I have a question about a story's placement...

[DarkPleasures]

So I hope this is the correct board to ask. If not, please forgive me! lol Perhaps let me know which board is more appropriate?

I've been developing a story that has a lot of dialogue of a mother who *thinks* her (young adult) son may have seen her personal collection of nude photos when she left her jump drive in the family computer. She has no confirmation and certainly doesn't want to confront/ask him! Through her discussion with a friend about her worries, her fantasies also become known. The two talk about the "what ifs", etc.

Would a story of complete fantasy, and perhaps wishful thinking, about a mother and her son still go into the Incest/Taboo category (due to the "taboo" aspect) or should it go into whatever other category seems appropriate?


Any *advice* and/or opinions are greatly appreciated!

 

[sr71plt]

Afraid all of that gets shuffled into incest, yes. The fact that it's important to you that it be a mother and son pretty much answers that question.

 

[Darkniciad]

Yes, it's most likely going to end up in Incest/Taboo, no matter what category you choose.

It's also not going to do well without actual sex. Two women sharing fantasies - no matter how taboo - just doesn't cut it with the dominant part of Lit's readership.

That's not to say that there aren't readers who will enjoy it. Just a warning that the story will probably languish without much response.

There are a few bad apples in the incest readership who will leave rude comments for stories lacking sex, straying too far from the nuclear family, watering down with "step", etc.

 

[DarkPleasures]

Yes, it's most likely going to end up in Incest/Taboo, no matter what category you choose.

It's also not going to do well without actual sex. Two women sharing fantasies - no matter how taboo - just doesn't cut it with the dominant part of Lit's readership.

That's not to say that there aren't readers who will enjoy it. Just a warning that the story will probably languish without much response.

There are a few bad apples in the incest readership who will leave rude comments for stories lacking sex, straying too far from the nuclear family, watering down with "step", etc.

Thanks for the info. I had intentions of using the Incest/Taboo category, but wondered if the loyal readership there would dislike the tale if there was no direct incestuous contact actually happening. I do plan on the tale being quite sexual though through the elaborate discussion. And, perhaps this will just be a warm up chapter. Who knows?

 

[sr71plt]

The incest crowd doesn't wait around very long for the story to warm up, I don't think. Just write what you want. If you go for ratings, you'll produce pabulum--and it still will be jammed by some readers.

 

[Darkniciad]

Thanks for the info. I had intentions of using the Incest/Taboo category, but wondered if the loyal readership there would dislike the tale if there was no direct incestuous contact actually happening. I do plan on the tale being quite sexual though through the elaborate discussion. And, perhaps this will just be a warm up chapter. Who knows?

If it eventually moves into actual mother-son with following chapters, then the response will steadily improve. If it's marked as Ch. 01 in the title when posted, then it might not hurt the first chapter too much, either. The readers will then expect the fantasies moving forward into the real thing, and will stick with it. It's by far the most popular subdivision of the incest genre.

I'd say to hold off posting this part until you're sure it either will or won't continue into "the real thing". If it isn't going to continue, then the response to what you post will be exactly the same.

If it is going to continue, you'll get a much better response by finishing the story before posting the first part, and then bringing out the chapters every few days ( I'm finding that twice a week works nicely, though weekly is also good )

If you go that route, it's a good idea to mention that the story is already finished in an author's note of the first chapter. That way readers know they aren't getting invested in a story that will never be completed. They're much more likely to start, that way.

 

[DarkPleasures]

Thanks again! You've been a great help, Darkniciad.