FimFiction thread - Now with 75% lazier layabouts

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TqmwVphDWPQ06CSONz5bpBoVYbaePaKFL-TMaGnB0-4/edit
I would be grateful if someone proofread this fic of mine.

>>28959716
On it, pal.

unironically rereading xenophilia and enjoying it again.

>>28959771
I liked it unironically when I first read it, but is it really re-readable?

>>28959716
>filly anon
>rapequestria
its shit

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>>28959659
>The summary didn't warn about the diapers

So it's a trollfic, tight?

There can't be anyone who is so far gone they think it's genuinely ok to slide that in there without a heads up, right?

>>28959780
>its shit
life is shit

>>28959776

Well, I have to refresh my memory about xenoverse canon to write my own fic in the 'verse, right?

>>28959808
My fetishes are your fetishes

>>28959808
>So it's a trollfic, tight?
might as well be since it uses all the purple tags
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/309531/a-she-devil-in-plain-sight

to be fair it does say it contains abdl. unfortunately the only ones who know what that means are either into it or do a lot of preemptive googling, so I could see a lot of people foolishly reading that without knowing what they were getting into

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>>28959747
thanks

>>28959959
The story descends far too quickly into "let's kick the protagonist from one rape scenario to the other!" and, while I presume that's the point of the story, I still feel happens too fast for me to get properly immersed in it.

I mean, it's only day one and he's already had two ponies try to rape himm and I'm only halfway through the story.

Your writing is ok on a technical level, but I recommend working on your pacing.

>>28960024
I really didn't want to put the bed scene with Twilight at first. But it was escalating and I felt I would break the promise to a reader if I didn't put it in.

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just found another one. No apparent meltdown on this one, just wipe everything and walk away

>>28960147
I don't get it. Unless your fimfic username is linked to your real name, why the fuck would you want to clean up anything?

>>28960155
doesnt make any sense to me either.

I almost get the whole 'receive actual criticism, sperg out, overreact and delete all of the things' that seems to be the norm of people who just cant walk away. But wiping everything for no apparent reason seems pretty senseless

I wonder who would win a fight between knighty and seth.

>>28961302
>I wonder who would win a fight between knighty and seth.
the fandom

>>28959853
I mean, if you're into fetish stuff, you should at least have a cursory knowledge of all the common fics that are found on fimfiction so you know what to avoid. I think ABDL shows up enough on fimfiction that anyone who's into fetish stuff should recognize the term.

>>28960147
I recall the name, but not any of his stories. Anything that we might miss?

>>28961442
It's all on the fimfic archive anyways

https://fimfetch.net/?q=&r%5B%5D=0&r%5B%5D=1&r%5B%5D=3&r%5B%5D=6&r%5B%5D=2&r%5B%5D=4&r%5B%5D=5&rm=&d%5B%5D=fim&mt=n&m=0&lt=m&l=&wt=m&w=&it=m&a=%22standard+deviation%22&tt=a&ct=a&o=s&ot=

Any good Spike centered Fics?

>>28961596
>Human
>Human
>Anthro
>Human
>Anthro
>Anthro
Thank goodness, for a moment I thought something of worth was lost.

>>28961610
It takes a village was pretty fine

>>28961326
only if it were a battle to the death

Any new hypno stories?

So MLP Time Loops just dropped another 100k update. I really wish Saphroneth would actually edit the stories before posting them. There's some legitimately entertaining stories, but there are also a bunch of crappy, grammatically-wrong, and contradictory stories in the mess as well.

>>28962468
I wonder if it would be allowed to make a compilation of just the good chapters and publish that separately..
Probably that violates some sort of international copyright law or something

>>28962629
You really think someone's going to sue you for infringing their copyright on pony fanfiction?

>>28962651
No but I guess nazi mods might decide to swing that hammer generously if you just publish someone else's story under your own name

I ironically want to read a fanfic with a tongue in cheek sex scene. As in butt cheek.

>>28962677
There was a fic on the Featured Box with Anilingus not too long ago.

>>28960155
>>28960384
Faggot who wiped it and walked away here

at least for me, I deleted it all so to ease myself of the fact that I engaged in some really autistic fanfiction writing for a very sperg-tier fandom

Now that I want to come back I regret doing it because I cant remember my log-in info and the email its set for is gone

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http://www.fimfiction.net/story/354823/the-queens-trance
>ChrysalisXShining Armor with anal, coitus, domination and mindbreak
Oh man its the good stuff tonight

>>28960384
It's cathartic; gives a sense of closure.

