What kind of story you expect and hate from india or indian people

[sweetdreamssss]

I got a message from someone that they are fed up of this wacc story where a rich wife has wild sex with a driver,worker etc..

I've written few stories from an indian woman POV. I just wanted to know what type of stories toy want and don't want so that i can prepare based on that .

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[YDB95]

Rule 1: Don't listen to every negative review you get. You'll never make everyone happy.

 

[sweetdreamssss]

Rule 1: Don't listen to every negative review you get. You'll never make everyone happy.

Nothing wrong in listening to negative reviews but do what you think is right

 

[ChloeTzang]

India / Indian / stories by Indian authors tend to have their own settings and themes that don’t appeal that much to many non-Indian readers. It’s a definite subset within Literotica but it’s not one where you’re likely to get any useful input in this Authors Hangout forum - I’m making an assumption that you’re Indian, and if you are you’d be just about the first Indian author that’s posted here. There might have been one or two in the past but Not often. And as for Indian readers, just about none altho I know there are a lot.

I’m afraid with that type of question you’re going to have to go with whatever comments you get. I’ve actually read a few stories by Indian authors on Literotica and to be honest, most of the cultural kickers that do it for Indian readers just go right by me. The whole wife / auntie thing is out of my contextual experience and as for the driver / worker thing, can’t help. You might try private messaging a few other Indian authors and seeing what they think, or inviting them to this discussion thread.

 

[Vix_Giovanni]

Rule 1: Don't listen to every negative review you get. You'll never make everyone happy.

Ditto. There are millions of readers on this site, all with very individualized likes and dislikes. You would put an impossible burden on yourself to try to write for every readers’ enjoyment.

That being said, it looks like you already have your finger on the pulse of what readers want from an Indian author. Your stories are rated very high and you have many red Hs; congrats!

I read A Tale of Two Indian Sisters Pt.1. I personally didn’t find anything whack about the story; the plot was straightforward and easy to follow, and many of the plot devices, like class differences and discovery by a family member, are commonly used in cuckold-impregnation stories. I disagree with the negative feedback you received on that.

But as Chloe pointed out, there’s stylistic differences that Indian readers like and want that likely go over our heads (for example, Dondu has the same name as a famous actor—a Western reader like me likely has no idea who that actor is), and you will probably get more useful advice by directly messaging some other Indian authors for advice.

Hope this was helpful!

 

[astuffedshirt_perv]

I got a message from someone that they are fed up of this wacc story where a rich wife has wild sex with a driver,worker etc.

There seems to be only 2 kinds of indian story: auntie incest (ick) and professional woman getting freaky with workers/lower men. It is almost like rich, successful, urbane Indian men don't have exotic sex!

That is the kind story I would like, where she is overcome/seduced/entrapped by an attractive, powerful man and abandons her morals in that context. Like if Shrek had a successful son who comes back home and picks up Neha and the narrator.

 

[ChloeTzang]

......But as Chloe pointed out, there’s stylistic differences that Indian readers like and want that likely go over our heads (for example, Dondu has the same name as a famous actor—a Western reader like me likely has no idea who that actor is), and you will probably get more useful advice by directly messaging some other Indian authors for advice. !

I find the different story themes and styles fascinating. It’s like the differences between Hollywood, Bollywood and Hong Kong movies. There’s all sorts of inherent cultural and thematic foundations underlying the movies themselves. I actually find the American/English to Chinese the easiest crossover to make, but the themes and styles of Indian movies and stories are harder for me to grasp. I’ve watched a few Bollywood movies and the whole song and dance thing throws me out right away. Altho Chinese period dramas come a close second, altho I can suspend disbelief for the flying Kung Fu stuff.

I’m kind of thinking I might try an Indian story but more of a Jewel in the Crown / The Far Pavilions British-Rah style story. Does that kind of colonial period interracial sex appeal to Indian readers?

 

[Vix_Giovanni]

I find the different story themes and styles fascinating. It’s like the differences between Hollywood, Bollywood and Hong Kong movies. There’s all sorts of inherent cultural and thematic foundations underlying the movies themselves. I actually find the American/English to Chinese the easiest crossover to make, but the themes and styles of Indian movies and stories are harder for me to grasp. I’ve watched a few Bollywood movies and the whole song and dance thing throws me out right away. Altho Chinese period dramas come a close second, altho I can suspend disbelief for the flying Kung Fu stuff.

I’m a fan of Bollywood (and Hong Kong films and Chinese mainland films too)—Devdas and Dilka Rishta are oldies but goodies. I’m a fan of Indian mainstream writers, too, but I wouldn’t have the first clue of what Indian erotica readers are looking for, so I think this thread is very interesting.

I’m kind of thinking I might try an Indian story but more of a Jewel in the Crown / The Far Pavilions British-Rah style story. Does that kind of colonial period interracial sex appeal to Indian readers?

Race play and romanticized colonialism/slavery/segregation histories seems to do really well on Lit. To me, it seems counterintuitive as I have a high squick factor for such stories, but perhaps Indian readers would really enjoy an imperialism story! I’m interested to see insights/responses....

 

[UsuallyPresent]

Like Peruvian-written stories, Chinese-written stories, Ethiopian-written stories, and many others, Indian-written stories tap into and rely inherently on their culture, something I for one am not anywhere near as intimately familiar with as I am with American (and to a lesser degree, English, Welch, Scottish, Canadian, New Zealand, or Australian) stories.

I just don't "get" the context. I don't have the background.

This is NOT to say they're bad stories. This is to say I'm a very bad judge of what makes a good story in that culture.

