Hi, Lushies!

Happy International Labour Day!

I've just learned that Waiting for Joy: A Forbidden Affair is now available at ZBookstore. I hope you'll take a read. 😇❤️😘

https://zbookstore.com/s/4138/waiting-for-joy-a-forbidden-affair

Good morning, Rumpies! And Happy International Labour Day!

I hope we all get to unwind after a busy week... I've just checked my 'drafts' on this site. So shocked that I have 15 unfinished stories. I think caffeine energises my monkey mind too much. Having my second ☕️our and dreaming that I can read and write in a cosy room by the sea.

A Pain au chocolat serving would be so good!

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It's called In other news, I wrote a story for the Blue Site which is slightly unusual, even for me!

It's called In Just Spring…

I am joining the spring event courtesy of dear Kimmi on the Blue Site too!

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Welcome! Friends this is Lina, from the Philippines!

She wrote a great story for her first competition called The Aria which I would encourage you all to read.

Awww. Thanks for the warm welcome, James! And the unexpected endorsement of my first comp story.

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Hi, Lina! Welcome!

Thanks, Kimmi! I am glad that you are here, too!

Hello, Rumpies!

I was invited to join this forum. Thanks, @Jamesllewelyyn! I find it interesting, so I am here now. Looking for a dark roast coffee and a cinnamon roll. Haha!

April has ended on my side of the world, and so the monthly 'sales' dashboard on Drafts2Digital gave me an update: 2 copies sold in 10 days. And they are bought by good friends. Haha!

I am grateful for friends who support my work, but there's still this unsettling feeling of both anticipation and nervousness. Will my target readers connect with me? Will they want to read more of what I can do?

I think I need to go back to journaling to ground myself. But I love the opportunity to feel more alive. This book project means a lot to me, even if in my culture it may just be considered as smut. It is a piece of myself finding its way in the world of literature, opening doors to more author-reader connections.

Sharing this wonderful poem by Sapphra on another writing platform. And to me, it's a very powerful reminder that each writer's self-perception is as important as his output. The work mirrors the heart and soul of the author, indeed.


You are someone’s erotic dream—

the way you look,

the way you kiss,

the way you moan,

the way you fuck.

All of it.

Please, don’t settle.

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Totally agree. The standard in competitions is so high. I couldn't possibly select a winner. I have several that I love equally. I look forward to seeing if the judges think the same. Enjoy your new badge!! 🤣

I am enjoying my new badge like a Girl Scout.

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Have a look at this, it explains the judging process!

https://www.lushstories.com/forum/welcome-to-lushstoriescom-site-guidelines-help/lush-stories-competition-judging-process

Thanks a lot, MC1982. I am now aware of the judging process. 😇❤️😇

Hi, guys! I am not familiar with the criteria for judging in the story writing competition, as it is my first. But I must say, whoever is judging the entries, they will have a difficult time. Many stories are equally beautiful, sensual and powerful. So glad that I get to read more entries this week.

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I'm very impressed with the 'Elements' competition badge. It is my second-favourite of the ones I have gained so far.

Did you design it, Jen?

Or was it one of the hundreds (possibly thousands) of people you have working for you? 😜😈

It's beautifully designed, indeed! Thank you, Jen.

#2. Bedroom Submissive

Because it's the most practical.

Waiting for Joy: A Forbidden Affair

Lina Da Silva

A love that was never meant to happen… yet impossible to resist.

Rose has spent most of her life in control—of her choices, her desires, and her carefully guarded heart. In her forties, she has long made peace with solitude, convincing herself that love is a fleeting illusion best left behind.

Until Steve.

Across distance and time, their connection grows into something neither of them can deny—intimate, consuming, and deeply real. When they finally meet again in a secluded winter cabin, what was once longing becomes something far more dangerous: a passion that blurs the line between need and surrender.

But their love comes with a cost.

Steve belongs to another life—one that Rose can never fully be part of. And as their stolen moments turn into something deeper, the question lingers between them:

How long can they hold on to a love that was never meant to last?

Set against a backdrop of snow-covered nights and quiet confessions, Waiting for Joy: A Forbidden Affair (Volume 1) is a sensual and emotionally charged story of desire, secrecy, and the fragile hope of finding connection—no matter how fleeting.

This is Book 1 of The Joy Trilogy.

Available on Apple Books, Kobo, Smashwords, and Barnes and Noble.

Hello, Lushies!

I am kinda shy about starting this forum topic, but a huge part of me is truly grateful to this community where I started writing erotica ten months ago. So I am sharing my first ebook titled "Waiting for Joy" (Volume 1).

All four chapters in the volume were published here on Lush first. I don't think I would have the courage to try publishing and selling erotica stories without the help of the mods and the encouraging feedback of my followers on here. So I am so happy that I am starting this new phase of my writing still with the same group of friends who painstakingly read and review my work. Lush is indeed a good community for budding writers.

