Lush Stories is a joke of a website

[SkyBubble]

AO3 if you are interested in fanfic content.

It doesn't need to be fanfic. I have several stories there that aren't.

 

[SkyBubble]

Forget engagement on AO3 unless you write fanfic, it isn't happening

I've gotten comments and kudos on a number of non-fanfic stories.

 

[SkyBubble]

I'm not sure how easter connected with Pasach.

The Last Supper was a seder.

 

[SkyBubble]

Lush is way too commercial for my tastes. I like Lit and I like older software that tends to be less bloated and crapified than the stuff we see more now. I did enroll a Lush account to respond to a forum post there, and then got relentless ads to get me to upgrade to a paid membership.

I never get those.

 

[SkyBubble]

Hah, I've been jinxed! I ran into the "multiple moderator" problem. It's too complicated to explain, but the first moderator on a chapter a month ago let something slip by, and the second one, on the next chapter, nailed me on the same issue. (Well, it has to do with parody song lyrics done by a certain character.) I guess I could say, "but what's her name didn't mind four weeks ago." I bet that's not going to work. Hey Lush, Arlo Guthrie covered it; he didn't write it!

Since you asked (actually you didn't) it's a song called "The Local to North White Plains" based on this.

I grew up mostly in Westchester County. I know that station.

 

[SkyBubble]

There's pretty much zero allowance for song lyrics there. I had to provide links showing something was public domain to get one of mine passed with a couple of lines. If it goes through without a hassle, you can rest assured that the mod who approved it didn't recognize that they were lyrics to an actual copyrighted work.

I have a story there (and her) that uses three lines of a Billy Joel song. It got through fine both places.

 

[SkyBubble]

Actually, I think over 10,000 words requires you to go to a new series chapter

That's what one of the mods there (Cydia) told me.

 

[SkyBubble]

They're semi-flexible about that. They don't want you throwing a 15K word story up, but I've squeaked an 11K word story by without having to split it up.

I have one there that's listed at 10.3K.

 

[SkyBubble]

I've had nothing but good experiences at Lush.

 

[SkyBubble]

Tales After Dark is a promising new site.

 

[gunhilltrain]

I have a story there (and her) that uses three lines of a Billy Joel song. It got through fine both places.

Three lines will probably go through. Lit too might nail you if you go too far, although I'd have to check if there are any FAQs about it. The song that I was referring to had Goodman's melody but the lyrics were changed a lot. (The character is doing a parody.) Hey, we've been mentioning the name of another site which we are not supposed to do! But the thread goes back to last year.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Tales After Dark is a promising new site.

I'm already on too many sites. I'm not going to add another one.

 

[SkyBubble]

I'm already on too many sites. I'm not going to add another one.

Some people were asking for new sites, so I mentioned this one.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Some people were asking for new sites, so I mentioned this one.

It looks like it's entirely podcasts. Is that the site you mean?

 

[SkyBubble]

It looks like it's entirely podcasts. Is that the site you mean?

No, it's a story site. I've posted stories there. I don't think I'm allowed to link to it.

 

[M_K_Babalon]

AO3 is one. And a promising new one is Tales After Dark.

AO3 is for fanfiction, though. I don't know of an erotic site that's as big as Lit, or whatever they said. Lits generally number one ranked and Lush is number two. It can't be SexStories.

 

[M_K_Babalon]

I've had nothing but good experiences at Lush.

I don't have too many problems with Lush, other than damn near everything is behind a paywall. I just had a story rejected for mentioning rape and I couldn't find a single mention of it and it's not a rape story. I think they're a bit too sensitive to be an erotica site.

 

[SkyBubble]

AO3 is for fanfiction, though. I don't know of an erotic site that's as big as Lit, or whatever they said. Lits generally number one ranked and Lush is number two. It can't be SexStories.

Not exclusively. They have a number of stories (classified "Original Work" that are not part of any fandom (unless you consider sex a fandom.)

 

[SkyBubble]

I don't have too many problems with Lush, other than damn near everything is behind a paywall. I just had a story rejected for mentioning rape and I couldn't find a single mention of it and it's not a rape story. I think they're a bit too sensitive to be an erotica site.

I've never encountered a paywall. I just go, post my story, communicate with the staff if necessary (they can be a little picky about small things like missing a close parentheses, which is actually good), and it get published, usually pretty quickly.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Not exclusively. They have a number of stories (classified "Original Work" that are not part of any fandom (unless you consider sex a fandom.)

Well, generally speaking, I'm a fan.

 

[M_K_Babalon]

Not exclusively. They have a number of stories (classified "Original Work" that are not part of any fandom (unless you consider sex a fandom.)

I know, but it largely caters, and was fully intended to be a fanfic site. It came to be out of defiance of FFN. It's like going to a chinese buffet; sure they might have pizza, but it's not a pizza place. I have two accounts on there.

I've never encountered a paywall. I just go, post my story, communicate with the staff if necessary (they can be a little picky about small things like missing a close parentheses, which is actually good), and it get published, usually pretty quickly.

If that's all you do, then you wouldn't notice. Most of the user features outside of responding in the boards, profile customization, and publishing are behind a paywall. There's even a DM limit either by user or by day. No clue, I only hit it once chatting with a mod. I don't have too many grievances with the publishing rules, it pushes me to be a better writer. I give'em that, it can be harder to get something published there, than here. Now their cover maker is absolute ass, unless I'm confusing them with Inkitt... or both are ass.

 

[SkyBubble]

I've found it easier to get published there.

 

[ChloeTzang]

SOL's not bad, a bit more libersl with what's allowed, fast and easy to publish on, but nowhere near the number of viewers.

Wattpad has a great interface but 80% of the readers are teenage Filipina girls or something and its flooded with fanfic, most of it appalingly bad, and visibility is next to zero unless you get in their and network like crazy - which just isn't worth it

 

[Levorotatory]

SOL's problem is that they paywall their search function. I suspect they would have a much bigger audience if they didn't.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

The Last Supper was a seder.

The Seder ritual was developed to celebrate Pesach after the 2nd Temple was destroyed by the Romans. So, no, the Last Supper wasn’t a Seder.