Pimp My Blurb

[blin18]

Hi Readers of Story Feedback,

I'm a lurker here, not a poster ... too chicken to hear what you professional reviewers have to say.

I'm not looking for a story review. What I want is your opinion on my story titles, blurbs, and categories. I'm pretty happy with my writing and my scores, but I want to reach more readers.

Some of my stories get a lot of readers and some get hardly any - even though they get about the same score. I understand that some categories are more popular than others, but that doesn't explain all of it because I'm getting huge disparities even within a category.

"That's fascinating Belinda, tell me how I can help."

Glad you asked. I think I'm shit at choosing story names and writing one-liner blurbs, but I sometimes get lucky with a good one. Below is a reproduction of my Sumbissions Page, complete with links, dates, H-tags, blurbs and categories.

Since this is all you see when you choose a story to read, please tell me:
- Which one (or more) would you read? Why?
- Which one (or more) would you skip? Why?

If you read off the New Releases lists, you can also see comment counts, so I have included them as well with a hyperlink (eg 10@) to check them out (I sometimes do that to see what others have said)

If you really want to do me a crazy, solid favour, then read one of the stories you wouldn't normally read, and tell me how I can improve my Story Name, Blurb, or Category to get more readers.

08/21/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] Best on Board (4.79) - Virgin Bob gets a full service upgrade from Economy - (First Time) 21@
09/03/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] Best On Board 02: First Class (4.82) - Vicky, Celeste and Bob in a sexy 3-way in First Class. - (Group Sex) 9@
02/12/15 [highlight]H[/highlight] Goodbye, Miss Granger Ch. 01 (4.63) - Meet Jeannie Granger, "a Plain but Ambitious Girl". - (Novels and Novellas) 5@
02/17/15 [highlight]H[/highlight] Goodbye, Miss Granger Ch. 02-03 (4.69) - Jeannie joins the Hermione Granger Appreciation Soc (NoSex) - (Novels and Novellas) 5@
02/20/15 [highlight]H[/highlight] Goodbye, Miss Granger Ch. 04-05 (4.89) - Jeannie's graduates Belinda's Better Boffer Boot Camp. - (Novels and Novellas) 4@
02/26/15 [highlight]H[/highlight] Goodbye, Miss Granger Ch. 06-07 (4.67) - Jeannie and Kevin finally lose their virginity. - (Novels and Novellas) 5@
03/01/15 [highlight]H[/highlight] Goodbye, Miss Granger Ch. 08-09 (4.83) - No means ... I don't know! - (Novels and Novellas) 4@
03/03/15 [highlight]H[/highlight] Goodbye, Miss Granger Ch. 10 (4.82) - Muck-up day - Jeannie goes on a thrill ride. - (Novels and Novellas) 2@
03/07/15 [highlight]H[/highlight] Goodbye, Miss Granger Ch. 11 (4.98) - FINAL: Jeannie in the Sponge Toss. - (Novels and Novellas) 6@
11/29/14 -- Note to Self (4.38) - An intimate encounter causes Anna to reexamine her sexuality. - (Lesbian Sex) 12@
10/26/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Virgin Bride (4.76) - An erotic fanfic. - (Celebrities) 14@
07/01/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] The Headmaster's Office (4.77) - No Panties Tuesday is no day to be called into the office. - (Erotic Couplings) 20@
07/08/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] The Headmaster's Office 02: Fantasy Night (4.78) - Sex with a stranger in the girls' dorm. - (Group Sex) 11@
07/14/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] The Headmaster's Office 03: Ingenious Toys (4.72) - Out on the town with radio linked vibrators. - (Toys & Masturbation) 6@
07/20/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] The Headmaster's Office 04: Dirty Talk (4.71) - Dirty talk gets a lot dirtier if you do it with the actions. - (Erotic Couplings) 7@
07/27/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] The Headmaster's Office 05: Wedding Cake Island (4.75) - How many times does 1 go into 2? More than you'd think! - (Group Sex) 6@
08/09/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] The Headmaster's Office 06: Twisting on the Gallows Pole (4.73) - Sexing up Strip Twister with lingerie? That's cheating! - (Erotic Couplings) 2@
08/03/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] The Headmaster's Office 07: Sundara (4.82) - An upskirt shoe store fantasy ... with toys and sex ... duh! - (Exhibitionist & Voyeur) 10@
04/30/15 -- The Lingerie Tester (4.24) - Hotwife Angie teases a shopper, then finishes hubby Geoff - (Loving Wives) 24@
09/22/14 [highlight]H[/highlight]W The Winsome Widow (4.87) - Magic and mystery abound at a sexy storytelling club. - (Mind Control) 26@

Hope you can help

 

[RejectReality]

This is my favorite right here. It has a tongue-in-cheek vibe that makes me smile, and having the word virgin in there attracts attention. It might seem a no-brainer for the First Time category, but there are still people choosing stories from the main New Stories page, and the description is more visible than the category there.

