What do you feel about fanfiction?

[Clarity 3,094]

I think this topic belongs in here instead of Octavia's Hall, because we aren't posting fanfics Tell me if I'm wrong though.

 

So, we all know that there were thousands of fanfics made from this show, from clopfics to grimdarks. And there are the really good sad ones that make you shed tears, to epic adventure stories that puts you on the tip of your toes. What do you think about them?

 

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it?

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

 

What is your least favorite and why?

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

 

Other thoughts?

 

My thoughts:

 

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it? There are too many great fanfics out there that I love! XD Including Those Blue Wings, Scorched, Lost and Found, and Forbidden Fruit (all on FiMfiction.net). Those Blue Wings is an AppleDash fic, and it had great dialogue and plot. Scorched is a 2nd person fic between "you" and AJ, and it was actually the first fic that teared me up. Lost and Found is FlutterDash, with adventures with Fluttershy and Applejack. The adventures are extremely interesting. Forbidden Fruit is Twijack, it had an epic adventure plot with lots of feelings between them.

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from? Yours Truly by Thanqol (FiMfiction.net) was one of the saddest fics I've ever read. The romance between all the mane six and Spike was beautiful (includes FlutterDash, TwiJack, and Sparity.) The letters at the end just made me bawl my eyes out. Also, My Little Dashie, despite the unoriginality, I still liked it, it touched my heart.

 

What is your least favorite and why? Mary Sue OC fanfics. They are usually alicorns with some sort of tragic past and always has more power than other ponies. Plus they're usually badly written.

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic? Yes, there was one that I wish I never read. It's not Cupcakes. I won't say the name, but it's a totally innocent adventure story. It just made me feel bad afterwards, because one of the characters was neglected.

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before? I started two, but never got around to finishing theme. I'm just wayy too lazy, always procrastinating. I am working on a fic now, and I hope I actually finish it this time. XD

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks? I'm fine with them, though I don't prefer to read them too often. Sometimes it annoys me that they take a kid's cartoon show and turn it into a sex scene, but as long as it isn't too overboard, I don't mind.

[Wubsie 1,123]

1: none

2: Cheerilee's garden

3: SAM, I think we all know...cutie mark crusaders get raped...

4:Cupcakes...no SAM...

5: IT'S WRONG!!! But it's not hurting anyone so meh...

[Ashbad 969]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it?

 

I write fanfiction, I don't read it (except for giving critique) -- I haven't really run into one I liked yet.

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

 

The above.

 

What is your least favorite and why?

 

Whatever's featured on Fimfiction right now -- most featured fics aren't as top notch as the ratings say.

 

However, My Little Dashie is a horrible one. Horribly written, poor execution, boring, rushed, overall terrible. Most overrated fic of all time. Do a s/Rainbow Dash/A small sentient dog/ and nobody would cry; people like it because "Hurr durr, I love dahie I wan 2 raise her from foalhood 2".

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

 

Not really.

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

 

Yep.

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

 

They're fine as long as they're executed well. Clop for the point of clop and gore for the glory of blood is what many of them turn out to be, however (mostly with GrimDarks)

 

Other thoughts?

 

I had bananas and shrimp for breakfast and they were amazing.

Edited September 12, 2012 by Ashbad

[JeanHover 326]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it?

My Little Dashie is definitely my favorite fic, mostly because it made me cry a lot, but it was just so... awesome. I can't describe it.

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

My Little Dashie again.

What is your least favorite and why?

Well, I haven't read many fics, but I really disliked Rainbow Factory. I guess it was just because of how gruesome it was, not really for me.

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

Yes, again, I do not wish I read Rainbow Factory. I still have nightmares about it. XD

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

Yes, I have. Here is the link to the topic: http://mlpforums.com/topic/32438-my-mlp-pirate-fanfic-wip/

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

Whatever helps those kinds of people fap, I don't mind them as long as I manage to stay away from them. I feel the same about grimdarks, I just don't like them.

Other thoughts?

Nope. Fun topic, thanks!

[Lolness The Hunt 39]

I haven't read many fanfictions (and very few all the way through) so I can't really answer all of those questions, but:

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic? I have never read a fanfic bad enough to make me wish that I didn't read it.

