Question regarding which category to post a story

[Pookie]

I have an erotic story that I wrote a number years ago that I never got around to posting on Lit. Now that I am, I'm debating the category to place it in.

It's about a coed who becomes pregnant while drunk at a college frat party. The father wants nothing to do with the baby or her, telling her the father could be anyone. Her parents are very religious conservatives in a fundamentalist church. They want her to drop out of college to have and raise the baby, or they will disown her. She doesn't have the means to stay in college without help. A professor at school directs her to a local couple who may take her in. They are major benefactors of the college. The couple is childless, and may be interested in adopting her baby. In exchange, they would take her in and pay all her expenses. She will be expected to be the couple's sexual plaything as well - as their "daughter".

It's a good bit more involved than that, but that is the gist of it. My question is what category to place it in? While there is an incest type theme, it's not by definition. The story size is about 16,000 words (88k).

 

[lovecraft68]

If the couple is going to be having sex with her, my first guess is group sex.
However, your story is a lot more involved than the usual 'live in pet' trope, that's a lot of drama for a category that tends to be more geared towards hot sex and fun romps.
Question; she's pregnant so will she be having sex with them while pregnant? If that's the case and she's far along, we could be talking fetish.
If the story follows along until the baby is born and the couple adopt it...again this is getting into a lot of realism and when it comes to okay, she gives up the baby, the couple are raising it with her still living there and being their fuck toy...
Not saying don't write it, but its a lot more involved than the usual fare.
I'd go erotic couplings its a more catch all category because I think the drama aspect will turn off the threesome fans.

 

[Pookie]

If the couple is going to be having sex with her, my first guess is group sex.
However, your story is a lot more involved than the usual 'live in pet' trope, that's a lot of drama for a category that tends to be more geared towards hot sex and fun romps.
Question; she's pregnant so will she be having sex with them while pregnant? If that's the case and she's far along, we could be talking fetish.
If the story follows along until the baby is born and the couple adopt it...again this is getting into a lot of realism and when it comes to okay, she gives up the baby, the couple are raising it with her still living there and being their fuck toy...
Not saying don't write it, but its a lot more involved than the usual fare.
I'd go erotic couplings its a more catch all category because I think the drama aspect will turn off the threesome fans.

She does have sex with the couple while pregnant. They are quite "eccentric" about it too. In the end, the couple doesn't adopt the baby, but they DO legally adopt the coed (which is amazingly legal in many places) with the coed agreeing to it. The couple becomes grandparents to the coed's newborn. She continues to have sex with her "now" legal parents while raising the baby.

 

[LexxRuthless]

If the couple is substantially older than the coed, I'd probably put it in Mature.

 

[lovecraft68]

She does have sex with the couple while pregnant. They are quite "eccentric" about it too. In the end, the couple doesn't adopt the baby, but they DO legally adopt the coed (which is amazingly legal in many places) with the coed agreeing to it. The couple becomes grandparents to the coed's newborn. She continues to have sex with her "now" legal parents while raising the baby.

Have to tell you, I like the concept, it combines a lot of moving parts and has potential to be a lot more than just sex.
There's also an air of taboo involved as well, a couple having sex with their adopted daughter, not incest, but the feel of it along the lines of sex with a 'step' relative.
I really like it, and want to read it to see if you can swing the balance of the various eccentric kinks, but keep the human drama element flowing because when done well the conflict enhances the erotic parts.
Still thinking Erotic couplings over Group, that crowd tends to lean towards fun romps over anything real as for fetish its there, but only in the pregnancy encounters, and adopted isn't close enough to be put in incest.
EC is really your best bet, but I'm sure someone else will come along that might have some other thoughts
Good luck with this, I hope you start a feedback thread when you get it out, I'd like to see it.

 

[lovecraft68]

If the couple is substantially older than the coed, I'd probably put it in Mature.

I think the other elements add a squick factor to the mostly straight up mature crowd. I've written a lot there.

