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Selfbound Website Stories Feedback / Re: Questionable Room Service ...
Last post by feline - Today at 02:18:05 PM*sings* I am coming to get you...
Honestly, I don't see how you could move this forward well without going off the deep end a bit, so most curious to see.
Except I got side tracked by some of your other writing... still, anticipation is good, and enjoy the comments as I get closer
Honestly, I don't see how you could move this forward well without going off the deep end a bit, so most curious to see.
Except I got side tracked by some of your other writing... still, anticipation is good, and enjoy the comments as I get closer
#2
Pet & PonyGirl Stories / Re: Testing the Queen's Pony G...
Last post by feline - Today at 02:16:22 PMGiven how sort of romantic this was, really pleased that you have plans for more to come eventually. Something to look forward to 
Given what went into all of this, I really do wonder what more pieces of gear have been ordered. I cannot help thinking about a cart for the pony to pull, but at the same time, this carries a lot of risk of begging for a passenger, which goes against what the Queen seems to be looking for here. Another fun thought is some form of stable for the Queen pony girl to sleep in when she wants an over night stay.
There is definitely a sense of these two dancing around each other, especially with the drawings, and the overall sense of eagerness at work here
Given what went into all of this, I really do wonder what more pieces of gear have been ordered. I cannot help thinking about a cart for the pony to pull, but at the same time, this carries a lot of risk of begging for a passenger, which goes against what the Queen seems to be looking for here. Another fun thought is some form of stable for the Queen pony girl to sleep in when she wants an over night stay.
There is definitely a sense of these two dancing around each other, especially with the drawings, and the overall sense of eagerness at work here
#3
General Discussion / Re: Copy Editing / Readability...
Last post by jakbird - Today at 12:50:34 AM"In a world of digital noise and clutter driven by new generative artificial intelligence technologies, the Merriam-Webster dictionary has announced "slop" as the 2025 word of the year." A recent news story
I've just ended a multi-year proofreading project for a friend's soon to be published academic book, initially translated from a foreign language by ChatGPT. I agree AI is a useful start when translating, but what I've learned from the experience is it still takes quite a bit of work to produce a quality work. For English as a second language authors, I recommend translating the entire story from one's own language to English, rather than the piecemeal approach of a section at a time.
For native speakers, I suppose AI helps, though I'd never use it. As Teann points out, the lack of continuity, especially in longer stories, has no excuse. It's laziness and a callous disregard for the reader's credibility. I can't speak for anyone else's motivation, but for myself the reward comes from seeing the written word on the screen, from my hand, not a machine. Granted, the audience for my stories is small compared to the others on Gromet, a handful a week. Even so, if only one person enjoys my efforts it's worth the effort I put into crafting a unique story. Cranking out slop with an AI might lead to immediate gratification from large view counts, but who deserves the dubious accolades, a computer? Is losing one's reputation worth it?
Use AI to clean up grammar and syntax? Sure, but change the content? Never, that's the essence of creativity. I cast my vote to keep out images, too. There's a place for that; it's called a comic book. Keep out the slop, Teann.
By the way, I have this idea for a long novel. I've written the first sentence. Can you fill in the next 120K words, edit as you see fit...
Jack Peacock
I've just ended a multi-year proofreading project for a friend's soon to be published academic book, initially translated from a foreign language by ChatGPT. I agree AI is a useful start when translating, but what I've learned from the experience is it still takes quite a bit of work to produce a quality work. For English as a second language authors, I recommend translating the entire story from one's own language to English, rather than the piecemeal approach of a section at a time.
For native speakers, I suppose AI helps, though I'd never use it. As Teann points out, the lack of continuity, especially in longer stories, has no excuse. It's laziness and a callous disregard for the reader's credibility. I can't speak for anyone else's motivation, but for myself the reward comes from seeing the written word on the screen, from my hand, not a machine. Granted, the audience for my stories is small compared to the others on Gromet, a handful a week. Even so, if only one person enjoys my efforts it's worth the effort I put into crafting a unique story. Cranking out slop with an AI might lead to immediate gratification from large view counts, but who deserves the dubious accolades, a computer? Is losing one's reputation worth it?
Use AI to clean up grammar and syntax? Sure, but change the content? Never, that's the essence of creativity. I cast my vote to keep out images, too. There's a place for that; it's called a comic book. Keep out the slop, Teann.
By the way, I have this idea for a long novel. I've written the first sentence. Can you fill in the next 120K words, edit as you see fit...
Jack Peacock
#4
Pet & PonyGirl Stories / Re: Testing the Queen's Pony G...
