Your List of Favourite Authors

[Ilfen1]

Share Your List of Favourite Erotica Authors

Here are my top 5 all-time favourite authors. Like many of you I've been a long time reader and my list heavily skews towards my own preferences as a straight male, but I think #1, #2 and #4 have broad appeal.

My top 5 favourite erotica authors(links in bold):

1. Al Steiner - A legend among online erotica authors. Prose that is a delight to read even when not describing sex. Rather than being a big ideas person, he's more interested in detail and execution. His works can be found on Storiesonline.net , I recommend Greenies, Intemperance and A Correct Destiny. Only a handful of his stuff is on Lit, due to submission guidelines.
In my opinion, a writer that can compete with the best mainstream writers. He has recently started being active again after a long hiatus.

2. ShyChiWriter - A writer with big ambitions and the skill to pull it off. His short stories can properly be called sci-fi in its best tradition for the amount of original and speculative ideas contained within them. He's also obsessed with the idea of there being a "soulmate" out there who is the exact right person for you. A hopeless romantic. Sadly no longer active.

3. LateStageInfernalism - A writer specializing in romance, occultism and family taboos. Betrayal and forgiveness, the healing of trauma and dark pasts, and the confession of secret desires long held are his bread and butter. Also active on the gonewildaudio subreddit, another great place for erotic audios, where he is a major contributor.

4. LoquiSordidaAdMe - Particularly the story "Springer Mountain Bride" is a delightfully romantic yarn. Is semi-active?

5. LTPC - Only has a Urban Fantasy series "Endangered" under his belt which he's worked on for 10 years. It can admittedly be a meandering mess at times, and this is a highly personal pick. But damn is the sex hot. Updates slowly.


Please go ahead and share your own personal creme de la creme of authors and their most representative stories, and a brief summary of what's to love about their work. I'm looking forward to doing a lot more reading in the lockdown days ahead!

P.S. You know, I think having a top 5 author list in user profiles should be a standard feature in the story section of the site. Sometimes the real standout ones get lost in massive Favourites lists. Good authors deserve more recognition.

 

[NotWise]

4. LoquiSordidaAdMe - That's "Talk dirty to me" in latin. His story "Springer Mountain Bride" is just a delight to read. Another writer with mastery of prose. Sadly no longer active.

Loqui still shows up around here now and then. When last I heard he'd been given a chance to write for the mainstream, and that might be where his time is going.

P.S. You know, I think having a top 5 author list in user profiles should be a standard feature in the story section of the site. Sometimes the real standout ones get lost in massive Favourites lists. Good authors deserve more recognition.

The site offers a list of the 250 most followed authors. To find it, start at "My Home" (your home page) and select "Explore" at the top of the page. That produces a drop-down menu. Select "Favorites" from the menu. The authors list is in a sidebar on the right side of the page.

The top five are:

1.silkstockingslover (36756)
2.Tx Tall Tales (16618)
3.HeyAll (16444)
4.lovecraft68 (15954)
5.Goldeniangel (11668)

 

[Auden James]

And what exactly makes just those authors your favourite ones (of all the possible other ones out there)? Do they most reliably satisfy your kinks or provide the triggers you are seeking? Do they trump everybody else with their "mastery of prose?" Do they have published fewer clunkers than most everybody else? Or do they have published more gems than most everybody else? In absolute or relative terms?

I'd be glad if you would be so kind as to elucidate some of these questions.

 

[lovecraft68]

And what exactly makes just those authors your favourite ones (of all the possible other ones out there)? Do they most reliably satisfy your kinks or provide the triggers you are seeking? Do they trump everybody else with their "mastery of prose?" Do they have published fewer clunkers than most everybody else? Or do they have published more gems than most everybody else? In absolute or relative numbers?

I'd be glad if you would be so kind as to elucidate some of these questions.

Regardless of any ensuing response, the answer is only for the person answering the question.

Everything is subjective, one person's fav author maybe one that another reader doesn't care for.

There are no 'best author here' quantifiers, just most popular, and a lot of that is skewed towards category.

Of the top five listed, the first four do write in other categories, but its the volume of I/T stories that has us there.

 

[Ilfen1]

And what exactly makes just those authors your favourite ones (of all the possible other ones out there)? Do they most reliably satisfy your kinks or provide the triggers you are seeking? Do they trump everybody else with their "mastery of prose?" Do they have published fewer clunkers than most everybody else? Or do they have published more gems than most everybody else? In absolute or relative terms?

I'd be glad if you would be so kind as to elucidate some of these questions.

They're just personal favourites. I make no "absolute" claims about the quality of their work. There's no point in trying to make an objective list when it comes to writing. The most we can do is list our own favourites. I know whenever I read a good writer I always hit up their profile to see what they themselves like reading.

 

[Ilfen1]

Of the top five listed, the first four do write in other categories, but its the volume of I/T stories that has us there.

Yes. Exactly. I/T is my personal kink, but everyone has kinks. I/T is even the most popular kink on this site, for varied, contradictory reasons.

