Typing out big posts about Fluttershy is a labor of love to me. Anybody can ramble on and on about their favorite pony. But if you aspire to do anything greater with your writing than just adding comments to message boards, Yahoo news, and Equestria Daily, you need to know how to write outside of your comfort zone. That is why I took on the challenge of composing these reviews on ponies I don't identify with as well. I also wanted to follow the lead of others who have done great, in-depth appraisals on non-favorite ponies themselves.

I was motivated to tackle this when the Fan Club threads for each Mane 6 pony were recently updated in Sugarcube Corner. Every opening post includes a full and thorough analysis of the featured pony. Kyronea did a great job bringing us into the life and the mind of every mare and telling us what makes each one tick. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that she has since updated every entry with new information as well as improving the original prose. I have only read her reports on Applejack and Fluttershy so far. I don't want Kyronea's expertly expressed opinions to impact the way I approach my own essays, so I'm not reading any more of those reviews until my project is finished. This is something I have to do alone.

The first Five Reasons post was for Fluttershy, of course. This was a reply to a very popular thread from January. I showed it to HiddenPairer who gave me some tips for improving it. I orignally only posted a very brief summary of Five Reasons for Fluttershy in the fan club thread. But after mulling it over, I decided to repost the updated full size edition for the convenience of newcomers to MLP forums. http://mlpforums.com/topic/4731-fluttershy-fan-club/page-8 See post 143.

Next, I did a little piece for the Applejack fan club. http://mlpforums.com/topic/4725-applejack-fan-club/page-10 See post 188. I could try writing an expanded feature for Applejack but it would probably end up being an imitation of Stellafera's wonderful Applejack essay. I wouldn't want her to accuse me of plagiarism.

Rainbow Dash was number three. With over 2,000 characters, this one looks more like a Wingnut Wall of Text. http://mlpforums.com/topic/4900-rainbow-dash-fan-club/page-23 See post 457. This one can probably use some more content. One important aspect that's totally missing is RD's superiority-inferiority complex.

Twilight Sparkle is next up. http://mlpforums.com/topic/4724-twilight-sparkle-fan-club/page-14 Scroll to post 272. Finally, a post that lives up to what my friends have come to expect of me. Today I added a few sentences that touches on her OCD in point one.

Pinkie Pie is number five and the latest to be completed. http://mlpforums.com/topic/4726-pinkie-pie-fan-club/page-10 Post 181. Whoohoo! I finally get the top spot on a forum page! Fluttershy is my favorite pony and my original article on her only got two brohoofs. My sixth favorite pony, Pinkie Pie, got the most with seven. The irony doesn't escape me.

Rarity is a work in progress. It will probably be posted to the Rarity fan club sometime next week and I will update this blog entry accordingly at that time. UPDATED MARCH 20 Here is the link to my last article in this series:

http://mlpforums.com/topic/4729-rarity-fan-club/page-12#entry1292103 Go to post 226.

Good writers are often their own worst critic. Even in my big, completed posts, I see lots of little things here and there which could be better. But you know what? This is MLP Forums, not English Lit 101. It's not like I'm being graded on this stuff. Therefore I will resist that perfectionist urge.

But class isn't dismissed just yet. I'm handing out an extra credit assignment to anybody willing to take this on. Please write out a detailed overview of your least favorite Mane 6 pony and post it to the appropriate fan club thread. It might sound like a chore at first, but because many of you are in fact fans of all six ponies, you may end up surprising yourself.