Bad idea, or not?

[EmilyMiller]

Once you find your niche, ride that thing all the way until it spurts out all the satisfaction you need.

If you've discovered you like the genre, have fun writing it, and feel proud of your story(ies) in it. Then go for it.

I feel a subtext to what you write .

Em

 

[Smarthomanid2]

Perfectly OK. I learnt my lesson last time. I only include options I’m happy with .

Em

That's cheating, well not really.

 

[djrip]

Once you find your niche, ride that thing all the way until it spurts out all the satisfaction you need.

This is... scintillating advice.

 

[EmilyMiller]

So I have you guys to blame / thank for Coleoidphilia.

I was thinking of doing Coleoidphilia 2, maybe for Geek Pride.

It wouldn’t just be the same stuff repackaged, I have some new ideas. However, I doubt I could replicate the same standard.

So:

1. What an amazing idea, Em, you are so talented that I’m sure you can pull it off (and Coleoidphilia 2 as well)
2. It will just be a boring rehash of Coleoidphilia and tarnish the earlier work
3. I really couldn’t care less, I have navel lint to catalog

Em

UPDATE:

So I’ve written the first chapter and cataloged a bunch of new ideas.

As there is a lot of time until May, I’m going to do something I’m not accustomed to and let it gestate for a bit (though I’ll add any new ideas that occur to me in the meantime).

Coleoidphilia is a hard act to follow, for me at least at this stage of my writing evolution, but I don’t think what I have l written so far is bad. We’ll see how it goes.

FWIW I have some new themes to cover and some old ones to expand on. Plus a lot of sex of course .



Em

 

[jehoram]

Literotica takes a pretty dim view of people linking to their own story sites.

Is that actually stated somewhere in the rules or the FAQs? I don't remember reading that at all, and I've linked posts to my own stories when I'm discussing some aspect of them, so that people can refer to them. I don't recall getting any reprimands for that.

And there's a link to my story page in my sig line. Is that verboten?

 

[EmilyMiller]

Is that actually stated somewhere in the rules or the FAQs? I don't remember reading that at all, and I've linked posts to my own stories when I'm discussing some aspect of them, so that people can refer to them. I don't recall getting any reprimands for that.

And there's a link to my story page in my sig line. Is that verboten?

I don’t think it is. Just the guy was pretty blatant about it - along the lines of “don’t read here, read on my site which is so much cooler”. If so, why come here to “advertise”. Maybe not verboten, but parasitical.

Em

 

[Emilymcplugger]

So I have you guys to blame / thank for Coleoidphilia.

I was thinking of doing Coleoidphilia 2, maybe for Geek Pride.

It wouldn’t just be the same stuff repackaged, I have some new ideas. However, I doubt I could replicate the same standard.

So:

1. What an amazing idea, Em, you are so talented that I’m sure you can pull it off (and Coleoidphilia 2 as well)
2. It will just be a boring rehash of Coleoidphilia and tarnish the earlier work
3. I really couldn’t care less, I have navel lint to catalog

Em

As I’m not into tentacle porn I have nothing to contribute in terms of the options.

But for my two cents if you enjoyed doing tentacle porn maybe do something new with it with a new set-up and new characters. A bland sequel often fails to hit the mark (says i who’s first story was a sequel) but if you’ve hit a decent mark, maybe try it in a different way (tentacle porn….with PIRATES!)

Maybe, I dunno.

 

[EmilyMiller]

As I’m not into tentacle porn I have nothing to contribute in terms of the options.

But for my two cents if you enjoyed doing tentacle porn maybe do something new with it with a new set-up and new characters. A bland sequel often fails to hit the mark (says i who’s first story was a sequel) but if you’ve hit a decent mark, maybe try it in a different way (tentacle porn….with PIRATES!)

Maybe, I dunno.

The original story was far from tentacle porn. I can’t explain, without giving away key plot points. If you want to understand, then please read it.

Em

 

[ElectricBlue]

Is that actually stated somewhere in the rules or the FAQs? I don't remember reading that at all, and I've linked posts to my own stories when I'm discussing some aspect of them, so that people can refer to them. I don't recall getting any reprimands for that.

And there's a link to my story page in my sig line. Is that verboten?

That's allowed, as is promotion of any books in the Books by Lit Authors thread.

What's not allowed is one chapter teasers, then links off-site to read the rest.

 

[cuppatea]

Pirates! I vote pirates! Red headed pirates who wear glasses and stamp the rum ration books to stop everything getting out of hand …

 

[Emilymcplugger]

Pirates! I vote pirates! Red headed pirates who wear glasses and stamp the rum ration books to stop everything getting out of hand …

You see, Em!

You see! Everything’s better with horny pirates and tentacles.

 

[djrip]

The original story was far from tentacle porn. I can’t explain, without giving away key plot points. If you want to understand, then please read it.

Em

I mean, there were tentacles. And it was porn...

 

[EmilyMiller]

I mean, there were tentacles. And it was porn...

You know exactly what I mean - don’t be disingenuous .

Em

 

[EmilyMiller]

Pirates! I vote pirates! Red headed pirates who wear glasses and stamp the rum ration books to stop everything getting out of hand …

I’m not doing pirates.

Em

 

[cuppatea]

I’m not doing pirates.

Em

Not even Amy Pond as a pirate?

 

[djrip]

You know exactly what I mean - don’t be disingenuous .

Em

Or incorrigible!

 

[Emilymcplugger]

I’m not doing pirates.

Em

Okay then. Tentacle porn in Victorian London during the time of Jack the Ripper. Maybe the creature caused an end to the crimes?

 

[EmilyMiller]

Okay then. Tentacle porn in Victorian London during the time of Jack the Ripper. Maybe the creature caused an end to the crimes?

With the Giant Rat of Sumatra?

Em

 

[Rustyoznail]

I’m not doing pirates.

Em

Arr, matey. Where's ye sense of adventure? Cast ye 'scope to the horizon and search for "Anne Bonny".

https://piratesbrewcoffee.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/anne-bonny.jpg

 

[EmilyMiller]

Arr, matey. Where's ye sense of adventure? Cast ye 'scope to the horizon and search for "Anne Bonny".

https://piratesbrewcoffee.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/anne-bonny.jpg

No. Argh, matey. No.

Em

 

[Rustyoznail]

Space pirates? GotG Ravagers? You could bring back your space alien as part of the crew.

Go on, you know you want to...

 

[EmilyMiller]

So I have at least an initial sketch of the story structure and some major plot points. Knowing me, it will change in the writing.

I have a working title of “Transfiguration”.

I’ve also got 3K words done - though reserve the right to rethink the beginning I have written.

The second chapter is entitled “Gratuitous Exposition” best chapter name ever!

I might set it up to have a a sequel. But it would be at most a trilogy and I’m also thinking about this being the final work. We’ll see.

There will be no pirates.

Em

 

[Emilymcplugger]

So I have at least an initial sketch of the story structure and some major plot points. Knowing me, it will change in the writing.

I have a working title of “Transfiguration”.

I’ve also got 3K words done - though reserve the right to rethink the beginning I have written.

The second chapter is entitled “Gratuitous Exposition” best chapter name ever!

I might set it up to have a a sequel. But it would be at most a trilogy and I’m also thinking about this being the final work. We’ll see.

There will be no pirates.

Em

No Victorian England?

 

[EmilyMiller]

No Victorian England?

Maybe in episode three, hun.

Em

 

[jehoram]

That's allowed, as is promotion of any books in the Books by Lit Authors thread.

What's not allowed is one chapter teasers, then links off-site to read the rest.

Thanks for the clarification.