Absolutely it is, yes, but inflation stories have been published in print, probably by people who weren't into it sexually, like for example Stephen King, J K Rowling and Roald Dahl. So it can be done, and i'm just wondering how much it has been. It could be passed off as mainstream.
Real world publication
I don't come on here very often, but was just curious. Can you think of an actual print market for any inflation stories? If so, do you think they'd need changing in some way? For instance, would you need to play down the erotic side, play up the horror or comedy, make it more obviously science fictiony, or what?
For that matter, has anyone managed to get anything into print?
Wed, 02/04/2009 - 20:28
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Thu, 02/05/2009 - 04:34
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darth_clone19
They dont really qualify as "inflation stories". In that phrase the fetish side is implied.
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 16:47
#5
Is it though? We don't know what the author's motivation was, and if that isn't their motivation, which is quite plausible, lots of us have still got that from what they wrote. Roald Dahl is probably a classic for all of us. Doesn't that make it an inflation story?
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 17:50
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JSK00
Not really---I think that was just a scene in an otherwise non-sexual fantasy book.
But still, that was quite a good one.
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 14:10
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I think that any story written with the idea of inflation being for sexual gratification will be obvious and stand out from the mainstream.
Sat, 02/14/2009 - 21:09
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Inflate123
I have gotten a lot into print -- just not on this topic. :)
You can self-publish (Lulu.com comes to mind), but I do not think there is a mass-media style outlet for our stuff.
The problem with physical goods is that it removes anonymity and deniability. It would be cool to hold a bound book of inflation stories, and it would be fun to put together a short story collection and see it come out as a paperback book -- there's reality and permanence to that, a certain importance that the printed word conveys. And we could do that on Lulu, solicit the greatest hits of, say, 15 or 20 different authors. But I do not know who would buy it over simply downloading stories or PDFs. Frankly, it's easier to hide the digital stuff.
Define print. I've had a story published by the BEA story club, but that's not really hard-copy print...The problem is, why make a hard copy? it's easier, cheaper, and more secretive to use the net.
No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons, as I would not want to live in a world without magic, for that is a world without mystery, and that is a world without faith.