Spoiler Bars Question · 8:20pm Oct 31st, 2022
I want my readers and potential readers to know what they're in for. That's why I always include a list of fetishes in the descriptions of my stories like this:
Contains: Twilight, macro, gentle, butt, etc
See something you like, you'll read the story. Maybe. See something you don't like, then you won't waste your time. Great little trick for everybody.
However, I've seen authors who do the same, but they have spoiler bars over it too. Which I always thought was weird. Those kinds of tags are exactly WHY someone would want to read (or avoid) a story in the first place. Is there a number of people out there who really WANT to be surprised by the fetishes in a story? That doesn't make sense to me, but it's a trivial step if anyone wants it.
So here's my question for the community: should the fetish list be covered by a spoiler bar? Is that something anyone actually wants?
For example:
Contains: Twilight, macro, gentle, butt, etc
How long till more of “under her skirt”
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This Friday. Maybe Saturday.
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😃
The spoiler bar allows the reader the option of not knowing. It's too easy to glance and be spoiled of all that's to come. Some people, who will read the story regardless, are excited to be surprised.
That's the logic that's been fed to me on the matter; feel free to craft to your preference.