The Library of Spanking Fiction: Wellred Weekly


Wellred Weekly
Volume 1, Number 12 : December 7, 2012
 
Articles
Items of interest regarding all things spanking

Interview with the Author: GuySpencer
Wellred Weekly explores the work of this author


How did you get started writing spanking fiction?
For me, reading spanking fiction and writing spanking fiction are intimately mixed.

The very first spanking fiction I ever discovered was a pamphlet I stumbled across in a adult book store in New York City back in the 60's. It affected me very deeply. Nearly 50 years later, I still remember that story. I went back and bought more little books, perhaps 6 in all. I kept them throughout my bachelorhood. Those, and the letters in Penthouse Magazine, were the entirety of the spanking literature I had access to until the invention of the Usenet. All those years, I would make up detailed spanking scenarios in my mind, but would never dream of writing them down. After all, someone might discover them and read them!

Then along came computers, and later bulletin boards, the Usenet, and the Internet. Now I could find spanking stories to read, but they varied drastically in quality and genre. Further, some sites were very static, with the same collection of stories for years at a time.

Gradually I figured out that computers made it OK for me to actually commit my spanking stories to writing. I could put them on a floppy disk and tuck the disk away, and nobody would be the wiser. It was a very satisfying outlet. Finally, I began to occasionally release stories on the Usenet, but few noticed as I was never a regular. My stories gradually began to find traction on the Internet, but in no particularly organized way. Then came the LSF and you know the rest.

Where do you find inspiration for your stories?
The answer to that is pretty specific, and perhaps so simple that it's boring. Most of my stories are born in my sleep. I wake up with them in my head. Some are worth writing down, some not. If I don't write them down within a day or two, they're gone forever.

My "sleep writing" isn't just a spanking thing either. In my college years, some of my best academic papers were born that way.

Occasionally, a story will come to me some other way. You can almost pick them out because they will be different from the others. "Reptile Dysfunction" is an example of one of those. I had the inspiration for that story from the sight of a poor dead iguana at a nearby lake. I wrote the story the same day.

When you write, do you ever model any characters after actual people?
Not usually, though some of my elementary school faculty members have appeared, particularly in my two "gym" stories. I will never forget our Principal, Mrs. Kielander. She was a real spanker, but she was also a kindly old lady who loved cats. The one time she really had me dead to rights, and shaking in my knees, (I had done something truly shameful. We both knew I deserved a spanking) she let me off with a token slap on the palm with a ruler.

Also, some of my stories have real-life settings, usually from my childhood. My story "Knotty Pine" describes an idealized version of my childhood bedroom. And that scrap of knotty pine left over from the building of my bedroom that my father used as an impromptu paddle? That was real.

Do you have a favorite story that you've written?
I guess this is my cue to plug something, but sorry! My favorite story is a moving target, and varies from day to day. Often, my favorite story is the one I wrote last, or the one I'm writing now.

A favorite genre?
Probably M/f, but that's subject to change. I write in whatever genre pleases me that day. My reading is more eclectic; I can enjoy reading most any spanking genre.

What are your views on spanking fan fiction?
As a writer, I've simply never had the urge.

I'm a lifelong bookworm, but haven't read Harry Potter, and watch little television. I doubt if that makes me unique here. Why am I saying that? To point out that LSF readers my not be familiar with "fan fiction" characters and settings. For the LSF audience, it's perhaps best to take the time to introduce characters so that each story can stand on its own.

When writing a longer story, do you plot out the detail in advance, or make it up as you go along?
Usually I just "wing it". Sometimes I start with a very rough outline and then overwrite it as I go. I do edit and rewrite extensively before I release a story. I'm a great believer in letting a story "age" before proofreading. That way I can re-read it almost as if it had been written by someone else. It's amazing the errors I find that way!

Name some stories by other spanking authors that you like, and say why.
Now I wish I had done my homework better! I love to find "underappreciated gems" in the library, often by obscure authors. Our new "story of the week" feature is a great way to bring these deserving works to the attention of others.

I hesitate to offer a list of stories, because that means I will have to leave many worthy authors out. Therefore I will confine my remarks to a single story.

"Accepting The Unfair" by Placid is appropriately high on the LSF's "Most Favorites" list. Yet the author is a total cipher (at least, to me) having only that one story in the library. If I were forced to pick one story in the whole library to call my favorite, there it is!

I love the father's approach. He assaults his daughter not with abuse, but with layer upon layer of unassailable logic. He even basically agrees with his daughter's viewpoint, but not her expensively destructive actions.

