Hi everyone,

here's a belated Halloween-themed story that came out from a challenge @Jen gave me. Little did she know how much I love challenges. 🤣

Synopsis: Even though Alex is not particularly fond of Halloween, he still has planned an evening with his friends Pete and Amy. The evening is filled with food and drinks but his friends have another need to fulfill. The only thing, it is a hell of a ride for Alex, unsuspecting of his friends' special taste.

I hope you like this new story filled with carnal craving, raw passion, and, most of all, friendship.

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/supernatural/one-hell-of-a-meal

Wiha

Congratz!!

Congrats to the top 3, the top 10 and all who participated! It was a fun idea to use pictures as our starting point, I suggest we do that again.

My close friends and therapist know, otherwise family do not know. I might tell them when I get to tell them about my "unconventional" sexuality 🙄

Twice, MMF, loved the experience, would do it again.

Lived it this year, I joined friends (MF couple) and I had fun with her as well as with him. There is something special to do it with the same sex, you know how it feels. I love receiving blowjobs and I was eager to give him one, knowing what he was feeling. It was two amazing nights!

If you wonder, it might be that you want to do it. As some said, the circumstances needs to be right, the persons needs to fit. If all seems to align, just let yourself loose and go for it, live it fully. Otherwise, that's all right too. Knowing your limits is important and to respect them is even more.

Fully in agreement with Krystalg, write for you, not for others. Write it how you want it and feel comfortable, trust your own intuition to take the right decision. If you feel like it doesn't need chapters, don't use chapters. It's as simple as that. There is no right or wrong answer, just the one that make sense to you.

You will learn as you publish new stories, it's part of the fun of it, of the discovery you make through your writing.

I think it really depends on the story. If you think that having a break into the story feels right at a specific place, like to have a cliff hanger or there is a period of time between two scenes, it might be right to have chapters. It's really up to you in the end and how your story is built. Personally, for a 6.5k story, I wouldn't break it unless I have a very good reason to do so, like a cliff hanger.

The only thing I'll say: if your story is longer than 10k words, it will need to be broken up in chapters. Stories on Lush cannot be more than 10k, as it is already a 45-60 minutes read, the reader attention span will not last more than this.

Keep it simple, don't over-complicate your story with chapters unless it feels right. Hope this helps.

Woohoo! Congratulation to the top 3 (Dronette, WW, Quill), top 10, and to everyone that participated! It was such a nice competition and I cannot wait to finish reading all entries. Thanks Lush team for all the efforts putting up those competitions and judging all of our entries, you are making this community vibrant and dynamic!

I go with You Belong To Me Tonight! because of the background of the story. I got inspiration from someone's life and I was able to ask her questions about CNC, something I never considered I would be interested in any shape or form. I got so riled up by her story that it inspired mine. With her permission, I wrote that story. I find it so hot and sexy, mild CNC is now in my sex bucket list.

Both at the same time. For some stories, the names aren't important, some others they are absolutely important. For characters out of the franco-englo society I live in, I research names to fit the local culture and find idioms or words that are used to give some realism.

That being said, there is one character name that I use specifically because it is my second name, using it when the story has a very personal meaning (Alex if you are wondering).

It's somewhat "reassuring" that I'm not the only one in this situation for a weird reason, that I'm not the only one "guilty" of it. My only series, Among the Stars, has 12 chapters published over 32. When I got to write it, note that I wasn't planning on writing it but rather that I needed to, I just started putting words in a document and finished few weeks later with a very long novel. I didn't know what I would do with it, so I found Lush and started publishing it.

It's now been 6 months that I haven't published anything (only got back into it few weeks ago) and I feel so bad about leaving it hanging, considering that some people love my writing and wants me to continue. I even started writing other stuff, which make me feel even worse considering what I haven't finished. Although, I've decided that I would edit my future novels completely before starting to publish, so I do not leave my readers hanging again. This way, it would also mean that the chapters can be released fairly quickly one after the other, keeping the readers hooked as you release 2 to 3 chapters a week.

Personally, I love series, the fact that the author could take their time to develop the characters and the plot. Although, I definitely prefer to read a series once it is all published so I can binge it. Mirroring what Longing was saying previously, it's more difficult to keep track of the characters and plot if the chapters are released only sporadically.

Hi everyone,

actually been a while I've posted something, so here is my last story: You Belong To Me Tonight!

WARNING This story contains consensual non-consensual (CNC) and domination/submission play. If you don't particularly like BDSM and power play, wait for my next story as I will be back to my usual style for the summer competition.

That being said, this is a special story for two reasons: my first proper BDSM story and that it was inspired by a Reddit AMA (link below). On this last bit, I'm super glad she, the AMA OP, gave me permission to post the story, it was an inspiration of the moment as we were exchanging on her sexual lifestyle.

Story: https://www.lushstories.com/stories/bdsm/you-belong-to-me-tonight

Reddit AMA with DeepFriedhentaiMemes/YourSubmissiveWaifu777 : https://www.reddit.com/r/NSFWIAMA/comments/uzt78d/im_a_28f_sw_engineer_by_day_onlyfans_content/
Check her Reddit account if you want to read her stories or visit her OnlyFan page.

