Lession learned today

[Liar]

Don't post a story in Erotic Couplings unless it has a really porny title and description.

I don't care much about votes and ratings, and only a little bit about comments. But dammit, I want at least to be read. The numbers are freakishly low.


Any other wisdom to share in that spirit, authors?

 

[impressive]

Don't post a story in Erotic Couplings unless it has a really porny title and description.

I don't care much about votes and ratings, and only a little bit about comments. But dammit, I want at least to be read.


Any other wisdom to share in that spirit, authors?

Damn, I thought it was a misspelling of LESION instead of LESSON.


Y'know, I would think some of the wankers would presume "lapis" was something connected to "labia" ...

 

[MichelleLovesTo]

Done!

Don't post a story in Erotic Couplings unless it has a really porny title and description.

I don't care much about votes and ratings, and only a little bit about comments. But dammit, I want at least to be read.

Okay...off to read.

 

[Liar]

Okay...off to read.

Nice. Wasn't trying to plug though, but I take what I can get.

 

[Liar]

Damn, I thought it was a misspelling of LESION instead of LESSON.


Y'know, I would think some of the wankers would presume "lapis" was something connected to "labia" ...

Personally, I find myself thinking of some rare skin disease when I now in retrospect see the name.

 

[drksideofthemoon]

Don't post a story in Erotic Couplings unless it has a really porny title and description.

I don't care much about votes and ratings, and only a little bit about comments. But dammit, I want at least to be read. The numbers are freakishly low.


Any other wisdom to share in that spirit, authors?

That's my trick, try to put something really smutty in the description...at least try to get the wankers in the door...so to speak...

 

[impressive]

Personally, I find myself thinking of some rare skin disease when I now in retrospect see the name.

I just think of "lapis lazuli" *shrug*

 

[Liar]

Seriously though, got any simple guidelines to avoid beiung skipped over by the common reader in the New list and category directory?

 

[impressive]

Seriously though, got any simple guidelines to avoid beiung skipped over by the common reader in the New list and category directory?

Well ... the word "legend" implies an actual STORY ... like, with a plot 'nd all.

 

[Liar]

I just think of "lapis lazuli" *shrug*

That was the intention. (Woo, it worked. )

 

[Guest]

Yeah, Erotic Couplings is kind of the Miscellaneious of Lit. About half my stories go there, and I just looked and they do have the least views, with the exception of contest entry and one that got some word of mouth.

I have learned not to put something into Illustrated unless you have several explicit images. One G rated one won't cut it.

First time does okay for me. I've heard tell Incest does well, but I can't go there mentally.

 

[MichelleLovesTo]

Nice. Wasn't trying to plug though, but I take what I can get.

Read it. (Did you want to know what I thought? )

 

[MichelleLovesTo]

Seriously though, got any simple guidelines to avoid beiung skipped over by the common reader in the New list and category directory?

Well, perhaps you can maximize the people who will see the story, and who are looking for an actual story. I don't think you can get more stroke people to read something that smells like a real story.

The name is good. The "teaser"/descriptive line is good. I think you did well on those fronts.

 

[Liar]

Yeah, Erotic Couplings is kind of the Miscellaneious of Lit. About half my stories go there, and I just looked and they do have the least views, with the exception of contest entry and one that got some word of mouth.

Funny thing is that my only other Couplings story, a co-op with Honey, more porn cliché-titled The Girl Next Door, got loads of reads. That's the power of a title, I guess.

Read it. (Did you want to know what I thought? )

Well, of course, m'dear.

 

[Munachi]

I just think of "lapis lazuli" *shrug*

that's what the name first made me think of too, actually.

 

[LadyJeanne]

I haven't figured out the trick yet. My EC stories get few reads. BDSM on the other hand...

 

[MichelleLovesTo]

Since you asked!

Well, of course, m'dear.

I thought it was terrific. It drew me in from the beginning, and you did a wonderful job with characters and setting. Quite evocative.

You mangled the past tense of lay (or is it lie? Well it isn't lied!) and there was a line which sounded initially like you were saying blue eyes is not an inheritable trait among females -- as opposed to saying that Lapis had only ever seen it in males. Minor stuff though.

Made me horribly jealous actually. Especially with the opening which drew me in right away. Right then I knew it wasn't a tragic error when I'd proclaimed that I'd read it. A no brainer to give it a 5.

I hope that's okay.

 

[Munachi]

but anyway i know how annoying it is when a story just doesn't get read, i can quite understand that... one shouldn't care, but one does... my story that i like best hardly even gets looked at (but that is my own fault for writing a non-erotic story)... but anyway, even if those that just look for some wanking story don't even look at it, it is still a great story you have written.

 

[carsonshepherd]

Don't post a story in Erotic Couplings unless it has a really porny title and description.

I don't care much about votes and ratings, and only a little bit about comments. But dammit, I want at least to be read. The numbers are freakishly low.


Any other wisdom to share in that spirit, authors?

A story in the Gay Male category won't take off unless it has penetration. Blow jobs just won't get you an H.

Just sayin.

 

[Liar]

I thought it was terrific. It drew me in from the beginning, and you did a wonderful job with characters and setting. Quite evocative.

You mangled the past tense of lay (or is it lie? Well it isn't lied!) and there was a line which sounded initially like you were saying blue eyes is not an inheritable trait among females -- as opposed to saying that Lapis had only ever seen it in males. Minor stuff though.

Made me horribly jealous actually. Especially with the opening which drew me in right away. Right then I knew it wasn't a tragic error when I'd proclaimed that I'd read it. A no brainer to give it a 5.

I hope that's okay.

Oh all right, if you insisit.

Thanks for the comment, glad it tickled your fancy. Now excuse me while I go and spank my proof-reader.


And for the love of Godzilla, someone hijack this thread.

 

[drksideofthemoon]

Well, perhaps you can maximize the people who will see the story, and who are looking for an actual story. I don't think you can get more stroke people to read something that smells like a real story.

The name is good. The "teaser"/descriptive line is good. I think you did well on those fronts.

I would have agreed with you until the last few chapters of Montana Summer....I am getting more hits, and comments with the chapters that have more story and less sex....go figure...

 

[carsonshepherd]

. Now excuse me while I go and spank my proof-reader.

.

Depending on who it is, I might want to watch. (there, I tried)

 

[Liar]

Depending on who it is, I might want to watch. (there, I tried)

Too bad my web cam is busted.

 

[MichelleLovesTo]

I would have agreed with you until the last few chapters of Montana Summer....I am getting more hits, and comments with the chapters that have more story and less sex....go figure...

Well, I'm just referring to Liar's story in particular. I think that there is nothing more that he could have done with the story in question to garner more readers. (Perhaps another category, but that's merely conjecture.)

It makes perfect sense to me that people have been drawn into your story, and are now into it enough to not need lots of nookie.

 

[Guest]

Funny thing is that my only other Couplings story, a co-op with Honey, more porn cliché-titled The Girl Next Door, got loads of reads. That's the power of a title, I guess.

Here's a really strange coincidence...Funny thing is that my Couplings story that go the most reads was well liked by Honey and read first by her (see her comment), had the more porn cliché-titled The Elevator, and got loads of reads. That's the power of a title, I guess.

Apparently Honey is the key to success in the EC.