Hey there story fans! I have seen threads of interviews about models, producers and even our awesome TMF Jeff, so I figured, let's interview the legends of tickle fiction. I interviewed 3 great authors, Jersey Tickler, i64ever and Tickle Mantis. First up? My good friend Jersey Tickler! I hope you enjoy!
Welcome Jersey to this interview of authors on the TMF. I absolute love your work and you are a very talented writer. The TMF is a great place and has many different forms of tickling “media”. That includes videos and pictures. What got you into writing tickling fiction as opposed to other forms of media?
It goes back to a number of things...
I've been interested in writing for years, and I've loved tickling and foot fetishism long before the latter. After feeling like an outsider because of my fetishes (like most of us) I found TMF to be a great place to meet like-minded individuals, and I loved the fiction section. You of course were one of my first favorite authors, (loved your GI Joe Lady Jaye story) We became pen pals not too long after that (naturally 😉
As much as I loved the fiction section, I used to play Devil's Advocate while reading and think to myself "Well, if I were the author I would add more suspense. Why do a lot of authors write about celebrities, why not just create your own characters that are average joes or janes. Or why does the lee have to wake up half/or completely naked"? "That's not would I would do if I were the writer". It was so stupid of me to think that, and then it hit me....
"Nobody is going to write the stories you want to read, because only you can do that".
So I took a chance, and put my fingers to good use!
Thanks for the compliment! I am glad you liked the GI Joe Lady Jaye story. It was fun writing that story because GI Joe is near and dear to my heart. I always prayed that tickling would be in the cartoon. Oh well. lol You are right, the TMF is a great place to meet like-minded individuals. I also agree with your though process about what to write. I know everyone is glad you decided to write your amazing stories. How do you come up with the ideas for your story?
One perfect example is my Phantom Tickling story.
When I was a kid, I really liked The Phantom (1996) film.
Having said that, I was both thrilled and disappointed with a certain scene from the film. It was a scene where Catherine Zeta Jone's character is babysitting her hostage (played by Kristy Swanson) and she's admiring her expensive leather boots. Since Kristy Swanson is tied up, she decideds to take a better look and pull off a boot at random. Then you see Kristy's cute argyle socked foot, and there's not much else that happens after that, as our purple suited hero saves her not too long after that.
In my head, I was thinking..... "What a wasted opportunity for Catherine Zeta Jones to tickle her hostage and strip her feet completely bare"!!!!
So I wrote my first fan fiction and wrote about Kristy's character being stripped of not just her boots and socks, but also her dignity and the rest of her clothes until she was in her underwear, while having to endure tickle torture. Back in the 1930s, it was a different time (especially since it was before we embraced women's lib) Kristy Swanson's character, a debutante hostage, being caught in her unmentionables was just as bad as being in a birthday suit (especially when it's by a bully boss lady) I felt that Catherine's character would love to toy with her hostage and establish a level of control and power, as she doesn't always get to call the shots (also because she's a woman living in the 30s)
One other example is a story I co-wrote with Angel Of Darkness, our own version of The 10th Kingdom, starring Angel as a fictional version of herself. We both loved the mini series of which the story was based. Kimberly Williams gets her feet stripped bare by three foot fetish crazed trolls, and they didn't even tickle her. Instead they threatened to break all ten of her toes and make her wear hot iron shoes.
I felt that was a bit too sadistic, and saw another wasted tickle torture opportunity. So me and Angel combined our efforts and made our own R rated fairy tale. Although in retrospect, (nothing against Angel) I wished I would've created a better explained prologue and a backstory between Angel's alter ego and mine as well. That and the action scenes were kinda slapstick stupid, but in a good way 🙂
When I was in 7th grade, one of my favorite movies was Leprechaun 2 (another R rated fairy tale) and I'm a sucker for any story that involves un-heroic lads who rise to the occasion and save the damsel in distress from the evil monster and their cruel intentions.
Awesome! I know how you feel when it comes to inspiration. I have to check out the Phantom now. I will probably feel the same way you do. For me, I always wanted to see tickling in TV shows and movies and there was always wasted opportunities. Although Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles really had some great moments!
