The Halloween 2024 Official Contest Support Thread!

[AlexFourways]

"Comments"? What is this word "comments" you speak of?
https://www.literotica.com/s/the-spooky-scary-haunted-sex-motel

With you Bro. For most of my stories comments are nearly as rare as an aligator in the arctic.

 

[OtterlyMindblowing]

With you Bro. For most of my stories comments are nearly as rare as an aligator in the arctic.

Took me almost a year of weekly releases before I started getting comments regularly. I feel ya

 

[DukeofPaducah]

I’m currently working on a first-love theme. Struggling with a female perspective.
What brings about the onset of young lust? I would appreciate any input.

 

[Kethandra]

As someone who writes frequently from Points of View male, female, and other, I’ll offer this: Think of female - and male - characters as human (or non-human, if it’s that sort of story) first. All genders have a varying mix of the same thoughts, feelings, urges, emotions. All are more alike thsn different. Curiousity. New urges burbling in a belly. A sleepless night thinking about…whomever, Whatever. Smells suddenly noticed, spicy and sweet, and that single curl of hair below their left ear. Cold sweat when the love interest is near. A nervous crack in a voice.

I’m currently working on a first-love theme. Struggling with a female perspective.
What brings about the onset of young lust? I would appreciate any input.

 

[Wineandcheese]

Took me almost a year of weekly releases before I started getting comments regularly. I feel ya

Weekly?! Takes me months to get one done! You gotta share your secret!

 

[Jorunn]

I’m currently working on a first-love theme. Struggling with a female perspective.
What brings about the onset of young lust? I would appreciate any input.

There are volumes on this, stories, advice columns, and tear-filled mom's shoulders. We have to assume over 18, so innocence is a harder sell. You could go with physical attributes - the guy is fit! A wet dream about the guy? But assuming a tender age for the female, she is likely to be insecure, coming from the safety of home and school and entering the work force or university. So set up a mutual encounter (concert, poetry reading, group nature hike, bus ride, ski slopes, etc). Then the guy needs to talk and they have conversations. Do something nice for her, show her he cares, etc. The story is more exciting if you can use a more interesting encounter. For example, not many years ago I was hiking with new boots. My toes were in pain, because my toenails weren't cut. A cute guy came along with a Swiss Army Knife and rescued me. He was my hero, but he had his girlfriend with him!

 

[DukeofPaducah]

As someone who writes frequently from Points of View male, female, and other, I’ll offer this: Think of female - and male - characters as human (or non-human, if it’s that sort of story) first. All genders have a varying mix of the same thoughts, feelings, urges, emotions. All are more alike thsn different. Curiousity. New urges burbling in a belly. A sleepless night thinking about…whomever, Whatever. Smells suddenly noticed, spicy and sweet, and that single curl of hair below their left ear. Cold sweat when the love interest is near. A nervous crack in a voice.

Saucy. Thank you.

 

[DukeofPaducah]

There are volumes on this, stories, advice columns, and tear-filled mom's shoulders. We have to assume over 18, so innocence is a harder sell. You could go with physical attributes - the guy is fit! A wet dream about the guy? But assuming a tender age for the female, she is likely to be insecure, coming from the safety of home and school and entering the work force or university. So set up a mutual encounter (concert, poetry reading, group nature hike, bus ride, ski slopes, etc). Then the guy needs to talk and they have conversations. Do something nice for her, show her he cares, etc. The story is more exciting if you can use a more interesting encounter. For example, not many years ago I was hiking with new boots. My toes were in pain, because my toenails weren't cut. A cute guy came along with a Swiss Army Knife and rescued me. He was my hero, but he had his girlfriend with him!

Thank you. That was insightful. And spicy.
She’s the Sweetheart of the Rodeo. I think maybe a well placed copper rivet on Wrangler jeans on a cattle drive maybe.
Thank you for the imagery

 

[OtterlyMindblowing]

Weekly?! Takes me months to get one done! You gotta share your secret!

