The 2025 750 Word Story Challenge Support Thread

[SomaSlave]

https://www.literotica.com/s/750-word-the-shower

I got this comment;

by Anonymous user on 43 minutes ago
I think we would all agree that writing a 750 word story is difficult. One of the most common complaints about them is that they are too short. This story isn’t too short but it doesn’t have a conclusion at all. It is as if the porn video froze in mid scene while buffering. Tighten up the action and consider having the wife come in pissed or laughing at the women’s gift to him (birthday or Valentines) or just anything that wraps it all up. Good luck.

In my mind, I did finish it, she put her finger in his ass and told Matt to cum.

My question, Do you feel the need to tie everything up with a bow to end your story?

They should subscribe to the Selected Shorts podcast and listen to some contemporary short stories. The idea of a story being a snapshot of a person’s life is very much in vogue. Endings are abrupt in recognition that life isn’t a series of self-contained episodes, but a continuum. Your story had the right ending, with much implied and much left open to the reader’s imagination. It’s not for a lazy reader.

 

[glynndah]

I just submitted one this evening.

 

[MK_Whimsy]

Got a new one up! The Pull, with a pony play fetish theme.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

An overall 2 would be above my expectations.

Currently at 3.88

I knew it would never see 4.

People here say it's good. Readers don't seem to agree.

 

[AlexIce]

So far, A Day At The Office is sitting at 4.46, which makes it my lowest scoring story to date, but still performing better than I had originally hoped.

The comments I've gotten so far are also extremely positive and I'm considering turning it into a full blown story.

 

[NoTalentHack]

Ended up writing and editing one in one morning (and it shows, LOL). Knowing Without Knowing in Loving Wives, natch.

 

[D_K_Moon]

My submission, A Day At The Office, is going up tomorrow and I'm honestly very nervous about how it'll received. I'm so used to writing longer stories that it was, as the name implies, a challenge, for myself.

I really had to get creative with my choice of words and I can honestly say I felt more nervous submitting this than when I first sent in my first story that I ever posted here for approval.

Either way, I'm expecting a firing squad of angry readers commenting about a certain element that I've included in the story.

Read, Voted, and Commented!

I liked it, original and well written!

 

[D_K_Moon]

So far, A Day At The Office is sitting at 4.46, which makes it my lowest scoring story to date, but still performing better than I had originally hoped.

The comments I've gotten so far are also extremely positive and I'm considering turning it into a full blown story.

I think my best 750 is at 4.33. It seems the overnight voters hate the 750's, that's when mine take a real kicking.

 

[AlexIce]

Read, Voted, and Commented!

I liked it, original and well written!

Same! I really enjoyed your story. I'm pretty sure that some of my downvotes are because it's a 750 story

 

[AlinaX]

Currently at 3.88

I knew it would never see 4.

People here say it's good. Readers don't seem to agree.

It's... good, but felt a bit drifting and defensive in the middle, and I found myself wishing for dialogue.

And I would have made the moment present tense. The foreshadowing with the sirens at the beginning was good, the foretelling at the end felt awkward.

 

[D_K_Moon]

Same! I really enjoyed your story. I'm pretty sure that some of my downvotes are because it's a 750 story

I agree, I think they down vote just because it's 750 words. I am enjoying trying to write something in a tight

Same! I really enjoyed your story. I'm pretty sure that some of my downvotes are because it's a 750 story

I agree, there's readers who downvote 750 word stories for no other reason than the length, they can't appreciate the effort that's required to write a complete piece in such a tight constraint.

 

[D_K_Moon]

It's... good, but felt a bit drifting and defensive in the middle, and I found myself wishing for dialogue.

And I would have made the moment present tense. The foreshadowing with the sirens at the beginning was good, the foretelling at the end felt awkward.

The sirens gave me chills when I read it.

 

[SomaSlave]

So far, A Day At The Office is sitting at 4.46, which makes it my lowest scoring story to date, but still performing better than I had originally hoped.

The comments I've gotten so far are also extremely positive and I'm considering turning it into a full blown story.

Read, loved, commented! Have you considered a Gemma and Priya series? There's certainly suggestions of an interesting backstory.

