The Official Author's Hangout 2014 Winter Holidays Contest Support Thread

[HuckPilgrim]

Wait, what do fictional characters have to do with celebrity? Like a generic celebrity? As in a fictional character who is just popular? Huh.

That's so wild and unexpected.

I thought celebrity was the category for fan fiction or made up stories about real celebrities. So maybe a story that posits Tom Cruise as a gay man who loves to take it in the ass, but can't afford to let anyone know because of his reputation as a leading man. Or maybe a story that takes the characters from the Harry Potter universe and posits them bonking one another, as they're casting their spells. You know: celebrity stories!

 

[JagFarlane]

Wait, what do fictional characters have to do with celebrity? Like a generic celebrity? As in a fictional character who is just popular? Huh.

That's so wild and unexpected.

I thought celebrity was the category for fan fiction or made up stories about real celebrities. So maybe a story that posits Tom Cruise as a gay man who loves to take it in the ass, but can't afford to let anyone know because of his reputation as a leading man. Or maybe a story that takes the characters from the Harry Potter universe and posits them bonking one another, as they're casting their spells. You know: celebrity stories!

The celebrity category includes fan fic stories about popular fictional characters so if you write a story about Detective Gordon of Batman fame it will go into celebrity.

 

[Kethandra]

Wait, what do fictional characters have to do with celebrity? Like a generic celebrity? As in a fictional character who is just popular? Huh.

That's so wild and unexpected.

I thought celebrity was the category for fan fiction or made up stories about real celebrities. So maybe a story that posits Tom Cruise as a gay man who loves to take it in the ass, but can't afford to let anyone know because of his reputation as a leading man. Or maybe a story that takes the characters from the Harry Potter universe and posits them bonking one another, as they're casting their spells. You know: celebrity stories!

In Japan, there's a whole subculture of young urban professionals who act as paparazzi for their favorite fictional celebrities.

 

[HuckPilgrim]

In Japan, there's a whole subculture of young urban professionals who act as paparazzi for their favorite fictional celebrities.

Wow, so odd and fun. But it's kind of satisfying in that they're not chained to expressing fandom for a real person. Why not, I say. I love some fictional characters way more than I've loved any honest to god movie star. How do they make it clear that they're paparazzi for character X, as opposed to character Y?

 

[HuckPilgrim]

The celebrity category includes fan fic stories about popular fictional characters so if you write a story about Detective Gordon of Batman fame it will go into celebrity.

You know, I get that, but somehow I thought the OP was saying something a little different the first time I read it.

 

[Kethandra]

Wow, so odd and fun. But it's kind of satisfying in that they're not chained to expressing fandom for a real person. Why not, I say. I love some fictional characters way more than I've loved any honest to god movie star. How do they make it clear that they're paparazzi for character X, as opposed to character Y?

Sorry, Huck, I made that one up. Though there is that one guy who hangs outside the Daily Planet Tokyo office...

 

[HuckPilgrim]

Sorry, Huck, I made that one up. Though there is that one guy who hangs outside the Daily Planet Tokyo office...

Oh, shit. You got me! This is what I say to my daughter when she tells me something I totally believe, until she rolls her eyes and sighs heavily. I'm so gullible! It's part of my charm.

 

[JagFarlane]

You know, I get that, but somehow I thought the OP was saying something a little different the first time I read it.

Ah okay, wasn't sure.

 

[JagFarlane]

In Japan, there's a whole subculture of young urban professionals who act as paparazzi for their favorite fictional celebrities.

Wow, so odd and fun. But it's kind of satisfying in that they're not chained to expressing fandom for a real person. Why not, I say. I love some fictional characters way more than I've loved any honest to god movie star. How do they make it clear that they're paparazzi for character X, as opposed to character Y?

Sorry, Huck, I made that one up. Though there is that one guy who hangs outside the Daily Planet Tokyo office...

Technically it's not really incorrect though. Lots of folks go to conventions with the intention of checking out the cosplayers, who are people who dress up like their favorite cartoon/anime/video game/movie characters. Happens a lot here in the US too.

 

[lovecraft68]

Technically it's not really incorrect though. Lots of folks go to conventions with the intention of checking out the cosplayers, who are people who dress up like their favorite cartoon/anime/video game/movie characters. Happens a lot here in the US too.

The last big convention I went to there were so many cos players, but more importantly the way many of the women were dressed....it dawned on me I would never bring a young child to one of these.

Between content and things like that, comic books and their" world have gotten to the point they are no longer appropriate for kids except for the 'lines' specifically aimed at them.

Imagine that....there has to be a specialized line of comics aimed just at kids....its sad to see what many of us remember as fun escapism turned into a world as filled with sex and violence and pain as the real world.

 

[HuckPilgrim]

Yup, it's true about the cosplay girls. There is a big gaming convention in Seattle and I was surprised and delighted by most of the costumes.

Thinking back to when I was a kid, thank heavens for the Archie comics and all those amazingly drawn hard bodies. Even Jughead had a sexy package!

