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[spike382]

6 minutes ago, Lugh said:

 

What do you like and what is on your "will not read" list?  I can give you pointers

 

As far as what types of stories I like, I don't really have a preferred genre.  Outside of GA, I tend to lead toward reading fantasy and scifi more than anything.  But here I pretty much read anything that catches my interest.  Like that list Randy has on his avatar

 

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Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Historical
Paranormal
Romance
Sci-Fi
Thriller/Suspense

 

I like all those things.  As far as what I won't read?  I think anything with abuse or sexual assault that is extremely descriptive and detailed tends to chase me away.  However, that all depends on context as well.  How the story treats those subjects and how the characters deal with them can actually have an impact on if I can keep reading or not.  

 

Does that make any sense? 

[Lugh]

heh I just finished that last one oh... just before Christmas?

 

 

[spike382]

31 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Your avatar pic looks great, spikey... well done, @Thorn Wilde

 

Thorn really did!  (and I realized after my initial post that I don't know Thorn's preferred pronoun, so this required a bit of an edit).  

Edited March 1, 2019 by spikey582

[Lugh]

1 minute ago, spikey582 said:

 I think anything with abuse or sexual assault that is extremely descriptive and detailed tends to chase me away.  However, that all depends on context as well.  How the story treats those subjects and how the characters deal with them can actually have an impact on if I can keep reading or not.  

 

Does that make any sense? 

 

 

Yep... 

 

Don't read: 

Forever Boy

Erebi Seeking

 

Maybe Read:

Testify This

Union of Darkness and Light

 

Do Read:

Any of the Vega-5 stories

the It Was A... series

Drunk Enuogh

Catara

Chosen

Heritage Heritic

Mystic Knight

 

(there are quite a few other shorts that are 'safe' too)

 

 

 

[spike382]

2 minutes ago, Randy Wade said:

Read Pangea not dark or moody sort of scifi

 

I'll check it out.  I can join Bobber in the Randy fan club. 

[Page Scrawler]

34 minutes ago, Lugh said:

Oh no... I've been posting on here for oh... 10 years?  probably more... trust me... the early stuff was a lot more... liberal and the rules were a lot more flexible. 

I was working on a story about a three-way relationship with a set of twins. It's based on personal experiences. But, then I realized that would violate the "no incest" rule if I posted. I guess it'll have to go on Nifty.

[Lugh]

Just now, Page Scrawler said:

I was working on a story about a three-way relationship with a set of twins. It's based on personal experiences. But, then I realized that would violate the "no incest" rule if I posted. I guess it'll have to go on Nifty.

 

 

make it novella length and post on amazon... lots of stories like that there

[Page Scrawler]

12 minutes ago, Randy Wade said:

well i joined the parker and ronx fan club

I love Ronyx's stories. Most of them, anyway. 

[spike382]

5 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

I was working on a story about a three-way relationship with a set of twins. It's based on personal experiences. But, then I realized that would violate the "no incest" rule if I posted. I guess it'll have to go on Nifty.

 

At least post the link here...

[Lugh]

Just now, Randy Wade said:

well heading off need to pick up like 30 cases of booze from the store tomorrow. (thank good the beer is delivered)

 

 

enjoy!

[Headstall]

Son is home, exhausted, sick with a sore throat, but safe and sound.    Cookie is happy... so is Dad.  

[dughlas]

8 hours ago, spikey582 said:

 

It is weird, and looking back I made it through two Parker Owens stories that were so freaking dark at the beginning.  I even beta read the first half of the second story I'm talking about here. I'm about 99% sure that if I hadn't already established a relationship with Parker through continued interaction here on the site while he posted his first major story here, I never would have given that story a chance.  And it was so good.  There's a lesson in here somewhere I think...

I was the same.

[dughlas]

8 hours ago, Headstall said:

The reader can say whatever they want, and I'll listen and think about it, but nobody gets to tell me what to write. I never get swayed from my course by a reader.  

Yeah ... still want you to have your characters wear kilts but has it happened ... NNNNNNNOOOOooooo.

[Headstall]

1 minute ago, dughlas said:

Yeah ... still want you to have your characters wear kilts but has it happened ... NNNNNNNOOOOooooo.

Maybe someday, bro.    

[dughlas]

10 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Son is home, exhausted, sick with a sore throat, but safe and sound.    Cookie is happy... so is Dad.  

Happy for you and Cookie, sorry the lad couldn't find a better souvenir of the trip.

[dughlas]

5 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Maybe someday, bro.    

I'll be glad to help with the fittings.

[dughlas]

G'day y'all.

[Valkyrie]

9 hours ago, CassieQ said:

Same.    It's weird, sometimes I'll read something rough and be okay with it, but then I try to read something else and I'm like "Nope, can't handle it".  I think it might be the level of detail.  

I'm the same way.  It depends on my mood, the level of detail in the story, and how the author treats it.  

[Valkyrie]

9 hours ago, Headstall said:

I love your comments, spikey! And I love how involved you get... and you make me laugh sometimes with your wit and sarcasm.   I always look forward to hearing what you think, even when a character is driving you crazy.  

