Scott Grildrig is an influential writer who has created many classic giantess stories. Arguably, the most famous is “Janice in the City” which was first released on July 28, 1993. That cruel tale begins with Janice floating on an inner tube off the coast of Los Angeles (L.A.) when a strange vapor causes a rapid transformation! She proceeds to rampage through L.A. and enacts revenge on ex-boyfriend Eric. Scott wrote a number of other tales covering a broad range of themes from furry to giant couples. Many of those originally appeared at the Amazons Arena Bulletin Board System (BBS) or via the Usenet subforum “alt.sex.stories”. Recently, “Janice and Pam – Fourth Wall” was released on July 28, 2023, thirty years to the day after the original. Additionally, Scott has produced several drawings of giantess with “Cheers” being my personal favorite. Fans can follow Scott on DeviantArt where his art and stories are available for free!
#1) Can you tell the readers a little about yourself?
I’ve been an upstate New Yorker all my life. Years of fine Canadian TV as a child afflicted me with saying “eh?” at the end of sentences. I discovered computers in my junior year of high school, fell madly in love, survived college, and somehow cobbled together a career in programming. That skill added to the fun I had both on IRC (writing scripts to annoy people) and Second Life (writing scripts, bringing size change experiences alive).
#2) How did you first become interested in giantesses?
The interest advanced in stages, accelerating with that first teenage injection of testosterone. Long as I can remember, I’ve had a fascination with bigness. While I rarely got to see Godzilla type movies, I did major double-takes whenever spotting a trailer. Size change commercials weren’t uncommon, the result of shows like Land of the Giants. We’re about due for another wave of that kind of stuff, based on inexpensive tech options that have come out in the last year. But I digress.
I’ve been writing fantasy and science fiction seemingly forever. When the hormones hit, my daydreams switched from big critters to big girls. What really lit the afterburners was realizing I could write (and try to draw) giantesses. My first sketched were appalling. The writing wasn’t much better. But ignorance is a powerful tool, I created for myself, believing I was the only nut afflicted with this fantasy.
We’re talking near daily output. I typed and drew on any scrap of paper within reach. Thousands of pages have gone to landfills. Some future archeologist will have a weird day when they hit that layer.
My second ‘aha’ moment came years later. I was aware that size change stuff crept into porn magazines, and so sometimes browsed for items. They were never things I really liked, but I was starved for content. In the back of a copy of Leg Show was an ad by Kathy Castro promoting the giantess fantasy. I wrote a polite letter about my experiences, and that kicked off an exchange that lasted for years. Suddenly, I wasn’t alone.
The seminal moment rested on three ingredients: discovering alt.sex.stories on USENET, discovering an anonymous email server, and posting a question: “is anybody else into this giantess stuff?” Someone asked, “got any stories?”
The hell of it was, I didn’t have any stories. The stuff I wrote was crap. A long tale might be three or four typewritten pages. So, I girded up my loins, and scribbled out “Janice in the City” as a kind of checklist of the stuff I liked. Suddenly, I was very much not alone. I got email from scores of people, received a free account on the Amazon Arena BBN, and cranked out more stories. I made content with other creators. Capp hooked me up with Ed Lundt at E.L. Publications, and I wrote a story for some art there. Dave Ashby convinced me to write a story for Leg Show, which he provided art for. Utgard, possibly the first content server for giantess stuff was born.
It was too much. I fizzled like a spent sparkler, and spent a couple years easing back from interacting with others.
In 1996 I heard about the #!!giantess room on IRC. I lurked for about a week before somebody asked if I was that grildrig that wrote stories. I said yes, and Doc Brown’s #3 log ignited. Words can’t capture the insanity. Before the month was out I’d done a 24 hour stint in that chat room. One-on-one roleplay came soon after, and that was a hell of a thing. Within six months several of us gathered in real life.
A new flurry of writing followed. From time to time, I offered to create stories for friends. That’s my favorite kind of writing: getting to know someone (not just in terms of the fantasy), crafting a tale I hope they both enjoy and can see themselves in.
Life is a lot more sedate nowadays. I have a small group of friends it’s my joy to spend time with. I write when it becomes easier to do than not writing. I crank out the daily journals, because I’ll be damned if my life will only be my job. That’s about it.
#3) What are a few of your favorite works from other creators?
Tough call, I’ve had so many over the years, it seems a shame to leave anybody out. On the furry side of things: Chaswari, DiscordTheGE, Ken Sample, Notbad621, and Scream, are ones I have followed. Rogue wrote stories that appealed to me in early days. Aphrodite, Angelgiantess, Cat, Hedin, LFCfanGTS, Nyx, Theophilus, Undersquid are all ones I perk up for, when I see new work. I’ll give a special shoutout to Tina — one of the few creators I’ve collaborated with — because she’s a tireless mentor to the community, which is beyond awesome.
#4) How would you describe your own stories?
Eclectic. My core kink is easy to spot: big gal having uninhibited, smashy fun in a city. But between the tastes of friends, and my own interests as a writer, I’ve branched out. Brace yourself for examples.
Ignoring “The Kiss”, which was a quicky, “Mitzi” was my first foray into something different. Inspired by Cat’s drawings, I had great fun throwing slapstick humor at the fantasy. She was also my first experience with grumpy readers, who weren’t ready for the style change. But I’m evil. That response was amusing, and only encouraged me.
“Who Says No to the Earthquake” was my first proper tale, and while it’s smuttier in some parts than I would do it today, it has humor and imagery I’m still happy with. While I’ve written some justifiably romantic stuff, humor is my weapons of choice when crafting a story that’s not rampagy or lewd.