I would love it if people who have different POVs gave their top 5 lists. Maybe you like Mind Control and BDSM, maybe you're into Gay erotica. I'd still love to see your top five list that you feel deserve more recognition.

 

[Auden James]

If those are "just" your personal favourites, then why give and—more or less—demand justification of their places (see "brief summary of what's to love about their work")? Why not simply drop their names, optionally link to their profiles, and that's that?

 

[Auden James]

Everything is subjective, one person's fav author maybe one that another reader doesn't care for.

So you don't believe in standards of taste? Is that correct?

 

[Ilfen1]

If those are "just" your personal favourites, then why give and—more or less—demand justification of their places (see "brief summary of what's to love about their work")? Why not simply drop their names, optionally link to their profiles, and that's that?

I have provided links to their profiles. I apologise if my overly preachy tone rubs you the wrong way. I would love to see any authors you'd recommend.

 

[lovecraft68]

Yes. Exactly. I/T is my personal kink, but everyone has kinks. I/T is even the most popular kink on this site, for varied, contradictory reasons.

I would love it if people who have different POVs gave their top 5 lists. Maybe you like Mind Control and BDSM, maybe you're into Gay erotica. I'd still love to see your top five list that you feel deserve more recognition.

I/T is your favorite and I'm not on your list?

Well, I...don't blame you.

My main kink is I/T, but I'd be hard to come up with 5 authors as I have odd taste as far as stories that really do it for me, which at times is a well done darkish more realistic piece.

Paco Fear for Words on Skin, and Stolen Kisses, great romantic sibling stories
CPBaudelaire who only has a couple stories but they're that dark grim style I like...his Beyond the Borderline is a mom son story I wish I could write.

Aside from those two no one stands out as being consistently in my wheel house. A couple that did, Alwayswantedto especially, are no longer here.

 

[lovecraft68]

So you don't believe in standards of taste? Is that correct?

I believe we all have different tastes.

To think your standard of taste is higher than another's-especially considering we're talking erotica, the genre with more categories, sub categories and factions of readers than any other, is a bit arrogant.

I'm a top five author here, and I'll be the first one to say it has nothing to do with me being better than the thousands of other authors here, I write decent stories in the sites #1 category, meaning more readers see my work than people who write in other genres.

I'd like to think of myself as being good at what I do, but I don't let stats and rankings here get to my head, for the exact reason I've given.

 

[Ilfen1]

I/T is your favorite and I'm not on your list?

Well, I...don't blame you.

My main kink is I/T, but I'd be hard to come up with 5 authors as I have odd taste as far as stories that really do it for me, which at times is a well done darkish more realistic piece.

Paco Fear for Words on Skin, and Stolen Kisses, great romantic sibling stories
CPBaudelaire who only has a couple stories but they're that dark grim style I like...his Beyond the Borderline is a mom son story I wish I could write.

Aside from those two no one stands out as being consistently in my wheel house. A couple that did, Alwayswantedto especially, are no longer here.

I don't actually read I/T just by itself. There are just too many submissions in that category and too many bad submissions to wade through. However, seeing as I've just being made aware of the site's top 5 authors by NotWise, I'll definitely check out that list, including your work

 

[Auden James]

Sorry, but I think that's a simple misunderstanding! I don't even think that your tone is "overly preachy" or preachy at all! I just wanted to express the intuition that it might be a little odd to designate a list of "favourite erotica authors" wholly personal, hence without any objective basis, but then to give, at least prima facie, objective reasons for the ranking, that's all.

EDIT: And what, to your mind, makes a "bad submission?"

 

[lovecraft68]

I don't actually read I/T just by itself. There are just too many submissions in that category and too many bad submissions to wade through. However, seeing as I've just being made aware of the site's top 5 authors by NotWise, I'll definitely check out that list, including your work

I'm kidding about that.

But if you were to look at my work and want to see the type of story I enjoy when others do them, check out That Damned Red Dress, its not your typical I/T story its...a wreck.

 

[SimonDoom]

I don't really have a list of favorites. I read many different authors and have enjoyed, and been influenced by, many of them.

I do, however, have a soft spot for certain authors I read in the early days of my online erotica reading, almost 20 years ago now, who have influenced me.

The OP mentioned Al Steiner. He is a great storyteller. If you have not read his stuff, you should. And I agree he is entertaining even when he's not being erotic, although he has some great erotica. Many of his stories are not on Literotica, but I strongly recommend his story Miss Darling, which is. To me, that's an almost perfect erotic story. I read a bunch of his stuff in the early 2000s and it definitely influenced me.

I have a taste for crazy, zany, over-the-top erotica. It's one of the reasons I like mom-son incest stories, which I like to read and write even though I think they are ridiculous. One of the great erotic epic writers is SpacerX and his Six Times A Day, which is like the War and Peace of mom-son incest. It goes on forever. It has one of the most absurd premises of an erotic story ever, but the sex descriptions are really hot. Parts of it are here on Literotica but parts of it are not, probably because of content restrictions. It's easy to find elsewhere.