Last post by Zeedrot - December 16, 2025, 06:50:41 PM@Melissa and @Revillen thank you for the kind words! Really appreciate them and glad you both enjoyed the story!
#5
Pet & PonyGirl Stories / Re: Testing the Queen's Pony G...
Last post by Zeedrot - December 16, 2025, 06:48:58 PMQuote from: feline on December 16, 2025, 04:43:08 PMI am going to have another go at commenting as I read, so hopefully the comments will make sense...
Clinically professional about a naked Sylvae, makes sense in a professional setting, but still not really forming any good mental model of the sort of relationship these two have, since there are clear hints of kinky toys being tested in the past, and the eagerness and pet names suggest a very intimate relationship,...
The attunement time requirement seems random, but that's magic for you!...
I think I have another editing point, since "tittering" seems the wrong word here:
>> After a few rotations Dana seemed satisfied, and she stopped the device. Sylvae came to a halting stop tittering in the boots slightly...
Come the end, really enjoyed this! It feels sort of romantic, but also sad in the sense that Dana really does seem quite oblivious to the major feelings her "friend" has for her!...
From a logical point of view, I was left with the impression there were "loads" of extra bits that went with the outfit, but we didn't get loads of extra bits, just the expected bits...
Really happy to read another of these comments from you!
First off, thanking for catching those editing errors. With tittering it was supposed to be teetering, but both are proper words so Word did not catch them and I glazed over them when editing because of the similar spellings. Funny enough I did this same mistake in a couple of other stories lol.
On to the story itself, yes there are actually extra bits of gear to test, but those are for a second day of testing (if I ever get around to writing the sequel). The first day was just to test the basics, and honestly since this was both of their first time with such gear the basics probably already felt like a lot to the two characters.
As to the attunement time, that was a nod to Dungeons and Dragons where magical items take a short rest, 1 hour, to attune to. As a forever Game Master (Mistress)/Dungeon Master (Mistress) I couldn't help putting in some nods to dnd. Besides Sylvae and Dana are loosely based on two non-player characters I created for the dnd campaign I run for my wife and a few of our friends lol.
And lastly to the dynamic between the two, and here come some spoilers so read on at your peril I suppose lol, they both harbor deeper feelings for one another they just don't notice each other's feelings and are too afraid to lose their friendship and perhaps even each other if they were to confess. Plus Dana is the archetypal absentminded genius inventor type character, so that doesn't help. I know that this sort dancing around one's romantic feelings between two friends is a bit cliche, but personally I really enjoy that sort of dynamic. And when you are queer, I think it's even more likely to be true since it is harder to know if someone might reciprocate your feelings. What can I say? I love this style of dynamic in sapphic romances especially.
And just wanted to say again thank you for sharing such a detailed run of your thoughts on one of my stories. I genuinely enjoy reading them! Have a wonderful day!
#6
Pet & PonyGirl Stories / Re: Testing the Queen's Pony G...
Last post by Zeedrot - December 16, 2025, 05:54:51 PMQuote from: Morkaii (Marcus) on December 14, 2025, 10:48:15 PMReally enjoyed this one, even though magic settings are usually not my jam. So kudos!
Would love a contuation if possible 🥰
Happy you enjoyed it! You are one of my favorite fetish writers, so I'm glad I was able to give back with a story of my own that you enjoyed!
As to a continuation, I do plan to eventually write a second part to conclude this story. Sadly, other projects are ahead in my queue so probably not until well into next year.
#7
Selfbound Website Stories Feedback / Re: Questionable Room Service ...
Last post by Zeedrot - December 16, 2025, 05:48:58 PMQuote from: feline on December 15, 2025, 12:21:34 PMYou know, I just got back here from doing quite a lot of reading and commenting over on DA, so looks like I will be back to DA again soon, since I am really curious to see where you went with this next
*looks around nervously* um...about that. Lol
In all honesty when my audience over there started asking for a sequel and I said I would, my first thought was "well, shit, how am I going to up the ante in this logically and not make it too absurd, and write a proper conclusion?"
Whether you read it here or there I'm sure you'll see I didn't quite pull it off lol. There are some logic leaps and the shifting emotions of the characters probably are a bit sudden for some folks. That said, it seems like most people still enjoyed it for what it is, and it is more of a proper conclusion at least.
#8
Selfbound Website Stories Feedback / Re: Captain's Confinement by Z...
Last post by Zeedrot - December 16, 2025, 05:20:34 PMQuote from: Revillen on December 14, 2025, 12:56:05 PMI really enjoyed the darker aspects of this story. I also finished reading the pony girl story, and Zeedrot is becoming one of my favorite authors. Thank you for the wonderful story. I can't wait to see more from your wonderful story telling.
