Real stories?

[Acktion]

Many of my stories start from real and go on to embroider or re-write what actually happened into what should have happened. Or lately, what cannot possibly really happen because laws. And bodies just don't fold like that.

You'll get a real good look at my id, but make no assumptions about, yanno... my actual stamina, for instance. Or flexibility.

*snerk*

Stop that! Now I have to get coffee out of my keyboard (and sinus cavity)

 

[LadyVer]

No, nice clean incest is pandering. Head trauma fetish (LIKE A HOLE IN THE HEAD); transformation of humans into banana slugs (THE BIG BANANA); a dwarf pharmacist's revenge (THE PHARMACIST); accidentally poisoning a mate and displaying his crystallized body (RIGHT UNDER HIS EYES) -- those are a bit edgy. Those first three were rejected; click the links to read the texts. UNDER HIS EYES was accepted, and gathered much hate, and was retroactively rejected, and rewritten very slightly and finally accepted as RIGHT UNDER HIS EYES. Please read these and tell me if they're vanilla. They're all fairly short.

How edgy is The Pharmacist? My dad was a pharmacist, so it sounds interesting ...

 

[StrangeLife]

How edgy is The Pharmacist? My dad was a pharmacist, so it sounds interesting ...

Pharmacist is another word for drug expert. I can certainly see a few scintillating plot bunnies in that...

 

[LadyVer]

Pharmacist is another word for drug expert. I can certainly see a few scintillating plot bunnies in that...

Pharmacists are interesting.

So, I hear your primary reason for being on Lit is to post cock pics. (Saw the thread). (I'm kidding you). (Sometimes clarification keeps trolls away, one can hope anyway).

 

[StrangeLife]

So, I hear your primary reason for being on Lit is to post cock pics. (Saw the thread). (I'm kidding you). (Sometimes clarification keeps trolls away, one can hope anyway).

Yes, I post stories inbetween the cock pics in order to bolster my image as a multi facetted artist. Kinda like Salvador Dali, but less crazy.

 

[Hypoxia]

How edgy is The Pharmacist? My dad was a pharmacist, so it sounds interesting ...

Pharmacist is another word for drug expert. I can certainly see a few scintillating plot bunnies in that...

Y'all haven't yet clicked the link and read it, have ya? Heh heh...

 

[Aynmair]

Y'all haven't yet clicked the link and read it, have ya? Heh heh...

Manu and Laurel "need" to add a To read wish feature I have too many links to follow -will forget them all.

 

[loquere]

Manu and Laurel "need" to add a To read wish feature I have too many links to follow -will forget them all.

I was thinking there should be a literotica "top 100 monthly list." The five-ten best stories per category.
-This 100 best monthly list would be voted on by authors.

 

[sr71plt]

I was thinking there should be a literotica "top 100 monthly list." The five-ten best stories per category.
-This 100 best monthly list would be voted on by authors.

Laurel should like that. It would cut down submissions significantly, as the authors would be busier reading than writing. A win/win situation?

 

[TxRad]

Manu and Laurel "need" to add a To read wish feature I have too many links to follow -will forget them all.

There is supposed to be a "bookmark" feature in the works. A lot of people are using the favorites list for that now.

 

[sr71plt]

A lot of people are using the favorites list for that now.

Which causes a lot of gnashing of teeth for the authors. But, as there's no alternative . . .

 

[loquere]

Laurel should like that. It would cut down submissions significantly, as the authors would be busier reading than writing. A win/win situation?

You make it sound like we're working in a writing factory.
-One does not cancel out the other.
-Reading might enhance writing.
-This way we have a bank of quality peer reviewed stories

 

[sr71plt]

Just pointing to reality, I think. Here I, for one, almost only write. I do a lot of reading. Not much here, though. As I've noted elsewhere, I want what I write--even if it's similar to what anyone else has written--to have come from me, not something I assimilated or inadvertently picked up by reading what others here are writing.

