Pink Orchid: Story Event for Women-Centric Erotica - Official Support Thread

[NotWise]

I know this is the Pink Orchid thread, but I've already mentioned Valentine's Day and sausage dogs, and your story was posted both here and for Valentine's Day contest, so I don't feel too bad.

For some unknown reason, in December 2020 I started reading romance novels. I'm now on the 194th since then (Susan Mallery's fifth Happy Inc novel) and I'd say you didn't post your story in the wrong category but did violate one of the more important rules of romance; once the couple fucks, they don't fuck anyone else. They split up, they have the opportunity and/or desire to screw others, but they don't do it. I think that's the only thing keeping you from winning your second Valentine's Day contest.

It would be a simple fix too. Take the sex scenes from where they happen now and combine them into one sex scene that happens at the end. The final three lines could be exactly the same as now. Yes, you'd have to spackle over the divots, but that would give you the chance to develop Steve into a more 3-D character. You're in a tight spot with first-person POV from the male's perspective, but if Adam and Hope didn't fuck right away you could easily allow her to reveal to Adam how she can't quite let go of Steve. Two of my three divorces included after-divorce sex with my ex-spouse. It happens all the time. It would only take two or three paragraphs during dinner to show it.

Anyway. I loved the story, terrific sense of place with Santa Fe and its surroundings.

Thanks for your thoughts. Maybe Romance has too many rules for me. I think the alternative might have been EC.

 

[HeyAll]

Have all the Pink Orchid stories gotten top billings?

 

[NotWise]

Have all the Pink Orchid stories gotten top billings?

I don't think so, but I say that because the one that went up today didn't get top billing. Most of the earlier stories were also VDay stories, so they got listed at the top.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Tried posting a story last night but the site was down, so will try again shortly. It's a bit niche but I've pointed to the first story in the series and another with one of the characters, which both fit the event theme more clearly - it's not a contest so anything that gets people seeing stories they might like is fair, I figure.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Story finally posted! I swear more typos and non-sequiturs creep in every time I look at a 'final' draft.

 

[YDB95]

Story finally posted! I swear more typos and non-sequiturs creep in every time I look at a 'final' draft.

That happens to us all. I'm not sure if I have any stories without at least one case of a character calling another by the wrong name (fortunately never during sex, although that could make for quite a plot bunny...)

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Two superfluous quote marks and a couple phrases in a different order than intended, but as they're marked as a guy reciting boring stuff in his head to distract from overarousal, it shouldn't matter if their actual meaning isn't clear.

 

[Lovecraft_lore2]

I submitted a second pink orchid story. There is about a page worth of review of women have their periods and tampons vs menstrual cups. I was going to put it in erotic horror for that reason, to warn men before they flee in horror that women sometimes bleed and whatnot.

I decided on group sex because of the threesome.

 

[YDB95]

I was going to put it in erotic horror for that reason, to warn men before they flee in horror that women sometimes bleed and whatnot.

Any men who find that horrifying, the shock will serve them right!

 

[Grendelpuppy]

Pink Orchid for Dianna

Hopefully, everyone will read my offerring.

 

[gunhilltrain]

I'm writing a story about a woman having a fantasy about her real-life female lover. However, for various reasons she sets her scenario in 1904. Among other things, she likes the clothing that was worn in that era.

The issue I have is that I don't know what women actually did and said back then in regards to their sexuality. Well, the woman in the story herself doesn't know either, and she admits to that. Since it's her fantasy, she can make up some details merely because they please her.

Thus I haven't done research on the topic. It's really about a modern person imagining herself in a bygone era. By the way, it's occurred to me that 1903-1904 is the time period of Meet Me in St. Louis. That movie was based on some short stories - later a novel - written by Sally Benson. Perhaps those were truly accurate for that time and place.

 

[Lovecraft_lore2]

Hopefully, everyone will read my offerring.

On one hand it was a great effort at trolling the LW crowd, you managed to get a lower score than my 'random dick suck at the library'. On the other hand, it was not at all a women-centric story, something that gives them agency. The point was a list of stories that women would enjoy reading and as an aid to their masturbation.

Think of it as a writing event about ancient Egyptians and somehow writing a story about the The Bangles- Walk Like An Egyptian.

