Need Help Selecting a Category

[Salacious_Scribe]

I'm writing a story that partially takes place in a virtual world, think The Matrix, but a gaming/social media platform.

So far the Male Mc has had virtual sex with

1-his male best friend who was using a female avatar with a penis.
2-his mom (Unknowingly)
3-his best friend both as males

In the real world he had sex with
1- his mom (She found out)


So If I post in Incest I'll get heat for gay/trans sex.
if I post in Gay or Trans I think straight Incest will be an issue

 

[lovecraft68]

Interesting.

Being its virtual sex, he's not really having sex with anyone.

So incest fans will roast it not just because there's other dynamics involved but he doesn't really have sex with mom, and doesn't seem like he will(I guess?)

So I would lean towards Trans....

But part of me wonders of virtual sex could fall under exhibitionist/Voyeur?

 

[NotWise]

But part of me wonders of virtual sex could fall under exhibitionist/Voyeur?

Toys and masturbation? But he did have sex with Mom after she found out, so probably I/T.

 

[Salacious_Scribe]

Interesting.

Being its virtual sex, he's not really having sex with anyone.

So incest fans will roast it not just because there's other dynamics involved but he doesn't really have sex with mom, and doesn't seem like he will(I guess?)

So I would lean towards Trans....

But part of me wonders of virtual sex could fall under exhibitionist/Voyeur?

Mom surprises him with real sex while haveing virtual sex...

Not sure if the friends will hook up IRL one lives in US the other in Cuba.

 

[Salacious_Scribe]

Toys and masturbation? But he did have sex with Mom after she found out, so probably I/T.

That's what I was thinking, and with a warning about gay and trans at the top.

 

[lovecraft68]

Mom surprises him with real sex while haveing virtual sex...

Not sure if the friends will hook up IRL one lives in US the other in Cuba.

Ah, then incest will have to be it because no other fan base is going to deal with having actual sex with his mom.

You might not score well with the other stuff mixed in, but as long as Mom/son is part of it you won't get totally torched.

 

[SimonDoom]

Incest.

The only real sex he's having is with his mom. The Admin might put it there even if you don't.

You'll get some complaints about the nonconforming content, but you'll also have by far your biggest audience. That should be the deciding factor.

My only suggestion is this: think about the focus of the story. As you describe it it sounds somewhat unfocused -- a jumble of different erotic elements with no clear thing to tie them together.

 

[davion2308]

There are some things going on here

I agree with the idea that this is a bit of a jumble. When you have so many different elements working, you're not really focusing and the story itself may get away from the point. And it's up to you do decide what the point is.

If it's gay/incest/mom-son/trans/etc/ you might want to pick fetish with the focus on technology.

The challenge with incest is those folks want to read about the relationship and love between son and mother, not just that a guy is banging his mom. They want the depth of a developed experience between the two. As was stated above, you'll get popped for not having that.

Coin flip, stick it somewhere, and preface there's gay content so you don't get yelled at by those who don't want to read that. If you care for the score, that'll be important.

But if you're writing for you, write, and submit where you think it'll be most well-received. It's a guess sometimes when there are a variety of themes running through the story.

Good luck!

 

[NotWise]

I agree with the idea that this is a bit of a jumble. When you have so many different elements working, you're not really focusing and the story itself may get away from the point. And it's up to you do decide what the point is.

Whether the story comes off as a jumble or not depends on how it's written. The first three "events" listed in the OP are all shared autoeroticism. If the story is written with the emphasis on the main character's masturbation, then the story is fairly straightforward autoeroticism leading to incest. That's not a whole lot different from "Mommy caught me jacking off and..." which is a trope in I/T.

 

[SimonDoom]

Whether the story comes off as a jumble or not depends on how it's written. The first three "events" listed in the OP are all shared autoeroticism. If the story is written with the emphasis on the main character's masturbation, then the story is fairly straightforward autoeroticism leading to incest. That's not a whole lot different from "Mommy caught me jacking off and..." which is a trope in I/T.

