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Fernie Canto


"And our story shall not be inside out, like this, without a happy ending / We will have beautiful things to tell" -- Renato Russo

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  • 152 weeks
    .. and it's over.

    The Ponyville Rag has now been fully published. And this is when I feel that odd mix of satisfaction and melancholy that artists often feel.

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  • 154 weeks
    Of Rags and Meteorites: where's this thing going to end up?

    So, this "Ponyville Rag", huh? Things are getting serious for our Dainty Tunes. Imagine, one day, you're just a silly throwaway gag, and, now, you start forming a band, and you might even dare say you're finding a purpose for your life. Is this really happening? Isn't it amazing how music can bring ponies together, especially ponies who'd hardly have a reason to meet otherwise?

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  • 155 weeks
    Reconstructing stories

    When I was just turning 15, I received a real treasure.

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  • 156 weeks
    Therapeutic cupcakes? Seems like it!

    So, I've just published the next part in the ever unfolding story of Dainty Tunes. This story was written shortly after Pinkie and Her Bane, about two years ago, and it happened because I really started to feel sorry for Dainty. I literally created him for a one-off gag, but it kinda hit me that, if the character were real, that would bring him down.

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  • 156 weeks
    So I guess I'm new here

    It seems I might've joined the party a little too late, but then again, this is a bit of a trend as far as I'm concerned.

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Jun
8th
2021

So I guess I'm new here · 5:55pm Jun 8th, 2021

It seems I might've joined the party a little too late, but then again, this is a bit of a trend as far as I'm concerned.

So, I'm Fernie, I'm a musician and a writer, and I work on a full time job as a software engineer on my spare time. I became a fan of Friendship is Magic in 2016, due to influence from friends, and I don't regret one bit. I never thought I'd get into MLP fanfiction, though. I used to write a lot of fanfic way back in the early 2000's for a few other fandoms, and some of my stuff is still available out there somewhere. Most of what I write today is original fiction.

My first creation that could be considered an MLP fanfic-of-sorts is actually a piece of music called Equestrian Modes, a cycle of seven pieces for solo piano (and kazoo), in which every piece is a sort of musical portrait of one of the main characters (because Spike is a main character and don't let anyone tell you otherwise). It's one of my proudest musical compositions, and it's available for listening out there in various streaming platforms.

And then, in 2019, I wrote Pinkie and Her Bane, which is the first story I uploaded here. The inspiration to write it actually came from the story A Second Chance, by Meteorite Shower, which to me is a treatise on how a self-insert OC can be the core of a beautiful, touching story. I loved the story, and started toying with the idea that, if I ever tried to create my own self-insert, it would immediately get in trouble. And that's how the story happened.

I didn't want to fill up the story with technical explanations on how the interactions between OCs and main characters happen, because, after all, the gist of the story is that Dainty Tunes only got himself in that situation because he had the unfortunate fate of being, well, me. His sole purpose of existence was to make a joke, and, well, that eventually led to other ideas, and I just went writing. And I guess I'm here now.

I hope you enjoy the story, as well as the others that should be coming. Dainty Tunes turned out to be quite an adventure for me, and, if you wanna come along, I think you might find it fun. Hope to see you again!

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Comments ( 2 )

(because Spike is a main character and don't let anyone tell you otherwise)

All of my yes.

Well, welcome to the writing community, Fernie! Hope you enjoy your stay!

Eyyyyy nice to see you here man.

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