Issues submitting an Adult Comic

[29wordsforsnow]

Hi everyone,

I wondered if anyone stumbled upon the same problem I face now for several weeks.
I created a comic strip, uploaded and submitted, but it's always rejected with a general remark:

"The file you sent is one we can not open, came through garbled or has no text" (something like that)

I tried different file types, smaller resolutions, different software to edit the images...but nothing helped till now. All that worked for single pieces of artwork.

It's 27 images, not really large. So, I have seen other comics published with many images with many pixels as well. But I do wonder if the 'max size 2 mb' limit not only applies to a single image but to the whole comic.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
29wordsforsnow

 

[ElectricBlue]

From the FAQ:

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.

I'd try 1, since text submissions in Word are fine - and you can control your layout more. I'm not sure I'd trust an email to get read.

 

[29wordsforsnow]

Thanks for the advice.

But does that work in the 'Adult Comic' category, too? What I have seen there is that .jpg and .png files can be uploaded but no .doc.

I think the "story" is a little too small on the text part to be in 'Illustrated stories', it's written in rhymes, but I think the graphic part is more dominant, so wouldn't like to post it in 'Illustrated poems' too.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Thanks for the advice.

But does that work in the 'Adult Comic' category, too? What I have seen there is that .jpg and .png files can be uploaded but no .doc.

I think the "story" is a little too small on the text part to be in 'Illustrated stories', it's written in rhymes, but I think the graphic part is more dominant, so wouldn't like to post it in 'Illustrated poems' too.

The Lit database is predominantly text based, and Word is a common input format, so it's worth a try. The problem with the FAQs is they're ancient, with no guarantee what works.

I don't know which category would be best - check out what's already where, I'd say, and be guided by that.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

FWIW, from posting a chapter of a story with graphics, the .doc (.docx actually in my case) worked to get graphics in place. It took a little longer than just submitting text, but it wasn't excessive IMO.

Pay attention to the width requirements for each and every image from the faq!

 

[RejectReality]

Submitting to the illustrated part of the site is a different animal from submitting stories.

I'd say your best possible chance at advice ( other than contacting Laurel directly ) is to contact someone who has submitted a similar comic to yours recently. They may know the necessary tips and tricks to get it through the submission process.

 

[29wordsforsnow]

It worked...and found another glitch

Thanks to everyone for your advice.

In the end it's like in real life: The size didn't matter, but the applied technique!

I left trodden paths and it worked. But I have no idea which one of following did the trick:
*moving to Windows from Linux
*exporting the images in Paint, originally with gimp
*saving the story draft after adding each illustration

It was published shortly after:
http://literotica.com/i/fingers-tango

Strangely, it works in the new beta page only. The 'old' site shows only one image, not all 27. Might be a bug?