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[Erozetta]

Morning people are categorically the worst.

What if you're an "awake between 8pm and 1-2 pm the next day" person?

 

[ericalauren]

Math classes should not be required in order for a humanities major to graduate college. It is not fair for folks with dyscalculia.

 

[Comshaw]

I was always grateful that my grandpa loved it, because it gave me someone to give my black jelly beans to at Easter.

AH HA! Picking out the black ones were you? A Van Halen brown M&M person you are! Well maybe not quite the same. Brown M&M's don't make me gag.

In case I confused you:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/brown-out/

Comshaw

 

[THBGato]

Math classes should not be required in order for a humanities major to graduate college. It is not fair for folks with dyscalculia.

This is something only US colleges (and countries that model their tertiary education on the US) require.

Though that may be why many British Universities insist Humanities PhD applicants do an MSc in what is essentiallly Statistics first; they know most won't have done any since they were 16.

 

[ericalauren]

Someone called me a “slut” the other day. They were mad at me for standing up for gay men. I absolutely loathe being called gendered slurs like that. Gendered slurs are a form of hate speech. (Outside of consensual sex scenes, of course.)

 

[AllAmericanMale]

The government shutdown is the fault of BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES!

 

[dirk2024]

The government shutdown is the fault of BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES!

Seriously. Every time there is a shift of who is in power, they simply swap the script back and forth.

 

[THBGato]

Given the various US-centric posts above here's my controversial opinion: The USA is not the centre of the planet.

 

[Bramblethorn]

The government shutdown is the fault of BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES!

Controversial opinion: people who post stuff like the above in response to a request for "controversial opinions people might have on writing stories" are either colossal dumbfucks or deliberately trying to derail the thread.

 

[AllAmericanMale]

Controversial opinion: people who post stuff like the above in response to a request for "controversial opinions people might have on writing stories" are either colossal dumbfucks or deliberately trying to derail the thread.

Hmm. Cool. So, because I read the title of the thread and posted accordingly I'm a "dumbfuck" and have malicious intentions because I didn't read the first post?

Isn't it nice to know everything about someone from reading one post? The things I could do with that skill set...

Maybe a bit more sleep would make you less of an asshole?

 

[Robin_Starveling]

Stories under 3k words aren't stories.

Stories over 30K aren’t stories either; they’re the most efficient way to waste a life.

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Writers who treat writing as fun make fine cartoonists.

Great stories aren’t made by content, but by how they’re told. If idiocy weren’t so epidemic, I’d be much less irritated by illustrious storytellers.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Hmm. Cool. So, because I read the title of the thread and posted accordingly I'm a "dumbfuck" and have malicious intentions because I didn't read the first post?

Posting obvious political flamebait in a thread like this makes you a dumbfuck regardless of whether you read the first post. But not bothering to read the first post certainly adds to the dumbfuckery.

Isn't it nice to know everything about someone from reading one post?

Honey, you seem to be hallucinating things I didn't say. Might want to get that checked out.

Maybe a bit more sleep would make you less of an asshole?

Dude, you're the one who came into a friendly thread and tried to start a political flamewar without bothering to read past the title. If you see an asshole here it's just because I'm showing you a mirror.

Anyway, gonna put you on ignore now and get on with enjoying my day.

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

referencing underage sex in a story here shouldn't be immediately banned.
Its just kinda hokey that all of our characters didn't have sex or sexual desires until they were at least 18 lol.

 

[AwkwardlySet]

Stories over 30K aren’t stories either; they’re the most efficient way to waste a life.

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Writers who treat writing as fun make fine cartoonists.

Great stories aren’t made by content, but by how they’re told. If idiocy weren’t so epidemic, I’d be much less irritated by illustrious storytellers.

Novels are useless?

This is a story site, but some authors are here to write novels. I don't see anything wrong with it. I prefer such stories, in fact.

Also, I disagree about what makes a great story. It's the way it's told, sure, but also the bits of wisdom and insight from the story, the powers of imagination and the depth of characters that the author created.

