What is your favorite story?

[Mobius]

Originally posted by lex ludite
For what it's worth, here are some that come immediately to mind:

Second Place by Terri Madison
Stacy's Senior Year by Parker
Victoria's Secrets by Unknown
Almost anything written by Mr Spraycan

how about some links to those please pretty please.

I am very interested in mr spraycan.

[Neopadinski]

Ah, I hope to one day see a story title of mine grace a post in one of these threads...

["Roof"]

Ah, I hope to one day see a story title of mine grace a post in one of these threads...

What story had you written? I'd put your "Neopadinski" name in the search feature and drew a blank. Where are your stories/website?

[Lord Douche]

Originally posted by Neopadinski
Ah, I hope to one day see a story title of mine grace a post in one of these threads...

Isn't that every authors' dream?

[lex ludite]

The first three are posted on this site. As for Mr Spraycan, that will take some time. I have a floppy full of his stuff and it will take a bit of time to come up with links, all of which will be old, since Spraycan stopped working in this field a few years ago. I know he posted a lot of his stuff on Mr. Doubles Palisades site, which is a for profit operation.

[Faibhar]

This second mention of Mr. Spraycan does somewhat intrigue, but could just an inkling as to his/her general tone of writing please be offered for those like me unfamiliar with the work? Or, would a simple search of the 'net suffice?

Pardon spraycannish ignorance on my part and thank you for your help.

[lex ludite]

For what it's worth Mr Spraycan was, or may still be, one of the most polished writers that ever graced the field. Dominance and submission is what he is all about, but in mostly a subtle way. I think his work generates tremendous "heat" because of the way he insinuates rather than describes the activity. He is urbane and sophisticated with a wickedly depraved imagination. Most of his writing in the erotic field seemed to occur between 1995-1998 and all of it was copyrighted to Baton Rouge Thoughtscapes. At one time it appeared that Lousiana State University was going to publish a collection of his stories entitled Exploding Spraycan, but it failed to come to fruitation. A substantial portion of his work has been posted in ASSM, but I've tracked down even more from various collections that are posted in ASSTR, as well as sites that are no longer in existence. Perhaps the best place to find his work is in the Mr. Double Palisades pay site, which has a very quirky way of presenting things in a rather bizarre version of WinZip.

[Faibhar]

Thank you Lex Ludite for the wonderful brief on Mr. Spraycan's works, and your patience with my ignorance. Thanks to you, I, and perhaps others, now know a bit more of this individual's talents.

[Mobius]

I have a one month of mr Dubbles site of witch I have about 3 days left I did a search for mr spraycan in the palisades authors and found no spraycan.

did he publish under a sudomin?

Is he an international author?

Im am not into pedo although I like a little incest once in a while.
what slant are his writings.

[lex ludite]

Mr Spraycan posted on the referenced site as late as 1997. I have no idea what kind of achives are contained within that site. I call your attention to my reply to Faibhar on this matter which is posted on this thread. I also sent you independently instructions on how to locate approximately 30 of his stories that were posted on ASSM. Hope this will help matters. As far as pedo is concerned, no chance of that with him. He was mostly into dominance and submission, but subtlely, leaving the more overt aspects to the readers' imagination. I strongly recommend Beth the Compulsive Masturbator as an excellent example of his polished professional writing.

[Faibhar]

Far more fine writings are availible at this site and others and readers can easily access them, as they choose. L. Ludite, to name just one, has posted his own work. Those interested can read such more current work, along with, of course, the old school stuff of Mr. Spraycan's ilk as they so desire.

[lex ludite]

The BDSM Library is an excellent site despite the fact that it accepts my efforts. This has never been an issue as far as I know. However I must take exception to your rather imperious comments concerning an excellent writer whose body of work has stood the test of time.

[Faibhar]

I must take exception to your rather imperious comments

The operative word here being "imperious" which The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edition, defines as..."having the rank of, or belonging to or befitting an emperor or supreme ruler."

Hey! Thanks for the promotion. Despite serving honorably in the air farce, sorry, force I never achieved the rank of emperor or supreme ruler. Of course, that assumes that lex ludite's "your" meant moi.

Okay. I'll assume it does and accept the laurels or scrambled eggs or whatever.

Other dictionaries, as this self-proclaimed veteran writer surely must know, say much the same thing about "imperious". Some even go on to explain that it can also mean exercising a commanding influence, dominant; having a commanding position, aspect, demeanor, etc. Plus the O.E.D. rattles on about things like majesty and stateliness, etc.

So much so, it makes even this "emperor" blush.

There's also in the big books words like..."dunce" and especially appropo here "dunceDOM", but I like "imperious" the best.

[lex ludite]

Webster's New World Dictionary also defines the word to mean "overbearing, arrogant," which is more in keeping with your behavior these days.

