Laurel & Manu

[BONNIEBREA]

I thought I'd try to chase up Laurel or Manu (posting on a board seems to be the only way)

I just had a story rejected because it had HTML in it.

A few months ago I had one rejected because it DIDN'T have HTML in it. (and that was after reading in the submission instructions that authors should just submit stories and Lit would insert HTML!)

Alot of confusion. How about some CLEAR guidelines that apply EVERY time. HTML? No HTML? Some HTML? If some then specifically what?

BONNIEBREA

 

[Guest]

Stories submitted from "west of the rockies" on Monday, Wednesday and Friday MUST HAVE IT (whatever it is) while those submitted on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday CAN'T HAVE IT! Sunday is iffy (it depends on whether the Prince got laid on Saturday night)...

Good luck in future my dear...​

Gabrielle L.

 

[vqfarrold]

Points 5 and 9 in the submission guidelines seem clear enough to me.

 

[sr71plt]

This is not the best way to get Laurel and Manu's attention. A direct PM (private message, top right on this page) is the best way to get to these two.

 

[Darkniciad]

Only a very few HTML tags are allowed:

<b>
<i>
<center>
<blockquote>

Additionally, special character codes are also allowed.

I'm unsure what you're talking about with "No HTML" as a rejection. Perhaps you tried to use some other method to mark italics or some other formatting? I can see where that would result in a suggestion to use the appropriate HTML tags.

 

[Weird Harold]

Alot of confusion. How about some CLEAR guidelines that apply EVERY time. HTML? No HTML? Some HTML? If some then specifically what?

I can't imagine what HTML your story might have been missing to cause a rejection.

Depending on how you submit a story, the allowable HTML codes are <I><B><U> and <Blockquote> -- with the equivalent closing tags -- everything else will generally get stripped out except web addresses which will get a story rejected -- even if they're currently phony URLs or websites (because they might someday be used for real.) If you submit in MSword DOC or .RTF format, and request Italics and bold formatting be retained, Lit should do the HTML tagging for you.

Custom fonts and colors, or similar HTML coding, that deviates from Literotica's standardized "look and feel" are not generally permitted but may be negotiable.

 

[Darkniciad]

I forgot underline, and you forgot center

I can't imagine what HTML your story might have been missing to cause a rejection.

Depending on how you submit a story, the allowable HTML codes are <I><B><U> and <Blockquote> -- with the equivalent closing tags -- everything else will generally get stripped out except web addresses which will get a story rejected -- even if they're currently phony URLs or websites (because they might someday be used for real.) If you submit in MSword DOC or .RTF format, and request Italics and bold formatting be retained, Lit should do the HTML tagging for you.

Custom fonts and colors, or similar HTML coding, that deviates from Literotica's standardized "look and feel" are not generally permitted but may be negotiable.

 

[lovecraft68]

I thought I'd try to chase up Laurel or Manu (posting on a board seems to be the only way)

I just had a story rejected because it had HTML in it.

A few months ago I had one rejected because it DIDN'T have HTML in it. (and that was after reading in the submission instructions that authors should just submit stories and Lit would insert HTML!)

Alot of confusion. How about some CLEAR guidelines that apply EVERY time. HTML? No HTML? Some HTML? If some then specifically what?

BONNIEBREA

This really does seem odd. I recently completed a 5 chapter series in which the main character had a voice in his head. Every time the voice speaks it is in italics. I used html throughout out all 5 chapters and never had a problem. Also use it all the time in my authors notes.

 

[TE999]

I submit my stories to Lit via e-mail as MSWord.doc's that often contain italics in the text and they are reproduced exactly when the story is posted. I have been asked on other sites to submit stories in HTML if they contain italics.

 

[BONNIEBREA]

Appreciate

I appreciate everyone's inputs.

I've submitted over 50 stories/chapters over the last six months or so.

One was rejected because it didn't have line break HTML. Now I've got one rejected because it does contain line break HTML.

I've been routinely submitting stories with line break HTML, header HTML, and the like. All of a sudden it's no good.

You know (fellow authors) I have no problem with providing Literotica with free content. I enjoy writing and enjoy most of the feedback I get. But the Literotica people could stop putting up hoops to jump through (and different hoops every time!) to get their free content accepted.

Does that make sense?

 

[sr71plt]

I appreciate everyone's inputs.

