Which of your stories are over-rated?

[Mogrem]

Just for fun.

I have one or two stories that I think are under-rated, but more that I think are over-rated.

I will therefore kick-off:

Old Flame, New Humiliations, 4.31*. Mildly over-rated. I rate it a low 4*. Its too simple and unambitious to be given more.

Old Flame, New Humiliations Ch.02, 4.27*. I rate it 3*. The set-up is OK but its somehow underwhelming, especially the sex.

A Town Called Lucky: Brooke, 4.19*. I rate it 3*. There's good stuff in there so taken as a series of vignettes its much better, but the structure is a confusing mess. I'm grateful for my readers' imaginations, that they were prepared to untangle the timelines to enjoy the non-sex sex-scenes.

Lucky: "Mom says girls don't count", 4.4*. I rate it 3*. Like the chapter before ('Brooke') it works as vignettes, but for some reason the foolish author crammed in an entire series worth of ideas into one uninterrupted monologue. And even the parts before and after the monologue are crammed to bursting point. Its like being given a Sunday lunch that is all gravy and apple sauce with hardly any meat or vegetables.

Do you have any?

 

[gunhilltrain]

None of them! There are plenty that are underrated, but of course I would think that. There are indeed some that truly weren't very good.

 

[orangecurious]

none of them

all of them

depends on my mood.

 

[Mogrem]

none of them

all of them

depends on my mood.

All my stories are 5* when I submit them, 2* when I first read them back after being published, and only settle in with some real critical judgement a month or so later, often after someone else has politely and constructively torn a bloody chunk off of them.

 

[orangecurious]

All my stories are 5* when I submit them, 2* when I first read them back after being published, and only settle in with some real critical judgement a month or so later, often after someone else has politely and constructively torn a bloody chunk off of them.

I like to think they will get a good rating... although some of the last ones have sunk. The very last one has done well, which did surprise me as a) it's long and b) it's very long! It was a simple love story too, just with a few twists. Goes to show, people like a happy ending.

 

[karina_jayde]

The finale to my Duchess of Lust series (https://literotica.com/s/the-duchess-of-lust-ch-05-finale) is sitting at a 4.92.

I definitely expected a lower rating for a variety of reasons. For one, it came after almost a 5 year gap in the series (I basically ghosted the site after lots of personal issues, came back to write another series, then finished up Duchess of Lust). I don't really think I gave it my all, as my focus was just on providing closure, and there were some loose ends I didn't really wrap up, and the final battle/confrontation was a bit rushed. There were characters introduced in earlier chapters who fell by the wayside in my rush to get to a satisfying conclusion.

I am definitely glad that people liked it, I was just surprised at the good reception given the factors I mentioned.

 

[yowser]

My highest rated story (4.73) is only that way because it only has a couple dozen votes, the second (and final) chapter of my Katrina Thompson, Tornado of Trouble series. Quick toss-off, minus the effort I put into most of my other stories. But probably my raunchiest effort, perhaps there's a correlation in there somewhere.

 

[KeithD]

I can't think of anything that would motivate me to play this particular game.

 

[Mogrem]

I can't think of anything that would motivate me to play this particular game.

OK.

 

[Mogrem]

My highest rated story (4.73) is only that way because it only has a couple dozen votes, the second (and final) chapter of my Katrina Thompson, Tornado of Trouble series. Quick toss-off, minus the effort I put into most of my other stories. But probably my raunchiest effort, perhaps there's a correlation in there somewhere.

A lot of the best songs seemed to have been those written in a half hour at the end of a long session working on something else entirely. Maybe the freedom of tossing it off quickly, without worrying, comes out in the writing. (Or maybe its just the raunch.)

 

[lustychimera]

I can't think of anything that would motivate me to play this particular game.

 

[MyBareTorso]

This is a fun question, but to be completely honest, none. I work hard on my stories here as an unpaid hobbyist (hard enough, anyway), and I don't think any of them have received undue or over proportionate praise. I deserve every bit of it, and likely do most of the authors on Literotica!

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Ordering my stories by Rating, on average the better stories are higher up, though a few with more kinks than average score low. So the only one that jumps out is Ch.6 of Smoking Hot, which was on 5 for a year, without a red H because it only had 9 votes. Then it sat round 4.92 and is now on 4.89 with 20 votes.

It's a continuing chapter in a 14-chapter novel, and the shower scene is quite hot if I say so myself, but it's not better written than the next dozen stories. But it's a crucial moment in the story - MC is a cynical widower who doesn't want a relationship, he's had a few consecutive one-night stands with other guy, but they end up actually kissing rather just fucking, mid-chapter, then at the end MC is asked what makes him happy nowadays and realises he cares about other guy. Aw, how heartwarming, etc. The final chapter (MC finally manages to say I love you) scores well too, though chapter 2 is probably the best constructed (He sucks two different cocks as he tries to distract himself from quitting smoking - making two blow jobs on the same sofa seem very different is something I'm quite proud of!)

Apart from ongoing chapters, which always score higher, I think all my top 10 have benefited from a beta reader. Make of that what you will.

 

[lovecraft68]

Any of my three lesbian stories. They range from 4.79-4.83 and one of them is the #9 most faved story all time in the category. But when I look back on them, they all reek of a guy writing lesbian stories. Maybe that's what works there, but to me they've had more success then they should.

 

[NotWise]

Sex and Dinosaurs. It starts well, which is probably the main reason for it's 4.69, but the story fizzles out before it's over.

 

[Rob_Royale]

Hmm. If a cute little girl was threatening me with a water pistol, I'd have to say my second story, Getting Busy, is over rated. It's rated at 4.77, but as my writing has progressed, I'm less happy with it. I should have done it in the third person. In my opinion, it works in the first person, but just barely. I think the score is buoyed by good characters and a happy ending.