Whats the Most Boring Inflation Story that you have read?

I'm with Inflate123 on this one. The boring stories don't leave much of an impression, and thus don't earn a place in my active memory.

Rather than name names, which I think is counterproductive in this context, I'd rather target the common traits of the not-so-memorable stories.

Ego trips. Sometimes it's clear that the author is acting out a fantasy and has cast himself as the star. This isn't necessarily bad, but often the audience is left out of the loop and the story only makes sense to the person who wrote it.

Flat characters whose depth is provided purely by narrative. In a short story, it's often necessary for the narrator to explicitly explain the background, but the characters need to match it. It's not enough to explain that the antagonist is a spoiled, stuck-up bitch or to describe the protagonist as good-hearted, misunderstood dork. They still need to act the part while they're "on camera." Failure to do so squanders the reader's trust and trashes the author's credibility.

There's more, but that makes a good start. Another question: What makes for a memorable story?

Anime fan-art inflation stories, stories in which the girl doesn't get very arroused, stories in which there is NO arousal what so ever, and stories which are 50 pages long all fall into my catagory of boring and never make it to my 'stash'

I know what i like and I know what I want. If the story doesn't contain these things, then i'm gonna ignore it and not save it.

I also hate when the narrator puts himself in there. SOme have done pretty neat things with that, but thats because they write well. But a lot of first timers just do it cuz they cant do anything else. They just blow her up, and do nothing else. I mean, even if its a quickie, its gotta be fun to read, and the description has to be imaginative.

Some people do these long saga type stories that I cant get into....cuz I see no purpose in reading them. I ask myself, Whats the point? Im all for inflation writers writing long stories....as long as they are fun. Airtankgirl5 does long, fun stories. Kane does long, fun stories (The Duel). But some people try to disguise the story into something its not and loses all whats fetish-y about it.

I have no problem with anime or video game charcaters....the thing is that sadly, the people that write these stories are boring. Fukureru I think did a Sonya Blade story, that was fun. Its not so much that its a fan fic or whatever, its whoever is writing it. As for anime, I hate it most of the time, but for example, that No Need for a Blimp story is awesome.

haha! Good one Fuku. I think thats why Ive been so lazy lately.

This thread needs an "eating popcorn" smiley.

And just as a disclaimer, in no way am I suggesting that I don't sometimes fall into the traps listed below.

For me, a story needs to develop its OWN characters. Maybe it's just how my brain works, but with each inflation story I have ever read, I get an instant, unique picture of what the girl looks like (whether her physical appearance is described or not... see below). And when I come back and read the story later, the exact same girl shows up in my mind. Much of the fantasy is lost on me if people from movies and such show up in stories, because that puts limits on how my brain constructs the character.

In a similar vein, stories that always introduce the main character similar to "tall blonde, DD-cup breasts, long slender legs, perfect hourglass figure" annoy me. I prefer to give more general parameters and let the reader fill in according to their imagination. A handful of writers can pull it off, but too many attempt it.

Stories that use the same adjectives/verbs over and over again get a little monotonous. Granted, there are only so many different ways to say "inflating" and not all of them work, but at least walk your fingers through a thesaurus and provide a little variety. Luther's and Sievert's stories reflect their mastery of this.

Sexual arousal can very easily be overdone to the point of it being ridiculous. It does work for some stories (e.g. "Balloon Tech"), but it seems like a literary escape route most of the time.

Not a huge fan of first-person stories where the narrator is the inflatee. Although, I'm trying to think through how to write such a story credibly.

Good call on the "author as star" technique. Yeah, it's distracting. It must be very gratifying to write but it's less thrilling to read. :)

Hmm... thinking about first person inflation... I don't see technical reason why it can't work... I might try my hand at it some time. I guess the only thing is, I'd feel a bit peverted, writing as though I were a girl.

Also doubleintegral mentioned stories where the characters are described too specifically. For me, the problem with this is that the author has to break the flow of the story and take time out to describe the protagonists. Sometimes even there'll be a whole paragraph devoted to explaining what she is wearing and what length her hair is, her cup size and her back story... ad nauseum.

This doesn't just break the flow of the story, but it is indicative of an overly visual story, as it's usually about what she looks like. As artists we are mainly limited to visualising inflation, with only a few words here and there as non-visual elements of a drawing. Vision is probably the most important part of the fetish, but the sounds, feelings, temperature, pain (for some) etc. are all almost as important. As writers, we can't give as good a visual impression as artists, but we can go far beyond into other sensations. That's the worst trait of a bad story for me... one that is purely visual, and only describes the sight of the girl's inflation... which parts of her are inflating and how big, basically. If you are writing stories like this, you might want to consider getting to art, you'll find it much more fulfulling.

DISCLAIMER - If you look back at my oldest stories then I was probably guilty of this back then.

i'd beg to differ on that last point, Omoikane. Having a male inflator or inflatee is a decidedly turn-off for me. I prefer all women ^_^;

Heh, same here. I don't like sex or descriptions of the genitalia in inflation. I don't know why as such, Whenever the girl's genitals are talked about during an inflation it's always about them being stretched tight across her body and suchlike... that thought just makes me shudder.

Also, I love clothing in inflation.

Ditto. I think it's a matter of personal preference though; I find that many times, the stuff that makes me all hot and bothered is not the traditional sexual organs, but shapes and phrases and more overtly inflation stuff. I have never been a fan of explicit/hardcore porn, for instance, and I think that preference is reflected in my fetish choices too.

someone angling for a request?

go on Sven, let's see what ya got?

I believe you can convey sexuality much better through thoughts and feelings than a graphic description of what body part gets stuck where. They do say the brain is the most prominent sexual organ.