Well obviously no one like a poorly written story lol. And you're not cheating you have your likes and dislikes the same as everyone else. Thanks for your opinion none the less.
Short story Vs. Long Story?
I'm wondering what people prefer when it comes to reading expansion stories shorter stories which would be around 2-9 pages or longer stories which would be 10+ pages?
The reason I'm wondering this is because I write stories myself. I post my stories on DA. And I'm not trying to kid myself here I know exactly why people read my stories because they are trying to get all hot and bothered. They are trying to get in the mood to perform certain acts, or are performing said acts, on themselves or with someone else while reading my stories (the later being less likely but hey you never know I think it would be pretty sweet if a couple was enjoying my stories together). And that is in deed my intention here I want people to read and enjoy my stories to the best of their abilities.
So this is why I'm asking what people prefer because I would like to know because I'm starting to think that my stories are to long winded myself. I find that when I am writing my stories I get sick of them and want to move onto my next idea before I am finished writing the story I am currently working on. And I'm thinking that if I'm getting sick of them while writing them are people getting sick of them while reading them and just skipping to the parts they want to read? I just wanted to get peoples input because I've been thinking hard about just writing shorter stories not only for my benefit but for my readers benefit as well.
So I'm wondering what do people here prefer do you like a longer story or a shorter story? And I'll ask a similar question to writers here do you prefer writing shorter stories or longer stories or do you mix it up?
Sat, 03/26/2011 - 01:42
#3
Fleetingsanity
Sat, 03/26/2011 - 14:10
#4
AlecDeluxe
The answer is a big "It depends." My advice for most writers of this genre is generally to keep it short--with the caveat that I disregard my own advice with uncomfortable regularity.
Assuming (and potentially making an ass of me) that most approach this topic as a sexual fetish, I think it has a different purpose than mainstream literature--i.e., arousal--and to keep a reader aroused and/or interested for ten pages is not a skill every writer has.
(Billy Joel on Sting's claim that he has tantric sex for 10 hours: "I don't even want something GOOD to last for 10 hours.")
On the other hand, ... if you DO have that skill, well, go ahead and write the "War and Peace" of inflafiction. We can always stop at page 107 and pick up after we've reloaded-- Sorry, "rested"! I meant "rested."
Sat, 03/26/2011 - 16:33
#5
Short and well-written stories, almost perfect: Latin poets called it "labor limae". This is what I like.
Sat, 03/26/2011 - 17:25
#6
doubleintegral
gal_burster wrote:
This is probably going to sound unfair, but I prefer well written original stories.It could be two and a half pages, a single scene, but if it is well written, exciting, with intriguing characters. And I fill in some of the blanks, in a good way, myself. Then it would be the greatest short story I have ever seen.
On the other hand, really long stories feel so much more... valuable? In that there is clearly a lot of hard work put into it. But if it is long, just for the sake of being long... then it loses its zeal.
I like good characters in original situations. In that sense, I prefer medium to long stories. But if it is going to be something quick, exercising a new idea rather than characters, a shorter one is best.
So... I guess my answer sounds like cheating but it is what I like.
I pretty much agree with all of this. The length of the story is not nearly as important as the characterization, viability of the plot, and the quality of the writing itself.
Sat, 03/26/2011 - 17:31
#7
Ratbiker
i like shorter stories. but not too short. it seems that once they get to a certain size, there is much detail missing or being left out in order to keep the story small. which somewhat seems to make the stories rather bland.
personally the stories i hate the most, are the ones where the author gets more and more aroused, and then ends the story as if they just orgasmed. climax, but no ending. one reason why i dont like popping. too quick of an end.
Sat, 03/26/2011 - 18:24
#8
Fleetingsanity
Ya biker I'm in the same boat as you I prefer shorter stories myself. If something drags on to long well it loses it appeal to me. I like shorter well written stories like 5-6 pages long is generally what I read. And that's what I'm thinking of going with in my stories from now on. Just because I know that's the type of story I like.
Sat, 03/26/2011 - 18:26
#9
How long a story should be depends on what you want it to do and who you want it to do it for.
If it's for quick sexual gratification then there is really a limit of how long it can be before the reader becomes impatient.
There's no point in trying to write an epic story that provides sexual gratification consistently from start to end because you can only be aroused by what you are thinking of and most people can't think of the entire story simultaneously, only the scene they are currently reading. This is why short stories are particularly valued in our community.
Brevity has a value outside sexual gratification too. Short stories are valued by many because they are condensed and efficient bite-size pieces of literature with a simple yet elegant plot build-up. All the best writers write both short and long stories. The process of writing a short story is completely different to that of writing a novel, they are completely different animals. Most of the stories criticised for being too long and rambling are short-stories that became too long as the author lost sight of what they were trying to do. If they had been attempting a novel from the outset, most of these problems would have been avoided.
Of course, just because a story has erotic content, it doesn't mean it is just for quick gratification. There are many people in our community who desire to make more of an investment in time, to read a longer story, which makes much more well-rounded characters and has many more of the qualities we might expect from any good story. In this case the story builds up to one, or several inflation scenes, but these scenes can't be too long for the same reason as described in the last paragraph. Ultimately the fappable part of the story has a length limit; it's a question of how much non-fappable story line you want there to be.
@Ratbiker
I think you misunderstand the role of popping in our community if you think that it's just there because lazy writers can't be bothered to continue writing post-climax.
This is probably going to sound unfair, but I prefer well written original stories.
It could be two and a half pages, a single scene, but if it is well written, exciting, with intriguing characters. And I fill in some of the blanks, in a good way, myself. Then it would be the greatest short story I have ever seen.
On the other hand, really long stories feel so much more... valuable? In that there is clearly a lot of hard work put into it. But if it is long, just for the sake of being long... then it loses its zeal.
I like good characters in original situations. In that sense, I prefer medium to long stories. But if it is going to be something quick, exercising a new idea rather than characters, a shorter one is best.
So... I guess my answer sounds like cheating but it is what I like.
There is definitely something thrilling about inflation. Something delightly soft with expansion. And exhilirating about popping!