08/21/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] Best on Board (4.79) - Virgin Bob gets a full service upgrade from Economy - (First Time) 21@

I think it's a good one to have at the top of your story list. People made curious by your newest release are going to see it first, so it will make a good first impression.

09/03/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] Best On Board 02: First Class (4.82) - Vicky, Celeste and Bob in a sexy 3-way in First Class. - (Group Sex) 9@

Not quite as enticing, but it still has the eye-catching buzz-words that will cause people to stop and look. If this is one of the "disparities" you're talking about, be aware that readership on multi-part stories always falls off. Even if they're standalone stories that share characters, the chapter number is enough to turn away people who don't like long stories.

02/12/15 [highlight]H[/highlight] Goodbye, Miss Granger Ch. 01 (4.63) - Meet Jeannie Granger, "a Plain but Ambitious Girl". - (Novels and Novellas) 5@

I like the title. The description doesn't really have much pop for the average reader, but it made me curious enough.

02/17/15 [highlight]H[/highlight] Goodbye, Miss Granger Ch. 02-03 (4.69) - Jeannie joins the Hermione Granger Appreciation Soc (NoSex) - (Novels and Novellas) 5@

Obviously, the "NoSex" tag is going to turn away a lot of people who are here for sexual gratification. Having to cut off the word "society" in order to add it doesn't help either. I would drop the tag from the description line, but put it in the story tags. Because it's Literotica, I might also mention it at the beginning/end of the chapter text.

02/20/15 [highlight]H[/highlight] Goodbye, Miss Granger Ch. 04-05 (4.89) - Jeannie's graduates Belinda's Better Boffer Boot Camp. - (Novels and Novellas) 4@

The alliteration makes me smile. Other people's mileage may vary.

02/26/15 [highlight]H[/highlight] Goodbye, Miss Granger Ch. 06-07 (4.67) - Jeannie and Kevin finally lose their virginity. - (Novels and Novellas) 5@

Having virginity in the description line is absolutely an eye-catcher.

03/01/15 [highlight]H[/highlight] Goodbye, Miss Granger Ch. 08-09 (4.83) - No means ... I don't know! - (Novels and Novellas) 4@

This one's a bit of a red flag. Non-con can be a story killer here -- especially if it shows up in a way that the reader considers unexpected and outside of the experience they're used to from a multi-chapter story. This gives me a tongue-in-cheek vibe that I would normally like, but when combined with potential non-con, it actually feels creepy.

I have no idea if that's what's happening here, because I'm just looking at what you've presented on the forum, but that's the first thought I had looking at the title and description, which is the point of the exercise.

03/03/15 [highlight]H[/highlight] Goodbye, Miss Granger Ch. 10 (4.82) - Muck-up day - Jeannie goes on a thrill ride. - (Novels and Novellas) 2@

This one is kind of blah, and "Muck-up day" made me say, "What?" Naturally, those who are reading the story may know exactly what your'e talking about, and by this point in a multi-chapter story, that's going to be the bulk of your readership anyway.

03/07/15 [highlight]H[/highlight] Goodbye, Miss Granger Ch. 11 (4.98) - FINAL: Jeannie in the Sponge Toss. - (Novels and Novellas) 6@

Again, "Sponge Toss" made me say, "What?" Having the word "FINAL" in there is good, though. Noting that a multi-chapter story is finished in the description line of the last chapter lets people who've been burned by unfinished stories start with the knowledge yours is already done.

11/29/14 -- Note to Self (4.38) - An intimate encounter causes Anna to reexamine her sexuality. - (Lesbian Sex) 12@

I like the title. The description line has just enough buzz to make you curious without going too far overboard. If this is a story that leans toward romantic, that's a very, very good thing. You're attracting exactly the kind of reader you're looking for. If it leans toward the down and dirty, a little more spice in the description might be in order. Hit it with the dirty words when the characters are getting wild.

