On the library? Mine, of course!
....but if not, my all time favorite (though the video version of it sucked big time!) THE STORY OF "O".
New Favorite story - Fourty Four Hours by Kay
I have to update my favorite story. I am attempting to write myself, and thought I was ready to submit something this week, but after finishing this last night, it hit me that my writing belongs in a comic book compared to this. I am honestly in awe of Kay's talent. I read something else the same day, by a highly rated writer on this site, one that I have enjoyed, and I realized something interesting, at least to me. Often when writers describe a scene, make an interesting analogy, of whatever, as creative as that may be, I find myself reading words, trying to turn them into images. In other words I can become conscious of the act of reading. With Kay's style, I'm totally engaged in the moment, often breathlessly hanging on every twist and turn as the action or mental processes unfold. I was actually weak when I finished this. My heart had been pounding for hours and it took 2 hours and 4 pills to settle down enough to sleep. But beyond all that, her imagination is equal to her technical skill as a writer. I had no idea submission could go this far and it still be the right thing for the sub. I was so involved in these characters that I found myself feeling deep empathy for them, especially Kara. And for me, this story has one of the best endings I have seen in this genre.
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OK, I'll stop now. Highly recommended!
sunburststrat
so many favorites so little space
I have many favorites both on and off this site. My interests lean toward F/m, scifi, mystery, hypno, magic... On this site Las Hembras : by DrDan is a very interesting and ironic tale, The Femina Empire : by Pluto strikes a chord within my submissive nature, and a recent arival Laura Croft and the The Venus Thigh Trap : by SensoryOverlord while not F/m is a story that i could not quit reading.
Favorites off this site are Ragedy Anne : by Thrall on mcstories, Better Living Through Chastity: The Story of Blair and Jackie : by slaventom at altarboy's chastity web site ( i wish that he would add a conclusion), and a story written for a yahoo group called A Womans World in which men have lost a war between the sexes (I do not recall the author but the group is Female World Order).
Along those lines I highly reccomend the ebook Fear of a Female Comsos : by Attis Robertson, in which the earth has once again been conquered by Female Supremast aliens.
Now after reading this thread i must go and check out Jane Marwood.
Sorry about the length,
daspreussische :)
could use some feedback myself
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Originally Posted by lex ludite
Believe it or not there are a few of us who do believe in helping, or hindering in some cases, authors who post on the site. ... Feedback is one thing that most authors strive mightly to obtain, be it good or bad.
Actually what prompted me to respond to this thread is the baffling nature of reviews. My second concern is the appalling dearth of them, given an author's efforts in writing a piece. I have spoken of this before, as one of fav stories got only 7 reviews in four years!!! This was 7 reviews out of 49K reads! And it was a huge 38 chapter effort. It was, maybe not too surprisingly, the only story that writer ever submitted.
I read a story last night that got 17 reviews in 4 days! ... all 9's or 10's. And it was only one chapter to set the scene (to be continued)! And more baffling still, the plot had been done a thousand times (uh, let's see if we can blackmail a housewife into being a slut one more time - although I will freely admit that I LOVE a good slut-wife story!). I could see nothing so exceptional as to receive that number of enthusiastic reviews in so short a time. I will not reveal the story out of courtesy to the writer. This is NOT a criticism of his writing.
I should perhaps put this in perspective by saying that I'm a big fan of many writer's here - I am NOT a harsh critic, as these things go - if I like something, I like it, regardless of style or spelling/punctuation idiosyncrasies. My reviews tend to be enthusiastic and with admittedly quite a bit of rating inflation.
Back to the 17 reviews. To me at least this more or less confirms my long held theory that reviewers mimic the ratings of the reviews before them. Basically I think that high marks attract readers, who then leave high marks. I'm guilty myself of not even opening a story that gets less than 8. I mean, christ, ya gotta find some way to filter all the new stories. Lex, you were one of the lone dissenting reviews out of the 17, which in part is why I'm responding to your comments on the subjects of reviews. I couldn't have agreed more with your assessment.
