Type of Stories You'll Read on Lit

[bisexplicit]

So, this isn't exactly a story idea, but hopefully its okay to post it here, anyway.

My question is, when reading a story on lit, are you interested in reading the "background" of a story - or do you skip right to the sex scenes?

The reason I ask is because the story I'm working on at the moment is going to have quite a lot of other scenes aside from sexual ones, and I'm wondering if that would mean that its not worth posting on lit - because people are uninterested in reading a lot of other text not related directly to sex.

So, would you read a story like that, or do you look for quick and dirty sex stories? (Not that theres anything wrong with that, I've written quick and dirty myself. )

 

[Mikro]

Background

So, this isn't exactly a story idea, but hopefully its okay to post it here, anyway.

My question is, when reading a story on lit, are you interested in reading the "background" of a story - or do you skip right to the sex scenes?

So, would you read a story like that, or do you look for quick and dirty sex stories? (Not that theres anything wrong with that, I've written quick and dirty myself. )

I prefer to read and write a story with a background, it enbles you to build up sexual tension slowly. If the background also has a degree of sexual history it keep's the reader going until the story reaches it's climax (pun intended)

 

[sirhugs]

is 'both' a cheat of an answer? It is true for me. Sometimes I read just for the arousal of well written smut. Even then, half the time, I will enjoy the buildup if the narrative is quality.
Other times, I am at leisure and enjoy a welltold plotted tale. If Lirt was to havr only one sort, this would be it for me.

 

[Reshbod]

I often find the build up to the sex scene to be the best part of the story. In fact most of the time I will more read the background parts of a story more leisurely and skim over the sex scene or scenes. If I can buy the characters and their motivations I continue, if I don't, I stop and move on. There are occasions where the reverse is true, but not usually, for me anyway.

 

[nudemac]

Type of Stories you read on Lit

I like reading stories with a good plot and build up. I dislike reading rambling storeis that don't go anywhere or leave you feeling you've wasted your time.

I'm not here to read a novel nor am i here to read trash.

A good story with a good plot and build up can be very real and believable.

Who cares if you believe or don't believe your neighbors down the street are fucking every one in town like hampsters on viagra. If the story has a good plot and a good build up and is well written (no mispelling or bad grammar) it's believable, it's entertaining, it's Literotica.

Just my 3 cents on the subject.

Nudemac

 

[queen_of_cups]

Personally, the sex has no value at all for me without the background. It's how the story and characters are built up that give the sex scenes their impact.

Otherwise, it's just unconnected screwing, mildly interesting, but no real mojo to speak of, because it doesn't really draw me in.

That said, a well-done build-up doesn't have to be long either, it can be very short if written well. IMHO the key is to give the reader just enough that they care, in some way, about who or what or where you're writing about.

 

[TheCaptain]

I probably enjoy reading stories that jump pretty quickly into the sex scenes for the most part, but not too quickly and without context, and appreciate the authors who put a little effort into the background of a tale, without going overboard and making a reader wade through pages and pages of filler info that's not entirely necessary...

Preferrably I like to set up background before leaping straight into the sex with my own work, but don't try to keep the readers hungering for long... usually by the second or third Lit-page, I'm describing a sexual act of one degree or another.

Hope that helps

Capt

 

[Typo Fu Master]

If it's written well and grabs me in the first few paragraphs, I'll read it. The type of story I want to read really depends on my mood at the moment. I do prefer stories that involve a plot and not just people meeting to fuck. If the story is good enough, I even skim the parts where they have sex just to get back to the "good stuff."

 

[MagicFingers]

It has to have a plot and some buildup first

I'm with Nudemac on this. Well put.
Sex without any background, plot, or dialogue is like watching a modern porno movie - BORING! I have seldom read more than one lit page where they didn't have a promise of some hot sex comming up soon. It has to be really good and promissing to go through that much buildup and keep the reader interested.

 

[Never]

bisexplicit,
Background is fluff. I once read a story about a young woman who learns to control the minds of her peers. It began several years before the story started and spent four pages out of six detailing her growing sexuality - none of which had anything to do with the story.

Now, if you mean, do I like an actual story and not just stroking material. Usually the answer is yes.

 

[sirhugs]

one good trick is to work in a short sex scene early to hook the reader to not hit the 'back' button, then go on with plot. I think Lit readers expect some sex every 500 words or so.

 

[bisexplicit]

Thanks everyone. I think maybe I'll decide whether or not to post the story on lit once I finish it.

 

[silverwhisper]

bah!

personally, i think you should ignore everyone and remain true to your muse, bi. fuck 'em/us. at the end of the day, the story is yours. not mine, not anybody else's. to hell w/ anyone else, i say. the story will be revealed in its own time. to hell w/ anyone who says that four pages of build-up is somehow extraneous WRT to the sex. fuck 'em right in the goddamned ear, i say. the story of o doesn't work w/out the set-up. just b/c some knuckle-dragging troglodytes have no fucking appreciation for dramatic tension built carefully and artfully means diddly/squat WRT how it works in your story.

JMHO, but when you come right down to it, the voter rankings will tell you vastly better than any responses you get here. do what feels right and worry about everything else later, i say.

ed

 

[TheCaptain]

personally, i think you should ignore everyone and remain true to your muse, bi. fuck 'em/us. at the end of the day, the story is yours. not mine, not anybody else's. to hell w/ anyone else, i say. the story will be revealed in its own time. to hell w/ anyone who says that four pages of build-up is somehow extraneous WRT to the sex. fuck 'em right in the goddamned ear, i say. the story of o doesn't work w/out the set-up. just b/c some knuckle-dragging troglodytes have no fucking appreciation for dramatic tension built carefully and artfully means diddly/squat WRT how it works in your story.

