Long Stories

My stories tend to be no shorter than 4 pages. I like going into detail, especially about the actual sex. I like things more immersive, I want more details, especially when discussing people's bodies. I like derails and not general statements like "she had big boobs," because I can get a better mental picture.

I can also have a tendency to get a little wordy at times, but I'm trying to paint a picture with my words.
 
I prefer to write short stories. But some of them grow beyond my control, and all I can do is see them to the end.
 
My stories tend to be no shorter than 4 pages. I like going into detail, especially about the actual sex. I like things more immersive, I want more details, especially when discussing people's bodies. I like derails and not general statements like "she had big boobs," because I can get a better mental picture.

I can also have a tendency to get a little wordy at times, but I'm trying to paint a picture with my words.
I'm the same way.
 
A story should be exactly as long as it is supposed to be. By that I mean, write the story you feel called to write and let the length be whatever is needed. What is your purpose? Do you want to tell a simple story or one with a more elaborate plot? How deeply do you want to delve into your characters personalities or motivations. Are you just looking to write an exciting stroker or explore multiple aspects of the subject matter? The story shouldn't be written to an arbitrary word count goal, it needs to develop organically.

As for the issue of publishing long stories as a single novel/novella or to post in chapters, and when to submit them, I have done it each way.

You should ask yourself what is most important to you; views, ratings, building a loyal following? Chaptered stories tend to accrue higher scores as they progress, but views will diminish. On the other hand, very long standalone tend to attract fewer readers from the start, so I don't know if that isn't a wash.

There is another consideration that is seldom addressed regarding posting chapters as they are complete or waiting to publish together. I began writing here with a series of thirteen short chapters, most just two Lit pages, writing and posting them one per week. That was insanely intense, and I don't recommend it.

My second series was longer, it ended up being 36 chapters and more than 300k words. Again, I published each chapter as I finished it, keeping to a schedule of one chapter a month. Do the math: 36 stories, on a month is three years.

How many writers are going to be willing to spend three years on one project without any feedback? Is a new writer going to wait that long to publish? Is an established writer willing to disappear from their followers for that long?

I would not do that again, but I am glad that I did with that series. I was new and very much still learning. By receiving feedback after each chapter, I learned a great deal and was a much better writer when I finished than when I began. I actually think that was more important than how many views any particular chapter received.

My current WIP is going to be a monster. It will almost certainly top 100k words. My intention is to divide it into 5 or 6 sections that will be submitted in quick succession. But it is likely to take me at least a year to finish.(It also is requiring a tremendous amount of research time) I am currently taking a break from it to write a couple of challenge stories. I think, generally, that is the best practice.
 
As for the issue of publishing long stories as a single novel/novella or to post in chapters, and when to submit them, I have done it each way.

You should ask yourself what is most important to you; views, ratings, building a loyal following? Chaptered stories tend to accrue higher scores as they progress, but views will diminish. On the other hand, very long standalone tend to attract fewer readers from the start, so I don't know if that isn't a wash.
I fully agree. Although those longer standalones will often get read later.
 
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