The Authors' Hangout 2011 Halloween Contest Support Thread.

[TxRad]

Welcome to the one and only, official Literotica, Halloween Contest thread.


For any newbie who may be reading, all categories are eligible to enter the Official Literotica Halloween contest, no matter what a certain troll has to say.

*End of public service announcement*

 

[TxRad]

Not as much writing getting done today but then again, getting ready to go back to work took up part of the day.

In any case, two totally different stories started for the contest. Not sure of a category for either at the moment.

 

[Darkniciad]

I'm still busy tweaking mine.

The reason it's never made it into the contest the last two years is that I felt the way I'd originally planned the story was too dark for the general readership. I've been fiddling with it, but the more I tinker, the more I lean toward the darker, not exactly happy ending I originally conceived.

I'm going over a couple of other possibilities, but it may very well go back to the original. Just have to see. My regular readers will get it, as it leads perfectly into the character as they know her in the present timeline. The rest... We'll just have to see if they can accept doing all the right things and still not coming out on top.

In the meantime, I'm tinkering with the other ideas I have - putting flesh on the bone.

*laugh* If one of those ideas comes thorugh, that last line is rather appropriate

 

[EmaEsmerelda]

Hello everyone!

I am super new( less than a month joined to Lit!) and very eager to dive into the fun! I am trying to pull something together for the October contest! I have two ideas, and I want to make sure they fall into the category. My first idea was something about VooDoo and debachery in New Orleans. The biggest conflict I have encountered here is weither or not to go full on "cliche VooDoo" using spells and mind control-very White Zombie; or to stay true to the path, and possibly advocate for the calling by acurately portraying the nature of VooDoo. I mean, trite and untrue, the idea of love potions is still fun! It's all dark and intriguing, but I am worried about it violating some rule I read somewhere, along with no bestiality and no minors.....

My other idea is a sexy quick change at a Costume party! Like the nerdy girl switches costumes with her sexy outgoing friend and lands the hottie chasing her friend! Seems a little obvious though, like the Vampire stories that are probably going to roll in the tons for the staff here!

Any and all comments are welcome- you can PM me too if you like! Good Luck Everyone!

Happy Early Halloween!
EmaEsmerelda

 

[Darkniciad]

I'm assuming that you're worried about the various shades of non-consent gray areas with the voodoo story.

It's all going to depend on how you portray it. The more the victim ( for lack of a better word ) is aware of the mind control - and more importantly - not welcoming of it, the closer you get to the line. If the victim is under complete control, with any reservations about the acts that follow erased, then you're fairly safe.

After all, there is an entire mind control category.

Once you're dancing on that line, about all you can do is submit, and see what happens. The worst you can get is a rejection, and you can always tweak the story, or post it on another site if you don't want to change it.

If it's the story you want to write - write it!

As to sticking to true vs. the hollywood route, I'd say there's a readership for both. If you understand the real thing well enough to write it true to form, practitioners and otherwise interested readers will appreciate that fact and reward you with votes and comments. Then it's just a matter of the story being interesting enough for the general readership to join them. If you go Hollywood, then you just need to be sensitive to not insulting the real thing overmuch.

You can always blend them as well. I do this often with Wicca/Witchcraft, and I do well with both ends of the spectrum.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

Hello everyone!

I am super new( less than a month joined to Lit!) and very eager to dive into the fun! I am trying to pull something together for the October contest! I have two ideas, and I want to make sure they fall into the category. My first idea was something about VooDoo and debachery in New Orleans. The biggest conflict I have encountered here is weither or not to go full on "cliche VooDoo" using spells and mind control-very White Zombie; or to stay true to the path, and possibly advocate for the calling by acurately portraying the nature of VooDoo. I mean, trite and untrue, the idea of love potions is still fun! It's all dark and intriguing, but I am worried about it violating some rule I read somewhere, along with no bestiality and no minors.....

My other idea is a sexy quick change at a Costume party! Like the nerdy girl switches costumes with her sexy outgoing friend and lands the hottie chasing her friend! Seems a little obvious though, like the Vampire stories that are probably going to roll in the tons for the staff here!

Any and all comments are welcome- you can PM me too if you like! Good Luck Everyone!

Happy Early Halloween!
EmaEsmerelda

Write what you know.

With you being from New Orleans, you'd give a realism to the story that others can't write.

My vote is for the VooDoo story. That sounds perfect for Halloween.

