Is it just me?

[FragileUnbroken]

Hi. I'm very new to writing publicly though I've writen all of my life. I was recently introduced by my Master to the bdsm story section I am IN LOVE! My first 2 submissions have been a little rushed but overall they seem well received. My second offering was far too short and I ran headlong straight into the sexy bits, but such is the way of a newbie I suppose.

Oh yeah, there was a point...

I have been whorishly obsessive with watching the numbers and seeing how many people read my stories when they finally post. I mean, I think it's just the novelty of this new medium playground but is it just me? Do other writers find themselves doing the same?

 

[Handley_Page]

Not so far. I have trouble understanding the system. . .

 

[jomar]

It's normal. New writers watch with bated breath over the views and ratings and check in with OCD regularity. Experienced authors may check less often, but high marks and reads still puts a smile on their faces.

 

[sr71plt]

After a hundred or so stories, I stopped watching them. And now I'm surprised when someone favorites one I can hardly remember having written.

 

[sr71plt]

Opps. Wrong thread.

 

[Desiremakesmeweak]

However... I am personally very pleased to see that GUCCI just adopted for their current theme, a set of ideas that emanated from webpages not a hundred miles from RIGHT HERE.

In the gross numbers, are some wicked minds, no doubt.

 

[Desiremakesmeweak]

I am not guessing about this, btw, in case some 'nuther penniless anon wants to gainsay me AGAIN.

 

[Desiremakesmeweak]

Put it this way, there are numbers, and there are serious readers too.

You should be excited.

It's an exciting thing you're doing.

 

[FragileUnbroken]

Well, knowing me it's just the rush of novelty and the fun of being well received.

Then there's the thought that I might have played a small part in turning on a couple thousand viewers and contributed in my simple way to orgasms all over the world.

Part of me just went into imagination overload. I'm not sure which part.

Thousands of orgasms...

That can only be a good thing.

 

[Desiremakesmeweak]

"Thousands of orgasms.

That can only be a good thing."

Amen.

 

[GuyJD]

It's normal. New writers watch with bated breath over the views and ratings and check in with OCD regularity. Experienced authors may check less often, but high marks and reads still puts a smile on their faces.

This is so true. I hadn't written in years but I still tend to go back and read the past comments and possible new comments just to motivate me to return to writing.

 

[FragileUnbroken]

It's normal. New writers watch with bated breath over the views and ratings and check in with OCD regularity. Experienced authors may check less often, but high marks and reads still puts a smile on their faces.

That's me. "OCD regularity."

It's even worse with the Literotica page sitting open on my phone.

(Look at it when I get a drink of water. Look at it when a commercial comes on, etc.)

Thank goodness for real life distractions or I might as well just plug my brain in.

 

[Cruel2BKind]

Hi. I'm very new to writing publicly though I've writen all of my life. I was recently introduced by my Master to the bdsm story section I am IN LOVE! My first 2 submissions have been a little rushed but overall they seem well received. My second offering was far too short and I ran headlong straight into the sexy bits, but such is the way of a newbie I suppose.

Oh yeah, there was a point...

I have been whorishly obsessive with watching the numbers and seeing how many people read my stories when they finally post. I mean, I think it's just the novelty of this new medium playground but is it just me? Do other writers find themselves doing the same?

My first month or so before I discovered the 'recent activity' page, I would obsessively go down my list of 5-6 stories and try to remember if there was one or two more comments on a certain story.

You get used to it.

 

[robertreams]

I have published ane book in the last three weeks (it isn't difficult). So far I have made $14. Whoo hoo! I am a professional writer.

No one can convince me that every single person (over 200,00 now) who has clicked on my stories in Lit. hasn't read and loved them. No I don't pay those numbers any attention, lol

Oh and who's to say? Don't confuse me with the truth!