New Milestones Thread

[Erozetta]

I once sat down with a mainstream novel, and the opening lines were an almost exact description of what I was doing at the time, down to the day, time and my name. I almost starting looking around for hidden cameras. Really weird.

Coincidences can be eerie.

I knew the author in question, but he doesn't know my real name, nor that of my husband and friend. Short of main character being a redhead, everything else was off, too. The name pairing freaked me out, though.

I have no problem reading the works of people in the AH. I consider Altissimus and NecessaryDeviance real life adjacent (both know my real name and where I work and live) friends and still read their stuff all the time and they both tend to write pretty heavily in my kinks. So, if I can read them, I can read anyone, lol.

 

[alohadave]

I can't read stories with either my real or pen name in them.

I've had that happen twice with my full real name. They were minor characters.

It didn't really bother me, more interesting how random names can happen. It makes me wonder who I've named in my stories that might happen to read them.

 

[Erozetta]

I've had that happen twice with my full real name. They were minor characters.

It didn't really bother me, more interesting how random names can happen. It makes me wonder who I've named in my stories that might happen to read them.

Luckily for me, it was first names only. Last names too would've been weird. Particularly because my husband's last name is French and even I can barely spell it.

 

[MillieDynamite]

A writer I'm acquainted with (through my father) got an odd email through his website. "Please pull all books featuring the character Bartholomew *******, the Vampire, and rename him. You have used my name without my permission." He included a threat to sue him and his full name, address, and phone number. The writer contacted his publisher (knowing full well the guy knew he didn't have any right to any money), and they had a lawyer contact him to ask for information on his trademarking and copyrighting of his name. The guy said, "It's my name I don't have to do any of that." The lawyer informed him that if he tried to sue, they'd counter-sue, and he would pay everyone's legal fees and receive a hefty judgment for wasting the court's time. A month latter the guy received a bill from the publisher's lawyer for the phone call. He paid it.

 

[StillStunned]

Particularly because my husband's last name is French and even I can barely spell it.

F-R-E-N-C-H.

 

[Erozetta]

A writer I'm acquainted with (through my father) got an odd email through his website. "Please pull all books featuring the character Bartholomew *******, the Vampire, and rename him. You have used my name without my permission." He included a threat to sue him and his full name, address, and phone number. The writer contacted his publisher (knowing full well the guy knew he didn't have any right to any money), and they had a lawyer contact him to ask for information on his trademarking and copyrighting of his name. The guy said, "It's my name I don't have to do any of that." The lawyer informed him that if he tried to sue, they'd counter-sue, and he would pay everyone's legal fees and receive a hefty judgment for wasting the court's time. A month latter the guy received a bill from the publisher's lawyer for the phone call. He paid it.

I wouldn't be surprised that or something similar was the reason for the "Any likenesses..." Blurb in books.

 

[Erozetta]

F-R-E-N-C-H.

de la Rochefoucauld. <-- a last name along those lines. There's a reason I didn't take his last name when we got married. (Hint: I still stutter when anxious and his last name would be impossible for me to say while stuttering.)

 

[Naughtylit81]

I reached a dozen stories published this morning when Cheating at Church Chapter 3 went up.

 

[TheLobster]

de la Rochefoucauld

I'd like white wine and walnuts with this cheese, please.

 

[SimonDoom]

F-R-E-N-C-H.

StillStunned gets the gold star for "Most Helpful Hangouter of the Day."

 

[StillStunned]

StillStunned gets the gold star for "Most Helpful Hangouter of the Day."

Thanks, I'm making a deliberate effort to be a better person.

 

[sinfantasy]

Finally reached 50 followers... It may not be much or not even impressive for some but I am happy to know that there are few people willing to invest their time in my work

 

[Naughtylit81]

I just saw my story The Sweetest Berry Ch 03 is sitting at #27 on the all time popular list for Interracial Love.

 

[Publius68]

Thanks, I'm making a deliberate effort to be a better person.

 

[strongnsensual]

I've had that happen twice with my full real name. They were minor characters.

It didn't really bother me, more interesting how random names can happen. It makes me wonder who I've named in my stories that might happen to read them.

Finally I discover a benefit to being named Fuji Snodgrass.

Only took 61 years to find one...

 

[strongnsensual]

100 followers! I'm kind of pleased.

 

[NaughteeDragon]

Got my first “your story is dumb” review.

It’s a 40k word story about a middle aged couple trying to lose weight and have better sex. There are 13 sex scenes in that story that range from 1 sentence to 7k words.

 

[KittyOfSteele]

Got my first “your story is dumb” review.
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It’s a 40k word story about a middle aged couple trying to lose weight and have better sex. There are 13 sex scenes in that story that range from 1 sentence to 7k words.

Some anons are unexpectedly and accidentally funny.

 

[SimonDoom]

Got my first “your story is dumb” review.
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It’s a 40k word story about a middle aged couple trying to lose weight and have better sex. There are 13 sex scenes in that story that range from 1 sentence to 7k words.

I don't know what he's complaining about. If you can lose weight while getting your rocks off, it's all good, isn't it?

 

[Belegon]

101

 

[Bamagan]

It's been a while since I posted in this thread - since anyone did, apparently - but here's something that I'm going to boast about:

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You beat me to 500 by about two days (not that we were racing, just that we started here about the same time).

 

[StillStunned]

You beat me to 500 by about two days (not that we were racing, just that we started here about the same time).

If we'd been racing, I'd have pulled you up onto the podium beside me.

I'd keep the prize for myself, of course.

 

[TiberiusPrime]

It's been a while since I posted in this thread - since anyone did, apparently - but here's something that I'm going to boast about:

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I'm still stunned (pun intended) at how many followers I have.

 

[strongnsensual]

Got my first HOT award! Badge? Whatever, I'm pleasantly surprised!

Link, if you're so inclined.

Still fighting - not very successfully - to keep characters' names straight. Which fits, because I'm terrible at remembering actual people's names. Sheesh, how do I function IRL????

 

[Kumquatqueen]

400 followers! After 7.5 years...

I was aiming for that by the end of last year, but not publishing anything after September scuppered that one. Also while I got near there 18 months earlier, the 80 or so new followers I acquired from writing an incest story almost all vanished after seeing my next five stories, back to the usual geeks with undertones of queer kink - or blatantly obvious kinky or queer sex...