Aww thanks! Glad you are enjoying my little stories!
#9
Pet & PonyGirl Stories / Re: Testing the Queen's Pony G...
Last post by feline - December 16, 2025, 04:43:08 PMI am going to have another go at commenting as I read, so hopefully the comments will make sense. First up, the title and story tags are drawing my eye, and giving me quite a lot of hope... pony play can be fun, but magic... now you really have my interest, since if this is set in a world with magic, suddenly you can do all sorts of things that otherwise don't make sense, or need far to much time trying to set up and explain. Instead "it's magic", and on to the naughty fun!
Off to a good start, nice world building, and a lot of history between our two characters. The history speaks to a lot of trust on Sylvae's part, which is going to be important if things are going in the direction I hope they are going I also like the suggested dynamic of the tiny Dana ordering the much larger, stronger and more dangerous Sylvae around
Half way across the world... not sure merely eager to help out really properly describes this! It does beg the question of how helping out normally goes, since this level of eagerness almost suggests desperation, rather than simply helping out a friend while in the neighbourhood...
Watching the two of them talk, Dana rambling without actually offering up any relevant or useful details, and Sylvae calling her darling, it makes me think of a married couple who are quite in love with each other, rather than just friends.
The drawings showing the requested device, so clearly showing Sylvae in the restraints, play into this sense of a deeper connection between these two women.
EIGHT hours walking in a circle... training enchantments... it seems the queen really is serious about pony play, this is WELL beyond a "pony girl outfit", but it is also nice to know that I did get the right idea about the large circle in the middle of the room, it did suggest one of those horse walking in circles devices. But this is only the base outfit?! The scroll bar position makes me think we are not going to get through all of the extra bits, not in good detail, but time will tell.
Clinically professional about a naked Sylvae, makes sense in a professional setting, but still not really forming any good mental model of the sort of relationship these two have, since there are clear hints of kinky toys being tested in the past, and the eagerness and pet names suggest a very intimate relationship, but other things don't.
Ah... wanting and praying that Dana would look at her with longing, well, that actually gives us firm, if very surprising information about their relationship state.
The nerves at having the blinkers put on are well done, and fit well with the very environmentally and threat aware woman we started the story watching, which Dana almost seems quite unaware of
The attunement time requirement seems random, but that's magic for you! The do it yourself, and seal without coming off for a time enchantments fit with the plans so well, and make a lot of sense
The warm reaction to being called a good girl, just after the demeaning communication method is agreed upon, most sexy
Obvious logical point, one assumes the queen will be able to secure herself to the training rig on her own? Also, editing point, missing closing speech marks here:
>> "Alright let's get you hooked up to the training rig and try a few circuits around the circle before applying the last couple adjustments. Sylvae wondered what adjustments would be necessary, but decided she would just have to wait to find out.
I think I have another editing point, since "tittering" seems the wrong word here:
>> After a few rotations Dana seemed satisfied, and she stopped the device. Sylvae came to a halting stop tittering in the boots slightly.
perhaps you were going for shuffling, or something like that?
OUCH!!! All that pain, partly because you weren't given all the instructions! Not fun!
Given Dana knows what the system is designed to do, how it is designed to reward the correct walking, she seems surprisingly unaware of the inevitable effect of all of this pleasure poured, forced even, into the pony! Mixed into this is the effect of Dana getting all firm and commanding, an interesting and heady mix!
Good to see Dana finally putting the pieces together and understanding what is happening, and the effect of the orgasms on our "pony" here!
Come the end, really enjoyed this! It feels sort of romantic, but also sad in the sense that Dana really does seem quite oblivious to the major feelings her "friend" has for her! Even after various sexually themed tests and experiences! Assuming there is a follow on part ever, I wonder if the mysterious patron will do anything to help nudge these two closer together.
From a logical point of view, I was left with the impression there were "loads" of extra bits that went with the outfit, but we didn't get loads of extra bits, just the expected bits. Also no mention of how the queen would connect herself to the walker, but that bit is hardly required or important.
I did love the imagery and feelings that all of this evokes though
Off to a good start, nice world building, and a lot of history between our two characters. The history speaks to a lot of trust on Sylvae's part, which is going to be important if things are going in the direction I hope they are going
I also like the suggested dynamic of the tiny Dana ordering the much larger, stronger and more dangerous Sylvae around Half way across the world... not sure merely eager to help out really properly describes this! It does beg the question of how helping out normally goes, since this level of eagerness almost suggests desperation, rather than simply helping out a friend while in the neighbourhood...