Do you prefer to write series, or do you prefer standalone stories? I noticed in your archive you have lots of series. With a series, you have to constantly come up with new scenarios for characters you created. Do you find this to be more challenging?
What a great question, I don't think I've written a stand alone story before (but don't quote me on that yet lol)
Sometimes I have the opposite of writer's block, and I have way too much to say.
I did attempt a stand alone story with Southern Justice. That was sort of my fish out of water story, inspired by My Cousin Vinny (love that movie) Originally that story was going to take place on the road, with the redheaded young lawyer heading back to Boston, and she's pulled over for speeding (by Sheriff Marge Sampson 😉 But then I realized that all she would get is a speeding ticket and there would be no valid reason to bring her in to the police station, let alone a holding cell. Even though I put my heroines through tickle hell in all my stories, I still care about them (as writer's should care about all their children lol) I wanted my readers to get acquainted with Lisa Malone and see what a great person she was by helping a local girl who was having troubles at home. Once you get to know Lisa and like her, then you're just hoping that she can overcome the obstacles later and thwart her adversaries (after she goes through tickle torture lol)
But yeah, I found some of my past series (including that one) challenging at times. The best example would be Haunted Mansion 1 and the sequel.
.I didn't even plan on doing a Haunted Mansion 2, it just sort of came about as the first series was coming to an end. I had met Porcelaindoll and became pen pals with her, We met online and she was a big fan of the first Haunted Mansion. She loves horror movies (especially the old Universal Monster movies) and I thought it would be neat if she was the main character for the sequel.
Although much to her dismay, I made her alter ego be sort of tom boyish, the complete opposite of her as she likes to wear makeup, nail polish and dresses. I promised her that the character of Rose would get to wear a dress though 😉
Unlike the first Haunted Mansion, which was a back and forth frenzy with a male and female ticklee, this one only had one lead role. And since this was a sequel, I felt that it needed to be bigger. I felt I needed to bring back characters and introduce new ones, while moving the story forward. What do you do when you need more tickle victims and you have one lead character?
You throw a party 🙂
By having Rose throw a party, I thought it would be interesting if the monster mash from last Halloween would happen again (Sam Hain tradition) and both parties would literally come together. Easier said than done though lol, because before I knew it, I was juggling too many characters/ tickle victims and monsters and neglecting my female lead. But before I knew it, I was burned out and exhausted, with the real world calling my name a little more than I would've liked
Having said that, I really had a blast writing the second Haunted Mansion, as I got to combine tickle torture and action sequences featuring monsters vs. humans. One day I WILL finish that story. I feel that Haunted Mansion needs to be a trilogy, and one day I'll get there.
Ah, Southern Justice. I have to admit, that is one entertaining story. The set up, the execution and the character development is amazing. That's why I am such a big fan of yours. I like how you want to create a story. Not just jump into the tickling, but build a story for someone to get invested, then have the tickling happen. Do you prefer to read stories of that same style?
I know what you mean about finishing series. I have a few series that are not finished and I know my fans want to see more. I know you want to finish the Haunted Mansion series, but are there any other series that you plan to continue?
Yes, as a matter of fact, I LOVE reading stories of that caliber (like your stories for example) The way you captured the core 4 Ghostbusters in that request I sent you was fantastic. You totally knew how to write these guys and speak their language from how they present themselves in the film.
OMG, now I want to write a Ghostbusters tickling story lol
As far as my unfinished business goes, besides Haunted Mansion 2......
I would like to finish The Professor and the Hippies (but unfortunately Nickdust, my co-writer has been MIA for years) I would hate to finish it without his touch as I really liked working with him. I also enjoyed working with Scinsor and toe2hoes. A Night At The British Museum wouldn't of worked unless he was my co-writer (he is a Brit after all 😉
But I digress lol
I would like to rework certain pages of Southern Justice and finish it. Figure out a way for Lisa and Angie to work together and defeat the evil Sheriff Marge and her Deputy gal pal Sal. The Imaginarium of Dr. Spiro too, because that story has so much potential. I mean it doesn't even take place in the "real world" it all takes place in a fantasy world created by a mad scientist who has a huge tickle fetish. Again, life imitating art, it's a place that I would totally create if money, technology, and resources were not an issue. The only rule of being a guest of Dr. Spiro's Imaginarium is you can play and have all the fun you want, but you have to endure tickle torture during your stay.