10/26/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Virgin Bride (4.76) - An erotic fanfic. - (Celebrities) 14@

The title dances on the line between tongue-in-cheek and what I call "classic porn parody". To me, it leans enough toward tongue-in-cheek, but others' mileage may vary. The description line doesn't really have much to offer.

07/01/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] The Headmaster's Office (4.77) - No Panties Tuesday is no day to be called into the office. - (Erotic Couplings) 20@

The title's okay. It doesn't hit me hard, but it doesn't turn me away, either. The description line is sure to attract notice, though. It's a good way to start a multi-part story.

07/08/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] The Headmaster's Office 02: Fantasy Night (4.78) - Sex with a stranger in the girls' dorm. - (Group Sex) 11@

Again, this will attract the attention of readers with the description line. Stroke readers know what is coming from the buzz-words.

07/14/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] The Headmaster's Office 03: Ingenious Toys (4.72) - Out on the town with radio linked vibrators. - (Toys & Masturbation) 6@

The description on this one certainly caught my attention. It points toward the kind of mild BDSM that your average Joe can engage in without getting deep into the scene, with a side of exhibitionism.

07/20/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] The Headmaster's Office 04: Dirty Talk (4.71) - Dirty talk gets a lot dirtier if you do it with the actions. - (Erotic Couplings) 7@

Having the buzz of "dirty talk" in there will attract eyes, but the full text reads awkwardly.

07/27/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] The Headmaster's Office 05: Wedding Cake Island (4.75) - How many times does 1 go into 2? More than you'd think! - (Group Sex) 6@

Now that I think about it, this is a tie with the first description line for pure smile-factor. It doesn't have any buzz-words, but you know what it's implying. The sub-title is a head-scratcher, but likely not to the bulk of the readers following the story.

08/09/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] The Headmaster's Office 06: Twisting on the Gallows Pole (4.73) - Sexing up Strip Twister with lingerie? That's cheating! - (Erotic Couplings) 2@

A touch of fun with just the right amount of buzz. I like this one too. I don't know about the sub-title, though. A little too dark next to that description, even though I like it outside of that context.

08/03/14 [highlight]H[/highlight] The Headmaster's Office 07: Sundara (4.82) - An upskirt shoe store fantasy ... with toys and sex ... duh! - (Exhibitionist & Voyeur) 10@

Another sub-title that makes me scratch my head, but again, probably not the readers following a multi-chapter story at this stage. You've got upskirt in there for buzz, and a touch of humor, but this one isn't as strong as the other two that really made me smile.

04/30/15 -- The Lingerie Tester (4.24) - Hotwife Angie teases a shopper, then finishes hubby Geoff - (Loving Wives) 24@

I like the title. The description line has an appropriate amount of buzz, and to me, it indicates a husband who knows his wife is hot, understands guys are going to look at her, and gets off on that a little. He knows he has her, and all they can do is wish. If the story follows that pattern with a look-but-don't-touch for the other guy, and the husband reaping the benefits, it would be exactly what I was expecting.

09/22/14 [highlight]H[/highlight]W The Winsome Widow (4.87) - Magic and mystery abound at a sexy storytelling club. - (Mind Control) 26@

Like the title, but I'm fond of alliteration, as I mentioned earlier. The description has a touch of buzz from "sexy" and overall it makes me curious.

And there you have it. Knee-jerk impressions from the titles and description lines with absolutely no story context.

 

[DreamCloud]

I don't think blurbs or titles help at all. Well, maybe for the the readers who never make it through the first sex scene.

I would just make sure you have shorter stories that will lead your readers to your longer works. If the quality is good - they will come (pun intended).

 

[blin18]

Thanks RR. I've read some of your stories and I know you know what you're talking about with this stuff. So to get such detailed feedback is fantastic.

I won't yet list the stories that have circulated poorly for fear of tainting opinions of others. Suffice to say you had a good hit rate (and bang on the money with some), though some titles that appealed to you bombed with the public.

Thanks again for your detailed feedback.

 

[blin18]

I don't think blurbs or titles help at all. Well, maybe for the the readers who never make it through the first sex scene.

I would just make sure you have shorter stories that will lead your readers to your longer works. If the quality is good - they will come (pun intended).

Really!? Oh wow, I always thought longer stories did better, but I was only looking at scores, not views.