Because let's face it. Being an active writer (or reader) of My Little Pony fanfiction is a pretty shameful thing. Anyone sensible would avoid it like the plague, and anyone half-sensible would at least treat it like a guilty pleasure.

t. quarter-sensible person who deleted everything except trollfics and sticks around to troll and meme

>>28962629
>make a compilation of just the good chapters and publish that separately.
and what are the good chapters?

>>28962967
>to ease myself of the fact that I engaged in some really autistic fanfiction writing for a very sperg-tier fandom
you cant hide from your past. you may be able to hide your autism from others, but you will always know its there. so theres no point in hiding it

your browser didnt autosave your login?

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To get such a ratio in this day and age is truly an amazing feat.

>>28962967
>>28963052
So, did either of you post your fics under an account that's traceable to your real name? And if not, then what the hell are you worried about?

>>28963728
>https://www.fimfiction.net/story/355056/the-brightest-spark
>MLP/Destiny crossover
>by the author of Stardust
Not sure if it's worth getting my hopes up. Stardust was god tier but Mente is trash.

>>28963777
Whoops, didn't mean to reply

>>28963728
I didn't.

I wasn't worried about a thing when I deleted my shit. I did it because I wanted to. Everyone on Fimfiction has that right.

>>28963728
Not either of them, but I'd just chalk it up to human beings sometimes acting irrational and stupid.

>>28963728
No, but it helps ease your internal anguish over the knowledge theres an account for a Canadian pet show memoir website that belongs to you

Whoops, didn't mean to post

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>>28964788
Did you mean to get those dubs?

>>28964805
I hadn't even meant to bump. Quite honestly those tasty dubs were mere happenstance despite how supremely fortuitous they may be

Does anyone happen to know if tables can be imported into Fimfic from gdocs or if the [table] tag works? I want to use tables to align some of the text for the logs (more specifically, left and right align text on the same line), but I don't want to write the whole thing and then the formatting get all fucked up right at the end.

>>28959000
How do you think it should work? Simply cutting off the "for" would probably be the most realistic, but it doesn't exactly have that much eye catching flair to it.

>>28959716
>it's a second person story
thiskillstheproofreader.psd

Left some comments. Things felt really off. Twilight especially acted wooden and out of character. Then I got to the pedophilia and I realized why everything felt so out of sync.

Foalcon or not, I do think Twilight's characterization needs work. People want to masturbate to Twilight having sex with a filly anon, not some stiff sexual predator wearing Twilight's skin.

Now, how on Earth you'd go about having Twilight act like herself while still attempting to molest a foal, I have no idea. I suppose that's the challenge.

>>28960147
Just got flashbacks of MorpheousDreamer RIP Rafiki's Tales.

>>28962677
I still want to write that fetish parody oneshot that's just a 3,000 word description of Fluttershy staring at Rainbow Dash's lush innie belly button.

It would have fetish tags like "Contains copious amounts of belly button worship, minor belly button lint touching, and navel gazing."

>tfw nobody realizes it's a parody and it becomes the number one alvinophilia story on Fimfiction

>>28963052
>is a pretty shameful thing
Who gives a shit? Unless you post you're stories on Facebook, no one who is of any meaning to you is going to care what you post on a horseword site. Not you're family. Not you're employer. Not you're friends.

>>28965495
>tfw nobody realizes it's a parody and it becomes the number one alvinophilia story on Fimfiction
it'd be just another sexless, e rated, obscure fetish fic from you. so youre right. no one would guess its a parody, theyd just assume that this is some other goofy shit you beat off to

Just went past the reveal in The Games We Play. Kinda hoped it wouldn't be who it was in the end, bit of a letdown to be honest. Also my inner shitposter is ruining the experience with baneposting everytime they talk about the mask.

>>28965961
>Just went past the reveal in The Games We Play.
Aye, I remember those times. Funnily enough, I also was against Mare-Do-Well being who it was, even though inhindsight all the signs were there.

I guess I just didn't want Dash to end up with her, and tried to convince myself that wasn't the case.

I still enjoyed the story, though.

>>28963777
Doesn't Mente Materia exist basically just because every retard ever demanded it, even though Stardust ended just fine, and the ambiguous ending didn't really need a follow up?

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>>28966029
There have been a lot of red herrings throughout the story to throw you off the right track. I hoped Mare-Do-Well would be one of the unicorns, if only for the dynamic between Dash, Pinkie and Twilight/Rarity after the reveal. When Twilight was undeniably not MDW was when I started having doubts, though I still hoped for Rarity over Pinkie, considering the VIP pass, flowers, costume and so on. Once she was 100% out it got obvious once you thought about it. Pinkie's PoV explains it well and there aren't any plotholes as far as I know, but I wish it could've been someone else.
The story is definitely a great read, one of those where I actually dropped everything else just so I could read one more chapter.

