Bothered Stories
Description
What we're looking for
Character-driven stories that are also deeply titillating. This means:
- stories featuring diverse characters, genders, sexualities, and relationship types
- real, imperfect characters with goals, motivations, and conflicts
- stories with a clear storyline and character arc
- stories with erotic and kinky details woven throughout, and sex that's outside the ordinary
- an ending that leaves us satisfied, with a main character who's different than they were in the beginning
Bothered Stories is the New Yorker of erotica. Launching at the end of 2024, Bothered Stories will be the world’s best place to find high-quality, short-form erotic content. Part tech startup, part publication, we curate content for the reader, inviting diverse and novel audiences to engage with our sexy stories - while introducing authors to new readers.
Character-driven stories that are also deeply titillating. This means:
- stories featuring diverse characters, genders, sexualities, and relationship types
- real, imperfect characters with goals, motivations, and conflicts
- stories with a clear storyline and character arc
- stories with erotic and kinky details woven throughout, and sex that's outside the ordinary
- an ending that leaves us satisfied, with a main character who's different than they were in the beginning
Bothered Stories is the New Yorker of erotica. Launching at the end of 2024, Bothered Stories will be the world’s best place to find high-quality, short-form erotic content. Part tech startup, part publication, we curate content for the reader, inviting diverse and novel audiences to engage with our sexy stories - while introducing authors to new readers.
Market Genres
Genres
EroticaMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 869 words
$100/piece
Short Story
2000 to 5000 words
10 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 14 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 14 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 20 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 1 | Average: 17.85 | Median: 9 | Max: 51
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
10.00% - avg 3 days
Rejected:
85.00% - avg 18 days
(23.52% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
5.00%
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
-
Pending:
There are 1 pending responses.
(51 min | 51.00 average | 51 median | 51 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 23 January 2025
Last officially checked: 19 February 2025