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before? Nope.

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks? I don't like the idea of grimdarks but there's a group that enjoys them and I can't stop it, so I don't really care. As for clopfics, I don't dislike the idea as much as grimdarks. I'll read sexual fanfics before ever touching grimdarks if I have a choice between the two.

 

Other thoughts: I've noticed in the very few fanfics that I've read that the authors usually don't add a lot of detail to the story. They assume that the reader knows the details already. The fanfics that I've read are 99% dialogue. I don't really like that. I mean, I know what ponyville and the mane 6 look like but some detail would still be nice.

 

That's all for now.

Edited September 12, 2012 by Lolness The Hunt

[Gone for good 1,593]

1. I honestly have a ton of issues with the fic, but my personal favorite would have to be My Little Dashie. I think I read it new years last year in a skype call, aaaaand the idea of me actually shedding a single tear at my little pony made me like, flip out. Seriously, that was the first thing that I cried from in awhile and I spent midnight with people laughing as I cried so much and kept on yelling "DAMN IT THIS IS NOT HAPPENING I AM NOT CRYING!"

 

Now I just read the story and am all like: "yeah whoopdeedoo an ending that was expected from the very beginning and also contradicts so many things WHY DID I CRY AT THIS AAAAAHHHHHH!!!"

 

2. That would probably have to be My Little Dashie, although I'm sure there's one out there that will bring out something even more.

 

3. I can't remember what it as called, but Crona showed me this really bad one about this evil doctor pony who had evil powers to summon pokemon and whirlwinds and the power pony rangers or somethign had to go kill this guy. It was pretty bad.

 

4. Not really, I mean if it gets too bad I'll just stop reading entirely. I know that sucks because it might get better later on, but I wanna do things that keep me entertained.

 

5. Yeah actually I have, but most of the time I would stop and forget the project. That being said, I am currently writing the storyline to a game that I will be putting concept at together soon about Spike and so far I am actually for once in my life proud of my creation

 

6. I'm not gonna participate in it, but if you wanna write it then go for it.

 

 

 

Before ponies, I never thought that fanfiction in general could actually be good. Boy was I proven wrong.

[PonyEcho 1,610]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it?

none

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

Our Last Goodbye from Crona the Critic, it got sad without getting depressing and the epilogue was a tear jerker

What is your least favorite and why?

My Little Dashie- it overrated and just bad the only redeemable part would be the father daughter bonding in the middle the rest is depressing and uninspired with a cheap mane 6 cameo.

Fallout Equestria- this is a fan fic with origins around a RPG game i don't want to read RPG story's when Playing them is better.

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

no i get moment of enjoyment

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

yeah multiple Fan Fic that i never finished because they were for my enjoyment alone because i though they were good ideas.

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

Clopfic's? no (even tho i'm one) Grimdark's? yes i find enjoyment in some

Other thoughts?

i don't like fanfic's were people use there ponysona's in an attempt to make them selfs feel great and also to spark some kind of relationship with a member of the mane 6 and the story always feels blank. same reason why i don't like alicorn oc stories that do not have interesting ideas

[Nordica 180]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it?

- Arrow 18 Mission Log: Lone Ranger

- Quantum Castaways

- Predatory

- Love Mine (<-- really like the changeling-lore in this one)

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

Can't deny My Little Dashie brought a tear to the eye. Becoming Chaos makes my stomach wrench in discomfort.

 

What is your least favorite and why?

Cupcakes. It's just really really bad. Oh, and can't forget all the alicorn HiEs out there either.

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

Nope.

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

Yepp. It didn't go very well..

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

Nonchalant. I'm not going to look down on something just because it's not relevant to my own interests.

 

Other thoughts?

[Doctor XFizzle 8,669]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it?

Equestria Hockey League because it's about hockey and the author is a sexy beast of a man

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

Equestria Hockey League because it feels like you're in the arena watching the game unfold in front of your eyes

 

What is your least favorite and why?

None because I've only read Equestria Hockey League

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

No, I don't know how I could live without Equestria Hockey League

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

Yes I have and it turned out okay. It's called Equestria Hockey League.

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

Don't care

 

Other thoughts?