Also,

way oh , way oh ... Walk Like An Egyptian

At Gunhilltrain-


If I remember right, in the1903-1904 period there was a huge nipple piercing fad in that era, it might have been 1890s fad. Karolina Żebrowska on youtube did a series of videos on the clothes of that time period, fun stuff.

 

[gunhilltrain]

On one hand it was a great effort at trolling the LW crowd, you managed to get a lower score than my 'random dick suck at the library'. On the other hand, it was not at all a women-centric story, something that gives them agency. The point was a list of stories that women would enjoy reading and as an aid to their masturbation.

Think of it as a writing event about ancient Egyptians and somehow writing a story about the The Bangles- Walk Like An Egyptian.

Also,

way oh , way oh ... Walk Like An Egyptian

At Gunhilltrain-


If I remember right, in the1903-1904 period there was a huge nipple piercing fad in that era, it might have been 1890s fad. Karolina Żebrowska on youtube did a series of videos on the clothes of that time period, fun stuff.

Thanks, I never heard of the nipple piercing fad. But anyway, I don't think I'm going to use it in this story.

One thing I'm wondering about is what terms women used for, well, sexual acts and body parts. But since it's a modern person's fantasy, I guess I can get away with a few anachronisms. Also, the fantasy only has two women in it. How they dealt with men is mostly not discussed.

 

[NotWise]

One thing I'm wondering about is what terms women used for, well, sexual acts and body parts. But since it's a modern person's fantasy, I guess I can get away with a few anachronisms. Also, the fantasy only has two women in it. How they dealt with men is mostly not discussed.

There used to be an online timeline of English sexual slang. It was a great resource, but last time I went looking for it I found a notice that it had been taken down. You might see if it's been restored somewhere.

 

[gunhilltrain]

There used to be an online timeline of English sexual slang. It was a great resource, but last time I went looking for it I found a notice that it had been taken down. You might see if it's been restored somewhere.

I'll look for it. I did mention the Urban Dictionary somewhere else, but I'm not sure how reliable it is. I suspect a lot of the entries were just made up by the users - I think they can contribute whatever they want.

 

[NotWise]

I'll look for it. I did mention the Urban Dictionary somewhere else, but I'm not sure how reliable it is. I suspect a lot of the entries were just made up by the users - I think they can contribute whatever they want.

I wouldn't depend on Urban Dictionary for much and certainly nothing historic. The timeline of English sexual slang was put together by a reputable etymologist who wrote the dictionary of English slang. I think it was taken down because the people responsible for the software it used were revising it and maybe going in a different direction.

Anyway, "quim" might have been an appropriate term where "pussy" is used now.

edit: Just checking etymonline.com. "Boobs" to mean breasts only dates from 1929, but "boobies" has been used since the 17th century.

 

[Omenainen]

My goal is to read all event stories, and I will leave a comment. At least in one occasion I managed to be an asshole about it... I apologize, and I'll do my best not to do that again. I've been very happy with how many stories there are already. Thank you all! I've certainly had a blast. And I can't wait for the final list to see those I've missed.

I'm already thinking forward to maybe hosting this again next year. I've learned a thing or two from this round, for example to not mention "female empowerment", because people get so hung up on that

 

[gunhilltrain]

At Gunhilltrain-


If I remember right, in the1903-1904 period there was a huge nipple piercing fad in that era, it might have been 1890s fad. Karolina Żebrowska on youtube did a series of videos on the clothes of that time period, fun stuff.

I saw that there are a lot of Karolina Zebrowska videos on YouTube. I'll take a look at some and see if I get some additional ideas. Clothing does play a part in the story.

 

[Grendelpuppy]

On one hand it was a great effort at trolling the LW crowd, you managed to get a lower score than my 'random dick suck at the library'. On the other hand, it was not at all a women-centric story, something that gives them agency. The point was a list of stories that women would enjoy reading and as an aid to their masturbation.

Think of it as a writing event about ancient Egyptians and somehow writing a story about the The Bangles- Walk Like An Egyptian.

Also,

way oh , way oh ... Walk Like An Egyptian

At Gunhilltrain-


If I remember right, in the1903-1904 period there was a huge nipple piercing fad in that era, it might have been 1890s fad. Karolina Żebrowska on youtube did a series of videos on the clothes of that time period, fun stuff.

