2008 News & Views: Discussion and Announcements for the Survivorphile

[Boxlicker101]

I see I have hit an immunity today. Hopefully, that will give me the impetus to get back to work writing.

 

[starrkers]

If I hope to use the immunities I've won so far, I need to get back to writing.

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[PrincessErin]

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[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

Ah...it feels good to be standing atop the mountain of the Survivor Contest and looking down at the rest of you trying to scale the mountain. The view from here is magnificent and now that I'm finally here, I can take a break and rest my fingers from all the typing that I've done.

I've nearly typed two million quality words (lol). Yep, I'm pretty proud of myself. Even after some of you have tried to knock me down, I'm still standing here at the top. What does that tell you?

It tells me, that maybe, I'll never win a monthly or a theme contest here, but no one can win a Survivor Contest so long as Bostonfictionwriter is writing his stories. My goal is the be the first one to write 1,000 stories, quality stories, stories that I am proud to post.

Nope, none of those minimum word stories for me. All of my stories are at least 2,000 words with many 3,000 words and some 4,000 words and more.

Ah...the air up here is great. It's too bad the rest of you can't experience it. It's too bad that there's only room for one person at the top...me (lmao).

Bostonfictionwriter is in the house.

 

[LadynStFreknBed]

You should be proud of yourself. I'm a very goal-oriented person, so I have respect for anyone who sets a goal and works to achieve it.

I have nothing against you personally, BFW. I'm more of a "Can't we all just get along?"-type person. I just don't appreciate all the bashing that volleys about.

-Sheila

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

You should be proud of yourself. I'm a very goal-oriented person, so I have respect for anyone who sets a goal and works to achieve it.

I have nothing against you personally, BFW. I'm more of a "Can't we all just get along?"-type person. I just don't appreciate all the bashing that volleys about.

-Sheila

Last I heard you were putting me on ignore...I wish you would.

 

[LitEroCat]

Last I heard you were putting me on ignore...I wish you would.

Ahh, THERE's the BFW we all know and [try] to love. Now, where is that IGNORE button?

 

[PrincessErin]

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[LadynStFreknBed]

Ahh, THERE's the BFW we all know and [try] to love. Now, where is that IGNORE button?

Click his username. View profile. Then select "Add user to Ignore List."

viola! A poetic transformation from his ill-mannered bashing to a merry wonderland sans BFW...

 

[LitEroCat]

Click his username. View profile. Then select "Add user to Ignore List."

viola! A poetic transformation from his ill-mannered bashing to a merry wonderland sans BFW...

Thanks Lady. If there's any doubt where I sit, read my sig line.

Just learned I have lyme disease. That's a new one for me! Gotta Google it and edumacate meeself be4 eye 4get haw two spell woidz.

 

[PrincessErin]

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[LadynStFreknBed]

Thanks Lady. If there's any doubt where I sit, read my sig line.

Just learned I have lyme disease. That's a new one for me! Gotta Google it and edumacate meeself be4 eye 4get haw two spell woidz.

Take care of yourself! I'm glad it seems as though a doctor caught it. I have an aunt who died from Lyme disease before they figured out what it was that was causing her numerous and bizarre symptoms.

 

[KarennaC]

LitEroCat, take good care of yourself. I'll keep good thoughts!

Erin, I'll have to write a lot of stories to catch up with you, but my goal is just to write more stories, regardless of how many. I've been in a slump with the erotica since April or May, when I got tired of one of my series being slammed and lost interest in completing it. Maybe I should finish it off and screw what anyone else thinks; I have two other series that are languishing as a result of my feeling like I can't finish that one.

On the other hand, I have the next 3 1/2 weeks off, since summer school's over now; maybe I'll manage a little more productivity, at least during the parts of the week when my boyfriend isn't here. I'll make an agreement with my muse; she can get laid when he's here if she helps me write when he isn't. lol

BFW, I'm glad you're enjoying the view from the top of the mountain. I may be only partway up the mountain, but the view from here's pretty damn good too, and I'm proud of myself for climbing this far.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

LitEroCat, take good care of yourself. I'll keep good thoughts!

Erin, I'll have to write a lot of stories to catch up with you, but my goal is just to write more stories, regardless of how many. I've been in a slump with the erotica since April or May, when I got tired of one of my series being slammed and lost interest in completing it. Maybe I should finish it off and screw what anyone else thinks; I have two other series that are languishing as a result of my feeling like I can't finish that one.

On the other hand, I have the next 3 1/2 weeks off, since summer school's over now; maybe I'll manage a little more productivity, at least during the parts of the week when my boyfriend isn't here. I'll make an agreement with my muse; she can get laid when he's here if she helps me write when he isn't. lol

BFW, I'm glad you're enjoying the view from the top of the mountain. I may be only partway up the mountain, but the view from here's pretty damn good too, and I'm proud of myself for climbing this far.

Karenna forgive me for not inserting the appropriately placed (lol's). I wrote that in mocked jest. Most people around here don't get my sense of humor.