People should go read Equestria Hockey League

[Castoro Chiaro 181]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it?

I actually don't read much fic anymore, but there's a really good Dislestia fic I was reading a while back I liked called For All that Must Be. I haven't caught up completely yet but I was quite intrigued by the first few chapters.

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

THIS ONE SWEET JESUS

 

What is your least favorite and why?

Cupcakes, if only because it's so pervasive in fandom and the story itself is pretty sub-par aside from shock value. The only thing I really found interesting about it was the fact Pinkie was acting totally normal about the whole thing, but nobody ever gets that right. She always has to be ~creepy~ and ~blood thirsty~. Or depressed in the case of that one blog by Crooked Trees that I also did not like.

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

Oh certainly.

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

For FiM? Not yet, no. I've got some storyline ideas knocking around my head, but they tend to lend themselves to a visual medium rather than words.

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

They're usually really bad. XD I think it's because people TRY to be sexy or TRY to be scary/deep/creepy/gory/whatever.

 

With smut, you've just lot to let it flow naturally, just get into the characters and let instinct take over. If I wasn't so iffy on horse-bits I might give it a go myself...there desperately needs to be more Discord/Celestia smut (and the only stuff I've managed to find was either non-con or. Really corny and OOC -- I'm looking at YOU Mark of Chaos). Maybe I'll try sometime. WHO KNOWWWWWS.

 

But yes grimdark is rarely done very well because you can tell the author is trying to say something deeper than they know how to say it. Most of the more popular stories I've seen tend to rely on shock value in order to scare the audience...and to cover up for truly mediocre writing. Both these things can be done well, but I've yet to find a really striking example.

 

Other thoughts?

 

However, My Little Dashie is a horrible one. Horribly written, poor execution, boring, rushed, overall terrible. Most overrated fic of all time. Do a s/Rainbow Dash/A small sentient dog/ and nobody would cry; people like it because "Hurr durr, I love dahie I wan 2 raise her from foalhood 2".

Glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. I started reading it and got incredibly uncomfortable with the fact it seemed to pretty much be a wish-fulfillment story. And the writing was...very not good. In fact it's pretty on par with any other self-insert fic, so I'm not sure what makes My Little Dashie different. Edited September 12, 2012 by Castoro Chiaro

[grimchi3f 19]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s) and why do you like it?

Easily The Party Hasn't Ended. It was my first and, in my opinion, is the greatest thing ever written. The writing is great, the ponies are in character, and... well, I'm a sucker for good romance stories and this is an AMAZING romance story so of course I'd like it. Plus, becuase of this story, Pinkie Pie is my favorite pony.

 

What fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

My Little Dashie. Made me shed some tears at the end this one did. It's my second favorite fanfic despite the fact that I hate the ending (DASHIE SHOULD'VE STAYED WITH HER DAD DAMN IT!)

 

What is your least favorite and why?

I don't know, I've never really read an absolutely terrible one. Cupcakes and Sweet Apple Massacre weren't good, but they weren't bad. Well, not that bad anyway.

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

Not particularly.

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

Yes I have. I wrote the Sonic x MLP x Doctor Who crossover fic Through The Crack. I think I did pretty well, definitely the best thing I've ever written. I'm currently making a sequel and I have another sequel planned after that.

[Jokuc 8,173]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it?

Well I do not read many fanfics at all. I am really really lazy. So I do not have a favorite.

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

Well.. Again, I don't read much but the only emotional one is My Little Dashie I guess. It's not as sad as everypony says.

 

What is your least favorite and why?

Sweet Apple Massacre.

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

Sweet Apple Massacre. I do enjoy this type of stuff but this one was stupid and felt like it was written by an immature 13 year old who loves gore.

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

No

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

uuhmm...............................I dont like them..

Okay okay, I like them

 

Other thoughts?

I wonder if mom is done with the food soon...