Good luck with your story. I shall look foward to reading it.

 

[scouries]

isn't it time little ralphie came clean about his mother????

http://www.buckaroosfunnypictures.com/files/piks/uglybaby.jpg
superheroralphie a.k.a. little ralphie a.k.a. mudda fucka a.k.a. carboy a.k.a.forestwill but not BFW

You know little ralphie I just checked your SURVIVOR scorecard. But before I get into what I found let me just say that contest is more fucked up than these themed ones. First I came across this post by the noira babe:

I'm taking the liberty of posting the unofficial scorechart on the official scorechart thread. I'm afraid you'll have to find links to the profiles yourself. Since my last unofficial scorechart update, Kaishaku has moved up one place. Two other people have updated their scorecharts. Four people have posted their scorechart but have not added any stories or updated their scorecharts. There are tons with scorechart threads that have not posted their scorechart. I am not looking through people's stories by hand to see where they may land on the board. Officially, by what has been posted, here is the scorechart.

Now how fucked up is that!

Anyway I finally found your “unofficial official scorechart” (they’ve hidden you a couple of pages down). Supposedly you updated it this month. Here’s your listing for what appears to be your favorite category. Four stories – you’ve reached cap level 1 and are working on cap level 2. Looks normal… until…



Incest/Taboo: 6 points
--------------------------------------------------
3pt - Mother-in-law Is My Sexy Valentine
1pt - Mother's Nude Day Sexual Fantasy
1pt - Nude Day Pornographic Family Movie
-------(cap level 1)-------
1pt - Cousin Rocks My World on Nude Day
1pt -
-------(cap level 2)-------
1pt -
-------(cap level 3)-------

But what about these stories? You’re not trying to sandbag your competitors are you?

Mom Needs Son's Help to Strip Naked (4.33)
Mother, Sister, Brother Cabin Fever (3.80)
Siblings Get Naked for Nude Day (4.35)
Sisters-in-law Valentine's Surprise (4.32)


Mommy's Favorite Valentine is Me (4.29) mature

So how come you have 9 INCEST category stories and only 2 NON-HUMAN and SCI-FI ones? And what’s with all these IMMUNITIES? You’re skipping almost as many categories as you’re submitting in. And how do you get points for categories you’re afraid to submit in?

So ralphie, why not less INCEST and more GROUP, FIRST TIME, and EC?

And what’s with this putting the “Mommy” story in the MATURE category. You should know the rules by now! How many “mommy” titled stories are you planning on submitting this year anyway?

http://www.wikiporno.org/w/images/thumb/8/89/Mother_Fucker_7.jpg/200px-Mother_Fucker_7.jpg
little ralphies bio…
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[Darkniciad]

Any newcomers, you should have a good idea about who to place on ignore to enjoy your time here already

Almost have mine worked out. I'm going with a snatch of the dark idea that leads nicely into a scene I've had written for two years now, then bringing everything back to the lighter ending.

Of course, that means I'll have to go heavy on the dark side at the beginning of the next tale in the Arts Ardane series, but I think that's workable.

My other ideas are building momentum as this story finally works toward an ending. Working out the sticking points, and thinking about putting "pen to paper" on a couple of them.

 

[lovecraft68]

I'm still busy tweaking mine.

The reason it's never made it into the contest the last two years is that I felt the way I'd originally planned the story was too dark for the general readership. I've been fiddling with it, but the more I tinker, the more I lean toward the darker, not exactly happy ending I originally conceived.

I'm going over a couple of other possibilities, but it may very well go back to the original. Just have to see. My regular readers will get it, as it leads perfectly into the character as they know her in the present timeline. The rest... We'll just have to see if they can accept doing all the right things and still not coming out on top.

In the meantime, I'm tinkering with the other ideas I have - putting flesh on the bone.

*laugh* If one of those ideas comes thorugh, that last line is rather appropriate

If you keep descending into darkness despite your best efforts, then sounds like it was meant to be dark. Just go with it, I mean we are talking Halloween contest.

 

[lovecraft68]

Hello everyone!

I am super new( less than a month joined to Lit!) and very eager to dive into the fun! I am trying to pull something together for the October contest! I have two ideas, and I want to make sure they fall into the category. My first idea was something about VooDoo and debachery in New Orleans. The biggest conflict I have encountered here is weither or not to go full on "cliche VooDoo" using spells and mind control-very White Zombie; or to stay true to the path, and possibly advocate for the calling by acurately portraying the nature of VooDoo. I mean, trite and untrue, the idea of love potions is still fun! It's all dark and intriguing, but I am worried about it violating some rule I read somewhere, along with no bestiality and no minors.....