I've submitted over 50 stories/chapters over the last six months or so.

One was rejected because it didn't have line break HTML. Now I've got one rejected because it does contain line break HTML.

I've been routinely submitting stories with line break HTML, header HTML, and the like. All of a sudden it's no good.

You know (fellow authors) I have no problem with providing Literotica with free content. I enjoy writing and enjoy most of the feedback I get. But the Literotica people could stop putting up hoops to jump through (and different hoops every time!) to get their free content accepted.

Does that make sense?

What doesn't make sense to me is the need for a line break in a story. What are you using that for?

Why aren't you breaking a line with just a paragraph return? And if you mean section break, that can be show with double line returns between paragraphs with (* * * *) on a separate line.

 

[BONNIEBREA]

Hi SR

I find the break HTML to be much better in getting what I want when breaking a chapter's text into blocks. I also prefer to use header HTML for titles and chapter designations.

I can't imagine what the problem could be with basic HTML. I mean, they're running and internet website! It really should be an author's choice as to how he or she prefers to present their story.

But having said that, I'm really OK with anything at all.

I'd just like them to make some decisions, update their submission guidelines to stipulate exactly what HTML is allowed and what HTML is not allowed, and then be consistent in application. You know: here are the tags that are allowed. Here are the tags that are not allowed. How simple is that?

I write and post multi-chapter stories, and I never submit until a story is complete. So I just had to go through the very long and tiresome process of resubmitting an eight chapter story (each chapter a separate submission) all over a few header tags.

Absurd.

 

[michchick98]

I find the break HTML to be much better in getting what I want when breaking a chapter's text into blocks. I also prefer to use header HTML for titles and chapter designations.

I can't imagine what the problem could be with basic HTML. I mean, they're running and internet website! It really should be an author's choice as to how he or she prefers to present their story.

But having said that, I'm really OK with anything at all.

I'd just like them to make some decisions, update their submission guidelines to stipulate exactly what HTML is allowed and what HTML is not allowed, and then be consistent in application. You know: here are the tags that are allowed. Here are the tags that are not allowed. How simple is that?

I write and post multi-chapter stories, and I never submit until a story is complete. So I just had to go through the very long and tiresome process of resubmitting an eight chapter story (each chapter a separate submission) all over a few header tags.

Absurd.

Have you read through the Writer's Resources page? (http://www.literotica.com/storyxs/writ_stor.shtml)

Or more specifically these articles:

Basic Text Formatting 101:
http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=364905

Bold or Italic?:
http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=45432

Testing Story Formatting:
http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=57781

As for the line breaks, you shouldn't need those. Hitting ENTER on your keyboard twice will give you the proper paragraph breaks.

As far as "how the author prefers to present their story," that's mostly up to the site owners, not the author. If you're not using the proper HTML tags, then your story will be rejected. Again, line break tags aren't necessary. If you're including them, that might be screwing up something on their end of things.

Some people prefer to submit their stories and let the moderators/editors add the HTML tags, while others prefer to add the HTML tags and do a copy and paste (I prefer the latter personally.) Usually if you don't do the add your own tags and copy/paste, then it might take a bit longer for your story to be accepted.

If you're still having issues, go to your User CP, click Send New Message under the Private Messages header, and enter Laurel in the 'To:' line. She usually responds within 24 hours.

 

[sr71plt]

I find the break HTML to be much better in getting what I want when breaking a chapter's text into blocks. I also prefer to use header HTML for titles and chapter designations.

I can't imagine what the problem could be with basic HTML. I mean, they're running and internet website! It really should be an author's choice as to how he or she prefers to present their story.

But having said that, I'm really OK with anything at all.

I'd just like them to make some decisions, update their submission guidelines to stipulate exactly what HTML is allowed and what HTML is not allowed, and then be consistent in application. You know: here are the tags that are allowed. Here are the tags that are not allowed. How simple is that?

I write and post multi-chapter stories, and I never submit until a story is complete. So I just had to go through the very long and tiresome process of resubmitting an eight chapter story (each chapter a separate submission) all over a few header tags.

Absurd.

Apparently you are having a problem with it, though.

Authors aren't book designers too. I've found if you strip as much formatting out as possible and remain as basic as possible in what you submit, you won't have trouble. The only "extra" I need in the way of html are italics. Real publishers don't permit bolding or underlining anyway--or let their authors style the books. That's a publisher's function.