Long time Litster first time author

[letschatNsin]

MODS relocate if needed, I understand.

I think I’m in the right place. I have been on lot for a few years now. Usually lurking in the shadows occasionally interacting, always learning and exploring.

I have developed a fondness for detailed stories RP a few of the ladies in her might be able to vouch for my private works with them.

I want to explore publishing on Lit for the first time. Is there anything I should be aware of? I read some place that all work was copyrighted, is this something that happens automatically bing a lot post or are there extra steps I need to take?

This is just a new thing for me, always been a consumer and exploring the idea of producing…. Thanks in advance. For any replies or PMs regarding the matter

 

[BeechLeaf]

Just on the copyright point: you retain the copyright. If you post a story here, that's granting the site a right to use your story, but it's still yours, not theirs. You can post it elsewhere, for example, or delete it from here.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Welcome

My top tip is to proofread your text.

 

[StillStunned]

This is just a new thing for me, always been a consumer and exploring the idea of producing…

Welcome to the Authors Hangout, and to the hobby of writing erotica! It can be rewarding and frustrating, but don't hesitate to share your experiences here. Writing can be a lonely passtime, and it can be comforting and encouraging to have this community to reach out to.

 

[PennyThompson]

I think @old_prof's How to be an Author on Literotica is a pretty great welcome guide on most of the ins and outs of writing on Lit!

 

[ElectricBlue]

I have developed a fondness for detailed stories RP a few of the ladies in her might be able to vouch for my private works with them.

Are you interested in role-playing or writing? This forum is more about the latter. Your account name, more about the former.

I want to explore publishing on Lit for the first time. Is there anything I should be aware of? I read some place that all work was copyrighted, is this something that happens automatically bing a lot post or are there extra steps I need to take?

Read the FAQs, they will tell you everything you need for the story side of Lit.

This is just a new thing for me, always been a consumer and exploring the idea of producing…. Thanks in advance. For any replies or PMs regarding the matter

Start writing, submit a story from your Control Panel. Don't use AI in any shape or form, proof read thoroughly, make sure your grammar and punctuation are correct. It's not hard to do, you just need to get on and do it.

 

[letschatNsin]

I think @old_prof's How to be an Author on Literotica is a pretty great welcome guide on most of the ins and outs of writing on Lit!

I will check it out! Thanks!

 

[letschatNsin]

Are you interested in role-playing or writing? This forum is more about the latter. Your account name, more about the former.

Enjoying the roleplaying and figured I would try themed stories

Read the FAQs, they will tell you everything you need for the story side of Lit.

Will do

Start writing, submit a story from your Control Panel. Don't use AI in any shape or form, proof read thoroughly, make sure your grammar and punctuation are correct. It's not hard to do, you just need to get on and do it.

I will update when it is approved and live for critiques

 

[anthrodisiac]

As you're writing, don't judge yourself too harshly as you go. Enjoy the flow, enjoy the story, focus on getting the story out, not the absolutely perfect words on your first go-round. You can always edit later. Lot of good advice otherwise in here. And feel free to ask specific questions if you got 'em. Oh, and watch our for Grammarly switching up your sentences, you should only use it for spellchecking, and make all those changes manually. Safer bet is to use Microsoft word or Google Docs.

Let us know when you post it! Good luck

 

[EmilyMiller]

Safer bed is to us Microsoft word

Must resist… must resist…

 

[anthrodisiac]

Must resist… must resist…

And if I had Microsoft Word spellchecking, I might've even caught that instead of typing while half-listening to some dumb meeting

 

[ClintonBrooks]

You already received a good recommendation for reading the FAQ's. There are also some helpful essay's in the "How-To" section on the Category page. You'll have to scroll back a lot, but they're there and worth the time.

Get comfortable with the concept of being your own editor. Check out this thread here: https://forum.literotica.com/threads/self-editing-for-authors.1634588/ I edit...and I edit...let my story sit...then read and edit again. Then I submit for publishing.

Be patient with yourself. It's a learning curve and your stories may suffer in the beginning, but stick with it. Keep learning about the art of writing and apply those lessons to your ideas. You're role playing can give you some nuggets, but you'll need to flesh that out and make sure your stuff is grammatically correct...something that can get lost in the dash of a good role play session (or so I'm told)

Keep reading other people's stories and pay attention to their word flow and sentence structure. I follow some good author's here and that helps me. I also have un-followed some authors on this site since I started writing myself.

