Curious

[jaqi1978]

How long does a new story stay marked as such?

 

[SimonDoom]

If you go to the new story list, there is a parenthetical that says it includes stories from the last 7 days. So I assume a new story is 7 days old or less. But don't quote me.

 

[jaqi1978]

Thanks. will do

 

[oggbashan]

The reality is the New list is that once a story is beyond page two it is unlikely to get much attention.

 

[SimonDoom]

The reality is the New list is that once a story is beyond page two it is unlikely to get much attention.

This point raises the question, where on the site do most Lit readers get their stories? Do they get them on the overall new story page(s) or do they get them on the category-specific new story pages, or elsewhere?

On the incest/taboo page, a lot of stories get posted, so they drop off the new story page faster than do stories posted in other categories. I wonder if that makes a difference.

I don't suppose Laurel has ever posted specifics about the traffic on the site?

 

[ElectricBlue]

This point raises the question, where on the site do most Lit readers get their stories? Do they get them on the overall new story page(s) or do they get them on the category-specific new story pages, or elsewhere?

On the incest/taboo page, a lot of stories get posted, so they drop off the new story page faster than do stories posted in other categories. I wonder if that makes a difference.

I don't suppose Laurel has ever posted specifics about the traffic on the site?

I get the sense that many (most? who knows?) readers are single category junkies who rarely stray from their favourite grazing ground, so they would be browsing their category pages.

The churn rate has to make a difference, I think - the longer a story can stay on the first page and get some good solid reads and a Red H, the better it will run over time. But then I don't write in the high reader categories (only ever written two incest stories, for example, and will never write non-con), so don't compete there, so what the hell would I know?

 

[ChloeTzang]

I get the sense that many (most? who knows?) readers are single category junkies who rarely stray from their favourite grazing ground, so they would be browsing their category pages.

I think that's about right. I've written across 5 categories so far and I've had a few emails from readers telling me they read one of my stories in x category and liked it so much they went and read my stories in y category which was something they don't normally read. So yeah, I get that impression too.

 

[SimonDoom]

I think that's about right. I've written across 5 categories so far and I've had a few emails from readers telling me they read one of my stories in x category and liked it so much they went and read my stories in y category which was something they don't normally read. So yeah, I get that impression too.

This is, generally speaking, my impression as well. I've written mostly in the exhibitionist/voyeur and incest/taboo categories, and my impression based upon favorites and comments is that they are two different categories of readers, with only modest overlap.

 

[rutger5]

I get the sense that many (most? who knows?) readers are single category junkies who rarely stray from their favourite grazing ground, so they would be browsing their category pages.

The churn rate has to make a difference, I think - the longer a story can stay on the first page and get some good solid reads and a Red H, the better it will run over time. But then I don't write in the high reader categories (only ever written two incest stories, for example, and will never write non-con), so don't compete there, so what the hell would I know?

I can say my erotic horror story was first posted on March 29 and is still on the erotic horror front page so that shows there aren't many stories of that particular category submitted. That part is the good news. The bad news is if you look at the number of views it has received you realize there aren't many readers who go there either. It seems there is a great discrepancy of readers and stories by category.

 

[lovecraft68]

I can say my erotic horror story was first posted on March 29 and is still on the erotic horror front page so that shows there aren't many stories of that particular category submitted. That part is the good news. The bad news is if you look at the number of views it has received you realize there aren't many readers who go there either. It seems there is a great discrepancy of readers and stories by category.

With the exception of October when Lit has the Halloween contest and many writers try to write something 'seasonal' EH is pretty low read.