this place has gotten BORING.....

[Redd10]

Why can't we have more stories like M-Y Eroica's "Nothing Between Us." Or heck something even remotely close to it? Everyone is rehashing the same storyline weekly around here, just change the names that's all, and it seems like you have to shift through more and more crap to find a decent story.

</venting>

 

[sr71plt]

Why can't we have more stories like M-Y Eroica's "Nothing Between Us." Or heck something even remotely close to it? Everyone is rehashing the same storyline weekly around here, just change the names that's all, and it seems like you have to shift through more and more crap to find a decent story.

</venting>

So, what, you read 50 new stories a day so you can make that assertion? Or is it just that you wrote "Nothing Between Us" and think it's nifty?

If someone wrote something like or remotely like "Nothing Between Us," wouldn't that be a boring rehash of "Nothing Between Us"? Just trying to use your logic here.

 

[starrkers]

Why can't we have more stories like M-Y Eroica's "Nothing Between Us." Or heck something even remotely close to it? Everyone is rehashing the same storyline weekly around here, just change the names that's all, and it seems like you have to shift through more and more crap to find a decent story.

</venting>

If there's nothing here to suit your tastes, why not write one yourself? It's quite good fun.

 

[sr71plt]

If there's nothing here to suit your tastes, why not write one yourself? It's quite good fun.

OK, that's a better response.

 

[mjl2010]

I can't imagine what you're complaining about. I read plenty of good stories this past two weeks with the contest that just ended.

Maybe if you were more specific on what your complaint is exactly, someone might actually point you in the right direction to find what you want.

MJL

 

[mellowgyrl]

Why can't we have more stories like M-Y Eroica's "Nothing Between Us." Or heck something even remotely close to it? Everyone is rehashing the same storyline weekly around here, just change the names that's all, and it seems like you have to shift through more and more crap to find a decent story.

</venting>

Maybe I'm off here but I take that as an insult, not only as a reader but also as a writer. I know how hard one works at producing quality stories here and for you to insult practically every writer on this site by basically saying we're just plagiarizing is just outrageous! Either write something you like or move on to another site that more fulfills your needs. But to insult us (which by the way I find it nearly impossible to believe that you've read every author and every story on here) only shows your ignorance!

Hate to say it, but for the first time I actually agree with Sr! LOL

 

[hmmnmm]

Hm,
I will not comment on the observation regarding the stories, since my own reading schedule is primarily dependent on my mood. Rather read as a reader entertained than a reader with a monocle screwed into my socket and set to critique. Or if I've gotten sidetracked in other grooves, and the pen is set aside, if I come back and read a few stories, the juices tend to heat up again. And so on...

But the Contests seem to have lost some of the old humor. A few that I participated in a few years ago were actually rather fun, and it was a great way to mingle and mix - especially if you were relatively new. It was sort of a jovial camaraderic spirit. The race to see who would place last was once almost or more rivetting than the winners circles. Having won Last Place in the Winter Contest, I attempted to encourage or rekindle that sense of good fun this time, but it didn't seem to catch. Now it's accusations of cheating and sicking lawyers on the accusers... whether this is any indicator of anything else, or maybe it's just the long winter struggling to retain its hold, who knows.

I once looked forward to the contests because of the spirit of overall good feeling that encompassed the entire experience, winning, placing or taking last or wherever really took near zero importance.

Again, whether this spirit has infiltrated the stories? I'll confess ignorance on this matter - but it could. Last I checked, sex felt pretty good, and I'm grateful to be able to enjoy such feelings - my personal belief is that a read (whether erotic or otherwise) should create a similar goodness that we seek to repeat, and at no expense of another fellow human being. I'm sure this is a minority opinion, but... there it is.

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

With some 300,000 stories posted on Lit you can't find anything that fits your taste. Wow. That's really underwhelming.

Why don't you try the Disney Channel?

 

[sr71plt]

Hm,
I will not comment on the observation regarding the stories, since my own reading schedule is primarily dependent on my mood. Rather read as a reader entertained than a reader with a monocle screwed into my socket and set to critique. Or if I've gotten sidetracked in other grooves, and the pen is set aside, if I come back and read a few stories, the juices tend to heat up again. And so on...

But the Contests seem to have lost some of the old humor. A few that I participated in a few years ago were actually rather fun, and it was a great way to mingle and mix - especially if you were relatively new. It was sort of a jovial camaraderic spirit. The race to see who would place last was once almost or more rivetting than the winners circles. Having won Last Place in the Winter Contest, I attempted to encourage or rekindle that sense of good fun this time, but it didn't seem to catch. Now it's accusations of cheating and sicking lawyers on the accusers... whether this is any indicator of anything else, or maybe it's just the long winter struggling to retain its hold, who knows.

