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prairiedogg
Over 90 days ago
Straight Male, 73
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Happy Birthday Candy!! It's the 19th in the Eastern time zone, so I can send you my wishes now. I hope you have a great day!!
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I'm working on a story about a recent widower who has sex with each of his late wife's sisters.
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I've always been one to speak my mind, although it usually gets me in trouble. Just recently I did that and I wish I had shut my big yap. Sometimes it's for the best to just let things go. It's not worth causing problems or losing friends over. I guess the old axiom "Look before you leap" should apply whenever I think I need to speak my mind. It would save me a lot of heartache.
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Thanks for the alert, Mama. It's a sad state of affairs when this happens. We have authors here who write for the sheer love of writing and someone, or worse yet some organization, comes along and claims it as their own work, even though they did nothing creative. It just kills my faith in the goodness of people when this kind of thing happens, especially to someone às nice and kind as goodhusband. I can only shake my head in disbelief.
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For many reasons they may not want their pics on their profile. From not wanting to be recognized to not having confidence in their looks, either way they should be respected for that. Those that say if you don't have a pic don't bother me, well that just shows what kind of person they are. I'll show my body and my face privately. But I want nothing to to with shallow people that have to see a pic. That means they are all about looks and man are they missing out on a lot of good people.
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Quote by HopefullAuthor
Having co-authored a few stories, and some with more than one chapter, I've wondered how the best way would be to publish them. I can see the readership dropping off, if a story is broken into several chapters and then submitted over a fairly long period of time. People would forget about the earlier chapters. I've wondered whether the same results happen if a story of multiple chapters were to all be published at once. That way a reader could immediately continue from one chapter to the next. It would be similar to a very long story. I've read stories that were handled that way, and if I liked the story, I didn't mind going on to the next chapter, especially if a link was provided to make it easy for me to continue. I can see someone getting so interested in the story, that they would forget to take the time to comment and vote at the end of each chapter. Anyone have any comments or thoughts about this?
I've also wondered about the fact that if an author has a story published, should they publish another but different story fairly soon? Or would it be better to let the first story run its course so to speak? That way the two stories aren't competing with each other for readership.
MollysDream, you mentioned in your post that you felt that most people were more interested in a sexy story then one that had a well developed plot to it. In most cases here on this site, you are probably correct in thinking this, however, I guess I am different then most people. I LOVE a well thought out story with a clear, detailed plot which also includes good dialogue and intrigue. This includes good character development too. If I can get lost in the story and forget that it will be an erotic story at some point, then to me that is a fantastic story. The erotic part when it comes, is great, but may not be what I remember days later.
If you are proud of your 20,000 word story, then by all means try turning it into a novel, if this is something you would like to attempt. I wish you all the best of success in doing so, and I hope that the resulting novel is a roaring success.
I've often thought about writing several chapters and then posting them on successive days (because of the 24-hour posting rule), but when I finish one I'm too excited to wait, so I post each one when it is finished.
I, too, like stories with dialogue and character development. Doing it right usually means that it will be a rather lengthy read, but this comes with the territory. If a long story is done well, it should be able to hold the reader's interest.
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I've written several multi-part stories and I find that the number of views drops off, but it didn't keep me from continuing the story. A good friend and mentor told me to write about what makes me happy. If I were to get all caught up in scores then I wouldn't be writing for the right reasons.
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The Cleveland Browns
I can remember when they last won an NFL title, but I don't see another one any time soon.
I can remember when they last won an NFL title, but I don't see another one any time soon.
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I have been a Cleveland Browns fan all my life, but I fear that a Super Bowl title may not come in my lifetime.
Seattle proved on Thursday night why they are one of the favorites this year. I see no reason to think that they won't repeat.
Seattle proved on Thursday night why they are one of the favorites this year. I see no reason to think that they won't repeat.
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I vote and comment on stories I like. They must have a good plot (or theme), they must be well-written and structured in such a way that they lead the reader to a climactic point and they must show good grammar, including the correct punctuation.
If I read a story from one of my friends that I don't like, I will usually comment without scoring.
And lastly, that was indeed a double negative in GirlyWorld's last paragraph. dpw was correct.
If I read a story from one of my friends that I don't like, I will usually comment without scoring.
And lastly, that was indeed a double negative in GirlyWorld's last paragraph. dpw was correct.
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I feel that if I gave up coffee the local economy would be dealt a savage blow. I personally help prop up the local Starbucks and the makers of K cups.
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I always enjoy flying, especially when I am going somewhere to play golf. Next spring I am planning to fly into Albany, NY, rent a car, play some golf, go to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown and, most importantly, meet a very good friend and catch up on things. I love to travel.
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No, it hasn't. What really changed my assumptions was meeting everyday people who actually DO have wild sex lives.
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I think we've all written crap at one time or another. What's important to me is that I'm happy with what I write. Whether it doesn't score well or gets great comments doesn't enter into the equation anymore. If I'm happy then it doesn't matter what happens. I'm not here to receive awards. I'm here to write and make friends and have fun. If I get caught up in the popularity game and worry about the bullshit, it becomes a chore. Does anyone like doing chores? I sure don't, so fuck the unimportant stuff.
That's why I stated earlier in this thread that if my heart and head aren't into it, I walk away from a story I'm working on. I won't write for the sake of writing, I write what makes me happy.
That's why I stated earlier in this thread that if my heart and head aren't into it, I walk away from a story I'm working on. I won't write for the sake of writing, I write what makes me happy.
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Horrible hotel breakfast. I'm in Louisville, KY for the PGA championship and I had to get to the bus lot really early yesterday and today.
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I found some of mine at mystories4u as well. It seems that nothing is safe these days.
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I can't seem to get this site to load. Every time I try to access the site it sends me somewhere else.
A question though: How is this site any different from the folks on Twitter who take our stories and use them in compilations? You can't stop them because anyone can copy and paste something.
A question though: How is this site any different from the folks on Twitter who take our stories and use them in compilations? You can't stop them because anyone can copy and paste something.
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Big Brother After Dark is on the TV and I am listening to it as I browse the forums.
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I wholeheartedly agree with you. If I am not in the proper mood to write, I stay away from any of the stories I might have in development. If my heart and head aren't enthusiastic about a story, what comes out on the monitor reflects that.
My latest story took a few days longer to finish and submit simply because I followed that basic rule and stayed away from it. I take great pride in crafting a story or poem. I'm not going to jeopardize the quality I seek because I am impatient or under the gun for a self-imposed deadline.
But when I am into it, really into it, I can write until my fingers get numb.
My latest story took a few days longer to finish and submit simply because I followed that basic rule and stayed away from it. I take great pride in crafting a story or poem. I'm not going to jeopardize the quality I seek because I am impatient or under the gun for a self-imposed deadline.
But when I am into it, really into it, I can write until my fingers get numb.
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Oscar Schmidt, Brazil's greatest basketball player of all time.
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And it would appear that Lush lost some potential new members when he left. His stories on Literotica had a combined viewership of over 7,500,000. It would appear that he has quite a following. I, for one, will miss him dearly. He was a friend and a mentor to me.
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I know this is going to draw some scrutiny, but would it be possible for scores to be shown along with comments. This might discourage those who have nothing better to do than to low-ball you with a 1 vote if they knew that everyone could see who did it. It's easy enough to find out by looking at your timeline and doing the math, but if they were out there for everyone to see it might make some of them think twice.