Watching the two of them talk, Dana rambling without actually offering up any relevant or useful details, and Sylvae calling her darling, it makes me think of a married couple who are quite in love with each other, rather than just friends.
The drawings showing the requested device, so clearly showing Sylvae in the restraints, play into this sense of a deeper connection between these two women.
EIGHT hours walking in a circle... training enchantments... it seems the queen really is serious about pony play, this is WELL beyond a "pony girl outfit", but it is also nice to know that I did get the right idea about the large circle in the middle of the room, it did suggest one of those horse walking in circles devices. But this is only the base outfit?! The scroll bar position makes me think we are not going to get through all of the extra bits, not in good detail, but time will tell.
Clinically professional about a naked Sylvae, makes sense in a professional setting, but still not really forming any good mental model of the sort of relationship these two have, since there are clear hints of kinky toys being tested in the past, and the eagerness and pet names suggest a very intimate relationship, but other things don't.
Ah... wanting and praying that Dana would look at her with longing, well, that actually gives us firm, if very surprising information about their relationship state.
The nerves at having the blinkers put on are well done, and fit well with the very environmentally and threat aware woman we started the story watching, which Dana almost seems quite unaware of
The attunement time requirement seems random, but that's magic for you! The do it yourself, and seal without coming off for a time enchantments fit with the plans so well, and make a lot of sense
The warm reaction to being called a good girl, just after the demeaning communication method is agreed upon, most sexy
Obvious logical point, one assumes the queen will be able to secure herself to the training rig on her own? Also, editing point, missing closing speech marks here:
>> "Alright let's get you hooked up to the training rig and try a few circuits around the circle before applying the last couple adjustments. Sylvae wondered what adjustments would be necessary, but decided she would just have to wait to find out.
I think I have another editing point, since "tittering" seems the wrong word here:
>> After a few rotations Dana seemed satisfied, and she stopped the device. Sylvae came to a halting stop tittering in the boots slightly.
perhaps you were going for shuffling, or something like that?
OUCH!!! All that pain, partly because you weren't given all the instructions! Not fun!
Given Dana knows what the system is designed to do, how it is designed to reward the correct walking, she seems surprisingly unaware of the inevitable effect of all of this pleasure poured, forced even, into the pony! Mixed into this is the effect of Dana getting all firm and commanding, an interesting and heady mix!
Good to see Dana finally putting the pieces together and understanding what is happening, and the effect of the orgasms on our "pony" here!
Come the end, really enjoyed this! It feels sort of romantic, but also sad in the sense that Dana really does seem quite oblivious to the major feelings her "friend" has for her! Even after various sexually themed tests and experiences! Assuming there is a follow on part ever, I wonder if the mysterious patron will do anything to help nudge these two closer together.
From a logical point of view, I was left with the impression there were "loads" of extra bits that went with the outfit, but we didn't get loads of extra bits, just the expected bits. Also no mention of how the queen would connect herself to the walker, but that bit is hardly required or important.
I did love the imagery and feelings that all of this evokes though
#10
General Discussion / AI-assisted Submission Guideli...
Last post by teanndaorsa - December 16, 2025, 10:47:51 AMOkay, so this post is going to add some guidelines relevant to use of AI in submissions to the Plaza. This is something that's picked up in recent months, so I want to set out our stall clearly in advance of getting any more submissions.
To be clear, I'm not talking about AI-generated images which authors often like to include in their stories. We don't publish those - partly because I'm uncomfortable with how they have scraped original, copyrighted works and imagery without permission, partly because I'm not keep on too much imagery for hosting and aesthetic reasons in what is primarily a text-based medium. The only imagery I'll host with stories are commissioned works and self-drawn / captured images. If someone wants to post a link like "inspired by this image" where it's hosted somewhere else, that's about as far as I'll go.
Much, much fuzzier is the use of AI tools to assist in text editing. Obviously I encourage use of spell checkers and grammar checkers, and to some extend modern AI tooling is just those but on steroids. AI tools are super-tempting for people to use, especially when they are not confident in their own writing skills. Just plug the ideas for your story in, and out pops well-written prose. And if they actually worked like that, I wouldn't really have a problem with them at all. Less spell-checking, grammar correction and copy-editing for me: great.
