Just submitted my first story

[Actual_Mom]

I decided to take the plunge and start by posting a story - well - part of it to see if I can even write. I've written several over the years but they never make it out for public consumption. Should be out in a few days (I hope). I know some topics only appeal to a select audience.

It is called 'Our Safe Place'
Tags: Crossdressing, Incest

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Here's the link
https://www.literotica.com/s/our-safe-place-pt-01

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Part 2 published
https://www.literotica.com/s/our-safe-place-pt-02

 

[NotWise]

I decided to take the plunge and start by posting a story - well - part of it to see if I can even write. I've written several over the years but they never make it out for public consumption. Should be out in a few days (I hope). I know some topics only appeal to a select audience.

It is called 'Our Safe Place'
Tags: Crossdressing, Incest

Congratulations. You should come back when it's published and post a link to the story.

 

[Salacious_Scribe]

I decided to take the plunge and start by posting a story - well - part of it to see if I can even write. I've written several over the years but they never make it out for public consumption. Should be out in a few days (I hope). I know some topics only appeal to a select audience.

It is called 'Our Safe Place'
Tags: Crossdressing, Incest

First, welcome to Lit.

Second congrats on getting a story submitted.

Piece of advice, always use all ten tags for your stories. This will help you get more reads once you come off the new list.

If you sue lit's tag cloud https://tags.literotica.com/, you can select the category and see the most frequenly searched tags for that category. Select appropriate ones for your story.

If you have anyother questions ask away, most people here are helpful and we were all new once.

Again welcome. I look forward to reading your story.

 

[Actual_Mom]

Will link when / if it gets approved

I do feel kind of exposed, but will post the link when / if it gets approved.

 

[Justabaldguy70]

I do feel kind of exposed, but will post the link when / if it gets approved.

I hope it does

 

[gunhilltrain]

I do feel kind of exposed, but will post the link when / if it gets approved.

I still feel exposed! But write what you want; there is a "select audience" for everything (allowed by the site, of course).

 

[Silverslacker70]

I'll read yours if you'll read mine - check back later
https://www.literotica.com/s/a-scene-from-rumpleton-manor

 

[Emirus]

I decided to take the plunge and start by posting a story - well - part of it to see if I can even write. I've written several over the years but they never make it out for public consumption. Should be out in a few days (I hope). I know some topics only appeal to a select audience.

It is called 'Our Safe Place'
Tags: Crossdressing, Incest

As has already been said we all had to post our first story so we know how you’re feeling but you’ve done the hard bit. Please put a link on here when it’s published and you’ll receive some very constructive and helpful advice. I put my first story in Feedback and received some valuable advice and, although I didn’t like some of it at the time, I realised later just how helpful it had been.

 

[Ava_T_Argent]

I, too, just posted my first story, and it was a nail-biting, gut-wrenching experience. But I'm so glad I did it!

The most immediate reward for me is just watching the number of views grow. I thought a few dozen people might see what I wrote; maybe half or less would actually read it. But you're going to get a LOT of exposure, so I'm sure that will be a rewarding experience in and of itself.

As others have said, you've already done the hard part. So congratulations, and good luck!

-ava

 

[housewares]

Congrats to you, Ava, submitting that first story stirs up the craziest and stressful and exhilarating emotions all at once!

 

[Soshameless11]

I decided to take the plunge and start by posting a story - well - part of it to see if I can even write. I've written several over the years but they never make it out for public consumption. Should be out in a few days (I hope). I know some topics only appeal to a select audience.

It is called 'Our Safe Place'
Tags: Crossdressing, Incest

Congratulations! I look forward to reading it...both those tags get me going!

 

[Soshameless11]

Saw your first story

I really enjoyed this. There aren't many GM/GS tales here, and this was a hot look at a mature lady who knows what she wants. Well done.

 

[Actual_Mom]

Published

Published -
https://www.literotica.com/s/our-safe-place-pt-01

 

[HappySpouse]

Published -
https://www.literotica.com/s/our-safe-place-pt-01

Congratulations on having a published story.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Published -
https://www.literotica.com/s/our-safe-place-pt-01

The first story is always a tough one, so congratulations for taking the plunge. As you can see from your first comments, there are readers for everything, and you'll get followers.

A couple of tips - to get you more followers and to avoid the common pitfalls for new writers. They're the basics - most writers have encountered them, and the sooner you nail them, the easier it gets.

Watch your dialogue punctuation.

"Holy crap!! ... Sorry Grandma. You never get up this early." he blurted out.

should be:

"...You never get up this early," he blurted out.

- comma before the speech tag, not a fullstop. There are other, consistent punctuation glitches - brush up on the basics, fix them in edit, and it won't take long before you punctuate correctly as you write the first draft.

Careful with your tense. The story is mostly past tense, but occasionally you slip into present tense, and then switch back. Don't panic, we've all done that - I've got several early stories where the sex scenes slipped into present tense, then switched back to past tense as the story continued. I didn't even realise I was doing that until it was pointed out - if a bloke called Simon wanders past, pay attention .

Don't feel you have to give an infodump on your characters in the first few paragraphs. Let readers discover who your characters are today by describing what they're doing today. We don't really need their life history - but where it is important, weave it in where it's needed - but it's often not needed at all.

Your dialogue gets a little repetitive. Sprinkle the "sweeties" lightly, and for goddsake, he doesn't need to keep apologising! His awkwardness got a little annoying - maybe he was a little slow on the uptake, I don't know, but a hot naked woman who clearly liked the idea of educating her young man...

These are all easy things to fix - keep an eye on them as you continue writing, and you can only get better. I'm a million words in and still learning, still correcting, still finding my tics - as I say, we all go through it, and we all learn that perfection ain't possible..

Keep going, you're doing fine .

ps: why does she say she'll shave just because he wants her to? Bit of a porn cliche, that. He's the bike rider, why not turn the trope around to have her prepare him for the bike race?

pps: the notion of a safe place. Good stuff, we need more of those.

 

[Silverslacker70]

Read it and enjoyed it. Well done.

 

[Silverslacker70]

And can I recommend
https://www.literotica.com/s/a-scene-from-rumpleton-manor

 

[Iam_Little2020]

I decided to take the plunge and start by posting a story - well - part of it to see if I can even write. I've written several over the years but they never make it out for public consumption. Should be out in a few days (I hope). I know some topics only appeal to a select audience.

It is called 'Our Safe Place'
Tags: Crossdressing, Incest

*** edit ***
Here's the link
https://www.literotica.com/s/our-safe-place-pt-01

*** edit ***
Part 2 published
https://www.literotica.com/s/our-safe-place-pt-02

I just finished part one! Very hot! Is yet his based on experience or what you like?

 

[Kitschshaman]

Published -
https://www.literotica.com/s/our-safe-place-pt-01

A lovely story...loved it

 

[Gator66]

What a wonderful first story! I truly cared about the characters and enjoyed their interaction. The grammar stuff will only get better. BRAVO!