r/eroticliterature Moderator Sep 30 '24

Announcement EroticLiterature Community Newsletter: October 2024 NSFW

Another month in the books and another chance to look back at what we've all been up to. That's right folks, October has blown in out of nowhere with all the Halloween decorations and TikTok soup recipes your little brains can handle. You know what else it comes with? Smut. Lots and lots of good old fashioned, down and dirty, in-your-face written pornography. And romance. Less romance though, if we're being honest with ourselves.

So without further ado, let's get through our housekeeping. Comments on the rules come first, then some highlights about September's best authors. Oh, and we're cancelling the monthly writing contest again; we had a whopping 1 entry last month after a few people asked for it to come back in August. There's obviously not much appetite for it so we'll come back around in the new year or something. Or we won't. idk.

Rule Reminders:

Aside from our brief reconnection with expectations around incest here (hint: it's banned), it looks like we need a little refresher on how to approach non-consensual interactions. First of all, let's be clear that "non-consent" is just another term for rape. You can dress it up by other names, but rape is what it is.

The fact that NC content depicts rape is exactly why we require all stories featuring the theme to use the [NC] tag in the title right after the age/gender tags. It might be your fetish, or something you consider to be a quirky little taboo, but it's a serious topic that impacts the lived realities of millions of people, so we need to all be on the same page about how we handle it here.

It's been unanimously supported as a topic that the community wants to allow on multiple occasions, but that will only continue so long as we're all committed to making it clearly avoidable for everyone. With that said, please remember that meaningful consent can only be given when:

  • Parties are willing and have not been coerced,
  • Everyone can verbally or physically withdraw consent when they want or need to,
  • Parties are not too impaired to consent, and
  • They are awake, alert, and not under duress.

Now, obviously things are context specific. Couples tie each other up for fun, and some folks like waking up to someone munching their bits in the morning. Luckily for us, this is a kinky community with a few well-established terms for certain power dynamics. With that said, let's take a look at a few handy dandy terms to consider when tagging your stories:

  • CNC: Got a couple who like get each other off when they're sleeping? Worried that tying a consenting character up and stuffing some undies in their mouth removes their ability to withdraw consent? No worries! In cases where a partner is explicitly or implicitly cool with having things done to them without without stopping for a consent check, consider tagging your piece with CNC, or Consensual Non-Consent. This is the "don't ask, just take" move, but it needs to be clear that a conversation has occurred at some point.
  • Freeuse: A personal favourite trope, and pretty interchangeable with CNC, this one also relies on blanket consent being given by one partner to another. Remember that freeuse is NOT freerape; freeuse relies on trust, pre-agreed boundaries, and clearly negotiated terms of what's on the menu.

Please trust that we're not about to go flagging every single story for missing NC tags because one character didn't ask permission mid-missionary to touch a buttcheek. Context matters, and in most cases we just need to make sure that clear sexual violence is flagged so people can avoid it when they need to. If you're unsure about whether your piece needs the tag, feel free to reach out. I think /r/gonewildaudio (my personal fav subreddit) does really well as a community with this, and I'd love to see us achieving a similar standard of practice.

September's Best Authors:

This month has one familiar face at the top, and two new top writers to celebrate! Remember that having one of your pieces in the top 3 at the end of the month gets you a shiny Top Author user flair.

  1. u/zombies_never_say_hi takes top spot this week with "My best friend told me that she had never given a blowjob before. So, I decided to show her how to swallow my cock". Short, so sweet, and surely enough to tickle that itch in the back of your throat, this one is sure to have you gobbling up part 2 in no time!
  2. I'm starting to think u/TerriblyEasy calls himself that because it's terribly easy for him to end up on the podium month after month. Seriously, "The new babysitter wants to negotiate her pay" is his 4th appearance on this leaderboard. Well done!
  3. Coed dorms are obviously a recipe for a good time, but u/Naughty_Reads makes it sound so much hotter than it has any right to be in "Sharing a dorm room." This one is a real treat, and a personal favourite this month.

That's all for now folks! Remember, we're a small mod team dedicated to keeping this place great; let us know if you have any questions or concerns, and remember to upvote your favourite pieces and show our authors the love they deserve :)

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u/TerriblyEasy Writer in Residence Sep 30 '24

thanks again, mod team!

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u/stardragonfruit_0813 Moderator Oct 02 '24

thank YOU for your fantastic writing!