Nope.

My eyes haven't unbugged 😳. Sweet cream on an ice cream sammich!

I'm in shock. Little lost for words here. Thank you so much.

Also, the writers here are awesome and really turn it up when competition time comes around. Writing can be cruel, but when it's rewarding, it's beauty knows no bounds. Thank you all once again!

I definitely hope more writers jump into this thread, because seeing the different approaches is inspiring. We're all so unique, yet tied together by this single hobby. I think we can all agree on one thing: editing is a pain 😆.

Okay, so here's my process:

Initial draft.

At a future date(it varies), I read it over and look for logic and plot holes. I note them. Another day, I use to fill in said holes I find.

I read through to correct redundancies, correct sentences that don't sound right. This trims a lot of fat. I do two passes of this and it can take days.

I run my story through a website that provides the top twenty words, two-word and three-word phrases. When I reduce the frequency of those to a respectable amount I move to the next step.

I read it over again, then run through Grammarly to help with anything important I miss. Reading it all over one more time is optional since Grammarly mostly is for comma stuff and hyphens nowadays.

Submit the story at my convenience.

Time from drafting to the final product varies. Last story I published, I drafted that in November 2023. In fact, two stories published in May were drafted in 2023. Only story of my last four published that was drafted this year was the comp story.

Hurt by Johnny Cash almost always gets me.

Dropped my first teen story this week. Not sure how much closer that gets me to the Prolific badge. Will have to check.

Giving a neighbour's granddaughter a ride isn't a problem. The granddaughter being massively horny for you, however, just might be.

Pick Ups And Drop Offs

Hey everyone,

Dropped another publication, and it will be a while before another after this 4 week string:

Pick Ups And Drop Offs

Yeah, why not. I don't talk to anyone regularly, but if opportunity arose 🤷🏾‍♂️.

The good thing about being a writer is that inspiration can come from anywhere. You could get it from the places Kistin and Kimmi mentioned. Heck, you can get it from the news, TV/movies, things people say in conversation with you.

Generic tropes, you can ask yourself, "What if I take this generic trope, but imagine how it would look if presented on Cable TV?"

Sometimes, a title can come to you before a story idea and stuff expands from there. Discovering Plutonium By Accident came about from watching a Seinfeld episode years ago 😆. Then I thought, what would be a case of discovering such a rare thing/opportunity? My Comp story came about from a picture, combined with me remembering someone uttering the phrase "Fucked In The Head".

Okay, I'm getting long winded, but I think you get the point. Best of luck, brother.

Story #100 happens to be my Island Getaway Comp Story.

Ian's business trip to the West Indies provides a licentious opportunity to reunite with an orally gifted, friend with benefits.

Fucked In The Head

Finally got my entry in, which is also my 100th publication!

Fucked In The Head came to me one late night after being stuck. Jotted notes into my phone before falling asleep that night(didn't trust I would remember the idea in the morning).

Lol, me and TheShyThespian submitting close together again 🤣. We both sure like cutting it close and taking our time.

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I can’t wait to read your comp story, C! And I hate Grammarly. I use it to find the typos and big punctuation blunders but generally ignore its suggestions.

I skip a large segment of their suggestions. Punctuation or if I screw up some hyphenations are where it helps me the most.

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All the ‘premium’ suggestions are exactly what I don’t want. ‘Let AI fix your writing.’

No it may not! Which is why I will never give them a dime, but I would donate to them to make the premium suggestions go away and never come back.

The premium suggestion section I use mainly for punctuation. A lot of their sentence restructuring suggestions are very meh to me. Like, I just wanna know my punctuation is decent, man 💀.

This story, I drafted just a little before mid 2023. Random idea came to me out of "writer's frustration" and I started scribbling... about said frustration 😈.

When a writer finds himself stuck, a bad influence attempts to steer him away and into its wet orifices!

The Shadows Of Doubt And How They Fuck Us

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Island Comp story. Finally getting around to editing.

On the penultimate stage of editing, which is the most annoying. After that is Grammarly, then publishing.

I have another story that's complete and I only have to run through Grammarly before submission as well. I'll submit that after the comp story is published. Maybe in early June.

I can't wait to finish my story so I can get to reading entries. Writing is rewarding, but the process is annoying, lol.

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As I hit the 500 story mark yesterday and nudged over the 40,000 flame 🔥 line on the same day, all drinks are on my tab for the holiday weekend! (Thanks to my friends here who are always so supportive!)

This inspires me. I need to lock in!

Island Comp story. Finally getting around to editing.

Sending unsolicited dick pics is lame and shows you actually know nothing about women. Women prefer pics of secondary sexual characteristics over a tube attached to wrinkly balls.

Be a normal person and talk with them. Build rapport. Why in the flying motherfuck would you send random dick pics to people you do not know?Are you random dick pic senders stupid? Are you deficient?

Oh, and if you think, "Well, shucks, my cack is 8+ inches and I send them, so me and the small dudes aren't the same." Man, shut your dumb ass up too. You think 'cause you packing that anybody want to see that shit outta the blue? Now she's just getting a kitchen towels tube attached to two wrinkly balls instead of a toilet paper tube.

My suggestions:

First offense: Suspension

Second offense: Site ban

Get their lame asses outta here, man.

My first publication of 2025's finally here in Discovering Plutonium By Accident, my second Wife Lovers story ever.

'A phone call disrupts Derrick's bold off day plans, but bolder opportunities present themselves in the midst of unplanned monotony.'

Good Morning All,

Anytime I try to enter a media post today, it pops up for a nanosecond, then disappears. I would try multiple times, but nothing changes. Whether it's my phone or laptop, I receive the same result. Any indication as to what's going on?

I haven't been around for a minute, so wanted to let you all know that I have published my first story in almost 5 months. Hoping everyone's good:

Discovering Plutonium By Accident

A phone call disrupts Derrick's bold off day plans, but bolder opportunities present themselves in the midst of unplanned monotony.

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Why does she look so ravageable? Those eyes.

My draft is finished at 4102. When I edit for logic and plot holes, stuff will probably be added, which increases the word count. Then I have to cut it to under 4000 words.

Writing is very irritating 🤬.

Angel Reese

Been back and forth with this. Many ideas failed in my head. Some I know would exceed 4K. Came up with a title after seeing a pic yesterday, male character motivation. The female character's motivation, and the story conflicts are what I find difficult to develop.

Writing is frustrating 😑.

Rice, lentil peas with chicken stew.

Novacaine

I am assuming you can make up Islands as well. Shoot DC and Marvel do it all the time 🤷🏾‍♂️.

At the risk of sounding stupid, do you mean if the guy is cucking his girlfriend/wife or being a hot husband?

With women being cucked, I believe it's called being a cuckquean or something along those lines. Not sure what it's officially called if dude's a hot husband.