“Click” was a role reversal, a tale about a tiny dom and his colossal sub. Written for a friend, it was something of a passion project. Oddly, it’s easily one of the most popular stories in my bibliography (if the view count is to be trusted).
“Blue Sky Green” was written for Mataki, a lovely wolf gal. I’ve always been a, “BANG, you’re big,” kind of an author. This story featured continuous growth, stretching my abilities. Once more, humor came to my rescue. I have a hard time reading my own stories, but this is one I can reread.
“Project Myriad” was a challenge to myself during a long writing lull; 100 vignettes of 100 words apiece, meant to prove two things: that I could finish a small enough task, and that could I come up with 100 different ideas. It spawned three other short form projects: Mauvaise Lettres, Project Anomus, and the Random Rants (currently 2600 in total, and still counting).
“Veni Vidi Vending” is one of my few shrinking woman stories, and was inspired by a friend. I think it’s one of the tightest tales I’ve ever written.
“Bombe” was Tina’s project, working with Kypton. It’s rare that any of my works are illustrated. This turned the tables around, providing a collection of images to inspire writing. I attempted a different writing style from my usual fare, matching Tina’s vision, treating the city as a lover.
“Hollowed Ground” haunted me for years with elements I desperately wanted to write. Mike and Molly first appeared in “Maze”, written with Chelgi. I’d say it’s 20% me and 80% him. My contribution focused on the characters of Mike and Molly, the early fight, and maze scenes. I’m keen on the core concept of two space soldiers of different sizes, but it was their relationship I wanted to explore. This is a straight up science fiction story with a size change element, and about as far from “Janice” as it’s possible to get.
The last one I’ll mention (because I could go on and on) is “Dream Machine.” Yes, it’s giant couple. Yes, it’s smutty as hell. But it has a pacing that I’m happy with, and still manages to explore a fun, burgeoning relationship. In some ways it pairs with “Mistrussed”, trying to find ways to write unapologetic porn that includes something a bit more.
#5) You’ve been producing size fiction for three decades now. Have you participated in get-togethers like Size Con? How do you feel about the size community in 2023 compared to 1993? Do you frequent sites such as Giantess Club & Giantess Fan or Clips4Sale & OnlyFans for new giantess comics or videos?
As mentioned, there were gatherings with the IRC folks. It blows my mind we did that. The first one was late summer of 1997, out in the tobacco fields of Mississippi. Toss a bunch of fetish fans together, and what happens? They chat about anything other than the fantasy. We were together for hours before somebody quipped, “shouldn’t we be talking about giantesses?”
It was so much fun we, met every other year for about a decade, and that led to smaller meetings among members of the group. I’ve lost track of all but one (time is a beast). But the memories are forever.
It’s hard to properly convey what it was like back then. Once upon a time there were three television stations: ABC, CBS, and NBC (yes, I’m, ignoring you PBS, deal with it). That resulted in everybody watching the same stuff, and chatting about it. The early chat days were like that. #!!giantess on dal.net was the place to be. Dozens of random people popped in and out every day. Some stayed. It was the place to share art, the place to meet up for rp. There was a companion room #!!getsmall, which some of the giantesses playfully attacked from time to time.
But communities are fleeting. Drama led to competing IRC channels. The real exodus came when Yahoo Groups were created. Instead of #!!giantess, we had gtsgentle, gtsbarefoot, gtsgrowth, gtsanime, giantguys, giantcouples. The population blew itself to bits across countless rooms. That’s how things stand today. Lots of choices, but it’s not a community, it’s a collection of communities, many unaware of each other. It’s not wrong. It’s just different.
As for my browsing habits, those have scaled back. I spent long years trading original material with other creators. All of my works have always been free. Someone once insisted on a commission, and it took me three years to finish the work (my procrastination skills are top tier). So I shy away from that.
I heartily respect those who make an honest buck off this fantasy, but I don’t subscribe to any creators. I eschew piracy, limiting myself to free, original content on DA and FA. I’m sure I miss a lot of good stuff. But them’s the breaks.
#6) Do you have any advice for people who want to write sexy stories?
The first, best advice I can offer is just be a maker: write, draw, render, sculpt, anything, go for it. Creation is good for the soul, whatever form it takes.
Sexy stuff comes in two camps. The obvious one is writing what one loves. That’s both personal and intimate, sharing it can be intimidating, especially that first time. The open secret is that every story has an audience waiting for it. Trust the feelings. If the material winds up the writer, it’ll wind up some reader. Not all of them. Never try to make everybody happy. If one person loves it, that’s a good story.
The second camp is getting out of one’s comfort zone, writing to another’s kinks. Sometimes the writer finds they’re smitten by the new ideas, and that’s fine. But the real win is getting insight into what makes other people tick. We all gain from making the effort to understand one other.
A quick word on the mechanics of writing. Everybody finds their own method, but for new writers I recommend splitting the effort into a pure creative pass, no pausing, stream of consciousness, get something scribbled down. Once done, let it rest for a day or two. Come back to it with an editor’s objectiveness. When possible, read the story aloud. Look for word repetition. Get comfy with the thesaurus. Embrace whitespace. But don’t seek perfection. The goal is to share.
#7) Any upcoming projects you’d like to mention?
A sequel to “Bombe” is in the works. Nobody should hold their breath waiting; Tina and I are swamped in reality. But we’ll keep at it. I have an idea for a short sequel to “Hollowed Ground”, I’d like to pursue. The “Random Rants” continue to flow. That’s about it.
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