Angela Mynah Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 For just over a year now I have been writing short stories, mainly under the name Angela Mynah but sometimes under the name Moppy. Three times now I have had stories rejected by nifty, twice on the grounds of 'Violent content' and once with a covering note saying that my story was just too depressing! Another site took the first of the 'Violent' stories and accepted it (the second had yet to be written). The site owner was amazed that the story had been rejected. Neither of the stories portrayed gratuatous violence and in neither case was the violence integral to a sexual act. In both cases the violence was essential to the storyline. I am looking for a site that limits its censorship to matters of sexual taboos rather than rejecting a story just because it's too sad in chapter 1. I regret that starting my own site is not an option.
Site Administrator Myr Posted May 22, 2004 Site Administrator Posted May 22, 2004 I don't censor anything but picture porn here. Though I do have a subjective measure... contact me via PM. Myr
Guest The Pecman Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 Three times now I have had stories rejected by nifty, twice on the grounds of 'Violent content' and once with a covering note saying that my story was just too depressing! Gee, that's surprising to me. I wrote a couple of novels that had some fairly dark and violent overtones -- I had one attempted rape and also killed off three major characters in my first story (Groovy Kind of Love), and then had blackmail, a violent murder, a prison rape (described but not shown), two suicides, then about 11 people murdered in a school shooting and another 10 wounded (Jagged Angel). Got about 2500 positive emails on the first one, maybe 800 on the second. Not a single problem with David at Nifty. In my case, I think the key is not to dwell on the details of the violence, and make sure it all works with the story. To me, the story and characters come first. With all of that going on, I made damn well sure there was great affection and honesty throughout the story. Also, the people responsible for the violence were all caught and punished (or, in one case, they killed themselves, and in another, a murderer was killed). As far as I know, I think the only stories anybody gets nervous about on the Net are those involving snuff, death, and/or torture. I stay far away from that, not only because it doesn't appeal to me, but also because I don't find it entertaining. There was a case where somebody who wrote a story about that was prosecuted somewhere in North America. The Liberterian in me objects to that, because I think nothing should be so forbidden that it can't be written about, but it's not something I would ever want to read myself. --Pecman
Angela Mynah Posted June 4, 2004 Author Posted June 4, 2004 I put a very short story up in the 'library' section here called "The chatroom predator" that was the first story I had bounced by Nifty for violence, Maybe I'm odd but I reckoned that the violence involved was understated as much as it could be, unless of course there was another reason for the censorship!
Guest corgie8 Posted August 10, 2004 Posted August 10, 2004 Does anyone know any other gay story sites apart from nifty? I would love to know.
Guest jamieanderson Posted August 10, 2004 Posted August 10, 2004 Does anyone know any other gay story sites apart from nifty? I would love to know. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> There are a few, but they make Nifty look good. Jamie.
ethan thorn Posted August 10, 2004 Posted August 10, 2004 i know a lot of the storys here link to nifty but if it is not one of the ones i have found befor i found GA i not go to nifty much anymore so far this has to have been the best place for me to find storys to read had it not been for this place i would have never found the wonderfull works and writers that are on this site to me this is the mest place to be for gay storys thankyou myr for a wonderfull site.
Crackerwriter Posted September 11, 2004 Posted September 11, 2004 Evidently David has his good and bad days! I'm as surprised as you are that you had those rejected. Mike.g A story is only as good as an author's imagination...
Guest ct6167 Posted October 2, 2004 Posted October 2, 2004 http://www.crvboy.com/ http://steliko.com/bleedinghearts/index.htm http://theglassonion.org/ Hello, Here are just a few sites that have good stories on them. Hope you enjoy
Sparhawk Posted October 2, 2004 Posted October 2, 2004 All you have to do is take a look at our links area and story archive. They will keep you reading for ages to come.
