old stories

[coaster12345]

old stories often get lost amid the plethora of new ones pouring in, so it was a
delight to me today to get a praising message from a literate person who admired
my first story here, "bingo!"

with all the self-promotion that goes on in these halls, urging us to read junk that
the author is drum-beating simply for unwarranted ego gratification. it seems to me
--- yesterday being veterans' day--- that the good old soldiers here whose works
are buried in literotica history. they made not be among the biggest vote getters,
but voting on writing always reflects a low common denominator more than it does
an appreciation of good fiction. and these, in my view, are among the most literate
of literotica authors. they deserve memorials that might steer new readers to
their works--- maybe even a new category of authors' (as opposed to readers')
favorites.

among these that come immediately to mind but by no means represent a final list,
i'd put: tonytony3, octavian, and quinnrogan. that's only top of the head. i
invite others to celebrate veterans' day with their own scorecard of heroes.

coaster12345

 

[BigTexan]

I would add WildSweetOne and KillerMuffin to your list

BigTexan

 

[damppanties]

Adding Whispersecret.

Why is it that female authors come to my mind??

 

[coaster12345]

female responses

"bingo!" is written from a female perspective, and from the
responses i've received, its female "voice" is on the money.
why interject this outdated "feminist" perspective into a
discussion which has nothing to do with feminism? seems
to me that you're a generation late with that message, and
a long dollar short of relevance to today's inter-gender
circumstance.

c.

 

[damppanties]

Coaster, I'm not saying that in any way females write better than males. I am saying that right now, when I think about it, I can remember only stories written by females which have stuck in my mind. I like male authors here like Quasimodem, SubJoe... but they can't be called 'veterans'.

I wrote that comment bcos it made me wonder if there's any significant difference between male and female writing and how it's received. I'll delete it if it's getting you so uncomfortable. Just let me know.

 

[coaster12345]

i'm cool with what you say. i'm really talking about the
talent-less self-promoters. what we need here is a split.
where beginners can post to one room and experienced
writers can post to another.

c

 

[coaster12345]

i'm cool with what you say. i'm really talking about the
talent-less self-promoters. what we need here is a split.
where beginners can post to one room and experienced
writers can post to another.

c

 

[deliciously_naughty]

Coaster

I think that your suggestion of a split is unecessary. There is a lot an amateur can learn from a more experienced writer and vice versa. I think we would lose quite a bit by splitting the forum.


Edited to add...To comment on your original post...
I think, due to the sheer volume of work that is on lit, shameless self promotion (which I heartily indulge in) is one of the few ways that people will see your stories. Some people read over the new stories, some do searches, and some do what I do...I read people's posts and see what I think. When another author reccomends a story or I see someone like KM or Whisper link a new story in their line, I'm much more likely to go read that because I already know that they have talent.

 

[Whispersecret]

When another author reccomends a story or I see someone like KM or Whisper link a new story in their line, I'm much more likely to go read that because I already know that they have talent.

Thanks for the compliment, but what do you mean, 'link a new story in my line?'

 

[damppanties]

i think...

'link a new story in my line?' = put a link to a new story in your sig. line.

 

[Quasimodem]

Originally posted by coaster12345
I'm cool with what you say. I'm really talking about the talent-less self-promoters. what we need here is a split. where beginners can post to one room and experience writers can post to another.
c

Let me understand, Coaster12345.

Are you volunteering to act as moderator for the "talent-less self-promoters, beginners" who are to be split off into a separate room?

You will isolate yourself and said beginners from the forum in which we "experienced" writers' post to one another?

Or, have I somehow misunderstood your post?

 

[Quasimodem]

 

[Whispersecret]

AGain, thanks, damppanties, but I don't do that. First of all, I so seldom write new stories. Maybe one a year for Lit. Second, I don't promote them on my sig line or here on the board at all. I notify the people on my mailing list, and now that I have a website, I'll boast there, but that's about it. I just can't shamelessly self-promote. It makes me feel bad.

 

[damppanties]

AGain, thanks, damppanties, but I don't do that. First of all, I so seldom write new stories. Maybe one a year for Lit. Second, I don't promote them on my sig line or here on the board at all. I notify the people on my mailing list, and now that I have a website, I'll boast there, but that's about it. I just can't shamelessly self-promote. It makes me feel bad.

errr... I was just trying to explain what I thought DN meant.

And now that I know you have a mailing list, how can I get into it?

 

[eyefish]

Coaster

Some people read over the new stories, some do searches, and some do what I do...I read people's posts and see what I think. When another author reccomends a story or I see someone like KM or Whisper link a new story in their line, I'm much more likely to go read that because I already know that they have talent.

When DN said "...in their line", I think he meant "...in their post".

 

[MaxSebastian]

old stories often get lost amid the plethora of new ones pouring in

The best way to promote your old stuff is to write new stuff. When I get comments about old stories, it's invariably because someone has picked up a new one and then gone on to read some of my older pieces.

The trouble with a new category of authors' favourites would be that it would to some extent be about who posts most often on the lit forum, and who is the most popular therein.

 

[Gongonhama]

OK. I've been here for a little while as a reader, and also writing but only in my language - Portuguese. This is a subject that is very dear to me because I notice some great talents that only get attention when they write a new story.

So, here goes a couple of veteran authors for you to try out:

Tawny_T (I'm tempted to say 'the best', but there are so many authors...)

Deborah

Blue Eyed 5ft Angel

They make you feel you are in there, looking, hearing, smelling and almost touching. Very erotic. I recommend reading them in a coffe shop or a public garden, relaxing and with people around you. Not so much alone at home, playing with yourselves.