i am submitting a story next week. why hasn't it been it been published yet? rage quits
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Quote by Milik_the_Red
So, I've got a story locked in Que and now have the one Simplicity and I were writing finally done as well. I was able to finish her last section and not fall apart so maybe I'm healing. We were working on that one when she fell ill so no matter what I was going to finish it.
So, my face sitting story is just waiting to be moderated and a few days later I'll Submit my Uniform story
That means I only need to write a Medical sex story and I'll have them all for my Omnium.
I'll bet a dollar they add categories Monday. 😳
we are adding 3 new categories next week. sorry (not).
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Quote by techgoddess
I took a different turn on the Watersports category when I was working towards Omnium: Jacuzzi Love. I felt like it was cheating but I looked it up and it counts as watersports so yay me! Lol.
totally cheating. taking your badge back until you write a proper piss story. shame on you.
Jacuzzi Love
What’s a single girl to do during the pandemic quarantine? Learn a new way to masturbate, of course!
Watersports
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Quote by KimmiBeGood
Agree, David! A wide variety! I loved the journey you took me on.
Your Royal Spriteness, I always looked forward to seeing how you would tackle a comp theme! Reeeaaallly hope you enter again someday.
i'll come out of retirement once they put up a Dr Suess theme.
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Quote by techgoddess
I'm working on a MILF story that has evolved into something more than I planned. The characters had their own ideas on the direction of the story and who am I to argue? That being said, it will be another day or two before I have time to finish editing it. But soon! Very soon! Lol.
if you would have written a bdsm story, this wouldn't have been an issue. 
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Quote by wxt55uk
Good morning Rumpies, I have a cup or the finest Yorkshire tea when you open, or perhaps the bar’s not yet closed. 😊
Maybe I’m a little odd, but I would mind being a competition judge! However, it has been pointed out to me, quite rightly, that you cannot enter and be a judge… and here’s the rub, I quite like having those “shiny” comp badges on my profile page. 🥹🤣
So, as many of you know, I will read, like every entry and a few will get the extra favourite like. Then a give a comment and privately a score. I have only got the winner right once, the anti-valentine comp. Doing this, like making the first edit on a story that I have written are my guilty pleasure’s… like I said, maybe I am a little odd… 😜😎
that was one fucked up story too. not sure what i was thinking...
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Quote by Milik_the_Red
It’s all a distraction against the Epstein files at this point
Trump knows he screwed on that issue and so does the insiders of his party. That’s why they’re dragging their feet and trying to keep attention away with anything they can concoct
Don’t be surprised if he starts war in Venezuela just to get people’s minds off that
the issue that he is dealing with, is that his most fervent supporters are the ones wanting the files released, thinking they can jail biden and the clintons and even obama if they are. that is what will, hopefully, screw him eventually.
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Quote by M_K_Babalon
That said; I don't believe in censorship. I'm what they call in fanfiction circles, a proshipper. Don't like, don't read. What one doesn't like should be their own personal problem, not everybody's problem.
Just a little note. All the stories here are moderated by a team of volunteers. That means we sometimes have to read things we don't like. There are certain subjects that some of the mods will excuse themself from, but there are some that ALL my mods don't want to read. So, really, even if those were sent in, they'd simply languish in limbo for eternity.
Also, certain subjects throw up certain flags in a search engine. I am ok with people doing a search for (for example) bdsm stories, and therefore we get a lot of people interested in bdsm here. certain crowds I would prefer not to attract. Simple as that.
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Quote by KimmiBeGood
Morning Rumpies
It’s Friday!
an exciting day for those of us still unfortunate enough to work.
I have a question. If no one answers, I’ll be forced to ask Butters.
Are you disappointed as a reader if a story doesn’t have a happy ending?
honestly? while i can appreciate a sad ending, tbh, if i get invested in the story and the characters, i want it to end happily for them. doesn't have to be cookie cutter happily ever after for them, but i want them to be in a good place when the story ends, or at least having the possibility of being in a good place.
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Quote by KimmiBeGood
Jealousy always rears its ugly head. I’ve seen a few wives of players fuss she steals focus away from their husbands. I guess they don’t see all the additional eyes on their husbands because she comes to the games. I don’t listen to her music much, but admire her work ethic and generosity.
We started watching chiefs games because of her and swifties are responsible for driving viewing numbers up like crazy
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Quote by KimmiBeGood
Aww, I’ll take a couple of Bear cookies, Fuzzy Lion, and join you in my corner to talk Chiefs! Are you watching “The Kingdom” doc series on ESPN? I’m on the 3rd one.
I was happy they said positive things about the impact Taylor Swift has had on the NFL. She brings money and fans to everything she associates herself with.
Weird that she is such a positive force for so many and gets hated on for it.
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Quote by keylime314159
I have been successful in going between editing the cover page and editing the story multiple times. It often takes multiple times, meaning 10 to 15 times, but so far it always happens. I hope I haven't jinxed it.
point is, it should only take once. more than once becomes frustrating.
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Quote by deviantsusie
If you really want to use the cover designer, make the cover then take a screen grab before saving it and upload the screengrab.. it works for me.. rather than waiting and holding off on publishing the story for some unspecified time when the developers will get around to fixing it
I have people who have pre-made covers that SHOULD work by simply pasting them into the original submission. And it works when I do it, but not when they do the same exact thing, so I dont know it the fix/work around is universal or not. Some people seem effected while others dont. 🙄
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Quote by simplyjohn
I dealt with your support ticket. There is no value raising another one. As I said to you, in my response, the development team are aware of the problem and they will, at some point, investigate it and rectify the problem.