My other idea is a sexy quick change at a Costume party! Like the nerdy girl switches costumes with her sexy outgoing friend and lands the hottie chasing her friend! Seems a little obvious though, like the Vampire stories that are probably going to roll in the tons for the staff here!

Any and all comments are welcome- you can PM me too if you like! Good Luck Everyone!

Happy Early Halloween!
EmaEsmerelda

My personal taste would implore you to "do it right" and not go Hollywood. However even though I'm sure I am nit the only one that would enjoy that, I have found the majority of readers here enjoy "Formulaic" maybe they like to know what is coming.

Example? Incest the plot device of a sibling or parent catching their sibling/son/ daughter masturbating then it leads to sex? I can;t tell you how often it has been done, but they get a lot of views and votes. Same goes for basic devices in all categories.

As for obvious? Same point I think people like familiarity.

 

[LunaEroticaMystica]

Welcome EmaEsmerelda! Ooh, a VooDoo tale sounds intriguing. I'm in agreement with my fellow writers. Personally, I'd love to see a story being true to the belief system and practice, but a blend might be nice to hook your average reader too. If you have the benefit of being local and around your subject matter, more power to you! Halloween theme, I say go for it and enjoy yourself!

DARK did you get my PM by any chance?

I need to get these characters out of my head for good. *laughs*

Would fall harvest things, as opposed to strictly Halloween work with this theme?

Then I can move on to the paranormal story that's been brewing for a couple of years. I've been on the fence about writing it - the "write what you know" aspects, but I've been dreaming about it and I don't have any peace and so I think therefore it's time to give the idea some life. I just hope it doesn't come back to bite me with gnashing fangs and foul breath or lure me into its web of seduction. It'll be darker than anything I've posted previously.

 

[Darkniciad]

There's a difference between dark and sad, though. If I'd come into the story as a reader going with my original idea, without any knowledge of the main character's past or where she ends up, I'd feel brought down by the original ending I had in mind.

If I'd posted it as a regular story, I'd probably go with the original ending, because the primary readership would be my fanbase, who already know her. Posting it in a contest, it needs to stand on its own without the context of her finally coming out on top after everything she goes through in her life. So, it needs to end in one of the brighter spots, and I'll just have to snatch it away in the next non-contest entry in the series. I've got to keep the poor girl on a barely even keel to get her to where she is in later stories - where it gets even worse before she finally comes into her own.

 

[Darkniciad]

Almost done with Barren Harvest now. Found the proper blend of shock and sweet to bring it all together. Just a little more fun, and the welcome surprise at the end to write.

My other two ideas have been building steadily over the last couple of days. Probably get pen on paper as soon as I finish the first draft of Harvest.

Luna, I'd say you'll be fine with a strictly harvest theme. There will always be a few who say "it isn't Halloween!" ( even Samhain stories get this ) but you get people who say that Christmas stories set in Australia aren't Christmas stories because the weather is warm, too

You don't have to have jack-o-lanterns and costumes

 

[LunaEroticaMystica]

DARK: That was my thought as well, but figured this would be the place to ask. Thanks. There might be jack-o-lanterns and costumes, but there will surely be apples.

 

[Darkniciad]

Yep, it's the right place to ask, and valuable to others who might have been considering a walk down the same path

 

[Cruel2BKind]

My story (if I finish it on time) is about a college student (BTW, gay male story, if your uber homophobic, please shoot yourself for me) who moves into a house with four other guys during his sophomore year. He takes the upstairs room because the others say it's drafty, but he likes the extra space. Every night, at exactly midnight, he hears a thumping noise from the attic, and eventually, he gets creeped out enough to investigate.

Needless to say, there is a ghost of a young man who died (in either the seventies or eighties, haven't decided yet) and has been trying to lure him up to the attic because not only is the ghost-boy lonely, but he has a huge crush on the main character. They build up a friendship, and eventually the ghost convinces the living boy to have sex with him.

Because of the ghost's lack of solidity, the sex is basically mutual masturbation, looking at each other's bodies, and wishing so badly that they could touch. Then he tells the living boy that he has the chance to become solid for twenty four hours on halloween night, as long as he is in the exact spot that he died when the sun sets.

