Not for Literotica

[BobbyBrandt]

My understanding, from a bunch of AH threads, is that 'sexual thoughts' from or about anyone under 18 are not permitted - hence stories being rejected for having a guy fantasising in the shower.

So a simple mention of a kiss is OK, possibly a dry mention of certain activities having happened in the past, but detailed description of what an under-18 character wants to do and where their hands might be roaming, isn't. Certainly not if that's what the whole story is about.

It's the author's job to find the words that convey the message in acceptable ways.

They both loved to tease the other, especially physically. Neither had any experience with sex, and they seemed to instinctively know that they were exploring limits and physical stimulations that they didn’t want to ignore in order to rush things too fast.

On those occasions, the teasing seemed to continue escalating, but Bobby and Patty were always able to know each other’s limits and never exceeded them. They had talked about going all the way, and each knew that they wanted the other to be their first – and only lover. They didn’t want to ‘plan’ anything, but to just trust each other to know when the time was right for both of them.

As he gazed into her eyes, once again hoping that he was communicating his love to her with his look, he slowly reached up and released the bikini tie at the back of Patty’s neck. Her top may have shifted slightly, but her breasts remained covered under the water. Focusing on her eyes, both to show his love, and to also read hers, Bobby slowly untied the other strap across her back, holding Patty’s bikini top in place.

With no further effort on either's part, Patty’s top started to slowly float away from her body. It snagged momentarily on the chain around Patty’s neck that held Bobby’s class ring. Never breaking her gaze into Bobby’s eyes, Patty seemed to sense the instant that the fabric had vacated the space between her and Bobby, and she pressed her bare breasts against his chest for the first time as she brought her lips to his.

Fade to black

 

[caleb35]

Tagging a story with “murder” seems a bit silly. Most porn sites tagging systems , including this one, are to help people find their turn-ons and kinks.

Lots of stories here, including some of mine , feature murder and death — as dramatic elements , not erotic ones.

I’ve written one story which I thought was “too good” for Literotica — I had the (slightly delusional) idea that I could get it published commercially .

I have a couple of stories that are based on Lewis Carrols documented lust for the 14 year old Lorina Liddell - a desire he almost certainly never acted on (and did not do so in my story either ). Obviously unpublishable here.

It might be a tad "silly," but considering the subject matter I felt it important to give the reader an idea of what they're getting into. Again, this is a story that has a little eroticism and a lot of darkness, hence my hemming and hawing as to whether I should even post it here.

 

[SimonDoom]

Thank you all for your comments. Seems to be a bit of a split decision here -- some think I can and should post it to Literotica anyway, and others have chimed in on works that they've decided aren't good fits for this website. I'll keep thinking on it for a while.

OK, but this is my advice, for whatever it's worth. People worry way too much about whether a story is "right" for this site. If it's not actually prohibited by the site (and you won't know until you submit it) then it's right for the site. It's a big tent. Sure, some people may disapprove. That's not the right test, because there's no such thing as a story that everybody approves of.

I think authors should be bold, not timid, about publishing their stories. Just do it. See what happens. Jump in the deep end rather than wading in slowly in the kiddie end of the pool. You have nothing to lose. The site might reject it. OK, then publish it elsewhere. Some people might dislike it. Who gives a crap?

 

[crookedletter]

Personally, I don't post my non erotic stuff here. I shoot for traditional publishing markets for some (most) of my stuff. I'm proud of it and can put my real name on it and make friends and family read it*. Also some of those markets pay, if you can land them.

The undeniable upside to Literotica is the readership and the engagement. By and large stories published in traditional journals are just sort of... out there. In the wind. Unless you get a nod for some type of award or something you might never know if anyone -- beyond the aforementioned friends and family -- actually reads the damn thing, much less enjoys it.

I don't know of anywhere else you can just post stories, erotic or otherwise, and get the kind of views etc. you can get here. I'd say there isn't much downside to posting here, unless you're considering the traditional publishing route. Some may not like it, but it will get eyes on it. And readers here are a varied bunch: it'll find its niche, even if it's smaller than others.

* I don't really do this. But some do take an interest, and that can be nice.

 

[BobbyBrandt]

Personally, I don't post my non erotic stuff here. I shoot for traditional publishing markets for some (most) of my stuff. I'm proud of it and can put my real name on it and make friends and family read it*.

Your decision holds merit if you want to attempt to publish through tradpub channels. It loses merit if you feel that non-erotic content has no audience here. The highest rated stories in several top lists on Lit have little or no erotic content.

Opening up your writing to people and groups that you might be embarrassed to share erotic content with can also be rewarding. However, many would be surprised at how accepting friends, family, and associates can be of erotica from a person that they know. You're not just some deviant that they don't know well enough to view your writing as the fiction that it is.

I have posted a few times about fellow volunteers in a child advocacy group that I am part of finding my works and commenting to others, "He writes smut, and it's GOOD!"

 

[MountainLakes]

One of my best rated story series here starts with the grisly double murder of the MC and his girlfriend "caught in the act." But the political murder for hire although central to the story is just a small part of the story and not treated as an erotic element.

It also fits a favorite writing style of mine: "Immediately write yourself into a box -- then escape." AND killing off a despicable MC in Chapter One is a good way to keep the audience as the list of his / her transgressions grows.

Other stories have included co-conspirators plotting a "revenge" murder during fuck-sessions, and another long series contained several financially motivated murders and a not entirely logical "revenge" murder where the character killed was really only peripherally involved in the murder she was killed for her part in.

I don't think there is any "rule" requiring justice, forbidding crime (including first-degree murder) or mandating PG ratings. But erotic treatment of death and sexually-based crime is forbidden.

 

[MountainLakes]

I have a story I recently wrote for lit that I decided not to publish here after all, because I'm not sure if it meets content guidelines. I asked four lit friends to read it and give me their opinion and they gave me four different answers.

Those are the best stories. They require thoughtful analysis. Sometimes I aim for ambiguity. E.g., "is there a supernatural force at work, or is she both insane and planting mental suggestions?"