Having reviewed all our members' suggestions for new categories, and brainstormed some of our own, we've come up with 11 new categories, which have been added to the site (sorry Omnium badge holders!).
Some are arguably sub-categories of existing ones, but we felt they are different and popular enough, to warrant their own specific category.
Authors - if you have existing stories, which would be a better fit in any of these categories, please feel free to move them over (don't submit them as new stories please as they've already been verified, and it will clog up the system):
EDIT: It has been brought to my attention, that due to the change in the text editor used in the submission area, in the last year or so, that older stories may encounter formatting issues if transferred to a new category. New stories will of course go through with no issues.
If this happens to you, please copy the story into Notepad / Text Edit (any flat file / plain text format), remove all the extra spacing / gaps, and then submit it. I've just fixed one up for someone, it took 2 minutes. The more you do your side, the quicker the stories will be published.
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Femdom - Femdom or female domination sex stories, are those where a woman takes the lead. Dominant wives, girlfriends or women in positions of power, are usually the main character, with a submissive male or female, attending to their every demand. For male and female subs, femdom fiction is likely to contain story elements of both softer activities like foot worship and teasing, to more hardcore activities like light torture, pain play (nipple and genital clamps, CBT), strap-on sex (pegging), figging, smothering / suffocation, orgasm denial, fisting, anal play, spanking, toilet play and humiliation.
Horror - The seduction of horror in the literary world is as captivating now as it has ever been. Entice your audience to experience the forbidden, carnal exhilaration that a cocktail of sex and adrenaline-pumping terror can evoke. Titillate their minds and senses with consensual masochism as they willingly submit to the pleasures of fear. From the Gothic desires of sensuous vampires to the spine-tingling suspense of psychological torment, sate your readers unquenchable thirst for blood and bosoms.
Money - Prostitution is one of the oldest professions, and sex for money is the theme of this category. Stories are likely to feature characters and scenarios containing the likes of escorts, gigolos, hookers, strippers, happy ending massages, cashed up sugar daddies, cam models, gay for pay, millionaires, and indecent proposals.
Monster Sex - This is a relatively new but very popular niche in the world of adult literature. This category deals with erotic fiction featuring sexual encounters between humans and 'monsters'. From the traditionally Japanese sub-genre fetish of tentacle sex, to more contemporary styles involving dinosaurs, mermen, Bigfoot, werewolves, and so on, let your imagination fly and share your weirdest most quirky monster stories.
Occupations - Occupation based sex stories, are those where the job of the main character or characters, is the attraction. Stories of naughty nurses, hot firefighters, fit personal trainers, lustful lawyers, dirty doctors, probing pilots, handy massage therapists, mile high club loving flight attendants and estate agents who leave you in a real state, belong in here.
Outdoor - Share your tales of living dangerously outside of the bedroom. Thrill us with the arousing risk of getting caught in a compromising situation, and the unadulterated excitement of adventurous outdoor sex. Whether your characters are huddled up under blankets in a tent, into dogging, or bent over backwards on the bonnet of a car, let your readers immerse themselves so they can almost feel the grass between their toes, the sun on their backs, the wind in their bush ...
Steampunk - Steampunk is a sub-genre which incorporates technologies and designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. Steampunk stories are often set in an alternative past where these retro-futuristic technologies exist within a society of Victorian values. The fashion usually incorporates traditional dress such as bustles, corsets, gowns, suits with waistcoats, and top hats. These are often accented with 'period' accessories such as timepieces, parasols, and flying / driving goggles.
Teen - Teen sex stories are those which feature teenagers, 16 years old and over, having sex and performing other sexual acts. They may be stories of first time fumblings, senior school prom quickies, teens losing their virginity and other tales of innocence lost during teenage years.
True - True sex stories, are those which feature real stories, either experienced by the author, or those they've been party to or told about. They could be tales of one-night stands, dating site hook-ups, blind dates, house parties, first time swinging experiences, free for all hippie sex romps. Stories submitted to this category, should be inspired by actual real events, and are deemed to be true.
Uniform - Uniform stories are for those who get turned on by women or men dressed up in their uniform. Typically, these stories might involve people in law enforcement, firefighting, military, the medical profession, sports, but could also feature the likes of sexy maids, hot waitresses, cute cheerleaders and feisty flight attendants. Share your fantasies, or true stories about uniformed lovers.
Watersports - Also referred to as pee play or golden showers, these stories feature erotic play involving urination. Activities might involve peeing in front of someone, or on them or even drinking a lover's piss. There’s nothing like the ache of a full bladder or the growing wet spot on tight pants to enhance your sexual desire. A fetish in which a heady mixture of humiliation and intimacy are often woven tightly together.
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All suggested categories have been given due consideration. Please do not suggest the same ones again.
Hopefully these will get the creative juices flowing!
Cheers,
Nicola