How do you post Illustrated stories?

[HeyAll]

Hello,

Can someone help me out with this issue?

1. What's the difference between "Briefly describe your submission" and "Full Description".

In other words, why do you have to describe it twice? Which one appears as your official story description?

2. Where do you submit the text of the story? I only see the option to upload images, but nothing for text. I'm interested in doing something where it goes from story, to image, back to story, ect...

3. What's the difference between "Adult comics" and "Erotic art" ?

I'm assuming "erotic art" means photographs.

Thanks!

 

[HeyAll]

On a side note:

http://www.literotica.com/c/illustrated-erotic-fiction

I'm looking at the stories Hubris and I'm amazed that none of the new stories, dating back to last year, have red H's.

Even in the hall of fame, the bottom half don't have red H's. Talk about low voting.

 

[Acktion]

Actually, according to what I read at http://literotica.com/faq/11022303.shtml I didn't think photographs were allowable. It seems like I even remember one artwork that was actually rejected over in the Visual Artists corner because it was so good that Laurel thought it was a photograph.

Also, I thought the long description was optional. But, I admit, I'm still fumbling along with stories and poetry and hadn't worked my way down to the "illustrated" categories on my survivor scorecard yet. (or for awhile).

Just a sidenote, if no one else comes along that knows more about it than I (which shouldn't be hard), you might pop into the Visual Artists Corner off the Main Forums page to see if those types might be able to shed some light since I don't often see those same names make appearances here.

 

[JagFarlane]

Looks like you're looking at the Illustrations section guideline, not the Illustrated Stories guidelines. The Stories can have pictures in them.

 

[49greg]

On a side note, where do you get photos for the illustrated stories. I wouldn't want to take one off of the 'net and find the copyright holder hitting me up with a lawsuit.

Somehow I don't think my wife would appreciate an ad in the local paper: "Sexy women sought for custom erotic photo shoot. Pics will be part of an illustrated erotic story posted on line. I'll take the pictures in my house. Must be over 21."

Not will my wife pose herself.

 

[Acktion]

I really don't know. Me, I was going to pull out my grandkid's Crayola box if I made it that far down the card.

 

[THROBBS]

All artwork - including drawings, paintings, and photographs - must comply with these rules:

- All persons in the image must be over 18 years of age.
- Image must not contain a URL or other advertisement.
- Image must be no more than 525 pixels wide. (Note: we will size the image to fit if we are able to do so. However, if we are unable to shrink the image, you will need to resubmit.)
- Like all other submissions on Literotica, images must be your original work - i.e. photographs that you yourself took, or paintings or drawings that you yourself created. Please do not submit photos or other images you have found elsewhere.
- Hardcore images are allowed in drawings, paintings, 3D renderings, and other non-photographic images.

Photographs also have these rules: Legally, we can allow soft nudity in photographs, but under current United States law, photographs posted on this site may not contain "sexually explicit conduct", which the government defines as:

- Actual or simulated:
(A) sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex;
(B) bestiality;
(C) masturbation;
(D) sadistic or masochistic abuse; or
(E) lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person.

Please note: These rules apply to all photographic images, including photographs manipulated in a graphics program.

If your image does not meet all of the above requirements, your submission will not be posted. In that case, please resubmit with images which meet our criteria.

You may submit an illustrated story one of two ways:

1) Embed the images in a Microsoft Word document and upload it through the Story Submission page in your author profile.
2) Submit the text of the story through the Story Submission page in your author profile, then email the image(s) to submit @ literotica.com - making sure the subject line of the email is the title of your submission. In the Story Submission's Notes field, let us know that the artwork for the submission is coming via email. Be sure to make notes within the body of the story showing us where you want each picture to be placed.

 

[THROBBS]

IF using photos, USE YOUR OWN, of models 18 years and older..etc. etc..

I do believe the OP was looking at the illustration section guidelines, which is NOT the same as illustrated stories.

Story sections:
Stories — text
Illustrated stories ( & poems) — Text plus some illustrations


Adult Illustration Section: guidelines
Adult Comics— single panel or multiple panel illustration with some text (think comic books or graphic novels)
Erotic Art (drawings and paintings not photos)— little or no text

What is the Literotica Illustrations section?

Literotica Illustrations is a place for you to submit your original non-photographic artwork - your own comics, paintings, computer-generated artwork, etc. - to be viewed and enjoyed by Literotica readers.

Literotica Illustrations is different from our Illustrated Stories section. While the Illustrated Stories section contains text stories with accompanying artwork, the Illustrations section is for artwork that is displayed on its own - not as part of a text story.

