Just realised we've been talking about the top 100 so much but it's only showing the top 98 currently.

Congratulations to the top ten!

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Besides, keeping it at 100 gives those not on the list something to strive for and those on the list something to fight for 😃

It definitely gives me incentive to try and get on there. It's the reason I created a spreadsheet and update it with my scores every once in a while to see how far below I am number 100. I'm usually 1000 points plus under them 😆.

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If you are not already on the list, you have no idea where you are relative to other authors. Therefore, less incentive to publish more stories and climb up the list.

No lie, this interests me as well.

Cover's going to make me click at least. Don't always read after, but it opens the door, which is very important when you're competing for readers' times.

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I am new to Lush, but to me the 10k limit feels very restrictive as a writer and a little odd as a reader. I like long stories with deep characters. I am a sucker for slow-burn romance. I want to be fully immersed in the characters' emotions and motivations before the clothes come off.

As a reader, 10K is a huge commitment of time. Erotic short stories usually suit shorter ranges from what I have observed. Anything longer, it's best to be broken up into a series.

I can't think of a quote that influenced my writing, but erotica is first cousins with the psychological thriller genre in my opinion. Sometimes, I love writing stuff along dark, unnerving lines. It's much more fun than the happy-go-lucky stuff.

Canada gave us Bret Hart, Pamela Anderson, Jim Carrey, Keanu Reeves, Trish Stratus, Adam "Edge" Copeland. This is the thanks they get from 'Murica's president. Tsk tsk.

I never venture in here, but pausing holiday observations and federal funding is crazy work, man. What positives does he believe can even come from that?

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What helps me too is working multiple drafts simultaneously. If I had this goal for drafting only one story at a time, I would fail miserably.

In addition, I find not having much of a life also helps in achieving this goal 💀💀.

Cooled off from this around mid month. Started to tire of drafting so much sex, so started editing a draft I wrote in late 2023.

If my female best friend asked, sure. My male best friend can figure something out with someone else though 😆🤣.

Rice and green split Peas with pan seared lamb shoulders(chops).

Single Story: An Offer He Shouldn't Refuse

Series: How Did We Even Get Here?

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We celebrated his upcoming bday—my son—the best human I know! ❤️

Hope he had a great day. Kind of reminds me of Tom Sizemore in a way.

Sexy Boy by Shawn Michaels

Elbows pasta with fried tuna and sailfish.

Latto's been looking real good lately, so definitely her. Shoot, GloRilla too for the kicks.

Congratulations to the podium and remaining top 15. Got some more stories to check out I see.

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Wow. 10,000 words weekly is really an amazing output. My best weeks I might get 5000.

I thought it a daunting task as well when I thought it up, but then I remembered there were sessions where I shot out 1500 words plus. So i figured, i could get 1500 words a day if i don't procastinate, which exceeds 10,000 weekly. I have to see if I can keep this up when I restart gym later this week though.

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10,000 Words!!! 😳

If I wrote 10,000 words in a week, I would be rewriting most of them because they are all in the wrong order! 🙄🤣

What helps me too is working multiple drafts simultaneously. If I had this goal for drafting only one story at a time, I would fail miserably.

In addition, I find not having much of a life also helps in achieving this goal 💀💀.

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There's another draft that I really want to finish before the end of next week because I've been at it for a while. Then I have another idea I want to start drafting this weekend, and I will decide what else I want to draft out of my well of ideas.

Ended up finishing it before the weekend even concluded. Started two other drafts after this quoted post. I think I will keep doing the 10000 words weekly thing til end of January, and from February, I'll select 16 finished drafts to edit.

Mmhmm

Finished three drafts this week. Topics jnclude:

• A sugar daddy and sugar baby

• Teen and her neighbour

• An outdoor sex story

There's another draft that I really want to finish before the end of next week because I've been at it for a while. Then I have another idea I want to start drafting this weekend, and I will decide what else I want to draft out of my well of ideas.

I've realised it's best to work on multiple drafts simultaneously. Have a goal of 10,000 words weekly, so that I can knock out a few drafts and get to editing when I reach a certain number.

Phew

Oh my God, 1995 was 30 years ago. I can't cope 😨. More importantly though, happy new year, everyone!

Remove it as a requirement for an Omnium. The category hardly garners any attention and doesn't seem worth the trouble

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It's been a minute, but I finally got something else published. This time for the Festive Flash competition.

Charlie's battery-operated boyfriend running out of juice leads to discoveries, she'd never imagine in her wildest dreams.

Ho For The Holidays

For anyone that missed it since it was released during a busy time in the holiday season. Less than 1000 words - short and sweet.

Merry Christmas and be safe, everyone!

Fried swordfish and sailfish.

I'd have to be Team Red by default since I am not on the blue site. If it's down to average scores, me being part of the team may be to Red's disbenefit, though 🤣💀.

It's been a minute, but I finally got something else published. This time for the Festive Flash competition.

Charlie's battery-operated boyfriend running out of juice leads to discoveries, she'd never imagine in her wildest dreams.

Ho For The Holidays

Read a few stories this week I wouldn't have if not for the reintroduction of this feature. Thank goodness it's back.