Long loving glorious sex that lasts twenty-four hours. The ghost feels fulfilled that he has finally experienced love. He decides to enter into the next realm, something that he has been afraid to do because no one knows what happens after he takes the plunge.

fin

What do you think? Halloween contest-worthy?

 

[LunaEroticaMystica]

Cruel2BKind, oh yes! Finish and submit! And just to add in, as I did on another thread, ghosts CAN affect matter and our physical reality if they have enough energy to do so. If he was earthbound for a few decades, it's plausible that he would be able to at least touch the college student, if not become intimate. And good for you for allowing him to cross over and find peace in the end - if you do.

 

[Darkniciad]

Certainly sounds Halloween worthy to me.

It's a fairly common thing for ghost fiction to have the "can do more on Halloween", so I doubt anyone will balk at it. I've used it myself in "Ghost of a Chance" and "R.I.P", although not to so great an extent.

I'm likely to explore my ghost mythos more in the future, as I've steadily built up more of the rules of ghostdom for it over the years, even though I'll never top Ghost of a Chance *laugh* That one was just too perfect.

 

[Sugary_Comfort]

This sounds like it could be fun. The writing I already have on the site is pretty sucky since it's not the stuff I have been working on for years or really put that much thought into, so I'd love to really write something good. And I love Halloween ^_^

I think I may have an idea. I would love to be able to make it creepy, at the very least, but I'm never any good at those kinds of stories. They always come out sounding super cheesy. We'll see, though, if I can pull something off.

 

[LunaEroticaMystica]

Goodluck Sugary Comfort!

 

[LunaEroticaMystica]

Well my story was going along so 'normally' and then got hijacked by the paranormal, yet again. This shouldn't surprise me at all, but has me scrambling to fit the pieces together and make it flow coherently. I guess if there's any theme that would be appropriate for, it would be Halloween, right? I'll have to see if it continues in that direction or if I halt that path.

 

[Darkniciad]

I'm within a few paragraphs of finishing my first draft, but I'm at the point where I'm nodding off every time I close my eyes to visualize

Probably finish the draft tomorrow, then start on my Horror entry. It's been building in my head all day long -- a combination of an old backstory for an NPC in my gaming world and a verse from an Aerosmith song that is also the title of the story.

The prince of lust has met his match
The witch has brewed her baddest batch
His sword is sharp and hard as stone
Her cauldron begs for one more bone

 

[Sugary_Comfort]

I'm using something I read in a book. I can't remember if it was in a book by Sylvia Browne, the psychic, or Mary Ann Winkowski who deals with earthbound spirits. Winkowski is the woman whom Melinda Gordon on Ghost Whisperer is based off of. Parts of the show are loosely based off Winkowsi's experiences.

So it's got a ghost. I don't want to say the exact concept because I'm touchy about that (like I won't really talk about the book series I'm writing on the net because I've put too much into it for it to get stolen).

But I think there's going to be some borderline rape in the piece. I say borderline because it's not actual rape but the woman is a bit freaked out with how aggressive the guy is.

And I do know that it starts the week before Halloween and everything culminates on the holiday.

I've written a bit but I know it's going to need a crapload of work.

 

[Darkniciad]

Luck to you Sugary Comfort Ghost stories have a long history of doing well in this contest.

Don't forget that the opening day of the contest isn't the final deadline. It can be a good motivator, but you still have quite some time after the first submission day to enter your story, and a week of voting even after submission closes. Even though we're closing in on the start, there's still quite a bit of time to write and for your story to qualify.

 

[LunaEroticaMystica]

Sugary Comfort, using sources like those can help you make your story more believable. Did you get a chance to watch "A Gifted Man" on CBS last night? It shows promise. What a way to humble a skeptic/scientist/doctor and "awaken" him to his spiritual gifts. For yourself, if you've never done so, I'd suggest checking out Lisa Williams. She's incredible and so real. I think she's still on the Lifetime network.

Earthbounds CAN be forceful, especially if they have a good supply of energy to draw from, and were that way in life. Just stay within Lit's guidelines (as there is an entire category of Non-Consent/Reluctance) and you should be okay.

My story is heading into the familiar spirit/ghost territory too, despite my best efforts to keep it from doing so. I don't always get a choice and need to just go with it if I'm to get any sleep at night.

If you need any real-time references for your story, I might be able to help.