Why I Submit to Lit...and you?

[SeattleRain]

In reading the whole whacky critic discussion,
I found myself mostly interested in hearing about
what people hope to get out of posting their poetry here.

It made me evaluate what I really hope to get out of putting my poems out for others to see.


I thought this might be a cool interchange,
not a debate, mind you. ha ha

To each his own reason.

[color=royal blue]Lit, like life,
is what you make it[/color]

Seattle Rain

 

[SeattleRain]

I think I submit to lit for two reasons:

One:I am a pawn
the writer who created me makes me put this stuff out there
that is somewhat uncharacteristic of her usual writing.
Yes, I am being used and I love it.
Usually. Except when locked in the basement,
which kind of sucks.

Two: Literary Exhibitionism.
Pure sexy thrill of knowing other people feel something, anything, from my words.
Zing. Zap Zing. It is mutual all around, baby, get to be voyeur too.


okay someone join me so I don't look stupid out here.


SeattleRain

oh yeah, there is the narcissism,
enough so that I think someone
might be interested in this post
ha ha ha such a bitch you are little seattle

 

[Guest]

I think I submit to lit for two reasons:

One:I am a pawn
the writer who created me makes me put this stuff out there
that is somewhat uncharacteristic of her usual writing.
Yes, I am being used and I love it.
Usually. Except when locked in the basement,
which kind of sucks.

Two: Literary Exhibitionism.
Pure sexy thrill of knowing other people feel something, anything, from my words.
Zing. Zap Zing. It is mutual all around, baby, get to be voyeur too.


okay someone join me so I don't look stupid out here.


SeattleRain

oh yeah, there is the narcissism,
enough so that I think someone
might be interested in this post
ha ha ha such a bitch you are little seattle

be-atch



Seriously though, I started posting stories first. It wasn't until after the fact that I posted poems, all of which were erotic… It took me while to add the non erotics on Literotica.

I didn't get much response from my poetry until around January 2003—I received a message from Angeline saying that she reviewed my poem, Sheets in Season, to which after words, I paid more attention to Literotica's poetry board.

Basically, I post poetry and stories to share with the public, and get feedback. I learn from the 'constructive' feedback and the feedback also builds confidence in writing skills (even when it's negative, believe it or not.)


Good question Seattle...


- neo

 

[champagne1982]

I have always held to the notion that writers/poets are exhibitionistic without giving anyone to see, performers without the visual performance, singers without the audible voice.

We expose our hearts and minds...
We emote without acting...
We rhyme and meter and produce lyrics without a note being heard.

I post because some things would mean nothing if left private. It must be my generous nature.

 

[WickedEve]

why

1. habit
2. feedback: praise/criticism
3. And I'm a poetry exhibitionist

 

[WickedEve]

I have always held to the notion that writers/poets are exhibitionistic without giving anyone to see, performers without the visual performance, singers without the audible voice.

We expose our hearts and minds...
We emote without acting...
We rhyme and meter and produce lyrics without a note being heard.

I post because some things would mean nothing if left private. It must be my generous nature.

Ah, I see you also described poets as exhibitionists. I totally agree.

 

[Liar]

I post here because Lin pestered me into doing so. Oh, the peer pressure.

Come on, that can't be it.

Ok seriously, because this was the first place I found where people did not have their heads up their arses about writing poetry. Here I founds a mixture of good natured, helpful and down to earth people who were interrested in what I was interrested in - exploring and developing our relationships with pen and muse. Also, the readers of the poems are mostly Real People, instead of literature buffs and highbrow critics.

But... this is a porn site!.

Yeah. So?

#L

ps. If I didn't post my stuff here, I would probably find some other place to post it. Because I too am an attention whore.

 

[annaswirls]

why indeed?

First, yes, the exhibition thing, absolutely.

Secondly-- it keeps me motivated to write.
I am very externally motivated.
I do not like this about myself, but damn,
it is what I am so I go with it.


But Why Lit?

Mostly because the people here are so fucking cool and smart and talented.

And I figure that no one can pretend to be too uptight or pretentious when there are hot jacking teens and mother fuckers flashing over their poetry.

I mean, who can honestly judge you, at least sexual/moral etc, when everyone is right here, like the rest of us posting and prancing among the porn and smut, cleavage and such with big old smiles...


