Couple of questions

[dc25]

Hey guys & gals, I'm a semi-new writer around here and I have a couple questions.

First, say if the first chapter of your story that you submit has group sex in it, so its put in group sex. The second part doesn't. Is there any way to keep your stories together at all or do you just have to maybe include a link to the first one and so on?

Also, how do you get the italic text at the beginning of the story? Do you add that yourself or do you put it in the 'notes' field when submitting your story?

And finally, whats the policy on having 18-20 year olds drink alcohol. Are we allowed to write stories where 18-20yr olds drink or is that not allowed? Silly question but its part of my idea for my next chapter of one of my stories and I'd rather find out if its going to get rejected before I spend time writing it all out!

Thanks!
- DC

 

[R. Richard]

Hey guys & gals, I'm a semi-new writer around here and I have a couple questions.

First, say if the first chapter of your story that you submit has group sex in it, so its put in group sex. The second part doesn't. Is there any way to keep your stories together at all or do you just have to maybe include a link to the first one and so on?

In general Literotica will let you put your stories in the category you choose. HOWEVER, if a chapter of your story has incest in it, to the Incest category it goes. There may be other hot buttons, but that is the one I am aware of.

Also, how do you get the italic text at the beginning of the story? Do you add that yourself or do you put it in the 'notes' field when submitting your story?

You can italicize any text in your story with HTML.

And finally, whats the policy on having 18-20 year olds drink alcohol. Are we allowed to write stories where 18-20yr olds drink or is that not allowed? Silly question but its part of my idea for my next chapter of one of my stories and I'd rather find out if its going to get rejected before I spend time writing it all out!

In several of my stories, 18-year-olds drank liquor. However, you need to stay well away from any hint that a pre-18-year-old had anything to do with sex.

 

[CeriseNoire]

Welcome.

Well, you can always title your stories Storytitle Ch.01, Storytitle Ch. 02, etc...
Besides, they will all be together on your author's page anyway. As for the text at the top of my stories, I write and and then put a break (ie. three dashes) then skip a line and start the story. It just appears in italics when the story posts. As for the underaged drinking, I don't know.

EDIT: You have to use tags for italics within the story. Only my little intro notes appear in italics without me tagging them.

 

[Stella_Omega]

When I want to have italics in my text, I add the html tags, thusly;
<i> my text here</i>

those "i"s stand for "italic"

I don't know the alcohol answer either...

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

You know, this is a question that comes up over and over again - mostly in the story feedback forum. Up until now I've never answered. But this time I will.

Suppose you pick up a novel by John Updike. Chapter one is about some lonely woman school teacher trying to better herself and find that special person. Would you expect chapter two to be about Auto Repair?

Just in case you don't get the idea, Chapter one, Chapter two...etc... they are all the same continuing story. So why would you have Loving wives in chapter one and Gay BDSM in chapter two, Masturbation in Chapter three, etc?

I will never understand.

 

[wehstar]

You can italicize any text in your story with HTML.

That is useful to know - I will bear it in mind. I had always assumed that such tags would not be permitted.

Do we know what other forms of HTML are allowed / restricted within the text?

 

[CeriseNoire]

That is useful to know - I will bear it in mind. I had always assumed that such tags would not be permitted.

Do we know what other forms of HTML are allowed / restricted within the text?

I know you can use tags for bold text and blockquote.

And Jenny, what if in the process, the lonely woman teacher cheats on her husband, then masturbates as her new lover ties up hubby and has sex with him? Wouldn't it then fit under all those categories?

 

[TheEarl]

You know, this is a question that comes up over and over again - mostly in the story feedback forum. Up until now I've never answered. But this time I will.

Suppose you pick up a novel by John Updike. Chapter one is about some lonely woman school teacher trying to better herself and find that special person. Would you expect chapter two to be about Auto Repair?

Just in case you don't get the idea, Chapter one, Chapter two...etc... they are all the same continuing story. So why would you have Loving wives in chapter one and Gay BDSM in chapter two, Masturbation in Chapter three, etc?

I will never understand.

Disagree completely, as this has come up in my stories. The first two 'chapters' (as they were all fairly indepent stories in their own rights) were both BDSM as they involved spanking, restraints and other such fun. The third story was a continuation of the same characters' arcs, but featured romance sex.

I see no reason why you can't be telling the same story with different types of sex. Say chapter one is about a lonely woman school teacher trying to better herself and find that special person. Maybe chapter two is about this lonely woman school teacher taking a night class in Auto Repair.

To answer the original question, I used html links in my author's notes at the top of each story to tie the series together. Be careful to use the 'Preview' function though, as it's very easy to screw up the link and end up with the first page of your story as one giant hyperlink.

