Euripedes & the Original One-Bomb

[shereads]

In my ongoing quest to be your ultimate source of useless knowledge like Cliff Clavern on "Cheers," I gleaned this from Thomas Cahill's "Sailing a Wine-Dark Sea."

Euripides, credited with having introduced multi-dimensional characters to stage drama, was the least popular of his contemporaries and the one whose work never won first place in the annual competitions.

His "Medea" was everything the audience didn't want: painful to watch, an unflattering mirror of Athenian arrogance, with an ending that foretold an ugly future. The villain did heinous things but kept her dignity. Her husband Jason, traditionally portrayed as a hero, was a pompous ass. Nobody went home happy.

So they booed "Medea" at the competition. The equivalent of a one-bomb. Euripides left Athens in disgrace.

He'd be laughing at them now, if he hadn't been so dead for so long.

AUTHORLY QUESTIONS:

Do you ever do less than your best work in order to achieve a higher score?

Do you hestitate to try the unfamiliar because it might disappoint your faithful readers? (If not, we wish you would. If we open a Hershey Bar, it's because we want chocolate. Putting caramel in the middle because you want to grow as an artist makes our role awfully complicated. If you get too good, we feel bad about mooching free stories.)

Are you still mad because I gave your story a one, five times, in a misguided attempt to award a five while also raising your readership numbers?

 

[carsonshepherd]

In my ongoing quest to be your ultimate source of useless knowledge like Cliff Clavern on "Cheers," I gleaned this from Thomas Cahill's "Sailing a Wine-Dark Sea."

Euripides, credited with having introduced multi-dimensional characters to stage drama, was the least popular of his contemporaries and the one whose work never won first place in the annual competitions.

His "Medea" was everything the audience didn't want: painful to watch, an unflattering mirror of Athenian arrogance, with an ending that foretold an ugly future. The villain did heinous things with dignity. Her husband Jason, traditionally portrayed as a hero, was a pompous ass. Nobody went home happy.

So they booed "Medea" at the competition. The equivalent of a one-bomb. Euripides left Athens in disgrace.

He'd be laughing at them now, if he hadn't been so dead for so long.

AUTHORLY QUESTIONS:

Do you ever do less than your best work in order to achieve a higher score?

Do you hestitate to try the unfamiliar because it might disappoint your faithful readers? (If not, we wish you would. If we open a Hershey Bar, it's because we want chocolate. Putting caramel in the middle because you want to grow as an artist makes our role awfully complicated. If you get too good, we feel bad about mooching free stories.)

Are you still mad because I gave your story a one, five times, in a misguided attempt to award a five while also raising your readership numbers?

1. No
2. I did, but then I kicked myself in the ass for being such an egotistical prick.
3. Yes. Extremely.

 

[shereads]

Re: Re: Euripedes & the Original One-Bomb

Yes. Extremely.

They could explain the rules more clearly.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

AUTHORLY QUESTIONS:

Do you ever do less than your best work in order to achieve a higher score?

Do you hestitate to try the unfamiliar because it might disappoint your faithful readers? (If not, we wish you would. If we open a Hershey Bar, it's because we want chocolate. Putting caramel in the middle because you want to grow as an artist makes our role awfully complicated. If you get too good, we feel bad about mooching free stories.)

Are you still mad because I gave your story a one, five times, in a misguided attempt to award a five while also raising your readership numbers?

No, I write to amuse me and no one else.

No, I'm taking a stab at erotic horror.
btw, candy bar analogies get me wet.

I've poisoned you're diet coke slowly over a period of weeks.

 

[shereads]

Re: Re: Euripedes & the Original One-Bomb

No, I write to amuse me and no one else.

No, I'm taking a stab at erotic horror.
btw, candy bar analogies get me wet.

I've poisoned you're diet coke slowly over a period of weeks.

Well you shouldn't make me spit it out through my sinuses if you want it to take.

 

[destinie21]

AUTHORLY QUESTIONS:

Do you ever do less than your best work in order to achieve a higher score?

Do you hestitate to try the unfamiliar because it might disappoint your faithful readers? (If not, we wish you would. If we open a Hershey Bar, it's because we want chocolate. Putting caramel in the middle because you want to grow as an artist makes our role awfully complicated. If you get too good, we feel bad about mooching free stories.)

Are you still mad because I gave your story a one, five times, in a misguided attempt to award a five while also raising your readership numbers?

I write for myself although I appreciate the readers, I don't hesitate with anything because I never have "In for a penny, in for a pound." and no I'm not mad about that, I try not to take this to seriously because then I'd have to feel bad about not taking my real job seriously. I was raised on good old Catholic guilt and I still haven't fully purged that demon.

