Midnight Yoga Rules - how to publish an enumerated list?

[LMWM321]

I'd like to publish the following. Is there a way to either append my original story to include this (preferred), or at least publish it so list formatting is preserved?

Midnight Yoga Rules: ​

The goal of Midnight Yoga is giving our club members an opportunity for a quick lusty fuck with another club member in a way that doesn’t promote attachments or lead to drama. It is not meant to be anyone’s idea of perfect sex. Our top priority is making sure the women feel safe and in control. Go elsewhere if you cannot commit to ALL the following rules.

1. No cameras of any kind - cell phones must be left at home or in car.
2. By signing you acknowledge that you haven’t paid to be here.
3. Your spouse/ partner must be aware and approve! You alone are responsible for any impact this has on your relationship(s), not us!
4. Only those who receive an invitation text may attend; if you bring someone who didn’t, you’ll both be asked to leave.
5. Arrive on time. If the door is locked, go on your way. Do NOT knock.
6. PIV Sex Only with one guy at a time. The woman alone choses the position, controls the pace, and the duration. Guys, patiently wait for the gal to signal it’s your turn.
7. It is the woman’s prerogative to quit AT ANY TIME. If you’re asked to stop, do so immediately and without complaint. If she quits before your turn, be gracious about it and you’ll be among the first in line at the next Midnight Yoga - complain about it and you won’t be invited back.
8. No oral sex of any kind, including kissing on the mouth; it’s it’s too intimate.
9. Breast fondling, and nipple sucking are okay unless the woman says otherwise.
10. No fingering (e.g., pussy, ass, mouth); again, too intimate.
11. Leave the toys at home!
12. Pretending to “oops!” your dick it into a gals ass or mouth is sexual assault. Do it and you’ll get a severe beating from my cop husband. He is always in attendance.
13. Wear a condom if you wish or if the woman requires it. If none is worn, cum where she tells you (e.g., inside her, on her stomach, breasts).
14. Guys, as soon as you cum quickly get dressed and leave. No lingering in the studio to watch or in the parking lot to chat with other members.
15. Show up freshly showered (we shouldn’t have to tell you that but history says otherwise).
16. There is to be NO talking, quiet moaning is fine… otherwise, fuck in silence.
17. Don’t share what we do at Midnight Yoga with anyone - including other club members! Though it’s not illegal (we’ve checked), we don’t want to upset people in our community - most would not appreciate what we do here. Seriously, you don’t want to be the one who brings Midnight Yoga to an end!
18. Lastly, don’t recruit other members for our club! Our membership is full and we have a long wait list!

 

[orangecurious]

sorry, i'm more into cycling.

 

[OverconfidentSarcasm]

I'm fairly certain the HTML way works just fine:

<ol>
 <li> List Item 1</li>
 <li> List Item 2</li>
</ol>

OL stands for "Ordered List" and will apply numbers before the list entries, other than UL, which stands for UNordered list and will create a list with bulletpoints.

 

[lustychimera]

sorry, i'm more into cycling.

 

[LMWM321]

Thanks OS, but there isn't an easier way? I was hoping that there was a formatting menu "button" that I wasn't seeing.

Seems strange that I can easily post the list here but not in an actual published Story. It was supposed to be the 2nd page of my original story but I couldn't get the list to paste properly. Yikes, I'm not sure it's worth the trouble, then.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Thanks OS, but there isn't an easier way? I was hoping that there was a formatting menu "button" that I wasn't seeing.

Seems strange that I can easily post the list here but not in an actual published Story. It was supposed to be the 2nd page of my original story but I couldn't get the list to paste properly. Yikes, I'm not sure it's worth the trouble, then.

You need to use the very basic HTML that @OverconfidentSarcasm posted.

You can also do unordered lists and nest both ordered and unordered lists within each other.

Emily

 

[ElectricBlue]

Seems strange that I can easily post the list here but not in an actual published Story. It was supposed to be the 2nd page of my original story but I couldn't get the list to paste properly. Yikes, I'm not sure it's worth the trouble, then.

There is Forum side and Story side - two completely different databases.

 

[LMWM321]

I'm fairly certain the HTML way works just fine:

<ol>
 <li> List Item 1</li>
 <li> List Item 2</li>
</ol>

OL stands for "Ordered List" and will apply numbers before the list entries, other than UL, which stands for UNordered list and will create a list with bulletpoints.

Wow, it works! ..At least it looks right in Preview. We'll see. Thanks OS!

 

[JDSavanyu]

First rule of fuck club: don't tell anyone about this imaginary fuck club.

 

[Lifestyle66]

I'd like to publish the following. Is there a way to either append my original story to include this (preferred), or at least publish it so list formatting is preserved?

