Given that there is so much free TG literature out there, does it really make any sense to run a subscription based transgender fiction site?
TGstories.com certainly thinks so, and I think they are right. The fact is that TGstories publish stories that are not found anywhere else, and since there is strict editorial control, you can also expect a certain quality. I have found many new high quality stories on the site, and the fact that the site has been up and running since 1997 means that there is a lot to choose from.
You can navigate stories by date posted, alphabetical according to title, and by category (under the “Signature Series” heading). But you can not sort stories after the name of the author, which is a shame if you have found one you like very much. Nor is there is a tag system, which might have helped.
The design of the site is simplistic and a little bit old fashioned maybe, but ut it does the job well. My only complaint is that the navigation menu is not included on the story and media pages. You need to use the back button to explore the site further.
The stories are presented on one single page which works fine with me. They are HTML formatted in a very clean manner, which means that you can easily print them out and read them on paper. This means that the lack of PDF files isn’t much of a problem.
In addition TGstories also present “Public Stories” found elsewhere on the net, but reformatted for this site. There are also a few comics and some streaming media.
My verdict: TGstories is definitely worth its subscription fee.
Categories: About TG sites · Stories
UPDATE Sep 82009: Nikki’s sites are back!
I can see from my own web statistics that Nikki’s Sweet Dreams is becoming one of the most popular TG caption blogs around.
No wonder! It is updated on a daily basis. On some days Nikki presents more than one cap.
The design of the caps is traditional and based on the classic two panel layout (picture to the right, black text on white background to the left), but the texts are often very original and creative.
The imagery varies between soft and hard core.
There is also a sister site called Nikki’s Sweet Stories. That one is updated less frequently.
Categories: Blogs · Captions · Hardcore
The giant Fictionmania site for transgender stories have been down for months due to severe technical difficulties.
Now, however, the FM team has installed a new server and recoded the whole site from MacOS to Windows. It is back up at the new Fictionmania.tv domain.
It looks exactly like the previous version, down to the large number of search features and the old fashioned way of submitting stories. It is much faster, though, and much more stable.
The absence of Fictionmania has been causing grief and severe withdrawal symptoms among many TG readers, leading — in the worst instances — to hate emails and a lot of CAPITAL LETTER online swearing.
It is over now, folks!
The FM team also welcomes new stories.
Categories: About TG sites · Stories
While TG fiction readers are patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for Fictionmania to get up again, others take matters in their own hands.
Transformation Media sets out to be a site for all kinds of transformation fiction, transgender included.
It has been up for only two days at the moment of writing, so there isn’t much content to speak of, which is why the administrators are hoping that you — all TG fiction fans out there — will take the time to post your new or old works of art.
They are also working on an image module, that will make the posting of captions possible.
Categories: Blogs · Stories
I have put up a post over at Rebecca’s World on where you can find pictures to use for transgender captions.
Note that there are copyright restrictions also on the use of images from adult sites. Signing up for an affiliate agreement and adding links to the site in question will make your use legal.
Still, I have never heard of a captioner that have been prosecuted for using such photos. I guess the adult industry figures that this kind of non-profit use only helps promote their product.
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