Edited September 12, 2012 by Mr. Nibblers

[NavelColt 22,880]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it? There's a fanfic called 'A Dream of Dawn' on FIMFiction by starsong. It's a very well-written, unique concept that depicts a 'what if?', in that Nightmare Moon won instead of being transformed back into Luna. She took over Equestria with eternal night, and the people began to suffer. The increased strife and despair sped-up Discord's release process, and he escaped. He effectively overthrows Nightmare Moon from the throne for the fun of it, but is surprised to find something he didn't expect from the ponies of Equestria: praise for returning the sun. The story deals not only with Discord and his desire for praise versus his craving for chaos, but also how the ponies try to shape their home in this new chaotic world, while trying to rebuild from Nightmare Moon's reign.

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from? I enjoy fanfics that are like my own that I write these days, which I playfully refer to as 'Fluff fics'. Happy, cute, adorable. I've written two Scootalove fics specifically, and I like reading others like them. Like I say a lot, we have enough BS in our world already, so instead of reading about more dark, depressing crap that we get enough of in life, I prefer to use fiction and fan media to escape for a little while, and enjoy things that aren't always present in our own world.

 

What is your least favorite and why? I dislike all grimdark, but things involving Scootaloo specifically, or Dash, irk me the most. So, Rainbow Factory's up there for me, as it's not only about both, but of one killing the other, among endless other fillies. The fact it's more well-written than most grimdarks doesn't earn it any points with me, seeing as my issue has never been the quality, but the story itself.

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic? I'm sure I have, but I can't think of a specific one right now. You'd expect me to say Rainbow Factory or something, but truth be told, I'm glad I read those few grimdarks. Having an opinion of 'hating' something is only fine if your opinion is informed, and not ignorant. Covering the basis for 'don't knock it till you've tried it', basically. I tried it, so I can knock it in the essence of my personal opinion without feeling like a troll </D

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before? I've written over a hundred in my lifetime thus far. Most of them Sonic, a few Naruto, a few pony, a few miscellaneous.

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks? Clopfics, if done right, are really good. No different than other romance and sexual stories found in other fandoms. I myself indulge myself in content like it occasionally, if it's of characters and shippings I like, like AppleDash or SpitDash.

 

As for grimdarks, they disgust me. I hate seeing characters, especially innocent, cute characters like these, forced into completely out of character situations where death, mutilation or anything otherwise related happens. Cupcakes, Rainbow Factory, Cheerliee's Garden; they're all sickening. I mean no ill will to those who enjoy them, but as far as me and my view goes, they can all burn for all I care ^-^

[Starshine 16,333]

Fanfic? I love fanfics!

 

I like reading fanfics because practically it's a way to explore the many interpretations of the show, the 'What-if's situation and all. Too bad sometimes some people get upset when things just won't go according to their own headcanon and start to force their view of Equestria to others

 

 

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it?

The Last Tears in Tartarus

 

It's the very essence of Grimdark-ness. it's not about the physical pain, it's about the undeterred state of hopelessness

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

Sometimes I Wonder...

 

I kid you not, this one is far more touching than My Little Dashie (maybe the lack of self-insertness plays some part)

 

What is your least favorite and why?

Oh boy, there is a lot of shitty fanfic out there, it's much easier to list the good ones. But if I had to pic, the worst shit is Sweet Apple Massacre. It's nothing but "HOLY SHIT I CUT YOUR HEAD OFF YOUR DEAD TROLOLOLOL"

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

Never!

 

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

Just a few times or two. Not the best stuff, I'm still trying to figure out some things

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

Clopfic? Meh

 

Grimdark is the single most misunderstood term around here. Lots of people seemed love to say that every fanfic that implies gore and blood is Grimdark, but it's not!

 

Grimdark is originated from Warhammer 40k (if you want to say something against it, google the term for muffin sake), it's about the state where whatever you do, how well you fight, no matter how many enemies you've killed or how many friends you have, things will always go shit.

 

A single maniac under the city? Not grimdark. But a whole thousands of cities filled with screaming zealot maniacs? That's maybe a grimdark

[XUNUSEDXXX 3,459]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it?

Probably @~Chaotic Discord~'s My Sister, Loyalty. That one really got me into Scootalove and it's written well overall.

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

I can't remember which, but it was of RD dying, and it involved Scootaloo. The funeral made me shed girly tears. I bawled so hard.

What is your least favorite and why?

SAM. Disgustingly horrible.

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

SAM.

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

No.

