GeorgeGlass

I don't understand that attitude. It sounds like those authors want to deceive readers into reading something they won't like. What's the point of that? If I put a bunch of kale in a casserole and don't tell the people I serve it to, I have only myself to blame if they spit it out and call me a lousy cook--or have a violent allergic reaction. I'm all for that. I'd rather readers be able to make an informed decision about what they read. Besides, I consider tags to be as much ads as warning labels. They're a way of saying, "If you're into [insert fetish here], you might like this story." Getting back to the subject of the thread, the tagging is part of what makes readers' selection patterns so interesting, because their choices are deliberate and informed.

I'm so sorry. Like those ads on TV used to say, "A mind is a terrible thing." Or something like that.

Thanks to everyone who has responded so far. Most of what you all are saying jibes completely with what I initially expected when I first started posting stories--which makes the actual behavior of readers (as I have observed it, anyway) all the more puzzling. My plot-heaviest story is actually my least popular one by a wide margin in terms of hits and reviews, and the only reviewer thus far has been a man (or used a male name, anyway). Muhabba makes an interesting point about all the formerly taboo material that has is mainstream these days. Maybe the people who read that sort of thing are more representative of the internet-erotica readership in general.

Horrible fic-title idea: "Skrullfucked."

In the time that I've been posting (mostly erotic) fiction on various sites (AFF, Hentai Foundry, and Inkbunny), my experience with male and female readers has been, to me, extremely counterintuitive: --I've written several stories that, at the time I wrote them, I considered "woman-friendly." That is, the female characters have strong roles and are equal partners in sexual activity. Female readers never review these. --Of the first dozen stories I posted on AFF, the only one that any openly female reader (ie, a reader whose username or profile makes her gender obvious) has reviewed was one in which the female protagonist is repeatedly gang-raped. Her comment was "Very good fic." --Only male readers express dislike for my non-con stories. A male reader who reviewed one such story yesterday told me that it was well written but made him want to vomit. --In contrast, the only stories I've written on which women seem interested enough to comment (always positively) are stories that involve rape, incest, or both. Now, I generally don't talk to my female friends about their tastes in erotica, so my only RL source of info about what women want to read is my wife. So when I think "woman-friendly," I'm thinking "something that won't make my wife smash the computer screen and run away screaming." But then, I can't imagine my wife visiting AFF, so maybe she's not a good representative of what women who like erotic fiction enjoy. Anyway, I've blathered long enough. I'd love to hear what other AFF users--male and female--have to say on this subject.

Re: "Wild Side" Well, this story IS pretty much straight-up porn (although I tried to put a twist or two on it), so I think "guilty pleasure" is a highly appropriate assessment. One thing I learned while writing this story is that dialogue can sometimes be hotter than action. I kept finding myself, um, rereading the part where Daddy tells Angie what he's going to do when they go back home. Thanks for reviewing!

In my ongoing quest to figure out what sort of stories AFF members like, I recently posted my original father-daughter incest story "Wild Side" here, and I'll soon post its sequel, "Everything She Needs." And, of course, I'll respond to reviews in this thread.

There are lots of great ways to organize your thoughts, both on and off the computer. Here are a few that I've tried that have worked well for me: --Writing ideas down on scraps of paper or index cards so that I can lay them out later and move them around until I like the order they're in. --Using a smartphone app called Notebooks. I use it to write down ideas or pieces of dialogue or whatnot and then email them to myself so that, later, I can organize them on my computer. --Using a freeware program called Freemind. It's basically an outlining program that lets you type text into boxes, shuffle them around, put them in hierarchies, etc.

No, but I hope the readers were. No biggie. Balancing comedy, drama, and sex has been one of the great challenges of this story. I don't expect the mix to be perfect for everyone. But I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. The last line was not intended as a reference to GRAVITY (although I have now seen it and thought it was really good)--just as a bit of comedy at poor Stacy's expense.

Thanks! I've started finding these sex scenes harder to write, because I've done enough stories with these same characters that I've become concerned about not just writing the same scene over and over again. So I'm glad if they're doing it for you.

Thanks!

Exactly.

Oh yes indeed.

Responses to reviews of my original story, "Firelight." (A cow visits a stud service to get bred and finds that the experience exceeds her expectations. (M/F, furry, big boobs, big cock, impregnation, Southern accents) Anthro, COMPLETE, M/F, Oneshot, Oral, Preg) Glad you liked it! I have no plans to continue this particular story, but I will definitely post more furry stories here.

I'm a little unclear on what your issue is. Is it that this chapter took me an unusually long time to write (I'd been going for about 1 a week, but this one took 10 days), or that the content of the chapter was not sufficiently gratifying? If it's the first issue, the main reason I got a bit slow with this chapter was that I kept writing bits that I realized were more appropriate for subsequent chapters. Hopefully, this means that the NEXT chapter will come sooner. If it's the second issue, well, Phineas DID get blown to completion in this chapter, so that's something. (I even got auto-chastised for not putting "oral" in the list of tags. I fixed that just now.) Anyhow, more excitement to come in the next chapter.

I knew a mom who actually forbade her kids from watching Spongebob for fear that it induces stupidity. I like Phineas and Ferb because the creators are from my generation and throw in a lot of in-jokes about the 80s (and other stuff that kids aren't likely to get).

What people here generally do is create a review response thread in the appropriate "Fan Fiction" forum (ie, whichever forum fits the category your story is in). You can then insert a link to your thread into the text of the story, or put it in a "review" of your own story.

Thank you, thank you, and thank you/get bent. Next chapter should go up at the end of the week.

BTW, you inspired me to post one of my furry stories here on AFF: "Firelight," about a cow who visits a stud service.

Thanks! I've been managing about a chapter a week so far; I expect the writing will continue at that pace.

I'm not sure I agree. Working with a story started by someone else frees you to write without having to start from scratch, giving you more time to practice your writing technique without having to worry about the basic premise of the story or introducing the characters. Isn't that half the reason people write fanfic--to use already-established characters and settings to tell new stories?

6000 hits and no reviews? Incredible. In what category is the fic posted? A few days ago, I posted an original story ("Firelight") in the Erotica > Het-Male/Female section that has garnered about 1000 hits and 8 ratings but no reviews. My other single-chapter stories (all fanfics) have gotten about 1 to 5 reviews per 1000 hits, so I'm not sure why it's so different for this original fic. With regard to ratings, people generally give my fanfics either 5s or nothing, whereas this original story has earned a couple of 1s (in addition to some 4s or 5s). That makes me even more curious to know what readers like or don't like about it.

Are any animal terms that are actually flattering to women? For men, being compared to a bull, an ox, or a horse is often a positive thing, but not so much for women. Gazelle, maybe? And while I realize that "cow" is generally considered an insult, I definitely favor women with characteristics that could be considered...um...bovine.

Well, that IS kind of the point of them. Besides, this is meant to be as much an adventure story as erotica. Plenty more danger, drama, and gettin' it on ahead.

And things have only just begun to go wrong! Glad you're enjoying it so far. As for character death...no comment. Thanks! When I decided to do a sequel, this seemed like the storyline that would most easily carry one.