I know exactly what you mean by being your own worst critic. We think alike. I think of the STORY and CHARACTERS first, then try to figure out a way to incorporate the tickling in it. I think some stories happen with just the tickling. I love stories. That's why we get along my friend. What advice do you have for new writers?
For all new writers out there, and those who haven't written anything yet but would like to:
Find your voice, and let your imagination drive you. Don't hold back, if you think your kinks and quirks will offend people (you can't please everybody
If your stories don't get enough feedback, don't worry about it. Always go into the mindset of wanting to entertain yourself first. Entertaining an audience should come second. Some of the stories I've written are f/m and the male ticklee is usually a fictional version of me. I always knew that nobody would be able to capture the way I want to be tickled, because I KNOW how I'd like to be tickled lol.
In my opinion, and I know I'm going to come off as a hypocrite here with this next statement:
Try to avoid writing stories about celebrities, and create your own characters. True, I wrote a story about Liv Tyler and Miranda Otto being abducted by aliens after leaving a Comic Con lol, but that was based on a dream I had where I was directing a tickle porn with those two actresses. I know a writer should be proud of all his children, but I can't say I'm too proud of that one. It's just that we don't know celebrities, and I don't think it's fair to make up stuff about real people.
When Johnny Depp was being interviewed about the 2001 film BLOW, he said that whenever he plays a person who is still alive or deceased, you owe it to that person to emulate who they were in an honest light. Even a drug dealer like George Jeung was still a human being in his eyes, and Johnny felt obligated to portraying George as if he were stepping into his skin for a number of months.
However, I do consider writing about characters played by our favorite actors to be fair game. If I were to write a story about Dana Scully being tickled, then I would have to watch several episodes of The X Files to get a good feel for her character. Method Writing perhaps, but I think a lot more people would respect my story if I did my best to capture Scully's mannerisms, personality traits, and the way she interacts with Mulder and others. True, I would have to make up some stuff along the way, but she is fictional after all
Lastly, try not to be like ole JT here and finish what you start to write. Don't let your demons in the real world get the best of your passion for writing, I speak from experience, my friends.
Go for It!
That sounds like great advice actually. I think writers should "write for themselves". So, we all know you are an outstanding writer, but besides the world of tickle fiction writer, what are your other interests in life?
Blu Rays, and find myself collecting classic films like Rio Bravo, Touch of Evil, Five Easy Pieces, Something Wild, Blue Velvet, and a Sonny Chiba Kung Fu Box Set. I also collect Comic Books, which I purchase from Jay & Silent Bob's Stash in Red Bank, NJ (the store where they film Comic Book Men) I just bought Batman: The Long Halloween and that was one of the best graphic novels I ever read.
I'm currently writing my third movie screenplay (which is rather difficult as it takes place in 1995 lol) but being a history buff, I find researching to be a fun part of the process. And plus, I'm a process orientated guy I have yet to sell one of my scripts, but I'm making it my life's mission to at least sell one of them!
Last spring, I learned Aikido and read the book behind the martial art (The Art Of Peace) After watching The Walking Dead's current season, I decided to stop making excuses and finally take the time to learn Aikido. I learned Tae Kwon Do back in 2004, and I always like to adapt other forms after learning the basic maneuvers.
Other that that, I'm interested in going to see Broadway shows in New York, the cinema, visiting Barnes & Nobles. Me and my fiance are trying to find other kinky couples to swing with, tickling and other stuff. Perhaps we'll join a Fetish club at some point, where we can meet other kinksters that share common kinks.
At the moment, I'm trying to figure out where I'm going to take my summer vacation
I want to thank you for taking part in this interview. I for sure love the work you do. You have written some incredible stories. I wish we could have a panel of us "veteran writers" and help the new ones. Thank you my friend! Keep up the great work
My pleasure, Prime
I hope you all enjoyed this interview. Stay tuned for more interviews!
