ZStrike37

Daww that was sweet. Thanks for sharing

Well, I don't know much about writing fanfics but I'll throw in my bits anyway. Writing, to me, starts with the question "What do I want in this story?" Action, adventure, betrayal, fighting, daily living, romance, and dark are all kinds of themes that should be considered. What elements do you want to include? After that, for me, it's about the villain or final confrontation first. "At the very end of this story, what is going to happen, what is the climax?" Thinking about that helps me create two points, a start and an end. Then it's all about brainstorming on those who will follow that path between those two points. Mane 6? A couple from the mane 6? Background ponies? OC ponies? And of course any combination . Following the characters I want included, I think about what motivation they would have for wanting to complete that end-goal. These are my ideas anyway, hope they helped or provided ideas on what you want to do. Most importatly though, write about something that you will have fun writing about. In my opinion, a writer who dislikes their own story will let that dislike show in the writing and turn off readers.

Thanks to whoever moved this thread to the appropriate place. I looked but for some reason, didn't see this place. Anyway, I appreciate the suggestions. I will look into Not My Destiny. Also, Great Trixie, I'm looking for fics to read, not suggestions for writing one. I don't think I'd do a very good job of writing one, although if I did, it'd be all kinds of crazy .

Hello everypony! I'm in need of some helpful suggestions. I'd like some suggestions from you fine ponyfolk for some good fanfictions. Let me give you all some ideas on what I'm looking for, though. For starters, Applejack is my favorite pony, although I love them all! So I'd like to read a fanfic where she's the focus of the story, or at least has a relatively decent part of the plot. If you can think of an awesome fanfic though where all or some of them have their moment of glory, then that's cool, too. Basically what I'm saying is Applejack doesn't need to be the main character, but it'd be neat if she was. As for genre, I'm actually looking for something along the sad and tragic lines. Adventure, dark, and slice-of-life are also fine. Not a fan of sci-fi, crossovers, or HiE either. And as for shipping...well, I'm not against it if it's done tastefully, but I'm not entirely interested if shipping is the main focus of the story. For example, I'm not looking for a story where the plot is Applejack professing her undying love for Rainbow Dash. But if Applejack and Rainbow dash are on some epic quest and along the way become an item, then that's fine, no biggie. I also don't mind fighting/violence/death as long as the gore is kept in check. Blood dripping out of cuts, bloody noses, and broken bones is fine. Currently, I'm reading Immortal Game, World Without Rainbows, and Reharmonized Ponies (<3). I've also read Scorched which pleasantly surprised me. Anyway, I hope that all you wonderful ponies have a great day and I can't wait to see what kind of suggestions everypony has!