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I could probably be talked into expanding a story concept, unless it were an idea that I really do not like (e.g. underage sexual content).  As with any writer, I don't know if I can deliver a particular theme that someone else wants, and whatever (s)he requests would end up with my brand on it.  If you fancy yourself an artist, though, it's your ambition to develop someone's requested material.

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I for one, don't understand why people take this fetish and ascribe it with very young characters. It's disgusting and it makes me wonder just who visits these boards and if law enforcement is noticing as a consequence. I'm not trying to be negative, but it IS disturbing to see and it SHOULD be a concern.

I would have to agree.  The only rationalization I could give for the authors who frequently use minors in explicit situations is that the authors may have been minors themselves at the time of writing some of these stories.  All the same, in the eyes of the law the content is still illegal.  I don't like that story sites could draw the unwanted attention.

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I don't think I have ever consciously toned or dumbed down my material, but I have had the whole creative block, at every step of the way.  Sometimes I can't start writing for lack of knowing what to say.  Other times I have an idea in my head, but I know I'm going to be busy with other affairs, so I don't start.  When I start writing, I expect that my story will be about 5000+ words, so if I want to write, I want to make sure I have enough time to sit down at a place and time where I will have two solid days to work on nothing but the story.

Then, still other times I will start a story, put it down, and when I resume, sometimes months afterward, I'm in a completely different mood and so the story loses its emotional continuity and pacing.  And even when I reach a stopping point I feel it is good, but I don't know where to take the story for a second act.

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Looks pretty sweet.  What do you call it?

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I started writing for the same reason I figure everyone in this genre starts:  I like character-driven stories of obese, timid, and awkward girls transforming, and I did not feel that there were enough of them out there.  Plus, I was not satisfied with existing authors spent enough time fleshing out the character before the transformation. 

Plus, I never thought of myself as a great writer, but I felt I was better than at least some of the authors that I had read, and not just in this genre.  I had considered writing short stories and novella serials, but never knew where to start.  As far as trying a hand at actually writing I felt like FMG found me as much as the other way around. 

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As a wheelchair user (crip for those who don't care for political correctness ;D) I'd suggest that an able-bodied writer mightfind it hard to write about a disabled character accurately without doing research first.

I buy that.  That is probably one reason you seldom see this theme.  In good fiction you want to be fair to your character and give her 3 dimensions rather than make her some stock caricature.

As for accuracy and realism, though, I don't know how many writers in this genre balk at stories just for lack of knowledge.  Maybe the ones who post to this board want to sound like they know what they're talking about, but I'd say many a writer doesn't bother with technical details.

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Bigger than I like, but what the hell?  Almost makes me want to give SL another try.

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All of the above for me.  This is my absolute favorite variant of tf story.  The whole idea of going from one extreme to another touches a nerve.  Average to superhuman is great, but fat, old, infirm, or awkward to superhuman is transcendent.  I have written some in this vein, but I still have a few ideas for more later, if I can just come up with a progression gimmick.

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If it is an actual story with anything to say then it would be all but impossible to completely remove your own personal philosophy from your literature.  I do agree with the point that a good story, even if it's intended as satire, presents a political or spiritual point subtly. 

The difference between a decent author and a very good one is the ability to make a case with your philosophy woven into the story rather than overtly expressed through ham-fisted dialog.  Hell, even the Turner Diaries might persuade a few people if it weren't so stilted and boring.

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Most everything I've written in this genre is at least loosely based on true experiences and actual people I have known.  I change their names and often locations, but everything else in the stories is absolutely fact-based.  ;D

Seriously, though, I have written about real people I have encountered and will continue to do so.  The point about anonymity mentioned earlier isn't really a factor, since I doubt very much that the people involved would ever read these stories, and perhaps nobody I know would, either.  Still I feel a responsibility to disambiguate any identifiers like name or home location on the slim chance that I might be divulging a sensitive secret about anybody involved.

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