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Strangely enough, I have read on one site (real feats of strength) many FBBs and Figure competitors saying that the worst people in terms of adverse reactions towards their muscularity are their fellow women, especially those who are overweight or out-of-shape.

That doesn't really surprise me- depresses me a little, yes, but doesn't shock me at all.  I think with men you get primarily a genuine (if exaggerated) response of no attraction.  Society has told people it's okay to denigrate muscular women becuase it's not average or normal, and some men who aren't attracted to strength feel that it's okay to turn around and be insulting about it.

Women, on the other hand, I suspect (over)react more often from envy and jealousy than revulsion.  Because they know that they aren't at that level of physical fitness, and it would take a great deal of work (which they might or might not actually be capable of), they react both negatively and vocally,  😛

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Can't complain about it.  I think the left sidebar might be more useful if you could somehow make it static (for instance if it were actually a separate frame) rather than having it scroll with the main window.

As for the font, I liked the Arial because it was easier to read online.  Sans-serif fonts are generally easier to read in posts, while serif fonts tend to be easier on the eyes in print.  (I note, however, that Arial is still the default font for actual messages on the forum, while Times New Roman is used only for headlines, and that's not bad at all.)

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While I haven't included a smoker as a part of any of my stories to date (I think- at least, I can't recall using one,) I'm not actually averse to the idea.  I'm not a smoker myself and never have been, so it's unlikely that it would ever become a major part of one of my stories, but it could easily become a characteristic associated with a supporting character.

Because I tend to write about women who are exceptionally- perhaps even aggressively- healthy, the probability of them being smokers is pretty negligible.  Smokers are more likely to be villains in my stories not because I attach any moral value to the activity, but just because my heroines are unlikely to have developed so terribly self-destructive a habit.

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Read that one years ago- it is fantastic as erotic fiction.  No real plot to speak of, and the character development pretty much doesn't exist, but the descriptions range from steamy to mind-blowingly hot.

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I'm really hoping I'll get a chance to get back to this story soon, actually- I currently have a chapter of Cold Fury that I'm trying to get wrapped up, and I've promised myself that I would let myself take a break with another Sylph chapter, but I haven't lost sight of Dicey's story.  Unfortunately, the demands of being a teacher in a new school have sort of gobbled up pretty much anything that resembles free time for the time-being, so it may be a little while before I'm able to devote the sort of attention to this story that it requires.

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Wow seems like 95% of the people I know have missed my birthday which was on the 14th.  Bummer…

Somehow, your name didn't warn any of us out here.  Regrets.  :-[

Here's hoping you had a good birthday anyways…  :-

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And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Satsurou!  Here's hoping that you're really enjoying your time in Merry Olde! ;D

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God, what shouldn't be?  In stories I've written, I've used medical experiments gone awry, a magic penny, surges of wild magick, and the merging of a couple of worlds' magical lifestreams.  Obviously, I tend to favor the fantasy elements when I'm dealing with FMG/GTS, but I'm not really fussy… ;D

Let me toss this back- is there a viable way to turn an external impetus for change (controlled by some outside force) into an internal one (controlled by the woman being changed?)

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This is in no way about validation from my peers.  I've been going over the story for my own reasons and polishing some of the rough spots that always bothered me as well as rewriting a few of the earlier chapters (I had never intended the story to be that long when I first started it and the lack of direction shows in the earliest chapters).  Since I'm reworking it anyway I was just curious to see whether or not anyone else would want to read (or reread) it.

Well, then, I'd say the interest is there- certainly repost it.  It's a classic, one of the best written, and it really shouldn't be hidden away…

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Chapter 14 of Lisa's story is up…

http://www.thevalkyrie.com/stories/1misc24/lisa14.htm

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