 

[Pookie]

Have to tell you, I like the concept, it combines a lot of moving parts and has potential to be a lot more than just sex.
There's also an air of taboo involved as well, a couple having sex with their adopted daughter, not incest, but the feel of it along the lines of sex with a 'step' relative.
I really like it, and want to read it to see if you can swing the balance of the various eccentric kinks, but keep the human drama element flowing because when done well the conflict enhances the erotic parts.
Still thinking Erotic couplings over Group, that crowd tends to lean towards fun romps over anything real as for fetish its there, but only in the pregnancy encounters, and adopted isn't close enough to be put in incest.
EC is really your best bet, but I'm sure someone else will come along that might have some other thoughts
Good luck with this, I hope you start a feedback thread when you get it out, I'd like to see it.

Thanks for your thoughts. Erotic Couplings probably is the best fit.

 

[LexxRuthless]

I think the other elements add a squick factor to the mostly straight up mature crowd. I've written a lot there.

I get that. It would depend on how much of it there is, and the level of detail. I was thinking that fetish or EC would likely get about the same reception, score-wise, with fewer views. If the focus is this older couple taking in the college-age waif and turning her into their plaything, Mature would have a better audience for it.

 

[MelissaBaby]

If I understand you, when she has sex with them, they all pretend that she is their daughter. I think I'd consider "pretend incest" to belong in Fetish, but i haven't written there, so I may be off base.

When my stories have touched on a range of different subjects, making them hard to categorize, I've opted for Novels and Novellas. At 16k words, you're a little light for that, but you might consider expanding it.

 

[Pookie]

If the couple is substantially older than the coed, I'd probably put it in Mature.

While their age isn't specifically mentioned, I wrote it with the idea of them being in their late 40's or early 50's. The way it is written, I think they would be looked upon by most readers as not really fitting in with the mature category. I could be wrong about that though. It's why I've struggled with where the story best fits, and come here for advice ... which I do appreciate!

 

[Pookie]

If I understand you, when she has sex with them, they all pretend that she is their daughter. I think I'd consider "pretend incest" to belong in Fetish, but i haven't written there, so I may be off base.

When my stories have touched on a range of different subjects, making them hard to categorize, I've opted for Novels and Novellas. At 16k words, you're a little light for that, but you might consider expanding it.

Novels and Novellas would be the best category. But as you mention, 16k really is too light for it.

 

[LexxRuthless]

While their age isn't specifically mentioned, I wrote it with the idea of them being in their late 40's or early 50's. The way it is written, I think they would be looked upon by most readers as not really fitting in with the mature category. I could be wrong about that though. It's why I've struggled with where the story best fits, and come here for advice ... which I do appreciate!

"Mature" is about the age difference between the characters, rather than merely having elderly characters. My two entries in that category both involved a young man and a housewife in the neighborhood, and both did really well. I'd avoid putting anything into Novels & Novellas because that category has a really tiny readership compared to almost everything else on the site.

 

[Pookie]

I get that. It would depend on how much of it there is, and the level of detail. I was thinking that fetish or EC would likely get about the same reception, score-wise, with fewer views. If the focus is this older couple taking in the college-age waif and turning her into their plaything, Mature would have a better audience for it.

Given the family setting she grew up in, the coed is very naïve when it comes to sex. The couple expose her to quite a bit though, including sex with others. Jessica is to be their plaything as part of the agreement, and the couple expose/put her into some very "unique/interesting" sexual situations. Mature, fetish, and erotic couplings are all categories I've considered.

 

[Pookie]

"Mature" is about the age difference between the characters, rather than merely having elderly characters. My two entries in that category both involved a young man and a housewife in the neighborhood, and both did really well. I'd avoid putting anything into Novels & Novellas because that category has a really tiny readership compared to almost everything else on the site.

Point taken regarding "mature". It may well be the best fit.

 

[SimonDoom]

My two cents. The story, as you describe it, sounds erotically unfocused. My personal philosophy about erotic stories is that they should have an erotic focus. Some central thing that makes them erotic. I don't know what that is in this story. The most telling thing in your description is that the couple wants her to be a "sexual plaything." But how? That's the key.

If the emphasis is on the fact that they are older and she is younger, than Mature could be a very good category. It gets a lot of readers.

If there is a dominance/submission aspect to the relationship, then BDSM would be appropriate.

If they want to show her off, or enjoy watching her, then Exhibitionism & Voyeur would be appropriate.

