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Quote by kistinspencil
Since I haven't seen any announcement of the Similar Stories feature, I'll ask here. I understand you may not have any answer to offer. If it is inappropriate, just send it away and let me know.
Will we, as authors, have any say in what type of stories ours are associated with by the AI doing the match ups? Or will it simply be a blind read of the tags used? I know that it is the Lush bot making the list, but it is also reads as a tacit endorsement by me. And will we be able to see which of our stories are being recommended to others? If at all, since some of us have never been considered "trending" whatever that means.
I have only found the suggestion on one of my stories so far, a micro, and none of them had any bearing on mine. I really do not want to commingle with HARDCORE or CHEATING or BSDM, to name a few.
We had this on v1 for a decade. It's nice to see some old features coming back. The interminable to-do list is slowly getting done. The more we can keep people engaged, the better, I say.
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Quote by JourneyYoung
Okay, I have an actual serious question 🤣
When you say "set around Christmas" exactly how connected does it need to be? Like, it is just the holiday season with some decorations around or does it need to be Christmas-themed? (e.g. during a Christmas celebration, etc.)
Just set in the holiday period is fine, although, personally, the more fairy lights the better.
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** closing date 24th December 2024 **
The theme for this competition is Festive Flash. So named because we like alliteration and there's a strong possibility we were drunk when we dreamed it up. So, it's festive, and it's a flash. We also like a good double meaning and therefore the story rules are as follows:
1. Your story must be between 600 and 1,000 words.
2. Your story must be set around Christmas.
3. Your story must have someone flashing, or being flashed, either accidently or on purpose.
You can submit your story in any category (other than micro, novels or poetry) if it fits better in a category than in the flash category. Other than that, let your imagination run wild. Be silly. Be serious. But above all, be sexy. You have max 1,000 words, so if people aren't naked and writhing in mindless ecstasy by paragraph two, shame on you.
Usual competition rules also apply and are linked here. Note the extremely short timescales on this one, and get scribbling!
Closing Date 24th December 2024
Announcement date 31st December 2024.
First place $150
Second place $100
Third Place $50
Fourth Place : Use of Canadian Boy Toy for 48 hours
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Quote by wxt55uk
This is slightly off-topic, but it's close. I notice that sometimes it feels like new stories are raining here, appearing every few seconds, and other times, there is a day or two of drought when no new stories appear.
Question: Has any thought ever been given to feeding new stories onto the site at more regular intervals?
The reason I bring this up is (especially for new authors) that having your story on the first page for a while could help it gain traction with readers seeing it. This is just my opinion; I accept others may not agree. 🙄😊
It just depends who is available. There will be days where noone has time to devote to moderating, so we can't really work to a timetable.
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My, you're a bloodthirsty lot, lol.
When I first got sent the shortlist through, I thought, oh fab, I'll have a sit down with a cuppa and go through them. That'll be nice and relaxing. Oh, how wrong I was. Blood, guts, more blood. Pretty sure there were some entrails at one point.
Despite all that, the quality of writing was absolutely excellent, and I'm in awe of anyone who can weave erotica into their story with such skill.
So without further ado, the crown for this comp goes to TheShyThespian, who takes top spot with his intricate tale of lust and witchcraft through the ages, Fabian's Folly.
Sprite takes second place (I'm fairly sure that's where the entrails came from) with her dark and bloodthirsty vigilante tale, Glitch.
Third place goes to the fabulous KatieTheWriter, who penned a most excellent take of intrigue and mystery in a very cyber/noir setting. Virtual Vice takes the bronze.
The full list of winners is below, so many congrats to those who placed, and my thanks to everyone who took part. As usual, I'd like to extend my personal thanks to the person who had the job of shortlisting this time around, and of course to the rest of the judges for your insights and comments.
A new competition will be announced shortly.
Full list of winners:
1. Fabian’s Folly—TheShyThespian $150 prize
2. Glitch—Sprite $100 prize
3. Virtual Vice—KatieTheWriter $50 prize
4. Porn is dead, long live porn—Wannabe Wordsmith
5. How I solved my own murder—Toreador
6. The Stolen Apartment—AmuseBouche
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It's been a busy few months at Lush HQ. Over 3000 stories have been published since the summer, so I'd like to thank some of the story mods who have kept us ticking over.
Cydia - adored by many, mistaken for a Chinese spy by few, she regularly lubes up the gears to keep us cranked.
DanielleX - always on hand with some morale boosting quizzes, or pictures of her boobs. Both are welcomed. Sometimes, at the same time.
Literot - a more recent addition to the mod squad, he's taken to it like a duck billed platypus to a swimming pool.
And on the chat side, a special shout out to Venus, who helps keep the horny masses in check by what can only be described as a magic touch and an abundance of charm.
$100 of lush coins is winging its way to you all.
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Quote by YourAssLookEdible
Same problem showing up on my personal email and opt out option doesn't work or interrupt these messages. Now I'm looking to get rid of Lush permanently since these aggressive "ads" seem potentially dangerous to me. Is this a malware program?
It's just spammers on site. They're creating accounts and messaging people here with links. They're not able to access the database and get personal email addresses.
As with any dodgy link sent to your devices, don't click on it, and delete any messages. We try and restrict the spam as much as we can but they keep trying.
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Quote by Ensorceled
Can we quote movies? Or is that a copyright issue?
I think short quotes from movies are fine. E.g. if you have a star wars fan who says, 'Use the force, Luke...' etc. I think it falls under fair use. Just don't go quoting chunks and you should be okay.
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Quote by deviantsusie
The AUP policy was highlighted in another thread...
"Anything illegal and contrary to the laws of England, Wales and Ireland, including (but not limited to!) the promotion, suggestion or allusion to ********** ***, **** or any non consensual acts, hard drugs or any other kind of illegal activity."
How can you write a whodunnit story if you cant allude to any kind of illegal activity?
Are all the competition entries in contravention of the Acceptance Use Policy?
No. It's not illegal to write fictional stories about murders etc.
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Quote by InkandArt
What is the definition of poetry on Lush?
Because, apparently what I view as poetry, is being viewed as (emotional musings) on this website.