Quick Poll

[iwatchus]

Ticklenaked Pond is in Vermont. In the wikipedia article about it:

It is very doubtful that this hilarious name is of Indian origin; if so, it is possibly a much modified Delaware word meaning "beaver kittens here."

I like the conflation of beaver kitten here with tickle naked.

My memory is that there is a trail literally called "mosquito trail" on one of the nearby lakes. I guess it's good that isn't on TickleNaked Pond.

 

[Cagivagurl]

I’m deep into a story that could go one of two ways, and I’d love to get a sense of what you, the community, lean toward. Without giving away details or characters:

Option A: The story follows the “high road” — it burns hot, then collapses into heartbreak. No neat resolution, no easy fixes. The kind of ending that lingers because it hurts. A friendship is destroyed. Would be lovers struggle to work together... but forever apart.

Option B: The story leans into physical love — two women giving in to desire, letting passion crash through all the barriers. Messy, intense, bodies tangled, hearts pounding. Love (at least for now) wins. It's hot... it's sticky.

So, my question is: when you’re reading something like this, which payoff hits you harder? The catastrophe that leaves you breathless, or the sex that leaves you glowing?
Please drop a quick reply. Even a one-word answer (Collapse / Love) helps me get the pulse.
Thanks for weighing in — your reactions matter a lot to where this story heads.

There is no single answer to it.... IMO...
The premise, the characters, the plot, the atmosphere created...
You must... write your story. The one that draws you as the creator in...
There is no golden recipe for what will or won't be popular...
The popularity comes from how well it is written...
Create a great story full of different characters, tangle the plot a little and let the story tell itself...
Tragedy only works for me with a happy ending.
Yes, I like drama... Atmosphere, the rise, the fall and reawakening... I like darkness, deep characters... Real plausible people living life to the fullest...

Cagivagurl

 

[TiberiusPrime]

Ok, why not do both? Have both stories start off exactly the same, then do have them finish differently. Could be an interesting "test".

 

[Robin_Starveling]

Tragedy only works for me with a happy ending.

Wait, what?

 

[pink_silk_glove]

The happy sexy ending will score much better so if you want a score go with that. If you want to tell your story then go with what your gut tells you (sounds like the bad end).

Oh, and btw ... Tokeland, WA.

 

[TheLobster]

I think Hoboken is just one of those very interesting city names.

For sure. I would never associate it with New York City; it sounds more like a district of Tokio or Seoul.