[Lord Douche]

According to WordWeb (which I would again like to thank the person who recommended it to me) it means:
Able to deal authoritatively with affairs

It also recommended Domineering.

And now I would like to close with the following words: Now, now children, play nice.

[Faibhar]

Being older than dirt does not make one necessarily mature, as Lord Douche's admonishment makes one feel as though he is back in 2nd grade. Must say, though, that age regressing and feeling oh so juvenile is far more palatable than being on the business end of lex ludite's patronizing tone (and yes, lex, if one can read read...there are several definitions that frequently pop up behind certain words in various dictionaries).

[BruceBoxer]

Faibhar mate, I was in the AF too--is that what twisted us?

[pam]

Wayward Wife's Punishment by Lex Ludite

[j]

That is a good question, so I'll revive the thread.

It is difficult to choose, as many of the books in BDSM Library have given me exquisite cums. They make up a substantial part of my 'for-keeps' collection.

Power One definitely is a favourite. Yet quite unequal, and when in collaboration I tend to like him least. I know I cannot read 'Rebecca Strip Searched' to the end without collapsing, so I usually open it at a random page. I found that illustrating it with plates by Boris Lopez made it even more powerful, as Rebecca, in his original writing, is a very young girl with a well developed body, and that is what Lopez draws. (Power One told me h'd later changed her age to accommodate more heavily censored sites). Airport Strip Search shares similar settings yet differs much in approach and characters; a proof of PO's skill. What a pity he cannot bring himself to finish a book - except for RSS.

A recent addition which got me flowing like an old faucet was Black Star's 'Rome'. Snuff is not my cup of tea - I'm not yet fully associating Eros and Thanatos, even though I understand it's pretty commonplace - but this book illustrates the advantage of the genre: prior to termination, anything goes, since there's nothing to lose, and a gifted slut can still have some nice cums on the scaffold or the arena - she could not care less about her reputation! The execution itself is mercifully swift (its description is, I mean) and the book's erotic charge comes from the culprit's consciousness stream as her fate and that of her family are explained to her in great detail.

It is unfortunate the online version is completely garbled and to be frank, unreadable. I was able to coax an orderly version from Black Star. He certainly should send it to Jinn!

I am a big fan of Llabmik's nasty humour. I laugh and seep every time I read him. He was gracious enough to give me a cameo appearance in Hamburg Snuff. What a pity this book is still unfinished!

And (to balance the idea that I favour gory fun, which is only partly true) I must salute Y.N. Humiliator (The Continuing Adventures of Lisa James) for his oh so naughty imagination.

(I think the big secret is the mix of naughtiness and nastiness. A book with only one ingredient is plain boring. And properly whipping the two into a froth is each author's trademark.)

So many thanks to Jinn for what is truly a public service. There is much I don't like on the site, but that is the case for everybody, and as long as I can plunder the gems, why should I care?

[drayman]

I have a collection of his work that I downloaded from one of the old Newsgroups around 1996/97.

If anyone wants to read a selection, send me a pm or email and I will try to oblige.

Drayman

[j]

My two cents on the issue of reviews and marks.

I have found that I pay no attention to the grade of a story. '9/10, one vote' does not carry the day for me.

Also the very idea of reviewing/voting is a chore. We're in this for pleasure (well, pain, too). Don't bash me (or rather, do, please). I'm just enunciating fact. Very few people log on a BDSM site with dedication and the public good foremost in their minds.

However, on reading a story I may feel the need to convey emotions in my own words, to be scathing or effusive, sarcastic or obscene, whatever. The 'review-vote' format is not quite the right one for that because it's a no-feedback, fire and forget thing. Come on guys, you don't want the New Yorker literary review; you want gut feedback from us perverts, us perverts like feedback from you and each other, and there's nothing perverts like better than a good pillow fight or flame war on a topic they like. (well, OK, there are things I like better).

Suggestion: why not open the 'story feedback' forum (or a sub-forum of it) to the non-registered to post in, with a very skimpy set of rules of engagement. (Threads would be story- or author- centered).

We could see what happens.

[lex ludite]

Believe it or not there are a few of us who do believe in helping, or hindering in some cases, authors who post on the site. However speaking as an author, rather than a reviewer, I heartily endorse the idea you have put forward. Feedback is one thing that most authors strive mightly to obtain, be it good or bad. Personally there are times when the rating system drives me up the wall, because it has turned into a crutch for many and a burden for others. The idea of a visceral reaction, rather than some overly serious analysis of one's work would be a useful adjunct to the current system. Another advantage that would accrue, especially to the writer who submits his or her work piecemeal, would be a somewhat constant, real time feedback to his or her story as it takes its many twists and turns. Usually what occurs is that three, four, or more reviews are posted and everyone else hunkers down and remains clamlike, even though the story may take many, many months to unfold.