I think that almost any author here to do what you suggest, which is fine, of course, would be having to cut down their writing time. To pick out the best 100 stories of the month (or even just the five one one category--there are more than 20 categories here, by the way), you really should be reading a hell of a lot more stories a month than 100. And a good many of our authors think that higher volume equals higher quality, so you'd be reading a not of novels or novellas, not just short stories.

 

[sr71plt]

I might also remind that this isn't set up as a critique site. Everyone here wants praise; more folks here are looking to give criticism than there are looking to receive it.

 

[Aynmair]

my 2 cents

Just pointing to reality, I think. Here I, for one, almost only write. I do a lot of reading. Not much here, though. As I've noted elsewhere, I want what I write--even if it's similar to what anyone else has written--to have come from me, not something I assimilated or inadvertently picked up by reading what others here are writing.

I think that almost any author here to do what you suggest, which is fine, of course, would be having to cut down their writing time. To pick out the best 100 stories of the month (or even just the five one one category--there are more than 20 categories here, by the way), you really should be reading a hell of a lot more stories a month than 100. And a good many of our authors think that higher volume equals higher quality, so you'd be reading a not of novels or novellas, not just short stories.

I wouldn't actually support anything that cuts down the variety of submissions here. We have such different tastes, and OTH it's pretty easy to stop reading and move on to the next thing - I'd rather have to go through more chaff than be stuck with someone else's idea of what a great story is. As JBJ has has pointed out, someone's genius (e.g., Gabriel Garcia Marquez) is another person's third rate, third world hack (I vehemently disagree with him on the example I've given).

My best lead to stories I've enjoyed has NOT been through the Top Lists, though I've gotten some good ones off there. My best lead is finding, randomly, an author whose writing I liked, and then reading their favorite stories or writers. This last has been by far most successful. Second best have been the suggestions on the threads - again, because from the posts, I get a bit of a feel for the authors and the alignment of their tastes/bent with mine.

One thing I've been curious about for a while is the age distribution of all authors versus those who contribute the most to the posts. I have little to go on, but I'd guess that the average age of most Lit users and writers is lower than the posters on the threads. And I'd venture that age does influence our reading tastes quite a bit.

 

[Aynmair]

I might also remind that this isn't set up as a critique site. Everyone here wants praise; more folks here are looking to give criticism than there are looking to receive it.

I agree completely that we all want praise. Everyone everywhere wants praise and confirmation.

On the other hand, a goodly number appreciate honest, constructive criticism. The problem comes that it is not backed up by any "clout" - people don't respect criticism from those they don't respect to begin with. It's the problem with anonymity (no way to check creds), but lets not throw the baby out with the bath water. As you and others have pointed out often, the delete button is easy to use.

 

[sr71plt]

One thing I've been curious about for a while is the age distribution of all authors versus those who contribute the most to the posts. I have little to go on, but I'd guess that the average age of most Lit users and writers is lower than the posters. And I'd venture that age does influence our reading tastes quite a bit.

I think you may be right about readers but not about writers. I think both the posters and writers are generally older because they either are retired or are senior enough in their businesses not to be having supervisors looking over their shoulders a lot in an open work environment to see that they are spending time in high-attention, nonwork Internet activity. (It's easier to hide that you are just reading--and to flip out of it and back into it, as needed.)

 

[Aynmair]

Ps

It's the problem with anonymity (no way to check creds)

Plus what creds would we trust, anyway - as JBJ and others frequently point out.

 

[sr71plt]

On the other hand,

There are a huge number of users on this site. I don't think the term "goodly numbers" comes anywhere close to preponderance. Nor do I think that those posting to the boards come anywhere close to representing the general views of the total users of the Web site. But that's just what I think, just like everyone else who just thinks about it.

 

[sr71plt]

Plus what creds would we trust, anyway - as JBJ and others frequently point out.