 

[Rozalin_0123]

Columbus has all kinds of conventions and I've cosplayed several times. Quistis Trepe, Lili Rochefort, and Baby Bonnie Hood were all tasteful. Morrigan Aensland and Cammy... not so much. This year will undoubtedly will be a big year for the new Smash Bros so I think I'll be going as Zero Suit Samus

It wouldn't bother me bringing the kids to a convention like that. I seen just as slutty if not sluttier outfits this past Halloween when we were trick or treating. Obviously, I wouldn't be dressing them in the same manner and they'd never leave my sight

 

[Kethandra]

Gotta love the contest roller coaster:
1. Yay. The new story is up early, well under 24 hours.
2. Oh. Score is a perfect 1.00, no comments.
I had to laugh.

OK, it's my first attempt at FanFic, but still. It's short, simple, and now has nowhere to go but upwards.


http://www.literotica.com/s/merry-christmas-detective-gordon

 

[Hypoxia]

a brief note

My inspiration tap dried up about ten days ago. Maybe I'll finish a couple more contest pieces, maybe not. I don't know if I care any longer. I was massively one-bombed a couple days ago, with vote scores dropping precipitously and most of my Red H's going away. Yes, I PM'd Laurel. We'll see. Yeah, go ahead, tell me to grow a thicker skin and a sharper mind.

 

[lovecraft68]

My inspiration tap dried up about ten days ago. Maybe I'll finish a couple more contest pieces, maybe not. I don't know if I care any longer. I was massively one-bombed a couple days ago, with vote scores dropping precipitously and most of my Red H's going away. Yes, I PM'd Laurel. We'll see. Yeah, go ahead, tell me to grow a thicker skin and a sharper mind.

Well it does help to try to not focus so much on the H's and scores and more about comments from the people who enjoyed it and knowing you're happy with your story

But trolling is frustrating. My take is if out of the gate the story does so-so and maybe its just not being received all that well, I'm okay with it, but yeah when it reaches a score then you know its just malicious bombing its frustrating.

Many of my stories have high enough vote totals that trolling them down would take more than a couple of votes and be a lot of work-and obvious work that will be swept anyway-but my two first stories here have very low vote totals due to me being brand new at the time and in low voted categories(fetish/bdsm)

Those stories were once right around the red H mark and now one is barely above 4 because that's the one that sees the effect when someone in the forum gets ticked off and bombs me

That and the fact they start with A's and are close to the top of my story list. Trolls are lazy

 

[Kethandra]

My inspiration tap dried up about ten days ago. Maybe I'll finish a couple more contest pieces, maybe not. I don't know if I care any longer. I was massively one-bombed a couple days ago, with vote scores dropping precipitously and most of my Red H's going away. Yes, I PM'd Laurel. We'll see. Yeah, go ahead, tell me to grow a thicker skin and a sharper mind.

Your stories are appreciated, Hypoxia. They seem to come from a sharp mind. Sorry to hear about the one-bombing; the sweeps will be interesting when they happen.
Not caring about an incomplete story is a good sign (to me) to work on something else.

Hmm. I sent you a PM about one of your entries last week, I thought, but now I can't find it. Maybe that's why I didn't hear back. If I can recreate it, I'll send again.

 

[lovecraft68]

Columbus has all kinds of conventions and I've cosplayed several times. Quistis Trepe, Lili Rochefort, and Baby Bonnie Hood were all tasteful. Morrigan Aensland and Cammy... not so much. This year will undoubtedly will be a big year for the new Smash Bros so I think I'll be going as Zero Suit Samus

It wouldn't bother me bringing the kids to a convention like that. I seen just as slutty if not sluttier outfits this past Halloween when we were trick or treating. Obviously, I wouldn't be dressing them in the same manner and they'd never leave my sight

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/be/a5/cc/bea5ccd7b355981ae58b079dc709722e.jpg

 

[Kethandra]

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/be/a5/cc/bea5ccd7b355981ae58b079dc709722e.jpg

Nothing showing there that the kids wouldn't see at a Rennaisance Faire. And at a Con, her name probably isn't Wench.

 

[lovecraft68]

Nothing showing there that the kids wouldn't see at a Rennaisance Faire. And at a Con, her name probably isn't Wench.

I saw worse at the con, I just posted that for fun its a Morrigan, not sure if its the one Roz mentioned.

King Richards....A lot of cleavage, but nothing else showing-unless they are doing the belly dancing demonstration.

I used to be into that, have the full ensemble somewhere still, which brings to mind the fact I always thought it was a little dangerous to let a bunch of people run around with swords and daggers in public....

As for wench that has become replaced by the manga cos play and to say manga features a "little rape" would be like saying the sun's kind of warm. So the costumes have changed, but the general opinion of women by fan boys has not.

 

[Kethandra]

Agreed

I saw worse at the con, I just posted that for fun its a Morrigan, not sure if its the one Roz mentioned.

King Richards....A lot of cleavage, but nothing else showing-unless they are doing the belly dancing demonstration.

