There are difficulties in posting replies. But I suspect that the basic problem is denial. The stories on EA deal with suppressed sexual fantasies and it appears that most of those who read them do not want to discuss them openly. I also think that there is a reason that so many stories deal with minors and it is not pedophilia. For one thing, institutionalized castration would effect males mainly on the brink of puberty or on the brink of adulthood. More profoundly, I think that most people's sexual fantasies are linked to their own sexual awakening in early adolescence. They are dreaming about getting back into their own young bodies and not into the bodies of males who are really young.

Eromenos (imported) wrote: Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:56 am There are difficulties in posting replies. But I suspect that the basic problem is denial. The stories on EA deal with suppressed sexual fantasies and it appears that most of those who read them do not want to discuss them openly. I also think that there is a reason that so many stories deal with minors and it is not pedophilia. For one thing, institutionalized castration would effect males mainly on the brink of puberty or on the brink of adulthood. More profoundly, I think that most people's sexual fantasies are linked to their own sexual awakening in early adolescence. They are dreaming about getting back into their own young bodies and not into the bodies of males who are really young.

My fantisies emerged in early childhood. They concern me, not children other than the child I was sixty or more years ago.

pueros wrote: Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:58 am The problem of lack of reader feedback here has sadly been constant & probably leads to a reduction in productivity, or even the disappearance, of authors. However, I mainly blame for such shyness the sexually graphic nature of much of the posted material, which few people will ever confess to reading let alone be prepared to comment on.

By the way, Blaise, not all stories here serve the libido, as some seek instead to offer the intellect something.

For example, a number of my historical stories here are essentially non-sexual, instead simply recording or speculating on the lives of real eunuchs & posted as tales rather than on the non-fiction board in order to reach a wider readership.

I know that such stories are not to everyone's taste but I produce them for those who are interested not just in sexual titillation but in the lives of real eunuchs in history too, whilst, hopefully, also providing a record for posterity about their achievements.

PUEROS

Yes, I realise that fact. I confess that is the case. I think that the literary level of many stoies is high. Some do deal with histoical matters and I think almost all have some sort of psychological interest or meet fundamental needs.

Bagoas (imported) wrote: Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:50 am Anent posting reviews on the Board, I would never do that unless the review was entirely favourable. It is a well-established leadership principle to "praise in public and criticise [negatively] in private."

Perhaps I'm unusually sensitive, but, if one of my stories had been subjected to severe negative citicism publicly on the Board, I would never have submitted another story. Fortunately, that hasn't happened about 109 times.

I do like to receive feedback from readers, even if not positive. Of course, if a reader tells me how I ought to have written the story and I don't find him listed in the Archive as an author, I wonder why he doesn't take his own advice.

I agree, though, however it is accomplished, WE NEED MORE FEEDBACK .

I feel the same way. I have tried to write stories but not one was any good.

Actually, I have to say that Paolos' move of allowing non-members access to this board HAS made a huge difference.

I know the feedback rates continue to be low, I've discussed my feelings about that in other posts, though. In essence, I agree with Pueros' comment that people respond less to these stories because they are shy about liking them.

Anyway, what I meant to say here in this post is that I've noticed a definite increase in feedback posts here in the last few months. Perhaps it will continue to increase with time.

Eromenos....good that you will share your own fantasies with strangers. They are you fantasies I presume.

I happen to love all the stories here.

I also love all the members -- whether dismembered or still intact.

I love all sides of all political opinions.

Sarah Palin could be my prarie home companion any time.

Barack is right on track -- especially when he agrees with the McCain train.

None of this is said out of any fear of either light saber or pink chainsaw.

Kirk out.

Eromenos (imported) wrote: Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:56 am I also think that there is a reason that so many stories deal with minors and it is not pedophilia. For one thing, institutionalized castration would effect males mainly on the brink of puberty or on the brink of adulthood. More profoundly, I think that most people's sexual fantasies are linked to their own sexual awakening in early adolescence. They are dreaming about getting back into their own young bodies and not into the bodies of males who are really young.

You hit the nail right on the head there!

Also, I think some of the "minor" type stories are written as a way to help the author deal with sexual abuse, or unwanted sexual activity, or sexual activity which others pushed the author into before the author was ready for it. This has certainly been true with many of my "minor" stories... I find myself either writing about this, or writing about some pleasant early sexual experience I had (as you said, "dreaming about getting back into my own young body", to relive it).

Back to the issue of Reviews and Comments:

Please, if any of you have any thoughts or feelings about a story you have read, POST THEM. Take a few minutes and type it out. The Authors who write stories here aren't getting paid -- we all do it in our free time. Your feedback, and to a lesser extent the hit-counters, are the only "payment" we get.

Maybe it doesn't seem like that big of a deal to you. But it is more than you think... The fact that we (as Authors) know someone else enjoyed our work provides the motivation to keep us going with future writing.

By the same token, lack of feedback -- if no one says anything or no one seems to care -- can be enough DE-motivation to make an author give up, or at least have very little desire to continue writing. Or worse yet make them turn thier talents elsewhere (ie: start posting stories on other websites instead of here).

Eromenos (imported) wrote: Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:56 am There are difficulties in posting replies. But I suspect that the basic problem is denial. The stories on EA deal with suppressed sexual fantasies and it appears that most of those who read them do not want to discuss them openly. I also think that there is a reason that so many stories deal with minors and it is not pedophilia. For one thing, institutionalized castration would effect males mainly on the brink of puberty or on the brink of adulthood. More profoundly, I think that most people's sexual fantasies are linked to their own sexual awakening in early adolescence. They are dreaming about getting back into their own young bodies and not into the bodies of males who are really young.

Well, I think that if you are writing about twinks/minors then that's what attracts you and you are just deceiving yourself when you state that it's just to get back in your young skin. You fantasize about what sexually attracts you! If you don't like older men/women you don't fantasize about them. If you like minor/twinks sexually then you fantasize about them...that's just a fact. It's self deceiving to say it's only to relive your youthful sexual experencies. Same with porno. You watch that what interested you! If twinks interest you...that's what you watch.

oldbuthung (imported) wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:45 am Well, I think that if you are writing about twinks/minors then that's what attracts you and you are just deceiving yourself when you state that it's just to get back in your young skin. You fantasize about what sexually attracts you! If you don't like older men/women you don't fantasize about them. If you like minor/twinks sexually then you fantasize about them...that's just a fact. It's self deceiving to say it's only to relive your youthful sexual experencies. Same with porno. You watch that what interested you! If twinks interest you...that's what you watch.

In my case, you couldn't be more wrong!! I have written stuff about "minors", but I have never been sexually attracted to them as an adult, much less ever actually desired to do anything with one... My fantasies are exclusively about me. They are only of me -- MYSELF -- as a child or tween. Not of me as an adult doing something with a minor. So in my case, "getting back into my young skin" is EXACTLY what I am fantasizing about -- sometimes it is reliving my own actual youthful sexual experiences, other times it is totally imagined sexual experiences happening to me as a youth.

Maybe I'm just an odd-ball and what you say is true for others.

But I highly doubt it -- I don't think I'm the only one.

On a separate, but similar, topic: How many people here fantasize about penectomy, castration, or both -- yet would NEVER want, or even dream of, anything like that happening to them in real life? Look at the profiles, there are quite a few... I guess you could maybe say, from a certain angle, that these people (myself included in them) are still fantasizing about what sexually attracts them. But there has to be something more said than just that -- because there is a VERY CLEAR line where the fantasy ends, and reality begins, and those of us who are in this camp will NEVER cross it.