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Hey friends, there's a flash piece that I just read, that I absolutely loved. It received an RR and it is so deserving of that award, I urge you to check it out.
https://www.lushstories.com/stories/flash-erotica/the-one-that-got-away.aspx
How are we all? It is officially SUMMER here in Kiwiland, yay. My favourite time of the year. I'll take a Cuba Libre, thanks barkeep.
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It seems I have been putting most of my "creative" energy into 'sacre bleu' with a few items that have been received quite well the past month or two, at least for that site. I've done some caluculating and I've averaged just over 600 views per story there (over six years). I've always felt that is doing rather well for a site such as it is. One of the nice things about that site is that one may have a story stay on the home page for days, even weeks. At this time I have a poem there posted on the 9th of November that is still on the front page. it does give a story time to be seen by the casual visitor dropping by.
Oh, I called it "creative" in quotes earlier because I'm aware that my work is rather entertaining but not anything like literary. But it is truly a pleasure to write it. Honestly, I've never felt as if I had writer's block. That is too interesting a word for what I may occasionaly have. At times I simply don't write. In time I start it again.
For instance, I've not even started the comp entry for here. But I've no doubt whatever that I'll enter the contest sometime during December. It'll get done.
I'd love a hot cuppa java about now, please.Oh, and Bill, I've not noticed the feature you mentioned earlier, in over six years here.
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I sometimes stop watching it but then as soon as I do watch it again, I can’t stop watching lol ?... I hadn’t watched in months and then Miss SweetasCandy couldn’t stop talking about it for a few days and here I am again addicted... AGAIN ??
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Sorry Rump, I've not noticed that pop up feature. I'll look for it.
Ugh.
Anyone experience this?
I've got three full stories outlined and written in my head, but I just can't bring all of my thoughts to the big screen. I note my ideas on my phone or computer, but every time I try to write, my mind wanders elsewhere and I step away. I can't focus. I can't write. I'm just tired, frustrated and feeling blocked. In the past, I've forced myself to write something - usually a flash here or something on SS - and that seemed to move things along. I'm trying my best not to use any blockage metaphors, but damn, my brain is constipated.
I just posted a flash here that was actually inspired by our little micro-flash competition in August. I had posted here back then, a 100-word bar-related blurb, illustrating what could be done. I never submitted that one for the competition, but used that idea, and some of those words, for the flash. I called it, Fucked, just like my writing is right now.
I'm debating between coffee, tea, alcohol, or my bed. Bed wins.
Have a great Friday everyone!
I'll have some köffee please. 
Quote by DamonX
I just watched Mr. Mercedes Season 2. I have to say that this was a huge letdown after the amazing first season.
They should have ended it after the one season.
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Anyone else enjoy a little reality television show called Catfish??
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While this is my preferred usage, fairly widespread, and even set down as a grammar rule with some publishers, it is not universal.
It's even seen as incorrect by a not insignificant number of readers to use the "archaic" version of "come" instead of the modern "cum", for both noun and verb.
I've heard it argued that in time, cum will become the standardized verb, in order to distinguish it from the common, non-sexual usage. That comes from people who use "come" as the verb, and prefer it that way, but see the transformation as almost inevitable. Their argument and examples make sense.
I'm fairly certain Lush doesn't discriminate against "cum" used as a verb or "come" used as a noun, either. This reads almost like a rules post, rather than a preference, so I thought I'd say something.
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Best bar in town.
I've been all over the world, and I love the eclectic mix we have in here.
Name a place, and I bet either I've been there or someone in Rumps can tell you a story about it.
Fire away!
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The Green Man is a common motif in churches, cathedrals and, indeed, pubs (as in Kingsley Amis' novel), across Europe. I took it and used it for my avatar. Not at the moment. Just the name.
Cheers, all.
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Good Morning All!
Bill, just a coffee to go please. Double-double.
Question: Of multi-chapter stories that you have written, has anyone noticed subsequent chapters getting more views than preceding ones?
It's usually the reverse, where as a story continues, the views drop off. However, with my How Far Do We Go? series, I've noticed that two times of the nine chapters, the views on the subsequent chapters has exceeded those of the preceding one. Interesting. I wonder why. It's not by a lot, but more nonetheless.
Have a groovy day, Y'all!
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A humble suggestion, which I hope won't be repetitive, but how about raising the word count on flash fiction stories to 1500?
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Some good advice above.
You used to be able to "price match", but I am guessing they've probably removed that option now, as it means they make nothing (someone will be able to confirm, I'm sure) when someone sets it at $0.00 match elsewhere.
I'd use all free sites like this, to create a following (make sure you are all over places like Twitter, like a rash), and then publish exclusives on Amazon which hopefully your following, will want to snap up.
It's a hugely competitive environment on Amazon (50 Shades and nanny state policing trashed it). We more or less stopped publishing there 3 or 4 years ago, as it simply wasn't worth the effort.
But with a huge amount of self-promotion, and an unerring ability to spin a yarn, there's still plenty of money to be made there from what my sources tell me.
Good luck, and welcome to the site!
