First story feedback ...

There's not a right/wrong here. A woman can *feel* incredibly turned on/aroused/ready (which we shorthand "wet") while not being surface high level slick (where is more obvious to the partner)

As with everything sexual, especially arousal it's a lens thing so both can be simultaneously valid.

Readers (and often authors) agree on the shorthands like " wet, dripping, hard, etc." to mean aroused and it generally works. There are interesting nuances to explore (I do b/c I find them fascinating) but I find readers aren't enthused about coming along for those particular flights unless I clear a wide, smooth runway first, usually throwing at least some of the familiars at them to ease any initial turbulence.
Oh, I'm definitely actually wet ... I just think it can disappear fairly readily. Sometimes if something happens that's a total turn off, but other times for inexplicable reasons.
Clearly research is needed. For science.
 
Oh, I'm definitely actually wet ... I just think it can disappear fairly readily. Sometimes if something happens that's a total turn off, but other times for inexplicable reasons.
Clearly research is needed. For science.
More data here is always better than less. ;)

I only mentioned the dichotomy as not a judgement on your specific case but an invitation to other authors food for thought-ing or even exploring the nuances as well.

One of my most surprising stories explored the difference in understanding arousal and the quick assumptions/shorthand we like to default to to "get on to the good stuff."

I had to make the communication "the good stuff" (and ultimately service the arousal to heights well beyond standard bedroom dance steps) which was crazy interesting swimming against the usual currents.

I really think it made me more cognizant when writing regular couplings to the holistic nature of the experience you can draw on if you want to.
 
Fun story.

Two suggestions:

1. Most of the technical issues mentioned by others could be resolved by using an application such as Grammarly. At least it would highlight them for your review.

2. Your last review of the story prior to posting should be audible. (If the application that you use to write the story doesn't support text-to-speech conversion, there are a number of websites with that capability at no charge.) Listen to what you have written. It will often tell you more than reading it again.
Yes, now that I see all the glitches, I totally see the value of hearing it out loud (or actually reading it out loud myself). Thanks for the tip!
 
Great first story. I read it when it first posted and had already given it a 5, with the comment that I'd like to see more.

I started here over two years ago with my first very short story "He Missed You - 750 Words". Then I began writing and posting other longer stories in a series, which was slammed for various reasons, so here's some advice from that experience:

-Use a word processor such as MS Word or Grammarly as other here suggested and pay attention to and correct those misspelling and grammar errors. There are many readers who will be annoyed by such things, and they'll let you know in a negative way.

-Find someone to "beta-read" your story before you post it to give you feedback on misunderstandings in scenes. That which you are describing from your own mind is already clear in your mind. But sometimes you might miss a detail which the reader hasn't seen in the words.

-I've found using a text-to-speech program helpful in listening to my story before posting, because if helps me find spelling or context errors which I've overlooked by "reading" what I think I wrote. I use "Speech2Go" to create MP3 files and listen to them while working on other things. The audio rendition tells me exactly what the text says. And it's helpful in hearing the word flow to decide how I might say the same thing to flow better.

-The success of your first story may be due to several factors which may or may not be in subsequent stories. So, don't be discouraged if other stories don't do as well. This one was a single female's POV of fulfilling her MFM fantasy, and it is posted to the Group Sex category. Those stars all aligned for a receptive reader experience. If you dare to post to Loving Wives category, WATCH OUT and be prepared for VERY negative responses from some of those readers. Your same story with just a change of the couple being married and posted to Loving Wives would probably have an average rating less than three.


-Don't take any one vote or any one comment from any one reader too seriously. Every reader is shouting out their own opinion, and it's just one person out of over 8 billion on this planet. Keep it in perspective and just enjoy writing and sharing your fantasies! Someone out there appreciates it!
Thanks ... all good advice. I am actually meant to be working with a friend on writing projects (i.e. each of us act as beta readers for the other), but while this was his idea, he seems to have gotten distracted. Someone from here also read it and gave me some super constructive advice. It's all a learning process.
Interesting analysis of the stories that are popular. I am familiar with the issue with posting in LW ... probably a category I'll avoid. (I'm constantly bemused by how moralistic people on Lit can be. With the exception of anything non-consensual and the standard no-go zones that the site itself polices, I would have thought everyone would be a bit more open-minded ... but apparently not.)
 
Now that I have actually read it I can comment on the story, not just the technical side of Lit.

