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  1. It just got featured by Royal Canterlot Library! I'm pretty excited!
  2. I recently published my latest story, The Longevity Theory. There's a lot of firsts for me in it, and I wouldn't mind getting a little feedback. I've never written a story on the darker side before, and I want to make sure it's not like it's trying too hard to be "edgy" or anything like that. It's also the first story I've written revolving almost entirely around OC's, which I know can be hit-and-miss, depending on the circle. It's not a long read either. Hope it catches some interest! Highly curious to hear what everyone thinks!
  3. Hi, guys! I just published a new story, same as the title above: http://www.fimfiction.net/story/251681/pinkie-pie-and-the-quest-for-missing-smiles It's my first time tackling one of the Mane 6 in such a plot-driven way. I'm a little nervous as to whether I got all of the characters right, and would love an opinion on it. Additionally, The story is rife with symbolism. I'm hesitant to say too much, as I feel like doing so could spoil the ending. That said, I would love to discuss some of the images and themes to see if I did a good job in that regard as well. The story right now is complete at just over 12,000 words, so it's not a crazy-long read (not compared to my other stuff, anyway). Please do let me know any thoughts you might have! Thanks!
  4. I'll respond to you spoiler ina similar fashion; hope it's not too much trouble to get it readable! The story tells us The Celestia banished Nightmare Moon, then made up a story about doing so with the Elements in order to distract Luna, should she return. It's true that we never hear from either of the princesses how exactly Celestia banished NMM without that power in the first place, but the idea is that she did it somehow with a power that was beyond NMM. In other words, Celestia did use a very powerful magic of some sort, and NMM believed that source of power had to come from SOMEWHERE. You're not the first person to bring up this plot hole, so don't feel too bad about bringing it to my attention or anything. It among a few other holes/complaints are things I'd like to address/embellish on in future installments. I've currently got pages of notes on where to go with the story next, and I've even started on the next story, though it may not be until after the holidays that I give it my full attention. You dig a pretty deep hole when you start messing with canon, and I'd like to find the best way to deal with what I've made so far as possible. Did Celestia find some power source that no longer exists? Is she simply more powerful than NMM believed? Was there yet another ancient device that was used to do this with ponies in the background? (Probably not; that one feels a little been-there-done-that.) Hope that answers any questions, but I can elaborate if not. The next story will be less tossing canon into a blender and more exploring who these characters are. There's so much backstory each one has that was only hinted at in the original, and I want to take a deeper look into what makes each one tick. While doing so, I continue to add notes on what to do for the later big events. So far I can tell you that Discord will be a lot of fun, and the wedding may blow minds. At least, I'd like it to; I'd have to craft things pretty carefully to get everything just right! This is all assuming I can keep the motivation to make those stories happen, of course. You and readers like you are what keep that kind of drive alive, so for that, I really do want to thank you!
  5. This fic actually just entails the first two episodes of the series, but I've got pages of notes on what I could do with later events. I may end up mostly sticking to the bigger events in the canon, like Discord and the Royal Wedding, but writing now I'm doing a bit with something more slice-of-life-y in between those events. Stuff that's isn't hugely relevant to the overall plot, but, much like episodes of the show, give us a fun and deeper look at some of the characters. I can't say too much more on that at the moment, given that I'm still hashing out a few details. I'm also not sure how far I'll take things before the alternate universe aspect of it all really come full force, as I'm not sure I can keep up a charade of this magnitude forever... I guess we'll see. That out of the way, I'm really glad you're enjoying it so far! I don't know if you've had the chance to finish it yet, but feel free to let me know any thoughts you have when you do, either here or on Fimfic!
  6. Featured on Equestria Daily! I'm so excited! I know none of you guys made comments here, but if you supported the story in any way, I want to extend a huge thanks! This is a fantastic goal acheived for me!
  7. Okay, you guys. Just posted the last chapter. I don't know for sure how many of you found interest in this, but if you did make over and gave the story a shot, I want to thank you. The story was a lot of fun to write, and I would really like to continue it if the interest is there. Hope you enjoyed the ride!
  8. New Chapter! Things are winding down now as everything comes to a close. Just one more chapter after this to wrap up a few loose ends!
  9. New Chapter! I got a response from EQD not long ago. Sounds like they think it's good but still needs a touch more work. I've been applying those lessons to this chapter and have also started revising the previous chapters a bit; just tiny little stuff here and there. Here's hoping it pays off in the near future!
  10. New chapter! We get a better look at some of the characters in this one!
  11. Just posted the next chapter! Getting through the exposition, and on to the conflict! We also meet the rest of the main cast!
  12. Hey, guys, I just posted my most recent story: Ponies Protecting Ponies. The premise is pretty simple: a select few background characters are members of a secret organization acting behind-the-scenes, and this story explores their involvment with Nightmare Moon's return in the first two episodes. Originally I was going to do an episode-like format with each chapter parodying a different episode from the show, but just after writing up the first two I had around thirty thousand words, and I realized that I had something much bigger on my hands. I may still treat this like a pilot or a movie that spawns a TV series kind of thing, but I'm waiting to see how reception goes first. So far I've only got the first chapter up, but the next (and much larger) chapter should be out before too long. If you want more information on what this story is about and the concept behind it, feel free to check out my blog page about it; bit of a long read though. Hope you all enjoy!
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