Ever wonder if Lit is just not for you?

[t_h_seacrest]

Like I've said in other threads, I have written stories & poetry here under another name. See I deleted everything because I expected to let it go for good. But then lately, couple years later... well maybe try again. Start afresh, as much as that is possible. So now I've been reminded of why I continued to stick around and yet others regarding the other side; remembered putting up lots of material that didn't seem to find much of an audience. Not talking about a large audience. Small is fine. Start into a pattern of thought: am I that bad of a writer? Okay sure, it's always good to put some effort into concreteness and not be afraid to kill some purple prose. Then that pattern continues until predictable devolvement.

But then again there were periods where I felt people were reading appreciatively and I always appreciated (can't begin to say how appreciative) when we exchanged messages. Those were also times when I became better able to understand that the way I tend to write might sometimes not be what the general readership demographics is looking for when they are looking for reading in the form of dirty stories. Maybe I could enjoy a better writer-reader relationship elsewhere.

Okay so now I'm looking to finish or brush up a story or two...but I'm not too proud to confess being a bit gun-shy still.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Some of my writing isn't for lit, but I can conform to the rules, and I'm fine with publishing here. I don't have a large following here and don't expect to ever get one, but some of my followers are quite kind, and I love their feedback, both private and public. The rougher stuff goes on other sites, and on one, they are read by large numbers of perverts. That in no way attest to the quality of the work at that site. I don't spend much time editing those stories.

 

[SamScribble]

I'm pretty certain that Lit is not for me. But I keep posting the occasional story. And my six (or is it seven?) readers - and a few of their friends - keep turning up. And cheering. And Laurel (well, an automated system, actually; but I do like the idea of a human touch) bestows a Red H. And then on day two or three, a squadron of one-bombers flies in and practices blind carpet bombing. With the Red H safely obliterated, the one-bombers move on; the increase in readership slows to a mere dribble; but life goes on. And, in between bouts of proper writing, I polish off another shorty, and post another entry on SamScribble's home page. Don't fret, seacrest. It's just how it works.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Like I've said in other threads, I have written stories & poetry here under another name. See I deleted everything because I expected to let it go for good. But then lately, couple years later... well maybe try again. Start afresh, as much as that is possible. So now I've been reminded of why I continued to stick around and yet others regarding the other side; remembered putting up lots of material that didn't seem to find much of an audience. Not talking about a large audience. Small is fine. Start into a pattern of thought: am I that bad of a writer? Okay sure, it's always good to put some effort into concreteness and not be afraid to kill some purple prose. Then that pattern continues until predictable devolvement.

But then again there were periods where I felt people were reading appreciatively and I always appreciated (can't begin to say how appreciative) when we exchanged messages. Those were also times when I became better able to understand that the way I tend to write might sometimes not be what the general readership demographics is looking for when they are looking for reading in the form of dirty stories. Maybe I could enjoy a better writer-reader relationship elsewhere.

Okay so now I'm looking to finish or brush up a story or two...but I'm not too proud to confess being a bit gun-shy still.

Hello, I know we've spoken before quite recently. I'm trying to understand the way you think of all this, and of the ways I think of it differently.

One difference is that I doubt I'd ever delete anything I've ever published - maybe just so I have a record or reminder of where I've been. I've had stories for which I've written new versions and then published those elsewhere - or even on here with new titles. There was only one I completely replaced with the new version.

As for Literotica readers being too interested in "dirty stories," as you call them - well, yeah, I guess that varies. There is some pure porn here, however that is defined. I have put on at least one Non-erotic story on here and a number of non-fiction essays that may or may not have had anything to do with sex. Most of them did pretty well. I'm also on a couple of other sites, and one of them will also accept "non-sexual" stories although I haven't done one of those for them yet.

Author-reader relationships are hard to formulate with the sheer number of people involved here. Was it easier in the days of print-only publishing? I don't know; one had to get through the editorial gate-keepers to get something printed in the first place.

So at the moment I'm happy enough here and I seem to have the room to do what I want. I don't want to spread myself too thinly by adding more and more sites, although I've looked at a few.