>>28966365
Just finished the story completely. Not happy with the resolution. Still a good fic, though.

Can people come to these threads to advertise their own stories? I've seen a couple people do that in previous threads and they got bashed to oblivion.

>>28967051
You're welcome to advertise your own stories. Just know that we will critique your story hard if you do, if if we think it's crap, we'll let you know. If you write a decent story though, we're fine with that.

I've posted one of my stories a couple times here and received some good feedback.

>>28967080

I only ask because I advertised my story in some of these threads months ago. It was decently written, couldn't be considered bad. All I got were people telling me I shouldn't write ever again.

Put me off, but I decided to ask just in case.

>>28967098
>It was decently written, couldn't be considered bad.
We could bring literary masterpiece and point out dozens of mistakes and question its internal logic. Don't ever think that you're infallible, accept that just like everybody you're not perfect and strive to improve.

We may come off as a bit asshole~ish from time to time, but deep down we mean well. We just want to read good stories.

>>28967098
Well, if you just dump your story here, we're gonna assume you want critique. I don't see a lot of posts telling people to never write again, as we prefer to provide advice on how to improve (we tried to help Decanus, Bleedin, and a few other writers but they refused to listen to our advice). If you just want views, then I'm sorry, but you're probably better off looking elsewhere.

Also, saying your own work is decently written is an extremely biased opinion. Most people who are willing to post on fimfiction think they're good writers. How are you different from the guy who wrote Living the Dream or WaiWai?

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This is nice page 10 thread.

>>28967954
That picture messes with things in my memory.
And I don't want to remember.

>>28959808
Any element of it has been removed from the main story, and it remains only in the clofic chapter, which is both optional and well-warned about in the author's note.

https://www.fimfiction.net/story/252972/button-mashs-gamble

>>28968174
>Fetish Warning: Cockvore, Blood, Castration
I won't lie, my penis gave a little twitch.

>>28967148
>All the anons was giving bad advice.
Hmm...

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>>28967098
> It was decently written,

That's why you're writing a shit

>>28963982
Just don't think about it and eventually you'll forget it even exists

>>28968222
those trips made my cock twitch, anon

Hey /fimfic/, how do you feel about guns in Equestria? Do they make sense? How would they work? Or should they not exist at all?

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>>28969317
I feel that there are better ways to bump the thread.

>>28969362

If I had the least bit of animating skill, I would make a short cartoon of that comic, where Lyra-plush turns to face directly toward the camera as it zooms in on her, shrugs her shoulders, and says "Eh, it's a living," Flintstones-style.

>>28967098
In all likelihood, people here won't even read your story to critique it. That won't prevent them from telling you it's garbage, though, so keep that in mind.

In the rare event that they do offer you some helpful advice, be prepared to prostrate yourself to them and do every little thing they tell you to, or you'll piss them off and get accused of not taking criticism.

Is reading books a good way to improve writing? If so what books should I read? I'm reading Ulysses right now because everyone sucks it off yet I feel as though it is way above my level and isn't a traditional style of writing.

>>28969887
>Is reading books a good way to improve writing?
It's one of the primary ways.

>If so what books should I read?
Whatever's in your genre. It doesn't hurt to read outside your genre, either.

>because everyone sucks it off
Get out of /lit/. You'll be happier that way.

>traditional style of writing
All authors have their own unique style. Published authors are more varied in style than fanfic writers because the former has the experience and talent to cultivate unique styles, whereas the latter is usually struggling with even the basics and is dealing with an audience that doesn't like originality or change anyway.

>>28969887
I think reading is a great way to improve your writing. Looking to see what others have done right or wrong is an effective way of learning the tricks of the trade, as it were.

As for what to read, it depends on what you want to write. Reading "literature" is probably a good thing to do to improve your general understanding of English Literature and Tradition, but you should primarily be reading stuff from your native genre (reading a wide range genres is also good for keeping yourself well-rounded). Also, reading fanfiction isn't a terrible idea if you plan on writing fanfiction, since you'll be able to see where people screw up or what ideas/techniques you want to use.

What genres are you interested in writing in?

>>28969887
>>28969930
Another note: while reading what people consider to be the great works of literature is a good idea for broadening your horizons, becoming more cultured, and getting a sense of how the great writers of history wrote, you also need to understand why these stories are considered great. Don't just read Ulysses because /lit/ told you so, do it because you want to learn about how to effectively pull off stream-of-consciousness writing. If you want to read the classics to learn how to write, I'd seriously consider also looking up some study guides to help you figure out what makes these classics good; that way you know what to look for when trying to learn from them.