 

[BlackShanglan]

Do you hestitate to try the unfamiliar because it might disappoint your faithful readers?

At the moment, no, but I'm starting to wonder if I haven't pushed it too far with the current draft.

Only time will tell.

Shanglan

 

[shereads]

Re: Re: Euripedes & the Original One-Bomb

At the moment, no, but I'm starting to wonder if I haven't pushed it too far with the current draft.

Clydesdale? Percheron?

 

[shereads]

Re: Re: Euripedes & the Original One-Bomb

I write for myself although I appreciate the readers, I don't hesitate with anything because I never have "In for a penny, in for a pound." and no I'm not mad about that, I try not to take this to seriously because then I'd have to feel bad about not taking my real job seriously. I was raised on good old Catholic guilt and I still haven't fully purged that demon.

There's a paid site by someone with the screen name"Catholic Guilt." It makes me wish I had been Catholic so I could steal it. "Baptist Guilt" is boring.

 

[BlackShanglan]

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Clydesdale? Percheron?

Close enough. The draft's getting some "they're not going to post this" feedback, although I'm hoping that they might see it the way I do. I suppose only time will tell. First I want to finish fixing all of the problems in it; I suppose part of me thinks that if I write it as well as I possibly can, I might be able to strengthen my position just a touch. It's very strange, admittedly, but on the whole I'd call it a love story, not a pornfest.

Shanglan

 

[BlackShanglan]

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"Baptist Guilt" is boring.

Amen. I'm surrounded with Baptists a particularly dull stripe here. They seem absolutely humorless.

Shanglan

 

[sweetnpetite]

In my ongoing quest to be your ultimate source of useless knowledge like Cliff Clavern on "Cheers," I gleaned this from Thomas Cahill's "Sailing a Wine-Dark Sea."

Euripides, credited with having introduced multi-dimensional characters to stage drama, was the least popular of his contemporaries and the one whose work never won first place in the annual competitions.

His "Medea" was everything the audience didn't want: painful to watch, an unflattering mirror of Athenian arrogance, with an ending that foretold an ugly future. The villain did heinous things but kept her dignity. Her husband Jason, traditionally portrayed as a hero, was a pompous ass. Nobody went home happy.

So they booed "Medea" at the competition. The equivalent of a one-bomb. Euripides left Athens in disgrace.

He'd be laughing at them now, if he hadn't been so dead for so long.

"Another evil bitch whore and her wimp asshole husband. Burn in hell Euripedes, you should have your balls cut off and forcefed to you you sonofabitch. You probably fuck your mother, you sick freak! Rot in hell where I know you are going!!!"

 

[dr_mabeuse]

I was in a sexual role playing game once where my character's name was Euripides Pents. I still think that's funny.

Do I throttle back on my stuff to be more popular? Sure. Sticking your neck out is scary.

---dr.M.

 

[sweetnpetite]

AUTHORLY QUESTIONS:

Do you ever do less than your best work in order to achieve a higher score?

Do you hestitate to try the unfamiliar because it might disappoint your faithful readers? (If not, we wish you would. If we open a Hershey Bar, it's because we want chocolate. Putting caramel in the middle because you want to grow as an artist makes our role awfully complicated. If you get too good, we feel bad about mooching free stories.)

Are you still mad because I gave your story a one, five times, in a misguided attempt to award a five while also raising your readership numbers?

I have tossed in favorite cliches to get better votes- I have done what I felt was 'overwriting' because it seemed to do better than what I prefered to write. I've made things way over the top, because that seems to be the way to score big here. so... yes!

I also have put long disclaimers on things 'this contains non-concent, rough sex, incest rollplay and interracial and lesbian themes... if those things don't work for you get out now!" LOL. I think it helps with scores because less people who will be turned off will bother to read the story.

But now I'm thinking 'fuck it' you'll probably piss a bunch of people off, but you'll never broaden peoples minds if you weed out eveyone who might object before they've had a chance to read what you're trying to say about it. (obviously this applies to stories that are more than just stroke)

Good fiction probably makes people uncomfortable by challenging their preconcieved perceptions. So what the hell- from now on, I'm not giving any warnings anymore- I'll let the reader be shocked, dismayed appolled, turned off, offended or whatever else it may bring out in them. Let them 1 bomb me- that just let's me know that I got under their skin!

True a porn story probably isn't going to change anyones mind or prejudice, but you never know what seeds planted today may take root and grow tomorrow. (or some crap like that.)

 

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