First off, I LOVE it! I can't imagine a woman, or at least a Lit reading woman, that never entertained an idea of doing this, of being that girl.

On the writing side, the run off sentences and the punctuation didn't bother me at all. The whole piece pulled me in so hard, that these things didn't matter, they didn't break the fluidity of the storytelling. Though the missed words did. You don't have too many of those, but if you ever decide to re-edit, I would start with those. There are not too many of them, so it's not a huge problem, but they made me stop and re-read the sentences.

On the physical description side, I don't care much about the cock or breast sizes, but it would be nice to have some comparison between the guys. Who is taller? Who is bigger? Who is thicker? Like, if you were to be blindfolded, would you be able to tell who's cock is inside your mouth? If so, how?
Same for the ass fucking - how did they decide who goes there? Was it the slimmer guy, because you would need less prep? Or that aspect didn't come into their decision making at all? And, by the way, it reads as if there wasn't much prep at all, just applying the lube on the outside and on the cock. No fingers slipping into your arse to stretch it a bit? And that didn't make you scream in pain? It's quite possible that you (your character) didn't need it, but that probably requires a bit of explanation.

And the opposite goes for the vaginal fucking. You just came, you are dripping wet according to the guys. Then why do they need any lube to go in? You can't be dry and dripping at the same time. So when they grabbed the lube for the first time I thought they were going right to the DP part, but they didn't, which was confusing for a second. After a second it didn't matter any more because the fuck-switch-fuck sequence was too good to remember what was just before it :)
I think some of this wasn't included because I literally just don't care. However, I see what you mean about creating some contrast if there's two different guys involved.
The anal sex things - I've found that if I'm completely relaxed (e.g. having just had a few orgasms) and am really in the zone, there isn't really need to prep ... it happens pretty easily. Other times, there's no way in hell it's going to happen. So I suppose I was working from that experience - but yes, maybe I need to actually write that in.
I love that you enjoyed the switch scene. I literally have no idea whether that would work in real life, but I love the idea of it.
 
Hi @KimGordon67 ,

Welcome! We need more girls who like a good face-fuck, followed by anal 😊.

TBH - I haven’t finished the story yet. Just the first page. Had to break for a meeting. Thought I’d write some initial thoughts.

So two responses.

As a human. It passed the patented Emily Miller hand down panties test (I’m working from home and my boyfriend is at a conference, so a welcome diversion). You scored two fingers 😊.

As a writer. In many ways, I’m not qualified to comment. I’ve been doing this stuff for less than a year. I’m a learner. However. I think you conveyed the mixture of hunger and nervousness, I found that both familiar (albeit historically) and engaging. In my early work, I used to spend forever in saying: I’m this tall (5’1ā€), this cup size (32A), my pussy looks like this and so on. You learnt this lesson quicker than me.

We both write pretty detailed sex scenes. I actually like this, but it’s not for everyone. A problem - particularly if you are dealing with two cocks - is repetition. You can only use sucked
/ licked / swallowed so many times. I think maybe once you have established that the FMC is on her knees, you can be less literal about some things. ā€œI sucked Dean hard, sliding my lips down his throbbing shaft. Then it was Rob’s turn again.ā€ That’s not meant to be an exemplar, just an example. Having said that, I bet you could find ten instances of me doing just what I’m telling you not to within a five minute search.

It was sexy and I responded to how you described the FMCs excitement. It flowed. I wanted to keep reading. Will read the rest later and maybe add more comments.

I think you did a fine job. Not intended to sound patronizing. I just mean what I say.

Em
Thanks - useful things to think about. The lack of a description thing was easy ... I really hate describing myself, so I avoid it at all costs. And yeah, reading it on here I see that there's definitely some words/phrases that are overly repeated ... so much to think about!
 
So I think I will take all this on board and submit an edited version ... the perfectionist in me is just getting a bit twitchy every time I open it and see yet another missing word/grammatical error. Thanks everyone for the hugely useful feedback. :)
 
I am not familiar with the Lit etiquette with regard to the anal sex. For me, and as far as I know for Kim as well, it is both erotic and sexual. One doesn't have to have a prostate to enjoy it.


This depends on what you write about and how long your pieces usually are. If it is a 10 part series about incest, rape, or some mythical creatures, I'll pass. If you write stand alone stories that are somewhat realistic, I can give it a try. My PMs are open, you are welcome to drop me a link to what you need help with. I can't help much with grammar though as I am not a native speaker.
What happened to that dude's original comment? Did someone report it?
 
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