Story tags?

[Colleen Thomas]

Just checked ona submission and I have all kinds of warnings that I need to add stroy tags. What's up with this?

 

[sophia jane]

I had the same thing on a few of my stories, so I clicked the link and added tags. The message is still there, tho.

 

[rgraham666]

Don't know Colleen. I got 'em too.

I'm pretty sure I've added tags to my work, except for maybe the first few stories I posted here.

But the tags aren't necessary to submit so I don't think the warning is rquired.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Me, too. I'm assuming it's just a reminder about stories w/o tags. The messages probably clear off the night after tags are added.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[sophia jane]

I forgot to say- on the submissions with the warning, there were tags already filled in for me but they were little phrases from the story and completely not helpful like "quinn says" type things. So, even if it's not required, it might be good to check what yours say so you don't end up with ridiculous tags.

 

[CrimsonMaiden]

They must be wanting to switch from automatically generated tags to tags done by the author because the submissions of mine where I allowed them to fill them in are the ones with the warning.


And I don't care how long the warning stays there, I allowed the automatic ones for a reason (cause I couldn't think up my own, LOL).

 

[Selena_Kitt]

while we're on the subject... does anyone have tips on how to write GOOD story tags??

 

[sophia jane]

while we're on the subject... does anyone have tips on how to write GOOD story tags??

No. But in group stories that are threesomes, I always put threesome as a tag.

 

[matriarch]

I forgot to say- on the submissions with the warning, there were tags already filled in for me but they were little phrases from the story and completely not helpful like "quinn says" type things. So, even if it's not required, it might be good to check what yours say so you don't end up with ridiculous tags.

The notes above those suggestions tell you that these were generated automatically from your story, and suggest that you delete them and use your own, as the automatic ones may not be accurate.

That said, I still have NO idea what to put as tags. I've never put them in, so I have a note against every one of my stories.

Oh pooey.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

Hey look what I found:

How to Write Story Tags

that could have been helpful!

 

[oggbashan]

I have over 100 reminders.

Now I have to re-read my own stories to devise suitable tags.

Og

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

I do a lot of tags these days for practical reasons: to warn people that my stories are NOT generally vanilla at all. And if there is a strong non-erotic element there, too, then I add a fitting tag for that too (e.g. politics, mythology, etc.).

 

[matriarch]

Hey look what I found:

How to Write Story Tags

that could have been helpful!

Thank you !!!!

 

[CrimsonMaiden]

You know, I just absolutely don't see the point in story tags. Okay, so I know they help with searching, but why even bother listing them with the story? They're at the bottom of the page, so a reader is not even going to see them until the story has been read. Really bad place for them in my opinion. They should be at the top of the story.

 

[sincerely_helene]

Bump

 

[Colleen Thomas]

I have over 100 reminders.

Now I have to re-read my own stories to devise suitable tags.

Og

I've nearly 70. Like I don't have enough to do with my day

 

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[Rumple Foreskin]

I have over 100 reminders.

Now I have to re-read my own stories to devise suitable tags.

Og

Be brave, oh prolific one.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[FallingToFly]

while we're on the subject... does anyone have tips on how to write GOOD story tags??

On Falling my tags are

Linde
H.I.M
Romance

On AFCFH they were

vampire
angels
angst

I try to pick the main elements of the story and use them as tags.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

You know, I just absolutely don't see the point in story tags. Okay, so I know they help with searching, but why even bother listing them with the story? They're at the bottom of the page, so a reader is not even going to see them until the story has been read. Really bad place for them in my opinion. They should be at the top of the story.

Crim, the idea is some people are interested in specific features of a story. For instance, something concerning the military or perhaps incest stories that focus on cousins. Typing that into the Lit search engine will bring up a list of stories with matching tags. I think.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[cantdog]

while we're on the subject... does anyone have tips on how to write GOOD story tags??

Yes yes. Tags help people find a story with the search feature. Put yourself in the place of the searcher, that's all. I do a couple or three with "genre" cues, like "lesbian" or whatever it may be. Then the rest will be helpful for people who were referred to the story. "artist model" "captive teacher" "Haitian" "subway" "schoolbus" or whatever. Character names, too, if there's room. I never repeat the information the words in the title and subtitle already convey. Having searched for stories on very vague clues, I think what might be helpful to a searcher.

 

[cantdog]

You know, I just absolutely don't see the point in story tags. Okay, so I know they help with searching, but why even bother listing them with the story? They're at the bottom of the page, so a reader is not even going to see them until the story has been read. Really bad place for them in my opinion. They should be at the top of the story.

That's why I'm sure they are merely intended for the search engine, not for people browsing. That's why I never use "MMF" or something like that that requires interpretation, but only words that a person might search for.

 

[wishfulthinking]

I wrote a [albeit crappy] how to on this because I was a bit frustrated with the tags and search function.

I am going to blow my own trumpet and say my how to was pre- Lit's, and I was contacted by the gods that be to discuss it.

But it is still crappy

 

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