How many people write here?

[StillStunned]

Physically swapped, such that he gets erections on his face? Or functionally swapped, such that he has nasal ejaculation?

Physically. So he has a cock dangling down from the middle of his face, getting in the way of his mouth when he's talking or eating. And yes, poking upright when he gets an erection.

Not to mention how unpleasant any visit to the toilet becomes.

 

[Bamagan]

Physically. So he has a cock dangling down from the middle of his face, getting in the way of his mouth when he's talking or eating. And yes, poking upright when he gets an erection.

Not to mention how unpleasant any visit to the toilet becomes.

It's a great set-up for 'blowing his nose' wordplay.

 

[jaF0]

I write "here" all the time, can't seem to get away from it.

Me too. Sometimes I write there. Usually I don't write anywhere at all.

 

[SimonDoom]

How many stories get published per day? About 100? That's 3000 stories published every month. If we discount by a little bit to allow for some authors writing multiple stories a month, then you have something under 3000 currently active authors writing stories within any given period of one to three months. I imagine the turnover rate is very substantial, and a relative few of us are "long-timers." Look at the all-time toplists. Many of the cited authors don't write here anymore. They wrote stories 20 years ago and have moved on in one way or another.

 

[jaF0]

Many of the cited authors don't write here anymore. They wrote stories 20 years ago and have moved on in one way or another.

Many have literally 'gone on'.

 

[SimonDoom]

Many have literally 'gone on'.

Yes, unfortunately. Several of our more important contributors fairly recently.

 

[StillStunned]

How many stories get published per day? About 100? That's 3000 stories published every month. If we discount by a little bit to allow for some authors writing multiple stories a month, then you have something under 3000 currently active authors writing stories within any given period of one to three months.

I've heard figures of 150-200 stories per day. Today's count seems to be around 210. So you can probably double your estimate.

 

[SimonDoom]

I've heard figures of 150-200 stories per day. Today's count seems to be around 210. So you can probably double your estimate.

I counted 216 new stories dated today. So that's quite a bit more than I estimated. So the number is something under 6000. I'm not going to go to the trouble of counting all the unique authors for the last month, but my guess is it's 2000-5000. About half of the new stories seem to be chapters of previously created stories, so those alone account for a lot of repeats.

 

[TheLobster]

I've thought about an April Fool's story where a male character is cursed so that his nose and his penis are swapped around.

My first thought was a penis in its usual spot but with a kind of Pinocchio "power". It would make for an interesting logical conundrum: would it still be possible for its owner to exaggerate his size?

 

[MillieDynamite]

Math nerds, you got to love them.

I counted 216 new stories dated today. So that's quite a bit more than I estimated. So the number is something under 6000. I'm not going to go to the trouble of counting all the unique authors for the last month, but my guess is it's 2000-5000. About half of the new stories seem to be chapters of previously created stories, so those alone account for a lot of repeats.

 

[8letters]

From 8/30/2023 to 4/24/2024, 9294 author names had stories published on Literotica.

 

[SimonDoom]

Math nerds, you got to love them.

I'm more of a grammar/English nerd than a math nerd, but I'll take the compliment. And your love.

 

[jaF0]

From 8/30/2023 to 4/24/2024, 9294 author names had stories published on Literotica.

But only 17 unique individual people.

 

[alohadave]

But only 17 unique individual people.

Not me then. I'm very derivative and unoriginal.

 

[ThatNewGuy]

I write "here" all the time, can't seem to get away from it.

Me too. Sometimes I write there. Usually I don't write anywhere at all.

This exchange made me smile and think of the famous Abbott and Costello routine "Who's on First?" Here's Bud and Lou contributing to this thread:

Costello: How many people write here?
Abbott: I write "here".
Costello: You write here?
Abbott: All the time.
Costello: So you write often?
Abbott: No. Hate it.
Costello: Hate what?
Abbott: Writing "often".
Costello: Whaddya mean?
Abbott: I mean I don't write "often".
Costello: <grabs his derby> How can you write here all the time if you don't write often?
Abbott: Easy. I write "here". I don't write "often."
Costello: Then you don't write all the time?
Abbott: Occasionally.
Costello: You occasionally write all the time?
Abbott: Yes. I occasionally write "all the time."
Costello: <trips in place> Just answer me this: do you write occasionally? Or all the time?
Abbott: Both.
Costello: <exasperated look to audience> Let's start at the beginning. When you write, do you write with a pen or a typewriter?
Abbott: Typewriter, of course.
Costello: Okay. So you get your typewriter.
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: And you sit down.
Abbott: Obviously.
Costello: And you start to write here.
Abbott: Maybe.
Costello: <slaps at face> WHADDYA MEAN, MAYBE?
Abbott: I mean maybe I write "here".
Costello: Maybe you write here?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: <stomping his feet> You said you write here ALL THE TIME.
Abbott: Quite frequently, yes.
Costello: Right. So you sit down at your typewriter and you start to write here.
Abbott: Not so fast. I could write "there."
Costello: Where?
Abbott: Here.
Costello: You could write there here?
Abbott: Now you're getting it.
Costello: I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!