Questions on Series

[MillieDynamite]

As I am about to start a multi-part Series, I have a few questions about series on Literotica. There is supposed to be a Series title, description, and Introduction. Also, you can have cover art for the named series. Since I find nothing else in the FAQ to help with this, my question is, how do I set these up? I haven't finished the first story of the outlined first five, so I have time to figure this out, but so far, I'm unsure what I need to do.

A little help on this matter would help a great deal.

 

[ElectricBlue]

The site clusters stories alpha-numerically on the title, so you have to work within that constraint. For example:

Millie Goes To Town Ch.01
Millie Goes To Town Ch.02
Millie Goes To Town Ch.03
Or
Millie Goes To Town - Amazing
Millie Goes To Town - Beautiful
Millie Goes To Town - Charming

The joining up happens with the second submission, automatically.

Introduction? That would cock up your sequencing right from the start, as that would introduce an alphabetical chapter, but "I" is too far down the alphabet.

Cover art? No. The site doesn't do cover art, unless you submitted the thing to Illustrated Stories.

You're thinking with an e-book mindset. Lit doesn't do e-books. It publishes as you see it in author story lists - see mine as an example, I have both numbered chapter series, and a few alphabetical only series.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Well, the series title is Stargate SG-13 The Other Gods:

The first story is Stargate SG-13 The Other Gods Ch. 1 Mênis, but this will have to go on the short (every so short) description line as subsequent parts will be too long for the rest of the title field to contain. Six chapters are outlined (so far), and that may be all I do this year on the project.

Part 1 Mênis

Part 2 A Living Sculpture

Part 3 A Polluted Love

Part 4 The Lover’s Whisper

Part 5 Children of Benevolent God

Part 6 Live Well Die Well

 

[MillieDynamite]

I think my cover art (done by a friend of dads) looks really damn good.

View attachment 2175374

 

[Lifestyle66]

As already mentioned, LitE automatically groups stories based on their titles. Besides my "Lifestyle CH. ##: ___" series, I had one story submitted in February titled "A Different Proposition - 750 Words". I recently posted "A Different Proposition Pt. 02", and it now shows up in my stories list as "A Different Proposition: 2 Part Series"

 

[MillieDynamite]

Yeah, I get it now. I just wish the FAQ site instruction weren't contradicted by the actual way that series' are handled.

 

[Lifestyle66]

Yeah, I get it now. I just wish the FAQ site instruction weren't contradicted by the actual way that series' are handled.

Pick your series title carefully, because the title limits can be frustrating. If I had to do it over, instead of "Lifestyle Ch. ##:, I would have shortened that to "Swingers Ch ##:. It would have saved two letters for the subsequent name, and the word "swingers" would have attracted more sexual attention than "lifestyle".

 

[MillieDynamite]

The series title is set, Stargate The Other Gods: followed by Part or Ch. and the number. I'll use the catch line for the title of the Chapter. That's how I'm going to do it. It may not be the right way, it might be the wrong way, but still, it's my way.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Overtaken by the next post.

 

[ElectricBlue]

The series title is set, Stargate The Other Gods: followed by Part or Ch. and the number. I'll use the catch line for the title of the Chapter. That's how I'm going to do it. It may not be the right way, it might be the wrong way, but still, it's my way.

That will work. But remember, if you have more than 10 chapters, to number as follows: 01, 02. If you don't, chapters 10 - 19 will come before chapter 2.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Millie, that cover does look good.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Millie, that cover does look good.

It has been updated to have The Other Gods inside the rock gate. I'm still in the development stage and have no idea how long this will go on. So, I guess I change to 01 and so forth. I have only made bullet outlines and notes so far. I've done tons of research on Greek Mythos, and I have written a couple of scenes. Like this one!

“We are of one mind on this,” the Tok’ra began. “You are the man for this mission,” the human finished.

“Oh, working with you will be a ball of joy,” Gavin said.

“Ya betchya,” O’Neill added.

“The Mythos, an offshoot of the Gou’ald, contacted us, asking for help. Not to make a fine point on the matter, but they want your help, the Tau’ri,” Jacob said.

“Mythos?”

“Yes, Jack,” Jacob Carter said, “Mythos as in Mythology. They played with Earth in the early days of Greece. I say played with Earth, as there was no malicious intent, like those of the Gou’ald false gods of Egypt.” Again, the voice changed, and Selmak finished, “They never even proclaimed themselves as gods. But do a miraculous thing or two, you get a reputation.”

 

[Mogrem]

Dredging this thread up again as someone who has recently published the second part of a series and, like, @MillieDynamite, was confused by the control panel and the FAQ.

I assume the FAQ entry is still incorrect and the answers above still apply, so you have to wait for the site to create the series for you.

My question is: When and how does this happen?

The first and second part of Lisa and Polly have been published and they haven't been grouped into a series. Is this something moderators do manually, when they can, and so I should wait until they get around to me? Is it done by a bot on publication based on story titles? If the latter then presumably I didn't get the magic formula right.

Thanks

Mogrem

 

[Lifestyle66]

Dredging this thread up again as someone who has recently published the second part of a series and, like, @MillieDynamite, was confused by the control panel and the FAQ.

