mistakenconfidence
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- Nov 21, 2016
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Hello there, authors of Literotica.
I would first like to apologize for the long post, and say that I appreciate any and all help and advice veterans of this site and forum are willing to provide. Some brief backstory here, I am a 26 yr old girl who first discovered this site in secret in my early teens, and have been addicted ever since. After more than a decade of reading and exploring the site, I have decided to come forward and share a story of my own, for better or for worse.
I want to state this up front, that my story is not a fun one -- and that is the source of my problem. It is about a very dark time in a girl's life, and while my story is graphic and sexual in detail, the overarching theme is very emotional, intense, and well... just unpleasant to most.
My story is called His Favorite Niece and as the title would imply, I put it in the Incest/Taboo category. However, in the two days since it has been published, my inbox has been awash with feedback and complaints that my story has been miscategorized, meaning that it should have been put into Nonconsent/Reluctance instead. I have since put in for an edit for the change, which is pending. I hadn't considered it at the time, but my take away now is that putting my story in the incest category has misled people as to the tone of my story, resulting in one anonymous comment that upset me to the point where I'm strongly considering deleting my story altogether:
This comment brought me to tears immediately. This was not at all the intent of sharing my story. It hit me after reading this that most anything I've read on here with the exception of a select few, have been much, much more lighthearted than mine. Literotica, on top of being a hidden pastime of mine, has long been a pleasant escape from issues in my own life -- sort of the antithesis of my own contribution here.
Does anyone have any advice for how to better approach publishing a story like mine onto this site? Or it very well could be that Literotica is just not the place for my tale, and I should consider taking it elsewhere. Part of me wants to take it down, but then another part of me thinks that it's important to get it out that there is darkness that lives in this sexual world we are all so enthralled in.
I am just having a hard time with the fact that my story could hurt others. Honest opinions are appreciated, and apologies for posting on such a serious topic amongst all the fun on this site. Another thing, as my post crests 20,000+ views in just two days, I honestly never expected my story to reach an audience here. Unfamiliar with how stories are shared, I just assumed that my story would be thrown in with the hundreds of thousands of stories here and seldom be found, but now that I see how the New section works, it's clear that I was very much mistaken.
Any and all feedback is welcome. If anyone has a suggestion for a more appropriate outlet for my story, I would very much like to hear it. Also, if anyone has feedback on my writing, that too would be appreciated. I am very much an amateur.
Sincerely yours,
Ally
I would first like to apologize for the long post, and say that I appreciate any and all help and advice veterans of this site and forum are willing to provide. Some brief backstory here, I am a 26 yr old girl who first discovered this site in secret in my early teens, and have been addicted ever since. After more than a decade of reading and exploring the site, I have decided to come forward and share a story of my own, for better or for worse.
I want to state this up front, that my story is not a fun one -- and that is the source of my problem. It is about a very dark time in a girl's life, and while my story is graphic and sexual in detail, the overarching theme is very emotional, intense, and well... just unpleasant to most.
My story is called His Favorite Niece and as the title would imply, I put it in the Incest/Taboo category. However, in the two days since it has been published, my inbox has been awash with feedback and complaints that my story has been miscategorized, meaning that it should have been put into Nonconsent/Reluctance instead. I have since put in for an edit for the change, which is pending. I hadn't considered it at the time, but my take away now is that putting my story in the incest category has misled people as to the tone of my story, resulting in one anonymous comment that upset me to the point where I'm strongly considering deleting my story altogether:
"This story made me relive one of my own worst nightmares. Definetly not erotic but certainly powerful. Maybe this should be under non-consentual since the primary thrust of the story is less about the incestuous relationship and more about the domination and repeated rape of the girl. This story turned me off completely but I was unable to stop reading. I guarantee I will be having nigtmares tonight."
This comment brought me to tears immediately. This was not at all the intent of sharing my story. It hit me after reading this that most anything I've read on here with the exception of a select few, have been much, much more lighthearted than mine. Literotica, on top of being a hidden pastime of mine, has long been a pleasant escape from issues in my own life -- sort of the antithesis of my own contribution here.
Does anyone have any advice for how to better approach publishing a story like mine onto this site? Or it very well could be that Literotica is just not the place for my tale, and I should consider taking it elsewhere. Part of me wants to take it down, but then another part of me thinks that it's important to get it out that there is darkness that lives in this sexual world we are all so enthralled in.
I am just having a hard time with the fact that my story could hurt others. Honest opinions are appreciated, and apologies for posting on such a serious topic amongst all the fun on this site. Another thing, as my post crests 20,000+ views in just two days, I honestly never expected my story to reach an audience here. Unfamiliar with how stories are shared, I just assumed that my story would be thrown in with the hundreds of thousands of stories here and seldom be found, but now that I see how the New section works, it's clear that I was very much mistaken.
Any and all feedback is welcome. If anyone has a suggestion for a more appropriate outlet for my story, I would very much like to hear it. Also, if anyone has feedback on my writing, that too would be appreciated. I am very much an amateur.
Sincerely yours,
Ally