Welcome Jersey to this interview of authors on the TMF. I absolute love your work and you are a very talented writer. The TMF is a great place and has many different forms of tickling “media”. That includes videos and pictures. What got you into writing tickling fiction as opposed to other forms of media?
It goes back to a number of things...
I've been interested in writing for years, and I've loved tickling and foot fetishism long before the latter. After feeling like an outsider because of my fetishes (like most of us) I found TMF to be a great place to meet like-minded individuals, and I loved the fiction section. You of course were one of my first favorite authors, (loved your GI Joe Lady Jaye story) We became pen pals not too long after that (naturally 😉
As much as I loved the fiction section, I used to play Devil's Advocate while reading and think to myself "Well, if I were the author I would add more suspense. Why do a lot of authors write about celebrities, why not just create your own characters that are average joes or janes. Or why does the lee have to wake up half/or completely naked"? "That's not would I would do if I were the writer". It was so stupid of me to think that, and then it hit me....
"Nobody is going to write the stories you want to read, because only you can do that".
So I took a chance, and put my fingers to good use!
Thanks for the compliment! I am glad you liked the GI Joe Lady Jaye story. It was fun writing that story because GI Joe is near and dear to my heart. I always prayed that tickling would be in the cartoon. Oh well. lol You are right, the TMF is a great place to meet like-minded individuals. I also agree with your though process about what to write. I know everyone is glad you decided to write your amazing stories. How do you come up with the ideas for your story?
One perfect example is my Phantom Tickling story.
When I was a kid, I really liked The Phantom (1996) film.
Having said that, I was both thrilled and disappointed with a certain scene from the film. It was a scene where Catherine Zeta Jone's character is babysitting her hostage (played by Kristy Swanson) and she's admiring her expensive leather boots. Since Kristy Swanson is tied up, she decideds to take a better look and pull off a boot at random. Then you see Kristy's cute argyle socked foot, and there's not much else that happens after that, as our purple suited hero saves her not too long after that.
In my head, I was thinking..... "What a wasted opportunity for Catherine Zeta Jones to tickle her hostage and strip her feet completely bare"!!!!
So I wrote my first fan fiction and wrote about Kristy's character being stripped of not just her boots and socks, but also her dignity and the rest of her clothes until she was in her underwear, while having to endure tickle torture. Back in the 1930s, it was a different time (especially since it was before we embraced women's lib) Kristy Swanson's character, a debutante hostage, being caught in her unmentionables was just as bad as being in a birthday suit (especially when it's by a bully boss lady) I felt that Catherine's character would love to toy with her hostage and establish a level of control and power, as she doesn't always get to call the shots (also because she's a woman living in the 30s)
One other example is a story I co-wrote with Angel Of Darkness, our own version of The 10th Kingdom, starring Angel as a fictional version of herself. We both loved the mini series of which the story was based. Kimberly Williams gets her feet stripped bare by three foot fetish crazed trolls, and they didn't even tickle her. Instead they threatened to break all ten of her toes and make her wear hot iron shoes.
I felt that was a bit too sadistic, and saw another wasted tickle torture opportunity. So me and Angel combined our efforts and made our own R rated fairy tale. Although in retrospect, (nothing against Angel) I wished I would've created a better explained prologue and a backstory between Angel's alter ego and mine as well. That and the action scenes were kinda slapstick stupid, but in a good way 🙂
When I was in 7th grade, one of my favorite movies was Leprechaun 2 (another R rated fairy tale) and I'm a sucker for any story that involves un-heroic lads who rise to the occasion and save the damsel in distress from the evil monster and their cruel intentions.
Awesome! I know how you feel when it comes to inspiration. I have to check out the Phantom now. I will probably feel the same way you do. For me, I always wanted to see tickling in TV shows and movies and there was always wasted opportunities. Although Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles really had some great moments!
Do you prefer to write series, or do you prefer standalone stories? I noticed in your archive you have lots of series. With a series, you have to constantly come up with new scenarios for characters you created. Do you find this to be more challenging?
