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”slice of flash fun”

I love that. I’ve been trying to write some flash stories, but the words keep coming and coming.

I am convinced that I am addicted to over explaining things to my readers.

Someday I’ll figure it out.

I am slowly working my way through some new genres. Last week was BDSM. Tonight I just submitted my first cuckold story - Cucking in Ultra 4k. This is my second collaboration with miralos.

After a short break to enjoy summer, I am back with my latest story, co-authored with the beautiful and talented miralos.

Celebrating eleven years of marriage, a man surprises his wife with a folded piece of paper. While it seems innocent, it calls back to them meeting on a fetish website years ago and building their relationship on DDLG dynamics.

What begins as a morning filled with erotic tasks quickly spirals when he returns home from work early.

Finding her interacting virtually with a friend, he inserts himself into the situation. As a result, the afternoon shifts in an unexpected direction.

This is my first BDSM story and I took the opportunity to explore structure and control within agreed boundaries in a DDLG (Daddy Dom / Little Girl) relationship. I hope you enjoy it!

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/bdsm/tasks

Here is preview of the BDSM collaboration I’ve got in the queue.

Congratulations to all the winners! And kudos to everyone who participated. There were so many wonderful entries!

And thank you Kimmi for putting this together!

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Good to see you! I figured summer would have you out and paddling about.

Ironically, I will be doing that in a little while! Perfect day for being on (or in) the water. ☀️

Morning, Rumps! It’s been a while I hope everyone is doing well.

Finally got inspired again and I have a new story in the queue. Took a friend to help me out. It’s different than anything I’ve written. And I’ve got two more stories that are in flight, both of which are a little more “on brand” for me.

Oh, French coffee!! Thanks, Bear! Sign me up. Just add a touch of cream to take the edge off, please.

After an extended break, I am back!

In the queue is my first BDSM story. For those of you that like DDLG dynamics, I’ve got a collaboration that is coming in hot.

On deck are two more stories - my first cuck story and a humorous (maybe) take on what happens when someone pops an Ambien prematurely after a night of heavy drinking.

Only four days? I get it, that feels like a lot.

I just came out of a 70 day stretch. Yes, over TWO months! Had to take a break from the site for a while. Then I was hit with some inspiration out of the blue this afternoon. Wrote two short stories for KimmiBeGood’s comp and started outlines for three longer stories. Being summer, I am usually pretty active, so who knows when those stories will be ready.

Don’t force it. Take some time, step away from technology, and it’ll happen.

And if all else fails, you can always fall back on porn and/or kinky role play in the chat rooms. I am sure that one of the two (or both!) have lit a fire under more than a few authors. lol

Bonfire

She told him she fantasized about being used. Multiple guys. Four. Maybe Five.

He instructed her to dress “pretty”. He gave her a bouquet of beautiful flowers. 

Then the guys arrived.

For two hours, she was nothing more than an object. Three holes. They never even removed her dress.

Afterwards, standing alone by the bonfire, dress torn, cum glistening on her face, she had a single, dark thought: 

“I can’t fucking wait until next time!”

Waterfall 

She heard a noise and looked up. "You’re drenched. How long were you standing under the waterfall?” 

“Oh, this?” he shrugged, wiping the moisture off his forehead. “This isn’t what you think.” 

When she didn’t respond, he stepped further into the cave.

"Remember our ‘hall pass’ conversation, after the shipwreck? Any woman, no limits, your explicit permission?”

More silence.

He grinned. “Turns out we’re not alone, babe. Small tribe, ten women. And they’re all squirters!”

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And from 2012, one of the biggest hits of the American band Halestorm.

I love Halestorm! I am always surprised they haven’t gotten more mainstream attention.

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Time to deal with the length question. My new story clocks in at 7000 words (roughly). Conventional wisdom is that is too long. But there's no obvious break point. And there's good stuff in the back half that I know will get ignored if it is in a "part two". What to do. Might just post as is and cross my fingers.

How concerned are you about clicks, likes, and comments? If you are not chasing numbers, just release it as one big, complete story. Either way, you will probably lose readers, either out of the gate (too long) or when part 2 is released (various reasons).

Personally, I enjoy long stories and will often read a story that is 4000-7000+ words before I read something that is less than 2000 words.

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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.

Agreed. Beautifully written story! If you have not read it yet, check it out.

Welcome to Rumps, Lina!

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And since I'm in the mood, I've got some more French coffee to share, plus some patisseries as well!

French coffee? Sign me up!!

Welcome back, Bear!

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My preference is to write the entire story and release chapters or episodes in serial.

This. And the only reason I released a series is because the story exceeded the 10k word limit on the site. I was fortunate that I had clear breaks where the each chapter could technically be read as a stand alone story. Granted, I found that I lost readers with each chapter, which is not uncommon.

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Oh yeah, the rest of you. Here’s something to nibble on or lick.

