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Do you know any stories that comes close to wishfulfillment?

I personally believe over 50% of the stories on this website can be considered "wish fulfillment" in that they are based on what the authors would like to see happen in a given situation.

Check the reviews of stories to find stories/authors who appeal to you and start reading.

Magi's story, pete a young man's story, idk if i should read this, is it now active?

He put off writing the final book because he's now so involved in putting stupid naked daily photos on his website (instead of writing). However, the new story is more a disappointment than satisfying his many fans. It's unfolding SO slowly, new chapters only appearing intermittently. It's clear he doesn't have the time or inclination to ever finish the series.

I loved the first two books, but gave up mid-way through the third (though I still enjoy his "daily pictures"). So maybe his giving up writing isn't a complete loss, just like when a great singer begins crafting woolen coozies. ::( (if anyone is unfamiliar with that symbol, it specifies 'rolling your eyes')

You really do have some personal issues with Nick Scipio don't you?

No, as I intimated, I've always admired his writing, but I'm frustrated that he's replaced his writing with website maintenance. It's like all the authors who start blogging about writing, and never write anything serious again. It's a distraction, rather than the dedication of writing. Still, I appreciate his website (whenever I still visit it), but I miss when he was writing full time.

The world needs more serious writers and fewer bloggers (though Nick doesn't qualify as a blogger).

I just find it odd that you go on about him so often, yet there are hundreds (maybe as many as a thousand?) other authors on this site that have incomplete or inactive stories.
Nick is still posting (albeit very slowly), yet there are all of those authors here that don't even do that.

That's a valid observation. I guess his getting sidetracked just bothers me more, especially considering the reason why. I find it frustrating when authors get sidetracked feeding a hungry website/blog market which doesn't actually pay them anything. I see it as a pointless distraction which merely feeds the ego (but then again, isn't that all that writing is?).

He changed jobs, went back to college, started another job. Just like many of the other writers here- circumstances change.

Duh!

I hadn't kept up on his blogging, so I wasn't aware of those details, which sound impressive. Certainly more than I've done lately. I guess I was targeting him for what others on the web have been doing, assuming he fits into that category, without fully researching it.

(As an aside, cmsix can hardly blame health issues, as he rarely finished anything before then. He's got a history of unfinished stories, which I've commented on before. But in that case, I've blamed it on what I perceive as his inability to satisfactorily end a story he's never managed to get right.)

In Nick's case, given the new info., I'll amend my objection. He simply shouldn't have started the newest book, or at least not started posting it online, until he had the time to properly finish it. Many of us start projects knowing our writing will have to wait, but expecting readers to wait years until we finish is expected a lot. I, and many others here, prefer finishing a story before posting. If you have the time, it's not as bad, since you know you're likely to post on a regular basis.

However, I was clearly unfairly targeting Nick. Although I used to visit his site fairly often (mainly to check out his daily photos), I haven't visited much since giving up on series.

What would you consider wish-fulfillment?

Back in time do over? Moved to another place/time to start again? Genie stories? Magic? Fantasy? Coming of age?

How about characters with 12" dicks, GG breasts, or dozens of adoring girlfriends? Then there are stories where the author doesn't understand basic English structure. It's "wish-fulfillment" if anyone reads it to completion.

The Category Search works for non-Premier members. You just don't have the option of excluding story codes from the search.

Not exactly. For free members it's just a demo that give you only 10 stories and no sorting.

The site has to make something worthwhile to premier members. I've been told by Lazeez that fewer than 1% of users actually pay, so the held-back features aren't that crucial to the long term enjoyment of the site.

I can only imagine Lazeez biting his tongue when somebody complains about something about the site or asking for help to circumvent the restrictions on premier features.

Not exactly. For free members it's just a demo that give you only 10 stories and no sorting.

I didn't know that. Oops.

But i'm only asking for good ones that are long

The problem you face Jhncanson is that you apparently have no preference as to type of genre you want to read. You say you are willing to read anything that is "good" and "long", but those are subjective terms.

I and others have suggested where you can find stories that will suit your reading preferences. If you had followed the suggestions provided to you and put in a little bit of effort, you would have found enough reading material to keep you happy for years.

Because you are asking for the impossible.

You come up with an exceedingly vague request that's impossible to do a simple search for even with a premier membership, expecting those few of us who actually fund this site to do all the hard work for you.

Then you have the gall to complain and come up with more equally vague nonsense requirements when asked to be more specific.

Face it, Jhncanson. "Wish fulfillment" covers about 80% of the SOL stories, whether it's fulfilling the wishes of the characters, the author or the readers. Without supplying any limits (like genre), all we can do is point to the "39,652 stories" sign on the SOL home page.

That reminds me, i have yet to read your stories. That gives me stories to look forward. It will probably last me 2-4 months of reading material.(hopefully i don't read all of it less than that)

I wouldn't list my stories as wish-fulfillment. I'm a fan of the heroic-tragedy, where someone only succeeds by sacrificing themselves. Generally, for every advance, the protagonist loses something, while gaining something else (two steps forward and one step back).

Only certain stories really qualify as wish-fulfillment. Time travel are classics in that regard, as it's the desire by both the author and the protagonist to redo their lives so they can do a better job than they did the first time. Likewise, many of the porn stories here are authors (and readers) wishing they could experience what the protagonists do. To a lesser extent, virtually any happy ending is wish fulfillment, as readers wish that live accomplished things, rather than living a constant struggle where the conflict merely shifts from one thing to another.

Still, better crafted fiction deals with bigger issues than "I wish I could do that". They instead try to say something, and convey specific object lessons (like mine, which convey you don't succeed without paying the price for your success).

I would have said 90%

I was trying to be conservative when I said over 50%. In some ways, it is closer to 100%.

This is draining.

Since you apparently need detailed guidance, do the following:

1. Go to your Home page.

2. In the bar at the top of the screen, click the Reviews button.

3. When the listing of reviews appears, look at the story titles until something appeals to you.

4. Click the story's title. A description of the story and all of its reviews will appear.

5. If it seems appealing, go read the story and make note of the author. At the end of the story, click the feedback button and let the author know what you thought of his story. Authors like feedback. Then if you liked the story, go to the author's page and try reading his other stories.

That should give you adequate reading material to keep you busy for several years.

If there was a way to sort search results as a free member then itd make my life easier but that's wishful thinking on my part.

One alternate method, is to find other stories which fit your search category, and then check which other stories are "recommended" afterwards (i.e. let SOL make the search for you, rather than you're being restricted from doing your own). Since the recommendation is based upon the story tags, it should turn up similar stories without turning up a bunch of other genres.