I got my first "HOT" !

[AWhoopsieDaisy]

Holy shit!

 

[Emotional]

Awesome!!!!!!!

Now get some more

 

[MrPixel]

Yes! Congrats. Feels good, doesn't it?

 

[AWhoopsieDaisy]

Yes! Congrats. Feels good, doesn't it?

It does!

 

[Smuttyandfun]

Congrats!

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Yay! Good on you!

Here’s to the next 20 or so.

 

[NoTalentHack]

Holy shit!
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Congrats! It always feels really nice. Hope you’ll have many more.

 

[Defluer]

I try to tell myself that as long as some people are liking them and reading them, that's all that matters. And that is the truth but... It does feel nice to see those next to stuff I write.

Congrats!

 

[Lovecraft_Lore]

Congrats

I lost about half of mine after the first week. A handful of 1 votes, but it is always nice while it last.

 

[TheRedChamber]

Congratulations.

Congrats

I lost about half of mine after the first week. A handful of 1 votes, but it is always nice while it last.

Scores go up, scores go down. Let her enjoy the moment.

Most of my Hs, such as they are took a week to arrive. Usually the one bombing happens early if it happen. I could be wrong, but I get the impression it's less common in the Gay category anyway.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Wouldn’t it be nice if every story here won that red H?

 

[AWhoopsieDaisy]

By the looks of it the red H only stays as long as you have a 4.7 or better? Thats a really easy number to drop when you have less than 20 votes.

 

[jaykaythree]

By the looks of it the red H only stays as long as you have a 4.7 or better? Thats a really easy number to drop when you have less than 20 votes.

4.5.

And that red H feels awesome to have, doesn't it.?

 

[AWhoopsieDaisy]

4.5.

And that red H feels awesome to have, doesn't it.?

It does. I'm glad the story is doing so well. I was kind of nervous about putting a slow burn in any category on Literotica

 

[TxRad]

Congrats.

Slow burns work. A lot of my stories are that way.

 

[DeLaFaye]

It does. I'm glad the story is doing so well. I was kind of nervous about putting a slow burn in any category on Literotica

From what I've seen slow burns seem to do much better here, which honestly surprised me when I first noticed it. I was referred to here from a site where people won't read it if it's longer than ~2k words. It was an adjustment, but they can be a lot of fun to write and the readers 'seem' to appreciate the time/effort.

And woohoo!! Congrats on the H!

 

[NakedNymph]

My view is that if a reader really enjoys the story from the beginning, they can be convinced to finish it whenever they have time. It's not much different reading a one-page story or the first page of a slow burn story, except the one-page probably already got to the sexy bits: but if the first page of a slowburn has a lot going for it, readers will want to see what comes next.

It probably helps that the rating and comments come at the very end too

 

[Wildfly11]

My view is that if a reader really enjoys the story from the beginning, they can be convinced to finish it whenever they have time. It's not much different reading a one-page story or the first page of a slow burn story, except the one-page probably already got to the sexy bits: but if the first page of a slowburn has a lot going for it, readers will want to see what comes next.

It probably helps that the rating and comments come at the very end too

Agreed..I like the slow burn

 

[Rob_Royale]

It's a great feeling. Congrats.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

By the looks of it the red H only stays as long as you have a 4.7 or better? Thats a really easy number to drop when you have less than 20 votes.

4.5 with a minimum of 10 votes.

 

[stickygirl]

Well done.
Don't be disheartened if the rating changes wildly at first. The more meaningful score emerges over time. I've got some haters who mark me down, but the wider readership brings the score back up.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Congrats.

Slow burns work. A lot of my stories are that way.

Echo that. Most of my stuff is slow burn... except for the ones that launch straight in in the first paragraph. They tend to become contemplative, later.

 

[Demiurging]

Good job!

 

[yowser]

Now you have to wear 'The Scarlet H' on a piece of clothing at work.

I'm thinking a baseball jersey style, 'Hawthorne' (or maybe 'Hester') the name at the top.

And then field the questions.

Congrats.

 

[AWhoopsieDaisy]

Now you have to wear 'The Scarlet H' on a piece of clothing at work.

I'm a college student lol.