 

[NotWise]

Like I've said in other threads, I have written stories & poetry here under another name. See I deleted everything because I expected to let it go for good. But then lately, couple years later... well maybe try again. Start afresh, as much as that is possible. So now I've been reminded of why I continued to stick around and yet others regarding the other side; remembered putting up lots of material that didn't seem to find much of an audience. Not talking about a large audience. Small is fine. Start into a pattern of thought: am I that bad of a writer? Okay sure, it's always good to put some effort into concreteness and not be afraid to kill some purple prose. Then that pattern continues until predictable devolvement.

But then again there were periods where I felt people were reading appreciatively and I always appreciated (can't begin to say how appreciative) when we exchanged messages. Those were also times when I became better able to understand that the way I tend to write might sometimes not be what the general readership demographics is looking for when they are looking for reading in the form of dirty stories. Maybe I could enjoy a better writer-reader relationship elsewhere.

Okay so now I'm looking to finish or brush up a story or two...but I'm not too proud to confess being a bit gun-shy still.

Lit isn't really made for building great relationships with your readers. Personally, I appreciate having a degree of separation from the throngs. They're a varied group, and you get your lovers and your haters at the same time.

Lit has millions of readers, and if you keep writing, then those who appreciate your writing will eventually find you. You have an opportunity to build a community of your own. If you want more, then there are other sites that provide for much more exchange with the readers.

 

[MillieDynamite]

And my six (or is it seven?) readers - and a few of their friends - keep turning up.

You meant, 600, no wait that is 700 plus followers!!! LOL and you gots sheee-it load of red Hs. Ifin, you was a whore, you'd be fucked out with that fucking in them stories!

 

[gunhilltrain]

I'm pretty certain that Lit is not for me. But I keep posting the occasional story. And my six (or is it seven?) readers - and a few of their friends - keep turning up. And cheering. And Laurel (well, an automated system, actually; but I do like the idea of a human touch) bestows a Red H. And then on day two or three, a squadron of one-bombers flies in and practices blind carpet bombing. With the Red H safely obliterated, the one-bombers move on; the increase in readership slows to a mere dribble; but life goes on. And, in between bouts of proper writing, I polish off another shorty, and post another entry on SamScribble's home page. Don't fret, seacrest. It's just how it works.

Literotica carpet-bomber in action:

I guess that is the nature of the digital world we live in. It's very impersonal and people have few consequences for their actions.

 

[KeithD]

No, I don't wonder much about that. I just keep writing and submitting, because that's what I do. I don't agonize over it much.

 

[t_h_seacrest]

Hey a lot of great replies here. Even those that make me do a little Ouch. Appreciate it. A lot to catch up on, will do so later.

 

[gunhilltrain]

You meant, 600, no wait that is 700 plus followers!!! LOL and you gots sheee-it load of red Hs. Ifin, you was a whore, you'd be fucked out with that fucking in them stories!

I didn't bother to look at his profile first. I guess he was being tongue-in-cheek? I have 105 followers, who I would dearly love if I had any idea of who they really are. That's still enough to fill a subway car. Sam's would fill most of the train. (The graffiti is long-gone. Now it looks like Zurich down there.)

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/03/21/36420460-9015063-image-m-10_1607029757931.jpg

 

[t_h_seacrest]

Some of my writing isn't for lit, but I can conform to the rules, and I'm fine with publishing here. I don't have a large following here and don't expect to ever get one, but some of my followers are quite kind, and I love their feedback, both private and public. The rougher stuff goes on other sites, and on one, they are read by large numbers of perverts. That in no way attest to the quality of the work at that site. I don't spend much time editing those stories.

Ah yes. See, back then I knew only of Lit. The idea was to write/post stuff on Lit and maybe eventually get good (and long) enough to feel ready to submit something for publication. And then along came other venues. I've sprinkled a few here and there. But it's going on a couple years since publishing much of anything anywhere. Guess I figured Lit would be a good way to get back in the saddle so to speak.

 

[Lifestyle66]

You meant, 600, no wait that is 700 plus followers!!! LOL and you gots sheee-it load of red Hs. Ifin, you was a whore, you'd be fucked out with that fucking in them stories!

Look at the dates of Sam's stories and do the math. He's been posting stories here since 2009 (13 years) to accumulate 113 stories (average one every 5-6 weeks) and 760 followers (about 58 per year). And the Red-H's will probably come from the larger, more appreciative audience of followers as they grow and look back at his older stories.

