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Tri:
--- Quote from: mare on August 05, 2007, 10:04:50 PM ---LOL I personally don't see much of a difference between visuals and NC-17. I kind of plop them into the same category but i'm probably wrong. Maybe NC-17 have plots but then visuals don't? I can honestly say i've never read either one because in my mind all I think about is sex when i see either one of those genres.
That's a good question people who write both of those, what's the difference between the two?
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NC-17 stories for me are longer stories that happen to contain adult content. I know that when I was younger, I didn't like reading stories with a lot of raunchy sex, so I just stayed away from the NC-17 ones. Now that I write stories with sex in them, I attach that rating because I think it's appropriate.
On the other hand, visuals are typically short stories that talk about one encounter of a sexual nature. At least that's what I've always thought.
Maybe I should rate my story R for adult content so that more people will read it and not think it's just smut. What do you think?
mare:
--- Quote from: Tri on August 05, 2007, 10:08:54 PM ---NC-17 stories for me are longer stories that happen to contain adult content. I know that when I was younger, I didn't like reading stories with a lot of raunchy sex, so I just stayed away from the NC-17 ones. Now that I write stories with sex in them, I attach that rating because I think it's appropriate.
On the other hand, visuals are typically short stories that talk about one encounter of a sexual nature. At least that's what I've always thought.
Maybe I should rate my story R for adult content so that more people will read it and not think it's just smut. What do you think?
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AH okay so visuals are like a one shot deal where NC-17 stories are longer with sometimes visual type chapters.
Now that makes sense.
as far as changing your ratings, that's up to you. I'm not sure if everyone views NC-17 as smutty lol i'm just naive when it comes to reading this stuff. I would say if your story is less about the sex and more about the plot, maybe it would be a good idea to change it. You can try to see if it makes a difference?
Tri:
--- Quote from: mare on August 05, 2007, 10:16:29 PM ---
AH okay so visuals are like a one shot deal where NC-17 stories are longer with sometimes visual type chapters.
Now that makes sense.
as far as changing your ratings, that's up to you. I'm not sure if everyone views NC-17 as smutty lol i'm just naive when it comes to reading this stuff. I would say if your story is less about the sex and more about the plot, maybe it would be a good idea to change it. You can try to see if it makes a difference?
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Honestly, I just didn't want to get in trouble on the site for having my story available to unregistered readers that may be too young. Originally, I would've rated it R. I'm going to change it right now. I'm curious to see if I'll get more readers that think the same way you do and stay away from the NC-17 stories. lol. I'm glad you told me that or I never would've known!
mare:
LOL no problem, I hope it works out for you.
RokofAges75:
That's interesting;
--- Quote from: Tri on August 05, 2007, 10:08:54 PM ---NC-17 stories for me are longer stories that happen to contain adult content. I know that when I was younger, I didn't like reading stories with a lot of raunchy sex, so I just stayed away from the NC-17 ones. Now that I write stories with sex in them, I attach that rating because I think it's appropriate.
On the other hand, visuals are typically short stories that talk about one encounter of a sexual nature. At least that's what I've always thought.
Maybe I should rate my story R for adult content so that more people will read it and not think it's just smut. What do you think?
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That's how I think of NC-17 stories too. I just view them as one step up from R, whether it be because of sex or just extreme violence and other "adult" situations.
Truth be told, I don't pay a whole lot of attention to ratings; I just read whatever sounds good. I never know for sure how to rate my own stories either. BMS I gave an R because it does have a couple of sex scenes that are described in some detail, and it has cussing and stuff too. My other stories are more PG-13.
I think unless your story has a TON of graphic, graphic sex scenes, you're fine with an R rating.
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