For me, length isn't really the primary consideration. The length depends on the nature of the story. Many of the stories posted here tend to be about a single sexual encounter between two
individuals. Going over 10,000 words on this type of story is probably overdoing it. My own preference is to read (and write) longer stories with multiple characters and which cover a greater period of time than a single sex act.

It's been my experience, however, that you'll have more readers if you post your stories in segments. A 200 KB story won't get as many downloads as a 30 KB story, so don't post a long one all at once.

In general, though, I think readers pay more attention to the story codes and synopsis than to the length. Maybe we should start a thread on how to write a good synopsis. It's certainly one of my weak points. (There's already a thread on story codes--or at least there was. I haven't looked at it lately.)

Lastly, inspired by Couture, I submit my own very short story (250 words).

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It was not surprising that Ann was one of the most popular girls at Deep Discount Community College. Her long blond hair framed a classic oval face with high cheek bones and a slender neck surmounting a chest of truly noble proportions.

Ann was on her way to class. Propelled by her long, slender stocking clad legs, her 38D breasts preceded her into the classroom. As she entered the room, she noticed some of the rowdier boys in the back of the room snickering. She thought she knew the cause of their mirth. Ann's pubic area was 55% shaved, as was every other woman's these days. This was the result of new legislation, passed after extensive lobbying by the cosmetics industry, who hoped to expand their market for products to maintain this condition.

Ann was not entirely happy about this state of affairs, but the law was the law. Besides, she had already been stopped once by the pubic police and found to be out of compliance, with only 46% shaved. Justice had been swift and certain. Ann was handcuffed, bent over the hood of the squad car, and soundly spanked.

Although the spanking had been painful, Ann was always one to look on the bright side. She was glad that it had been a B&D crew that had administered her punishment. Had it been an incest squad, her father would surely have learned of her transgression. She didn't even want to think about the canine patrol...