Is it okay if a submission in a series doesn't have sex in it?

[JaxRhapsody]

When a story listed achieves a star rating over 4.5 (with sufficient votes to qualify) the Red 'H' magically appears, implying a 'Hot' erotic story, but more accurately an index of popularity .

It is a curiously strong fetish amongst the writerly crowd.

The way many go on- it's more an addiction.

 

[AahhWhattheHell]

New Author here. Taking a break from both my other projects because when inspiration hits... Well shit. It's hard to ignore. I'm writing a series and I'm submitting chapter by chapter but I feel pressed to include sex in each chapter, but I don't know if it's always going to fit. So back to the original question.

If I'm posting a series, can one chapter not have anything explicitly sexual in it, or do I have to work it in somehow?

This thread seems to have gotten off topic but, yes. As a reader I run across sever chapter-ed stories that do this, several more that should have, and am planning on doing so in the story I'm working on. Please PM me when the story is published. I'd love to check it out.

 

[Smuttyandfun]

I agree. Especially if your story has several chapters. My four chapter story Taste of Temptation was two and two. First chapter, they meet and realize there's a connection and do a little lusting after each, but only share a kiss. Second chapter, they wind up in bed and things get pretty hot. Starts the same in chapter three. Then she gets hurt. In chapter four he shows how much he cares by nursing her back to health, though he does enjoy massaging medication all over her bare backside. The score for the last sex free chapter was as high as the second chapter where they have a great time in bed. I think in the last chapter the reader realizes he really does care for her, so isn't just about sex.
So it depends on how you approach it. If the reader is enjoying the story and has become invested in the couple, I don't think they care if they have sex in every chapter as long as you keep the attraction flowing.