I once looked forward to the contests because of the spirit of overall good feeling that encompassed the entire experience, winning, placing or taking last or wherever really took near zero importance.

Again, whether this spirit has infiltrated the stories? I'll confess ignorance on this matter - but it could. Last I checked, sex felt pretty good, and I'm grateful to be able to enjoy such feelings - my personal belief is that a read (whether erotic or otherwise) should create a similar goodness that we seek to repeat, and at no expense of another fellow human being. I'm sure this is a minority opinion, but... there it is.

Yes, I think they've lost whatever luster they once may have had. From the various accountings, half the votes or more clicked in the contest are bogus in one of two directions and are being swept away (although the sweeping away is part of the problem too--there's no accounting of what's getting swept and apparently dwindling trust that all of the sweeping is legitimate as well). The reporting also indicates there's a lot of zapping going on. As multiple voting is unlikely to be instigated by casual readers/voters in the contest, it's almost self-evident that it's being done by the contestants themselves, which doesn't help a bit in the "camaraderie" and sense of humor department. It's hard to truly think "shared fun" thoughts with others in the contest with you when it's pretty obvious some of them are phenomenal cheats and are zapping your entries multiple times and puffing up their own ratings--even knowing the votes will be swept away. Gotta be pretty nasty to continue with that behavior. It also all just emphasizes that this is all about personalities in the contest, the role of the stories themselves don't seem to matter at all now--if they ever did. This is not a legitimate story quality contest.

The contests also aren't helped by having sour grapes contestants, one in particular, who obviously are up to their eyebrows in the cheating and yammer ugly things about the contest and the contestants throughout the process.

I have put stories in the contest because they tend to get more reads/votes than noncontest stories, I pick up a few additional regular readers, my standing in the Favorites list seems to go up a bit higher, and most of the stories do go hot eventually if not during the contest itself.

None of this involves having in faith in the contest or, alas, the fellow contestants as reflecting anything real about the relative quality of the stories in the contest, however.

 

[hmmnmm]

Yes, I think they've lost whatever luster they once may have had. From the various accountings, half the votes or more clicked in the contest are bogus in one of two directions and are being swept away (although the sweeping away is part of the problem too--there's no accounting of what's getting swept and apparently dwindling trust that all of the sweeping is legitimate as well). The reporting also indicates there's a lot of zapping going on. As multiple voting is unlikely to be instigated by casual readers/voters in the contest, it's almost self-evident that it's being done by the contestants themselves, which doesn't help a bit in the "camaraderie" and sense of humor department. It's hard to truly think "shared fun" thoughts with others in the contest with you when it's pretty obvious some of them are phenomenal cheats and are zapping your entries multiple times and puffing up their own ratings--even knowing the votes will be swept away. Gotta be pretty nasty to continue with that behavior. It also all just emphasizes that this is all about personalities in the contest, the role of the stories themselves don't seem to matter at all now--if they ever did. This is not a legitimate story quality contest.

The contests also aren't helped by having sour grapes contestants, one in particular, who obviously are up to their eyebrows in the cheating and yammer ugly things about the contest and the contestants throughout the process.

I have put stories in the contest because they tend to get more reads/votes than noncontest stories, I pick up a few additional regular readers, my standing in the Favorites list seems to go up a bit higher, and most of the stories do go hot eventually if not during the contest itself.

None of this involves having in faith in the contest or, alas, the fellow contestants as reflecting anything real about the relative quality of the stories in the contest, however.

I keep getting this image of a bunch of neighbors who get together several times a year to play horseshoes in the back yard (or pool or darts, etc if it's too cold outside). It is announced that 'hey, we're having another horseshoe tournament. Bring yourself, your spouse, your SO, and let's have some fun.' Of course, nobody's really going for the horseshoe tournament. It's just an excuse. Drink a few beers, tell a few jokes, grill a few burgers and hot dogs, shoot off a few firecrackers. Some are congregated in the middle of the party, others are in smaller groups to the side, one or two are sitting in lawn chairs observing everything, once in a while somebody comes and says hi, chats a minute, they move on. Oh there's the horseshoe tournament in progress, a few clinks ring out, a few dirt skids, a few shouts, a lot of laughs. Maybe the winner hosts the next tournament/cookout.