I run on a bit and struggle to finish a story under 10k words. When you say short, do you mean 2 pages or 1? It might be a good exercise for me to trim the back story on a new one and see if numbers jump.

 

[RejectReality]

You have to keep in mind that day of the week has an effect. So does your position in the new story list, and your position on the category hub new story list. When you get your H has an impact as well. If you get it early in the day, you'll get more views because of it.

You only have control over one of those things.

If a story is clocking in between a full Lit page and 3 Lit pages, you're in the butter zone of the Lit reader attention span. Less than a full Lit page doesn't seem to do well unless the story is especially good, which isn't easy. Once the page counter at the bottom breaks three, a lot of people back away.

Anything with multiple parts ( which is anything that gets grouped as a series, regardless of whether they're true chapters or standalone stories that share something ) gets diminishing returns. You have to figure that in when looking at submissions within the same category. Comparing a chapter 3 of one story to a one-shot or a chapter 1 of another story is akin to comparing apples to aardvarks.

I've never extensively parsed data on it, but my casual observation is that category-hopping in a story or series hurts your numbers. It's especially true when you make a foray into a riskier category such as Incest, Loving Wives, Gay Male, etc. The more targeted a readership's kink is, the more likely you'll lose them when you leave the category in another chapter, and the more likely you'll lose existing readers who don't want to go there.

 

[DreamCloud]

Really!? Oh wow, I always thought longer stories did better, but I was only looking at scores, not views.

I run on a bit and struggle to finish a story under 10k words. When you say short, do you mean 2 pages or 1? It might be a good exercise for me to trim the back story on a new one and see if numbers jump.

Actually, for short, I mean non-chapters. I'm with you - the story's just getting started at 10k. My current story is at 11k and I haven't fully set the plot yet. Of course, it would help if I knew what the plot was.

 

[blin18]

You have to keep in mind that day of the week has an effect. So does your position in the new story list, and your position on the category hub new story list. When you get your H has an impact as well. If you get it early in the day, you'll get more views because of it.

Most weeks there's a release Thursday night .au time. I figured that was best to get high on the list for the weekend. Do you agree?

Having said that, most of my stories have been released Sunday night simply because I had time to submit them on Friday or Saturday.

 

[RejectReality]

Those Sunday releases are probably a serious drain. Laurel has even stopped posting contest stories on Sundays because it's such a shit day.

Thursday night/Friday morning has always been my best performer, and it's what I always shoot for. If that's not an option, I like Tuesday night/Wednesday morning.

Most weeks there's a release Thursday night .au time. I figured that was best to get high on the list for the weekend. Do you agree?

Having said that, most of my stories have been released Sunday night simply because I had time to submit them on Friday or Saturday.

 

[sr71plt]

A strange contradiction: I consistently get more comments and favoriting on Sunday than any other day of the week.

 

[Combat323]

I think the Novel/Novellas category weeds out a lot of readers who are looking for something short.

Then, if you write chapter one, some people will like it and stick around for chapter 2. As you go on, the scores go up but the views go down because you're limited to those who like the story enough to stick with it.

If you write chapter x in one category, and chapter y in another, readers who favor the first category may not follow and readers who favor the new category may skip over chapter y because they never read chapter x.

So, I think it's not so much about the blurb. It's more likely to be about timing, category, and the first few paragraphs.

 

[blin18]

If you write chapter x in one category, and chapter y in another, readers who favor the first category may not follow and readers who favor the new category may skip over chapter y because they never read chapter x.

Yeah, that's a good point. The Headmasters Office is a series of semiindependent stories with common characters but varying hetro and bi-female themes, hence the different categories. If I had my time over, I might not make them a series.

The last three in this series really underperformed in terms of reader numbers.

Goodbye, Miss Granger is a single novella that I released over a two week period. It was originally in different categories (mistake) but I later moved them all to Novellas / Novels.

This story has performed very well in voting, but has hardly any readers. It seems I made just about every mistake possible in the release. I probably should have released the whole thing in a single 13 page story in Novellas or just maybe Reluctance.

 

[rjordan]

When I find a story that looks interesting, I pull up the list for that author and bookmark others I would like. I've pulled up your list several times. The only one I have read is Lingerie Tester. Let me tell you, as a reader, why I have never read any of the others.

