. In all that time, up until just a few years ago when I was in my forties, I never once wrote anything about being a transvestite. The fear of somebody reading it was just too overwhelming. So much for being honest with yourself, huh?
Now, I write everything down without reservation. I might still be in the closet to others, but it's pretty ridiculous to be in a closet to yourself. Maybe when I'm gone, and someone takes the time to read the darn things, it'll help explain to them a little bit about me they didn't know.

[Sweet Susan]

Amen to that

[Krissi]

I wrote a story on Fictionmania.com called Every Man's Dream by Amanda Rogers (my pen/girl name). I'd post a link on here, but I'm at work at the moment and the network here blocks that site :( I'll try and remember to put it up here when I go to lunch or when I get home tonight. I'd love to hear what you girls think about it. I have two stories that I am in the process of writing but I seem to get too many thoughts going and they're not flowing like I want. I may need an editor to keep me on track...lol.

JJ :)

[windycissy]

I love to write about the little tips I've learned that have enabled me to pass as a woman, that's why I started my Internet advice column, Ask Windy Cissy (http://snurl.com/askwindy) It's great to be able to help a kindred spirit solve a crossdressing dilemma.

For erotica, I recommend the stories of Nom de Plume (http://snurl.com/tgblog)

[Abraxas]

Eden-- That was a really bonzer poem!
I'm not generally a huge fan of poetry (though I like to write it), but I really liked your poem :D

As for me:
Well, I haven't specifically writen just about transvestism, really. But I've written three fanfiction stories (Eddie Izzard fanfic). The first, 'Midnight Phone Call', incorporates transvestism a tiny bit, mainly one short line of dialogue followed by another brief line of explanation. That line, I think, speaks volumes.
The second story, 'Pig Farmers'-- silly title, but a fairly serious story-- doesn't really speak about transvestism at all. But the stories are all related to transvestism, as Eddie is TV.
The third story is called 'Completion', and it's actually a novella. This one speaks loads about transvestism, and is... Hmmm. It deals with more the struggles area (starts out with a fight) and leads into the sex area. Of course it does! ;)
Em... I'm writing a part 2 to Completion right now (admittedly am a bit stuck). Hopefully it'll be done in a few weeks, though.
If you hadn't figured it out, the main characters in the stories are all me, more or less. Not actual events, but the characters are very similar to me and do the things I would do in a given situation. The thoughts are mine.
I think the Eddie character (Obviously based on Dr. Izzard) is pretty damned accurate. Most people who write on Izzardnoire have a real sense for what he's actually like. Actually, most of his fans do. He's easy to read into, surprisingly.
Check out my stories (Direct links to the actual stories):

http://izzardnoire.fateback.com/midnight.html

http://izzardnoire.fateback.com/pigfarmers.html

http://izzardnoire.fateback.com/completion.html


I'm also writing a screenplay about an FTM who suddenly finds himself in the correct (male) body. It's like he was never a girl. Like someone had gone back in time to when he was conceived and tweaked the dhromosomes so he came out male. Still a lot of things to figure out. For instance, to everyone around him, it'll be like nothing's changed.
But if you think about it, it would change a lot of things. His parents were divorced. Maybe for some reason, if he'd been born a boy they wouldn't be. They'd have stayed together.
Now that he's male, Ben (that's his name) has different friends, different pets, slightly different interests...
He'll be a closet homosexual now, much like when he was a girl (he still liked men... Everyone thought he was a boy, though). So, that will torment him. Actually, I'm trying to decide whether he'll still be a transvestite. Maybe his male persona should be a straight transvestite. Any opinions on this? Should he be gay, or should he be a straight TV?

I think what will happen is that he'll wake up not knowing what's going on, whether anyone knows he was ever a girl. He'll still have all his old memories. But, as time goes by, he remembers more and more about his male life. When he meets someone, memories with them kind of flood back.
So, eventually, he'll remember all of both lives, see the flaws with both, etc.
He'll be paranoid not knowing whether he'll switch back (not that he wants to or doesn't, but he might just wake up one day and find he's a girl again, and that would be too much to handle).
I know how it ends, too, but I'm not gonna ruin the surprise. ;)

Anyway, I'm always up for criticism and stuff. So, let me knw what you think anyway...

[Krissi]

Here is the link to my story, it is pretty erotic, so if your not into seduction and sex don't click on. Otherwise I'd love to hear thoughts. I've got 2 other stories in the works now and just can't find time enough to get them completed.

Every Man's Dream (http://www.fictionmania.com/stories/readtextstory.html?command=search&db=/data/stories.db&max=1&eqstoryIDdatarq=3242068718263401703)