Forum: Author Hangout

It isn't quite that bad. I suggest people look at Karen Blaine stories on ASSTR, some are historical romances and others are business related set in the present time. There is some sex but it isn't descriptive and I haven't seen any young (under 18) characters being molested.

I was exaggerating, but not by much. My point, is that once ASSTR became the only refuge for pedo stories, it become overwhelmed with pedo readers, and the typical reader fled, and as they did, so did the majority of the regular author.

You've got to admit, the amount of pedo stories has never been higher than it has for the past several years, and it doesn't seem to be relenting. What's more, the admins appear to have largely abandoned the site. They're still there, undoubtedly, but they're so overwhelmed, they're impossible to reach, they don't respond to issue and inquires (and offers of help) go unanswered.

@D.S.

ASSTR started as a repository for stories(text) from a particular usenet forum, specifically alt.sex.stories. Why you would expect them to be welcoming of non-sex stories is beyond me.

I don't expect it, but as the site drifts farther and farther afield, I hate seeing it diminish. I've kind of gone in the opposite direction. Since every time I include sex in my stories I get some who rant about the sex, and others who'll skip major portions of the story to avoid the few sex scenes, complaining the story no longer makes sense, I've largely started to bypass the sex aspects simple to shut up the steady whining.

I don't plan on ignoring it forever, but if the sex scenes prevent people from comprehending the story, then there's little reason for including it.

However, I do have a couple of romances and mysteries planning, so I'll sprinkle those liberally with sex. I'm just not sure I'll post them to ASSTR. (I never posted "The Cuckoo's Progeny" there, which features a pseudo-incest theme throughout the story.)

I've noticed two types of stories 1) Those written so poorly that I'm skipping ahead to find the sex and 2) Those that have such a good, well written story that I gloss over the sex.

I've been discussing with and closely observing a couple writers that I'm friendly with the subject of how to write sex scenes that aren't about sex. Sure, they'll likely give you a hard-on, but the point is to show plot and characterization. Often it's done with some humor.

I typically use a technique which is rarely used by others, in that I find my characters tend to reveal more about themselves, things that I, as an author, am not even aware of, once they climb into bed with someone they trust. Thus the sex scenes become trust building exercises, and a chance for the characters to explore other issues.

Other authors typically halt the story cold, repeat the standard 'slam, bam, thank you, ma'am' response, and then restart the story once again. I suspect many (but by no means all) of my readers were taken back by my technique and reacted to it by skipping ahead, over the more plot-centered scenes.

I've also found, that readers respond differently to sex scenes depending to their moods. If they've just had sex themselves, they couldn't care less about it. If they're busy, they're often not focused on the sex scenes. Thus there's no telling how readers will or won't respond to a sex scene, and thus they become unpredictable wildcards, where readers either love or hate them.

I typically use a technique which is rarely used by others, in that I find my characters tend to reveal more about themselves, things that I, as an author, am not even aware of, once they climb into bed with someone they trust. Thus the sex scenes become trust building exercises, and a chance for the characters to explore other issues.

Absolutely. This. 'Pillow talk' is very important, too. There are things you can say after making love that you might not be able to say at other times. As you do, I make use of this technique in A Well-Lived Life.

It isn't quite that bad. I suggest people look at Karen Blaine stories on ASSTR, some are historical romances and others are business related set in the present time.

There's also the Kirsten Archive, or whatever it's called. Some of the directories are sorted by theme; others are numbered. Search is dicey, as others have said, but I haven't noticed a predominance of pedo stories there.

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There's also the Kirsten Archive, or whatever it's called. Some of the directories are sorted by theme; others are numbered. Search is dicey, as others have said, but I haven't noticed a predominance of pedo stories there.

That's because the stories there haven't been automatically placed there the way the general archive is done, but are selected by the archive manager.

There's also the Kirsten Archive, or whatever it's called. Some of the directories are sorted by theme; others are numbered. Search is dicey, as others have said, but I haven't noticed a predominance of pedo stories there.

Kirsten's Archive is the exception of great storytelling on ASSTR, as they select the best of what's offered on ASSTR. (Though, to be fair, I haven't noticed as many additions in the past few years, possibly because there aren't as many good stories being posted to ASSTR recently.)