Advice Please

[YoungLisa]

I was lucky enough to have a story accepted by Literotica last month.

I'm now working on a new story which is in about 8 chapters. Its set in Britain during the Roman occupation. The heroine is a young Warrior Woman who on her death bed is turned into a vampire.

As a newish author I would like advice on what category I should submit it under? Some chapters are "non erotic", one will be "non consent / reluctance" or "first time" while others would be "erotic horror".

Or should I submit a chapter at a time under different headings?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[sr71plt]

Hate to say it, but I think your best bet is to pick an overriding category (looks here to be either Nonconsent/reluctance or exotic horror) and either tailor every chapter to include that element or just live with any negative comment from any ninny who can't think of the whole when they read an individual chapter.

I don't think there's any scientific-based data to be had on whether it's best to post it all to one category or each chapter to its relevant category or all to the Novel category.

I've posted to the Novel category when the chapter categories are all over the realm. But I most likely try to get an element of the overriding category in each chapter otherwise. Early on I was given advice to do that even when the posting/publication wasn't broken down by chapter.

 

[3113]

Erotic Horror

You want erotic horror as that is where you readers are--i.e. those that are fond of vampires and vampire stories. Those readers will also happily go along with non-con and all the rest.

One more word of advice. Get most of the chapters done before you start posting them. Not only will this help make sure the story is cohesive chapter to chapter, but will also keep readers from waiting too long for the next chapter. Getting a lot done ahead of time will allow you to submit a chapter every day or every other day. It's not a good idea to keep readers waiting weeks or months for the next chapter. They tend to lose interest in your story and move on.

 

[sr71plt]

I got the impression they were all done. I'd suggest getting them all done for another reason. You really have to be talented at it to have a well-arced, focused work without having it all finished and polished before you post any part of it.

 

[YoungLisa]

Thanks Guys.

Most of it is written, now I'm at that stage where I rip it to pieces and re write. I was taught at Uni that if you are ever completely satisfied then it's rubbish!.

Thanks again

 

[sr71plt]

I was taught at Uni that if you are ever completely satisfied then it's rubbish!.

Well, when you get into the actual world of publishing, you're told that the sooner you decide you're only tinkering to tinker the sooner you can let loose of it and go on to the next one.

I write, review once, send it to the editor, clean it up and review it one last time, and then send it off to the publisher and turn to the next one.

 

[YoungLisa]

Again thank you. I'll do as you suggest.

 

[Firebrain]

Actually, I'd submit under Non-Human. Your protagonist is a vampire after all, and that category has a far more robust following.

Categorising your multi-chapter story is more about theme than actual content. Sure, if you post gay action in Loving Wives, you'll get the odd threat to murder your first born child...but besides that, things like non-con and erotic horror are expected in the nonhuman genre. Vampires are not known for their gentle natures...

 

[LettersFromTatyana]

I think firebrain is right. From what you've written, nonhuman seems like the correct category to me. Turning a woman on her deathbed does not make a story erotic horror; that appears in a number of nh stories.

There is an overlap between nonhuman and erotic horror, but a vamp, in my opinion, has to be pretty horrific to land a story in eh (lots and lots of gruesome or senseless killings, no empathy or compassion, etc).

There was a thread not too long ago about nonhuman and erotic horror. You might want to check it out.

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=768386

 

[ishtat]

(looks here to be either Nonconsent/reluctance or exotic horror) .

My bolds --- not such a bad idea the more I think about it.

 

[YoungLisa]

Thanks for the advice everyone.

My heroine is a young Briton who survives an attack on her village by the Romans. She takes to the hills and joins and eventually leads a group of women.

Intwined in the story are reports of vampire attacks on the Romans that no one including the Britons understand.

Eventually our heroine is captured, raped and about to be sold as a female gladiator when her band of women rescue her. In the battle she castrates her rapist before being fatally wounded. Right at the end she is turned and her life is saved.

I see this as an introduction and if the story is popular she can return in other adventures. I hope to submit chapter one in the next 48 hours.

So, non human it will be.

 

[sr71plt]

So, how about Humor/Satire?

(Umm, no, didn't think so.)

 

[SydneyBlake]

So, how about Humor/Satire?

(Umm, no, didn't think so.)

You've been slugging beers and writing in 2nd person again, haven't you.

 

[sr71plt]

You've been slugging beers and writing in 2nd person again, haven't you.

No, I've mainly been trying to write a Civil War setting while playing twenty questions.

 

[SydneyBlake]

Thanks for the advice everyone.

My heroine is a young Briton who survives an attack on her village by the Romans. She takes to the hills and joins and eventually leads a group of women.

Intwined in the story are reports of vampire attacks on the Romans that no one including the Britons understand.

Eventually our heroine is captured, raped and about to be sold as a female gladiator when her band of women rescue her. In the battle she castrates her rapist before being fatally wounded. Right at the end she is turned and her life is saved.