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What are the guidelines for submitting an Illustration?

Illustrations must meet certain guidelines, which are basically the same as for our stories:

- All persons in the image(s) must be over 18 years of age.

- Image must not contain a URL or other advertisement.

- Image must be no more than XXX pixels wide. (Note: we will size the image to fit if we are able to do so. However, if we are unable to shrink the image, you will need to resubmit.)

- Like all other submissions on Literotica, images must be your original work - i.e. comics you created, or paintings or drawings that you yourself painted or drew. Please do not submit photos or other images you have found elsewhere.

- We do not accept images of bestiality. (This means we do not accept human beings with real animals. Vampires, werewolves, robots, and other fantasy beings are acceptable.)

- While we accept violent imagery of the type found in horror and adventure stories, we do not accept "snuff" (imagery that sexualizes murder or extreme torture). If you’re not sure if your image complies, try submitting it with a note letting us know of your concerns.

- We reserve the right to reject any submission we believe may infringe on other people's copyrights or trademarks.

- We do not currently accept photographs or photo-manipulations to our Illustrations category.

As with Literotica stories, if your image does not meet all of the above requirements, your submission will be sent back to you with a reason why we can't publish it.

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How do I submit my Illustration(s) to Literotica?

Login to Literotica and go to your Member Control Panel. On the left menu, click on:

Submissions > Submit > Submit Illustrations

Once you're on the "Submit Illustration" page, please enter the following info:

TOS - You must click the check box agreeing to our Terms of Service when you submit an Illustration.
Title - The title of the submission (will be shown on the listing page.
Brief Description - The short description of your submission. This will be shown as the "Description" along with the Title on the listing page.
Long Description - An optional long description that will be shown at the top of your submission. This will be shown inside of the submission, like an introduction after someone clicks on your submission.
Category - Please choose a Category for your submission. We have very few categories for illustrations right now, but we will add more later as the feature becomes more popular.
Tags - A few keywords that will help users find your submission - for example "horror", "talking flowers", "firemen.
Language - Select the language of your illustration. English is the default.
Upload Files - Click the "UPLOAD ILLUSTRATION" text link to launch the uploader. Follow the instructions in the Uploader to add your images. You may add one image or multiple files. Each image should have a Title and may optionally have a Description (which will be displayed in text below the image) as well.
Voting/Comments - You may turn off voting/comments on your Illustration if you want. We recommend you leave it on to encourage user interaction and feedback.
Notes - You may optionally leave a note for the moderator. This is usually not needed, but in special cases feel free to do so.
Preview - Once you have finished the above steps, click on the Preview button at the bottom of the page. Take a look at your Illustration on the Preview Page. If you are happy with the submission, you must click "SUBMIT NOW" for your Illustration to be saved. If you need to make changes, click the "MAKE CHANGES" button. Please note: If you do not click "SUBMIT NOW" or "MAKE CHANGES" on the Preview Page, your submission will not be saved!!!

 

[HeyAll]

I misunderstood the process.

I meant to ask about the Illustrated stories. Meaning, story text with pictures in between.

http://www.literotica.com/c/illustrated-erotic-fiction

But I was looking at this one, which features only pictures.

http://www.literotica.com/c/adult-comics

So if I want to submit an erotic story with pictures, I'm assuming that I have to submit the story as a Word document with the pictures pasted in, correct? Then for the category, select Illustrated stories.

 

[THROBBS]

Pretty much or method 2

You may submit an illustrated story one of two ways:

1) Embed the images in a Microsoft Word document and upload it through the Story Submission page in your author profile.
2) Submit the text of the story through the Story Submission page in your author profile, then email the image(s) to submit @ literotica.com - making sure the subject line of the email is the title of your submission. In the Story Submission's Notes field, let us know that the artwork for the submission is coming via email. Be sure to make notes within the body of the story showing us where you want each picture to be placed.


e.g.

Blah blah blah he kiked down the dor and camed in her fas. blah blah. blah

[insert image dudecumming.jpg]

Blah blah blah, that wuz the bets of times, worst of stormy night blah blah blah.​

 

[JagFarlane]

Thanks for that THROBBS!

 

[THROBBS]

Thanks for that THROBBS!

You're welcome.


I submitted a couple illustrated stories years ago (they are down now) and it took some digging to find that info.

 

[HeyAll]

Thank you Throbbs!

 

[THROBBS]

Thank you Throbbs!

You're welcome.


Keep in mind, that it will likely take longer to have an illustrated story posted, because of the extra "hoo ha" involved.