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iisaw


Having fun by taking silly cartoon ponies way too seriously.

May
6th
2024

The Glossary and Illustrations Chapter is Live! · 6:52am Monday

I decided to append the glossary to the end of the story. Turns out it's longer than any of the chapters. :twilightoops:

It will remain the last chapter even as new chapters come out. As I recall, that created some issues with quoting comments or something like that in The Skyla Pseudonym, so be aware of that if you want to comment on the glossary itself.

Enjoy! :twilightsmile:

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May
2nd
2024

The Shape of the Ship · 6:50pm 6 days ago

Still working on the glossary and diagrams. It turned out to be a much bigger job than I'd anticipated, what with having to get the 3D model into much better shape than the "noodling around" stage it's been in for years. The ability to produce illustrations specific to fantasy/steampunkish airship equipment will be worth it, I think. I might as well include other terms pertinent to the story, such as phylactery, taewidha, interstitial vortex, and thaumochromatic detonation

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Apr
30th
2024

Do I have Horrible Timing, or What? · 5:37pm April 30th

I’m trying to spin a fun little air-pirate fantasy here, and on the day the chapter where my characters have a little “debate” about swordplay releases, some lunatic with a katana goes on a murderous rampage in London. In order to keep the comment section of the chapter (mostly) free of things unrelated to pretty pastel ponies, I'm directing people to this post, where they can discuss, debate, or just plain rage if they want.

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Apr
14th
2024

Captain on Deck! · 3:07am April 14th

Captain Blackmane visits Surprise, and finds her very familiar. :twilightsmile:

(Nebula's plan, despite lacking a foremast, is very close to Surprise's.)

I gathered many reference photos while aboard, some of which will show up as explanatory illustrations in the author notes of TCP. Then Twi, my wife, and I took a little jaunt aboard a slightly (300 years) older ship.

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Apr
9th
2024

Twofer Tuesday · 3:02pm April 9th

Posting two chapters today because they pretty much are one story beat.

Enjoy! :twilightsmile:

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Mar
31st
2024

Fernweh · 4:47am March 31st

Clumsily translated from German, it's "farsickness," which is homesickness for a place you've never been to.

Dredged up my old, never-finished model of Nebula to get some details/blocking of a scene correct, and... Yeah. Fernweh.

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Mar
30th
2024

Pirate News! · 6:31pm March 30th

Some of the more perceptive among you may have come to suspect that I have a thing for pirates. So, you may not be surprised to learn that I am awash in all the latest hot pirate gossip. Well, there is breaking news in the world of seafaring wealth-redistribution that has got everyone's eyepatches a-flutter!

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Mar
29th
2024

No, You're not Hallucinating · 7:04pm March 29th

Yes, I've changed the title of my current story a bit. While doing (yet another) editing pass, I realized that my impulse to avoid a bit of a clumsy word-choice was just flat-out wrong, so I've made a little mid-course correction. My deepest apologies to anyone having to say this new, more sibilant title out loud.

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Mar
19th
2024

Well, It's About Time! · 8:14pm March 19th

TThe Cadenza Prophecies
The Storm King's invasion of Canterlot goes differently when a more callous and world-weary Twilight is present.
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New chapters will go up every Tuesday after lunch. (Canterlot Central Time)

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Mar
12th
2024

It's an Experiment · 10:56pm March 12th

More to follow, unless or until it goes pear-shaped.

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