My chapters are consistently in the 4-4.5k word range, for one (there are a few exceptions, All Tricks is 6k for example, but they’re short). If I get a serious groove I can knock one out in a day and a half (I have a day job, but while I’m working I do write down ideas I come up with). Also had a pretty significant backlog before I started publishing here at all, which gave me a lot of time to hit that groove.

I’m also a bit of a pantser in terms of author type. The characters are alive in my head, I put them in situations, then write a damage report with some light editing and added punch lines. My narrators are also as snarky as I am, which helps me talk to the audience and the words flow.

 

[AlexFourways]

I’m currently working on a first-love theme. Struggling with a female perspective.
What brings about the onset of young lust? I would appreciate any input.

I've gone to the original question for clarity - I don't disagree with the advice you have been given, especially Kethandra's. I am a man who writes a lot from the Female POV as I consider a woman's pleasure to be the most important.
However, I was had a comment on 1x Tomboy and her crew if "Thoroughly enjoyed the descriptions of Jamie's emotions. Too often it's just about the physical. I have to wonder however, are they typical of a woman's emotional thinking, or just a man's imagining?" In my response I said "My defence is that as I am anti-misogonist thinking, my thinking is pro-feminist if not neutral."
FreyaGersemi gave her view for me... "are they "typical of a woman's emotional thinking..." Maybe not exactly typical, but there are men who don't enjoy watching sports and there are woman who don't find tarantulas icky. What's typical? Typical is overrated anyway!! Average is boring."
So, as women and men are both human, but "All men are mutants, because one of their X chromosomes is mutated to a Y (all others, are pairs)." So we are motivated by the same desires, just with different emphasis and until recently women had a lot more to lose - just consider the difference between the attitude to a sexually active woman vs man - slut vs stud.
YMMV and other caveats including my main one "I reserve the right to be (proved) wrong." aka "When facts change I change your mind - what do you do?" Oh, and I insult myself first, it reduces other people's scope (as further insults are also jokes)

 

[AlexFourways]

My chapters are consistently in the 4-4.5k word range, for one (there are a few exceptions, All Tricks is 6k for example, but they’re short). If I get a serious groove I can knock one out in a day and a half (I have a day job, but while I’m working I do write down ideas I come up with). Also had a pretty significant backlog before I started publishing here at all, which gave me a lot of time to hit that groove.

I’m also a bit of a pantser in terms of author type. The characters are alive in my head, I put them in situations, then write a damage report with some light editing and added punch lines. My narrators are also as snarky as I am, which helps me talk to the audience and the words flow.

I have just missed my Liteotica Anniversary 10/18/2023 USA 2023-10-18 CDN 18/10/2023 ROTW , during which time I have published 47, so not quite one a week. Most a bit longer 5 to 10k but getting longer.

You would have to read WIWAW My Literotica Journey, but many started with some old story or a picture, and one a song. I set the stage and let the characters loose and followed best I could. Didn't have a proof reader and hadn't discovered 'Read aloud'. So I probably didn't spend the time editing that I should have. However, I have the alternate excuse that I am retired.

Oh and I hadn't discovered these forums so my only interaction was with the few comments I get, and unlike Otterly..., they seem to have got less not more, unless I mess up by saying MicroSoft was a small computer company (refernce was to the size of the computer compared to a mainframe - not $$$) or making someone think it was set in the USA, as we all know they have a Royal Navy and drive on the left!

 

[Wineandcheese]

I’m also a bit of a pantser in terms of author type. The characters are alive in my head, I put them in situations, then write a damage report with some light editing and added punch lines. My narrators are also as snarky as I am, which helps me talk to the audience and the words flow.

While my characters do feel “alive” from time to time, I don’t have the natural talent that you and others here have. I enjoy writing, but I’m not as skilled — yet. I do love it when I’m typing as fast as I can to keep up with what the characters are telling me. It’s not frequent, but when it happens, it’s magic! I’ll have days where all I can manage is a paragraph or two before it just isn’t working.

I’ll join the ranks of the retired in about six months, so perhaps I’ll see some improvement in output after that.

