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Hi everyone, I just finished posting a short story called "Fat for a Day" which is one of several I've written recently, all with a theme of people being tricked or manipulated into gaining weight.

I'm treating them like an anthology series, which I've called "The Devil Made Me Do It," for reasons that become pretty obvious if you read the story, lol.

In the last month I've been really prolific in writing, which is unusual for me. My dive into writing has been a result of something other tough stuff going on in my personal life. It's nothing too serious (not life threatening or anything), but I am going to have a bit of a journey ahead of me.

I wanted to share this because, not only has being creative through writing been a positive outlet for me, but also I am finding that strife seems to be inspiring me. This is something I found fascinating as I've looked at my own creative process. It makes me wonder if being happy/content takes the gas out of my creative engine? Like, why write if you can just do something light and fun, you know?

I'd be interested in how other writers feel about the connection between mood and creativity.

Totally on board with this. There’s a weird middle ground where I feel like I can get my creativity out easily. Sometimes it’s easy to dig into sadness or anxiety and mine a bunch of good stuff, and the writing is effortless. But if you’re too down, it swings back the other way.

Interesting topic and I’m going to check out your stories!

Creativity is difficult to measure. From what I've read and personal experience, there's a certain ideal stress level needed to be maximally creative, as this is when the brain is ideally sttimulated. This varies from person to person. Perhaps it is a variation on the 'flight-or-fight' response wherein a stressor clears one's mind and then you are able to make jumps in logic to sometimes unexpected conclusions out of necessity.

To a degree this makes a certain sense. If you are too relaxed you won't feel motivated to write and if you are too stressed to the point of being overwhelmed, you can't focus. So there must be a happy medium where conflict in your real life triggers a creative outpouring.

I often find myself most creative right after a stressful event where my mind is focused enough but not disoriented.

Regardless, I've been greatly enjoying your stories and look forward to reading the next one. And on a personal note I hope your life gets a little easier and you make it through this rough patch. 😁

That's a good point - when you're in the center of the suffering, I couldn't manage being creative. It takes some amount of composure to actually turn that energy into something.

I just read your Desert Promise and it was just great. You are a really talented writer! A lot of great scenes with such a beautifully romantic couple. It is great!

Thank you so much! And thanks for the kind thoughts. I am working things out, and I am grateful to have people in my life that love and support me.

Hi everyone, just coming back with a quick update. I am going to start to post the next short story in my anthology, The Devil Made Me Do It.

This one is called "The Kiss of Ornias," and it is about a personal trainer who recieved a very special power that allows him to better help his clients with their excess weight... Of course, this is FF, so you know that it backfires on him, right?

It will take me a little while to move all the chapters over (and then correct the spelling mistakes, etc. lol!), so thanks for your patience.

Thanks for reading!

That sounds awesome, can’t wait to read it!

It took me a couple of weeks, but the 2nd story, "the Kiss of Ornias" is complete.

I really appreciate the feedback I've received. I hope people find the premise of this one interesting and out of the ordinary for this kind of fiction.

It was a lot of fun! Really nice work!

Thank you very much!

I have quite a bit of work to do on the third installment, but hope to share it soon.