I thought it might be fun to give any authors who want to participate a chance to promote some stories. And we all might gain some interesting additions to our reading queues.
So here are the categories; feel free to fill out as many or as few as you like.
Titles are great, but if you have time to include the links as well, that would be even better!
1) The one you wish more people had seen. Maybe it got approved in the same hour as twenty other stories and flew off the front page in a hurry. Maybe it was in an unpopular category. Why do you wish more people had seen it?
2) Character that you've written that you'd most like to spend a night with (or an hour, or whatever) if they were "real." (Include story title please.)
3) Most interesting female character. Interesting is however you define it (and please define it). Strong? Conflicted? Kick-ass? Kind? Ridiculously smart? Sexy?
4) Most interesting male character. Same goes as above.
5) Story whose success surprised you. I mean, maybe you think it's good, but you didn't think it was going to be *that* popular. Any guesses why? Good timing? Great title? Just better than you thought it was?
6) A story you were nervous about posting. How come?
7) your raunchiest story.
8) your sappiest story (not a contest, but extra points if same answer for 7 and 8)
9) the one you're proudest of. maybe it was your first RR, or top 10 finish in a competition, or it still turns you on if you re-read it, or it's just your best writing.
10) a story you want to mention just because.
The one I wish more people had seen.
Incubi Lover. It's intended to be a humor piece as well as a dark little tale. The sex is definitely off the beaten path. I personally think the dialogue is some of my best. It came out after Halloween, so maybe it was out of season. Whatever the reason, I think the story has legs.
I'm very proud of my novel. The Rebirth of Andrew Bishop was written over many months and was my first effort at writing erotica. It is a story about an Australian farmer who's life is turned around by two strangers he helps in a minor car accident. I would have liked more people to have read it, what author doesn't want that. But the people who did take the time were generous with their praise to me.
My second efforts was a four part story, You think you know some one. Again I think I did a good job on this series, it was a lot easier to write and more enjoyable for me.
If you are interested just go to my profile page and look under stories, enjoy.
1) The one you wish more people had seen. I don’t think I’ve written that one yet. And it seems to frequently happen that what the writer has the greatest affection for, the reader seems cold to it. Of the smattering of things I’ve published here, Wren in Love comes closest to being a favorite of mine, and it was only lightly read. B & E is a close second to Wren in Love, and of course it had the least readership of all. See No. 9 below.
2) Character that you've written that you'd most like to spend a night with Wren Vane, from Wren in Love, but mostly because she and I are more similar in tone and tint of mind, and I would enjoy her company outside of the bedroom.
3) Most interesting female character. The female correspondent, A Muse Amused, in Post-Modern Love, Part 1. She may be slightly bitter and lonely, but she’s sharp and acerbic and almost bending toward the philosophical in her erotic pain. There is a part 2, but I haven’t been able to bring myself to submit it yet.
4) Most interesting male character. Bobby and Eric in B & E. When I finished that story, I could imagine writing about one or the both again. It’s not that they’re all that interesting in that story, but I see potential for them. Also, they seem like the only male characters in my posted stories that aren’t flat out dimwits or douchebags.
5) Story whose success surprised you. Haven’t been so lucky to see anything I would remotely call successful.
6) A story you were nervous about posting. All of them.
7) your raunchiest story. I don’t know, they all seem pretty tame considering what’s out there in the wide world. Helping Jan is a story that strikes me as extremely unpleasant in its coldness, a reverse chronology of turning a married but fairly inexperienced woman into a cum slut of sorts. There’s an underlying nastiness to it, and I’m not sure why I wrote it.
8) your sappiest story I don’t think I’ve done anything I would characterize as sappy yet.
9) the one you're proudest of. Definitely B & E. I’d just plowed through a half dozen or more Elmore Leonard novels. That voice and those cadences and that style was filling my head, and I had to do something with it, had to do something with that buzz it gave me. So I tried to write an Elmore Leonard story but with, you know, fucking. It was fun, intercutting all the scenes, trying to keep it snapping along, putting up all the pieces out and then fitting them all together. Of course, it got the fewest views of anything, and no scores or comments.
10) a story you want to mention just because See #9 above. Since we’re self-promoting.
I'm very proud of many of my stories, but along the way, I have penned some stinkers. I find writers, who identify with me, and then a "few" that say I have no talent. I usually brush them off, as being under the influence of their ghost. One doesn't have to remind me, that I'm not gifted. Read a few of my poems and stories. Then tell me what you think. I'm always open to collaboration. I find it fun to exchange styles.
Love this thread and wish more authors would post here. There's nothing better than listening to good writers talk about their work.
1) The one you wish more people had seen.
First Night at a Swingers Club. Because it's a true account of our first adventure into the lifestyle.
2) Character that you've written that you'd most like to spend a night with (or an hour, or whatever) if they were "real." (Include story title please.)
My wife, Jay, as she is beautiful, exciting, intoxicating and very daring. And she features in almost all of my stories, which are based on actual event or fantasies we'd love to try out together.
3) Most interesting female character. Interesting is however you define it (and please define it). Strong? Conflicted? Kick-ass? Kind? Ridiculously smart? Sexy?
Again, my wife Jay, for the same reasons stated in my answer to question 2.
4) Most interesting male character. Same goes as above.
I guess that would be myself as my stories are about our adventures and fantasies. I am very open minded and love to watch my wife in hot, sexy situations.
5) Story whose success surprised you. I mean, maybe you think it's good, but you didn't think it was going to be *that* popular. Any guesses why? Good timing? Great title? Just better than you thought it was?
Shopping For a Strap-On. I think it's success may have been due to all the different aspects of sexual involvement and I believe it fitted a lot of readers fantasies.
6) A story you were nervous about posting. How come?
Didn't really get bervois about any that I've posted but both my wife and I do get a sense of excitement about our adventures and fantasies being read by others.
7) your raunchiest story.
'Our Short Break in London', as it was Jay doing what she just loves to do. Showing off to an appreciative audience.
8) your sappiest story (not a contest, but extra points if same answer for 7 and 8)
The Promise.
9) the one you're proudest of. maybe it was your first RR, or top 10 finish in a competition, or it still turns you on if you re-read it, or it's just your best writing.
The Blindfold. It seemed to be a popular female fantasy.
10) a story you want to mention just because.
First Foursome. It's a true story of our first encounter with another couple.
There are so many great writers here on Lush, and Katie and I appreciate various stories on different days, probably based on our moods or just how the story strikes the moment.
We try to read them all, and we love to contribute, based on actual experiences. Yes, my Katie honestly is a Hotwife Slut!
Many of the contributors here do larger projects than the excellent short stories shared on Lush, and we do that as well. You're welcome to check out our profile and look into our two latest books.
Other than using words to smooth out a few of the details, our books contain little fiction and lots of friction.
We enjoy the variety and imagination of the interesting and talented authors on this site. Keep it up!
Ken & Katie. ;)