True, and who knows where someone's imagination can take this, but a story with autoeroticism leading to incest in real life is an incest story. That's the culmination of the story and its focus. The story works and makes sense if the first part/autoerotica part is the prelude and buildup, foreshadowing what later happens with mom. But if it isn't done that way then to most readers it may just seem like the author switched stories on them.

In a good story, all the parts go together, and however disparate they are they serve a unifying purpose. So the author has to think about what that unifying purpose is. I think this is particularly true in erotic stories, because readers seek an appealing erotic experience, and throwing in too many erotic elements risks making it unappealing.

 

[Haulover]

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you might want to pick fetish
...

Agreed. I think fetish could be a sort of "catch-all" for stories that cross several categories.

Adding the description "sex-addict" to the main character would further justify inclusion in fetish.

 

[Blind_Justice]

You could always try SF/F. Futa are not strictly Trans or Crossdressers and virtual worlds are a hallmark of SF. Plus, the readership, given advance warning, will be rather gentle (if my weird sex scenes in SF/F are anything to go by).

You of course would lose the mammoth number of eyeballs I/T will draw.

 

[ElectricBlue]

If there's incest I'd say Laurel is going to put it in I&T regardless - doesn't hurt to try nominating a category of choice, though.

 

[Rustyoznail]

From what I understand, incest beats all.

 

[RejectReality]

I'm with Lovecraft on this one. The draw of Mom/Son should be enough to keep it from being obliterated by the people who don't like the virtual part of the story or the trans/gm angles.

It's probably not going to perform particularly well anywhere because it's so all over the kinksphere, but with the actual real world sex being incest, and M/S, that's your best bet for drawing enough eyes to offset the haters.

I would absolutely call out the Mom/Son part in the description line. Not just the tags. Even better if "Mom" is in the title somewhere. You don't want any ambiguity about where the story is headed. Readers need a signpost right from the get-go that what they're after is there waiting for them at the end, or you'll have an overabundance of haters trashing the opening as they get triggered one after another by the other kinks.

 

[vanmyers86]

From what I understand, incest beats all.

That's what I thought too, but Laurel/site admin put my latest story, which has an sibling sex scene near the end, in the romance category. https://www.literotica.com/beta/s/so-many-kinds-of-love

Since we're talking categories, if a story gets switched from one category to another, does it go on the second category's hub as a new story, or does the original posting date apply? That happened to the first story I wrote here, but at the time, I didn't know enough about the site to know I ought to pay attention to such things. I've always been curious.

 

[NotWise]

Since we're talking categories, if a story gets switched from one category to another, does it go on the second category's hub as a new story, or does the original posting date apply? That happened to the first story I wrote here, but at the time, I didn't know enough about the site to know I ought to pay attention to such things. I've always been curious.

When (early in my stay here) I asked Laurel to switch a story from one category to another, she told me that it would not show up as a new story in the new category because it wasn't new to Lit. Your mileage may vary. I think it kept the original date, views, favorites, score, and votes. The only thing that changed was the category.

 

[vanmyers86]

When (early in my stay here) I asked Laurel to switch a story from one category to another, she told me that it would not show up as a new story in the new category because it wasn't new to Lit. Your mileage may vary. I think it kept the original date, views, favorites, score, and votes. The only thing that changed was the category.

Thanks,NotWise. I appreciate the intel.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Since we're talking categories, if a story gets switched from one category to another, does it go on the second category's hub as a new story, or does the original posting date apply? That happened to the first story I wrote here, but at the time, I didn't know enough about the site to know I ought to pay attention to such things. I've always been curious.

No. As NotWise says, only the category changes, you don't get a second run at glory. All of your stats remain intact.

 

[sbrooks103]

I'm writing a story that partially takes place in a virtual world, think The Matrix, but a gaming/social media platform.

So far the Male Mc has had virtual sex with

1-his male best friend who was using a female avatar with a penis.
2-his mom (Unknowingly)
3-his best friend both as males

In the real world he had sex with
1- his mom (She found out)


So If I post in Incest I'll get heat for gay/trans sex.
if I post in Gay or Trans I think straight Incest will be an issue

Whatever category you put it in (Incest, Fetish, SciFi all have their merits) be sure to tag the other elements, maybe with a warning as well.