This is a beautifully written domestic spanking story. The almost-woman is the perfect age. She has deliberately misbehaved, and is old enough for her father to lovingly but firmly compel her to accept the full range of consequences, which go far beyond mere corporal punishment. She is forced to confront her choice of friends, and measure them against her own principles. Some may find the depicted punishment a bit severe, but it is free of overt sexual references and the father delivers it with undeniable love.

In Conclusion:
I am so thankful for the LSF and all the people who work so hard to keep it going. It is definitely the biggest thing that has ever happened in the spanking fiction world. I hope it (and our stories) can survive for generations after we have all departed. It's our best shot at spanko immortality!



 
16 comments:
cayenne said...
Nice article. Guy was a pioneer! Spanko immortality is a new concept to me. I'll have to give it some thought!
7 December 2012 19:12
bendover said...
A great article indeed. A lot of what Guy says is so true. There are so many great writers in the LSF. His ending comment is so real, too. I also have to applaud the Admin team for their perpetual and tireless work on the site, which gives fine authors like Guy the chance to share with all of us.

Thanks, Guy, and thanks team admin.
7 December 2012 20:45
TheEnglishMaster said...
A charmingly modest and honest account from one of our most revered contributors. It's strange to think that it wasn't that long ago that we were all trying to get our needs met in dictionaries, men's mag letters columns and pamphlets in adult stores! What a treasure trove we do have here, and as you say, Guy, long may it live.
7 December 2012 21:50
Sebastian said...
A good article. Your last statement on immortality is interesting. Yes, we were all looking at magazines, novels, articles (even Dear Abby) on what was available on spanking. I remember looking up words in the dictionary. We all did the same, prior to the computer and the LSF.
8 December 2012 01:17
Seegee said...
I've really only discovered Guy's work relatively recently, but I enjoy reading it and we often exchange comments. It's nice to see his take on the genre as a whole.
8 December 2012 02:52
Alef said...
I really enjoy the author interviews. It is both fun and a little sad to see all we have in common, and each interview is an incitement to go back and take a look at great stories.
8 December 2012 09:21
njrick said...
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience. I always enjoy your stories.
8 December 2012 14:50
PinkAngel said...
A great interview Guy. Really interesting to find out a little more about you and your writing.
8 December 2012 17:19
corncrake said...
Thank you, Guy, for allowing us an insight into your life and experiences. May I say that when first discovering spanking sites on the internet I found yours to be amongst the very best - in terms of content, consistency and quality of writing.
It is a treat to have been able to 'get to know you' a little on the LSF. Keep writing!
9 December 2012 08:00
ordalie said...
A very interesting interview, Guy, showing you are both friendly and unassuming. Dreaming stories and then writing them down, that's quite a gift! I smiled when you mentioned the dictionary we used to look up words into, you're so right! There was nothing else at the time, and perhaps that's how our general vocabulary improved, too.
9 December 2012 19:32
barretthunter said...
I enjoyed this just as I enjoy Guy's stories and comments. I do hope his spanking stories and his academic papers never got mixed up in his sleep.
10 December 2012 17:28
Robert56 said...
Guy is a really wonderful author. I have read Knotty Pine as well as many others he has written. If you haven't seen Knotty Pine I highly suggest you give it a read. Great insight into authorhood Guy.
11 December 2012 18:47
islandcarol said...
My, what a smooth familiar interview you deliver. It is so like your wonderful stories of characters who do not move mighty mountains, or perform miracles, but seek justice and fairness with a little added spice. It is clear you enjoy and find pleasure in your writing. And we too enjoy the pleasure of reading it.

15 December 2012 13:52
KJM said...
So many things in common within the generation of the beginnings of Internet. Our permanent search of spanko things and our writing in our heads. (I went a little further writing on sheets of paper in a code I devised myself with a special key. Alas I lost it and those early gems are forever lost to our posterity.)

Great interview. I liked also your reference to a very good story by Placid. (I have 9 of them in my private library).

Hope to see your next stories soonest.
25 January 2013 20:59
canadianspankee said...
A interesting article. Guy has been around the sites much more then me in the past decade and some of the history he was involved in was great to read. Interesting also the different ways stories occur to all the writers, each has their own way of coming up with the story. I never remember my dreams from the moment I wake up so that method would never work for me.

Guy is not only a great story teller, he has an active part in encouraging others to write by all his commenting on the KLSF, and to me that shows a quality that is a great one.
3 February 2013 07:21
blueberrycadenza said...
Thanks for posting this interview with Guy. He's such a prolific writer and I've sought out his stories because they are so engaging.
19 February 2013 20:42

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