One could write a masterful story about nothing and we would marvel at the author's skill, but it would always be a story about nothing.

 

[Robin_Starveling]

Novels are useless?

This is a story site, but some authors are here to write novels. I don't see anything wrong with it. I prefer such stories, in fact.

Smartass. There’s a reason terms like novella, novel, and book exist: to set them apart from ordinary stories. They usually consist of multiple interconnected narratives, whereas a single story is generally under 40K words.

I have no issue with novels. My real problem is with stories that triple or even quadruple in length because people rush forward wildly, never pausing to ask themselves, What the hell am I doing? What do I want here?

“Development,” slow burn, and background story are often just an excuse for endless rambling that contributes very little to a first-person narrative.

Also, I disagree about what makes a great story. It's the way it's told, sure, but also the bits of wisdom and insight from the story, the powers of imagination and the depth of characters that the author created.

One could write a masterful story about nothing and we would marvel at the author's skill, but it would always be a story about nothing.

Not only do you not disagree, you’ve actually strengthened my point.

 

[bobsyouruncle55]

Every "fictional" story includes some aspects that the author, consciously or otherwise, is asserting as truth.

Come on we all know 99.99999999999% of the story's on here fictional.

 

[StillStunned]

Come on we all know 99.99999999999% of the story's on here fictional.

The only true element in most stories is the size of the protagonist's cock.

 

[AwkwardlySet]

“Development,” slow burn, and background story are often just an excuse for endless rambling that contributes very little to a first-person narrative.

In certain, well, many cases, I believe I agree with you. There aren't many long stories where the bloatness is justified. It's filler content most of the time.

Curiously, I've found that in Literotica stories, dialogue is more often the source of such content. I've seen stories with thousands of words of pointless dialogue. The author would likely claim it was necessary for character development.

Such content bores the reader and kills one of the most important aspects of a story - pacing.

But once again, this is a place for amateur writers, so it's no wonder there are many such stories.

The sad part is that you'll often find the same with pro authors. Many are slaves to the number of words and the thickness of their novels. Then again, some do it consciously, for purely financial reasons.

 

[Robin_Starveling]

Such content bores the reader and kills one of the most important aspects of a story - pacing.

I don’t think it actually bores them. Otherwise, the score would’ve reflected that. Most of them, it seems, just want to kill time, and if flicking their eyes across the page numbs them pleasantly, they’ll gladly go along--provided a few satisfying moments are scattered along the way.

But once again, this is a place for amateur writers, so it's no wonder there are many such stories.

After decades of writing and dozens of submissions, one can no longer hide behind the immunity of being an “amateur.”

The sad part is that you'll often find the same with pro authors. Many are slaves to the number of words and the thickness of their novels. Then again, some do it consciously, for purely financial reasons.

Financial reasons make a fine excuse; here there are none.

 

[Statius]

The only true element in most stories is the size of the protagonist's cock.

 

[sirhugs]

I don't come to Lit for controversy.

Is that controversial enough?

 

[Omenainen]

I agree. To attest to that, I believe anyone who likes black licorice should be whipped with the stuff. Vile, nasty stuff it is!

Comshaw

I beg your pardon! As a resident Finn in these parts I’ll have to disown you.

What if you're an "awake between 8pm and 1-2 pm the next day" person?

It’s not the being awake early, it’s the waking up early that is sus. If you approach it from the night side it’s perfectly understandable.

 

[GuiltyCowboy]

Given the various US-centric posts above here's my controversial opinion: The USA is not the centre of the planet.

It’s not, I agree. But it does seem to be the center of auto-correct.

 

[GuiltyCowboy]

One controversial observation of erotica that appears on this website (not my opinion): erotica is fundamentally middle class - or, put more aggressively, you cannot be desperately poor and be sexy.

 

[AwkwardMD]

What if you're an "awake between 8pm and 1-2 pm the next day" person?

Best of all possible worlds