Through writing, I began to understand myself more. From having a goal to just exploring my questions, I've learned the process of baring my mind and soul through erotic storytelling.

Although this story is just a fantasy, there are tinges of reality that I boldly put out here. It is a product of love and honesty, and of course, an expression of my creativity.

If you are interested in reading speculative erotica and take a journey with a character torn between love and morals, I believe this story is for you.

Waiting for Joy

I hope to hear your thoughts about this story.


LOVE,

Lina Da Silva

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I've just read your story. Aria, It is wonderful. You have a real gift with the written word. Thank you.

Oh, thank you so much! It is my first fantasy erotica, so this comment is truly special. 😇❤️😇

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Although I am only just another member, so I carry no authority to say this... However, I can reassure you that competition stories are given priority and will go to the front of the moderating queue. I also believe that once you submit, you have entered. Now, it is just down to waiting for a moderator to become available.

My guess (assuming it meets grammar standards, etc.) is it will be published in the next 24 hours. 😊

I appreciate your response! I asked because, as a silver member, I often need to wait for three weeks to get feedback for regular stories that I submitted. I don't feel the difference in the waiting time when I was a non-paying member. It's my first time to enter a competition.

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You submitted within the submission period. It may take days and a platter of patience for the mods. It depends on the story volume in the queue. Nevertheless, since it was submitted days before the close date, your story may be out soon provided it doesn't get rejected for valid reasons.

To ease your mind, I suggest you check to make sure that your story is not in your Drafts or message a story mod who is online to confirm that your story is in the queue.

In case it is stil in your Drafts, before you submit, make sure to toggle on the Enter Competition button located just above the Cover Image. That is to ensure that your story is properly tagged as a competitiion entry as compared to regular stories.

Thanks for these suggestions. I've just received the slight revision suggestions from my mod, which I've worked on. Keeping my fingers crossed that it gets approved this time.

(On a side note, I'm happy that you interact on here, even if you don't in the chatrooms. Haha! 😇 )

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If it arrives in the story queue before the deadline, you're fine. The deadline is for submission, not publication.

Thanks for the clarification!

Hello! May I ask: How many days does it take to approve a competition entry?

I submitted mine yesterday. I hope it's not too late! ๏_๏

Congratulations to all the winners!

And thank you again for rolling out this fun competition, Kimmie. To me, it's like sitting in a workshop with a bunch of talented and hilarious writers whom I can learn from.

Looking forward to more stuff like this! 😘🍷🤓

Loving the entries. Some are just so hilarious! One day to go! ❤️😜😇

The easiest way to break a resolution, indeed! I love the wit and the humor!

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Abstention Calling

I wallow in thought as café customers bustle around me.

That's it. I'm done with girls. New Year, new me. Four dumpings in six months; one straight after Christmas? Enough!

Time to forget Trish sucking my soul through my cock. Hannah begging “Harder” when I bite her nipples. Olivia’s tight arse. Tamsin’s deepthroa…

“Is this seat taken?”

I snap up. Brunette tresses framing button nose and freckled cheeks. Smiling. Inviting. Chic. Ripe for exploration.

Fuck.

Beautiful. Is the goddess a domme?

Congratulations, Katherine!

This is a fun challenge, Kimmi! Let an imaginative newbie join in....

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January 1st. "I will never get naked with a married man online again," I promised myself.

January 3rd. My mentor has been suffering from a degenerative eye disease due to old age. He has repeatedly tried to just be jolly about it, stating he was hoping to photograph a naked lady before he loses his eyesight. So I tossed off my lingerie, posed seductively in bed, took a selfie, and sent him his post-holiday treat.

Hello! Is this an individual story writing competition only? Can I collaborate with another author?

What a surprise on a beautiful morning! I love the humor in this poem. Keep it up! ❤️

Role playing is fun when my partner builds a story scene with me. Been here for 5 months and out of the many who attempted to play with me, only a few showed understanding of the word.

A lot use the word "play" in the rooms without any scene building at all. They just ask "Wanna have fun"? or "Are you horny like me? " and they get on with it and they call it roleplaying. 😂

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with having found a few creative souls who make my naughty and curious mind sated.

Maybe there can be a role playing contest so that creativity could be shared in the rooms. 😝

Thanks, Dimitri! We should write one poem together soon.

He has brought me
to places I’ve never dared—
with words that moved
like his hand across my skin,
slow, knowing,
pausing in all the right places.

His commas
were our breathing—
ragged, held,
then deep again.
Exactly like how I wanted
his tongue to
to dive into the pearls
between my legs.

Every sentence
drew me closer
to the edge.
And when the period came,
It was the hush
after the tension snapped,
the quiet ache
of something undone.

And so I wait
to read him more
to drink his smiles
to applaud his words
that can unravel more commas,
elipses and question marks.