What a great question, I don't think I've written a stand alone story before (but don't quote me on that yet lol)
Sometimes I have the opposite of writer's block, and I have way too much to say.
I did attempt a stand alone story with Southern Justice. That was sort of my fish out of water story, inspired by My Cousin Vinny (love that movie) Originally that story was going to take place on the road, with the redheaded young lawyer heading back to Boston, and she's pulled over for speeding (by Sheriff Marge Sampson 😉 But then I realized that all she would get is a speeding ticket and there would be no valid reason to bring her in to the police station, let alone a holding cell. Even though I put my heroines through tickle hell in all my stories, I still care about them (as writer's should care about all their children lol) I wanted my readers to get acquainted with Lisa Malone and see what a great person she was by helping a local girl who was having troubles at home. Once you get to know Lisa and like her, then you're just hoping that she can overcome the obstacles later and thwart her adversaries (after she goes through tickle torture lol)
But yeah, I found some of my past series (including that one) challenging at times. The best example would be Haunted Mansion 1 and the sequel.
.I didn't even plan on doing a Haunted Mansion 2, it just sort of came about as the first series was coming to an end. I had met Porcelaindoll and became pen pals with her, We met online and she was a big fan of the first Haunted Mansion. She loves horror movies (especially the old Universal Monster movies) and I thought it would be neat if she was the main character for the sequel.
Although much to her dismay, I made her alter ego be sort of tom boyish, the complete opposite of her as she likes to wear makeup, nail polish and dresses. I promised her that the character of Rose would get to wear a dress though 😉
Unlike the first Haunted Mansion, which was a back and forth frenzy with a male and female ticklee, this one only had one lead role. And since this was a sequel, I felt that it needed to be bigger. I felt I needed to bring back characters and introduce new ones, while moving the story forward. What do you do when you need more tickle victims and you have one lead character?
You throw a party 🙂
By having Rose throw a party, I thought it would be interesting if the monster mash from last Halloween would happen again (Sam Hain tradition) and both parties would literally come together. Easier said than done though lol, because before I knew it, I was juggling too many characters/ tickle victims and monsters and neglecting my female lead. But before I knew it, I was burned out and exhausted, with the real world calling my name a little more than I would've liked
Having said that, I really had a blast writing the second Haunted Mansion, as I got to combine tickle torture and action sequences featuring monsters vs. humans. One day I WILL finish that story. I feel that Haunted Mansion needs to be a trilogy, and one day I'll get there.
Ah, Southern Justice. I have to admit, that is one entertaining story. The set up, the execution and the character development is amazing. That's why I am such a big fan of yours. I like how you want to create a story. Not just jump into the tickling, but build a story for someone to get invested, then have the tickling happen. Do you prefer to read stories of that same style?
I know what you mean about finishing series. I have a few series that are not finished and I know my fans want to see more. I know you want to finish the Haunted Mansion series, but are there any other series that you plan to continue?
Yes, as a matter of fact, I LOVE reading stories of that caliber (like your stories for example) The way you captured the core 4 Ghostbusters in that request I sent you was fantastic. You totally knew how to write these guys and speak their language from how they present themselves in the film.
OMG, now I want to write a Ghostbusters tickling story lol
As far as my unfinished business goes, besides Haunted Mansion 2......
I would like to finish The Professor and the Hippies (but unfortunately Nickdust, my co-writer has been MIA for years) I would hate to finish it without his touch as I really liked working with him. I also enjoyed working with Scinsor and toe2hoes. A Night At The British Museum wouldn't of worked unless he was my co-writer (he is a Brit after all 😉
But I digress lol
I would like to rework certain pages of Southern Justice and finish it. Figure out a way for Lisa and Angie to work together and defeat the evil Sheriff Marge and her Deputy gal pal Sal. The Imaginarium of Dr. Spiro too, because that story has so much potential. I mean it doesn't even take place in the "real world" it all takes place in a fantasy world created by a mad scientist who has a huge tickle fetish. Again, life imitating art, it's a place that I would totally create if money, technology, and resources were not an issue. The only rule of being a guest of Dr. Spiro's Imaginarium is you can play and have all the fun you want, but you have to endure tickle torture during your stay.