And 100% gluten free! Yay!!!!

Quiet morning. Grinding some beans from Bad Ass Coffee and firing up Big Beautiful Bertha.

While I am waiting, might as well queue some tunes up on the jukebox. Here are few songs that have been stuck in head for the past week. Enjoy!

Jenny Lewis

Gaslight Anthem (music only, no video)

The Cult

Now I am going to see if I can find Kimmi, as I need some inspiration for my next story.

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I think sex sells here. Plain and simple. In the 16 stories with the most favorites, the word “fuck” was in the title in 6 of them. Examples: “How to Fuck Me”, “Fucking Blind”, “Dare to Fuck with the Devil”, and “Fucking with Art”.

Mental note - go back and add “fuck” to all of my titles. If someone looks past the fact that it’s in the supernatural category, 'Endless Fucking Nights’ just might generate a few more views. 😊

Let me preface this with the fact that I’ve only published nine stories thus far. My profile says fourteen stories, but five of those are part of a longer story.

My favorite stories are my Open Secrets series, The Summer Tour, and Endless Nights

Open Secrets was something I spent over a year writing and rewriting (and rewriting) before I discovered Lush. I was nervous as hell to share it. It was a long story that exceeded Lush’s 10k word limit, so I broke it into five chapters. Chapter 1 is still one of my highest scoring stories. And, as others have experienced, the number of views dropped with each subsequent chapter. Despite that, I’ve gotten some very favorable feedback on each and the experience was positive enough to inspire me to keep writing.

The Summer Tour and Endless Nights are what I consider to be my strongest stories. They are in the outdoors and supernatural categories and neither have a to ton of views. Not surprising.

On the other hand, stories like Unexpected Maintenance and Sex and Coffee are all smut and virtually no plot (or to quote WW, higher on the “pornage” scale). Each have had a ton of views and have higher scores. Granted, those stories are in the reluctance and true categories, which seem to draw more interest.

As I was writing my elements comp story, Earth, Water, Air, Ash, I was going back and forth between the story and the sex. Because of the character limit, I ended scrapping most of the sex. It turned out to be something I am really proud of, despite having only a meager 800 views. The comments I’ve gotten have been the most thoughtful and meaningful comments I’ve received since joining Lush. But to be fair, it is a comp story, which draws encouragement from other authors who may not otherwise read my stories.

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So, still watching owl cams to keep calm.

Sending hugs and positive thoughts, Kimmi.

I just ordered a “smart” birdhouse with a solar powered camera. We’ve had a few birds poke their heads in, but no nesting yet.

If you are interested in eagles, here is an eagle cam: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/features/webcams/eaglecam/index.html

Despite what some may believe, “paddling” has absolutely nothing to with BDSM. I enjoy kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, and surfing. And, for a variety of reasons, I prefer to remain incognito. Hence a very appropriate username.

Now, flash forward a few months… I am interest I learning more about D/s (as the Dom/daddy, just to be clear), but that came after I joined and created my profile.

Congratulations, Rowen!!

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Take a peek… 19 in the club now!

https://www.lushstories.com/forum/occasions/katiethewriter-and-wxt55uk-join-the-omnium-club

And several are regulars here in Rumps. This REALLY is where all the cool kids hang out!!!

Congratulations, KatieTheWriter and wxt55uk! This is an impressive accomplishment.

Submitted my story a few days ago.

Finally starting to catch up on all of the other amazing submissions. Hoping to get through most of them over the weekend.

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/straight-sex/earth-water-air-ash

Good luck this week, Kimmi. I will have one of whatever you are having.

My competition entry is live. It is different from all of my previous stories. And spoiler alert, this is the first story I’ve published on Lush that doesn’t have a happy(ish) ending. Perhaps that means I am growing as an author? lol

Just dropped my comp entry. Went big with this one. Alchemy. And not iron-to-gold. Personal transformation based on exposure to earth, water, air, and fire. I think this is the most time and energy I’ve put into a story. Lots of research too. I am a little nervous about how this one will be received, as it unlike anything I’ve written. It reads like my voice. It just is not full of gratuitous sex, like most of my stuff. Granted, that alone may appeal to some folks. lol

Taylor is an insanely amazing song writer, regardless of whether you enjoy her music or not. And he work ethic is off the charts!

Happy Friday, Rumps. Wrapping up Q2 strategic today. It’s been another long week. Looking froward to the weekend.

Grabbing a cup of anything with copious amounts of caffeine, and back to real life!

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I have an Excel spreadsheet listing every story I have published here.

It covers the date published, title, and word count. So I have a running word count list. 😇😈

That is hilarious. I have a similar spreadsheet that that I maintain. I also track score, comments, and likes. I update it every 2-3 weeks.

As far as what I am working on next… I just dropped my supernatural/vampire story so I can now focus on my elements story comp entry. I hope to wrap up my first draft this weekend and have something to publish in a week or two.