Now to my own "need" for feedback as a fledgling author. I probably spent a year on and off writing my first two stories. My first got 3 reviews out of 8133 reads, and I got a few nice, although extremely short emails with some positive remarks, but not much that helped me answer some writing questions I had, or help determine the direction or approach of my new episodes using the same characters. I did appreciate those emails tremendously though. By the way, after the stories fell off the "front page" of new stories, the hits went down to nil, but that particular problem has been identified already. So, I have struggled with my motivation to finish and submit my current stories. Damn, I've got next to nothing to go on (except of course, my own erotic fantasies, which can be considerable at times).
I will finish this semi-rant with a huge thanks to you Lex. You were one of those few reviewers I had, and I was very impressed that you took the review process so seriously. I really appreciate your feedback. You are doing a public service to us writers by taking the time to give detailed reviews. Given your prolific writing, I am flat out amazed at the number of thoughtful reviews you submit.
regards,
sunburststrat
mysterious number of reviews
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Originally Posted by mystymason
Dear sunburststrat:
My first written effort, the ongoing Dexter Chronicles, actually does take a bit of time to put together, edit, proof read, set aside to percolate, and re-proof before putting it on the Library’s shelves. I’ve had over 45,000 hits and only five reviews (and I very much appreciate each of the reviews received, because they let me know what others think of my work). I also earnestly want to know how others would like the story to proceed (or if they would just like it to stop), if they want particular characters revisited, or a relationship further realized, and I love to hear the readers’ ideas, thoughts, musings, rants, etc., about any aspect of my work.
And so, I thank you for your very graciously expressing yourself.
Mysty
Mysty,
I found the process to be incredibly time consuming myself. There seemed to be no end to editing. I just had to stop myself at some point. Every time I revisited them I found a better way to express something.
I also felt that more reader feedback would have helped determine future direction. I'm planning on putting Dr. Katrina through considerably more severe paces than in the first two light-weight episodes. Jeez ... hope I don't alienate that single very enthusiastic fan I have!
But getting to the mystery of the 17 reviews in four days. Someone got back to me about that. Seems some writers get all their friends to drop off reviews. That could explain all the one or two line reviews, and those 17 outstanding reviews were for a single chapter intro!?!
I do have another theory. Look at what's popular on TV. I have two shows that I think are done well: 24 and Shield. I have issues with both, but I think the production quality, the writing and the acting are all very good. But millions of Americans (and god knows how many others) fill there time with all the other shows. What I'm getting at, is that 17 people may have loved that one chapter. It is possible (I just don't believe it).
Hey, I just checked out your story for fun. At least you got five great reviews. That must be encouraging. And besides, your story got me hooked within three paragraphs. Your writing looks excellent so far. I'm going to continue with it. What a huge effort - 16 chapters!
regards,
sunburststrat
mystymason's Sue Dexter Chronicles
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Originally Posted by mystymason
My first written effort, the ongoing Dexter Chronicles,
I want to go back to the original topic of this thread ... " What is your favorite story?"
Well everybody, do yourself a favor and check out Mysty's "Dexter Chronicles"!!! I know this is shop-worn phrase, but ... ohmygod!!!!!!!!
I had comfortably settled into a groove reading all the f/f stories I could find and occasionally finding a gem here and there. I also suffered through a lot of repetitious ideas, characters and plots, some weak writing, etc, etc.
Then Mysty responded to my post on reviews, so I checked out Dexter Chronicles, reluctantly at first, because f/m ... well I just wasn't interested in reading about men at all, whether m/f or f/m. But damn!!! This story not only blew my mind, but hooked me totally by the fourth chapter. Reading this, there are times I want to BE one of these hapless males, subjected to the cruel abuse of these damned sexy uber-women! Jesus! This stuff is intense, and creative, and wicked, and evil, and disturbing, and thought-provoking, and hot, and masterfully written and ...
Keep it up Mysty! Can NOT believe this is your first story. What a talent!
sunburststrat
My favorite story was also my 'awakening'
"Police Story" by Brown Dragon
Anyone who has ever read a story that grabs you from the first sentence to the last should rank this as one of the best. Just about anything written by V.P. Viddler has to be in the top ten.