I'm still using NightCafe and it has a real problem with anything involving doors or windows. I've been trying to get a picture of a woman looking down from her upstairs bedroom to a man on the ground. It kept putting her on the ground with him, then her hair color was wrong, then it wasn't a second floor room. Same problem, clear details in the prompt aren't followed.

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'The Trumpets of Jericho' by HR Giger.

Very similar to the cover art he did for ELP's 'Brain Salad Surgery' album.

Middle Name / Maiden Name / Married Name.

Goodbye Lois!!!!

Kimmi Be Good ... Be? That's an unusual maiden name! Related to Johnny B. Good perhaps?

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Perchance is free, does hardcore and even real people.

Link to above ... AI Character Generator (free, no sign-up, unlimited)

So now we have to trick the robot? 🤣🤣🤣

In a thread regarding AI generated text/stories some interest was shown for help regarding created AI generated images, primarily as use for story covers. I know there are some people here who've become quite adept at it and might be able to help those of us who struggle with it. There doesn't seem to be a lot of interest in paying for 'tokens' or other subscription types give its limited use for covers.

My own experience is limited to one that Vampire_vixen told me about called NightCafe ...Explore AI Generated Art - NightCafe

I've had some confusing results, like:

1- If I ask for a picture of a "girl" in any state of undress, it's blocked. If I change "girl" to "woman" it usually goes through.

2- This morning I asked for a picture of two people in a shower "topless" and it was blocked. Took out the word "topless" and every other image was in fact topless.

3- I asked for an image of a woman "bent over a desk" (my username should make the reason obvious 😁) with no mention of clothes at all. Not fully clothed, nor any state of undress, and it was blocked. Take "bent over a desk" out and it was fine.

Someone in the other thread suggested there were ways to get NSFW images, but spoke in the lingo of AI and I didn't understand him.

Any help would be appreciated!

I've created a separate list of names from the many online lists of 'baby' names, choosing those I like and avoiding those that are the same as a close friend (just in case). I choose from this list for a name that fits. I recently chose ...

Simon - a somewhat nerdy guy

Monica - beautiful sexual being

Cindy - cute girl-next-door

Derek - masculine

Alicia - cheating sexpot

Nathan - somewhat neutral maleness, but trustworthy

... etcetera. Apologies to those having these names that don't agree with my assessment. I don't know whether these characterizations are based on someone I once knew, some stereotype, or just the sound of them, but they elicit the stated images for me.

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It is one thing to bluntly state "You keep repeating these phrases" and quite another to constructively rewrite his paragraphs then send them as an example of how to use more variety.

You're probably right in general and I'll keep that in mind the next time I offer any form or critique, but I doubt it would have made any difference to this writer as he was so far convinced of his ability, a famous writer couldn't have swayed his opinion of himself. Besides, I'm not exaggerating that he repeated the same phrase a dozen times, and another a half dozen in the same story, so I should rewrite his whole story for him?

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... like telling me in every other paragraph ....

There's a couple of writers in my favorite genre that repeat the same exact phrases not only in the same story to ridiculous proportions, but in every story they write ... I mean the same phrase from story to story. I recently commented by PM to one of these writers that a particular phrase was repeated almost exactly nearly a dozen times in the same story. The writer didn't appreciate my comment saying that they'd written several hundred stories on this site and several hundred more on another, as well as being asked by other writers to provide editing services, that I should just keep my comments to myself. Apparently, they believe that the quantity of writing they do correspond to quality.

Your timing on this is interesting as I wrote a PM to an author today about these same inconsistencies in a new story. I won't go into details here because he took offense to my comments, so I won't any reveal his/her identity. This author routinely writes stories that have very similar ... the same? ... plotlines as prior stories, but this one was different, and not in a good way. Like your example, the character was undressed twice in the same scene. There were several other plot inconsistencies that I won't go into, again to protect his/her anonymity.

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on a site like this with the tags on the bottom, I don't know how many people scroll down to look at the tags before they dive in the story or not, but like yeah.

I know I look at them. You don't really have to scroll to see them as they're quite visible in listing of many stories on a page. Some may not know you can click on the tags and see other stories that have that kind of content within them though they may not be in that genre. There are many stories tagged with 'spanking' but are not in the genre, so I can find other stories about my favorite subject that aren't the spanking genre. I agree with you that they're helpful to allow a reader to avoid a story that has a distasteful element to them ... for example.

