The official Authors' Hangout Halloween 2020 contest Support Thread

[BarracudaSwordfish]

I have 6 favorites, 2.4k reads, 4.42 on 40 votes and a comment for my story, "Witch's Blade."

Maybe it's a bad title or a bad short description or just Erotic Horror not generating enough views and love.

Would anyone care to take a peek and critique for me? I'd appreciate it.

https://literotica.com/s/witchs-blade

Good story, well written and well told - I enjoyed it. Worth a 5!

I'm in the same position with my first foray into Erotic Horror. Only 1.7k views since Tuesday, 5 faves and 4.43 which would be better but for the usual uni-bombers.

I can only assume it is a slow-moving genre and there have only been 4 submissions since mine.

https://www.literotica.com/beta/s/heaven-up-here

 

[davion2308]

Look at that!

Good story, well written and well told - I enjoyed it. Worth a 5!

I'm in the same position with my first foray into Erotic Horror. Only 1.7k views since Tuesday, 5 faves and 4.43 which would be better but for the usual uni-bombers.

I can only assume it is a slow-moving genre and there have only been 4 submissions since mine.

https://www.literotica.com/beta/s/heaven-up-here

I really appreciate hearing anything at this point. Thank you. I'd like it even if I get a "the characters are wooden, there's no sex and your attempt at sexiness was embarassing and it's trash," because at least I know SOMEONE'S out there reading it.

I can go back to the Loving Wives, I guess, if I really want human contact with commentary.

Good work, everyone! There are some great stories out there for this contest.

 

[ChasPHX]

I'm in the same position with my first foray into Erotic Horror. Only 1.7k views since Tuesday, 5 faves and 4.43 which would be better but for the usual uni-bombershttps://www.literotica.com/beta/s/heaven-up-here

5 fav out of 1.7K views is actually a great ratio, in my view. I've started paying more attention to the ratio of faves to views as a metric. I noticed that my least viewed story, which is in Celebrities & Fanfic, has the highest f/v ratio of my stories. It's also the lowest rated. I expect that's partly because it's far outside the mold of most fanfic on the site - it's horror. But bottom line is, the people who liked it, liked it a lot.

My Halloween entry went up a few hours ago and it's guaranteed to score low. It's in EH category, and truthfully it's not very erotic ; ). The sex in it is quite grotesque, and the ending is bleak AF. But that's why I'm here! To experiment and push boundaries and find some readers who appreciate something different, even if those readers are few and far between.

Good luck to all entrants.

 

[BarracudaSwordfish]

5 fav out of 1.7K views is actually a great ratio, in my view. I've started paying more attention to the ratio of faves to views as a metric. I noticed that my least viewed story, which is in Celebrities & Fanfic, has the highest f/v ratio of my stories. It's also the lowest rated. I expect that's partly because it's far outside the mold of most fanfic on the site - it's horror. But bottom line is, the people who liked it, liked it a lot.

My Halloween entry went up a few hours ago and it's guaranteed to score low. It's in EH category, and truthfully it's not very erotic ; ). The sex in it is quite grotesque, and the ending is bleak AF. But that's why I'm here! To experiment and push boundaries and find some readers who appreciate something different, even if those readers are few and far between.

Good luck to all entrants.

I suppose I didn't expect much traffic in EH as I have two stories in SFF and while they have scored/faved well, views are still pretty low (3-4k in 2.5 years).

I know where you're coming from though and it is good to experiment and push boundaries.

As the first line of my Halloween story says, "I always hated Hallowe'en" so it was always going to be a challenge for me!

https://literotica.com/beta/s/heaven-up-here

 

[InsideLookingOut]

Ok, I'm new here and I need a bit of assistance. My first submission (no pun intended) was for the Amorous Goods story line, but I think it would also work for the 2020 Halloween contest - how do I go about doing that?

 

[KeithD]

Ok, I'm new here and I need a bit of assistance. My first submission (no pun intended) was for the Amorous Goods story line, but I think it would also work for the 2020 Halloween contest - how do I go about doing that?

You can only have one version on Literotica, so you'll have to choose. If you've already submitted a version, that's the one you chose.

 

[jaF0]

AG allowed for entry into both since AG is not a contest. You would have to title it as an AG story, but enter it in the Contest. I'm not sure what you did, or if you can edit or resubmit.

 

[KeithD]

Don't both arrive in a story posted to Literotica? If so, you have to choose. Literotica only posts one copy of a story. You could change the title of one, but, if that was caught, the second version wouldn't be posted.

 

[TxRad]

Mine is submitted. Now the games can begin.

 

[Pureotica]

Halloween contest 2020

I'll call my first story a success. I haven't gotten any scores, but a reasonable number of faves and views. I got a few supportive comments and picked up a handful of followers.

I'm in the process of moving and life is a bit chaotic, so I might not get any of my other yarns completed in time.

 

[sirhugs]

I'll call my first story a success. I haven't gotten any scores, but a reasonable number of faves and views. I got a few supportive comments and picked up a handful of followers.

