The Official Authors' Hangout Winter Holidays 2025 Support Thread

[ShelbyDawn57]

I'm in. just submitted 15K words, called "Home for the Holidays." Found love, age gap story with a dramatic twist.

 

[Aoife_from_Ulster]

I'm in. just submitted 15K words, called "Home for the Holidays." Found love, age gap story with a dramatic twist.

Looking forward reading it

 

[Duleigh]

I apologize for possibly being overly concerned. I am entering a Literotica contest for the first time, the Holiday 2025 contest. I submitted the story on Oct 29, and it currently shows as pending. Theoretically it could either be accepted and will magically appear as published on Nov 11, or it could currently be unreviewed and possibly still be rejected. Is there a way that a submittee can know if in fact a story has been approved and is simply awaiting publishing, or if it is pending still awaiting review? Thank you

We are aware that there are delays in posting stories. I have a pair of story edits that have been waiting nearly 2 months, but my contest entry flew right past them because contest entries have priority. Make sure that you have WINTER HOLIDAY 2025 in the notes to admin field when you submit your story and it gets top priority.

 

[DEFCOM5]

After discussion with my editor/alpha/beta/reader, I decided not to post a story for the winter contest.

My story oozed V-Day and I was trying to force it in a holiday contest format.

So you are free of my silly comments and questions

 

[BryanRichardson]

My story oozed V-Day and I was trying to force it in a holiday contest format.

So you are free of my silly comments and questions

So write something else, you got days and days left…

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

After discussion with my editor/alpha/beta/reader, I decided not to post a story for the winter contest.

My story oozed V-Day and I was trying to force it in a holiday contest format.

So you are free of my silly comments and questions

February is in Winter and V-Day is a Holiday of sorts.

 

[Trionyx]

And I'm writing mine right now......Sunday, coffee, early morning writing......

Relaaaaax. You’ve got over thirty days to the deadline. Drop it for twenty-nine and you’ll do just fine.

 

[DEFCOM5]

So write something else, you got days and days left…

I don't have a story and the deadline is 11/11.

Holidays are never fun for me. I call them the trifecta from hell (Thanksgiving, Xmas and NY). Making them sexy is a huge challenge.

 

[bmeyem8]

We are aware that there are delays in posting stories. I have a pair of story edits that have been waiting nearly 2 months, but my contest entry flew right past them because contest entries have priority. Make sure that you have WINTER HOLIDAY 2025 in the notes to admin field when you submit your story and it gets top priority.

Thank you very much for your responses, and good luck on your stories!

 

[SamanthaBehgs]

I don't have a story and the deadline is 11/11.

Holidays are never fun for me. I call them the trifecta from hell (Thanksgiving, Xmas and NY). Making them sexy is a huge challenge.

I wrote one of my poems just about Winter itself. Is....that not allowed? If it is - maybe that is more moving to you?

 

[Duleigh]

I don't have a story and the deadline is 11/11.

Holidays are never fun for me. I call them the trifecta from hell (Thanksgiving, Xmas and NY). Making them sexy is a huge challenge.

Where did you get that idea? 11/11 OPENS the contest - your deadline is 12/5

You have 32 days to write 750 words, that's 23.5 words a day - you can do it!

 

[DEFCOM5]

Where did you get that idea? 11/11 OPENS the contest - your deadline is 12/5

You have 32 days to write 750 words, that's 23.5 words a day - you can do it!

Someone told me I had 10 days to write my story. I guess they were mistaken

Like writing a 750 story is easy..... This is for February is the best of all worlds

 

[Duleigh]

Like writing a 750 story is easy..... This is for February is the best of all worlds

750 words is the minimum allowable length of a story. You can enter a 750 word story in any Lit contest or event. You can get out of the chimney and into her bedroom in 750 words!

 

[DEFCOM5]

750 words is the minimum allowable length of a story. You can enter a 750 word story in any Lit contest or event. You can get out of the chimney and into her bedroom in 750 words!

I probably could but I think people eyes would bleed reading it if I wrote it.

May be I write a trip to Grandma for Xmas and there are so many gift that Mommy sit on Little Johnny's laps in the car and boom. Incest! 100K views! Red H. Just making fun of the Mommy in the back seat trope. Not trying to offend or insult anyone