So, as you've pointed out, it depends a lot on the story whether to reveal elements you'd prefer to be a surprise or let the reader know some of the twists and turns the story takes to entice and/or warn them.

I didn't have an entry in this comp, so this isn't sour grapes, but it seems like going 300 words over the limit should disqualify an entry, and certainly shouldn't be the first place winner. I'm sure there were many who edited their story heavily in order to stay within the 10k limit.

You've just written a story with an interesting and winding plotline that takes the story beyond what the genre usually calls for, or touches on several other genres. You want the plot/scene/characters to surprise your readers with unexpected twists and turns hoping the surprise itself will entertain.

Are you then spoiling those surprises by an exhaustive listing of tags? I know they provide a search capability that allows readers with the interests you've tagged to find your story, but is it worth it? Do they entice an otherwise reluctant reader? ... or give away the story before they've even read it?

One can guess what genre I typically write in from my screen name. That said, I do try to introduce new situations that allow for the description of both the setting and the sexy bits to be both new and entertaining. I think we all know the formulaic writers often being referred to here are either lazy or just interested in the votes (surprising as it may seem that they get so many!)

That said, I have recently started writing stories with a focus on particular kink often used in my stories, but now the focus of the story and I'm finding that rewarding ... a change of view/perspective. I don't think that will keep me from returning to genre that got me started though.

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For a book I wrote, their names are Clayton and Chelsea since they become romantically entangled (not TOO similar, I don’t think).

It's not a problem with male/female names as the action often makes it clearer.

I'm feeling a little trapped by my screen/author name and am thinking of changing it to something less genre-specific. Any thoughts?

I can see every point of view presented here. Important in some instances and not in others. Relatable or suggestive of character is tough because as seen above 'Edna' is not an old prude for everyone.

A personal peeve of mine is when someone uses several names that all begin with the same letter, or even sounding the same, making it difficult to keep the characters straight in the story.

Music in the form of 500 LP's, 1200 CD's, 14,000 MP3's and 33 guitars.

Chris Duarte, Texas guitar slinger at a small local venue where I could actually hear his solos instead of dumbass whistlers and screamers who think a solo is some kind of idiotic sports feat!

I write to live vicariously through my stories, what I can't have in real life. The reasons for that are not something I want to go into here, but it motivated me to start, many years ago, writing a series of stories that specific people and/or scenarios inspired. My "You Need a Spanking" series began many years ago with https://www.lushstories.com/stories/spanking/you-need-a-spanking-rosa-pt-1-2, and I built on that for a long time. I have many more chapters already written which I release as I get time to review them.

I joined Lush just to read stories over a year ago, but late last year, some inner turmoil moved me to start submitting my story, which had grown to the length of a couple of novels. In the meantime, several other stories have come to mind through similar real-life sparks, and I continue to write about a life I'd love to lead.

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Sure. Try Fate Into Doubt Won't Go which is nearly there.

I think I get it. You're making the narration sound as though the character was giving it. As though its in his voice even though its not dialog.

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This is true for me too.

I've written a few (both published and as yet unpublished) stories where the character's voice carries on in dialogue.

Can you give me an example of this?

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To me, there needs to be some kind of emotional hook. I want to identify with a character, and I want to be in the mind of someone that I can relate to at least a little and kind of.. use my empathy to put myself in the place of a character. There is also a level of proficiency with language and structure that I kinda feel I need. I don't mind new writers or people who have never written smut, but give me a little variety in sentence structure.

This is a big one for me. A writer who repeats the same phrase, or character description over and over, not only in the same story but across many stories, stops me in my tracks. There are authors I just don't even skim anymore because not only the phrases are reused endlessly, but the plot doesn't vary much either from story to story.

Spanishmum69, I am willing to proofread your stories. Yes, I AM willing to do this, but it may take a few days for a response as I'm writing quite a bit myself. If interested send me a PM. 😎

I agree with all that's been said with one thing to add. My stories tend to be long with lots of descriptive background so when a commenter said he felt like he was there and described it as "theatre for the mind", I felt like I'd accomplished what I set out to do.

I have been there and its impressive ... pretty impressive set of stairs to climb to get to it as well. Its a shame about all the damage in PR. It really should be supported better by the US than it is!