I assume the FAQ entry is still incorrect and the answers above still apply, so you have to wait for the site to create the series for you.

My question is: When and how does this happen?

The first and second part of Lisa and Polly have been published and they haven't been grouped into a series. Is this something moderators do manually, when they can, and so I should wait until they get around to me? Is it done by a bot on publication based on story titles? If the latter then presumably I didn't get the magic formula right.

Thanks

Mogrem

It may be since you have only those two stories, indicating a series doesn't happen automatically.

I first posted a stand-alone story before starting a series. Even then, I think my series chapters (Getting Started CH...) just stood as single stories in my list, until I started a new series (Lifestyle CH...). Then without prompting, they reorganized my list into the standalone and two separated series.

 

[Trionyx]

Millie, As has been mentioned here many times, try to get the chapters all written and then submit them one at a time several days apart. Your idea of using the subtitle in the description line makes the most sense. Good luck.

 

[RejectReality]

That part of the FAQ is premature. That is how series management is going to work once the new code rolls out. When the FAQ was updated, that info got included even though the relevant infrastructure for the feature isn't live yet.

 

[ElectricBlue]

The first and second part of Lisa and Polly have been published and they haven't been grouped into a series. Is this something moderators do manually, when they can, and so I should wait until they get around to me? Is it done by a bot on publication based on story titles? If the latter then presumably I didn't get the magic formula right

I'd send a PM to Laurel

Usually, a bot pulls it together and does the joining up automatically. This is the second report I've read in the last day or so where it hasn't happened, so the system may be glitching.

You've used the correct title sequence, so it should work. The site does it, using the common word string in the titles as the starting point, with an alphanumeric sort.

 

[Bazzle]

I'd send a PM to Laurel

Usually, a bot pulls it together and does the joining up automatically. This is the second report I've read in the last day or so where it hasn't happened, so the system may be glitching.

You've used the correct title sequence, so it should work. The site does it, using the common word string in the titles as the starting point, with an alphanumeric sort.

I tried to ask my three fairy tales to be grouped together as a "series" it didn't work as they are not part 1, 2, 3.

So far as long as I call things part 1, 2 it seems to cope!

 

[ElectricBlue]

I tried to ask my three fairy tales to be grouped together as a "series" it didn't work as they are not part 1, 2, 3.

So far as long as I call things part 1, 2 it seems to cope!

I reckon calling the first one Smoking Paradise Island then jumping to "Origins" (shouldn't have the apostrophe) prevents the bot identifying a sequence.

You've got to be consistent when you title them, either with chapter numbers 01, 02, 03 etc, or an alphabetical sequence, Smoking Paradise - Alice - Betty - Charlie and so on. It's not something the site does manually, from what I can see. It's done by a bot, so you need to think how a word bot might process strings of text.

 

[AWhoopsieDaisy]

The series description will be whatever the first chapters description was

 

[AWhoopsieDaisy]

There is my two chapters by themselves
And below is the listing on the multi part series list.


So basically make sure your first chapter is your series description

 

[TheRedChamber]

I reckon calling the first one Smoking Paradise Island then jumping to "Origins" (shouldn't have the apostrophe) prevents the bot identifying a sequence.

You've got to be consistent when you title them, either with chapter numbers 01, 02, 03 etc, or an alphabetical sequence, Smoking Paradise - Alice - Betty - Charlie and so on. It's not something the site does manually, from what I can see. It's done by a bot, so you need to think how a word bot might process strings of text.

Are you saying the bot won't link at all if you break alphabetic order? I've been planning a series of thematically linked stories where I'd quite like them to be grouped together but don't care that they run in publication date order.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Are you saying the bot won't link at all if you break alphabetic order? I've been planning a series of thematically linked stories where I'd quite like them to be grouped together but don't care that they run in publication date order.

Publication date order is irrelevant.

There are two safe ways of auto-sequencing:

Numerically:
Story Time Ch. 01
Story Time Ch. 02
Story Time Ch. 03

Alphabetically:
Story Time - Annie
Story Time - Betty
Story Time - Charlie

You need a string of identical text so the bot can identify the common title element, followed by a numeric sequence or an alphabetical sequence to separate the chapters.

 

[TheRedChamber]

Publication date order is irrelevant.

There are two safe ways of auto-sequencing:

Numerically:
Story Time Ch. 01
Story Time Ch. 02
Story Time Ch. 03

Alphabetically:
Story Time - Annie
Story Time - Betty
Story Time - Charlie

You need a string of identical text so the bot can identify the common title element, followed by a numeric sequence or an alphabetical sequence to separate the chapters.

I get that, I mean if a post Betty first then Annie the next day, the bot will put them together in a series (maybe with Annie first), or will it break and just not join the series?

 

[RejectReality]

Until the new code referenced in the FAQ goes live, we're stuck with the automated ( and buggy ) series code in place now. Once that goes live, you'll be able to group stories together regardless of title. Things have been slowly but steadily rolling out. Both operative words. It will likely be a while. It's probably the most complicated feature on the books.