Midnight Yoga Rules: ​

The goal of Midnight Yoga is giving our club members an opportunity for a quick lusty fuck with another club member in a way that doesn’t promote attachments or lead to drama. It is not meant to be anyone’s idea of perfect sex. Our top priority is making sure the women feel safe and in control. Go elsewhere if you cannot commit to ALL the following rules.

1. No cameras of any kind - cell phones must be left at home or in car.
2. By signing you acknowledge that you haven’t paid to be here.
3. Your spouse/ partner must be aware and approve! You alone are responsible for any impact this has on your relationship(s), not us!
4. Only those who receive an invitation text may attend; if you bring someone who didn’t, you’ll both be asked to leave.
5. Arrive on time. If the door is locked, go on your way. Do NOT knock.
6. PIV Sex Only with one guy at a time. The woman alone choses the position, controls the pace, and the duration. Guys, patiently wait for the gal to signal it’s your turn.
7. It is the woman’s prerogative to quit AT ANY TIME. If you’re asked to stop, do so immediately and without complaint. If she quits before your turn, be gracious about it and you’ll be among the first in line at the next Midnight Yoga - complain about it and you won’t be invited back.
8. No oral sex of any kind, including kissing on the mouth; it’s it’s too intimate.
9. Breast fondling, and nipple sucking are okay unless the woman says otherwise.
10. No fingering (e.g., pussy, ass, mouth); again, too intimate.
11. Leave the toys at home!
12. Pretending to “oops!” your dick it into a gals ass or mouth is sexual assault. Do it and you’ll get a severe beating from my cop husband. He is always in attendance.
13. Wear a condom if you wish or if the woman requires it. If none is worn, cum where she tells you (e.g., inside her, on her stomach, breasts).
14. Guys, as soon as you cum quickly get dressed and leave. No lingering in the studio to watch or in the parking lot to chat with other members.
15. Show up freshly showered (we shouldn’t have to tell you that but history says otherwise).
16. There is to be NO talking, quiet moaning is fine… otherwise, fuck in silence.
17. Don’t share what we do at Midnight Yoga with anyone - including other club members! Though it’s not illegal (we’ve checked), we don’t want to upset people in our community - most would not appreciate what we do here. Seriously, you don’t want to be the one who brings Midnight Yoga to an end!
18. Lastly, don’t recruit other members for our club! Our membership is full and we have a long wait list!

Hmmm...

I'm putting the finishing touches on my own version of that midnight yoga story idea I asked you about in the other thread.

If you'd like to preview it, I'd appreciate your thoughts. PM me with a message and a way to send it to you. (For some reason, I get an error when trying to Private Message your ID, and you didn't get my contact e-mail.)

 

[LMWM321]

Hmmm...

I'm putting the finishing touches on my own version of that midnight yoga story idea I asked you about in the other thread.

If you'd like to preview it, I'd appreciate your thoughts. PM me with a message and a way to send it to you. (For some reason, I get an error when trying to Private Message your ID, and you didn't get my contact e-mail.)

Cool!

I just started a private conversation you with you... Plus, I changed settings in my profile that should permit you to reach me.

 

[LMWM321]

So Laurel & Manu rejected my Midnight Yoga Rules submissin. The reason is that it's not really a story. Which it isn't, it was meant to be the 2nd page to my Midnight Yoga As Husband Sleeps submission but I left it out b/c I couldn't get the list to format.

Is there a way to append this to my original story? I'm guessing not. but thought I'd ask you all...

 

[EmilyMiller]

So Laurel & Manu rejected my Midnight Yoga Rules submissin. The reason is that it's not really a story. Which it isn't, it was meant to be the 2nd page to my Midnight Yoga As Husband Sleeps submission but I left it out b/c I couldn't get the list to format.

Is there a way to append this to my original story? I'm guessing not. but thought I'd ask you all...

You can post an edit to your original story.

Here is how:

https://www.literotica.com/faq/publishing/editing-published-work

Emily

 

[LMWM321]

Thank you Emily! I just did exactly that, thanks to your instructions.

 

[SimonDoom]

It's your choice to do this, but it seems like an overreaction to me. The people who don't like what the wife is doing aren't going to be mollified by your addition of these rules. The people who are OK with what the wife is doing won't care about the list.

If you put the list at the beginning of the story, then you muck up the telling of the tale, spoiling some of the mystery as the husband finds out what the wife is up to. That's part of the fun of the story.

If you put it at the end, then people will have gone through the entire story without realizing the list exists, and it will be too late for it to have an impact.

If you insert the list in the middle of the story, you disrupt the flow of the story.