That being said, I have enjoyed some stories written from other culture's point of view. Are these stories I enjoyed good? I defer to the writer's implicit audience's decision.

 

[Rustyoznail]

I’m kind of thinking I might try an Indian story but more of a Jewel in the Crown / The Far Pavilions British-Rah style story. Does that kind of colonial period interracial sex appeal to Indian readers?

I'm writing a story in collaboration with Sweetdreams. It's about an Indian IT professional woman coming to Australia on a business trip and meeting an European heritage Aussie guy. Apparently that's an unusual interracial partnering in Indian stories, so it should be well received. But I don't know how the British from that era are viewed in India today.

I quickly learned you need help from an Indian to fill in the cultural details.

Urbanslut's work is worth reading if you plan to do something. SD put me on to her. Well written.

 

[SimonDoom]

To the initiator of this thread:

I don't think you will get useful feedback to this question in this thread. You seem to be writing for a niche audience so you need to figure out what the niche thinks rather than what Lit authors as a whole think.


My advice is this: rather than focus on reader feedback, focus on finding out which stories do well in the categories and genres you like to write. First, search the toplists of categories you like. If that isn't a sufficiently fine-grained search, then do a search for stories using the Site's search function and tag tools. When you get a sufficient but workable list of stories, read them to see what seems to work among the types of stories that you like.

 

[gordo12]

I click off Indian stories as soon as I run into them. I tried reading them years ago but the cultural references escape me. That wrecks any story. Throw in the often weird English and it's a miss for me.

Try asking your readers for feedback next story. You'd be surprised how many respond. For the most part the authors here are not your target market.

 

[Vix_Giovanni]

I'm writing a story in collaboration with Sweetdreams. It's about an Indian IT professional woman coming to Australia on a business trip and meeting an European heritage Aussie guy. Apparently that's an unusual interracial partnering in Indian stories, so it should be well received. But I don't know how the British from that era are viewed in India today.

I quickly learned you need help from an Indian to fill in the cultural details.

Urbanslut's work is worth reading if you plan to do something. SD put me on to her. Well written.

I agree about the possible reception to an imperialism period work, but hopefully some other replies can give more informed opinions/perspectives.

Your idea sounds off the beaten path. Looking forward to reading your story, Rus.

 

[sweetdreamssss]

I agree about the possible reception to an imperialism period work, but hopefully some other replies can give more informed opinions/perspectives.

Your idea sounds off the beaten path. Looking forward to reading your story, Rus.

Thanks Rusty..

I had written 2 interracial stories with indian women and both of them were slightly based on my real life experience. I had travelled to usa 3 times on H1B visa and I'm a wanderer by nature..

I'm interacting with Rusty on a story about an indian woman meets an Aussie guy, the cultural differences and how they hit off..

Some of my favourite lit indian author are urbanslut, Aurelius1986, bdrew86,rupanita. But the common point among them is they write mostly in "loving wives" category. Their stories are mostly how a sauve bored wife gets owned by a noble savage .

I want to carve a niche instead of another version of these famous authors

I do have a mediaeval period story about 3kingdoms and their wars if anyone is interested.

 

[oggbashan]

There are a large number of Indian members on Literotica but very few on the forums.

What I don't like about SOME Indian stories on this site is a mixture of English and Indian languages - I lose the plot very quickly. To work for me the story has to be wholly in English - an Indian version of English if you like.

I can't emphasise with caste conflict. To me everyone is the same. For the same reason, I don't enjoy black/white couplings that explore taboos.

I find the attitude of some Indian writers to women to be exploitative. The woman is an object, not a person.

But I like many stories set in India.

 

[KeithD]

I have written stories (e.g., sr71plt's "Sweet Sanjay") and books (e.g. Mutiny Release by Dirk Hessian) set in India and spent some time there, so I've been interested in reading stories by Indian writers themselves and seeing what Indian themes are. Most of what I've seen when looking have been the short "I spiked my auntie" type, which isn't what I was looking for, and I haven't located an Indian author here who writes what I'm looking for. Will keep looking, though, and will keep writing them from my outsider's experience with India, I guess.

 

[ChloeTzang]

I’m thinking I’ll try one for sure, set in the Raj. Sort of British office / Indian girls romance. Period wise I’m thinking 1880s or so. Have to start my background reading.....

 

[sweetdreamssss]

I’m thinking I’ll try one for sure, set in the Raj. Sort of British office / Indian girls romance. Period wise I’m thinking 1880s or so. Have to start my background reading.....

My story is sort of the mess which started British raj so it involves the caste system and the Hindu Muslim warring kimgdoms

 

[MsNatalie99]

To be honest, I'm not a big fan of many Indian stories. I find that their approach to fetish and sexuality rarely translates well to me. That being what it is, there is an audience, so I wouldn't change based on comments from people who don't enjoy it. Many countries and cultures have themes and kinks in their erotica which doesn't always mesh with others. Japan has Gal, which is tame by US standards, but they also have JK (Middle school compensated dating) that we'd destroy on sight. Write your stories by what you want to happen. I hate the idea of incest, Non-con, and humilation erotica, but these catagories have their audience. Write for yours.

 

[thomas1965]

I would like to read a story about 2 young people living in an Ashram, learning yoga, tantra and kama-sutra.

 

[Lovecraft_Lore]

I wrote a Desi story. But Iactively dislike stories written by people in India cuz they tend to be exploitative towards women.

A story that starts with the guy threatening to kill her pets unless she sleeps with him is not sexy.