Hey folks,

I know the title is a little clickbaity sounding, but I honestly can say that these categories eluded me for over a year. Resulting in frustration and even asshole behavior on my part. I am especially pissed of because the categories are appearing so obvious. Yet I somehow I took ages to figure them out and react to stories accordingly.

So what are they:

1. Smut/porn
The obvious first choice and one that gave me a bit of a headache. Some stories are not meant to be deep in plot and story. Sex plays the main part and the TG potion is rather an added bonus.
Less common on FM and TBC the pure smut stories normally find their main outlet on TG related Tumblr caption sites. As with everything that values action (sex in this case) over plot the potential for serials are rather limited.

2. Stories as a fulfillment of a specific fetish.
Those gave me the most headache and brought out my inner asshole critic until I learned to recognize this category. This category has a lot in common with the first one except the action that is valued is not sex, but centers around a specific fetish. Whatever that might be. More often than not the plot takes here a backseat too. Bending it in shape to fit the requirements of the particular fetish. The result is often enough not quite typical-porno-logic, but close enough. One of the more annoying traits of this category is the limited potential for serials. The set up for most fetishes requires some plot (even if set up haphazardly). That plot can be extended to a serial. There lies not the problem. Soon or later a serial with a focus on a specific fetish will fulfill said fetish. If the author doesn't recognize this point they have the trouble to continue a plot that is based on said fetish. That can kill motivation of a writer and I think led to dozens of abandoned serials.

3. Concept-based stories.
The third category has the biggest potential for serials. Why? Concept-based stories put plot and setup first. They may borrow from many fetishes and may contain sex. But neither of those make up the foundation of the story. In fact, if a borrowed fetish loses its attractiveness it can be replaced as not the whole story hinges on it. Because concept-based stories have such great potential for serials they often anger or annoy people if they are used in short solo stories. I wholly admit I think I am a big offender in that area.

I recommend to other writers to keep these categories in mind when planning a story. Be it a solo or serial. In my opinion, each one has an ideal length to bring out the best possible outcome. Number one is best kept short. Two should be medium length and three ... well, go nuts in length.

I wonder what you all think of these categories? Too obvious? Did you overlook them yourself? Let me know.

On to another topic. I promised that I would write down story ideas in each my blog posts. Last week I was too busy to write one so this week I try to make up by posting ten instead of five story ideas. For those of you who aren't familiar why I write those down here let me explain again. I do have a big collection of story ideas. (Reached 175 yesterday -.-). Finding the story idea to write most readers want to read can be tricky. So I post them here to find out if one idea stands out so I can write that one. So if you see a concept you like please let me know.

6. The Coven Of Seven
There is a coven living in a big mansion. Lead always by seven witches. They collect people who have the potential to use magic - if they want to or not - and make them their apprentices. While these people are apprentices they are also expected to fulfill a servant role in the household. The seven witches aren't secure in their position. An apprentice can challenge a witch to a fight. Whoever wins is a witch in the coven and whoever loses will be an apprentice. Many apprentices strife to escape the mansion as the manor has a particular rule: no men. If a magically inclined man is found he will be made a woman first before being gang-pressed into being an apprentice. The question is can they become powerful enough to change themselves back and flee before they succumb to the feeling of being a woman or being drawn into the powerplay of striving for a witch spot in the coven?

7. The Recruiter
There is a woman known as the legendary recruiter. No matter who you need or for what job she can find the right person. Be it for domestic tasks or war. Her method to find these individuals is a carefully hedged secret. But I will tell you.
First, she finds a person who has the knowledge required. She will steal their soul and binds it to her. Making it undyingly loyal. Then she looks for a suitable host body. She switches the souls. The conditioned soul still has all the old memories and skills of their previous life. They also can access the memories and skills of their new body. A combination of both they see themselves as a new person and are rented out to the client as the requested specialist.
The recruiter still has the soul of the second person. This one she reshapes into a loyal whisp. A servant to roam the earth in search for new candidates. But what happens if the recruiter fails to bind the loyalty of a soul to her?