 

[OtterlyMindblowing]

While my characters do feel “alive” from time to time, I don’t have the natural talent that you and others here have. I enjoy writing, but I’m not as skilled — yet. I do love it when I’m typing as fast as I can to keep up with what the characters are telling me. It’s not frequent, but when it happens, it’s magic! I’ll have days where all I can manage is a paragraph or two before it just isn’t working.

I’ll join the ranks of the retired in about six months, so perhaps I’ll see some improvement in output after that.

Color me jealous on the retirement. I’ve got about 6-7 years left before I can do that, hoping my readership and Patronage will grow enough by then to make that plus savings and retirement accounts enough to not have to do anything else.

 

[DukeofPaducah]

I've gone to the original question for clarity - I don't disagree with the advice you have been given, especially Kethandra's. I am a man who writes a lot from the Female POV as I consider a woman's pleasure to be the most important.
However, I was had a comment on 1x Tomboy and her crew if "Thoroughly enjoyed the descriptions of Jamie's emotions. Too often it's just about the physical. I have to wonder however, are they typical of a woman's emotional thinking, or just a man's imagining?" In my response I said "My defence is that as I am anti-misogonist thinking, my thinking is pro-feminist if not neutral."
FreyaGersemi gave her view for me... "are they "typical of a woman's emotional thinking..." Maybe not exactly typical, but there are men who don't enjoy watching sports and there are woman who don't find tarantulas icky. What's typical? Typical is overrated anyway!! Average is boring."
So, as women and men are both human, but "All men are mutants, because one of their X chromosomes is mutated to a Y (all others, are pairs)." So we are motivated by the same desires, just with different emphasis and until recently women had a lot more to lose - just consider the difference between the attitude to a sexually active woman vs man - slut vs stud.
YMMV and other caveats including my main one "I reserve the right to be (proved) wrong." aka "When facts change I change your mind - what do you do?" Oh, and I insult myself first, it reduces other people's scope (as further insults are also jokes)

Thank you for this thoughtful essay. It gives me a great launching platform.
I’ll try to avoid a cannoball. Or bellyflop.

 

[LannaLace]

Just getting started on reading Halloween stories… the first I’ve read so far entitled “The Vampire with A Huge Dick” was well written, had a few comic moments, a few thrills, and I have to say very entertaining. However I ‘m not sure on how the voting works? Is it based merely on reviews and ratings?

I am trying to read at least one story per night and finish up 2 of my own stories I have in the hopper during the day. Hope to publish soon. But there are so many Halloween stories to read … through…I can see how that might be frustrating as the one I just read looked like it hadn’t got a lot of attention yet.

Is this thread set up to stimulate feedback on the Halloween stories or on just writing in general? Thanks and Cheers!

 

[Rustyoznail]

The winner is the story with the highest score at the close of votes. If there are two stories with exactly the same score, then the one with the most votes wins.

This is specifically for the Halloween comp, but don't worry. Derailments regularly happen. The whole AH forum covers all sorts of queries.

 

[DukeofPaducah]

Just getting started on reading Halloween stories… the first I’ve read so far entitled “The Vampire with A Huge Dick” was well written, had a few comic moments, a few thrills, and I have to say very entertaining. However I ‘m not sure on how the voting works? Is it based merely on reviews and ratings?

I am trying to read at least one story per night and finish up 2 of my own stories I have in the hopper during the day. Hope to publish soon. But there are so many Halloween stories to read … through…I can see how that might be frustrating as the one I just read looked like it hadn’t got a lot of attention yet.

Is this thread set up to stimulate feedback on the Halloween stories or on just writing in general? Thanks and Cheers!

Bona Fortuna with your quest to read all the Halloween entries by the contest end. There’s a separate thread with official rules. (See below)
It’s a crowded field. Contest ends the 23rd if I’m not mistaken.
In my brief experience here, I’ve been given quite a bit of latitude with topics, so catch as catch can.
I was fixing to fish a while myself.

