I came to this site in hopes of getting interaction... but none of my posts have gotten any play. So my hoes have been kind of dashed... I'm thinking of just leaving since no one seems to want to play... Enslaving a myth by cameron41 4 days ago The sleek Zebracorn Hooves is kidnapped by a wicked Dragon, what horrors await the sexy myth at his captors scaly paws
Do you mean here on the forum or on your story? I'm assuming the latter. I find the best way to get some interaction is to kind of "cross pollinate." If you can find some stories that you like, throw them some likes, comments, or ideally, even submit them some new chapters, then it helps spread yourself around. If you'd like to link me your story, I could check and see if I have any more specific recommendations. It could be that your story requires some specific knowledge that makes it hard or intimidating to add to, or something else like that.
Pro tip #1: link your story in your forum signature. That way, whenever you say "my story," everyone will click onto your story. I'm not sure if you mean your story is lacking attention or contributors, specifically. Both tend to be influenced by hits from the main page, which stories only show up on when they're new, updated, or Story of the Week. As such, the time you usually add new chapters actually matters a fair bit. The difference between updating my story at midday versus the evening is something like 10-15 notifications (that is, likes + favourites + comments + follows...) Also, it might just be that your story is an unusual theme for CHYOA. Something like a vanilla slowburn romance will take a few weeks of consistent effort to get off the ground. If it's fanfic, the source may be too obscure; I see this happen somewhat frequently. It's also possible that your work isn't standing out, especially if it's in mind control.
Enslaving a myth by cameron41 4 days ago The sleek Zebracorn Hooves is kidnapped by a wicked Dragon, what horrors await the sexy myth at his captors scaly paws I can see how this might not be everyone's cup of tea, being furry and what not. But I was hoping to get at least a little interest, of course the length maybe throwing some folks off as well.
If you want my opinion, one of the problems is that it's not only furry, but M/M as well. That means you're taking an already very small portion of the audience here, the people who like furry stuff, and then dividing it even further into those who like gay content as well. Plus, your cover image is very much reflecting that, with the zebra-headed character showing off his dick, so people are going to avoid clicking just because they might be put off by what they see. Unfortunately that's the price we all pay when we write niche content. I know there's a thread of my story that does much worse than the others in terms of likes/comments because it's got M/M content in it, but I do enjoy that, so I write it anyway. I think maybe a more familiar animal, like a fox or dog or cat would probably do better as a main character if you're only looking for more likes, just because people are going to be less put off by that, but obviously it's up to your own tastes and what you want to write. A zebra looking like that is just quite an extreme example of a furry creature. I've had a read of your first chapter, and your writing is good, much better quality than a lot of things that get published here and do well, so I don't think that's a problem. Your first chapter is really long however. I think a slightly snappier introduction would help, maybe ending before the zebra is raped to tease the readers to continue. The first chapter can be really important in keeping people's attention. As advised above, I'd also try putting myself out there by commenting/adding to other people's stories. Edit: Read the whole thing now and had some other thoughts. It's a well-written story, even if not entirely to my tastes. I'd say the content is unfortunately always going to be a major hurdle to getting any amount of popularity. This kind of extreme humiliation and feminization is yet another niche fetish that's going to reduce even further the audience who's going to really engage with a story like this. There are other sites your work would probably do better on, just because the audience there is more accustomed to finding extreme content like this. All your chapters are long by comparison to most other writers on this site, not just the first one. It's not a huge issue, but a big wall of text like that can be difficult to read. It's easier if you break them up more into shorter chapters, giving the reader time to breathe between them. Also, I know this might be planned in the future, but I see you haven't made any other branches of your story yet, just one line of chapters. Obviously that's fine, but people do come to this site for the CYOA aspect as well just the smut. Maybe try to come up with another branch, like one where the zebra turns the tables or doesn't break as easily.
Yep, this turned out to be the case, cubed. Juggernorth basically covered everything important. Just keep persevering. Your story will find an audience eventually. EDIT: It has also just occured to me that gay and furry fetishes are especially cursed. Your story is simply unreadable to people that aren't already invested in both of these genres. Unfortunately, most people don't simply overlook these themes - they actively dislike and avoid them. It's really just bad luck on your end.
I was curious on how long your chapters are and wow they are long. I aim for 1000 words and from what I checked of your chapters the fewest was 2000 and the largest 5000. You will get more people if you post in smaller chunks not just because of readability but because it will show up in recently updated. You will get more likes from the chapter and the comments will be more relevant. Also people will be more likely to look at it if they think there is a bit to read. Some people have short chapters so seeing 6 means there might be some content or there might be a lot. They would be surprised to find out how much you have because most chapters are not that long. I know there are some that have 2k length chapters but the person I am thinking of didn't start that way and by now has a following of people. I think they have a super large chapter but that was an exception. But the Male on Male is not for me so that is all I can really help with.
