subversivesex
Love isn't enough
- Joined
- Jun 11, 2023
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Hi,
Improving my craft is something I'm trying to take seriously, since I'm working on my eighth novel already. And since half of my stories fall into erotica collections, I would like help improving them as well. I do have to admit that I'm a little envious of the quality of some of the works by authors on this site. I know I shouldn't get hung up on ratings, but I'm astonished how some authors can average 4.8 for some stories when I only have a single story over 4.5 stars.
Now I know I rushed to publish some of them, and I still think some of my stories are quite quirky and fun, but I want feedback from someone who can point to what glaring tendencies I have that consistently keep my stories under 4.5 stars.
Personally as a reader I prefer 5-10k story lengths, and hate starting in the middle of a sex scene because I want the characters to develop first. So this is the style I try to emulate. Most of my content is light taboo romance, and I enjoy some comedic elements as well.
The only story with a "hot" tag (over 4.5) I feel like isn't even my best, but just scratches a common itch for readers:
Teenager Gets Detention
The next two I'd like to work on editing are the following:
Grand Champion (a battle of the sexes)
Date Night (light taboo romance)
If anybody could find the time to read and make some comments, it would be greatly appreciated. I am also a voracious reader, so a swap is not out of the question. -subversivesex
Improving my craft is something I'm trying to take seriously, since I'm working on my eighth novel already. And since half of my stories fall into erotica collections, I would like help improving them as well. I do have to admit that I'm a little envious of the quality of some of the works by authors on this site. I know I shouldn't get hung up on ratings, but I'm astonished how some authors can average 4.8 for some stories when I only have a single story over 4.5 stars.
Now I know I rushed to publish some of them, and I still think some of my stories are quite quirky and fun, but I want feedback from someone who can point to what glaring tendencies I have that consistently keep my stories under 4.5 stars.
Personally as a reader I prefer 5-10k story lengths, and hate starting in the middle of a sex scene because I want the characters to develop first. So this is the style I try to emulate. Most of my content is light taboo romance, and I enjoy some comedic elements as well.
The only story with a "hot" tag (over 4.5) I feel like isn't even my best, but just scratches a common itch for readers:
Teenager Gets Detention
The next two I'd like to work on editing are the following:
Grand Champion (a battle of the sexes)
Date Night (light taboo romance)
If anybody could find the time to read and make some comments, it would be greatly appreciated. I am also a voracious reader, so a swap is not out of the question. -subversivesex