But then, as always, along comes someone who takes the tournament itself far more serious than it should be - you put up with him/her/them for a while, but eventually.... you know.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

With some 300,000 stories posted on Lit you can't find anything that fits your taste. Wow. That's really underwhelming.

Why don't you try the Disney Channel?

What? See polar bears fornicate - even the primaries are better than that.

Seriously, for an amateur site, the fiction you get for free here is pretty amazing. There's good, bad and indifferent here. Just like a bookshop, you browse a little and take home what interests you.

There's some great stuff in the vaults here.

 

[sr71plt]

I keep getting this image of a bunch of neighbors who get together several times a year to play horseshoes in the back yard (or pool or darts, etc if it's too cold outside). It is announced that 'hey, we're having another horseshoe tournament. Bring yourself, your spouse, your SO, and let's have some fun.' Of course, nobody's really going for the horseshoe tournament. It's just an excuse. Drink a few beers, tell a few jokes, grill a few burgers and hot dogs, shoot off a few firecrackers. Some are congregated in the middle of the party, others are in smaller groups to the side, one or two are sitting in lawn chairs observing everything, once in a while somebody comes and says hi, chats a minute, they move on. Oh there's the horseshoe tournament in progress, a few clinks ring out, a few dirt skids, a few shouts, a lot of laughs. Maybe the winner hosts the next tournament/cookout.

But then, as always, along comes someone who takes the tournament itself far more serious than it should be - you put up with him/her/them for a while, but eventually.... you know.

Yeah, I see what you're saying. Scouries (at least) was taking it all too seriously (and belligerently) by the time I came upon the contest thing. His antics seemed to be a lot of what's sending it south, if not all of it. I don't think he's the only schemer in the contest by any means, though. As I've posted before, maybe if there wasn't money involved . . . and then maybe not.

 

[caprine]

Let...

With some 300,000 stories posted on Lit you can't find anything that fits your taste. Wow. That's really underwhelming.

Why don't you try the Disney Channel?

him have it, Jenny. I fully agree with you!!

 

[caprine]

I also...

If there's nothing here to suit your tastes, why not write one yourself? It's quite good fun.

agree with this comment. Nohing like trying to write your own to (hopefully) appreciate those who do write.

 

[NDorado]

I haven't posted much yet, but I try to make my stories original. Look them up under NDorado. Do a search and I bet you'll find plenty of creative fun tales by some great writers.

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

I would say, I have read the finest and the worst stories on Lit. Why would anyone have a problem finding something that doesn't appeal to them?

 

[dv8tmind]

Boring?

We write and read about sex, how could that ever be boring?

Run through the titles and listing of categories, there is something for everyone and then some.

Sounds as if your in a rut, try something new, a type of story you haven't read.

I agree there are alot of originals on here, some I wish I thought of.....or experienced.

 

[theMaven]

Just curious...

I'm curious to know what this "same old storyline" is?

I'm new here, but I'm an old hat at writing, and I have to admit that I've read quite a few good works here, but I've also read some that were in need of serious improvement. But that's anywhere you go. Pretend you're at a thrift store, looking for a really great find. There's tons of stuff to choose from, but some of it isn't your style, some of it isn't your size, and some of it smells funny. But, if you keep looking, you're certain to find something to your liking . . . maybe even enough for a bag sale, lol.

Usually, when someone states that they are "bored," it means that they can't find anything that they want to do, not that there isn't anything to do. Maybe you need to take a break from the site and come back with a new set of fresh eyes. Maybe you'll see something you hadn't noticed before . . .

 

[simplyme]

Well it's like this, "it's not the story, it's the story teller".

Each person who writes, or draws, or acts or whatever the creative ability is WILL have a similarity to someone or something thats came before. It's inevitable. There are only so many story ideas out there and at any moment more than one person will have the same exact idea as someone else.

BUT each person brings his or her perspective to the story. One person may focus on one aspect while another will on some another. And it's these differences, this altered perspective, that makes the story what it is.

You can try this experiment, and it's a fun thing to do with a group of people who enjoy writing or whatever, have one person think up an idea and then have everyone else do their interpretation of that idea. Your going to have similar stories, but like I mentioned before, you'll also have a different 'voice' or or perspective or take on that story.

I know I've read a lot of stories that were, more or less, the exact same story but each person added little things to make it their own. Hell, I've written stories that were, at their heart, exactly like others I had read. Do I feel like I copied those otherpeople? No, not at all, they influenced me, they gave me an idea or made me want to do a different take on the same theme but unless I or someone else copies it word for word or only changes it slightly then no they arent the same story. In the broad sense.