Not that I've ever done that or anything... <ahem>

The Earl

 

[TheEarl]

That is useful to know - I will bear it in mind. I had always assumed that such tags would not be permitted.

Do we know what other forms of HTML are allowed / restricted within the text?

<b> <i> <a href=""> are all a-okay from my direct experience. I guess that general generic html formatting is okay, but the best way to check is to use the Preview function when you're submitting a story. Then it will show you directly what Lit will and won't accept in terms of code.

The Earl

 

[impressive]

If it has a bunch of chapters, why not just put it in Novels & Novellas?

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

Disagree completely, as this has come up in my stories. The first two 'chapters' (as they were all fairly indepent stories in their own rights) were both BDSM as they involved spanking, restraints and other such fun. The third story was a continuation of the same characters' arcs, but featured romance sex.

I see no reason why you can't be telling the same story with different types of sex. Say chapter one is about a lonely woman school teacher trying to better herself and find that special person. Maybe chapter two is about this lonely woman school teacher taking a night class in Auto Repair.

To answer the original question, I used html links in my author's notes at the top of each story to tie the series together. Be careful to use the 'Preview' function though, as it's very easy to screw up the link and end up with the first page of your story as one giant hyperlink.

Not that I've ever done that or anything... <ahem>

The Earl

In that case Earl, it seems to me, they should be posted as independant stories, not as a continuation of a previous story. So you have the same characters, same settings and so on. I don't think that matters.

Where I'm coming from is a different direction. If I wrote a humor story as Chapter one. The folks who read me would expect Chapter two to be humor also. If, instead, it's a non-consent story, I feel I would have shot my loyal readers in the butt and may have lost them.

 

[CeriseNoire]

In that case Earl, it seems to me, they should be posted as independant stories, not as a continuation of a previous story. So you have the same characters, same settings and so on. I don't think that matters.

Where I'm coming from is a different direction. If I wrote a humor story as Chapter one. The folks who read me would expect Chapter two to be humor also. If, instead, it's a non-consent story, I feel I would have shot my loyal readers in the butt and may have lost them.

I think certain categories (like sci-fi, non-consent, or humor) lend themselves to that. For example, I'm working on a non-human story, so no matter who the main character has sex with, it would still fit under non-human. On the other hand, a story could easily start with a couple in erotic couplings, but a few chapters later, the couple decides to involve another couple(or two). I think it would make sense for that particular chapter to go under group sex.

 

[TheEarl]

Where I'm coming from is a different direction. If I wrote a humor story as Chapter one. The folks who read me would expect Chapter two to be humor also. If, instead, it's a non-consent story, I feel I would have shot my loyal readers in the butt and may have lost them.

Hmm, I can kinda see where you're coming from there, but there is sometimes a lot of crossover between Lit-genres in one tale and it's sometimes impossible to separate it into distinct stories. Mine did separate into separate stories and can be read alone or together. Some people's may not separate except into tightly-linked chapters where one makes no sense without the previous ones. In that case, I think you just have to hope that your readers are along for the ride and not try to jump over too many jarring genre-bumps (for example from humour to non-consent).

The Earl

 

[Stella_Omega]

You know, this is a question that comes up over and over again - mostly in the story feedback forum. Up until now I've never answered. But this time I will.

Suppose you pick up a novel by John Updike. Chapter one is about some lonely woman school teacher trying to better herself and find that special person. Would you expect chapter two to be about Auto Repair?

Just in case you don't get the idea, Chapter one, Chapter two...etc... they are all the same continuing story. So why would you have Loving wives in chapter one and Gay BDSM in chapter two, Masturbation in Chapter three, etc?

I will never understand.

because the masturbating public hates to be confronted by GM sex when they are looking for pregnancy stories

I would title my chapters 1,2,3, and post them in the category that would attract the audience that wants to read them.

 

[Stella_Omega]

In that case Earl, it seems to me, they should be posted as independant stories, not as a continuation of a previous story. So you have the same characters, same settings and so on. I don't think that matters.

Where I'm coming from is a different direction. If I wrote a humor story as Chapter one. The folks who read me would expect Chapter two to be humor also. If, instead, it's a non-consent story, I feel I would have shot my loyal readers in the butt and may have lost them.

Suppose the first chapter was humorous and featured a bit of non-con butt sex- and the second chapter, equally humorous, is a scene between a loving lesbian couple?

 

[dc25]

Well my story has 3 main characters so far. They all sex together in the first chapter and in the second chapter that I haven't submitted yet they don't. There's still sex but its not all of them together, hence not fitting in the group sex category. I don't want to be forced into including a certain element just to keep my stories together, know what I mean?

I never thought of the novella idea. Thats a really good idea and I'll look into that. Is there anyway to get a story moved afterwords? Is there someone to e-mail.

