Posting the novel

[StrentWriter]

I finally finished my NSFW novel.

It’s 100,000 words in its rough draft.

It’s very uneven.

It’s not perfect by any means.

In fact, some bits of it may be a bit crap.

What I would like to do is post it back up on Literotica for feedback - but I’m a bit wary of getting stuck into the “is the AI - no - resubmit” chapter by chapter problems of years past.

Is there a way of posting the whole thing as one piece, or similar? Or should I do it in three acts?

Has anyone else posted novel length stories?

Answers on a postcard please!

 

[PennyThompson]

You could post the whole thing in Novels & Novellas, but it's a pretty small audience that will read a 100k story all in one piece here.

It’s very uneven.

It’s not perfect by any means.

In fact, some bits of it may be a bit crap.

What I would like to do is post it back up on Literotica for feedback

I feel like using Lit as your crowd-sourced free editor for a messy first draft is bad form, and not likely to get you a positive response.

I would suggest putting in the work of cleaning and tightening it up before publishing, and you can also publish it in 10-12k chapters which tend to get more views and feedback than a single gigantic work!

 

[AwkwardMD]

What I would like to do is post it back up on Literotica for feedback - but I’m a bit wary of getting stuck into the “is the AI - no - resubmit” chapter by chapter problems of years past.

There is no pattern of false positive for the use of AI except, perhaps, if Grammarly is involved (and at a certain point is it even a false positive?). Write it yourself, edit it yourself or obtain the services of a volunteer editor, and you won’t have a problem.

 

[StrentWriter]

There is no pattern of false positive for the use of AI except, perhaps, if Grammarly is involved (and at a certain point is it even a false positive?). Write it yourself, edit it yourself or obtain the services of a volunteer editor, and you won’t have a problem.

Trust me, I got receipts, you can go back and read my threads from 2023 but yes there are false positives, some of which was American English grammar versus UK English grammar.

I’m not talking in terms of form or function but in story - it may or may not be any good!

You could post the whole thing in Novels & Novellas, but it's a pretty small audience that will read a 100k story all in one piece here.

Fair comment.

I feel like using Lit as your crowd-sourced free editor for a messy first draft is bad form, and not likely to get you a positive response.

I would suggest putting in the work of cleaning and tightening it up before publishing, and you can also publish it in 10-12k chapters which tend to get more views and feedback than a single gigantic work!

It’s more trying to work out if it’s a story worth telling.

But I take your points entirely.

Sorry, I may have explained what I’m trying to achieve badly.

 

[TheWritingGroup]

In your situation, I might do the opposite and post short excerpts to get a handle on reactions. Mark them as excerpts of a longer work, don't deceive anyone.

If you're feeling lucky, mention in the excerpts that you're looking for beta readers.

--Annie

 

[AwkwardMD]

In your situation, I might do the opposite and post short excerpts to get a handle on reactions. Mark them as excerpts of a longer work, don't deceive anyone.

If you're feeling lucky, mention in the excerpts that you're looking for beta readers.

--Annie

Lit rules prohibit posting teasers for a complete work that will eventually be posted elsewhere.

 

[TheWritingGroup]

Elsewhere. Who said "elsewhere"?

To answer OP: I have posted one novel-length story on Literotica. It was read as five separate stories with different readership numbers and ratings, in a way I found very confusing.

--Annie

 

[AwkwardMD]

Elsewhere. Who said "elsewhere"?

To answer OP: I have posted one novel-length story on Literotica. It was read as five separate stories with different readership numbers and ratings, in a way I found very confusing.

--Annie

If I misunderstood, that's my bad.

 

[AwkwardMD]

@StrentWriter

 

[StrentWriter]

@StrentWriter

Yes, I did that awkward thing where I left the forum, feeling a bit depressed about how badly the novel was going, under a bit of a cloud, and then I came back earlier this year after some time away under virtually the same name. (Literally just added “writer” to “Strent”).

Hopefully not the worst conspiracy theory in the world right now XD

 

[THBGato]

It’s more trying to work out if it’s a story worth telling.

Clearly, if you put all that effort into writing it, YOU feel it is worth telling. Trust yourself on this.

But I agree with Penny - spend some more time on it. But yes, you could post the whole thing as a single submission.

 

[StrentWriter]

Clearly, if you put all that effort into writing it, YOU feel it is worth telling. Trust yourself on this.

Oh for sure - but that doesn’t mean I’m a good writer!

But I agree with Penny - spend some more time on it. But yes, you could post the whole thing as a single submission.

I’m thinking based on this thread that three submissions of the three acts, ten chapters each, might be the best way to go.

Thanks for your thoughts everyone.