Two authors from the past that don't write anymore but that influenced me with their stories about exhibitionism, one of my favorite themes, are Wonderstorm and Davidwriter. Davidwriter's "Car Show Slut" was a lot of fun, at least for the first few chapters. Wonderstorm's "The Bullpen" has one of the more inspired premises I've encountered about getting a person naked.

 

[Ilfen1]

Sorry, but I think that's a simple misunderstanding! I don't even think that your tone is "overly preachy" or preachy at all! I just wanted to express the intuition that it might be a little odd to designate a list of "favourite erotica authors" wholly personal, hence without any objective basis, but then to give, at least prima facie, objective reasons for the ranking, that's all.

I understand what you mean.

Truthfully, I started this thread with the intention of seeing other people's top x favourite authors.

Since it's a list that you show to others, I guess by nature you will try to put writers with more "general appeal"on this list. There are many writers that hit my specific set of kinks right on target, but I wouldn't recommend to others in a general sense.

So perhaps a more fitting title would be "Your favourite authors that you want others to know about".

For example, I genuinely think Al Steiner, ShyChi and LoquiSordia are authors that most readers would like even if they have vastly different kinks than my own.

 

[lovecraft68]

I don't really have a list of favorites. I read many different authors and have enjoyed, and been influenced by, many of them.

I do, however, have a soft spot for certain authors I read in the early days of my online erotica reading, almost 20 years ago now, who have influenced me.

The OP mentioned Al Steiner. He is a great storyteller. If you have not read his stuff, you should. And I agree he is entertaining even when he's not being erotic, although he has some great erotica. Many of his stories are not on Literotica, but I strongly recommend his story Miss Darling, which is. To me, that's an almost perfect erotic story. I read a bunch of his stuff in the early 2000s and it definitely influenced me.

I have a taste for crazy, zany, over-the-top erotica. It's one of the reasons I like mom-son incest stories, which I like to read and write even though I think they are ridiculous. One of the great erotic epic writers is SpacerX and his Six Times A Day, which is like the War and Peace of mom-son incest. It goes on forever. It has one of the most absurd premises of an erotic story ever, but the sex descriptions are really hot. Parts of it are here on Literotica but parts of it are not, probably because of content restrictions. It's easy to find elsewhere.

Two authors from the past that don't write anymore but that influenced me with their stories about exhibitionism, one of my favorite themes, are Wonderstorm and Davidwriter. Davidwriter's "Car Show Slut" was a lot of fun, at least for the first few chapters. Wonderstorm's "The Bullpen" has one of the more inspired premises I've encountered about getting a person naked.

Interesting, we have a bar in RI called the Bullpen, which is an adult video store specifically known for its M/M gloryhole action in the back and down in the booths.

 

[Auden James]

I believe we all have different tastes.

Technically, everyody may have his (or her) own taste, that doesn't preclude a (common?) standard of taste, or does it?

So do you really think that there's no way to tell if some story A is better than some story B? Since, on principle, everybody's judgement is right in matters of taste?

 

[MelissaBaby]

Sorry, but I think that's a simple misunderstanding! I don't even think that your tone is "overly preachy" or preachy at all! I just wanted to express the intuition that it might be a little odd to designate a list of "favourite erotica authors" wholly personal, hence without any objective basis, but then to give, at least prima facie, objective reasons for the ranking, that's all.

EDIT: And what, to your mind, makes a "bad submission?"

You find it odd to say "I like this, and here's a little something about it"?

What's odd about it? His descriptions were far from objective.

"Prose that is a delight to read" is not objective.

"A hopeless romantic" is not objective.

"But damn is the sex hot" is not objective.

 

[Auden James]

It may be up for interpretation, but I do find statements about prose being a delight to read, or about an author blowing even many mainstream authors out of the water or having big ambitions and the skill to pull it off, respectively, or about the amount of original ideas found in some author's work rather objective, yes, and not far from objective at all.

 

[MelissaBaby]

It may be up for interpretation, but I do find statements about prose being a delight to read, or about an author blowing even many mainstream authors out of the water or having big ambitions and the skill to pull it off, respectively, or about the amount of original ideas found in some author's work rather objective, yes, and not far from objective at all.

My subjective opinion of your interpretation of objectivity is that it is extremely subjective.

 

[Auden James]

So what?

Do you want to say that you really don't agree that in his opening post the OP made statements about the objects in question, the stories of his favourite erotica authors, hence objective statements?

 

[MelissaBaby]

So what?

So....this is a discussion board, we express our thoughts.

If you'd like to explain how something can be objectively delightful, I'd appreciate a further explanation.

 

[HeyAll]

If you're talking about writing skill, I'd say AltheaRose and Stormbringer.

I'd say AltheaRose can write a mainstream novel that could be at Target if she wanted to.

 

[Auden James]

Well, to say—as the OP originally did—that some text X is a delight to read (statement about some object without any subjective qualification!) implies that said text X is exceptionally well-written, and, accordingly, the OP, at least originally, also praised the author's "mastery of prose." And, coincidentally, in questions of prose style there exist at least some attempts at describing objectively—in the just explicated sense—what differentiates good from bad, e.g., "The Elements of Style" by William Strunk and E. B. White.