The Burn the Bitch Mafia that has infested Loving Wives needs to be trolled.

 

[Thefireflies]

After almost letting my orchid wither through December into January, I nurtured it tirelessly to the early hours of many mornings, and now present it here, flowering in full Bloom

I offer a big thanks to SisterJezabel for beta reading the early draft and making excellent suggestions, including coming up with the title.

 

[Jake_Raazor]

My goal is to read all event stories, and I will leave a comment. At least in one occasion I managed to be an asshole about it... I apologize, and I'll do my best not to do that again. I've been very happy with how many stories there are already. Thank you all! I've certainly had a blast. And I can't wait for the final list to see those I've missed.

I'm already thinking forward to maybe hosting this again next year. I've learned a thing or two from this round, for example to not mention "female empowerment", because people get so hung up on that

Have two entries, with one ready to go, but it is another episode of the 'Brown Blogger' series, which I kind of feel goes against the spirit of what this thread is about. This is purely because of the subject matter. So, if you would rather it not feature, then I won't include it.

I can PM a link to the story on my blog site if you wish.

The second one I have no issue with and is a follow up to 'Mr Finch' with the attention switching to the Michelle Leason character. It still needs some polishing but should get it in on time.

Jake

 

[Lifestyle66]

I'm writing a story about a woman having a fantasy about her real-life female lover. However, for various reasons she sets her scenario in 1904. Among other things, she likes the clothing that was worn in that era.

The issue I have is that I don't know what women actually did and said back then in regards to their sexuality. ...
Thus I haven't done research on the topic. It's really about a modern person imagining herself in a bygone era. By the way, it's occurred to me that 1903-1904 is the time period of Meet Me in St. Louis. That movie was based on some short stories - later a novel - written by Sally Benson. Perhaps those were truly accurate for that time and place.

In 1879-1881 London, there was a series of erotic magazines published called "The Pearl", which were a collection of erotic short stories. I started my series Chapter 8 with the following:
“…She sucked my delighted prick, handled and kissed my balls, till I spent in her mouth, as her teeth were lovingly biting the head of my penis. She sucked it all down, whilst I repaid her loving attentions to the best of my ability with my own active tongue….”, ’The Pearl’, Volume 7, January 1880.
Per Wikipedia: “The Pearl is a collection of erotic tales, rhymes, songs, and parodies in magazine form which were published in London between 1879 to 1881, …”
The above quote is a scene from one story in which a family invites two young neighbor girls to spend the day. So, for those people who want to believe their parents, grandparents, etc. were ‘pure and innocent’, guess again. Sex has been around forever.


That was 20 years before your story time of 1904 and 140 years before today, so not much changes with regard to sex.

 

[BarracudaSwordfish]

My goal is to read all event stories, and I will leave a comment. At least in one occasion I managed to be an asshole about it... I apologize, and I'll do my best not to do that again:

I certainly found your comment on my story dismissive and quite blunt. You may not have liked it, but as the curator of the event I would have hoped for less snarky feedback.

 

[oneagainst]

Just trying to tell a story

The Burn the Bitch Mafia that has infested Loving Wives needs to be trolled.

Tell me about it. They've overflowed into Erotic Couplings too by the looks of it. I wrote https://www.literotica.com/s/influencers-no-such-thing-as-free for Pink Orchid and have been getting one-bombed since. Hmm.

So I took a different approach to Anon's comments and instead of taking the bait I tried a bit of satire, having the lead character respond in her own piece (https://www.literotica.com/s/critical-response). Apparently I failed there too, according to Anon...! He* sure gets about a bit.

Kinda leaves me with two choices: either always make sure I always meticulously BTB to avoid my story ratings tanking, or I suck it up and continue to try and have female characters that might possibly have feelings.

*gotta be a him, right?

 

[oneagainst]

My goal is to read all event stories, and I will leave a comment. At least in one occasion I managed to be an asshole about it... I apologize, and I'll do my best not to do that again.

If this was https://literotica.com/s/influencers-clear-air-turbulence, then nah, fair point. No harm done, thanks for the perspective. I guess I was trying to cram a few separate things into the one story.

In all honesty, glad that you put this all together, gives us a chance to broaden out....