And yet another Lit Newbie has arrived..

[ChaosGryphon]

Hello All.

I stumbled across Lit while searching for something else and I havent been able to leave. I like to write stories most fantasy / sci-fi and would love to get some works read by others but I am worried about copyright. Not that my work is that good but still. I would like to find out how to go about copyrighting something before putting it out here on the net.

I have some intresting stories written from the points of view of men, women, and demons that i would love to have the editors review but am hesitant.

Please help this newbie out and give him some good gouge.

Thanks

ChaosGryphon

 

[cloudy]

Welcome to the AH, Gryphon!

If you post them here, I believe they are automatically copyrighted, and if you spot them somewhere else, Laurel is wonderful about helping you get them removed.

Enjoy your stay, and welcome to the zoo!

 

[ChaosGryphon]

Thanks Cloudy.. I hope to submit somethin soon. y current work is almost 30 pages.. is that too much to be subbmitted?

 

[cloudy]

30 Word pages? Probably not.....I've never seen a limit on how long it can be, just that it must be 750 words or more.

 

[ChaosGryphon]

yup. trying to wind it down to the finish.. just having issues now trying to resolve the main charactors mastery over herself and come out to the real world.. but i am getting there.. ( i also write in Arial 12 font. easier to read for me...lol)

What is the generally accepted font size for a story?

 

[cloudy]

I just paste mine in the submission window they provide. The font they use on all the stories is the same.

 

[shereads]

Hello All.

I stumbled across Lit while searching for something else and I havent been able to leave.

Yep. That's how it begins. Welcome.

 

[neonlyte]

Hi CG
Welcome, from me. Stick around, it can be fun.

The font and size you type in is largely irrelevant, individual computers will display fonts the way the user wants to see them, though most rely on 'factory settings' not aware that they can change settings in browser preferences. Arial will display on most browsers being a font in a 'family' that is part of most browsers default settings.

Thirty pages, assuming you mean word processor pages, something like Word, that will generate something like 6 or 7 Lit. pages, the way my browser is configured. Other settings will up or down that number.

I've seen stories here with that number of pages and more, so don't be concerned.

It is taking a week or so to get through the approval's back log currently. The way to submit is clearly explained, follow the guidelines at the 'front end' of Lit.

Best of luck. I enjoy SF and look forward to the read.

neon

 

[ChaosGryphon]

thanks everyone.. I hope to have it completed and if i can find a reviewer to either help me smooth out the ruff spots or tell me to throw it away (lol) i will submit it.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Welcome to the Author's Hangout, CG. With a name like ChaosGryphon you should fit right in this joint.

As Neon said, for Lit purposes it doesn't matter what font you use although Lit stories appear in Verdana 10. However, if and when you submit something printed out, use New Courier or Dark Courier. The latter is an HP font that looks exactly like NC on your screen but prints out much darker. It's a free download and highly recommended. Two other "readable" fonts are Garamond and Bookman Old Style. Both are on Word.

Whatever font you use, count words, not pages. There are just too many variables involved with the term "page." Word count is the standard method of calculating length.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[Raging Whoremoans]

Welcome, Chaos!



Good luck wrapping that story up and submitting it...or just submitting in general.

Enjoy!

~ R W

 

[gauchecritic]

Welcome chaos, sounds like a quote from King Lear.

You're sure to have fun here.

As to copyright, its a well know but little realised fact that as soon as you've written it, it's copyrighted, whether published or not. So there you go.

Gauche

 

[Guest]

Hi Chaos and welcome, from me, to the AH and Lit.

I have nothing to add to the info already given, except to say that Gauche (as always) is correct.

Let us all know how you go with your story and the submission of it.

Lou

 

[Mhari]

Hi and welcome, ChaosGryphon! Good luck with your first submission! Let us know when you've gotten one posted.

~Mhari

 

[ChaosGryphon]

thanks for the warm welcome all and for the information. As soon as I finish and have it reviewed and approved I will get it posted.

Oh here is a question for anyone. In this story, I am writing it from a first person prospective but, i think i am having issues with the tense. I am trying to write it as if it were happening right then but I keep slipping into a past tense verbage .. i.e.

I felt his hands slide up my inner thigh or I feel his hands slide up my inner thigh. which would be correct when reading the story? I dont want it to sound so much like a memory since the action is taking placed right then.

maybe i could send one of you an example of the work and you could tell me what I am doing wrong?

Anyways as I said thanks for the welcome and look forward to chatting with ya'll and reading.

chaos out.

 

[Mhari]

I'm a bit confused as to what you're asking. If it's to be in present tense, everything should be present. "I feel..."

It's been my experience that present tense is very hard to use in story-writing. I'd be happy to take a look at what you've got, if you wanna PM it to me.

~M

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

thanks for the warm welcome all and for the information. As soon as I finish and have it reviewed and approved I will get it posted.

Oh here is a question for anyone. In this story, I am writing it from a first person prospective but, i think i am having issues with the tense. I am trying to write it as if it were happening right then but I keep slipping into a past tense verbage .. i.e.

I felt his hands slide up my inner thigh or I feel his hands slide up my inner thigh. which would be correct when reading the story? I dont want it to sound so much like a memory since the action is taking placed right then.

chaos out.

Chaos,

First person is harder than third person. First person, present tense is a real chore. Part of the reason is the problems you're having. A common headache is the tendency to have every sentence begin with "I." In the example you gave, I'd be tempted to go with: "His hands slid up my inner thigh."

Remember, tell what's happening in the story, not just what's happening to the protag. And if you have to keep fighting to avoid past tense, maybe the story is trying to tell you something.

Good luck.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Welcome to the AH....

~A~

 

[Dan76]

I stumbled across it on big boards. Jesus this place is HUGE.

O, hi, btw. I'm a "virgin" too.

 

[Randi Grail]

I stumbled across it on big boards. Jesus this place is HUGE.

O, hi, btw. I'm a "virgin" too.

Not anymore you're not.

 

[Dan76]

Not anymore you're not.

WOO HOO!!

Err, should I say, "AighAighAighAighAighYippeeeeeeeeAIIIIIIIGGGGGGGHHHHHEEEEE!!!!"

 

[Guest]

WOO HOO!!

Err, should I say, "AighAighAighAighAighYippeeeeeeeeAIIIIIIIGGGGGGGHHHHHEEEEE!!!!"

I think I had the honour of deflowering you in the thread we were talking about that. (Don't tell Lucky. ).

Lou

 

[Dan76]

I think I had the honour of deflowering you in the thread we were talking about that. (Don't tell Lucky. ).

Lou

I'm honored. Promise you'll disrespect me in the morning?

 

[Guest]

I'm honored. Promise you'll disrespect me in the morning?

Goes without saying.

Lou

 

[Black Tulip]

Hello from me too. Have fun writing. You can always go over to the editor's forum to try and snare an editor.

https://forum.literotica.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=9