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

I don't really read clopfics, but I hate grimdarks. They only bring the dark side out of me, I prefer cuddles

Other thoughts?

Nothin.

 

and @, I can't agree with you more about SAM, and it's worse. I really try my best to think about something else when I'm eating, because, if it crosses my mind, I don't eat well.

Edited September 13, 2012 by Dreamwalker

[Homura Akemi 974]

I dislike 90% of fan fictions.

 

I personally don't understand the deal with Cupcakes. It's poorly written, poorly thought-out, and does not have an impact except for being gory. I know it was supposed to be a one-shot and not intended to be popular, but it's seriously the most overhyped story in all of the fandom in my opinion. Some of the fan labor is well-done, but the story isn't that great at all.

 

I liked Rainbow Factory because it was the most superb writing I have ever heard (because I listened to an audio reading) in all of the fandom. I like good grimdark. I can't wait for the sequel Pegasus Device.

[Pinkie D Pie 1,036]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it? Well let me think. A few I like include:

Vinyl and Octavia: University Days - This in my opinion is one epicly epic fan fic. The way it is written is just amazing, and it is a shipfic, which I completely adore. Plus the characters all have a personality pretty new and interesting.

 

Allegrezza - Yet another shipfic between the two ponies above. Again it is pretty freaking amazing to me, and well I love it. Of course I love shipfics so yeah.

 

The Fascinating yet Obvious Twixie - This was the first shipfic I read, so it already has a special place to me. Not to mention it is fully, random, and involves one of the funniest ships there is.

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from. That is a hard question to answer. I feel a lot of emotion when I read a good sad fic like My Little Dashie, but there are others out there, that if I heard the title I would know and could tell you.

 

 

What is your least favorite and why? Least favorite, Cupcakes. It was horrible, not in the since in that it was dark, but it was just mindless gore with no story or anything. So yes this was one of my least favorites.

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic? To be honest no. I love all fanfics, good and bad, and I do not regret any of the stories I read, or write for that matter.

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before? As answered above, yes I have. I do write quite alot, with quite a few started right now. To list my projects here.

 

An unamed fanfic, or Twilight Sparkle has a Mental Breakdown... Again. The first fanfic I wrote that turned out horrible.

The New Sparkle Empire. This one is on a standby till I get the inspiration to continue.

Then there are the other 6 or 7 ideas I have formed but no writing for yet.

 

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks? There just more stories for me to read, so yeah I read both clopfics and grimdark. Most are pointless and not that well written, but there are the few that I love.

 

Other thought? Well as I think you can tell I love Fanfiction very much, but shipfics are my absolute favourites.

[Homura Akemi 974]

 

What is your least favorite and why? Least favorite, Cupcakes. It was horrible, not in the since in that it was dark, but it was just mindless gore with no story or anything. So yes this was one of my least favorites.

 

Exactly! I'm tired of people saying ZOMG CUPCAKEZ ISH SO SKACRY IMMA HAVE NIYHTMAREZ 4 WEEEEKS. The writing was too poor to be scary. There was no story put into it, like maybe, how Sugar Cube Corner started making ponies into cupcakes. Wouldn't the Cakes be bad, too, if Pinkie Pie is?

[Bari 7,023]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it?

The Games We Play. I was fun to make guesses until the truth was known.

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

Final Dream of a Filly.

 

What is your least favorite and why?

Cupcakes. You know exactly why...

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

Yeah, some were just a waste of my time.

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

Er, I tried, but I gave up after my ideas ran dry immediately.

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

I don't approve of grimdark. It's just not right....

 

Clopfic is okay. I read different kinds of fan fiction, and it's just more mature romance stories. As long as people don't shove it down people's throuts, we're all good.

 

Other thoughts?

I really like to read fan fiction. It can expand on the MLP universe with cool ideas. Learning people's headcanon can be really fun.

[Radiance64 7,053]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like

it?

It's gotta be Fallout: Equestria, because despite being notoriously long and dark, I loved every minute of the many, many hours I spent reading it.

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

Fallout: Equestria again, I really connected with all the characters, it even freakin' got me crying at some points.

 

What is your least favorite and why?

