More thoughts on Fantasy Friday

We need to talk about Fantasy Friday.  I’ve hosted FF since the summer of 2007 and it really does hold a special place in my heart.  That’s well over 300 stories. I really want it to continue, but I don’t want it to become a feature with just re-runs.

I feel like Fantasy Friday belongs to blogland – certainly not to me, I’m just the host.  This is part of what I posted back in 2007 when I took it over –

I’m hoping to reach some new writers. I want everyone to participate. Yes, I am talking to you. I know there are silent readers who have no intentions of starting a blog. Maybe you have never even left a comment. Maybe you are just out here looking to read some spanking stories. That’s fine, but we also want to know YOUR fantasy? What scenario plays around in your mind? Come on, you know you have a spanking story in you. Write it down and send it to me. I will publish it with as much or as little information about you as you are comfortable with. You can remain completely anonymous while reading all the comments others will leave you. And trust me this is an encouraging bunch out here. Worried about remaining anonymous? Go to yahoo or somewhere and get an alternate email address to use. Most of us did. Other than that I can only give you my word that no one will know who you are.

I still feel this way; this is a place where you can try your hand at writing with no expectations. When I wrote my first Cassie story nine years ago it was the first story I’d written since high school. But I really enjoyed it and it’s really taken me places.

I'm not trying to pressure everyone into writing.  I know not everyone can write. Some just don't have the time - some don't want to write, just come by to read and support those who are writing. But for anyone who wants to give it a try, Fantasy Friday is your place. Over the year we have had people write for us who are fantastic writers, and my readers have been very supportive. We’ve also had some stories that weren’t all that well written – and you know what, we were just as happy and supportive to read those folks too. I don’t think anyone come here on Fridays looking for great literature. We just want to read stories.

People have asked what is a good length for a FF story. There is no rule, but most are between 1,000 and 3,000 words. If you have a longer story you can break it up into multiple parts – but please, you tell me how it should be divided, that’s hard for me. And don’t forget to include a title.  If there are pictures you’d like to be included in your story, send them along. I quit adding picture for the most part because it became very time consuming.

I’m no editor; if I see a mistake like you put ‘went’ for ‘want’ I’ll change it. If my word spell checker finds something I’ll hit correct. But please don’t worry about those things. Trust me if people come here to read they are experts at over looking those mistakes because I make them all the time!

Like I said, Fantasy Friday’s not mine – it’s ours. What do you want to do? Should we go to once a month rather than once a week?  Should I just post when I have a new story? How do you feel about re-runs? Let me know your thoughts and if you have a story send it to elisspeaks@yahoo.com