When I see a whole list of series, it is just overwhelming. Any story I pick is going to become a commitment. Goodbye, Miss Granger has 11 chapters. I don't have time for that, I tell myself. I'm not even going to try the first one, because if I don't like it, I've wasted my time. Actually, I would scratch that series because it is in Novels and Novellas. That's like going in Barnes & Noble and having everything in one place. I have no idea what it is going to be about, and again, it's a time commitment I don't want to get involved with.

Series that have every chapter in a different category get axed right away. I don't read every category normally. I rarely read more than 2 or 3 different categories. So I'm not likely to involve myself in a series where I probably won't enjoy most of the chapters.

Someone said blurbs are unimportant. Maybe to some. I often scan the New Stories by looking ONLY at the blurbs. The titles are mostly meaningless. Goodbye, Miss Granger tells me nothing. I don't know Miss Granger and have no reason to believe I should. But the blurbs might entice me. Let's see:

Jeannie joins the Hermione Granger Appreciation Society. I have no idea what the hell that is, and it doesn't look interesting enough to dig deeper.

Jeannie graduates Belinda's Better Boffer Boot Camp. I have no idea what the hell that is either, but it really does look interesting and funny. I might mark that story to read if it was self standing and not part of a novella.

Here's some from Headmaster's Office.

No Panties Tuesday is no day to be called into the office. An intriguing blurb.

Out on the town with radio linked vibrators. Who could resist?

Some of the others are OK. I think blurbs are your chance to SELL yourself and your story. Blowing them off is a wasted opportunity. They should get as much attention as the first sentence of your story, because I will see the blurb. If it doesn't grab me, I'll never see the first sentence of your story.

There's more. So much more, but that's a start on my take as a READER, not as a writer.

rj

 

[blin18]

When I find a story that looks interesting, I pull up the list for that author and bookmark others I would like. I've pulled up your list several times. The only one I have read is Lingerie Tester. Let me tell you, as a reader, why I have never read any of the others.

When I see a whole list of series, it is just overwhelming. Any story I pick is going to become a commitment. Goodbye, Miss Granger has 11 chapters. I don't have time for that, I tell myself. I'm not even going to try the first one, because if I don't like it, I've wasted my time. Actually, I would scratch that series because it is in Novels and Novellas. That's like going in Barnes & Noble and having everything in one place. I have no idea what it is going to be about, and again, it's a time commitment I don't want to get involved with.

Series that have every chapter in a different category get axed right away. I don't read every category normally. I rarely read more than 2 or 3 different categories. So I'm not likely to involve myself in a series where I probably won't enjoy most of the chapters.

Someone said blurbs are unimportant. Maybe to some. I often scan the New Stories by looking ONLY at the blurbs. The titles are mostly meaningless. Goodbye, Miss Granger tells me nothing. I don't know Miss Granger and have no reason to believe I should. But the blurbs might entice me. Let's see:

Jeannie joins the Hermione Granger Appreciation Society. I have no idea what the hell that is, and it doesn't look interesting enough to dig deeper.

Jeannie graduates Belinda's Better Boffer Boot Camp. I have no idea what the hell that is either, but it really does look interesting and funny. I might mark that story to read if it was self standing and not part of a novella.

Here's some from Headmaster's Office.

No Panties Tuesday is no day to be called into the office. An intriguing blurb.

Out on the town with radio linked vibrators. Who could resist?

Some of the others are OK. I think blurbs are your chance to SELL yourself and your story. Blowing them off is a wasted opportunity. They should get as much attention as the first sentence of your story, because I will see the blurb. If it doesn't grab me, I'll never see the first sentence of your story.

There's more. So much more, but that's a start on my take as a READER, not as a writer.

rj

Excellent! Wonderfully detailed feedback. I can definitely work with some of those suggestions.

As a time-poor reader, when does a story become too long for you to commit? 4 pages? More? If Goodbye, Miss Granger was presented in a single 13 page submission in Erotic Couplings with an intriguing blurb and better title, might you be tempted?

 

[rjordan]

As a time-poor reader, when does a story become too long for you to commit? 4 pages? More? If Goodbye, Miss Granger was presented in a single 13 page submission in Erotic Couplings with an intriguing blurb and better title, might you be tempted?

Let me point out a couple of my favorite authors and tell you why I like them (besides exceptional writing ability, great stories or words that flow like honey). I read these three authors, usually no matter what they write.

