LadyMireille
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I was just reading ThePracticeShortStories post about posting a multi-part story in different categories, and it prompted me to post about my current story. Looking for advice from Lit writers...
My current story may not be ready for publication for a while (I have three kids and it's hard to get the quality time to devote to it), but I am almost done with draft 1 of the first part.
The gist is that in the beginning of the story, it gives the background information about the main character and her relationship with her boyfriend. It doesn't go into great detail, but states that she was with him for two months before meeting his friends, and that he seemed like "the perfect boyfriend", and she felt like she was falling in love with him. However, as they start to spend more time with his friends, he starts to make cutting remarks and verbally abuse her in front of his friends, who laugh at her expense.
One evening, as she is on her way back from the bathroom, she has one of those moments where she bumps into a person (spilling his drink), apologizes, and has one of those pounding heart connections with the new person. She doesn't spend any amount of time with him, but when she arrives back with her boyfriend and his friends, he is clearly angry. He accuses her of sleeping with the guy and tells her they are leaving. He takes her back to her apartment, and then "treats her like the slut she is" (his words). After that event, she decides to leave him. The next day there is an opportunity for her to leave him, and she does.
Still developing the details, but she ends up meeting up with the man from the night before. The connection they have is very strong. Long story short... she can't stay away, he tries to push her away, but he can't help the attraction. It turns out that he is a "special" person with special qualities, and that is the reason he tried to push her away.
Sorry so long... finally to my problem... the first part with the old boyfriend is not more than a little over one Lit page. I am thinking it will need to go in the non-consent/reluctance category because of the forceful scene (or two) with the boyfriend. However, the content of the rest of the story is the relationship with her and the enigmatic man, and based on his qualities, it most likely fits in the Fantasy category, though the erotic scenes would qualify as Erotic Coupling and possibly even Romance.
So... how do I do this?
1) If the new boyfriend was something like a vampire or the like, it will be best received in Fantasy and not Erotic Coupling, correct?
2) How do I post the first part? In non-consent/reluctance? If so, would you recommend me posting only the section with the first boyfriend as part 1 or as a prequel or epilogue despite it being so short?
And then start with part 1 being the story with the new boyfriend and post in the Fantasy category?
Thanks for your feedback.
My current story may not be ready for publication for a while (I have three kids and it's hard to get the quality time to devote to it), but I am almost done with draft 1 of the first part.
The gist is that in the beginning of the story, it gives the background information about the main character and her relationship with her boyfriend. It doesn't go into great detail, but states that she was with him for two months before meeting his friends, and that he seemed like "the perfect boyfriend", and she felt like she was falling in love with him. However, as they start to spend more time with his friends, he starts to make cutting remarks and verbally abuse her in front of his friends, who laugh at her expense.
One evening, as she is on her way back from the bathroom, she has one of those moments where she bumps into a person (spilling his drink), apologizes, and has one of those pounding heart connections with the new person. She doesn't spend any amount of time with him, but when she arrives back with her boyfriend and his friends, he is clearly angry. He accuses her of sleeping with the guy and tells her they are leaving. He takes her back to her apartment, and then "treats her like the slut she is" (his words). After that event, she decides to leave him. The next day there is an opportunity for her to leave him, and she does.
Still developing the details, but she ends up meeting up with the man from the night before. The connection they have is very strong. Long story short... she can't stay away, he tries to push her away, but he can't help the attraction. It turns out that he is a "special" person with special qualities, and that is the reason he tried to push her away.
Sorry so long... finally to my problem... the first part with the old boyfriend is not more than a little over one Lit page. I am thinking it will need to go in the non-consent/reluctance category because of the forceful scene (or two) with the boyfriend. However, the content of the rest of the story is the relationship with her and the enigmatic man, and based on his qualities, it most likely fits in the Fantasy category, though the erotic scenes would qualify as Erotic Coupling and possibly even Romance.
So... how do I do this?
1) If the new boyfriend was something like a vampire or the like, it will be best received in Fantasy and not Erotic Coupling, correct?
2) How do I post the first part? In non-consent/reluctance? If so, would you recommend me posting only the section with the first boyfriend as part 1 or as a prequel or epilogue despite it being so short?
And then start with part 1 being the story with the new boyfriend and post in the Fantasy category?
Thanks for your feedback.