Comments That Make Your Day

From a couple of days ago on Hall Past:

Anyone who doesn’t understand the incredible nuance contained in this story needs to reread this paragraph from the last page: [SPOILER REDACTED]

The remainder of the scene completely flips the script on 99.9% of similar stories. He circled back and created a win/win where a tragedy actually turned into a growth device. This takes a masterful writer who understands human nature on a different level to create a story like this and have it come off realistically and unforced.

This final scene wrapped the story up in a nice tight wrapper. This writer overwrites, as we all do, and he spends a little bit too much time on internal dialogue and obscure, cultural references, of which I am also guilty in another life. However, he writes with a nuanced and hyper-realistic understanding of the human condition, which many on this site are unable to appreciate as evidenced by the some comments here and many more elsewhere.

Where some writers create with a sledgehammer and a flamethrower, NTH sculpts with a scalpel and laser. He stays away from the cliches often at the peril of the BTB crowd who likes their bread and circuses staged as unflinchingly alike as in Nero’s games. He plays the Lars von Trier card instead of the, “…to the bank and closed our joint credit cards,” card.

This is realistic writing with a naturalistic flair rather than the runaway hyperbole we normally get force-fed in LW.

I feel almost embarrassed, giving this a mere five stars, but it more than earns every one of them. It’s a privilege to read such a work from a writer, who is obviously neither talented nor a hack.
 
So, @lovecraft68 asked on the Milestones thread whether my prolific commenting helped attract readers. And, while it's not why I comment so much (I comment because my parents raised me to have good manners and always thank people) but two comments today clearly demonstrate that it does:

On I have seen love from new writer @orange_grove :


And on Eve & Lucy, from another new writer @BeneathHerBraid (who is doing herself a disservice):



Lovely comments both, making me smile and spreading good karma all around.

If you like Lesbian stories, I'd recommend checking out both authors:
https://www.literotica.com/authors/BeneathHerBraid
https://www.literotica.com/authors/orange_grove
THBGato, you continue to blow my mind. Thank you for the shoutout, but also - I finally finished your series, Eve & Lucy, and it was gorgeous. I laughed, I cried, I may have briefly considered switching careers or adopting someone.

The emotional range you’ve managed to cover - from found family tenderness to pint-glass-panic to quiet, breathless intimacy - is kind of wild, and really well done. The “skin too tight” metaphor? That hit hard. And the actual u-turn ending? Cheesy in the best way. I grinned like an idiot.

Also, “Carriesexual”? Iconic. You should trademark that…but not before I maybe steal it 😉

Thanks for your writing and your selfless encouragement of the writing of others. You’re lovely.
 
This is why I allow anonymous comments. For me, one comment like this can wipe out the negative ones (this was on the final segment of Blunt Force Drama, although the speech is in the second segment.)

I just told my wife about the speech, had to stop in the middle because I was crying. This is a beautiful story, very well told. I wasn't sure at first, I think I would have walked because it just seemed like it was going to be one of those stories where nobody got what they wanted. It's sort of a meme, lots of TV shows are like that and I hate them. Can't the writers ever find a way to let people be happy? You found a way, nicely done.
 
From Anonymous about one of my two LitCon stories (thanks @FreyaGersemi for organizing), Unconventional:

“sexy, hot, provocative and challenging in a very good way. it reminds me of the first time that i drank ouzo but without the hangover LOL”

Unconventional features some of Freya’s characters and two of @Djmac1031’s.

FWIW, I thought LitCon was the most novel event in some time and I hope it returns.
 
FWIW, I thought LitCon was the most novel event in some time and I hope it returns.
I agree. It was intimidating and hard work to try and get inside other characters’ heads, but it was also mind expanding. I was super-lucky to have help from @PennyThompson in including her Scout and Jeremy - I would never have had the confidence or understanding to attempt an enby without that. And since in our story the fictional organisers invited Scout back to run a bigger inclusion workshop, I want to see what Penny’s got planned :)
 
I agree. It was intimidating and hard work to try and get inside other characters’ heads, but it was also mind expanding. I was super-lucky to have help from @PennyThompson in including her Scout and Jeremy - I would never have had the confidence or understanding to attempt an enby without that. And since in our story the fictional organisers invited Scout back to run a bigger inclusion workshop, I want to see what Penny’s got planned :)
I work with @Djmac1031 all the time, but it was still a challenge to write his much loved Jenna and Tommy. Working with @PennyThompson on my second LitCon story was super fun, and we have another Plucky Penny story planned.
 
