1.  Plagiarism is unacceptable - even for slash.  If your story sounds too much like someone else's, it needs changing to make it your own.  If there is a complaint by another author, your story will be removed, so please be careful.


2.  There must be sex in your story - that's the whole point!  It doesn't need to be very explicit, but it needs to be there, and preferably in every chapter if that's how you're writing.  If you have a sexless story, there are plenty of other places for you to post them.  Hetsmut is accepted, as well as slash.


3.  How to get high star ratings: 

    a.  SEX!  Make sure there's plenty of good, hot sex in your story.

    b.  Story and Plot:  Your fiction must have a plot of some kind, otherwise it is simply porn and not the higher standard of erotica that I try to keep to in the Blue Side.  If you need a beta reader to help you with this, simply ask.  There are some very qualified people who can give you some good constructive criticism.

    c.  Grammar and Spelling:  If you have trouble with this, please ask for help.  There are proof readers available.

    d.  Choose your couples carefully.  This is my own subjective opinion and not as important as the other criteria.  If your story involves M/M, then there's no problem, but slip a P in there and you may loose a star, unless of course, you have a well written story with an amazing plot.


4.  Have fun writing your story, and try to be imaginative.  There are no rules for plots, so get as crazy as you like.


5.  If a story goes unfinished for an extended period of time, it may be removed.  It's ok to have a work in progress, but you must show that you are actually working on it.


6.  Please keep in mind that "Micky" is spelled without the "e".  God I hate that!


7.  Due to formatting problems with different word processors, all fics are posted using the Ariel font.  I know this is limiting, but it's the only font that seems to work well with all the different formats I receive. 


8.  Please stick to basic writing conventions:
     a.  Two spaces between sentences.  This makes it easier for computer reading.
     b.  Please don't "Tab" for a new paragraph, just hit "enter" for a blank line.  This is another formatting problem, and can be difficult to fix when I try to post it.  If you tab your paragraphs, I may have to guess where you wanted those paragraphs to be, and it probably won't come out the way you intended.



Thank you,

~ Donatella

Please e-mail your stories to Donatella.

You may also e-mail me if you have any questions or need someone to beta your work.