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Transformations and Writing
11 years ago
Erf. I'm slowly becoming one of those contributors who spends more time journaling than actually submitting stories. Well, it's still writing after a fashion so I'm glad for that.
I recently reread one of my earlier works, Mod Todd's Bod, and it got me to thinking again on why I like transformation so much; also what about it is so interesting. Sure, the end product is usually pretty appealing but there's still something to be said for the process. Mod Todd's Bod was more than a little self-indulgent and I was honestly a little embarrassed to put my kink out there so brazenly because, as it is natural to assume, our kinks are our own and incapable of being shared because we (by which I mean me) are the only freaks in existence; no one else shares our particular freak wavelength.
Of course, this is equally self-indulgent tripe so I decided to go back and clean up the story a bit. It also reminded me of another work that had been languishing on the back burner for a while that was in a similar vein. It's not up to the hard core bits yet, so it's probably not worth posting but it does make me think I should get back to it. Of course, I have three novels already vying for my attention and a burdensome desire to turn my writing hobby into a viable income source.
That said, I suppose the big question I'd ask is: am I the only freak out here in this regard? What do you guys think of transformation? Is it the most vanilla thing in the furry world or still kinky enough to raise an eyebrow?
I recently reread one of my earlier works, Mod Todd's Bod, and it got me to thinking again on why I like transformation so much; also what about it is so interesting. Sure, the end product is usually pretty appealing but there's still something to be said for the process. Mod Todd's Bod was more than a little self-indulgent and I was honestly a little embarrassed to put my kink out there so brazenly because, as it is natural to assume, our kinks are our own and incapable of being shared because we (by which I mean me) are the only freaks in existence; no one else shares our particular freak wavelength.
Of course, this is equally self-indulgent tripe so I decided to go back and clean up the story a bit. It also reminded me of another work that had been languishing on the back burner for a while that was in a similar vein. It's not up to the hard core bits yet, so it's probably not worth posting but it does make me think I should get back to it. Of course, I have three novels already vying for my attention and a burdensome desire to turn my writing hobby into a viable income source.
That said, I suppose the big question I'd ask is: am I the only freak out here in this regard? What do you guys think of transformation? Is it the most vanilla thing in the furry world or still kinky enough to raise an eyebrow?
^That.
So I guess I'm on your freakery wavelength!
I find many folks raise an eyebrow at it; but conversely it's a relatively tame kink, very few people are actively turned off by it. Plus, I think a lot of folks quite enjoy it for non-sexual reasons; TF is a popular trope in sci-fi and fantasy, after all.
That said, I do wonder if TF is simultaneously weird and vanilla due to the fanciful nature of most people's personas in the community. There's an underlying acceptance that you have to go from A to B and there's a desire to get to B as who you fundamentally are. After all, it wouldn't be as much fun having someone else be what you want to be when you want to be it.
And that's a tortured sentence.
Still, always glad to have another person on the same freaky wavelength so I don't feel quite so awkward about it. Besides, I still have plenty of other stuff to feel awkward about. :D