8. Timeshare Bodies
Two decades into the future a devastating plague strikes the earth. Contrary to other plagues this one takes years till it always ends in death. The small glimmer of hope: one-third of humanity seems to be immune.
When a company announces that they can scan and digitalize the human brain into a small chip the government takes action. Every citizen gets their brain scanned and the healthy bodies are to be shared between three people implanted into the body. Each person controls the body for a day before giving control to the next person. Inactive persons can still feel the body and chat with the active person (As well as access internet and such).
The story revolves around a small family. The sister of a boy will share the body of her best friend. Unwilling to be split the sister and friend invite the boy to share the same body with them. A female one. He accepts.

9. The Curse Of The Teenage White Girl
- Claimed by crazypagangirl -

10 Nano-Mayhem
A company is developing nano-tech for plastic(+genetic) surgery. Once a nano-mod is ingested it transforms not only the target area but changes the DNA of the person so the mod is even on a genetic level stable. Then the mod goes to a passive mode for a month. Checking then in if it needs to adjust more or deactivates itself permanently. To fulfill this target the nano-mod can replicate itself by using food the host ingests or even waste products.
One night a group of activists storms the lab. They think these mods are against nature. They want to destroy them all. The servers are easily destroyed. The data lost. However, they run into trouble on how to dispose of the already manufactured mods. Simply pouring them out might be dangerous.
They turn onto the two poor nightguards that got caught up in the raid. Both are made to drink all the nano-mods. The first mod immediately goes to work and changes their body. Leaving the other mods inactive because they lack resources. To go active once they gathered enough. Worse is that the mods block each other. Once one goes active it destroys the work of another mod.
Because the emergency about codes got destroyed the two guards now have to live their lives with constantly changing bodies. They also have a choice to make. Go on a diet to maybe starve out the mods for a time to slow down the changes or eat ravenously to speed over unwanted changes?

11. Copy And Paste
One boy is the successor in a long line of special mages. Those mages can trap (and later release) people in paintings. When they have someone trapped they can repaint them how they like. However, this boy sucks at drawing.
Everything changes when he finds out that opened pictures on his PC count as a canvas. He can't draw for shit, but copy and paste he can do easily. Time to get some revenge on some people.

12. Duel of changes
A powerful being grants two people certain powers to change people. Both have to decide each on a specific stereotype they want to see. The goal: change as many people to be their chosen stereotype.
Of course, both chose different stereotypes and starting powers. If they think a person is ready they can try claiming them. If it works the person is locked into the stereotype for good and can't be changed by the opponent. Each claimed person strengthen the powers they have or grant new ones. Trouble finds them both when they find out they can cheat as powers work on the opponent as well.
Stereotypes could be: sixties-housewife; rocker/punk-girl; goth; bimbo; slut; cosplayer; bdsm (sub or domina); playboy-bunny; and so on ....

13. Dressing up for the government
A man finds out he has a special gift. If he wears clothes of another person he slowly learns things about that person. Skills and knowledge. Even memories. Of course, the government learns about him and he is "hired". Soon he finds out that not every suspected serial killer or terrorist is male. Throw in some co-workers who think it is funny to throw in some red-herrings of the female gender and the dilemma for him is complete.

14. The fifth child
In a fantasy world, a villainess has five children. Four are known for their own evil deeds.
When heroes storm the palace of the villainess they are in for a surprise. Hidden a prison cell they find a fifth child.
She rebelled at her mother because the mother wanted warriors and aged her daughter against her will. While looking like sixteen, in mind she is six. As every child of the villainess, she has a special ability. In her case, it is to control blobs and slimes.
Her ability goes beyond giving them directions. She can make them change shape or color. Even let them camouflage themselves.
Thinking they have found a willing traitor and inside woman the heroes decide to "rescue" her.
However, soon doubt start to blossom. Not only if she is as innocent as she claims, but also if she is female at all.

16. Tricking a witch
A boy desperately wants to be a girl. When he finds out there is a teenage witch (think Sabrina) hiding at his school he comes up with a plan. He goes to her and tells a tall tale. He was a girl but one of the witches enemies changed 'her' into him and the reality along. First, he succeeds. The teenage witch believes him and he is changed into a girl. Success! But what happens when the truth comes out?