 Spikey writes great comments.  I always look forward to reading them too.   

[Bucket1]

11 hours ago, Randy Wade said:

The 4 year oild little girl jumped out of the tub and is running arounf naked with Josh trying to catch her. This hilarious !!!!

Kids have such tiny legs but they can run when they want to 

[Bucket1]

11 hours ago, Randy Wade said:

I always put a little of myself into my stories.

Note to self: don’t read too fast...

 

First go I read this as “I always put a little of myself into my sauces”... ummm... oops... 

[Valkyrie]

9 hours ago, spikey582 said:

 

Lugh this is like a challenge.  I feel like I'm at a chili cookoff, and I found the guys from Southwest Texas with the Extra Spicy Habanero Cayenne Ghost Pepper Nuclear Fallout In a Pot Chili.  

 

And I think, "Challenge accepted."  

 

Then somehow I'm writhing on the ground because my entire gastrointestinal tract is literally on fire.  

 

... but I might try to read one of your stories now...

 

 

 

 

 

[Bucket1]

10 hours ago, Randy Wade said:

mark asked if how come don't  we make our own cheeses like feta. I told him because it's hard to find sheep milk. Poor kid just turned green and said not eating feta any more.

Sheep milk feta is one of my favourites - I will eat his share 

[Thorn Wilde]

10 hours ago, Randy Wade said:

I have an alergy towards iodine. so I have to becareful about sea animals that may contain large amounts of it. most sea creatures carry allot of it.

Aww, that sucks.  

 

9 hours ago, CassieQ said:

That happened to me when I was left comments for one of @Valkyrie's stories.  I loved the story, but I loathed the behavior of the characters and almost every single chapter I left a comment with some iteration of "I can't stand this guy".  

 

Still don't like him.  

Heh, I get this all the time. I love it. It means my readers are engaging with my characters.  

 

9 hours ago, Randy Wade said:

I think the only one who read my stories in here are Bobber and kitt.

You're on my list. There are just too many on it, lol!

 

9 hours ago, Randy Wade said:

what i hate is when the readers tell me what they want to see.the character do or what should happen. that makes me do the opposite.

Yup. Just generally when they try to dictate what you're writing. I blogged about this a while back...

 

9 hours ago, Randy Wade said:

I most write to just relax.

I write cause I have to, lol! Story goes, 'You have to write meeee!' And eventually I do. I had Storms in my head for literally years... It was muuuuch more violent in the beginning, though.

 

9 hours ago, spikey582 said:

 

It is weird, and looking back I made it through two Parker Owens stories that were so freaking dark at the beginning.  I even beta read the first half of the second story I'm talking about here. I'm about 99% sure that if I hadn't already established a relationship with Parker through continued interaction here on the site while he posted his first major story here, I never would have given that story a chance.  And it was so good.  There's a lesson in here somewhere I think...

Stepping outside your comfort zone can be very rewarding sometimes. I personally like stories that force me to face things that I find scary or painful.

 

9 hours ago, Lugh said:

 

 

Oh no... I've been posting on here for oh... 10 years?  probably more... trust me... the early stuff was a lot more... liberal and the rules were a lot more flexible.  I rarely get told I can't post something... but most people aren't allowed to post similar topics any longer 

You know, in my experience, if you can justify it properly, they let you post most things. You just have to write it the right way. 

 

8 hours ago, Randy Wade said:

kid being abused by another kid though not actual rape but close to it.

I've written a kid actually raping another kid... Like, recently. The scenes themselves faded to black, but there were flashbacks with some detail. I talked to the admins before I posted it, and was told it was fine as long as I put content warning on every single chapter.

 

8 hours ago, spikey582 said:

 

Thorn really did!  (and I realized after my initial post that I don't know Thorn's preferred pronoun, so this required a bit of an edit).  

He/him.  Thanks for not assuming, though. 

 

8 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

I was working on a story about a three-way relationship with a set of twins. It's based on personal experiences. But, then I realized that would violate the "no incest" rule if I posted. I guess it'll have to go on Nifty.

Er... I think you'll find there isn't actually a 'no incest under any circumstances' rule. It's not on the list of banned topics. Sasha Distan wrote a story about a pair of brothers for an anthology just a few years ago. It's just a topic that needs to be handled with care, and carry the proper warnings. There's even an 'incest' tag under sex when you post stories. It is totally allowed on GA.

 

...that was a lot of replies. I missed out on all the fun going to bed at a decent time. Oh, well. Good morning, everyone!

[Thorn Wilde]

32 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Maybe someday, bro.    

Morning, Gary!  Hope you're well.

 

24 minutes ago, dughlas said:

G'day y'all.

Morning, Dugh!  How are you today?

 

22 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

I'm the same way.  It depends on my mood, the level of detail in the story, and how the author treats it.  

Morning, Val!  How the author treats a sensitive topic is super important, imo. Hope you're well this morning! 

 

17 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Kids have such tiny legs but they can run when they want to 

Hey, B!  Did you have a good day?