Also, if i submitted they as seperate stories people wouldn't know what was going on unless they're read the other parts. It is one continuing story it just has different elements in it.


Thanks for the all the responses everyone!

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

Suppose the first chapter was humorous and featured a bit of non-con butt sex- and the second chapter, equally humorous, is a scene between a loving lesbian couple?

In that case, Stella, I would post the whole thing in Humor. But the question remains, would I post them as chapters?

 

[TheEarl]

Well my story has 3 main characters so far. They all sex together in the first chapter and in the second chapter that I haven't submitted yet they don't. There's still sex but its not all of them together, hence not fitting in the group sex category. I don't want to be forced into including a certain element just to keep my stories together, know what I mean?

I never thought of the novella idea. Thats a really good idea and I'll look into that. Is there anyway to get a story moved afterwords? Is there someone to e-mail.

Also, if i submitted they as seperate stories people wouldn't know what was going on unless they're read the other parts. It is one continuing story it just has different elements in it.


Thanks for the all the responses everyone!

You can PM (not e-mail!) Laurel (our queen) or resubmit the story with an explanation in the 'Notes' section, if you want to move a story. However, Lit is basically a two-man-band, so be prepared for the possibility that any queries may slip through the mesh. If you don't get a reply after 10 days, then ask again.

The Earl

 

[impressive]

If you don't get a reply after 10 days, then ask again.

Politely!

 

[TheEarl]

Politely!

Sorry, that should've been explicit, rather than implicit in my post. Laurel is a demi-Goddess as far as I'm concerned. All requests should be made with a doffed cap, proper respect and without raising your eyes to hers.

The Earl

 

[Fallenfromgrace]

It was a q i asked when i joined- as to where to put a story i was splitting up.

So, as an extension, i have a story the 1st part is up in the lesbian category. It's a continuous story of the same characters- you have to have read the previous parts to get it. My 3rd part is unlikely to have sex in it, do i post it in non erotic or still lesbian?

my guess would be lesbian.

I have more than 3 parts though and so a later part will have more sex...


It's titled 'pt 1' etc (each part is split into chapters!)

 

[dc25]

Thanks for the help, I've submitted a PM to Laurel. Nicely.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Well my story has 3 main characters so far. They all sex together in the first chapter and in the second chapter that I haven't submitted yet they don't. There's still sex but its not all of them together, hence not fitting in the group sex category. I don't want to be forced into including a certain element just to keep my stories together, know what I mean?

I never thought of the novella idea. Thats a really good idea and I'll look into that. Is there anyway to get a story moved afterwords? Is there someone to e-mail.

Also, if i submitted they as seperate stories people wouldn't know what was going on unless they're read the other parts. It is one continuing story it just has different elements in it.


Thanks for the all the responses everyone!

You would create an author's note, saying that this story is one chapter in a novel, and the previous chapters can be found on your profile page. Make sure your descriptions include "warnings" (group sex, erotic encounters (Try NOT to post into "Loving Wives" cat, for oh so many reasons) lesbian, etc.) You can make a live link to your profile page.

 

[R. Richard]

I deliberately wrote a story with chapters in each of four categories. The purpose was to get exposure to readers in each of the four categories, instead of just exposuer to readers in one category. The story did about as well [or as poorly] as most of my stories and it may have let me reach a few more readers. I did include a 'directory' to the several chapters in a header I attached to each chapter.

 

[floweringquince]

Suppose you pick up a novel by John Updike. Chapter one is about some lonely woman school teacher trying to better herself and find that special person. Would you expect chapter two to be about Auto Repair?

Just in case you don't get the idea, Chapter one, Chapter two...etc... they are all the same continuing story. So why would you have Loving wives in chapter one and Gay BDSM in chapter two, Masturbation in Chapter three, etc?

what if in the process, the lonely woman teacher cheats on her husband, then masturbates as her new lover ties up hubby and has sex with him? Wouldn't it then fit under all those categories?

Okay, lemme see if I got this right:

The lonely woman school teacher, who is trying to better herself, finds that special someone in the person of her night school Auto Repair class instructor. She cheats on her husband with Mr. Goodwrench, unaware that her distant-but-jealously-possessive hubby is watching them through the window of the Auto Shop Classroom.

After she leaves, Hubby bursts into the shop and confronts her new lover. But Mr. Goodwrench overpowers him, suspends him from the engine hoist, and buggers the bejeezus out of him.

Meanwhile, Mrs. LonelyHearts is at home in her large, tastefully appointed, soulless suburban tract house; masturbating dreamily as she relives her adventures of earlier in the evening.


Wow, which Updike novel was that?!?!?!
("Rabbit Is Randy"?)


Quince