Guest xanax Posted November 6, 2004 Posted November 6, 2004 There's also http://www.eroticstories.com which has a lot of rules and censorship problems. http://www.assgm.com is another good site, but the last time I checked, it wasn't up and running.
underthehoodster Posted November 7, 2004 Posted November 7, 2004 http://www.awesomedude.com/index.htm A showcase of quality gay fiction primarily dealing with teens, featuring established and brand new authors.
Guest ct6167 Posted November 17, 2004 Posted November 17, 2004 http://www.deweywriter.com/ http://iomfats.org/storyshelf/hosted/grasshopper/ http://www.themailcrew.com/ Here are a few more. Hope you enjoy.
Crackerwriter Posted November 17, 2004 Posted November 17, 2004 May I just say that it's not just Grasshopper that writes good stories on IOMFATS. There are several other terrific stories coming along there. I've read a few myself, and Timmy hosts some good authors. I think Comicality would agree.
Mikkiwriter Posted January 13, 2005 Posted January 13, 2005 http://www.freegaypix.com/stories/ is another site i ve posted the odd story to.i also had a story rejected by nifty which forced me to go to this site to get the story out there.
jimboylan Posted March 25, 2005 Posted March 25, 2005 http://www.assgm.com is another good site, but the last time I checked, it wasn't up and running. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ASSGM.com has been converted to a pay site. It has been replaced by ASSGM.net, which is also a Yahoo Group, ASSGM-list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/assgm-list There is also a Yahoo Group ASSGM-dis, which talks about the stories. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/assgm-dis The replies I got to Message 212 in that Group (213 & 214) tell about some of the changes.
campernj Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 Does anyone know any other gay story sites apart from nifty? I would love to know. There is www.agaysex.com which is really good (has gay and str8 stories), some others are www.gaystoryman.com/fiction (a blog with gay stories), www.gaydemon.com/stories I really LOVE www.freegaysex.com/nifty (www.nifty.org , the mirror site) though... I hope this helps!
MikeL Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 The Mustard Jar is a good site. All the stories there are by Roynx, a GA Member. My favorite is Brittle as a Bird followed by its sequel, A Bridge to Yesterday.
LongGone Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 http://www.awesomedude.com/index.htm A showcase of quality gay fiction primarily dealing with teens, featuring established and brand new authors. I started at Nifty and was (many moons ago) solicited by GA to come here and at the time I turned them down. (Why is irrelevant -- that was the past). I found Dude and soon AwesomeDude was born. Bottom line is: I'm hosted at AwesomeDude and second the recommendation. I'm also presently one of the forum mods over there. CodeysWorld http://www.codeysworld.com/ Is another site where you can find some of my stories. This site has very specific requirements as the target audience skews younger. I'm currently the forum mod over at CW. The Doghouse http://www.dabeagle.com is the other one I would recommend. I'm also hosted here. Beagle is the sole mod. While he doesn't update nearly as often there is some FINE stuff here. I allow my stories only to be hosted at sites where I trust the management and after a discussion about my goals as an author and how they match those of the site. I'm picky. I'd rather nobody read what I write than compromise its integrity. I used to post at Nifty and support them financially. I don't anymore. I have issues with the site's terms and conditions now. I won't detail them. But the fact they even read your story shocks me because the stuff I've seen posted lately indicates they really don't even LOOK at the file to see if it contains valid data much less read it. Violence is tricky. I have one VERY violent story. Violent to the point I made the sites interested in it read it and then write me before I'd release a final copy for posting. It's important I be considerate of the sites I use, too. Violence alone isn't bad -- it depends why it's in the story. My particular story (Halfway to Thirty) details a psychopath and his victim's interactions. I like character studies
campernj Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 There is www.agaysex.com which is really good (has gay and str8 stories), some others are www.gaystoryman.com/fiction (a blog with gay stories), www.gaydemon.com/stories I really LOVE www.freegaysex.com/nifty (www.nifty.org , the mirror site) though... I hope this helps! Anther good one is www.literotica.com -Go to gay male section, has gay series stories too
BeaStKid Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 Did I mention the site I am hosted at? Authors Haunt.
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