"On the Job" Story Event 2023

[tenyari]

Submissions close tomorrow according to the announcement on the front page.

I hope this is correct. I stopped working on a short story last night when it looked like I'd missed the deadline. Putting it into the 'someday' pile. But I'll pick it up again today and see if I can get it completed.

Where is this 'front page'?


EDIT: This:
https://www.literotica.com/s/on-the-job-story-challenge-2023-coming-soon

Suggests the deadline was in fact last night.

 

[Rob_Royale]

The list has been posted. I'm looking forward to digging into these.
https://literotica.com/s/on-the-job-story-challenge-2023-the-stories

 

[MediocreAuthor]

I really wish we knew for sure, because I have a typo in my story that I'd love to correct, but I'm afraid to modify the story today, and then have it not go in the list

 

[MediocreAuthor]

The list has been posted. I'm looking forward to digging into these.
https://literotica.com/s/on-the-job-story-challenge-2023-the-stories

Is that the final list? My story isn't in it, and I posted it yesterday before the cut off.

 

[MediocreAuthor]

So this:

https://www.literotica.com/s/on-the-job-story-challenge-2023-coming-soon

Says:

You must include the phrase "ON THE JOB 2023" in the "Notes to Admin" field so that Lit can find the stories and add them to the challenge.
But @HeyAll said

"Use "OnTheJob" in your Notes section when submitting"

Did you use spaces or not?

Because I didn't, and my story isn't in the list.

 

[Rob_Royale]

But @HeyAll said

"Use "OnTheJob" in your Notes section when submitting"

Did you use spaces or not?

Because I didn't, and my story isn't in the list.

I did not use the spaces. But posted on the 16th.

 

[MediocreAuthor]

I did not use the spaces. But posted on the 16th.

I literally don't understand it then.

I finally got mine finished and submitted today. Hopefully I got the story in time, Melbourne Australia is long way ahead of Literotica in the USA so I should be okay.

@RetroFan posted this message AFTER I posted my story, and his made the list.

What gives?

 

[oneagainst]

Is that the final list? My story isn't in it, and I posted it yesterday before the cut off.

I used OnTheJob as the admin tag and Click and Collect: The Prenup is in the list... timing issue maybe?

 

[KeithD]

I understand that. What is listed on the front page is different, and Laurel makes up the list, so her timeline trumps this thread.

I had no idea the exercise was announced anywhere else, beyond that different dates were given and not reconciled. OK if it doesn't happen today.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Thanks @HeyAll for organising - the first time I contributed to an event - hopefully not the last.

Em

 

[KeithD]

I literally don't understand it then.



@RetroFan posted this message AFTER I posted my story, and his made the list.

What gives?

If yours doesn't get listed, send an PM to Laurel. One of my April Fool's Day stories didn't make the list and all I had to do was PM her to get it put on the list.

 

[SouthernCrossfire]

Thanks to HeyAll for organizing this and congrats to all who finished. I made progress on mine but had too much going on to complete it in time. I'm fairly confident that it will be ready for the 2024 event...or the 2025 event at the latest!

Keith's right if your story wasn't included. There have been several stories left off the first list for several recent events due to one issue or another and Laurel's been able to get it corrected in relatively short order.

 

[MediocreAuthor]

If yours doesn't get listed, send an PM to Laurel. One of my April Fool's Day stories didn't make the list and all I had to do was PM her to get it put on the list.

I did, thank you.

Maybe she took issue with it being connected to another story?

But it's a stand alone story.

@Duleigh won a contest with a follow up story, so that can't be it, right?

Has anyone had a story get rejected for being connected to another story?

 

[KeithD]

Has anyone had a story get rejected for being connected to another story?

No. I once entered five connected stories to a Winter Holidays contest here and they all posted just fine. Each could stand alone, though. They just used the same set of characters.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Has anyone had a story get rejected for being connected to another story?

This is an author-organized event, not a comp. The rules are less onerous.

I’ve been told by the organizer that the final episode of a trilogy is fine for Geek Pride - another author-organized event.

Em

 

[MediocreAuthor]

This is an author-organized event, not a comp. The rules are less onerous.

I’ve been told by the organizer that the final episode of a trilogy is fine for Geek Pride - another author-organized event.

Em

That's exactly what I thought. I'm just trying to figure out why I was skipped.

 

[EmilyMiller]

That's exactly what I thought. I'm just trying to figure out why I was skipped.

Probably just a mistake. PM @Laurel

Em

 

[MediocreAuthor]

Probably just a mistake. PM @Laurel

Em

Thank you, I did. No response yet.

 

[HeyAll]

The list:

https://literotica.com/s/on-the-job-story-challenge-2023-the-stories

Great job everyone. The story are great. A wonderful contribution to the world of erotica.

 

[KeithD]

Thanks for running this. It was fun. If I find the time, I might do a list of the jobs represented. I'd find that interesting.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Thank you, I did. No response yet.

You probably won't get a response, but your story status will hopefully progress to New.

 

[KeithD]

You probably won't get a response, but your story status will hopefully progress to New.

Agree. When I have this happen, the change is just done. I don't usually get a message.

 

[MediocreAuthor]

Still no change, and still no response yet from @Laurel.

I'm in this awful limbo, where I don't even know if I made the mistake or not.

But I don't see how I could have missed the cut-off date

 

[EmilyMiller]

The list:

https://literotica.com/s/on-the-job-story-challenge-2023-the-stories

Great job everyone. The story are great. A wonderful contribution to the world of erotica.

I am getting the normal mixture of nice comments and 1 bombs. About 300 more views for what is now an old story though.

It was ever thus I guess.

Em

 

[NoTalentHack]

The list:

https://literotica.com/s/on-the-job-story-challenge-2023-the-stories

Great job everyone. The story are great. A wonderful contribution to the world of erotica.

I had a great time with this one, even if I did change horses in midstream. Thanks for running it!