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sr71plt
on Sep 16, 2017
How To
In all likelihood most authors posting stories to Literotica are seeking connection and approval from readers here—and there's nothing wrong about that. And a good many are also interested in receiving help in developing their writing style and the popularity of their stories. There's nothing about that either. There also are readers willing to help authors...
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by
History Nut
on Sep 16, 2017
How To
Editing One's Work: Using a Text to Speech Program as a Proofreading Tool
In December 2006 I posted this to Literotica under the title: Using Microsoft Reader as a Proofreading Tool. Since that time, MS Reader has been changed in such a way that it is no longer useful for this purpose.
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What follows below is the original essay on the need for proofreadi...
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by
l8bloom
on Sep 1, 2017
How To
The typical how-to is an instruction manual of sorts, and its underlying assumption is that the reader wants something, and the author's goal is to relate, step by step, how the reader can get it. Our culture values the idea that when you want something, you go after it, or at the very least, you ask for what you want.
That is one way of thinking -- sometim...
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by
Tx Tall Tales
on Dec 10, 2019
How To
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Your readers are precious. Help them
My first foray into the How-to category. Some notes on making your stories more 'readable' and therefore, more enjoyable.
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Let's face it. The readers here on Literotica have a lot to choose from. If they have any issues with your story, it's easy enough to drop...
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by
epiphany65
on Sep 13, 2017
How To
I wish this section was called "Advice" or "Encouragement" rather than "How to". "How to" seems a little more emphatic than what I want to say. Still, I feel like putting in my two cents worth.
I was a long-time reader of Literotica before I dared attempt writing a story myself. It was only once my dissatisfaction with what I had read prompted me to give i...
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by
corcyra
on Sep 16, 2017
Romance
Copyright (c) 2007 by Corcyra
Some old relationships, long after they end, continue to resonate. One such relationship was the one I had with Rita. I have recently written a free computer program to aid blind persons like myself in accessing information on (Linux) computers, and have inserted the following dedication in the package:
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Who Is Rita...
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by
NScioli
on Dec 10, 2018
BDSM
This is the first chapter that the reader will get any idea about Nathaniel's vampire. There is a decent description, but more importantly, the reader gets to see the other side of Nathaniel that is rarely seen.
This also starts the transition of Nathaniel's slave from part-time slave to full time slave.
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It had been three weeks since I had seen Ma...
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How To
The new format and features that Literotica is developing are becoming addictive to some people. In talking with other readers and authors I found that I was not alone but I am a member of a large and growing group of addicts trapped in a cycle of Literotica stories.
In my case, it all started one morning when I settled down into my routine with my second...
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by
Timothy_Dickey
on Sep 13, 2017
How To
Why Every Writer Should Consider Using a Grammar Checker Before a Story Submission
That is a question that I pondered on during the writing of my first story before this second submission.
Why should I? Do I really need it?
Other writers have friends, family, and editors to look over their manuscripts before submission. Will they need to use a Grammar Che...
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by
sr71plt
on Sep 16, 2017
How To
A story is meant to be a partnership of shared understanding and appreciation between the author and reader, not an author's "just try to understand what I've written" game (well, for most of us). The dictionary is an aid to writers (and readers) in making this happen, and there is a way to "read" the dictionary to take much of the burden of "what is right a...
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