[Rock Martin]

I don't think so Ten… I still think a girl with huge muscles who can't pick up like… a fridge or table is a pretty funny idea.

Maybe there can be like a birth defect or disease that lessens the density of said muscles…

[JimmyDimples]

Another cliche I'd been thinking of…

The unattractive, smallish, 5 foot nuthin' 90 lb. mousy, unhappy girl… becoming supersized in all regions and when she gets to live live in the bigger, newer, bod, everything is just wonderful!  ;D ;D ;D ;D

When's the last time you read a story, where the girl is small at the start, but happy that way?  She's still cute, sweet, quite lovely, well adjusted, almost everybody and life for her is sunshine and lollypops…

… then the Accident kicks in. 

And as she gets more mass, more height, and curves and bulges that weren't there earlier… she doesn't like it one bit! 

[pelourinho]

There are certain story elements that I'm not sure are cliches or just elements that turn me off completely:

1. Incest.  I can't think of names, but I've seen a bevy of stories where the growing female becomes not only sexually insatiable, but has a desire to rape/assault/abuse a brother, son or father.  Yuck.
2. Violence.  Having unprecedented new power, the heroine (if she can be called one) has the desire to harm, kill, or overzealously punish people with no respect for law, morality, or even general descency.  It's one thing if the person deserved it, but there are limits.

3. This one doesn't disturb me like the first two, but it's just a bit weird:  The heroine gets zapped with a strange ray, doused with chemicals, or swallows something strange, and after growing into an amazing body, she is instantly totally comfortable with it, even orgasmically aroused.  Not scared, concerned or curious.  This one doesn't put me off, but it does get a little repetitious.

Most other cliches I can live with, even if they don't necessarily equal great story telling. 

[Chuck]

Well spoken, guys. I especially have to say to Jimmy Dimples that he's right; I can't remember the last time you read a story where a mousy girl who's happy with herself suddenly gets really big and doesn't like it.

Something like this sort of happened in one of Hunter S. Creek's old stories I believe entitled "Tim Doogan's Little Sister", whereby a spunky girl nick named the mop grew to become just massive and felt real bad because the guy she loved couldn't pick her up and swing her about in his arms.

If it wasn't a story by Hunter S. Creek, it certainly was something I read on Ladybumps one time, many moons ago.

[baditude41]

after growing into an amazing body, she is instantly totally comfortable with it, even orgasmically aroused.  Not scared, concerned or curious.  This one doesn't put me off, but it does get a little repetitious.

When's the last time you read a story, where the girl is small at the start, but happy that way?  She's still cute, sweet, quite lovely, well adjusted, almost everybody and life for her is sunshine and lollypops…
… then the Accident kicks in. 
And as she gets more mass, more height, and curves and bulges that weren't there earlier… she doesn't like it one bit! 

    I feel I should put my 2 cents in this one.  $0.02  There.  Seriously, I have to say that the above FMG Cliches are just that…but at the same time, it makes for a more enjoyable story.  There are a few stories popping up where a mousy woman becomes large and muscular, and wants to change back or doesn't enjoy it.  It may just be me (mostly me), but I couldn't possibly enjoy a story in the least where the woman hates and despises who/what she has become.  Heck, most women where I live are already unhappy with the way they look.  I just think stories like that just "crash and burn"…similar to the endings where the bad guy wins.  It's new, it's different, but it leaves a feeling of "What a waste". 
 
    On a side note, I have read a GTS story about a man's wife who found herself growing and hating it.  Her husband freaked out and toward the end, they had both been captured by the government or something.  Like I said before, "what a waste".

Sorry for the long post…was I gone long?

[Vollar-Tile]

This subject reminds me of a story on withthisrealme.org called Passages. Basically about a young woman who suddenly finds herself growing and such at spontaneous rates, and reacts, well… like a woman about it, rather than in the "usual" manner you could say. Well written and thought out, it's probably one of my favorite series.

Sometimes, this genre can be like food; pizza is great, but who wouldn't get tired of having it everyday?

[Mimi]

This is going to sound like a completely stupid question, but is growth stories pretty popular?  I take it as such, but had never thought about it before I joined this board.  Hmmmmm…    it’s an interesting concept. 

Maybe one day, I’ll write one.

~Mimi

[TC2]

It sure is, and I must say that in most cases once you try one it's hard to stop because they tend to be very fun to write or (draw) for artists.  People like them for a few different reasons, but it usually boils down to the basic it's just plain old fun.

[Mimi]

Then I’ll definitely consider it… I always have an open mind to new and exciting challenges.

Thanks babe,

[pelourinho]

This is going to sound like a completely stupid question, but is growth stories pretty popular?  I take it as such, but had never thought about it before I joined this board.  Hmmmmm…     it’s an interesting concept. 

Maybe one day, I’ll write one.

~Mimi

It's not a stupid question, but it could use some context.  If you mean among people who frequent forums like this, then yes.  With the general public?  Not as much, I would guess.  Those who like fmg like it a lot, but I honestly don't know how many people are into this type of fiction.  For my taste, not nearly enough.    After all, this is still a non-mainstream taste.

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