Winter Holiday 2024 Contest Support and Seasonal Story Discussion Thread

[Not2Pervy]

My contribution Temptation Road Trip went live today. Only two comments in and it hits me like a ton of bricks what a massive mistake it is to ask the reader to do math in the first paragraph.

 

[FreyaGersemi]

My contribution Temptation Road Trip went live today. Only two comments in and it hits me like a ton of bricks what a massive mistake it is to ask the reader to do math in the first paragraph.

I'm surprised this went through. No matter how the math works out, there was underaged shenanigans going on.

 

[AlexFourways]

I'm surprised this went through. No matter how the math works out, there was underaged shenanigans going on.

I thought the same, is 30 a typo for 40? But it all gets resolved - she's a step grandma so the math works but hit me like a massive road hump that had me reading the intro about three times! But decided it had to be a typo and got on with it!

 

[AlexFourways]

My contribution Temptation Road Trip went live today. Only two comments in and it hits me like a ton of bricks what a massive mistake it is to ask the reader to do math in the first paragraph.

As I said in response to Freya, I thought it was a typo as the maths indicated impossible underage. Gritted my mental teeth and went on taking solice in your nomdeplume!

 

[FreyaGersemi]

But it all gets resolved - she's a step grandma

Ah!! I didn't get that far. That's what I get for jumping to conclusions. Sorry!!

 

[OffNSFW]

My contribution Temptation Road Trip went live today. Only two comments in and it hits me like a ton of bricks what a massive mistake it is to ask the reader to do math in the first paragraph.

When Stephen Hawking was writing A Brief History of Time, he was advised by his editor that every mathematical equation he included in the book would cut his potential readership in half.

He did end up including just one, and no points for guessing which.

 

[Not2Pervy]

As I said in response to Freya, I thought it was a typo as the maths indicated impossible underage. Gritted my mental teeth and went on taking solice in your nomdeplume!

I absolutely should have been more clear and done a better job of writing this, or left it out altogether. Thank you for trusting my nom de plume. My tastes do run towards the vanilla and I have had to finesse the squick in every I/T story I’ve written.

 

[FreyaGersemi]

I absolutely should have been more clear and done a better job of writing this, or left it out altogether.

That can be so difficult!! I struggle with what I see in my head and what I actually type out. In my mind, everything is perfectly clear. Hindsight and all that!

 

[Inkent]

And up for publishing! Invisibles. Just under 42k words, I have to stop myself from continually re-reading my works and tampering, otherwise it may only just make it as a 2025 entry

 

[AlexFourways]

I absolutely should have been more clear and done a better job of writing this, or left it out altogether. Thank you for trusting my nom de plume. My tastes do run towards the vanilla and I have had to finesse the squick in every I/T story I’ve written.

I am with you on that, my two I/T stories are 1. A step sister and what's more double step, she daughter of the current wife and another man, he a son of the current husband and another woman. 2. It's mostly taboo with her being the boss of the older man and his son, not being related to him! Had no complaints I had 'squicked' the issue, but there again. I don't tend to get comments!

 

[AlexFourways]

BTW my story count - 11th 14, 12th 26.

 

[Inkent]

That can be so difficult!! I struggle with what I see in my head and what I actually type out. In my mind, everything is perfectly clear. Hindsight and all that!

I get that 100%. I crack away at the computer keys then when I finally stop and take stock of what's been written, how I've visualised it in my mind, it hasn't necessarily made that jump from thought to text too well!!

 

[Actingup]

My contribution Temptation Road Trip went live today. Only two comments in and it hits me like a ton of bricks what a massive mistake it is to ask the reader to do math in the first paragraph.

It's almost a framable reminder of why we shouldn't put too much store in reader's comments sometimes. You've made a choice to confront the reader with the apparent age paradox in the first paragraph - you would think that surely the reader should understand that all is not what it seems. But nope, 75% of your anonymous commentators at the moment have been hung up on this, and the most recent one ignores not just your explanation but that of the erudite @Smuttyandfun, who was no doubt trying to lead the others down the paths of righteousness. Go figure...

I put a comment on another thread about Anonymous deciding me to incorrectly correct me on a bit of art history in my story. I'd argue that that correction is even more eye-rolling, because there was no maths required - the commentator just had to type 'Canova Three Graces' into a search engine to see that I was correct. But nope.... easier to post the comment, apparently!

 

[AlexIce]

Got my latest story, The Ninth Noel, up yesterday.

So far, I've had a few comments saying how much they loved the story and even an email saying how it moved them to tears. Did have one person make a minor gripe about how the male lead cried too much (and a remark how he should be drinking 8 cups of water a day, which made me laugh) but still gave me a five nevertheless.

It's now one of my higher rated stories to date and I'm quite pleased with how it came out. In fact, I'd say it turned out better than I hoped, which I'm content with!

 

[Inkent]

Here's we go, Invisible. A few peoples lives intertwined as we head for a harsh winter.

 

[AlexFourways]

BTW my story count of published stories - 11th 14, 12th 26, 13th 31.

I think I have made a (small) rod for my own back and will stop the flagilation if told to!

 

[Rustyoznail]

BTW my story count of published stories - 11th 14, 12th 26, 13th 31.

I think I have made a (small) rod for my own back and will stop the flagilation if told to!

No. You will keep going.

 

[AlexFourways]

No. You will keep going.

Yes Master! Unless I decide it's harming any persons as that principal out weighs obedience. (Sorry working on an Android and Gynoid story).

 

[Rustyoznail]

Bugger. For some reason I left out -

 

[AlexFourways]

Bugger. For some reason I left out -

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Kryten having problems with principal of obeying a person as it might harm a person and if not may harm himself! Droids have all the bad luck!
On another note, I always imagined Marvin (the paranoid android) as a cross between Kryten and C3PO, not either a clockwork battle robot of the 60's BBC TV* or the over literal 'brain the size of a small planet' of the Film. That is why the pictures are so much better in books and radio.
*a bit like the one in the toy Goodle "vintage toy robots 1960s"

 

[FreyaGersemi]

I just submitted my first Literotica poem into the Holiday Contest!! If you've been reading any of my stories, then I'm sure that you can imagine just how wacky, silly, and off-the-wall it is. Wish me luck and stay tuned!

 

[MrStill]

My entry False Gossip has been up for 24 hours. It's been getting reads and votes which is great. The ending is somewhat ambiguous which is kind of my thing. But I thought, for once, I had left enough breadcrumbs this time. However, one comment - which was kindly signed - asked for clarification. And one always assumes that one comment = probably plenty of other readers.

So do I spell it out in a reply? Or do I leave them guessing? Help!

 

[RBeemer]

Is there a reason for the order stories are listed on the contest page? Seems like the order is different every day...

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

Is there a reason for the order stories are listed on the contest page? Seems like the order is different every day...

Probably to remove any indication of ranking.I kind of think alphabetical would be good, but random works, too.

 

[NotWise]

I just posted Deal is a Deal in I/T. Neglecting possible rejections, it's my first story in a year and a half. It's been fun to write, but we'll see how it goes. Being in I/T, I can expect a lot of views and votes, but not a competitive score.