I realize this probably isn't the right place for my question, and I apologize for that. WordsIntheWyld seems to have dropped off the site completely. Does anyone know anything about it? I hope I'm not out of line asking. It's just that I've enjoyed their stories immensely, and knowing I may not get to read any more is a bit sad. Again, just ignore my question if asking it here is inappropriate.
 
I’d like to know too, especially as I was only aware of the disappearance after a new story and profile update was flagged.
 
I realize this probably isn't the right place for my question, and I apologize for that. WordsIntheWyld seems to have dropped off the site completely. Does anyone know anything about it? I hope I'm not out of line asking. It's just that I've enjoyed their stories immensely, and knowing I may not get to read any more is a bit sad. Again, just ignore my question if asking it here is inappropriate.
I checked the profile when it first changed. It appears he/she is doing something fairly common here. Fed up with TROLLS that Lit makes no effort to contain they head to Amazon to take the checks instead of the insults.
I liked the stories too but see the profile has now been deleted.

I may be making assumptions but that was the impression I got from reading the update.
 
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I checked the profile when it first changed. It appears he/she is doing something fairly common here. Fed up with TROLLS that Lit makes no effort to contain they head to Amazon to take the checks instead of the insults.
I liked the stories too but see the profile has now been deleted.

I may be making assumptions but that was the impression I got from reading the update.
I am also wondering what happened to WordsIntheWyld. Their stories were always very well written it is a shame that authors have to put up with all the nonsense
 
I checked the profile when it first changed. It appears he/she is doing something fairly common here. Fed up with TROLLS that Lit makes no effort to contain they head to Amazon to take the checks instead of the insults.
I liked the stories too but see the profile has now been deleted.

I may be making assumptions but that was the impression I got from reading the update.

Sounds plausible to me. I don't get why these trolls do what they do. After all, stories are just stories. Why would you even keep reading stories with themes you hate? If you dislike the RAAC trope, why the hell bother reading them over and over again in order to leave nasty comments? It just doesn't make sense to me. I've also realized that you certainly have to be thick-skinned to write stories in the LW category. Kudos to those who suffer all the unwarranted criticism just to bring us entertaining tales.
 
This made me smile again. This fellow keeps rereading my story, Pretty Please and leaving more critique each time. I really love that the work seems to warrant repeated readings for some people, at least.

by ToughSailor on 02/20/2024
Nice story, however I usually don't do nudism as the lynch pin for any story, but in this case OK...Liked the lack of vulgarity...The Romanian words got to be kind of a speed bump to smooth reading...Thankfully you used the correct word "supine" where appropriate rather than "prone"...Now, with the introduction of Adriana, Trish, Coral and AJ there tended to become too many protagonists in a story with out a DP . . . .

by ToughSailor on 11/14/2024
Second reading.
"A tall, lean, and tanned, older man clad only in a blue Speedo..." - Yech. Only faggots and swim teams wear Speedos - The use of the "Pretty please" requirement seems to be rather puerile whereas a simple yes would suffice - You just about lost me when you devolved into the Dom/Sub scenario as that's not what I look for in this incest category - Previous comments still apply . . . .

by ToughSailor on 4 hours ago
Third reading with an additional thought about a missing opportunity while Kayla was being punished. Since Mark, AJ and Tim were all involved she should have been given a DP as a minimum or ideally been made airtight.
 
Been awhile...

Left recently on Black Barbie, the story of a man's brief but fun encounter with a sex worker:

NeoGatekeeper
about 1 hour ago
I like that our man treated Barbie with respect. There is so much demeaning shit in many stories these days. 5* from me.

Thank you. It's nice to know my work stands out as respectful and treating my characters like actual human beings, even if they are just fictional.
 
Some nice comments overnight:

Fido
Great read, super funny. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Buckshot Ranch
One of the best stories on this site. You sure know how to tell a story. 5 huge stars

Wheelchair Girl
8.11.25 Exceptional. Super tale of romance with a heavy dose of the mystical.

Loved it. John
 
Sounds plausible to me. I don't get why these trolls do what they do. After all, stories are just stories. Why would you even keep reading stories with themes you hate? If you dislike the RAAC trope, why the hell bother reading them over and over again in order to leave nasty comments? It just doesn't make sense to me. I've also realized that you certainly have to be thick-skinned to write stories in the LW category. Kudos to those who suffer all the unwarranted criticism just to bring us entertaining tales.
What I couldn’t understand was posting a new strory and disappearing the same day!
 
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