Anywho, just my thoughts, y'all might disagree.

 

[Carnevil9]

Well, I've never begged for feedback before, but this thread seems to indicate that there is a crying need for something "different" in the works. If you want to read, and feedback (hint, hint) a story that *I* think is a little bit different, you can sample my latest story, "The Barbie Doll, Chapter 1." I'll take all feedback, good, bad, or indifferent, and appreciate your thoughts......Carney.

P.S. - here it is: http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=354815

 

[Athena_e19]

Seeing as the general theme of the site is erotica, we would all pretty much fall into the same category in a Border's or a Barnes and Noble book seller.

But from there, the thread diverges in more ways then one. I would think that Literotica.com has amassed as many titles as Borders has available, and all within that general umbrella. Thinking of the sheer numbers there is bound to be some similarities. There are only so many ways that sex can be described without some repetition.

The key is that we all have different ways of getting there.

Perhaps your reading is focusing more on the sex and less on the fun and excitement and eroticism that is created by the journey traveled and not the reward at the end.

For me, a 5 story is one that not only has good grammar and great sex, its also a story that takes me too a new place before I get down to something that humans have been doing since the beginning of time.

 

[GratefulFred]

I can't see how someone reading lots of stories here wouldn't be bored out of their minds. Nearly all catagories have stories that go in the same predictable direction. Some of the authors have better writing skill, but they mostly all follow a certain pattern.

At least with my demented style of humor writing I can sleep well knowing I write differently, will always strike a chord of unpredictability and a carefully constructed twist in a story is more important than the story itself.

To prove this point, let's say a guy is getting a blowjob, which direction can the story take?

1) The guy finishes somewhere
2) Another girl/guy jumps in to the action
3) The guy stops short to go fuck some
4) The blowjob act is described in such poetic words

Now depending on the catagory it could be mind control on the girl, BDSM situation, virgin, sci-fi, setting etc....but what percentage of writing would still follow this predictable pattern?

With humor there are hundreds of places this can go and it should almost always go somewhere else.

The cum could come out of the nose, the girls braces get caught in the hair of the testis, the girls hair comes off and it's a guy or visa versa, the guy could push the girl off and do himself as a way to show her how, etc...

Want to spruce up boring Lit' just start getting crazy and make some cool funny erotic stuff. We adults need to laugh.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

I keep getting this image of a bunch of neighbors who get together several times a year to play horseshoes in the back yard (or pool or darts, etc if it's too cold outside). It is announced that 'hey, we're having another horseshoe tournament. Bring yourself, your spouse, your SO, and let's have some fun.' Of course, nobody's really going for the horseshoe tournament. It's just an excuse. Drink a few beers, tell a few jokes, grill a few burgers and hot dogs, shoot off a few firecrackers. Some are congregated in the middle of the party, others are in smaller groups to the side, one or two are sitting in lawn chairs observing everything, once in a while somebody comes and says hi, chats a minute, they move on. Oh there's the horseshoe tournament in progress, a few clinks ring out, a few dirt skids, a few shouts, a lot of laughs. Maybe the winner hosts the next tournament/cookout.

But then, as always, along comes someone who takes the tournament itself far more serious than it should be - you put up with him/her/them for a while, but eventually.... you know.

hmmnmm (I can only spell that when I'm sober), your metaphor is just perfect.

It's just that it's not just a 'someone' any more. The whole thing is getting too commercial. Some writers are now quoting lit contest success as part of commercial promotion. For good or bad, with that approach, the contests cannot remain the neighborhood clambake and have lost the happy street party ambience of former years.

 

[drksideofthemoon]

hmmnmm (I can only spell that when I'm sober), your metaphor is just perfect.

It's just that it's not just a 'someone' any more. The whole thing is getting too commercial. Some writers are now quoting lit contest success as part of commercial promotion. For good or bad, with that approach, the contests cannot remain the neighborhood clambake and have lost the happy street party ambience of former years.

The other problem with the contests, at least for me, I don't have confidence in Lit's ability to provide accurate numbers when it comes to voting and scores. I've seen too many suspect sweeps in my own work to justify my lack of confidence.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

drk,

I'm not sure, but I think the site is draconical with contest voting. Any second vote from the same IP gets trashed (1 or 5) and any vote below 3 gets killed - at least in the old system.

The problem with the contests is not with the management, or even the trolls. That's why I have lost a bit of enthusiasm.