Demonstration here on the boards (as assessed by those who aren't just blindly devoted to teaming) can/does differentiate over time.

(And then there are some, like you, who can research well enough to dig down well enough to find out credentials for themselves. )

 

[Aynmair]

There are a huge number of users on this site. I don't think the term "goodly numbers" comes anywhere close to preponderance. Nor do I think that those posting to the boards come anywhere close to representing the general views of the total users of the Web site. But that's just what I think, just like everyone else who just thinks about it.

Fair enough, I don't disagree.

To your previous suggestion of older writers, I might also add students (college/grad school). But I agree with you that both the writers as well as the AH forum posters are likely to be older than the average reader.

Speaking of which, my boss (me) is telling me to get the fuck back to work. Ciao

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I wouldn't actually support anything that cuts down the variety of submissions here. We have such different tastes, and OTH it's pretty easy to stop reading and move on to the next thing - I'd rather have to go through more chaff than be stuck with someone else's idea of what a great story is. As JBJ has has pointed out, someone's genius (e.g., Gabriel Garcia Marquez) is another person's third rate, third world hack (I vehemently disagree with him on the example I've given).

My best lead to stories I've enjoyed has NOT been through the Top Lists, though I've gotten some good ones off there. My best lead is finding, randomly, an author whose writing I liked, and then reading their favorite stories or writers. This last has been by far most successful. Second best have been the suggestions on the threads - again, because from the posts, I get a bit of a feel for the authors and the alignment of their tastes/bent with mine.

One thing I've been curious about for a while is the age distribution of all authors versus those who contribute the most to the posts. I have little to go on, but I'd guess that the average age of most Lit users and writers is lower than the posters on the threads. And I'd venture that age does influence our reading tastes quite a bit.

In the grand scheme of things regimentation has its utility and its limits; I already made the stop where your 3rd world hack sold Chinese trifles Steinbeck invented 80 years ago. I want new, virginal, the next prime number! But I don't wanna get lost, either. So we keep Tchaikovsky and toss Gertrude Stein off the bridge.

When you know your trade well enough you don't need idiot opinions. I suffer morons to look over my shoulder, and STFU. If I respect you, you may quietly comment.

 

[LadyVer]

Yes, I post stories inbetween the cock pics in order to bolster my image as a multi facetted artist. Kinda like Salvador Dali, but less crazy.

A Renaissance kind of man. Will have to check out your stories when I get the chance. I don't think I've ready any of your work, but it's hard to remember what stories I've read at times.

 

[49greg]

Most of what I write is pure fantasy drawn from thin air, or from ideas I get while reading stories by other authors. Having said that, I do throw in names from my past. Teachers, school or army fiends/buddies. Occasionally using the full name, usually transposing first and second name of two real people.

A couple of stories are 'what if' type scenarios based on and extended from things that I saw or did in the past. A couple of unfinished stories that I've been working on for a year or so, are based on the snippets of dreams I remembered.

In an incest series that I have, the mother character, at least at first, is based on the mother of a friend of mine in high school. The 'son' is fabricated in detail, but in general is the result of my teen fantasies about my friend's mom, and the occasional wish that she was my mom.

Hmm, so maybe most of what I write isn't drawn from thin air.

 

[LadyVer]

Y'all haven't yet clicked the link and read it, have ya? Heh heh...

Clicking on link now.

So far so good. My dad frequently said: Don't let the bastards get you down.

One of my dad's favorite customers was a dwarf (little person I believe is now the correct term, although I have a hard time keeping up with terminology). He went by the name Little Jack. He would bring in his Christmas pics every year and show pics of himself on his kids' tricycles. He had a great sense of humor and was well-respected.

Great writing. I'm hooked on the story. I have to finish reading later tonight, though, as I'm going to work in a few hours. I bookmarked the link. Will let you know when I finish reading the story. BTW, what's the word count, so I have an idea how long it will take me to finish reading later? Thanks.