I mean, you cannot generally say the same when you walk out the door every day. Well, at least not in my neighborhood. The dangerous people in our society are those who are not in touch with what is out in the open here.

I like that.

Everyone is here by choice. Something brought them to a site called "Literotica." Here we are. Making it work somehow amonst all the craziness.

Keep coming back,

Anna

Liar posted what I was trying to say there as I was posting what I said!

 

[Maria2394]

why Lit? Oh Seattle, you are such a snit
a little bit, I love it

If you ever notice my registration date with Literotica, it is 2/14/02

I joined 2 days after my online BF, dumped me the first time. I had met a crossdresser later that evening in a chat room and shared a story I wrote with him and he turned me on to Lit. He has one on here, I dont remember it though..

anyway, Like Neo, I started with the stories, really trashy, self deprecating stuff which I have now pulled!!! ( yaaay for me,)

I post at LIt cuz I like the people, almost all of them!! I like the attention, and at first I liked the porn, its just getting kinda old now...change the pics, you guys, puhleeezz?


and seattle, I dont thnk youre a byatch,..not all the time anyway

 

[Boxlicker101]

Most of my life, since I was about ten years old, I have liked writing poems. That is about 55 years. When I started, there was an audience for them, classmates, teachers, relatives, and I liked receiving their admiration. There is no audience for them now except Lit or similar place so I post them here.

I consider myself to be more an author than a writer and I like to write smutty stories in order to get smutty feedback from people, especially women.

As for Why Lit? This seems to be the best place to get the feedback that I like.

 

[WickedEve]

Most of my life, since I was about ten years old, I have liked writing poems. That is about 55 years. When I started, there was an audience for them, classmates, teachers, relatives, and I liked receiving their admiration. There is no audience for them now except Lit or similar place so I post them here.

I consider myself to be more an author than a writer and I like to write smutty stories in order to get smutty feedback from people, especially women.

As for Why Lit? This seems to be the best place to get the feedback that I like.

Oh, no. I left you a public comment about your horse's but/butt, but it wasn't smutty. Sorry.

 

[Boxlicker101]

Oh, no. I left you a public comment about your horse's but/butt, but it wasn't smutty. Sorry.

Don't worry about it. My stories are all smutty but not all my poems.

 

[Tathagata]

I post on a few different sights.
I was hounded out of one for writing " sexy haiku"
and the thing was...it was nothing compared to what I see here.
heh
anyway
I came here because it was far more open, and not so repressed.
I write because I have to
I share it, in many ways, to affirm I'm not alone in the things I see and feel. and to show others they aren't alone also.
It's part of the process of becoming enlightened , for me anyway.
and to try and express what is, after all, inexpressible.

the talent here amazes me as do all the different personas.
and, for the most part, everyone here is very open and friendly.
I remember I was shocked the first time someone sent me a private message because, where i came from, you never PM'd someone without asking.

Since then i look forward to all the little messages i share with different people about different things.
I connected with some very cool karma twins here and that's the maine reason I stay.
That and it's fun...
oh yeah
and the porn

 

[thenry]

I post because it's valuable to me to see what other "amateur" writers are creating on a daily basis for critique or exhibitionism and don't feel right not posting my own. Reading proud poems that aren't perfect is more reassuring than any amount of positive feedback, especially when I feel instantaneous feedback of any sort does more harm than good to me.

 

[Guest]

Hmmmm....AM I an exhibitionist? I wonder.

I like making pictures with different media - paint, pencil and words. Does putting them "out there" for others to see make me an exhibitionist?

I suppose so.

On the other hand, I find it almost impossible to write about my emotions as others in this forum can - and do - so well.

So does that makes me an anally retentive exhibitionist?

 

[Tathagata]

Hmmmm....AM I an exhibitionist? I wonder.

I like making pictures with different media - paint, pencil and words. Does putting them "out there" for others to see make me an exhibitionist?

I suppose so.

On the other hand, I find it almost impossible to write about my emotions as others in this forum can - and do - so well.

So does that makes me an anally retentive exhibitionist?

I kinda like when you say " anally"
i'm not sure what that makes me.....

 

[Angeline]

Lit was a total fluke for me. I found it by accident (lI wanted to write erotica, never had, and found Lit online one day). Then I met Lauren in chat. I came to the poetry board at her urging and very tentatively posted my first poem (not having written for years). I got slammed by a lot of people (all anonymous lol), but was sweetly welcomed by JUDO and smithpeter, both of whom I love and admire as writers to this day.