 

[Actingup]

Just getting started on reading Halloween stories… the first I’ve read so far entitled “The Vampire with A Huge Dick” was well written, had a few comic moments, a few thrills, and I have to say very entertaining. However I ‘m not sure on how the voting works? Is it based merely on reviews and ratings?

I am trying to read at least one story per night and finish up 2 of my own stories I have in the hopper during the day. Hope to publish soon. But there are so many Halloween stories to read … through…I can see how that might be frustrating as the one I just read looked like it hadn’t got a lot of attention yet.

Hi Lanna, lots of love should go your way for making the effort - good luck in your nightly venture into the slightly terrifying world of Halloween authors.... The contest rules say the winners are announced on the 30th of October, but that shouldn't stop the reading quest! And of course everybody loves getting comments

 

[LannaLace]

Hey thanks for the prompt replies folks! Just read another very entertaining story… “He’s Home Alone for Halloween.” All I can say is there’s some … stiff … competition out there…. ok perhaps a cheeky choice of words. Cheers!

 

[AlexFourways]

Hey thanks for the prompt replies folks! Just read another very entertaining story… “He’s Home Alone for Halloween.” All I can say is there’s some … stiff … competition out there…. ok perhaps a cheeky choice of words. Cheers!

Hi LannaLace, Being a rightpondian, I thought I was going to have to apologise for a late on your comments, but I see your last one was 20 minutes ago! Beware of reading the forums as they are facinating, but also take up reading and keyboarding (writing) time for stories!

 

[OtterlyMindblowing]

Hey thanks for the prompt replies folks! Just read another very entertaining story… “He’s Home Alone for Halloween.” All I can say is there’s some … stiff … competition out there…. ok perhaps a cheeky choice of words. Cheers!

I am very much looking forward to your reaction to my two entries!

 

[DukeofPaducah]

I may be splitting hairs, but I have a question.
I know there is a prohibition on underage sex here. Does that include masturbatory fantasies?
I can simply adjust the timeline to add a year or two.

 

[OtterlyMindblowing]

I may be splitting hairs, but I have a question.
I know there is a prohibition on underage sex here. Does that include masturbatory fantasies?
I can simply adjust the timeline to add a year or two.

Yeah, I wouldn’t touch that line with a ten foot pole. Any sexual context with a minor is to be avoided, I’ve edited scenes to keep a Horny Teen from being hugged by a shirtless woman in the past

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

I may be splitting hairs, but I have a question.
I know there is a prohibition on underage sex here. Does that include masturbatory fantasies?
I can simply adjust the timeline to add a year or two.

To that end, we DO NOT publish works of any type featuring the following content:

• Sexual activity involving characters under the age of 18 (including but not limited to explicit sexual discussion, voyeurism, exhibitionism, fantasizing, masturbation, and graphic sexualized descriptions, in addition to actual sexual intercourse). Literotica has always had a strict policy against any under-18 content, and any attempt to violate that policy is grounds for account termination.

https://www.literotica.com/resources/content-guidelines

 

[AlexFourways]

To that end, we DO NOT publish works of any type featuring the following content:

• Sexual activity involving characters under the age of 18 (including but not limited to explicit sexual discussion, voyeurism, exhibitionism, fantasizing, masturbation, and graphic sexualized descriptions, in addition to actual sexual intercourse). Literotica has always had a strict policy against any under-18 content, and any attempt to violate that policy is grounds for account termination.

https://www.literotica.com/resources/content-guidelines

Intersting on one account. I am working on a Sci-Fi story with Androids and Gynoids. The central MCs find a Gynoid in Junior Mode (they are either Junior or Adult) who is on the point of fatal starvation and the Adult Mode Gynoid breast feeds her. Would that violate the rules? Note the Droids are pseudo-organic on a mechanical structure and in Adult Mode can / do engage in sexual activity. It is clear that in Junior Mode they don't have Adult Mode features (breasts/hips, erections/full scrotum) though the height is fixed. Oh and being a Junior doesn't mean they are below a certain age. If so I'll rejig the scene to make it by reference rather than any descriptive element.