Cupcakes, I didn't hate it but I realize it's not exactly great either.

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

No.

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

Yeah, I take my time on these things though, but I don't if I'll finish it.

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

I'm fine with them, I've only read story-focused clopfics though, none of that sex fantasy crap, I'm no clopper. And of course I'm fine with grimdarks, considering my favorite fic is one.

 

Other thoughts?

Read Fallout: Equestria, it's a good decision.

[XUNUSEDXXX 3,459]

Damn, it seems everyone thinks Cupcakes is the darkest of the dark. If you really want something gross, read Sweet Apple Massacre. Actually, don't read it, it's fucking disgusting.

[Reignbow 0]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it?

I think the Upheaval series is my favorite. Its a well written story where the characters are dragged from their perfect world and into something dark and ugly where they grow for the better.

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

I would say MLD got the most emotion out of me.

 

What is your least favorite and why?

None

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

Not really, but MLD was close just because it was so sad

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

I have some ideas, but I don't have the skills to do anything about them.

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

As long as they aren't too over the top, I don't mind it if it's part of a good story.

 

Other thoughts?

I love fanfic. Always looking for the next great story.

[Clarity 3,094]

I have one more question to ask you all, what fanfiction would you like to recommend others to read most? Not just your favorite fic, but one you think any others would enjoy, not just a fan of the story-centered character.

 

EDIT: One more for writers, from what, or whom, do you get your inspirations from?

Edited September 13, 2012 by Leaf Shade

[TailsIsNotAlone 3,695]

What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it?

--I haven't read enough REALLY good MLP fanfiction to answer this. I know it's out there, I just need the time to find it. xD

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

--So far, My Little Dashie. If nothing else, it oozed emotion.

 

What is your least favorite and why?

--Can't properly answer that one yet...

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

--Too many times to list. Most of those weren't MLP, though.

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

--Yes, on other shows and games. As far as MLP goes I'm a novice, just tossing ideas around in my head.

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

--No problem here. Good writing is good writing, as someone else said around here. I probably won't read very many clopfics, and will read even fewer of the grimdarks, but as long as someone likes them they're serving a purpose.

 

Other thoughts?

--I love romance stories. Not cloppy ones usually, just really sweet innocent ones where the ponies crush on each other but still act like themselves. That's tougher to pull off than it sounds, though. And too many authors try to add an "edge" to their fics to make them stand out from the herd or whatever. You know, the ponies get graphically injured, or they go to a bar and get hammered, or they become vampires, or they stalk each other...you get the idea. The problem with this is twofold. One, you're drifting away from the light, sweet, unassuming nature of MLP that drew many of us to the show in the first place. Two, when everyone tries to make their fic a little edgier than the show, no one really stands out. All the dark stories blur together into one big...dark...thing. And then I have to exit the site and go watch another episode to cheer myself up.

 

One kind in particular stands out to me...dark Pinkie stories. Does everypony want to do these? It seems you can't trot into a fan site without bumping your hooves on mounds and mounds of fics (and pictures!!) where Pinkie Pie is portrayed as insane, and/or commits equinocide, and/or has some traumatic past that catches up with her. The thing with these stories is, you don't need a whole lot of them. I read one or two, and I've pretty much satisfied my "evil Pinkie" needs until the next presidential administration. But evil Pinkie KEEPS COMING. And that's fine. All I'm saying is, you can write your fic or draw your picture where Pinkie becomes the pony version of Jeffrey Dahmer--but I'm probably not ever going to look at it.

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What is your favorite fanfiction(s), and why do you like it?

 

Fallout Equestria.

The pony psychology series.

Both are well written,Have interesting storylines and in the case of Fallout Equestria Excellent character development.

 

Which fanfic do you feel the greatest emotion from?

 

My little dashie

 

What is your least favorite and why?

 

I dont know what its called but Cheerilee Kills everyone in her class in various ways and it creeped me out.

 

Have you ever wished you never read a fanfic?

 

Yes The one I posted about in the previous question.

 

Have you ever tried to write a fanfic of your own before?

 

No I would probably get stuck at the 10th word and give up entirely.

 

What do you feel about clopfics/grimdarks?

 

Grimdarks maybe Clopfics no.