It takes time.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Look at the dates of Sam's stories and do the math. He's been posting stories here since 2009 (13 years) to accumulate 113 stories (average one every 5-6 weeks) and 760 followers (about 58 per year). And the Red-H's will probably come from the larger, more appreciative audience of followers as they grow and look back at his older stories.

It takes time.

Absolutely, I get it. While I'm happy with what I have, followers, Hs, and nice comments, I can always use more of them. I've been writing as much as possible for here (and other sites). Most of my writing, for me, is after 1:00 pm before 5:30. Then again from about 11 pm until 2:30 in the morning. It's working well, but the unfished plie is growing like a friend of ours, weed in his closet. Right now, a little erotic horror ditty that went up today is one vote from having a beautiful H unless someone one-bombs me. I had a six 5s in a row, and then it started the descent. Hopefully, it won't fall below the coveted 4.5. I expect to, though!

 

[Lifestyle66]

I'm pretty certain that Lit is not for me. But I keep posting the occasional story. And my six (or is it seven?) readers - and a few of their friends - keep turning up. And cheering. And Laurel (well, an automated system, actually; but I do like the idea of a human touch) bestows a Red H. And then on day two or three, a squadron of one-bombers flies in and practices blind carpet bombing. With the Red H safely obliterated, the one-bombers move on; the increase in readership slows to a mere dribble; but life goes on. And, in between bouts of proper writing, I polish off another shorty, and post another entry on SamScribble's home page. Don't fret, seacrest. It's just how it works.

It doesn't take a squadron of 1-bombers to wipe out a Red-H, unless you have hundreds of votes.

With my 21-vote Red-H recently, it merely took a precision strike of a single 1-bomb to set it back to 4.36. It would now take a team of six 5-builders to prop it up for the next strike.

But onward to build my next fake target for their bloodlust.

 

[lovecraft68]

Been here 13 years and still wonder about it sometimes

 

[Lady2020]

Sounds like a good story. Who hasn't wondered if Lit isn't for them?

 

[t_h_seacrest]

Sounds like a good story. Who hasn't wondered if Lit isn't for them?

Ah another idea, another story idea. Another and another.

 

[t_h_seacrest]

Yeah. See my title over there, yeah, that's how I feel here. It's fine, really it is. I do my thing. Post stories occasionally. Reply on some of the threads, like I'm doing now.

Yeah that's the way to look at it.

 

[t_h_seacrest]

That part about writer-reader relationship can probably benefit with a rewording to something like: Existence of a few readers. Just the knowledge of a few sitting at a far table or two where the lighting is dark. Heck even if it's just the waitress and bartender. Maybe they'll slide me a drink or two to assuage the pain of rotten tomato wounds.

 

[Voboy]

Nah. I don't wonder.

I just keep posting. Sometimes the stories work, sometimes not. It's no skin off my ass either way.

 

[gunhilltrain]

It doesn't take a squadron of 1-bombers to wipe out a Red-H, unless you have hundreds of votes.

With my 21-vote Red-H recently, it merely took a precision strike of a single 1-bomb to set it back to 4.36. It would now take a team of six 5-builders to prop it up for the next strike.

But onward to build my next fake target for their bloodlust.

It's kind of interesting but weird to think of our stories as Dresden and these readers as the British Bomber Command and the US Army Air Force. I don't mean to seem like a jerk, but it's notable how these various war analogies sneak into the language and come to mean something else.

It's like the term "body count," which now refers to the number of someone's sexual partners but meant something very different fifty-five years ago.

https://static01.nyt.com/images/202...b6bb54d27-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp

 

[gunhilltrain]

That part about writer-reader relationship can probably benefit with a rewording to something like: Existence of a few readers. Just the knowledge of a few sitting at a far table or two where the lighting is dark. Heck even if it's just the waitress and bartender. Maybe they'll slide me a drink or two to assuage the pain of rotten tomato wounds.

And I thought I was too dark/pessimistic. What is a "rotten tomato wound?"

 

[t_h_seacrest]

And I thought I was too dark/pessimistic. What is a "rotten tomato wound?"

Oh sorry about that. Didn't mean to bum anyone out.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Oh sorry about that. Didn't mean to bum anyone out.

You don't have to apologize, if that's the way you feel. I'm not bummed out by it. I have never heard the term "rotten tomato wound" however.

 

[MillieDynamite]

I'd assume it is when your favorite movie scores a tiny weeny ten on the rotten tomato rating.