I know exactly what you mean by being your own worst critic. We think alike. I think of the STORY and CHARACTERS first, then try to figure out a way to incorporate the tickling in it. I think some stories happen with just the tickling. I love stories. That's why we get along my friend. What advice do you have for new writers?
For all new writers out there, and those who haven't written anything yet but would like to:
Find your voice, and let your imagination drive you. Don't hold back, if you think your kinks and quirks will offend people (you can't please everybody
If your stories don't get enough feedback, don't worry about it. Always go into the mindset of wanting to entertain yourself first. Entertaining an audience should come second. Some of the stories I've written are f/m and the male ticklee is usually a fictional version of me. I always knew that nobody would be able to capture the way I want to be tickled, because I KNOW how I'd like to be tickled lol.
In my opinion, and I know I'm going to come off as a hypocrite here with this next statement:
Try to avoid writing stories about celebrities, and create your own characters. True, I wrote a story about Liv Tyler and Miranda Otto being abducted by aliens after leaving a Comic Con lol, but that was based on a dream I had where I was directing a tickle porn with those two actresses. I know a writer should be proud of all his children, but I can't say I'm too proud of that one. It's just that we don't know celebrities, and I don't think it's fair to make up stuff about real people.
When Johnny Depp was being interviewed about the 2001 film BLOW, he said that whenever he plays a person who is still alive or deceased, you owe it to that person to emulate who they were in an honest light. Even a drug dealer like George Jeung was still a human being in his eyes, and Johnny felt obligated to portraying George as if he were stepping into his skin for a number of months.
However, I do consider writing about characters played by our favorite actors to be fair game. If I were to write a story about Dana Scully being tickled, then I would have to watch several episodes of The X Files to get a good feel for her character. Method Writing perhaps, but I think a lot more people would respect my story if I did my best to capture Scully's mannerisms, personality traits, and the way she interacts with Mulder and others. True, I would have to make up some stuff along the way, but she is fictional after all
Lastly, try not to be like ole JT here and finish what you start to write. Don't let your demons in the real world get the best of your passion for writing, I speak from experience, my friends.
Go for It!
That sounds like great advice actually. I think writers should "write for themselves". So, we all know you are an outstanding writer, but besides the world of tickle fiction writer, what are your other interests in life?
Blu Rays, and find myself collecting classic films like Rio Bravo, Touch of Evil, Five Easy Pieces, Something Wild, Blue Velvet, and a Sonny Chiba Kung Fu Box Set. I also collect Comic Books, which I purchase from Jay & Silent Bob's Stash in Red Bank, NJ (the store where they film Comic Book Men) I just bought Batman: The Long Halloween and that was one of the best graphic novels I ever read.
I'm currently writing my third movie screenplay (which is rather difficult as it takes place in 1995 lol) but being a history buff, I find researching to be a fun part of the process. And plus, I'm a process orientated guy I have yet to sell one of my scripts, but I'm making it my life's mission to at least sell one of them!
Last spring, I learned Aikido and read the book behind the martial art (The Art Of Peace) After watching The Walking Dead's current season, I decided to stop making excuses and finally take the time to learn Aikido. I learned Tae Kwon Do back in 2004, and I always like to adapt other forms after learning the basic maneuvers.
Other that that, I'm interested in going to see Broadway shows in New York, the cinema, visiting Barnes & Nobles. Me and my fiance are trying to find other kinky couples to swing with, tickling and other stuff. Perhaps we'll join a Fetish club at some point, where we can meet other kinksters that share common kinks.
At the moment, I'm trying to figure out where I'm going to take my summer vacation
I want to thank you for taking part in this interview. I for sure love the work you do. You have written some incredible stories. I wish we could have a panel of us "veteran writers" and help the new ones. Thank you my friend! Keep up the great work
My pleasure, Prime
I hope you all enjoyed this interview. Stay tuned for more interviews!
