I started outlining a story... might be a book---fiction about a poly family. I've dabbled in writing erotica- for myself. Don't know that the two would go together well... I'm experimenting. It would be nice to have a book with good information.. without preaching.
On the other hand, a romance is simple... two characters..a complication, a passionate embrace, a happy ending. And a poly story would be more complex... three/four characters.. no, an entire party of characters.. because polys tend to be social... and have lovers, confidants, co-workers, and meetings. After 8 months, I'm just starting to see the connections, and levels of friendship.
But more complex/challenging is the communication needed for a true poly relationship. Charting the emotional and physical care of a relationship. It's intense in real life, can I bring that passion and drama to the page?
Even outlining the characters.. I find a few minor characters demanding attention. How can I have a poly community without a man-whore? and a predator is required. Heck, sometimes they are the same person. And just like a swinger can slide into a poly relationship, perhaps a man-whore can become a polyfidelous member of a tribe.
If I set this slightly in the future, I can assume that poly is a more accepted form than it currently is. Because I believe this is a way to provide family for those who've got small families, or who've distanced themselves from their families. This also provides a use for those McMansions that have been abandoned due to the housing crash.
And as an added fantasy.. I know the fantasy wishlists of polys... poly couples want a unicorn or another couple...a single poly man wants a harem. I know that has special challenges. So I can provide a fiction hunt for that unicorn. And show that unicorns can be found in unlikely places.
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