The now fully official Author’s Hangout Halloween 2025 competition support thread

[dreams_in_words]

What’s Up Your Ass Doc?

Something shaped like a carrot possibly

 

[MelissaBaby]

Wasn't Amanda Plummer's character in Pulp Fiction, Bunny?

Honey Bunny.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Something shaped like a carrot possibly

Or a carrot shaped like...something.

 

[dreams_in_words]

Or a carrot shaped like...something.

 

[Duleigh]

Unfortunately, many readers don't like them. However, I enjoy reading and writing them, so fuck them A-Holes!

That's why last year I advised writers to do their 750 words, then above that insert an intro that describes the event and the challenges to writing a 750 word story then below it have a line that says "Below this line are exactly 750 words" It helps with the slow thinkers.

 

[EmilyMiller]

That's why last year I advised writers to do their 750 words, then above that insert an intro that describes the event and the challenges to writing a 750 word story then below it have a line that says "Below this line are exactly 750 words" It helps with the slow thinkers.

I’ve seen some people put “750 words” in the title. Maybe it helps ward off evil spirits

 

[Trionyx]

I’ve seen some people put “750 words” in the title. Maybe it helps ward off evil spirits

Unfortunately, speaking from personal experience, I don’t believe that it does.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Unfortunately, speaking from personal experience, I don’t believe that it does.

Yeah - I’ve found the only thing that wards off evil spirits is starving them of the attention and relevance they desperately crave.

 

[WittyUserName]

My story got a posting date! The Brinkerhoff Royal will go live on Tueday October 7th in Sci-Fi & Fantasy

 

[Duleigh]

Good for you!
The Few! The Proud! The Published!

 

[EmilyMiller]

My story got a posting date! The Brinkerhoff Royal will go live on Tueday October 7th in Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Yay

 

[Duleigh]

Wait!... Emily? Is that you?

 

[EmilyMiller]

Welcome to Day 4 of Halloween 2025

https://www.literotica.com/stories/contest.php/halloween-2025

 

[dreams_in_words]

Are these daily pics based on the stories, or just pure spooky general vibes?

 

[EmilyMiller]

Are these daily pics based on the stories, or just pure spooky general vibes?

That’s Emma White, my she-demon heroine trying to get past an ogre so that she and her angel fiancée can rescue a missing girl who is apparently important for the world, and last seen in a CA high school. Aka an excuse to have an ogre spank an she-demon dressed in uniform.

 

[dreams_in_words]

Interesting. Sexy interesting.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Interesting. Sexy interesting.

I hope so

 

[BryanRichardson]

That’s Emma White, my she-demon heroine trying to get past an ogre so that she and her angel fiancée can rescue a missing girl who is apparently important for the world, and last seen in a CA high school. Aka an excuse to have an ogre spank a she-demon dressed in uniform.

I’ve recognized the images from Emily’s story “Shining Valley High”…

 

[EmilyMiller]

Wait!... Emily? Is that you?

 

[Aoife_from_Ulster]

I have resubmitted my story, When Lanterns Glow after having two beta readers, one of which is a Lit Volunteer Editor, and a bit of a rewrite. We shall see what happens next.

Look, I do this for fun, for my enjoyment. I don’t have a patron or Amazon account and I am not in this for making money.

Do I agree with the AI policy? Absolutely! I want to continue reading stories written by real people.

I stand on my own two feet and will defend my literary integrity and say I did not use not ppl have I ever used AI to write a story. I freely admit to using MS Word and Grammerly for punctuation and grammerly assistance but I wrote my own smut.

 

[EmilyMiller]

I have resubmitted my story, When Lanterns Glow after having two beta readers, one of which is a Lit Volunteer Editor, and a bit of a rewrite. We shall see what happens next.

Look, I do this for fun, for my enjoyment. I don’t have a patron or Amazon account and I am not in this for making money.

Do I agree with the AI policy? Absolutely! I want to continue reading stories written by real people.

I stand on my own two feet and will defend my literary integrity and say I did not use not ppl have I ever used AI to write a story. I freely admit to using MS Word and Grammerly for punctuation and grammerly assistance but I wrote my own smut.

I hope it gets through

 

[Duleigh]

My entry, Flying Monkey, has been deemed worthy to publish, it goes live tomorrow, 10-06-25 in Loving Wives

The other three stories I have in pending were ignored by High Command even though they've been #$%@&ing sitting there longer. Thanks @Laurel

 

[EmilyMiller]

My entry, Flying Monkey, has been deemed worthy to publish, it goes live tomorrow, 10-06-25 in Loving Wives

Yay!

The other three stories I have in pending were ignored by High Command even though they've been #$%@&ing sitting there longer. Thanks @Laurel

 

[StrangeLife]

Do I agree with the AI policy? Absolutely! I want to continue reading stories written by real people.

I stand on my own two feet and will defend my literary integrity and say I did not use not ppl have I ever used AI to write a story. I freely admit to using MS Word and Grammerly for punctuation and grammerly assistance but I wrote my own smut.

I feel your frustration. Apart from pineapple on pizza and getting cheap underwear for Christmas, nothing is more upsetting than being accused of something you didn't do. And like you say, we write for fun and for the challenge. We're not paid. It doesn't make sense for us to "cheat."

But think about it this way: Maybe your writing is so inhumanly awesome that the mods simply can't believe that person can write that good

 

[Aoife_from_Ulster]

I feel your frustration. Apart from pineapple on pizza and getting cheap underwear for Christmas, nothing is more upsetting than being accused of something you didn't do. And like you say, we write for fun and for the challenge. We're not paid. It doesn't make sense for us to "cheat."

But think about it this way: Maybe your writing is so inhumanly awesome that the mods simply can't believe that person can write that good

Thank you for making my morning brighter.