I think you are over-concerned about a small group of grumpy, nit-picking Loving Wife story readers who probably aren't going to like your story no matter what you do. Ignore them.

That's just my opinion.

 

[LMWM321]

That's just my opinion.

First of all, I'm thankful for your interest and your opinion

And I agree on all counts. ..The thing is, the list of rules were a part of the story from the beginning. And my wife helped draft them and was annoyed upon finding I left them off the original story submission. ..Which I only did b/c I couldn't get the numbered-list formatting to work. I figured I'd publish the rules as a separate submission. But when it was kicked back (b/c it really isn't a story on it's own), I elected to just submit an Edited version of the whole story with the Rules as the 2nd page. Hopefully, people won't be put off by the added length.

And I did soften the tone with respect to Maria's "Prove to me you're okay with what I did..." command. NOT because I'm trying to please the crowd, but because I really don't want her to appear Femdom-ish. So I softened her demand to more of an impassioned plea

Again, thanks SD!

 

[LMWM321]

So my edited/ re-submitted Midnight Yoga As Husband Sleeps has been published and the numbered list of Yoga Rules worked perfectly. Unfortunately, however, the page break I inserted didn't work so it sort of looks a bit dopey appearing after the last sentence of the story instead of its own page. Oh, well...

Not having much experience w/ HTML, is there a way to write the story in Page or Word and have formatting such as page-breaks, and bullet-lists, heading centering, etc. automatically converted into HTML commands?

As an aside, I changed the controversial ending a bit. ..Not necessarily to please the haters, but b/c as originally written it was giving people the wrong impression about my wife (my muse for this and all my stories) being strongly femdom.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Not having much experience w/ HTML, is there a way to write the story in Page or Word and have formatting such as page-breaks, and bullet-lists, heading centering, etc. automatically converted into HTML commands?

You're better of inserting your html manually. When it fucks up, you can get some spectacularly awkward errors - like the whole second page of a story switching to italics because you forgot to put </i> at the end of every paragraph.

I keep html to an absolute minimum nowadays, because of several coding cock-ups I made. They're still in half a dozen older stories, because I couldn't be bothered fixing them.

 

[OverconfidentSarcasm]

You're better of inserting your html manually. When it fucks up, you can get some spectacularly awkward errors - like the whole second page of a story switching to italics because you forgot to put </i> at the end of every paragraph.

I keep html to an absolute minimum nowadays, because of several coding cock-ups I made. They're still in half a dozen older stories, because I couldn't be bothered fixing them.

You know, if you're writing in MS Word, you can use its Search&Replace function to look up all italic words and "replace" them with "<i>found italic text</i>" or "<em>found italic text</em>". Same for bold, underlined, and whatever else.

 

[LMWM321]

Thanks! will do w/ next story.

 

[ElectricBlue]

You know, if you're writing in MS Word, you can use its Search&Replace function to look up all italic words and "replace" them with "<i>found italic text</i>" or "<em>found italic text</em>". Same for bold, underlined, and whatever else.

You probably can, but I gave up using too much html because I didn't know all those editing tricks, and in the end, it's the words, not the format, that tell the story.

 

[OverconfidentSarcasm]

You probably can, but I gave up using too much html because I didn't know all those editing tricks, and in the end, it's the words, not the format, that tell the story.

Yeah, but proper formatting can make one hell of a difference in how those words are read, just like the way you emphasize words while speaking can change the entire meaning of a sentence.

 

[djrip]

No fingering (e.g., pussy, ass, mouth); again, too intimate

This seems weird to me; is a handjob more intimate than sex? (Not that it matters, they're the wives' rules, not mine!)

 

[ElectricBlue]

Yeah, but proper formatting can make one hell of a difference in how those words are read, just like the way you emphasize words while speaking can change the entire meaning of a sentence.

I've found I don't really need any formatting. The glitches made me look at my writing a little more closely, and made me use words better. I'll use a sprinkling of italics occasionally, and bold if I have internal chaptering, but that's it.

 

[LMWM321]

This seems weird to me; is a handjob more intimate than sex? (Not that it matters, they're the wives' rules, not mine!)

The rules mostly came from my wife. I asked for her help in coming up with a set of rules that would make Midnight Yoga feasible/appealing to a woman. Of course, other women might feel differently. But I get your point.

That said, we all know there would be no shortage of men who would still jump at the chance to be a part of Midnight Yoga.

Woman: "Read the Rules!"
Guy: "I did and they're too restrictive!"
Woman: "Well that's all that's being offered at Midnight Yoga. Are you in or not?"
Guy: "What a dumb question. Of course I'm in!"