JMHO, but when you come right down to it, the voter rankings will tell you vastly better than any responses you get here. do what feels right and worry about everything else later, i say.

ed

Here here

In the end its only you that has to make the call at the end whether or not to post the story, and has to hit that last 'Submit' button, but these are just opinions of people... they're Lit-viewers, as well as authors some of them, so their own thoughts are honest assessments/opinions, nothing more and nothing less.

But yeah, write whatever you want and submit stories that you're proud of, that's what I say. I stand by the previous post though as well because bi was asking of our thoughts on the topic, so I gave them...

Enjoy what this site has to offer, and enjoy writing! I absolutely love it, and I hope you all are enjoying the Lit-experience too!

Capt

 

[sirhugs]

personally, i think you should ignore everyone and remain true to your muse, bi. fuck 'em/us. at the end of the day, the story is yours. not mine, not anybody else's. to hell w/ anyone else, i say. the story will be revealed in its own time. to hell w/ anyone who says that four pages of build-up is somehow extraneous WRT to the sex. fuck 'em right in the goddamned ear, i say. the story of o doesn't work w/out the set-up. just b/c some knuckle-dragging troglodytes have no fucking appreciation for dramatic tension built carefully and artfully means diddly/squat WRT how it works in your story.

JMHO, but when you come right down to it, the voter rankings will tell you vastly better than any responses you get here. do what feels right and worry about everything else later, i say.

ed

voter rankings are a very imprecise measure. For example, a Loving Wives' story might do less well if it fails to match the reader's subjective preference - humiliation, revenge, redemption, sharing etc.... The long sttories tend to scotre higher too.

 

[bisexplicit]

personally, i think you should ignore everyone and remain true to your muse, bi. fuck 'em/us. at the end of the day, the story is yours. not mine, not anybody else's. to hell w/ anyone else, i say. the story will be revealed in its own time. to hell w/ anyone who says that four pages of build-up is somehow extraneous WRT to the sex. fuck 'em right in the goddamned ear, i say. the story of o doesn't work w/out the set-up. just b/c some knuckle-dragging troglodytes have no fucking appreciation for dramatic tension built carefully and artfully means diddly/squat WRT how it works in your story.

JMHO, but when you come right down to it, the voter rankings will tell you vastly better than any responses you get here. do what feels right and worry about everything else later, i say.

ed

Don't worry, I'm going to write what I feel like writing - my main question was whether or not to post it.
But, I think I was probably just being overly concerned about how people would recieve it (I hate getting mean comments).

By the way - I think this is the most I've ever seen you swear in a post.

 

[silverwhisper]

sirhugs's point re: voter rankings WRT a work's success (or lack thereof) is of course a point well-taken. this is what i get for posting drunk. ah, well. :>

ed

 

[sirhugs]

sirhugs's point re: voter rankings WRT a work's success (or lack thereof) is of course a point well-taken. this is what i get for posting drunk. ah, well. :>

ed

posting drunk always beats being sober though

 

[silverwhisper]

true...ah, if only i could get that hefeweizen more often...

[sighs as eyes take on a distant look]

ed

 

[BedtimeStories]

There's readership for both. Some people enjoy a real plot and want to be able to visualize the character(s) and scene. And some want to wank to a "quick" story. Had you utilized the poll feature for threads I'm sure you'd be surprised by the results.

 

[BedtimeStories]

If the background also has a degree of sexual history it keep's the reader going until the story reaches it's climax (pun intended)

Exactly!

 

[BedtimeStories]

...and appreciate the authors who put a little effort into the background of a tale, without going overboard and making a reader wade through pages and pages of filler info that's not entirely necessary...

Capt

That's where "flashbacks", "memories", or simple back history comes in. It'll draw the reader's attention in and hopefully keep them there.

 

[BedtimeStories]

Thanks everyone. I think maybe I'll decide whether or not to post the story on lit once I finish it.

Post it. If readers like it, they'll like it. If not, they won't. It's that simple. But, do it for yourself. Finish the story and post it.

 

[Never]

I'd like to disagree with the notion that writers should only write for themselves and f--k the audience. If you're going to write stories and never submit them then that's fine. That goes against my personal philosophy of writing but that's another topic.

Submitting a story, however, means you're using writing to communicate various thoughts, idea, and fantasies to the reader. Writing becomes a two way street and the idea that your audience is just a bunch of slaw-jawed morons or that their interests and desires don't matter serves no one.

Stories are meant to entertain. Why spend that much time and energy coming up with a work that no one reads because your 'artistic vision' has made finishing it a chore?

 

[rydia57]

So, this isn't exactly a story idea, but hopefully its okay to post it here, anyway.

My question is, when reading a story on lit, are you interested in reading the "background" of a story - or do you skip right to the sex scenes?

The reason I ask is because the story I'm working on at the moment is going to have quite a lot of other scenes aside from sexual ones, and I'm wondering if that would mean that its not worth posting on lit - because people are uninterested in reading a lot of other text not related directly to sex.

So, would you read a story like that, or do you look for quick and dirty sex stories? (Not that theres anything wrong with that, I've written quick and dirty myself. )

To me, there's gotta be a build up .... get to know the characters and all, not too long, and then you get to the sex. Just jumping into it like that goes over my head, but that's just me, ok? It's a coin toss whether someone reads your story or not. The best thing is that you liked...IMHO... that's fulfilling to me.