FrancisMacomber
His stories are in the 5-6 page range, sometimes more. Instead of a series, he does stories with a recurring protagonist. His very best, in my opinion, was a Southern belle lawyer named Miz Sarah. Each of her stories was self-contained, but had recurring elements like good series TV. It could have been done with individual chapters, but is more manageable as a series of unconnected stories. I could pick and choose which I read without missing anything, but they were all so good I didn't dare.

He has about 45 stories posted, 80% of which have red H's,and all but one in Loving Wives. LW is a tough audience, but really good storytellers can do well there.


SirThopas
Most of his work is in series. He only has a couple of freestanding stories. My favorite of his was only 3 parts, Mad Dog and the Dream. The first part of each of his series was so compelling to me, there was no question I would follow the story as long as he wrote it. So the promise of a compelling story is sometimes worth the time commitment if I have confidence that the author will deliver for me.

angiquesophie
I love her style. Paragraphs typically two sentences long. Each can evoke an image that others couldn't do in a page. She often does series, but her chapters are very short. Sometimes only 2 pages. Each ends at a logical point and the next day, another appears so it is easy to maintain momentum through the story.

I'm not the only fan--she has more green E's than anyone I've read here. But she has surprisingly few red H's given her writing talent. It may be because the majority of her stories are in LW with a few in BDSM (which I skip even though she wrote them).

To get back to your questions:
I'll experiment with almost any 2 page story. I need a convincing blurb or a known author to read more. At 5 or 6 pages, I'll bail without hesitation if the first screen full doesn't grab me.

If Miss Granger was done the way I described the Miz Sarah stories, I'd give it a try. Self contained stories with a common protagonist, and maybe recurring characters. I haven't read the story, so I can't offer much. But based on the blurbs, if it were 3 or 4 self-contained stories, I'd be tempted. Thirteen page stories rarely hold my interest, but a few have succeeded.

Kind of free thinking here, but hopefully it is useful.

rj

 

[blin18]

Let me point out a couple of my favorite authors and tell you why I like them (besides exceptional writing ability, great stories or words that flow like honey). I read these three authors, usually no matter what they write.

FrancisMacomber
His stories are in the 5-6 page range, sometimes more. Instead of a series, he does stories with a recurring protagonist. His very best, in my opinion, was a Southern belle lawyer named Miz Sarah. Each of her stories was self-contained, but had recurring elements like good series TV. It could have been done with individual chapters, but is more manageable as a series of unconnected stories. I could pick and choose which I read without missing anything, but they were all so good I didn't dare.

He has about 45 stories posted, 80% of which have red H's,and all but one in Loving Wives. LW is a tough audience, but really good storytellers can do well there.


SirThopas
Most of his work is in series. He only has a couple of freestanding stories. My favorite of his was only 3 parts, Mad Dog and the Dream. The first part of each of his series was so compelling to me, there was no question I would follow the story as long as he wrote it. So the promise of a compelling story is sometimes worth the time commitment if I have confidence that the author will deliver for me.

angiquesophie
I love her style. Paragraphs typically two sentences long. Each can evoke an image that others couldn't do in a page. She often does series, but her chapters are very short. Sometimes only 2 pages. Each ends at a logical point and the next day, another appears so it is easy to maintain momentum through the story.

I'm not the only fan--she has more green E's than anyone I've read here. But she has surprisingly few red H's given her writing talent. It may be because the majority of her stories are in LW with a few in BDSM (which I skip even though she wrote them).

To get back to your questions:
I'll experiment with almost any 2 page story. I need a convincing blurb or a known author to read more. At 5 or 6 pages, I'll bail without hesitation if the first screen full doesn't grab me.

If Miss Granger was done the way I described the Miz Sarah stories, I'd give it a try. Self contained stories with a common protagonist, and maybe recurring characters. I haven't read the story, so I can't offer much. But based on the blurbs, if it were 3 or 4 self-contained stories, I'd be tempted. Thirteen page stories rarely hold my interest, but a few have succeeded.

Kind of free thinking here, but hopefully it is useful.

rj

Many thanks again. FWIW, Miss Granger is most definitely a novella, not a series of loosely connected adventures. There is just the one story arc whereby Jeannie discovers and fulfils her taken-by-a-stranger fantasy.

My Headmaster series is a *bit* more like what you're talking about with different adventures involving the same characters, however there is an ideal reading sequence that makes it more of a serial than a series.

But these are tips I can use for future works, Thank you.

Fun fact: Bob from The Lingerie Tester is actually what you're talking about - a recurring character from the two Best On Board stories.