Is there a 'nerdy guy with milf, also teen girl, and affair with married neighbour, some group sex, lots of lesbians and a tiny bit of bdsm' category? No? Why the heck not? I'm writing my first ever branching story, which covers a bunch of categories and I'm having a devil of a time trying to work out which one fits best. No one category is screaming at me as the right one. I generally write Family type stuff, and my protagonist is in an adopted family, and there will be at least one branch that delves into that genre. So I think I shall revert to type and stick it in the family category. But it could just as easily fit into several others. Not for the first time, I feel the need for a multi category option. I know we have miscellaneous but that just feels a bit like it's for anything not mentioned on the list, rather than a specialised category for stories with multiple categories equally covered.
I agree. I've had a few stories like this where I don't want to risk pigeonholing them into one category when they feature elements that fit various different ones and also don't want it in miscellaneous which makes it sound like something super niche that doesn't feature any of the other categories. I have ended up in each case goiug with fantsay as there have been magical elements and that felt slightly catch-all. but I do fear that makes people think of elves and pixies in imaginary worlds which is not my stories at all.
I feel your pain. It's a real headache. If there was a 'multi category' option, would it fit your story better?
I went to check the categories thinking "there's gotta be something that covers this" and I was probably thinking of Group Sex, but it doesn't feel like a good fit. Group Sex really feels like it is about the group while there are so many stories on here that are about just one guy building his harem, even if some of them do have his lovers mingling. Just an all together different feel so I can definitely see the benefits to a category like Harem.