There you go, I'm back after few difficult months. I hope to get back to Among the Stars soon, although I've started working on a new novel. :facepalm:

See ya!
WiHa

Congratz Henke! I'm super happy for you! A fantastic award for a fantastic story to a fantastic author! Well deserved!

Hi everyone,

I've just uploaded the last part of a new story I wrote called Perverted Reality. Set in a distant future, what should have been a normal day for Koike, working during the day and having the visit of his girlfriend at night, transforms into a day of realization, discovery, and weirdness. This dystopic story shows a world where reality is blurred and where illusions are not only visual but in your own mind.

This is part of a new series called Impure Future, a set of standalone stories set in the future where I explore how our world may change and sex is consumed.

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/fantasy-sci-fi/perverted-reality-part-1-of-3 (Recommended Read)

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/fantasy-sci-fi/perverted-reality-part-2-of-3

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/fantasy-sci-fi/perverted-reality-part-3-of-3 (Recommended Read)

Happy reading.

Hi everyone,

to conclude this year's chapters for To Dream Among the Stars, here is chapter 12. Don't worry, more chapters are to be released in 2022, I'm simply taking a quick break while I publish other stories and rework chapter 13.

One liner: "Fresh from his first gay experience, Alex has to face the reactions of the crew.".

Have a great end of the week and wish you all a great holiday season!

WiHa

Congratz to the winners! Great stories as always. It's so nice to see how we all go different ways on the same subject.

Hi everyone,

as promised, here is chapter 11B of To Dream Among the Stars, available here!

"Hard as it might be, Alex’s solo evening is taking a turn, no longer as straightforward as he thought."

Chapter 12 should also follow soon.

Have a great Sunday!

WiHa

Hi everyone,

Chapter 11A of To Dream Among the Stars is out, available here!

Synopsis: Alex decides that he needs some time-off, how hard could that be?

Chapter 11B should come out relatively soon, not making you wait too much 🤣

Have a great weekend.

WiHa

If I could do a tour in space like Inspiration 4 or go for a week in a space station, I would sell everything I have and get in debt for the rest of my life to do it. As for the quick jump that BlueOrigin and Virgin Galactic offers, I would only consider it if there is no other way of doing it. Maybe in a decade or two it will get more affordable, keeping hope as we see the rapid progress of companies like SpaceX.

You only have to see the reaction of William Shatner looking down at the Earth to know this is a life changing trip.

Shameless plug: If you like space exploration, look at my ongoing novel "To dream among the Stars" ;). Link below.

Hi everyone,

Chapter 10 of To Dream Among the Stars is out, available here!

Synopsis: Alex has a lot to deal with, feeling desired, pressured, and far far away from home.

Have a great weekend.

WiHa

Hi everyone,

Hope your summer was great. After a complete rewrite, here is chapter 9B of Among the Stars. Sorry for the delay, but I wanted to put the time to improve the story to a level I was satisfied with. Now, onto chapter 10!

All is well with Alex, the new center of attention of the ship. His relationship with Akari is deepening, Leet is showing him attention, and Bruce is always around making suggestive jokes. What could go wrong?

Enjoy and have a great week.

WiHa

Oh, yes. I have a chapter in my ongoing story To Dream Among the Stars that I'll have to completely rewrite. I've created something too dark, too violent for this site. Even writing it was difficult and uneasy, so it's going to stay in my first draft version. Only my therapist has seen it and it will most likely stay like this.

Otherwise, I usually write things that are out of my imagination, so no issue there. There is only one story in my working folder that is based on reality, I don't know what to do with it. I might publish it, but it touches on emotions still somewhat close to heart. Will see.

Being a non native English writer/speaker, I had to develop strategies to help get my stories through moderators (first story was refused on first submission for very good reasons). Here is what I do.

• While writing the story, I write it as it goes, I do not fuss about errors or misspelling. I just want to put on paper my creative idea.
• Once the story is fully written, I review the story many times for finding issues with wording, words too often used and other structural issues. I correct grammar if I find some, but I do not focus on it. It is now that I recite my story out loud. It's weird and thankfully I'm living alone, but it helps as you find those turn of phrase that are weird or words that could be replaced for more fitting words.
  
• Once the story is to my liking, I pass it through Grammarly. The free version is good enough for me, but look at the paid offering if you want to have advanced suggestions (have not tested, cannot say if it is good or not). Though, note that Grammarly is not perfect, do not simply accept all corrections, think about each of them before you commit.
• Then, I use my cheatsheet. I created a document where I put all of my common mistakes, from homonyms I confuse (e.g. licking, liking; breath, breathe;), specific spelling for specific situations, turn of phrase that aren't correct ("if ... would" is my sin), words that are better than more generic words (all vs every; small vs short vs thin), and more. This document should evolve as you write, add things that you see you often do, remove others that you have finally mastered. I usually find many things to correct at this point, even though I've done manual correction, Grammarly, Word and the lot.
• My second to last step is to read it on my Kindle, in bed, relaxed, not in a "let's correct this story" mode. As some others has noted, changing how you present the story can help you.
• Finally, I prepare the story on Lush and do the preview. I re-read it and usually find one or two things.

Here you go, hope it helps. Of all this, I strongly suggest you create a cheatsheet. I find it very good to focus on one thing to correct at a time, search for that specific issue in my story, correct it if necessary, then move to the next item to look for.