I used to be into that, have the full ensemble somewhere still, which brings to mind the fact I always thought it was a little dangerous to let a bunch of people run around with swords and daggers in public....

As for wench that has become replaced by the manga cos play and to say manga features a "little rape" would be like saying the sun's kind of warm. So the costumes have changed, but the general opinion of women by fan boys has not.

Agreed on the fanboy opinions of women, and not just fanboys. Fatshaming, slutshaming, victim blaming. Wives beaten by athletes counseled and pressured against reporting anything.

But the RennFairs in Calif I worked years ago had sexuality bubbling right near the surface, not just the outfits, the wordplay and hawking, general ribaldry. I saw people having actual sex more than once and paying customers displaying way more skin than this cosplayer.
I sold swords and daggers, so I was very aware of the dangers. And balanced that against the large increase in sales once customers were drunk. The security goon squad was impressive to watch when a drunken fool did get out of hand.
We also sold tiny metal "breast cups" - two dished circles of steel or copper made into a bikini with leather thong - with a hefty discount for ladies wearing them that day.

 

[lovecraft68]

Agreed on the fanboy opinions of women, and not just fanboys. Fatshaming, slutshaming, victim blaming. Wives beaten by athletes counseled and pressured against reporting anything.

But the RennFairs in Calif I worked years ago had sexuality bubbling right near the surface, not just the outfits, the wordplay and hawking, general ribaldry. I saw people having actual sex more than once and paying customers displaying way more skin than this cosplayer.
I sold swords and daggers, so I was very aware of the dangers. And balanced that against the large increase in sales once customers were drunk. The security goon squad was impressive to watch when a drunken fool did get out of hand.
We also sold tiny metal "breast cups" - two dished circles of steel or copper made into a bikini with leather thong - with a hefty discount for ladies wearing them that day.

When I get drunk in the bars I practice shaming....to the men around me. "Hey, can you see your dick without a mirror? Hey have you ever hit anything that can hit back? Do they make condoms that small or do you use the little rubber things people put on their fingers to turn pages?"

I'm the life of the party

 

[Kethandra]

When I get drunk in the bars I practice shaming....to the men around me. "Hey, can you see your dick without a mirror? Hey have you ever hit anything that can hit back? Do they make condoms that small or do you use the little rubber things people put on their fingers to turn pages?"

I'm the life of the party

At the LA Area Fair years ago, a young gangbangy looking fellow with his buddies sauntered up to the rack of swords I had on display. Most were historic designs, and then there was the huge Conan model, weighing over twice what a real sword would.
He looks at me and says "You can tell the size of a man's tool by the sword he carries."
I replied "You're right, Sir, and it's generally in inverse proportions."
He nodded in agreement, proudly put his hand on Conan, saying, "Yeah, and this one would be mine."
Another customer listening in sniggered, but Conan wannabe had no idea what I meant.

 

[soflabbwlvr]

The celebrity category includes fan fic stories about popular fictional characters so if you write a story about Detective Gordon of Batman fame it will go into celebrity.

Wait, what do fictional characters have to do with celebrity? Like a generic celebrity? As in a fictional character who is just popular? Huh.

That's so wild and unexpected.

I thought celebrity was the category for fan fiction or made up stories about real celebrities. So maybe a story that posits Tom Cruise as a gay man who loves to take it in the ass, but can't afford to let anyone know because of his reputation as a leading man. Or maybe a story that takes the characters from the Harry Potter universe and posits them bonking one another, as they're casting their spells. You know: celebrity stories!

Not only that, it also includes any story set in an established fictional universe. I know someone who wrote a Star Trek story using entirely original characters, and it ended up in celebrity.

 

[sr71plt]

Well it does help to try to not focus so much on the H's and scores and more about comments from the people who enjoyed it and knowing you're happy with your story

One would think so, and I completely agree with that, but it hasn't kept you and JKendallDwayne from razzing the rating of my stories on the forum (which is perhaps the sleaziest thing someone can do on a writers forum) despite mostly glowing comments on them--ratings that, considering how rabid you two are about me on the forum, one has got to believe that you helped create so that you could razz me on them.

(Waiting to see you foam at the mouth over this one. )

 

[Kethandra]

One would think so, and I completely agree with that, but it hasn't kept you and JKendallDwayne from razzing the rating of my stories on the forum (which is perhaps the sleaziest thing someone can do on a writers forum) despite mostly glowing comments on them--ratings that, considering how rabid you two are about me on the forum, one has got to believe that you helped create so that you could razz me on them.

(Waiting to see you foam at the mouth over this one. )

I did see a longwinded, overly researched rant by JKDw against you (mainly attacking scores, position on top lists, and Ws and Hs) on another thread yesterday. Not knowing either of you or your history, to an outside observer it seemed odd, obsessive and trolly for an authors forum. I assumed it wasn't the first pass at the barriers.
I do get the impression you enjoy pushing buttons.
As long as everyone's having fun, carry on.