I see this as an introduction and if the story is popular she can return in other adventures. I hope to submit chapter one in the next 48 hours.

So, non human it will be.

Sounds very interesting. I look forward to seeing it.

 

[bronzeage]

Thanks Guys.

Most of it is written, now I'm at that stage where I rip it to pieces and re write. I was taught at Uni that if you are ever completely satisfied then it's rubbish!.

Thanks again

Anything worth doing, is worth doing poorly. Perfectionism is a form of procrastination. At some point, repeated revisions turns the work into a different book. It's more time efficient to write two books.

 

[SydneyBlake]

No, I've mainly been trying to write a Civil War setting while playing twenty questions.

Damn stalkers.

 

[sr71plt]

Damn stalkers.

Can't call them stalkers if their questions led to new story ideas.

 

[Firebrain]

Just so you know--an actual rape isn't non-consent. It's just fiction, an event in a story of any genre. "Non-consent" is rape fantasy, which is something different entirely.

It's non-consent or rape fantasy if it's written to titillate and the victim suffers no adverse affects in the end. It's real, proper rape if the victim says no and actually means it (sometimes games are played where people say "no" to arouse each other).

You will find some actual rape stories under non-con, but they got past the bots and shouldn't be there.

 

[SydneyBlake]

Can't call them stalkers if their questions led to new story ideas.

Call Plot Bunnies R Us, Day or Night.

And you've reminded me of a joke:

A Little Rabbit is running happily through the woods when he comes across a Giraffe rolling a joint. He runs up the Giraffe and says, "Hey, Giraffe. You shouldn't do that. Think of your health. You should come running in the woods instead!" The Giraffe looks at the Little Rabbit, looks at the spliff, shrugs his shoulders, tosses the joint over his shoulder and runs off through the wood with the Little Rabbit.

After a while the Giraffe and the Rabbit come across an Elephant about to do a line of Coke. The Rabbit says, "Oh, Elephant you really shouldn't do that. You should come running with us in the wood. It is much better for you." The Elephant looks at the Rabbit looks at the line of Charlie, shrugs his shoulders, then runs off through the wood with the Giraffe and the Rabbit.

Shortly they come across a Bear about to shoot up heroin. The Rabbit runs up to him and says, "Hey, Bear, you shouldn't do that, think of your health. You'd be better off running in the woods with us." The Bear looks at the Rabbit, looks at the syringe, spoon and stuff, shrugs his shoulders, kicks the whole lot away and runs off with the Rabbit, the Giraffe and the Elephant.

After a while they come across a Tiger drinking his way through a six pack of beer. The Rabbit runs up to the Tiger and says, "Hey Tiger, you really shouldn't do that." and the Tiger immediately jumps up and starts beating the living crap out of the Rabbit. The Giraffe grabs the Tiger and pulls him off the Rabbit and says, "What the hell are you doing, man?" The Tiger gets one more kick in and says, "Ah, that little fucker really pisses me off; he always makes me run around the bloody woods when he's on Ecstasy!"


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[3113]

"Ah, that little fucker really pisses me off; he always makes me run around the bloody woods when he's on Ecstasy!"

LOL! Good one!

 

[estragon]

Call Plot Bunnies R Us, Day or Night.

And you've reminded me of a joke:

A Little Rabbit is running happily through the woods when he comes across a Giraffe rolling a joint. He runs up the Giraffe and says, "Hey, Giraffe. You shouldn't do that. Think of your health. You should come running in the woods instead!" The Giraffe looks at the Little Rabbit, looks at the spliff, shrugs his shoulders, tosses the joint over his shoulder and runs off through the wood with the Little Rabbit.

After a while the Giraffe and the Rabbit come across an Elephant about to do a line of Coke. The Rabbit says, "Oh, Elephant you really shouldn't do that. You should come running with us in the wood. It is much better for you." The Elephant looks at the Rabbit looks at the line of Charlie, shrugs his shoulders, then runs off through the wood with the Giraffe and the Rabbit.

Shortly they come across a Bear about to shoot up heroin. The Rabbit runs up to him and says, "Hey, Bear, you shouldn't do that, think of your health. You'd be better off running in the woods with us." The Bear looks at the Rabbit, looks at the syringe, spoon and stuff, shrugs his shoulders, kicks the whole lot away and runs off with the Rabbit, the Giraffe and the Elephant.

After a while they come across a Tiger drinking his way through a six pack of beer. The Rabbit runs up to the Tiger and says, "Hey Tiger, you really shouldn't do that." and the Tiger immediately jumps up and starts beating the living crap out of the Rabbit. The Giraffe grabs the Tiger and pulls him off the Rabbit and says, "What the hell are you doing, man?" The Tiger gets one more kick in and says, "Ah, that little fucker really pisses me off; he always makes me run around the bloody woods when he's on Ecstasy!"


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Oh you Syd!!!

 

[YoungLisa]

I've just submited chapter one. Awaiting approval.