mrs_mackenzie
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Mine has been submitted: 'Sierra Stardust Strips'. Short but sweet, hopefully.
2024 Nude Day Contest support thread
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litfan10
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Congrats! Good luck
Morevinila
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What is the meaning of 'short'? I am considering an entry with less than 4k words; is that short?
BrightShinyGirl
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Mine is 2200. But all my stories are short. I have a lot of stories in the 2k to 5k range.
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And yet they are charming, delightful and a lot of fun. Your point is?
mrs_mackenzie
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I think mine is about 5k. In the context of some authors on here who seem to routinely enter 10k+ stories in contests, I think it's fairly short, and it's also on the short side for my personal average story submission.
Also, the story itself is more of a set piece without a lot of plot, which somehow feels short to me.
BrightShinyGirl
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I was hoping to reassure Morevinila that submitting a story under 4k would be fine.
Morevinila
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Thank you for that, you did reassure me. I've seen there's also an authors' challenge on 750-word stories but that's a different story.
Typically what is the average length for a story (stupid me asking such a question)? I've seen many run around 10k, even more. I get the impression stories that are too short are not appreciated by readers.
The one I intend to submit is 3.3K - I'm working with an editor (to help me because I'm not a native English speaker) but I don't feel like I should add anything to it as it would disturb the pace and the mystery.
BrightShinyGirl
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Everyone has their own “ natural length”. As I said, for Lit my stories are on the short side. I tend to write in 2.5k “chunks”. Sometimes that’s a chapter in a longer work, sometimes I go longer if there’s more to tell. I wouldn’t worry about it.
ElectricBlue
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To give you a frame of reference, a Lit page is around 3750 words.
Every time this question gets asked (which is often) there's a fair consensus from a bunch of writers that 10k is a sweet spot in terms of chapter length (2 - 3 Lit pages). You'll find many standalone stories up around 30k, 40k, 50k - there's definitely an appetite for longer stories.
The longest single submission I've seen was around 80 pages, 300k words.
mildlyaroused
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Ah, it's snuck up on me!!!! I was hoping this would be the first contest I participated in.
Morevinila
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What happened?
litfan10
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Don't forget you can submit a story up to July 5th, so there is still time.
mildlyaroused
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Nothing much, really. I just haven't written anything erotic for a few months, I've been inspired by my novel. Hopefully I'll have time to pull something together.
Morevinila
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Just submitted mine, my very first on Literotica. title: The Naked Motorcyclist.
StillStunned
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Good luck, and welcome!
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FreyaGersemi
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I've never heard that phrase! Interesting and humorous. Two of my favorite things!
Priscilla_June
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Sadly I dont think I’ll make this one :/
BuffysInsta
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What is this contest? I've never participated and I do not see any information on it. Can someone provide that for me, or a link to the info? Thanks.
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Classic Kurt Vonnegut 1960s sci-fi, mostly forgotten now, sadly.
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https://forum.literotica.com/threads/the-2024-literotica-annual-nude-day-day-story-contest.1611563/
Initial postings go up this week, but there’s still almost a month for submissions.
FreyaGersemi
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Yes, I did an internet search for the phrase. Unfortunately, I'm not a huge fan of how Mr. Vonnegut portrayed women as subservient and "lesser" than men, so I haven't read much of his work. Interesting title, though!
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Vonnegut was indeed a man of his time. Amazing imagination, with that limitation.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Wineandcheese
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I just noticed that my story, while still pending, shows a date of 6/14. My first contest, and I’m quite excited!
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