Nonetheless, you and Erin are to be congratulated. You have exceeded where I was this time last year and that's not an easy feat. I know the toll that it takes to write the number of stories to place in the contest, forget about winning the contest.

I'm sorry that your stories were bashed. Lord knows, I know what that feels like to put your heart in a story, to think that it's good, and you can't wait to read the comments only to be bashed. Moreover, I discovered, too, that once someone posts a bashing comment, other reads tend to not post another comment. That sucks because then the basher has won twice. He bashed your story, lowered your score, and now has stopped other readers from giving you your deserved feedback.

Now, perhaps, you can understand my frustration with the way this site is moderated or not moderated. I'd like to see every registering before they can comment on your story. What's the big deal? They must register before they make a comment to the forum boards. I don't see the harm to have them register to comment on someone's work.

Then, one thing, registering these anonymous bashers would stop most of the bashing. Who knows? Maybe Literotica encourages bashing. Maybe the bashing increases the level on the Google board. I have no idea, but the bashing serves no purpose to all of we writers who work so hard.

Erin, I apologize for calling your stories, shit. I've only read one of two and they were well written, albeit too short.

I've noticed a couple of writers who have signed up recently and who are posting lots of stories. If I were you guys, I'd be wary of them. It wouldn't suprise me if there were one or two writers waiting to steal 2nd and 3rd place from you.

Yet, I'm sure you'll take the high road and say, that 2nd and 3rd place are unimportant. Yeah, sure. Placing higher up in the Survivor Contest despite all these ignoramouses who think just because we write lots of stories that they are not quality stories, will get you noticed.

I had a writer buy the rights to one of my stories for her book, The Big Bad Ass Book of Sex coming out next year and she bought a couple of Mongo Parks stories and one of his poems, too.

So, you see, you never know who reads this stuff. You just never know.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

It think that it's gratifyingly touching (sniff, sniff) how all my Literotica friends referred to me as BFW, Best Friends Whatever (lol).

Except for you, George, your still an unappreciate asshole. Please don't e-mail me anymore begging for my help to get your stories published. Go find another sucker to help you.

Friends like you, I don't need.

Note: I hope you notice the absence of any (lol) when referring to Socksucker, Georgie boy.

 

[PrincessErin]

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[KarennaC]

BFW, I did recognize your post as humor, though perhaps with a grain of braggadocio beneath? Not that that's a bad thing; you have written an astonishing amount, and I'd brag too if I'd done that much. Thank you for the commiseration about bashing; bashing sucks.

I'm not too worried about losing third place; I'd love to hang onto it, but it is what it is. If I finish in the top 5, wonderful; if I don't, I'll just have to try harder next year. If I try too hard to win the contest or finish high, writing stops being fun and becomes a chore. That's been one of the problems with my motivation; I burned myself out trying to win or at least stay in the top 3-5, and it became something I *had* to do instead of something I *wanted*. I'm getting back to the wanting now.

Erin, in times past with a man who... well, wasn't that exciting in bed, I did occasionally find myself composing a new story while we were in the act. lol. I don't think I'll do that now, though. But I might make mental notes of moves and positions he and I use so I can describe them in stories later. lol

I tried writing an entire chapter story at once, but the things were so dang long I felt like I'd never get them done. Plus I was working on six or seven at once at one point, so I was bouncing from one to the next. I shouldn't have let the bashers get me down, but I was proud of this story and was a little too close to it since it was based in reality, so I took the bashing personally. Though the last chapter I wrote of it did much better in the ratings because I finally decided to stop writing about myself and the man involved, and just write about the characters instead. I'm going to see if I can finish it off this month.

I started a new story this morning based off the quote "Dancing is a vertical expression of a horizontal desire". (My boyfriend's a West Coast Swing instructor; he said that to me the night we met, while we were the only two people dancing at a mutual friend's barbecue.) If anyone else is looking for an idea seed, feel free to see if that quote sparks anything.

 

[PrincessErin]

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[KarennaC]

Erin, hope you enjoyed your holiday

My boyfriend is a wonderful person, and his hottitude is only part of it I am very lucky; so is he. lol.

I'm almost finished the dance story, and I'm thinking I might do a series of dance-related stories, not with the same characters but just all connected by that quote. I'm setting myself a goal of finishing off at least two categories by the time school starts, so we'll see how that goes. One of them will be Illustrated Poetry, though, so those will take a while to show up.

 

[PrincessErin]

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[KarennaC]

Erin, congratulations on the nasty email... you've arrived! lol.

I got a feedback email yesterday that was completely incomprehensible; I'm not sure whether the person was drunk or stoned when they wrote it. It was something about everything being Queen Victoria's fault.

 

[PrincessErin]

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[KarennaC]

I hope your husband's okay! Car rental places can definitely be a PITA. I've only had to rent a car once, but it was an experience I hope never to repeat.

 

[PrincessErin]

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[starrkers]

Crud, bent cars are a pain.
When you get it back, run water over it to make sure the boot (trunk) doesn't leak.