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I've been writing erotica on and off for years and only recently started posting my work for others to read. The best answer I can give here in regard to my own experience is to let the story itself dictate such things. How long should the story be? As long as it needs to be. And the more you write, the more you start to get a feel for that kind of thing. You learn what you're good at, what you're not so good at. You learn what kind of characters, themes, settings, plots you tend to gravitate towards. All of that comes with practice. When it comes to erotica, I think one of the most important things is to write it for yourself. Do that, and the rest tends to fall into place. At least for me. Hope this helps.

Also, I just want to say that it's good that you're thinking about sharing your story on here. Or anywhere, really. I say that because I've had a heck of a time actually finishing my stories before I started sharing them online. But after doing that, it's really helping to keep me motivated. So writing a story with the intent to share it right from the beginning can only help you in my opinion.

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Ceiling fan. Very exciting.

I actually have the opposite problem. I've had good luck posting chapters of my story on here. The moderators have been really speedy with my work. It never takes them more than a few hours to get back to me about my submissions, even before I signed up for the gold subscription. But I submitted the first chapter of my story to Literotica almost a week ago and still haven't heard from them.

Anal. I have nothing against it. I get why people like it. It just doesn't do anything for me.