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Doubt I'm alone in this, but do you wonder about how many orgasms you've induced with your works? Pervy, yes, but there's a reason (aside from personal gratification) why we write this stuff.
 
Nightwaves said:
Doubt I'm alone in this, but do you wonder about how many orgasms you've induced with your works? Pervy, yes, but there's a reason (aside from personal gratification) why we write this stuff.
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I've had readers tell me in comments that my story has had that effect. It's nice to know one's story can have that kind of impact on someone.
 
Nightwaves said:
Doubt I'm alone in this, but do you wonder about how many orgasms you've induced with your works? Pervy, yes, but there's a reason (aside from personal gratification) why we write this stuff.
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A few years ago, a young woman in Nova Scotia would get on cam with me so I could watch her Jill Off to the stories I wrote for her. :D
 
I was surprised by this one on my story Bagged at the Opera:

I'm impressed
02/09/04 By: Anonymous in Sunnydale
I'm a married female in her 30's, currently on anti-depressants that made my sex drive go fron 55mph to maybe 5 at best. (With my husband using every trick in the book--so to speak--at once).
That was well written, imaginative, and sexy. Plus, I think someone just FLOORED the gas pedal to the metal. Thanks. I needed that. Writer? Try to publish! You can do it.

No one else thought the story was THAT good. :rolleyes:
 
Nightwaves said:
Doubt I'm alone in this, but do you wonder about how many orgasms you've induced with your works? Pervy, yes, but there's a reason (aside from personal gratification) why we write this stuff.
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I getcha, our work can appeal to one's prurient interests. I use the word "prurient" as a call out the Supreme Court's 1964 ruling attempting to define what is obscene (or, pornographic) vs what is merely indecent vs profane. (Here's a link to a FCC page about it: Obscene, indecent, and profane broadcasts)

The three-pronged test established by the Supreme Court:
  1. It must appeal to an average person's prurient interest;
  2. depict or describe sexual conduct in a "patently offensive" way; and,
  3. taken as a whole, lack serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.

I sincerely hope that my writing accomplishes the first one, veers away from the second one, and provides my reader with the complete opposite of the third one.

If so, then I'm glad I provided my reader with a temporary respite from everyday life. :)
 
BuckyDuckman said:
I getcha, our work can appeal to one's prurient interests. I use the word "prurient" as a call out the Supreme Court's 1964 ruling attempting to define what is obscene (or, pornographic) vs what is merely indecent vs profane. (Here's a link to a FCC page about it: Obscene, indecent, and profane broadcasts)

The three-pronged test established by the Supreme Court:
  1. It must appeal to an average person's prurient interest;
  2. depict or describe sexual conduct in a "patently offensive" way; and,
  3. taken as a whole, lack serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.

I sincerely hope that my writing accomplishes the first one, veers away from the second one, and provides my reader with the complete opposite of the third one.

If so, then I'm glad I provided my reader with a temporary respite from everyday life. :)
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I wonder what the US Supreme Court would do with this if it revisited this standard in a new case. This has been the law for over 40 years, but every single one of those three elements is absurdly vague and subjective. You can get anything now on the Internet, porn-wise. The only thing that remains illegal is stuff like child porn and bestiality, because it doesn't involve consenting adults. I'm not sure the Miller standard means anything anymore.
 
BuckyDuckman said:
I getcha, our work can appeal to one's prurient interests. I use the word "prurient" as a call out the Supreme Court's 1964 ruling attempting to define what is obscene (or, pornographic) vs what is merely indecent vs profane. (Here's a link to a FCC page about it: Obscene, indecent, and profane broadcasts)

The three-pronged test established by the Supreme Court:
  1. It must appeal to an average person's prurient interest;
  2. depict or describe sexual conduct in a "patently offensive" way; and,
  3. taken as a whole, lack serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.

I sincerely hope that my writing accomplishes the first one, veers away from the second one, and provides my reader with the complete opposite of the third one.

If so, then I'm glad I provided my reader with a temporary respite from everyday life. :)
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Ditto to that! Although I try hard to have immaculate spelling, sentence structure, etc., I don't consider my work "high art" by any means. We're not talking Ulysses or Catcher in the Rye, here. But if a reader gets something - anything - out of reading my stories, my mission has been accomplished. For me, it's interesting characters, quasi-believable circumstances and, of course, a story that'll get the blood pumping.
 
Nightwaves said:
Doubt I'm alone in this, but do you wonder about how many orgasms you've induced with your works? Pervy, yes, but there's a reason (aside from personal gratification) why we write this stuff.
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That's exactly why I write them! Let's face it. How could it not be a thrill to be able to bring orgasmic satisfaction to someone without having any contact with them at all.

My best comment was from a female reader that wrote, "Holy Mother of GOD, am I exhausted! He must have needed a shower when he was done writing this. I know I need one after reading it! (Excuse me while I go change my sheets!)"
 
SimonDoom said:
I wonder what the US Supreme Court would do with this if it revisited this standard in a new case. This has been the law for over 40 years, but every single one of those three elements is absurdly vague and subjective. You can get anything now on the Internet, porn-wise. The only thing that remains illegal is stuff like child porn and bestiality, because it doesn't involve consenting adults. I'm not sure the Miller standard means anything anymore.
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When Justice Potter Stewart was asked what pornography was, he replied, "I know it when I see it."
 
