Asstr.org New Authors

In the body of the email, before your story text, you must include specific headers. Think of these as metadata tags.

ASSTR is strict about plagiarism. Do not copy fanfiction from other sites unless it is explicitly public domain. The moderators will ban your email domain permanently.

PSA: ASSTR.org is back up and needs NEW authors asstr.org new authors

Here is the template for a new author:

When readers search for , they are often looking for something distinctly different from mainstream erotica. In the current landscape of platforms like Wattpad or Amazon Kindle Unlimited, erotica is often polished, standardized, and frequently ghostwritten to fit specific marketable tropes. The prose is clean, the plots follow familiar beats, and the "spice" is calculated. In the body of the email, before your

You have uploaded one story. Now what? How do you stand out?

In your author directory ( ~YourPenName/ ), upload a file called index.html (or index.txt ). This is your author bio page. List all your stories with links and summaries. Use the [email protected] address to request help with this if you don't know HTML. Do not copy fanfiction from other sites unless

If you are posting this on Reddit, be sure to check the specific subreddit’s rules about NSFW content and self-promotion before hitting submit.

Before diving into the "how," new authors must understand the "why." Why post to a site that looks like it was designed on Netscape Navigator?

While the site hosts the works of legendary, established writers who have been crafting stories since the early days of the Usenet, there is a unique and pulsating energy found in a specific section of the site: the contributions from .