When is a story too long, how many pages?

[daveball500]

Hi all

New writer here, i've loved the site for ages and decided to contribute at last, two parts of a chain story posted so far and more on the way, feel free to comment, i appreciate honesty.

I've got lots of ideas to write about ..... dirty sod, i know ..... my big question though, is it better to put up a story 6 pages in length, or in three separate chapters of two pages each?

I guess a lot of people who browse the stories want to be able to find the good bits easily and scouring 6 pages might be off putting.

What do you folks think, hey can i call myself an author now, wow!

 

[Diamond_Girl]

Hi all

New writer here, i've loved the site for ages and decided to contribute at last, two parts of a chain story posted so far and more on the way, feel free to comment, i appreciate honesty.

I've got lots of ideas to write about ..... dirty sod, i know ..... my big question though, is it better to put up a story 6 pages in length, or in three separate chapters of two pages each?

I guess a lot of people who browse the stories want to be able to find the good bits easily and scouring 6 pages might be off putting.

What do you folks think, hey can i call myself an author now, wow!

A story that's 6 pages in Word won't be 6 pages on Lit. I edited a story for my Gent. When I printed it off initially, it was around 10 pages. The final was 13.5 pages (in Word). On Lit, it's 2, and some of the formatting is off, like fonts ended up 13 or 14 point, as opposed to the standard 12. I recommend against breaking a longer story up into shorter chapters, because good chapters really MUST be able to stand alone. That makes it more "reader-friendly."

Welcome to the more addicting side of Lit!

 

[jomar]

Hi Dave...welcome to AH. Seems like there was a thread on that very recently, but I don't recall the title. anyway, a number of people said it didn't matter how long it was, others liked shorter chapters. And to some extent it depends on the category - you expect long ones in N/N. Anyway, maybe someone will recall that thread. As for me, on a computer screen, I prefer shorter, two to three page chapters, but that's just me.

 

[daveball500]

Story length

Thanks Diamond Girl

When i was talking about pages i was meaning as viewed on site, I realise they are much longer in raw format, that doesn't worry me much anyway.

Thanks for the welcome, i should have done this long ago!

 

[daveball500]

Story length

Hey Jomar

I tend to agree with you, a story that's many pages long can be hard to navigate.

Cheers for that.

 

[daveball500]

Diamond Girl

I just checked out your profile.....

wowww....

 

[Diamond_Girl]

Diamond Girl

I just checked out your profile.....

wowww....

Thanks, Dave!

I do have pic threads; the link's in my sig.

 

[flavortang]

Thanks, Dave!

I do have pic threads; the link's in my sig.

I just got my AV up. I kept getting blurry pics. Had to re-size. lol

I didn't even know about the Lit page conversion rate. I wonder what 60,000 words would convert into Lit pages.

 

[TxRad]

approximately 6 Word pages = 1 Lit page if you use a 12 font....

 

[daveball500]

Okay D Girl

I'll take a look if you say it's allowed.....

.....all fingers and thumbs now.....

 

[Diamond_Girl]

I just got my AV up. I kept getting blurry pics. Had to re-size. lol

I didn't even know about the Lit page conversion rate. I wonder what 60,000 words would convert into Lit pages.

That's by no means a scientific calculation. I'm DJ's co-author and editor, which is how I know. "Lillian," the 13.5-pager, comes in at 7,280 words. To be honest, 60K words is more than I'd want to wade through on a computer screen, though I'd plow through it on paper. By my calculations, you're looking at probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 15-16 Lit pages.

 

[Diamond_Girl]

Okay D Girl

I'll take a look if you say it's allowed.....

.....all fingers and thumbs now.....

Uh oh! If you look, you may lose the typing use of 4 fingers and a thumb!

 

[flavortang]

That's by no means a scientific calculation. I'm DJ's co-author and editor, which is how I know. "Lillian," the 13.5-pager, comes in at 7,280 words. To be honest, 60K words is more than I'd want to wade through on a computer screen, though I'd plow through it on paper. By my calculations, you're looking at probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 15-16 Lit pages.

I know, it's a long story! lol But I'm enjoying writing it.

 

[daveball500]

Really now D Girl

this is getting naughty.....

i'll be reaching for the tissues soon.....

 

[Diamond_Girl]

I know, it's a long story! lol But I'm enjoying writing it.

That's all that matters. I've been moping a little over the mediocre ratings my stories as DG have garnered, especially compared with those I wrote under my alt. Then there's the matter of Jim's stories, which are doing AMAZING (he's such a fabulous writer!). Then I stepped back and remembered WHY I'm writing these. Publishing them to Lit is just for kicks; the main reason I'm writing these stories is to express my erotic desires and love to my Gent. That, and I'm enjoying the process of writing them. My muse took a loooooooong sabbatical, and I'm glad to have him back.

 

[Diamond_Girl]

Really now D Girl

this is getting naughty.....

i'll be reaching for the tissues soon.....

Wha-a-at??? I'm a sweet little angel!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/Celticlass23/blinking_angel.gif

 

[daveball500]

Hey flavortang

You seem to have asked some of the questions i had in mind, you know, about publishers etc, good look with it, i'm certainly more of a novice but full of enthusiasm like yourself.

I like to write and read about sex, i try to include some humour where i can, sexy dialogue can do wonders for a scene, what do you think?

 

[flavortang]

Hey flavortang

You seem to have asked some of the questions i had in mind, you know, about publishers etc, good look with it, i'm certainly more of a novice but full of enthusiasm like yourself.

I like to write and read about sex, i try to include some humour where i can, sexy dialogue can do wonders for a scene, what do you think?

Yeah, I don't think I'll put much effort into looking for publishers. I'd rather put effort into promoting my own work, distributing myself and keeping all the profit.

 

[daveball500]

Of course you are DG.....!

.....he said sincerely as he slipped his knob out of his shorts.....

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???

sorry DG, did i just write that or think it....?

i can't seem to get the hang of this posting.....

if i'm not careful she'll think i'm a right old pervert....!

 

[daveball500]

Sorry flavortang

the lady with the lovely tits is distracting me.....

yes.....new ways of getting known are obviously taking hold at last, good.

 

[flavortang]

Sorry flavortang

the lady with the lovely tits is distracting me.....

yes.....new ways of getting known are obviously taking hold at last, good.

Get a fucking room, you two. And use rubbers. lol

 

[Diamond_Girl]

Of course you are DG.....!

.....he said sincerely as he slipped his knob out of his shorts.....

...

.....

???

sorry DG, did i just write that or think it....?

i can't seem to get the hang of this posting.....

if i'm not careful she'll think i'm a right old pervert....!

Yes, you did say that out loud.

Hey, at least if you're an old perv, you're a polite one!

 

[flavortang]

I need to find a female on this site to be perverted with. lol It looks like fun.

 

[Diamond_Girl]

Get a fucking room, you two. And use rubbers. lol

"A fucking room"? And if we wanted to just do oral, would we need a separate room for that?

I already have someone in my "fuck you til you can't walk" room.

 

[Diamond_Girl]

I need to find a female on this site to be perverted with. lol It looks like fun.

You have a wife. The trick is, get inspired, then get pervy with her!