* * * * * Copyright Oggbashan May 2007 The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. * * * * * Anyone can "win" NaNoWriMo -- The National Novel Writing Month -where aspiring writers try to complete 50,000 words in a month. All a prospective author has to do is submit 50,000 words to NaNoWriMo's checking software. There...
Writing Smut for Profit: It's Not just an Adventure - It's a Job. Whoever told you that writing fiction for adult industry publication - for money - is supposed to be Artistic, Fun, or Easy -- LIED. Writing may look artistic, and creative writing certainly is artistic (that's why they call it Creative Writing,) but writing for a living - writing for publ...
An up close and personal look at the writer behind the stories. I've been busy writing, since I joined Literotica on January 1, 2007 and before, of course. I started writing, when I was 13-years-old. Graduating magna cum laude with a 3.65 grade point average, I received my bachelors degree in English from Northeastern University in Boston in 1999. I nearly...
In 2017, I did an interview with the great Bob_Aganoush. You can find that interview in his profile along with his stories. As of August 2020, I've updated my answers because I felt I could give more clarity on things. So, here you go, dear readers. Is there anything about you and your background, beyond what is in your Literotica profile, that you would...
Dear Reader, After having written 150 stories and 47 poems on this site since January, I have made some observations, some of which I have shared in my story, Hits vs. Voting and Public Comments. Those of you who vote and leave comments will either take pride in the fact that you are not who this story is directed at or will rise up in your self-righteous...
Summary: A brief essay about my philosophy on writing sequels. Thanks: To MAB7991 for a quick edit of this brief essay. To my fans, I am greatly appreciative of your support for my stories. I love when you leave comments and when you e-mail your thoughts. I love getting requests for original stories and I also love the fevered requests I get for sequels....
So I have always been obsessed with numbers. It is probably my obsessive-compulsive disorder but playing around with numbers has always been fun for me. This is my first year participating in the Literotica Survivor Contest and I want to share with everyone some easy suggestions for getting as many points as possible. I'm sure we could get into a discussion...
Have you ever wondered why some authors seem more popular than others? Why do some stories get so many views and votes, while others languish without the hope of a little red "H"? Why does it seem easier to get into the toplists in some categories but impossible in others? Is there some secret formula for writing a popular story? Yes, actually, there is—at...
So, you want to be a writer? Maybe not, but keep reading, you might be entertained. The first rule that many people tell you in creative writing is "Write what you know." I'm going to tell you that this is the last thing you should do. No one wants to read about your family drama. Do you think that Vince Flynn is actually a terrorist hunter? Or that Bob...
I know there are several stories in the "How To" section of Literotica.com regarding the topic of writing erotic stories. To tell you the truth, I've never read them and I really don't plan to. So why am I writing my own dissertation on this topic? Because everyone has their own point of view. Not everyone is correct, not everyone is wrong. I just want my vo...