[subterfuge]

Believe it or not there are a few of us who do believe in helping, or hindering in some cases, authors who post on the site. ... Feedback is one thing that most authors strive mightly to obtain, be it good or bad.

Actually what prompted me to respond to this thread is the baffling nature of reviews. My second concern is the appalling dearth of them, given an author's efforts in writing a piece. I have spoken of this before, as one of fav stories got only 7 reviews in four years!!! This was 7 reviews out of 49K reads! And it was a huge 38 chapter effort. It was, maybe not too surprisingly, the only story that writer ever submitted.

I read a story last night that got 17 reviews in 4 days! ... all 9's or 10's. And it was only one chapter to set the scene (to be continued)! And more baffling still, the plot had been done a thousand times (uh, let's see if we can blackmail a housewife into being a slut one more time - although I will freely admit that I LOVE a good slut-wife story!). I could see nothing so exceptional as to receive that number of enthusiastic reviews in so short a time. I will not reveal the story out of courtesy to the writer. This is NOT a criticism of his writing.

I should perhaps put this in perspective by saying that I'm a big fan of many writer's here - I am NOT a harsh critic, as these things go - if I like something, I like it, regardless of style or spelling/punctuation idiosyncrasies. My reviews tend to be enthusiastic and with admittedly quite a bit of rating inflation.

Back to the 17 reviews. To me at least this more or less confirms my long held theory that reviewers mimic the ratings of the reviews before them. Basically I think that high marks attract readers, who then leave high marks. I'm guilty myself of not even opening a story that gets less than 8. I mean, christ, ya gotta find some way to filter all the new stories. Lex, you were one of the lone dissenting reviews out of the 17, which in part is why I'm responding to your comments on the subjects of reviews. I couldn't have agreed more with your assessment.

Now to my own "need" for feedback as a fledgling author. I probably spent a year on and off writing my first two stories. My first got 3 reviews out of 8133 reads, and I got a few nice, although extremely short emails with some positive remarks, but not much that helped me answer some writing questions I had, or help determine the direction or approach of my new episodes using the same characters. I did appreciate those emails tremendously though. By the way, after the stories fell off the "front page" of new stories, the hits went down to nil, but that particular problem has been identified already. So, I have struggled with my motivation to finish and submit my current stories. Damn, I've got next to nothing to go on (except of course, my own erotic fantasies, which can be considerable at times).

I will finish this semi-rant with a huge thanks to you Lex. You were one of those few reviewers I had, and I was very impressed that you took the review process so seriously. I really appreciate your feedback. You are doing a public service to us writers by taking the time to give detailed reviews. Given your prolific writing, I am flat out amazed at the number of thoughtful reviews you submit.

regards,
sunburststrat

[MateTeaser]

I have only recently started reading stories here, but my favorite so far is "Susan's Return" by Switchman. A close runner up is "Casino" by Thundrshrk. I actually like them for different reasons. I found "Susan's Return" to be really well written with only a couple of misspellings and generally good sentence structure. I also liked the plot, although it is a bit tried-and-true - Boys get into trouble, boys escape (with a bit of help), boys turn the tables on their captors.

"Casino," on the other hand is filled with grammar/spelling problems, but the story pulls it through. I just love stories in which the bondage starts out consentual and ends up permanent to the suprise of the victims, although I could do without the extreme torture.

Interestingly, these two stories also illustrate what others have said about the dearth of reviews. "Susan's Return" has been viewed by about 10,000, and I am only 1 of 3 reviewers. "Casino" has been viewed by about 21,000 and has been reviewed by 10 readers (soon to be 11 when I add mine).

I am not sure what this says about the readership, but I hope that everyone will try to review more stories. Aside from helping the writers, the reviews can help newer readers like me.

[mystymason]

Dear sunburststrat:

Your comment accurately reflect my thoughts, right down to Lex’s great contributions to the site, the importance of direct email comments and, of course, the ratings and reviews. My first written effort, the ongoing Dexter Chronicles, actually does take a bit of time to put together, edit, proof read, set aside to percolate, and re-proof before putting it on the Library’s shelves. I’ve had over 45,000 hits and only five reviews (and I very much appreciate each of the reviews received, because they let me know what others think of my work). I also earnestly want to know how others would like the story to proceed (or if they would just like it to stop), if they want particular characters revisited, or a relationship further realized, and I love to hear the readers’ ideas, thoughts, musings, rants, etc., about any aspect of my work.

And so, I thank you for your very graciously expressing yourself.

Mysty

[subterfuge]

Dear sunburststrat:
My first written effort, the ongoing Dexter Chronicles, actually does take a bit of time to put together, edit, proof read, set aside to percolate, and re-proof before putting it on the Library’s shelves. I’ve had over 45,000 hits and only five reviews (and I very much appreciate each of the reviews received, because they let me know what others think of my work). I also earnestly want to know how others would like the story to proceed (or if they would just like it to stop), if they want particular characters revisited, or a relationship further realized, and I love to hear the readers’ ideas, thoughts, musings, rants, etc., about any aspect of my work.

