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  1. I started writing fanfics back in the late 1990's for Pokemon (Yeah, I'm 37. Old brony, LOL) I took a long hiatus from it and came back recently with a MLP Octavia/Vinyl fic. I was afraid I was a bit rusty, but it's like riding a bike. All in all, write what YOU want. Some will love it, some will hate it, but what matters is how much YOU love it. If you don't enjoy writing it, what's the point? A few tips I would give (and am guilty of ignoring) include: Re-read your story after you write it, or chapters after you finish them. Take time to re-read at least 3-4 times. So many little errors slip by on the first proofread. Pay attention to your wording. I've come to find that I overuse phrases a lot. "She wondered idly", "Of course....", and so on. Not bad once or twice in a chapter. Several times... yeah. I am very guilty of ignoring this tip, but... If you're writing a long, multi-part story, and you don't have everything preplanned the way you want it to go.... resist the urge to post chapters as you finish them. I was setting up for a certain character to set a happy ending in motion for my story, but the more I thought about it, the more deus ex machina (More on that one later) it felt to me. I switched gears and had a more satisfying path that felt more believable to me, but I was also stuck with a chapter that suggested a plot thread that was ultimately scrapped. (Not that I couldn't go back and re-write, but you get the idea) Deus Ex Machina. (Literally "God from the Machine") defined as "an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a contrived plot device in a play or novel" (Thanks, Google) This is when the day is saved out of left field by something with no real explanation. Example: The Mane 6 are about to be devoured by the big bad. All hope is lost. Equestria will burn in flames. All of a sudden, Twilight digs in the dirt and finds an ancient trinket that has never been referenced yet. It glows and defeats the evil, and all is well. SOMETIMES THIS WORKS. In my humble opinion, it always feels like a cheat. Anyway, those are what I would suggest. Feel free to do as you will, and best of luck to you! Again, though, I stress, do what YOU like best!
  2. Update: Part Eleven has been added to the story on FIMFiction, and the story is very nearly complete! Please check it out and leave a comment if you would!
  3. If I blow up a balloon and hold it in my hands, I can hold my breath for as long as I want. That counts, right?
  4. Hey everyone, I'm Seth. I'm not a musician, but I am a brony to the core and a big fan of the huge talented community of brony musicians. I do write fanfiction, and I dabble in song lyrics, but that's about it. Good to meet everypony!
  5. Hi everypony! I hardly consider myself a musician, but I am a fanfic writer. While writing my latest story, I found myself in need of a song about losing someone you love to suicide and the guilt that follows. (Dark, I know. Sorry...) Anyway, I didn't really want to use or modify an existing song, so I took a stab at some lyrics myself, I'd love to know what y'all think. Like I said, not really a musician so bear with me here... “The Pony Who Comes For Us All” We ran forever through golden fields, You were my love, I was your shield. Until you heard the beckoning call Of the pony who comes for us all. Looking back, I can’t forget that day I had found that you’d slipped away, That you had gone and answered the call of the pony who comes for us all. If I had been there just to give hope, Would you have not used that rope? If I had given you a better day, Would you have tossed those pills away? Had I been a better equine, Would you not have crossed the line? Just to answer that siren call Of the pony who comes for us all? They say you went by your own will, I can only guess you had had your fill. I wonder now what I could have done, For just a day, yes, even one, To stop you from heeding the call Of the pony who comes for us all.
  6. I also assumed Celestia wouldn't institute a recruitment program like that unless there was a specific need (i.e. a war). Although if you want to discount the traditional way we think of the military and warfare, it just occurred to me that they would likely ALL be placed in the upper echelons, as they are the Element bearers and thus Equestria's best defense (And I know the elements were returned to the tree, but I haven't gotten past that point yet. Please don't kill me for this one if I'm wrong.) Lastly... the post I made was very tongue in cheek. It wasn't meant to be taken so seriously...
