How To Post Previously Rejected Story After Offending Element Excised

[xntrc]

I posted a story titled THE LONG TEASE was rejected apparently because of references to a character's attraction to adolescents (even though no sex act involving underage characters was
narrated). When I removed these references and resubmitted, however, THE LONG TEASE was again rejected. I would still like to post THE LONG TEASE. Help?

 

[_Lynn_]

What reason did Laurel give for rejecting it the second time?

 

[xntrc]

I was told that "we cannot post your story in its current form ..." and asked, "Did you check to make sure everything is spelled correctly ... Was there an underage sexual relationship?"

The only misspelling was a repeated phonetic spelling, intended to suggest a Chinese accent. The plot refers to a thirty-two-year-old woman who fears disclosure of her attraction to adolescent males but there was no portrayal of sex acts involving an underage character.

I would like to have THE LONG TEASE posted and I will undertake to "correct" it in any way possible.

Thank you.

 

[_Lynn_]

I was told that "we cannot post your story in its current form ..." and asked, "Did you check to make sure everything is spelled correctly ... Was there an underage sexual relationship?"

The only misspelling was a repeated phonetic spelling, intended to suggest a Chinese accent. The plot refers to a thirty-two-year-old woman who fears disclosure of her attraction to adolescent males but there was no portrayal of sex acts involving an underage character.

I would like to have THE LONG TEASE posted and I will undertake to "correct" it in any way possible.

Thank you.

I haven't written/submitted anything involving minors, so I'm going by what others suggested in previous posts. The word adolescent could be part of the problem, since it refers to the development stage between childhood and adulthood (somewhere in the ages between 10 to 19). Even without portraying underage sexual acts, your wording would most likely lead readers to that point.

However, since the decision is Laurel's, you need to check back with her.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Was there an underage sexual relationship?

The only misspelling was a repeated phonetic spelling, intended to suggest a Chinese accent. The plot refers to a thirty-two-year-old woman who fears disclosure of her attraction to adolescent males but there was no portrayal of sex acts involving an underage character.

Read those passages carefully again, and make sure any mention of adolescents is very brief and non sexual.

Don't describe her sexual reaction to under-age characters, not even vaguely. I'd say that's the issue - say it once briefly, but don't provide any details at all. Her sexual attraction to an adolescent is the sexual content Laurel doesn't allow.

 

[KeithD]

I was told that "we cannot post your story in its current form ..." and asked, "Did you check to make sure everything is spelled correctly ... Was there an underage sexual relationship?"

The only misspelling was a repeated phonetic spelling, intended to suggest a Chinese accent. The plot refers to a thirty-two-year-old woman who fears disclosure of her attraction to adolescent males but there was no portrayal of sex acts involving an underage character.

I would like to have THE LONG TEASE posted and I will undertake to "correct" it in any way possible.

Thank you.

Depicting dreaming of sexual activity in any graphic form is a sexual act. Sexual arousal is a sex act.

 

[LesDesirable]

Due to the absolute "18 years of Age" rule on Literotica, you should rewrite your story using the rather tortuous and somewhat ridiculous disclaimer of: "attracted to young men who just turned 18 years of age" rather than using the illegal word "adolescent".

 

[ElectricBlue]

Due to the absolute "18 years of Age" rule on Literotica, you should rewrite your story using the rather tortuous and somewhat ridiculous disclaimer of: "attracted to young men who just turned 18 years of age" rather than using the illegal word "adolescent".

A disclaimer won't always "solve" the issue. It still comes down to the ages, implicit or explicit, that are the subject of the woman's fantasies and how the protagonists are described, sexually. Any suggestion of sexual content involving teenagers isn't going to get by.

The OP is better advised to write about adults and forget about adolescents being an important plot point. This is Literotica - if an author can't write within the rules they need to go somewhere else. It's pretty simple.

 

[xntrc]

The second rejection repeated the misspelling reference and added a question about punctuation or formatting.

I am grateful for all your responses. I'm beginning to think that the mere mention of "persons under 18 years of age" needs to be eliminated along with the phonetically-accented spelling of the protagonist's copulation chamber -- maybe that's what I should call it! Both could be done with no change to the basic story.

If I so re-write THE LONG TEASE, how would I best submit it for reconsideration? I've had no contact with Laurel.

 

[ElectricBlue]

The second rejection repeated the misspelling reference and added a question about punctuation or formatting.

I am grateful for all your responses. I'm beginning to think that the mere mention of "persons under 18 years of age" needs to be eliminated along with the phonetically-accented spelling of the protagonist's copulation chamber -- maybe that's what I should call it! Both could be done with no change to the basic story.

If I so re-write THE LONG TEASE, how would I best submit it for reconsideration? I've had no contact with Laurel.

There is only one way to resubmit a story - it needs to be submitted with the same title plus EDIT, and a note to the editor.

What does " phonetically accented spelling" mean? Use correct spelling, unless you are using colloquial dialogue.