And so, I thank you for your very graciously expressing yourself.

Mysty

Mysty,
I found the process to be incredibly time consuming myself. There seemed to be no end to editing. I just had to stop myself at some point. Every time I revisited them I found a better way to express something.

I also felt that more reader feedback would have helped determine future direction. I'm planning on putting Dr. Katrina through considerably more severe paces than in the first two light-weight episodes. Jeez ... hope I don't alienate that single very enthusiastic fan I have!

But getting to the mystery of the 17 reviews in four days. Someone got back to me about that. Seems some writers get all their friends to drop off reviews. That could explain all the one or two line reviews, and those 17 outstanding reviews were for a single chapter intro!?!

I do have another theory. Look at what's popular on TV. I have two shows that I think are done well: 24 and Shield. I have issues with both, but I think the production quality, the writing and the acting are all very good. But millions of Americans (and god knows how many others) fill there time with all the other shows. What I'm getting at, is that 17 people may have loved that one chapter. It is possible (I just don't believe it).

Hey, I just checked out your story for fun. At least you got five great reviews. That must be encouraging. And besides, your story got me hooked within three paragraphs. Your writing looks excellent so far. I'm going to continue with it. What a huge effort - 16 chapters!

regards,
sunburststrat

[subterfuge]

My first written effort, the ongoing Dexter Chronicles,

I want to go back to the original topic of this thread ... " What is your favorite story?"

Well everybody, do yourself a favor and check out Mysty's "Dexter Chronicles"!!! I know this is shop-worn phrase, but ... ohmygod!!!!!!!!

I had comfortably settled into a groove reading all the f/f stories I could find and occasionally finding a gem here and there. I also suffered through a lot of repetitious ideas, characters and plots, some weak writing, etc, etc.

Then Mysty responded to my post on reviews, so I checked out Dexter Chronicles, reluctantly at first, because f/m ... well I just wasn't interested in reading about men at all, whether m/f or f/m. But damn!!! This story not only blew my mind, but hooked me totally by the fourth chapter. Reading this, there are times I want to BE one of these hapless males, subjected to the cruel abuse of these damned sexy uber-women! Jesus! This stuff is intense, and creative, and wicked, and evil, and disturbing, and thought-provoking, and hot, and masterfully written and ...

Keep it up Mysty! Can NOT believe this is your first story. What a talent!
sunburststrat

[alura]

'The Story of O'

[boccaccio2000g]

Originally posted by jeanne
My two cents on the issue of reviews and marks.


Also the very idea of reviewing/voting is a chore. We're in this for pleasure (well, pain, too). Don't bash me (or rather, do, please). I'm just enunciating fact. Very few people log on a BDSM site with dedication and the public good foremost in their minds.

However, on reading a story I may feel the need to convey emotions in my own words, to be scathing or effusive, sarcastic or obscene, whatever. The 'review-vote' format is not quite the right one for that because it's a no-feedback, fire and forget thing.

Why should reviewing/voting be a chore? Why can you not "convey your emotions in your own words", as you say, in the review? Writers DO want to hear your gut reaction, and if you write something interesting or provocative, most writers, I think, will respond, either publicly or privately. I would agree that just selecting a '7' or an '8' or whatever may leave you feeling rather unfulfilled, but the review box is open-ended. You can say as much or as little as you want. And, if you feel that you have been overly scathing, effusive, or obscene you can always edit the review later.

I don't think there's anything wrong with the reviewing format , I just wish that more readers would take the minute or two (or thirty, if they wish) to let us ink-stained wretches know how we're doing.

I believe that it was Marcus who suggested the ten phrases that accompany the numbers 1-10 in the rating system. For the most part I find them very helpful as a general guideline. But they're not the Ten Commandments. If you think a story deserves 8 pts on a scale of 10, give it an 8, regardless of whether the text that accompanies an '8' rating is an exact reflection of your sentiments. You can always explain your reasons more fully in the review box.

Seriously, I think that when most authors get the system e-mail that tells them "Madame X has just reviewed your story" their pulse rate speeds up a little. It's not quite Christmas morning, but it's close. Sometimes when we unwrap the 'gift' {i.e. see the rating} we're a little (or a lot) disappointed, but when that happens we can all comfort ourselves with the old saying that "it's the thought that counts". At least the reviewer bothered to take the time to let us know that he or she had read the story into which we put a lot of effort. 99.9% of the readers do not take the time to do that. We really do treasure that one/tenth of one percent (if that) who do.

Boccaccio

[Tom Wilson]

I lliked "Molly". Too violent for reality, but since this is all fantasy, why not?