Length of Stories submitted to Zity Library

Having written a relatively few stories that were published in the Zity Library, I am curious what Zity readers prefer in regards to length of story. Do you prefer a short story that gets right to the point ("stimulating pointt" with little if any development of the characters or a plot. Or, do you like a more lengthy story that slowly builds on character development and a story that you are never quite sure how it will end up. Any comment would be appreciated. Denise

I enjoy longer stories with a lot of context and world-building before getting into things. I enjoy reading about what the characters were thinking and feeling as the story unfolds. The largest sex organ is the brain 😃

I, too, prefer longer stories that take the time to incorporate character development, setting, and an actual plot.

I started writing long stories here at Zity. In my mind they were very cinematic, and I enjoyed building up the characters before things got dirty. After I completed a few long stories I decided to try a complete opposite approach. Very short, and right to the point. No names, very little back story, just jump into the action.

I think both formats are interesting. The nature of the content somewhat dictates the length, and this provides readers good options to choose from based what they crave.

My short stories are titled Quick & Dirty.

https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=docs;ox=showitem;id=13565

One of my longer ones is The Conductor.

https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=docs;ox=showitem;id=11351

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@Denise I much prefer a longer story that develops the characters before getting to the "good stuff." Getting to know the characters first will make good stuff even better. The details put us right in the story so we see and feel and experience everything as the story unfolds.

Denise, keep brining us your great, heartfelt stories with all the details. Write on!!

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I write with a specific beginning and end in mind. Sometimes it is on the shorter side, and other times there are more words needed. I have learned to break the longer stories into parts.

I definitely prefer stories with a lot of plot and character around the spicy bits.

My own two cents:

I like at least moderately plausible situations. Not saying that what happens should be the most ordinary, mainstream case, but I'm not into "what a whale of a tale" stories. There must be some explanation why the characters are about to engage in "spicy" behavior. Thus, I like some kind of "backstory". However this backstory should not be long winded.

I dislike reading stories with what seem to me like product placement (though unpaid) or unwarranted description of some kind of lavish lifestyle. I understand that some people fantasize about the lives of the likes of Kim Kardashian, but I'm uninterested. I don't like either obsessive repetition of certain characteristics (e.g. reminding the reader even 15 lines that the female protagonist has a certain breast size).

When I write, I usually do not include nonessential physical description. If for instance I write about a situation where a wife ends up getting a digital rectal exam and prostate massage to her husband, is it necessary that I include a detailed description of her hair, breasts and so on? Perhaps I should avoid that, so that readers can more easily project themselves as the wife or the husband.

Instead of physical detail, I'd rather include psychological elements. Does the husband feel ashamed? Does the wife feel exhilarated, and why?

Some stories in the library, I think, were overextended. The problem when writing about sex is that it gets repetitive after a while. Many authors go for the repetition, but there is a limit to what one can do around the same scene before being boring, and some go for adding increasingly artificial and/or implausible new acts. I think one should know when to end a story.

I prefer a series of short stories which has something happening in each part but I can read over several nights and that builds up the characters. This is a link to one of my stories.

https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=docs;ox=showitem;id=13176

I’m by no means an expert, but I’ve written both long and short stories, and the short stories always seem to get a much higher level of attention.

I know a short story doesn’t give all the background, but I prefer to write my stories so that the reader can fill in the blanks, and imagine themselves as the central character.

It's worth noting, too, that few people can take the time to read something long online. I only have one long piece here, and it's serialized to make it readable by people who have other things they have to do.

Like we all do, eh?