At some point? Yes, I am going to be a pain in the ass one this one, since someone has to. When people submit stories there is actually a prompt that directs them to add a cover. Last time I checked, we are, first and foremost "LushStories". The main emphasis should be on stories. Not chat. Not vid. Not the forum.
The reason most people go gold or platinum, I assume, is the perk of getting fast tracked on their story submissions, something we are falling behind on, in part because of having to deal with issues such as this. Is anyone else aware that we have to verify a story a second time if a cover is added at a later date? Yep.
That's what is going to happen at some point. The longer this goes on, the more work. And look, I know you are just the middle man here, SJ, so sorry about that, but I am simply relaying the amount of frustration bring currently shared with me by some of our writers. Why can't this be pushed forward in priority?
OK, said my peice. Balls is in the dev teams court. Rachel out.
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Quote by wxt55uk
Thank you for updating us, Sprite. 😘 It is appreciated, and I honestly hope it all settles down soon. 😊
Not counting on it, honestly. the good thing is that the site has become damn popular. the bad thing is that it puts a lot of stress on those running it to make sure the quality remains. that's one thing I refuse to skimp on. the quality. we have good reason to be proud of what ends up on the front page. i like to think that we attract a lot of the better writers here because of it and it shows. The focus, as far as i am concerned, will always be the stories and taking care of our writers. even the ones who grumble and bitch about us. lol
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Quote by KimmiBeGood
A needle in my left forearm throbbed the whole time. My acupuncturist said it was clearing a stress block. Now I’m yawning like crazy.
As to Milik and David’s points, my 2 cents:
I’d definitely think personality would be as important for a mod. Too many chiefs could be a problem. And I’m a people watcher. I’ve seen since I started here the competitive natures of writers. Which can be good and bad. Comparison is often a thief of joy. The happiest writers do their thing because they love creating and interacting with readers and don’t look for accolades in the form of comp wins, stats, or RRs to validate they should write. Sure, those things are nice, but you shouldn’t NEED it so badly that you become bitter towards the site or others. I’ve been called a friend collector behind my back when I maybe sent 10 friend request, I just don’t turn down any. Had RRs questioned. At times it’s sent me into hiding, but not as much now.
I’ve heard comp grumbles since my first one. Everyone wants to win. Authors want to call the process unfair if they don’t. Grumbles of mods getting preferential from judges have always been here. I have NEVER thought comps are unfair. And I’ve maybe Top Ten’d half, probably less. I don’t feel cheated. I don’t even think my story wasn’t good if I don’t Top Ten. I think other authors hit the theme harder, were hotter, or just appealed to the judges’ tastes more. I hate it Sprite said she wasn’t going to enter a comp again because of grumblings. If I was one of those grumblers, I’d be ashamed of myself. I wouldn’t feel good about being in the Top Ten if the best writers sat out.
And I think the best writers want critiques. I know Ensorceled (Verbal) shares his writing in critique groups. He talks about it on SS. No doubt that helps him be better. And although WannabeWordsmith has podiumed many, he has no ego. You’d think a man who has won so much would think everything he writes is perfect, but he doesn’t and welcomes critique if you work with him. I was pleasantly surprised when I co-wrote with him how open he is to change. No doubt that’s a reason he’s so good.
Bear—a best-selling non-fiction writer—is the same way. He accepts criticisms.
Yesterday, I had a lady PM me about my comp piece. She was hesitant to tell me, but told me of something I could have done differently to improve my story, something that disappointed her a bit. I was so thankful to her and would have changed it if not a comp entry. I totally agreed with her assessment.
So, as writers, we have some positive and negative tendencies. I remember being butt-hurt my first SS and Lush comp, but I need to feel joy writing, so I changed my outlook.
Anyway, I am thankful to the mods and all they deal with. I couldn’t do it. And I’m more a loner. I’ve always worked alone as a programmer, managed myself. My team is VPs and users, but I’m the sole programmer on my projects. And there’s still been drama with others at times with what projects I get. Always gonna be drama within any group I think unless those who hear it try to nip it in the bud instead of listening and passing the negativity along.
Anyways, I gotta get back to work.
Love you all!
EPs your post. lol
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Quote by wxt55uk
Another here who appreciates what the moderators, like yourself, do here. 😊
However, sitting on the other side of the curtain, I have to also say, we are told very little as to what is going on backstage.
I will be honest. Although I love them, I was surprised that a competition was announced at this time, as I know it will only add to that queue. I was also disappointed with the reply I got from the admins (shareholders?) when I suggested there should be a recruitment drive to slowly add more moderators. With 6,000 gold/platinum members all interested in writing/reading erotica, there must be at least half a dozen out there who are capable of helping with the sterling work.
the queue has been like this since the beginning of the year. if we wait until it gets manageable again,we probably never have another competition, and that would not be fair to the writers her. people love the challenge and it's a huge perk. it's fun and it pushed people to step up their game and maybe write outside of their normal box. as for a drive, we are constantly reaching out to people to join the team. not everyone is keen on doing so, and we are, admittedly picky on who we bring in. we're added 2 i think in the last 2 months and are waiting on a couple more replies. not everyone wants to or has time to vet stories, which is understandable.
