Tip O' Whenever I Feel Like It (Mission Statement) · 4:18am Aug 30th, 2012
Looking back these few days, I realize I have said a lot of things to a lot of ponies. I really didn't know what kind of feelings I was ensuing until my editor commented on a passage I read to her. I felt the sting that comes when your work is criticized, and it hurt. Remembering my own advice, I quickly swallowed it, and took what she said to heart. Maybe I could have used more showing then telling in that part, I thought to myself.
I like the feeling of critisizing, as sadistic as that sounds, but I also beleve it makes for better writing. If I had not been criticized myself, I would have never know I needed more show, even in a passage I intendend not to have it. What I am trying to say here is yes, I do say a lot of things to you ponies that may make you feel like your stories aren't the best. And, maybe, I'll break some hearts. But the thing is, you write them anyway, and are not afraid to have it torn appart. For that, I commend your bravery and toughness.
I will still tear up stories in the nicest way possible, not because I like the feellings of superiority that comes with it (I wish it would leave me alone), but because I want your next story to be better than the last. If I can help a fan become the next Douglas Adams or the next Ken Kesey, my career as an amatuer editor will be complete.
Always Sincerely,
The Music Man
