The Official Authors' Hangout Summer Lovin' 2024 Contest Support Thread

[TheFoxglove]

Fun story, well written, and I like the characters, i enjoyed the build, not to slow or fast. Would like to read more

Awesome thanks! Waiting for an edit to go up (I need to find a copy editor lol) and then I have chapter 2 coming soon!

 

[ChasBozwell30]

I'm in.

If you are interested in hot sweaty dope smokin' lesbian action, here you go, The House on Hippie Hill

Great story, love the characters. Some great writing in the detail and character work.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Great story, love the characters. Some great writing in the detail and character work.

Thank you. It was a lot of fun to write, and so far, it's scoring pretty well.

 

[ChasBozwell30]

Thank you. It was a lot of fun to write, and so far, it's scoring pretty well.

I have found, the more fun they are to write, the better the story is. Then it's always great to find people love the characters as much as you do

 

[Rustyoznail]

I have found, the more fun they are to write, the better the story is. Then it's always great to find people love the characters as much as you do

There's always exceptions. I really like the characters in my story, but I don't think the mature category readers liked the concept I wrote.

Never mind. It was good fun to write.

Oh, and Melissa... Loved your story. Very descriptive.

 

[Infernalcock]

Bit late to the party, but just submitted my contribution 'A Bad Rep'. The first time I've managed to get something entered into one of these things.

Kind of fascinated to see how views go, compared to 'normal' submissions...

 

[Bassytian]

Mine got rejected for the AI thing twice, though I wrote everything myself. Autocorrect in Word has always been off but I double checked everything, so I will try again after some more editing. I'm determined not to give up but I really don't know what else I can do if it's rejected a third time. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong either, my other stories are approved on the first try within hours and go live 2 days later.

 

[GemmaCumley]

This is the first time I've entered one of these contests, so be gentle!
Hope all you filthy animals enjoy my smut, happy wanking!
Maya's Slutty Summer

 

[Rustyoznail]

Mine got rejected for the AI thing twice, though I wrote everything myself. Autocorrect in Word has always been off but I double checked everything, so I will try again after some more editing. I'm determined not to give up but I really don't know what else I can do if it's rejected a third time. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong either, my other stories are approved on the first try within hours and go live 2 days later.

Put a note in the "notes to Admin" box that it is all your brains work, and not AI. Ask for Laurel to give it a quick scan herself.

That seems to work.

 

[Morevinila]

Just sent mine. Hope it gets approved and gets enough votes to participate. Not that I intend winning but comments help us new writers to know how we are doing. Category: group sex - title Impromptu Sex Beach Party says it all.

 

[Morevinila]

Sorry don't know why - link does not send to the story but to the one I sent for Nude Day - anybody knows why? Maybe I should wait for it to be approved first...

 

[Bassytian]

Put a note in the "notes to Admin" box that it is all your brains work, and not AI. Ask for Laurel to give it a quick scan herself.

That seems to work.

I resubmitted it a few minutes ago and did as you suggested. Thanks for the suggestion, I appreciate it!

 

[gordo12]

Buckshot Ranch is in. I'll post a link when it's published.

"Out of the mists of primordial times comes a stunning revelation.

The blood of an ancient race still flows in some humans, granting them remarkable abilities with animals. Julie, while on vacation at a working ranch, clashes with Charlie’s old-school ranching ideas.

They fight like cats and dogs until her strange, otherworldly display tears apart Charlie’s understanding of the normal world.

Stunned and fascinated by the inexplicable events he’d witnessed, Charlie comes to a whole new paradigm. Nothing in life prepared him for Julie and her unique powers.

Is there more between them? Are they battling an attraction as others seemed to think, or are they destined to fight forever?"

 

[MyBareTorso]

I'm in.

If you are interested in hot sweaty dope smokin' lesbian action, here you go, The House on Hippie Hill

Geez, what's NOT to like in that sweet little piece of story bait!!!!!

 

[gordo12]

Buckshot Ranch accepted and goes live tomorrow.

 

[Morevinila]

Help - my story was sent back with the question "Was there an underage (under 18 years old) sexual relationship in my story?"
I use the term "boys" and "girls" in the story to refer to young adults at university. I took the precautionary measure of adding In the notes to Admin, "Please note that all characters are over 18 - terms 'boys' and 'girls' in the text refer to young adults above 19." apart from "SUMMER LOVIN 2024".
In the story itself, it is clear that all the characters are above 18 since they are all from university.
What can I do?

 

[Rustyoznail]

Help - my story was sent back with the question "Was there an underage (under 18 years old) sexual relationship in my story?"
I use the term "boys" and "girls" in the story to refer to young adults at university. I took the precautionary measure of adding In the notes to Admin, "Please note that all characters are over 18 - terms 'boys' and 'girls' in the text refer to young adults above 19." apart from "SUMMER LOVIN 2024".
In the story itself, it is clear that all the characters are above 18 since they are all from university.
What can I do?

It's easy to miss something yourself. Read through it carefully again, and preferably get someone else to have a look. Look for mentions of high school, flashbacks, the word teenagers, and if they could be misinterpreted.

Then resubmit with a note that your beta reader "insert name here" and yourself have rechecked and its ok.

Good luck.

 

[Morevinila]

It's easy to miss something yourself. Read through it carefully again, and preferably get someone else to have a look. Look for mentions of high school, flashbacks, the word teenagers, and if they could be misinterpreted.

Then resubmit with a note that your beta reader "insert name here" and yourself have rechecked and its ok.

Good luck.

thank you

 

[Bassytian]

The third time was the charm, "Tiafell's Day Off" goes live tomorrow! Thanks for the suggestion, Rustyoznail!

 

[gordo12]

Buckshot Ranch is up!

 

[Bassytian]

Tiafell’s Day Off is now live!

It features characters from my main story but other than that, it has nothing to do with the canon of the series itself. It’s a humorous summer-themed side-story and admittedly a chance for me to put my femboy elf in a bikini, I couldn’t pass this chance up!

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it, ratings and comments are welcome!

 

[Nellymcboatface]

Well, that's it... It's out of my hands now...
I've pressed the publish button and once again I'm late to the party...
Certainly not intentional as life (and death) got in the way, as well as the usual amount of angst and writer's doubts...

I've not dared look at the list until now and I'm glad I did leave it so long...
Once more Summer Lovin has attracted some great stories, authors and volume...

Good luck to one and all...

 

[FreyaGersemi]

So, today is the final day for submissions. I think that means the contest has ended and now the site does a "sweep" and votes are tallied to be announced next week. Does anyone know how long it usually takes to do the sweep? Thank you and good luck to all!!!

 

[MelissaBaby]

So, today is the final day for submissions. I think that means the contest has ended and now the site does a "sweep" and votes are tallied to be announced next week. Does anyone know how long it usually takes to do the sweep? Thank you and good luck to all!!!

There will most likely be several sweeps, the final shortly before the winners are posted.

 

[nicksouth]

This may be off topic (but maybe related to the "sweeps" above)

I had my first "Loving Wives" story published last night (it was not for the contest so sorry for straying)

I've heard some comments in this thread and other places that people can get quite mad at you over there.

I freely admit the latest story is not for everyone and likely not to the same standards as my other works (all rated >4.4)

It was ~8K words. Within 5 mins of midnight (i.e. no human could have read the work reasonably) I had a rating of '1' with 6 votes !

Now this morning, I have 100 votes (which is more than 10x what my other works had at the same time) and a score in the 2s

Is there some system of automated bots over there voting on stuff?