The issue is that, used poorly, they don't work like that. When you generate a story a few paragraphs at a time, that section will probably be consistent and correct in and of itself. But I'm seeing submissions where it flails wildly from past tense to present tense; where the first-person viewpoint shifts from one character to another with no warning; where the punctuation style is wholly different; and where the same words and phrases are used over, and over, and over. That last one can be especially bad, I've seen whole paragraphs repeated three, four times in a six-thousand word story, like ChatGPT only knows one sort of orgasm and by golly it's determined to tell you about it, the same way every time. But humans are pattern-recognition machines, and they spot that repetition, fast. At best, they just get temporarily confused, like "haven't I read this bit already, did I get lost?" At worst they cringe and close the story, mentally dismissing it as repetitive, incoherent rubbish.
Several authors now have put submissions in along the lines of "English is not my first language, but AI lets me write the stories I've always had in my head". Again, I don't have a problem with that, I'm glad it's now a possibility. But it only makes the real problem worse: to use AI tools effectively, you have to properly read what they produce, and edit to correct the problems with it. That's still probably easier than writing the text from scratch, but if you can't read English well, you won't be able to do that. But it is absolutely possible, given enough effort. There have been submissions where the author has been clear they use AI to help, and had they not said so I wouldn't have been able to tell. That is the quality bar that I am looking for: not noticing their use.
More generally, I am not volunteering to be your writing partner. Please do not ask me to just "make the edits as I see fit", I simply do not have the time. Just because I am able to spot these problems, does not mean that I can effectively change the writing to remove them. This is an order of magnitude harder than the copy-editing tweaks described earlier in this thread, and it is nigh-on impossible to do without assuming the intent of the original author. It is something that the authors have to do themselves, as part of their writing, or in collaboration with an editor they have found for themselves.
With that in mind, authors should bear in mind that I will refuse submissions that have these sorts of quality issues in them, even if it makes me sad because I want to read the ideas they contain.
To be clear, I'm not talking about AI-generated images which authors often like to include in their stories. We don't publish those - partly because I'm uncomfortable with how they have scraped original, copyrighted works and imagery without permission, partly because I'm not keep on too much imagery for hosting and aesthetic reasons in what is primarily a text-based medium. The only imagery I'll host with stories are commissioned works and self-drawn / captured images. If someone wants to post a link like "inspired by this image" where it's hosted somewhere else, that's about as far as I'll go.
Much, much fuzzier is the use of AI tools to assist in text editing. Obviously I encourage use of spell checkers and grammar checkers, and to some extend modern AI tooling is just those but on steroids. AI tools are super-tempting for people to use, especially when they are not confident in their own writing skills. Just plug the ideas for your story in, and out pops well-written prose. And if they actually worked like that, I wouldn't really have a problem with them at all. Less spell-checking, grammar correction and copy-editing for me: great.
The issue is that, used poorly, they don't work like that. When you generate a story a few paragraphs at a time, that section will probably be consistent and correct in and of itself. But I'm seeing submissions where it flails wildly from past tense to present tense; where the first-person viewpoint shifts from one character to another with no warning; where the punctuation style is wholly different; and where the same words and phrases are used over, and over, and over. That last one can be especially bad, I've seen whole paragraphs repeated three, four times in a six-thousand word story, like ChatGPT only knows one sort of orgasm and by golly it's determined to tell you about it, the same way every time. But humans are pattern-recognition machines, and they spot that repetition, fast. At best, they just get temporarily confused, like "haven't I read this bit already, did I get lost?" At worst they cringe and close the story, mentally dismissing it as repetitive, incoherent rubbish.
Several authors now have put submissions in along the lines of "English is not my first language, but AI lets me write the stories I've always had in my head". Again, I don't have a problem with that, I'm glad it's now a possibility. But it only makes the real problem worse: to use AI tools effectively, you have to properly read what they produce, and edit to correct the problems with it. That's still probably easier than writing the text from scratch, but if you can't read English well, you won't be able to do that. But it is absolutely possible, given enough effort. There have been submissions where the author has been clear they use AI to help, and had they not said so I wouldn't have been able to tell. That is the quality bar that I am looking for: not noticing their use.
More generally, I am not volunteering to be your writing partner. Please do not ask me to just "make the edits as I see fit", I simply do not have the time. Just because I am able to spot these problems, does not mean that I can effectively change the writing to remove them. This is an order of magnitude harder than the copy-editing tweaks described earlier in this thread, and it is nigh-on impossible to do without assuming the intent of the original author. It is something that the authors have to do themselves, as part of their writing, or in collaboration with an editor they have found for themselves.
With that in mind, authors should bear in mind that I will refuse submissions that have these sorts of quality issues in them, even if it makes me sad because I want to read the ideas they contain.
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