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When I first started posting on SOL, my scores were noticeably lower than what I was getting on other sites. Same stories, same writing, but the numbers here just didn’t match up. At one point I genuinely started wondering if the crowd on this site was just harsher for no reason.
Then I started limiting access, putting some of the work behind a paywall. And the ratings climbed. Not a little either, they moved much closer to the scores I see everywhere else.
I’m not saying this to complain. I’m actually curious.
Has other authors experienced the same thing?
Do fully open stories tend to attract more low-effort or drive-by ratings, while stories that require a bit more effort (login, payment, etc.) end up with a more invested group of readers?
I’d genuinely like to hear if this is a common pattern or if I just got unlucky early on.
Furthermore, should low-rating givers be forced to provide at least a sentence justifying the low score?
- Lila twitter/x: lilahartwrites
Been trying to add my X id to my author profile.. it keeps saying Invalid ID.
If u have X, come say hi to me.. https://x.com/lilahartwrites
You got any intriguing ideas I need to hear.. lets have it!
Read it rate it! If u want to rate it lower come tell me the reason in the comments. Read the tags.. if it’s not for u don’t bother reading! Don’t be a drive-by low rated jerk.
Hey,
So.. I couldn’t leave this one alone.
I originally posted Home for the Weekend and felt pretty good about it at the time. But the more I sat with it, the more I kept thinking about certain scenes and places where the control could’ve gone deeper, where the denial could’ve hurt more, where the emotional side of the obsession felt a little too thin.
I ended up going back in and doing a proper rewrite on a lot of it, welp... I know.. I know.. but bear with me.
And it wasn't even a quick edit. I expanded some of the key sequences (especially the laundry room and the kitchen teasing), strengthened her control throughout, and added more of the messy emotional weight that was missing. There’s a new late-night scene that changes the tone in a way I really like, and the ending hits different too.
If you read the first version, this one should feel more intense and more deliberate. I think it’s the version the story was always supposed to be.
Updated story is up! As always I welcome all comments more than low ratings.
Thanks for being patient with me while I obsessed over this one. Hope it hits the way I wanted it to this time.
-Lila
The last chapter of Home for the Weekend will go up tomorrow.
Thank you to everyone who’s been reading and following it. This one grew faster than I expected.
After this, I’ll be shifting focus for a little while.
I also have Babygirl available if you want something longer and already complete.
You can find it here: https://zbookstore.com/s/4452/babygirl
I’m also curious — what kind of stories do you want to see next?
Feel free to tell me your favorite dynamics or kinks. I read everything.
Thanks for reading.
— Lila Hart
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