I'm in the process of moving and life is a bit chaotic, so I might not get any of my other yarns completed in time.

don't worry, the Winter Holiday contest follows along shortly.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

I've drafted about half a story - 7k words - but it's taken me forever to figure out how to get my characters together, let alone what they'll do then. I can't see it being done to my satisfaction in the next week. Suppose it can be saved for next year.

 

[sirhugs]

I've drafted about half a story - 7k words - but it's taken me forever to figure out how to get my characters together, let alone what they'll do then. I can't see it being done to my satisfaction in the next week. Suppose it can be saved for next year.

could it become a Christmas or New Years story?

 

[BelleCanzuto]

I've drafted about half a story - 7k words - but it's taken me forever to figure out how to get my characters together, let alone what they'll do then. I can't see it being done to my satisfaction in the next week. Suppose it can be saved for next year.

Yeah. Saving for next year is what I'm doing too.
13k words written, and at least that many in my brain, but another several thousand to tie all the bits together...

 

[davion2308]

Great Story

I suppose I didn't expect much traffic in EH as I have two stories in SFF and while they have scored/faved well, views are still pretty low (3-4k in 2.5 years).

I know where you're coming from though and it is good to experiment and push boundaries.

As the first line of my Halloween story says, "I always hated Hallowe'en" so it was always going to be a challenge for me!

https://literotica.com/beta/s/heaven-up-here

I read your story. I really liked it. It went a different direction and I was pleasantly surprised with the change of pace. Our stories don't fit the "Wife dresses up as gloryhole booth and blows all the neighbors" but isn't that half the fun?

Good stuff, Barracuda.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

could it become a Christmas or New Years story?

Really not - a homesick American in London feels worse with the Brits doing Hallowe'en all wrong, but then his housemate takes him out for Guy Fawkes and he's won over not just by the fireworks...

I have a bunch of other draft stories on the go, one of which could well be a winter story.

 

[BarracudaSwordfish]

I read your story. I really liked it. It went a different direction and I was pleasantly surprised with the change of pace. Our stories don't fit the "Wife dresses up as gloryhole booth and blows all the neighbors" but isn't that half the fun?

Good stuff, Barracuda.

Thanks, Davion. Much appreciated.

 

[SimonDoom]

I'm strongly in favour of senior sex.

I'm strongly in favo[]r of [any] sex [so long as it doesn't involve a) nonconsent unless, for whatever strange reason, the person who fails to give consent inexplicably really gets off on the sex and has a satisfying orgasm, b) people under 18, although plenty of people under 18 have wonderful, enjoyable sex, and c) beasts, unless those beasts come from other planets, in which case it's hunky-dory, especially if they have tentacles].

 

[ElectricBlue]

I'm strongly in favo[]r of [any] sex [so long as it doesn't involve a) nonconsent unless, for whatever strange reason, the person who fails to give consent inexplicably really gets off on the sex and has a satisfying orgasm, b) people under 18, although plenty of people under 18 have wonderful, enjoyable sex, and c) beasts, unless those beasts come from other planets, in which case it's hunky-dory, especially if they have tentacles].

The penis fish looked sadly at Simon's list. "I'm NOT a beast," it sobbed. "I've always tried to be kind to my mother."

And thus, one of the oddest category confusions in Lit's history began .

 

[TxRad]

I'm strongly in favour of senior sex.

Have I got a deal for you....

A Pandemic Halloween for the Grandmothers

 

[Seurat]

I suppose I didn't expect much traffic in EH as I have two stories in SFF and while they have scored/faved well, views are still pretty low (3-4k in 2.5 years).

I know where you're coming from though and it is good to experiment and push boundaries.

As the first line of my Halloween story says, "I always hated Hallowe'en" so it was always going to be a challenge for me!

https://literotica.com/beta/s/heaven-up-here

I liked it and your other works and, judging by the red "H"s decorating your page, lots of others do as well. Something a little different than the usual tropes. If you want lots of reads, post in the shark pool of Loving Wives, but I wouldn't recommend it.

 

[BarracudaSwordfish]

I liked it and your other works and, judging by the red "H"s decorating your page, lots of others do as well. Something a little different than the usual tropes. If you want lots of reads, post in the shark pool of Loving Wives, but I wouldn't recommend it.

Thanks for the kind words, but I steer well clear of LW, thank you very much!

 

[sirhugs]

The penis fish looked sadly at Simon's list. "I'm NOT a beast," it sobbed. "I've always tried to be kind to my mother."

And thus, one of the oddest category confusions in Lit's history began .

Incest/Taboo trumps...

 

[Maeven_quinn]

One of the stories I've already published here I wrote specifically with Halloween in mind. In this something I can submit, or does it need to be a 100% new story?

 

[oggbashan]

One of the stories I've already published here I wrote specifically with Halloween in mind. In this something I can submit, or does it need to be a 100% new story?

Sorry, a new one.