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Hi from Susan.
I am a friend of Shandra and Anne. This is the first background story I have written for our online version of Letters because this was the first story I helped with from start to finish. Since Allan did a great job writing the background for Letter 17 Background we thought it was a good idea for me to have a go at one too.
I wanted to try something different. A different font colour, headings etc. See how this works.
I wanted to try something different. A different font colour, headings etc. See how this works.
The Letter Opening.
This letter opens with Shanti commenting on the story about Lizamoa and Joseph playing the game ‘strip’ with their friends. This talking about being nude then led to her talking about the next few photos from The Red Sari Series. In these photos, Mike and Shanti are giving each other a full nude massage.
Now About Writing the Story.
Shandra had been given the story about playing the game ‘Strip’ in India and she was a bit disappointed that she couldn’t go all out and write a great story, one even better than the ‘Strip’ story Anne had done. She then heard that Anne and Allan were working on another story about skinny dipping and sex on the beach. We were all together one day when Shandra told Anne that she would like to write a story with a similar theme.
Anne replied that she should give it a go. The problem was that it was very unlikely that in a crowded country like India, Joseph and Lizamoa would ever get a chance to skinny dip and make love on a beach. So Anne suggested that she should write a story about Shanti and Mike. Since Allan and Anne had teamed up to write the first beach story, Shandra decided to ask me to join her in writing this second beach story. We got together and this is the outcome.
Anne replied that she should give it a go. The problem was that it was very unlikely that in a crowded country like India, Joseph and Lizamoa would ever get a chance to skinny dip and make love on a beach. So Anne suggested that she should write a story about Shanti and Mike. Since Allan and Anne had teamed up to write the first beach story, Shandra decided to ask me to join her in writing this second beach story. We got together and this is the outcome.
The Story.
This story is set on an east coast beach north of Auckland. There are a couple of beaches which might just fit but we didn’t really have a particular beach in mind when we wrote the story. The main features we needed in this story were a lonely beach and rough surf. There also needed to be some private place where they could have sex together after their swim. A line of sand dunes behind the beach worked perfectly for this.
We knew that Anne and Allan were writing a story based on their first time together but we didn’t know they were also writing about the first time Shanti went skinny dipping as well. So we based our story on the first time Shanti ever went nude swimming at a beach. It was not until later that we realised we had actually written about the same thing.
We also realised that in Anne and Allan's story, this couple appeared to be married while in our story they appear to be dating. Perhaps if we had managed to swap places our stories might have fitted better but we didn't realise this second mistake until we were preparing to publish this second story.
At first, we considered changing one of our stories but then since both were great stories, we decided to leave them both just as they were. So here it is; Shanti’s second time skinny dipping for her first time. Or is this her first time skinny dipping and Story 17 is her second time. Ha! Ha! Who knows and in the end who really cares.
The story talks about the first time Mike took Shanti to a surf beach and she enjoyed this until she ended up getting sand inside her bikini. She took it off to clean out the sand just as a wave hit, sweeping the bikini out of her hand. She ended up swimming naked in the surf. One point we thought about later was why Mike didn’t join her naked as well. At the time we never thought about him doing this.
Of course, there had to be a sex scene up in the sand dunes where Shanti and Mike made love to each other. It was a bit different because of the sandy location, in fact, Shanti was a bit reluctant at first because of the sand, but still, the sex scene worked fairly well. After they had sex together they still had to get back to their car without Shanti being seen by anyone.
We knew that Anne and Allan were writing a story based on their first time together but we didn’t know they were also writing about the first time Shanti went skinny dipping as well. So we based our story on the first time Shanti ever went nude swimming at a beach. It was not until later that we realised we had actually written about the same thing.
We also realised that in Anne and Allan's story, this couple appeared to be married while in our story they appear to be dating. Perhaps if we had managed to swap places our stories might have fitted better but we didn't realise this second mistake until we were preparing to publish this second story.
At first, we considered changing one of our stories but then since both were great stories, we decided to leave them both just as they were. So here it is; Shanti’s second time skinny dipping for her first time. Or is this her first time skinny dipping and Story 17 is her second time. Ha! Ha! Who knows and in the end who really cares.
The story talks about the first time Mike took Shanti to a surf beach and she enjoyed this until she ended up getting sand inside her bikini. She took it off to clean out the sand just as a wave hit, sweeping the bikini out of her hand. She ended up swimming naked in the surf. One point we thought about later was why Mike didn’t join her naked as well. At the time we never thought about him doing this.
Of course, there had to be a sex scene up in the sand dunes where Shanti and Mike made love to each other. It was a bit different because of the sandy location, in fact, Shanti was a bit reluctant at first because of the sand, but still, the sex scene worked fairly well. After they had sex together they still had to get back to their car without Shanti being seen by anyone.
Other Details.
In this story, Shandra and I used a slightly different style of writing where we each took the point of view of a different person and merged them into one story. This appeared to work well and it stands out differently from other letters before it. Even in the story, Shanti mentioned it, and she explained the difference by saying that she got a lot of help and input from Mike. Writing this way worked so well that we gave it another go in Letter 20 where I teamed up with Allan to write that story.
After reading our story, Anne suggested a reason why Shanti took off her bikini which she then lost in the surf. This worked better than our original idea where we didn’t really say why Shanti took her bikini off. Finally, after Allan worked on the conversation a bit for us, we had another good beach story. Hope you all enjoy it.
After reading our story, Anne suggested a reason why Shanti took off her bikini which she then lost in the surf. This worked better than our original idea where we didn’t really say why Shanti took her bikini off. Finally, after Allan worked on the conversation a bit for us, we had another good beach story. Hope you all enjoy it.
Kia Kaka - Kia Kaha.
Be safe - Be strong.
From Sexy Sue (Susan).
Be safe - Be strong.
From Sexy Sue (Susan).
Hi again Shandra
ReplyDeleteI could not understand that last comment which you made. About telling the story from two points of view. But then I saw what you mean. The story is told by Shanti but then she seems to know what Mike was seeing and thinking too. I am not sure this is a good way of writing. It is a bit strange.
Please do not be offended by me. You might be thinking why is this girl who has not been writing now telling me like an expert. I am just following what you have encouraged from us.
Now back to this style of writing. It is a bit confusing I think. You should write with Shanti or Mike but not both. Maybe you should write as a third party for both of them. Does that make sense to you Shandra.
Sakura.
No offence taken Sakura.
DeleteYou have actually hit upon the problem with this new style of story telling. It is confusing.
We tried it again Letter 20, when I teamed up with Allan. This was better but it still suffered from that same problem of one person seemingly reading the other person's mind. You will notice we haven't used this style again.
Shandra.