I've "left" a few times but I always come back because I never stop learning from you all and I've made some wonderful friends here. I fear I'm a lifer now.


Ange

 

[Angeline]

be-atch



Seriously though, I started posting stories first. It wasn't until after the fact that I posted poems, all of which were erotic… It took me while to add the non erotics on Literotica.

I didn't get much response from my poetry until around January 2003—I received a message from Angeline saying that she reviewed my poem, Sheets in Season, to which after words, I paid more attention to Literotica's poetry board.

Basically, I post poetry and stories to share with the public, and get feedback. I learn from the 'constructive' feedback and the feedback also builds confidence in writing skills (even when it's negative, believe it or not.)


Good question Seattle...


- neo

And you've been drowsy ever since.

 

[Sibilaire]

One of Kurt Vonegut's characters in Bluebeard said that the best work comes when the writer is writing to an audience of one.

That it then comes across as more genuine when others read it as well. Just because something is written TO one person does not mean it should not be shared.

I write here on lit with an audience of one in mind. It started off as an experiment and I have fallen in love.

I think that like all of the best things in life, writing is best when it is done purely for love. What happens with the result, well everyone benefits from a world with a little more love expressed.

I know this may sound sappy, but I really believe this. Even my harsher poetry is just love in print.

~Sibilaire

 

[echoes_s]

I woke up last Oct/Nov and started actually writing erotic feelings, yearning, frustrations, desires, wants, words, expression

it was like breaking out of a stagnant pool, letting more of my voice go...but to where?

Into boxes where all the rest of my poetry was until I showed one to a friend one day, and she told me about Lit...to try here.

Well, my god, the help, what I have learnt since and am still learning I cannot describe or thank enough for.

The thrill of being able to actually express these feelings, the joy at someone reading them, and touching people with them...oh yeah, exhibitionist to heart. I think we all are.

but most of all, the great people here, as I slowly break out of my shell more...I am hooked.

I don't even look at the porn here...doh!

 

[WickedEve]

I don't even look at the porn here...doh!

There's porn? lol I don't either. For me, it's the poetry board, and then over to the new poems, and back to the board.

Originally, I came here when my Big M told me to check out the stories, and then he ordered me to submit a story (I think it was one we wrote together). But when I found the poetry board, I was hooked. It used to be part of the story feedback forum until it was made into its own forum. When I first got here I was submitting panty poetry, ass poetry, and... never mind. So, another reason I stick around here is to remind myself of my humble (tacky) roots.

 

[echoes_s]

There's porn? lol I don't either. For me, it's the poetry board, and then over to the new poems, and back to the board.

Originally, I came here when my Big M told me to check out the stories, and then he ordered me to submit a story (I think it was one we wrote together). But when I found the poetry board, I was hooked. It used to be part of the story feedback forum until it was made into its own forum. When I first got here I was submitting panty poetry, ass poetry, and... never mind. So, another reason I stick around here is to remind myself of my humble (tacky) roots.

someone up there mentioned there was....serious !

 

[alonelygal]

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[Tathagata]

*raising her hand slowly*


i doubt that anything i write will ever change a life...a mind...a moment for anyone but me...and i'm not trying to...

i write because i need to get it out of me...i post because i need to look at it later...if anyone else chooses to visit the madness that is me,i wholeheartedly thank you for your time

joanna

your poems always make me feel and stop and think
and in that way, you do change a mind and a life
: )
glad you post here
and i'm glad you no longer ball it all up and throw it away

 

[The_Fool]

Why do I submit to lit?

Shit, I don't know. Sometimes I wonder if its worth it. I submit stories for the general reading populace. When I submit stories. When I find time to write stories.

Poems are a different matter. I look at Lit as a writing group. I write, I read, I learn. I would be perfectly content to leave my stuff in some of the various threads, but submitting the poems allow me to put everything in a central repository. That way I can be lazy and have an easy way to find something. Not everything gets there, but most of it does.

I must admit, there have been times when I considered saying "screw it" and either walking away or yanking it all. Especially when that asshole muse is off smoking dope or whatever he does when he wanders off. Then he comes back, offers me a drink, kicks me in the ass and I write something else.

As long as there is someone to write with, to, for and about here at Lit, I will keep posting.

As for why I write, who the fuck knows. Maybe someday I will figure it out.

Fool