  7. My thoughts: Twilight would have to be automatically promoted to an officer position by Celestia to serve as a tactician/strategist. (Pretty likely I'd imagine, given that Celestia was willing to make her a Princess) Applejack would be most likely to survive combat due to her strength, power of will, and tenacity. Dash would probably enjoy it a little too much and end up flying right into an unwinnable dogfight in the heat of battle. Rarity would only do well if she believed she was defending Sweetie Belle's ultimate freedom. Pinkie would get killed pretty fast given that she'd probably show up to trench warfare with her party cannon. Fluttershy would go one of two ways. Either she would drop out the first day of boot camp (Most likely) OR... She'd tap into her assertive side (think the Iron Will episode) and end up as the most ruthless killing machine Equestria had ever seen (It's always the quiet ones, after all).
  8. Update: Part Ten has been added to the story on FIMFiction! Please check it out and leave a comment if you would!
  9. I like your ideas, and I think they'd make for some cool fanfiction. As for what people like, I look at it this way: it is utterly impossible to write a story EVERYONE will love. Write about what interests you. If you like grimdark or alternate character interpretations, write that. If you like R34, write that. If you like alternate universe storylines, write that. If you simply want to retell an episode from another character's point of view, write that. No matter what you write, somepony will love it, somepony will hate it, so write the story you want to tell. If it becomes a huge smash and well known, awesome. If not, you'll still be able to look at it 10 or 15 years later and think "I created this because it mattered to me." It probably still will. (I actually speak from experience with those numbers.) Good luck!
  10. Update: Part Nine has been added to the story on FIMFiction! Please check it out and leave a comment if you would!
  11. Happy birthday. c:

  12. Hi, everypony! I have three OC musician ponies I created for my in progress fic, "You've been acting strange the last few days". I would absolutely love to see them come to life, but I have no artistic ability. I do have the following descriptions of gender, type, colors, and cutie marks, plus breif character descriptions to give a little more feel to them. If anyone out there feels like taking a stab at any of them (particularly Pezzo), I would very much appreciate it! Thanks! Original Musician Character Ponies of You’ve Been Acting Strange the Last Few Days Name: Pezzo Pizzicato Gender/Type: Female Earth Pony Cutie Mark: Blue Single Music Note Colors: Pale Pink with a Yellow Mane Residence: Ponyville Character Notes: 2nd chair cellist for the Equestrian Orchestra. Very good and loyal friends with 1st chair cellist Octavia Melody. Takes music seriously, but is very laid back in her down time. She is known to sometimes text during rehearsals if she is not performing. She strongly dislikes Dmitry Ponyakov, to the point of once saying she’d “kick his stuck-up plot all the way back to Marescow” if given the chance. Name: Dmitry Ponyakov Gender/Type: Male Unicorn Cutie Mark: Black Top Hat behind a White Bow Tie and a Conductor’s Baton Colors: Dark Red with a Royal Blue Mane (Taken from the colors of the flag of the Russian Federation) Residence: Marescow Character Notes: Extremely skilled and esteemed guest conductor for the Equestrian Orchestra’s Command Performance as ordered by Princess Luna. He is very temperamental and disciplined. Takes music VERY seriously, and looks down on the Equestrian Orchestra as a bunch of “amateurs”. Runs very long rehearsals, and will not hesitate to discipline his performers for “unprofessional behavior”. He definitely does not believe in socializing with the musicians under his guidance, and generally does not make eye contact with them unless he is conducting or angry. Has a particular grudge against Octavia. Name: Duke Beatz (AKA Doctor Duke, AKA The Doctor) Gender/Type: Male Unicorn Cutie Mark: Two Records Colors: Azure with a grey mane (Spiked for performances, lays flat in the studio) Almost always wears circular dark blue sunglasses over his magenta eyes Residence: Fort Coltins, Coltorado Character Notes: Coltorado’s premiere DJ and friend of Neon Lights, visiting Ponyville to work with Neon on a project. He is Vinyl Scratch’s idol. Very dedicated to his DJ work and mastering new tracks. He has heard a demo of Vinyl’s work, and admired it enough to play it in a club during a DJ gig. He can be charming or aloof depending on what he wants from a situation. He has a dark side and a tendency to use others, far more so than Neon realizes.
  13. That was beautiful. As one who deals with depression a lot, this really speaks to me about the false fronts we so often put up.. Thank you for sharing!
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