Stay away from AI! The site will bounce your stories if they detect it...and its worth putting in the real work. imho.

Good luck to you!

Clinton

 

[EmilyMiller]

Long time Litster first time author​

You might want to try one of the various writing prompts we have been fooling around with:

https://forum.literotica.com/threads/collated-writing-prompts.1654433/

 

[bmeyem8]

Welcome to your new family!
Once you've submitted your first story you'll be hooked. It is nothing short of life-altering: you"ll define your life in two periods: before you became a writer and after you became a writer.

 

[anthrodisiac]

There is also a ton of good writing advice in the following places:
https://forum.literotica.com/thread...f-writing-tricks-philosophies-styles.1632683/
https://forum.literotica.com/threads/on-writing-threads-collated.1654564/

It's a hell of a lot of advice, don't try to take it all in at once. Pick out 2 - 3 things at a time, try to use them in your story, see how they feel. Once you feel like it's helped, move onto the next few. Not all of the advice will be helpful to you personally, since writing is such a unique thing for each person, so keep in mind that what worked for one person might not work for you, and that's okay. When you're starting out, the thing is to piece together which tools you most like and that fit your style best.

 

[StillStunned]

And don't be intimidated by all the helpful advise you're getting here! We tend to get excited about our hobby, and that enthusiasm can be a bit overwhelming to someone who just wants to write a dirty story or two.

The most important thing is just to write. Write something that you'd enjoy reading. That's really 90% of it. Editing, style, pacing - all that kind of stuff means nothing unless you have words on the page.

 

[anthrodisiac]

And don't be intimidated by all the helpful advise you're getting here! We tend to get excited about our hobby, and that enthusiasm can be a bit overwhelming to someone who just wants to write a dirty story or two.

The most important thing is just to write. Write something that you'd enjoy reading. That's really 90% of it. Editing, style, pacing - all that kind of stuff means nothing unless you have words on the page.

A very good point. We can sometimes get really enthusiastic with help, and it gets overwhelming. Like I said before, you don't need to try to do everything all at once, or take all this advice to heart immediately. Just takes things one story at a time, learn at your own pace, and make sure that it's fun for you. There are few things worse than slogging through a story you don't really feel like doing. Unless you're being paid, this is a hobby, and as such, the most important element should be your enjoyment, first and foremost.

Start small I think is a good approach. Get your bearings on some short stories first before tackling some big epic novel. It can be helpful to build up your toolkit and foundation before delving into a larger project. And don't be afraid to ask questions. We were all newbies at one point too, and while some of us can sometimes forget that, most of us are pretty sympathetic and happy to help with any questions you might have during the process.

Just be careful, because you may find yourself with A LOT of opinions and advice, and it can be hard to sift through what is the most helpful. Only you know what's best for your story, and it's entirely your choice which advice to keep, and which to chuck. That calculation can be hard at first, but the most you do it, the more natural it becomes to filter out the advice that won't serve your story from the advice that will. Nobody should be offended if you don't heed their advice, like I said, it's your story, and sometimes we can come in hot and try to rewrite it for you, but it's okay to stand your ground and clearly state your goals and boundaries for what you want and what to look for.

 

[letschatNsin]

Thank you all for the encouragement and advice. After reading all of your responses.

I have decided to walk away from it for a week then revisit it for additional edits before I try to post it

 

[StillStunned]

Thank you all for the encouragement and advice. After reading all of your responses.

I have decided to walk away from it for a week then revisit it for additional edits before I try to post it

One piece of advice that will help with the editing: use Read Aloud, or another text-to-speech program. It will show you what you wrote, not what you think you wrote. You'll spot typos, inconsistencies and clumsy repeats and phrasing.

 

[lc69hunter]

I have been around Lit for 18 years, and read a lot, and comment a lot. A lot of first time writers tend to put everything (kink, fetish) but the kitchen sink into their story, hoping to increase reads or scores, when they are actually doing the opposite.

Many readers are very specific in what they want to read. If you dump IR, Anal, Gay, and other fetish stuff into a category like LW, you will get many readers turned off of any number of items you dumped in there. Be specific as to the category you want the main action to be in, and write for that.