State of the Uncle · 3:46am May 30th, 2013
Is there a stated rule anywhere, or even a suggestion for what we're supposed to blog about on this site? That's not a serious question. I'm pretty sure there isn't beyond the mandate that content not be illegal or otherwise upsetting, and if you're gonna talk about dirty stuff you gotta put it behind a nsfw cut? I try to keep my blogging to fanfic, or at least ponies, but I have to fight the occasional urge to just do random biopic crap that nobody cares about. I've already done that with my Tumblr, it really doesn't have anything to do with my actual fanfic anymore, I should save this one for talking about that.
I really want to turn the "Stranger" chapter of Comfy and Easy to Wear into something a little longer. As may be evidenced by the fact that I wrote a god damn My Little Pony and Aliens crossover I really like having the pones interact with big huge scary things. Thing was, dragging a random original character out of another dimension and into Equestria doesn't really feel organic to the setting. Well, I guess now it does now that we know Celestia has magic mirrors serving as interdimensional portals in her basement, but I think the fewer story cues I take from Equestria Girls the better.
I think I have an idea for an OC I can work into the setting better though. I just have to hope that people will be positively inclined towards a story about an OC. Well, I'll worry about that when I get to it, I'm not taking on any big projects until I finish Distance. Which is going about as slowly as I expected and much more so than I'd like, but I'm still plugging along. I keep having existential crisises in the middle of it though, reading other Twilestia fics that are infinitely more awesome than anything I could ever hope to accomplish and second guessing everything I write. I gotta work through that! I might rewrite the first chapter a little bit. I don't know. I liked the tone, but now that I'm writing some more involved scenes between characters I'm starting to realize that my tendency to avoid an omniscient narrative style kind of hinders my portrayal of emotion. I'd like to have the characters express what they're feeling through their actions and words during a conversation instead of relying on "Twilight felt x and Celestia though y and then they started to lick each others' z". But... I'm not very good at it. Oh well, practice makes perfect.
Thanks for listening to me ramble about this, it makes me feel a lot better to get this stuff out and write it down. At least I'm writing something...
*rereads 'The Stranger'*
Oh heck yeah, I'd love to see a longer version of that.
But, distance is the only one Only semi-serious Twiliestia I can buy. the only other ones I can read with out pulling out my hair are pure comedy.
By the way, if you are serious about including clop-scenes in a non-clop fic(Explicitly, as apposed to what you did in some of your other mature fics) you may want to put them in their own chapters, and/or make sure they are clearly marked. there may be people who like your story, but don't want to read that sort of thing. I personally don't care either way but, their are people that will bitch
I confess I'm not reading The Stranger/The Creature That Came to Ponyville because Aliens (The big black scary ones) make me nervous, but after reading this blog I find myself debating giving it a shot.
I figured that might help cheer you to know that even if you're not writing what you feel is more *insert adjective here since I wasn't sure what would fit best* it still has an effect on people. At least on me and i'm pretty sure i'm still a person
1113831 I feel like you and Regidar must be competing for the top commenter spots some days
1114035 It's not much of a competition. I'm way behind him according to the Site Statistics page, and there are three others ahead of me as well.
1114140 i'm just amused because I feel like I see your comments all over.
1114032
"Distance" itself will remain PG-13 due to sexy discretion shots when necessary. The explicit bits will get their own separate mature-rated story, which I've seen a few other authors doing on the site and seems like the best way to compromise.
I'm glad you like the story, by the way.
1116575that is good to hear(even though it was typed, not said
) now if you excuse me, i am of to reread Estrus... for the twelfth time
Why won't you write anymore...