He does mention that she's doing graphic design. So she was given the big assignment at first that presumably the ghost did for her, and, impressed, her boss assigned a stackload of other assignments with the promise of a permanent position if done well.
And the plot thickens! (hopefully our new lady protagonist does too!)
As a commentary on your writing, I appreciate your pacing. It's not too slow where we end up lingering on one event for a while, but not too quick that we can't stop and appreciate what is actually going on. You move with a...
As an aside, you deftly teased me there in the final seven lines. I do prey that alongside your general awesome storytelling there will be scrumptious details of our heroine's expansion :)
Please, please PLEASE continue this. You are an excellent writer and you have our intrigue. I am also a huge fan of the genre and there aren't too many quality pieces out there like this!
Now I've been around these here forums for quite a long time now, and I have to say this is one of the better pieces put to pen that I have read. Great job!
p.s. - I hope you intend to finish this one and not leave it like so many other stories/series that seem to hit sudden brick walls!
There was a story written by Carnestrange on DeviantART called "The Curse", and it involved a girl who was cursed to be filled and fattened every time she heard any food-related words. One of the more memorable scenes in the series involved a hot-dog scene where she became obscenely stuffed...
A young university student fails to recall her recent past as an ominous presence takes hold of her within the confines of her apartment, willing her to grow.
Author's Note: Been a very long time since I have written anything, but here is a piece I did up in the span of about two hours. It...
~BBW, ~~WG, Magic - A folktale allows the curiosity of a student to get the better of her.
The Enchantress's Chair
By Phrozen
[Author's note:] Been a long time since I've written anything. Here's the first part of a story in progress. Let me know what you think and I'll post more...
I saw this one too, as I semi-frequently take a look over at FF. I was considering posting a thread about this and/or PMing Derek, but both of these actions seem to have already been taken.
I have to agree that I don't like it all either. Whoever did it probably didn't even get proper...