Nightwaves said:
Doubt I'm alone in this, but do you wonder about how many orgasms you've induced with your works? Pervy, yes, but there's a reason (aside from personal gratification) why we write this stuff.
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It's one of the main selling points, surely, of writing erotica - knowing that you're giving folk happy times in their hard and wet places? Especially when they comment to thank you ;).
 
BuckyDuckman said:
When Justice Potter Stewart was asked what pornography was, he replied, "I know it when I see it."
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He actually said that about obscenity, not pornography, but, regardless, it was not one of the finest or most clarifying moments for the US Supreme Court.
 
Nightwaves said:
Doubt I'm alone in this, but do you wonder about how many orgasms you've induced with your works? Pervy, yes, but there's a reason (aside from personal gratification) why we write this stuff.
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Depends on the story. One person’s orgasm is another person’s gammon.

But I think that the majority of readers come to Literotica for some kind of sexual satisfaction, be it mental or physical, whether they are man or woman. But there are some readers, perhaps in the minority, that come on here to read a good story that happens to have some sex in it that’s integral to the plot. Which is great because there are some fantastic stories on this site.

If someone got “handy” whilst reading Sandstone Cottage I would expect it. If they got “handy” over Paddy the Irish Vampire then I would be concerned.
 
SimonDoom said:
He actually said that about obscenity, not pornography, but, regardless, it was not one of the finest or most clarifying moments for the US Supreme Court.
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You are correct. Thank you for that. Would the difference between "obscenity" and "pornography" be the medium? I'm unsure.

While looking for that answer, I stumbled across this little gem: Even a 1986 Attorney General Commission Report on Pornography said that “not all pornography is legally obscene.” That makes me think the medium might not matter. (Link to source of quote: https://www.freedomforuminstitute.org/first-amendment-center/topics/freedom-of-speech-2/adult-entertainment/pornography-obscenity/)
 
electricblue66 said:
It's one of the main selling points, surely, of writing erotica - knowing that you're giving folk happy times in their hard and wet places? Especially when they comment to thank you ;).
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One comment saying that I had given someone "happy times in their hard and wet places" would be better than twenty 5-votes.

Aside: does it counting you've given that to yourself?:):D:eek:
 
So far, none of my readers has told me how much they enjoyed the sexy parts. My lady love always tells me my sex scenes are "servicable", whatever THAT may mean, but no other reader was forthcoming in that regard. I do get praise in regards to my writing style and world-building though. A for effort, I guess. :)
 
TANSTAAFL58 said:
One comment saying that I had given someone "happy times in their hard and wet places" would be better than twenty 5-votes.

Aside: does it counting you've given that to yourself?:):D:eek:
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I managed both wet and hard from the same story:
Loved "The Artists Studio". The build up was very erotic. I was wet the whole time I was reading this story. Thank you!
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Oh My! Original, fabulous and VERY effective. My response was considerable!
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I work on the principle that if what I write doesn't arouse me at some point, I can hardly expect it to arouse anyone else ;).

My test is re-reading something of mine a year later, to see if it "works". On the whole, I do okay...
 
Thank you

All excellent comments, everyone. Thanks for the feedback! I have received several messages from readers over the years who let me know I've accomplished my goal. And yes, that's part of the satisfaction of submitting to this fine site. Here's to getting strangers off via cyberspace...LOL! :D
 
I had a commenter saying he got aroused by one of my stories even though he was recovering from prostate cancer. It wasn't what I was thinking of when writing, but it's still nice to hear there is some value to others in the smut I write.
 
I can usually tell how much or how many times one of my LW stories got a reader off by how much they tell me they hated it or they tell how much they hope I die from AIDS. Or how many 1-bombs I get.

I decided long ago I didn't care how my LW stories effected readers so I turned off voting and in some cases comments.

So now I get private comments from them complaining they can't leave me nasty comments. I just laugh as I delete the emails. :D
 
I had a reader send me an email saying that by end of my story they were coming without even touching themselves.

I was surprised by this. I mean, I liked what I wrote, but I didn't think it could affect someone that much. I think it was more to do with the reader than my writing ability, but it still felt flattering.
 
I didn’t get that type of affirmation until my third story (Term Paper Blues), about 2-1/2 years ago:

“Brilliantly written plot, and the sex was insane: I came twice. :) Bravo.”

When I realized this comment came from someone one-third my age and halfway around the world, it really brought home the fact that Lit is truly international. And is likely a popular resource, particularly for people who live in societies where erotic content from traditional media isn’t available or highly restricted.
 
One of my favorite messages was someone saying "I am in sexual hell right now"

But yeah, I get these emails and comments a lot, majority men, saying they had one or more orgasms. More than once, I've had comments from older people saying the story was able to get them hard, which would otherwise be difficult.

Sometimes from couples saying they've used the story in their sex life by one partner reading or something like that, to get aroused.
 
Woody Allen was once asked if he thought sex was dirty. He replied, "Only if it's being done right."

What else are we here for of not to 'affect' our readers?
 
I’ve had a lot of comments on these “effects”. The only ones that ever bother me are the ones that call me a worthless shit because I’ve not finished the whole story, yet. Other than that it’s not a big deal to me.
 
Long time reader, only been writing here a few months, but have always been fascinated by this idea. Haven't had much in the way of confirmation, but this forever remains one of my favorite reviews on one of my chapters:

"Dude, sometimes when I'm reading these, I cum, but then I just keep reading because they're genuinely good stories."

I'll take that as high praise.
 
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