 

[AlexIce]

Read, loved, commented! Have you considered a Gemma and Priya series? There's certainly suggestions of an interesting backstory.

Based on the feedback I've gotten, I probably will. There's a lot of potential in the story and my mind is running wild right now with the possibilities!

 

[D_K_Moon]

Currently at 3.88

I knew it would never see 4.

People here say it's good. Readers don't seem to agree.

My 3 entries are 4.12 to 4.33.

At this point the readers are suspect!

One comment on The Shower asked about the children. WTF? There was no mention of any children in the piece...

 

[liftmykilt]

My 3 entries are 4.12 to 4.33.

At this point the readers are suspect!

One comment on The Shower asked about the children. WTF? There was no mention of any children in the piece...

My eyes were opened to 'the readers', especially anon ones, when I read a story about dubious consent, clearly a fantasy. The author has revealed she's married, and writing fantasy pieces, but the sheer volume of hate comments accusing her of being a whore and a cheater... Like, it's a story. I was flabbergasted to see that kind of response, but have come to realize it's just the comprehension level around here.

 

[D_K_Moon]

My eyes were opened to 'the readers', especially anon ones, when I read a story about dubious consent, clearly a fantasy. The author has revealed she's married, and writing fantasy pieces, but the sheer volume of hate comments accusing her of being a whore and a cheater... Like, it's a story. I was flabbergasted to see that kind of response, but have come to realize it's just the comprehension level around here.

It's been my experience that they're harder on female writers as they assume what they write is them personally.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Amen.

It's been my experience that they're harder on female writers as they assume what they write is them personally.

 

[AlexIce]

My eyes were opened to 'the readers', especially anon ones, when I read a story about dubious consent, clearly a fantasy. The author has revealed she's married, and writing fantasy pieces, but the sheer volume of hate comments accusing her of being a whore and a cheater... Like, it's a story. I was flabbergasted to see that kind of response, but have come to realize it's just the comprehension level around here.

I haven't gotten any hate for being female, but I also haven't stated that I'm also married. That said, I have received more than a few DMs/Emails asking if I'd be interested in doing cybersex or hooking up with them in real life.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

It's... good, but felt a bit drifting and defensive in the middle, and I found myself wishing for dialogue.

And I would have made the moment present tense. The foreshadowing with the sirens at the beginning was good, the foretelling at the end felt awkward.

Yeah, well, the story teller was kind of distraught and distracted. Author wasn't doing great either ... in the moment and all. Damn story still gets to me.


Had to leave stuff out to fit. Considered adding a reference in the last paragraph or two to the story teller humming Prince's 'Father's Song' (which is playing as I type this), but wasn't sure if enough people knew it.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Dito.

I haven't gotten any hate for being female, but I also haven't stated that I'm also married. That said, I have received more than a few DMs/Emails asking if I'd be interested in doing cybersex or hooking up with them in real life.

 

[SomaSlave]

I haven't gotten any hate for being female, but I also haven't stated that I'm also married. That said, I have received more than a few DMs/Emails asking if I'd be interested in doing cybersex or hooking up with them in real life.

I'll hook up with anyone who posts a full body nude photo of themselves on all their social media sites with the caption, "I'm desperate enough to make it with SomaSlave."

EDIT: It's a joke, folks!

 

[Comshaw]

I'll hook up with anyone who posts a full body nude photo of themselves on all their social media sites with the caption, "I'm desperate enough to make it with SomaSlave."

EDIT: It's a joke, folks!

Damn it! No fair! No fair! All those folks on my social media sites were about to claw their eyes out at the sight of an old, naked, fatman popping up on their screen!


Comshaw

 

[D_K_Moon]

I haven't gotten any hate for being female, but I also haven't stated that I'm also married. That said, I have received more than a few DMs/Emails asking if I'd be interested in doing cybersex or hooking up with them in real life.

That's exactly the problem I'm not having! (insert sarcasm emoji here) If you state you're married the LW crowd will be all over you like peanut butter on toast!

 

[MK_Whimsy]

Having posted a few of these stories now, I'm a little worried that moving forward, I will constantly feel a need to pare down anything I write and make it shorter. I'm not sure that's a good thing.