If both of them want to have sex with her at the same time, or share her with other people, then Group Sex might be appropriate.

I don't think we know enough to say, for sure. But I would caution against publishing the story in Erotic Couplings or Novels, because stories in those categories usually do not get as many readers.

 

[LexxRuthless]

Rather than risking the very real chance of "squicking" out readers with incest role-play, perhaps a minor tweak to the story? Make the wife in the couple her wealthy aunt and go full incest. Category becomes clear, and far less chance of offending readers with it.

 

[lovecraft68]

Novels and Novellas would be the best category. But as you mention, 16k really is too light for it.

Also consider the very low traffic in that category, and you are going to have sex that involves multiple kinks.

 

[lovecraft68]

Rather than risking the very real chance of "squicking" out readers with incest role-play, perhaps a minor tweak to the story? Make the wife in the couple her wealthy aunt and go full incest. Category becomes clear, and far less chance of offending readers with it.

That takes her away from her original concept. I don't want to speak for the OP, but the question is where does it fit best as constituted, not let's chase numbers.
This is the hazard of going against the grain because as Simon points out most stories here fit neatly into the box of the category, this is a case of someone going a cut above and wanting to create something more unique.
Honestly, it has me thinking what I could do with the concept, and I always see that as a compliment when someone comes up with an idea that makes another person say, shit, I wish I'd thought of it.
Beats the hell out of another mom on son's lap formula piece, that's for sure.

 

[Pookie]

I appreciate all the thoughts and comments! You may understand why I never got around to posting it! It's not an easy/obvious fit into the Lit categories. While I'm not invested in getting a high score, the score does have an impact on long-term readership. Don't get me wrong, I would love a high score. But, this story flirts around a number of story categories that could turn off some readers of certain categories I may put it in.

 

[Pookie]

A little more background - I wrote the story years ago as part of a contest. Authors were tasked to write a story incorporating the attached image. In my story, this image is the coed coming to the house of the eccentric college benefactors for the first time.

I finished in 2nd place.

 

[ManitowocMike]

Rather than risking the very real chance of "squicking" out readers with incest role-play, perhaps a minor tweak to the story? Make the wife in the couple her wealthy aunt and go full incest. Category becomes clear, and far less chance of offending readers with it.

I second this opinion.

IMHO, it's about matching your story to the potential readership's expectations.

In fact the wife could have been raised in the same "conservative religious community" as the coed and having been "shunned" by that community never been talked about in the family. Then the assistant dean introduced them... Because the wife had been in a similar situation 25 years earlier... And the assistant dean's wife is the coed's cousin.

 

[Pookie]

I second this opinion.

IMHO, it's about matching your story to the potential readership's expectations.

In fact the wife could have been raised in the same "conservative religious community" as the coed and having been "shunned" by that community never been talked about in the family. Then the assistant dean introduced them... Because the wife had been in a similar situation 25 years earlier... And the assistant dean's wife is the coed's cousin.

Excellent comment. Not sure I want to change anything, but it's certainly worth considering. Thanks!

 

[Winter_Fare]

The balls on the knocker tho...
If it's all about the drama and loving relationships, and there's a happily ever after ending, how about Romance?

 

[SimonDoom]

This is the hazard of going against the grain because as Simon points out most stories here fit neatly into the box of the category,

That's not quite the point I'm trying to make. I think it's perfectly legitimate, even admirable, to write a story that defies easy categorization. But even if it doesn't fit neatly within the usual Literotica boxes, it should have a prevailing erotic theme. I'm not sure what the theme is in this case. Either the author hasn't quite figured it out, or the author has but isn't disclosing it.

 

[Pookie]

That's not quite the point I'm trying to make. I think it's perfectly legitimate, even admirable, to write a story that defies easy categorization. But even if it doesn't fit neatly within the usual Literotica boxes, it should have a prevailing erotic theme. I'm not sure what the theme is in this case. Either the author hasn't quite figured it out, or the author has but isn't disclosing it.

If someone put a gun to my head and said choose a Lit category or die in the next five seconds, I'd choose Erotic Couplings, even knowing it will squick some of their typical readers.