>>28969917
>get out of /lit/
Never even been on /lit/. I guess it just leaks onto other boards.
>>28969930
>>28969944
I don't know what I want to write, because I'm not confident at all in my writing ability and I'm not sure if my ideas are "good".

>I'd seriously consider also looking up some study guides
That's what I'm doing as I'm reading, because I was a little confused as to what was going on at first.

>you also need to understand why these stories are considered great
What I'm asking is what books do you guys consider as great writing all around so I can get a grasp on what good writing and storytelling is. Either a fiction book or a guide is good, all I want is something that'll teach me how to write better.

>>28969985
Stop being so insecure. If you want to write something, then write it. The only real way to get better is to keep doing it.

On the other hand, don't get smug or haughty. Slush piles and vanity publishing firms everywhere are full of writers who will never get traditionally published because their egos keep them from taking constructive feedback to heart.

>>28969985
>What I'm asking is what books do you guys consider as great writing all around
We could debate about this for days on end without reaching a consensus.

It is my opinion that it's much more rewarding and constructive to analyse any book you read in a way to be able to see what is good and what's bad about it.

Developing critical thinking is more important for good story crafting than simply trying to emulate what some consider to be good.

>>28970010
>>28970002
Alright, thanks anons. I'm going to try and write a basic story idea I have while continuing to read.

>>28970010
This. Find your favorite books, then deconstruct the hell out of them. Why are they your favorite books? What do you like about them? What do you not like about them? What aspects do you think they excelled at? What aspects didn't work so well? Is the writing technically good? Does the author use metaphors, similes, and other writing techniques effectively? Are there any clever turns of phrase or other clever writing tricks that they use? How good are they at writing description, action, and dialogue, and why are they good or bad at it?

You can probably find a ton more of these kinds of questions on any sort of English Lit curriculum.

>>28966042
this.

SD was one of the only fics that had a proper ending. Something we should have been ecstatic about.

>>28970026
A few more questions:

Is the plot well-paced out? Are there subplots, and how are they woven into the main story? Is the story told in 3 acts? 5? Does it not follow a standard story structure at all? How about the characters? Which ones do you like? Why? Which do you dislike? Why? What purpose does each character play in the story? Are the characters well fleshed-out, with distinct and nuanced personalities, goals, dreams, and weaknesses? How realistic are the interactions between characters, and do the characters drive the plot, or does the plot drive the character?

I could probably keep going, but this should keep you occupied for at least a while, and if you want to discuss the answers to any of these questions and how to use them to improve your writing, we're always happy to help.

If you have a favorite fanfic or two, you can try writing a review of it here like some anons do, and we can discuss it. Writing a review is a great way to think critically about a story.

>>28970054
Also, you can also do the same and deconstruct stories you didn't like. Knowing what not to do is sometimes just as important as knowing what to do.

Really, just deconstruct everything you read. It'll make you a much better writer, and help you develop critical thinking skills that will be useful in all aspects of you life, in case you decide to stop screwing around with horsewords and actually try to become a productive member of society.

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>>28970073
>>28970054
>>28970026
This is actually really helpful, thanks

>in case you decide to stop screwing around with horsewords and actually try to become a productive member of society
>he says in a fanfiction thread on a My Little Pony board on a Mongolian throat singing site

Okay, guys. This is (deliberately) the worst thing I have ever written. Overwrought prose, horrific metaphors, typos galore, literal asspulls, and OOC characters.

I challenge you to point out all the good things about it.

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/343813/1/the-warmth-of-a-dragons-touch

>>28970104
>linking to a chapter
you dont get a downvote for that.
you get a downvote on every fic on your banned account

also
>deliberately
just because its intentionally shit doesnt mean its okay

>>28970113
All those fics were written for the express purpose of getting downvoted.

But I did forget that linking to chapters was a no-no here on /fimfic/. Even I have standards, so here's the good link:
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/343813/the-warmth-of-a-dragons-touch

>>28970113
>>linking to a chapter
Ooh, sneaky. I almost fell for it. That little 1/ is hard to spot when the chapter name isn't there.

>>28970104
>open it
>I already have it downvoted
>close it

Yeah I don't think I read it the first time either but fuck you anyways man.

>>28970131
>All those fics were written for the express purpose of getting downvoted.
so youre a success at sucking
huzzah?

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>>28970149
Huzzah, indeed, my friend.

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>tfw November is about to end
>tfw there's only one month left in this year
>tfw you probably won't reach your writing goals for the year
>again
It hurrts so much...

I can confirm after running a test that you cannot import tables from gdocs or use the [table] bbcode on Fimfiction.

>>28969317
Guns in equestria only works if proper context, explanation, and design is given for them. Seldom do authors put any care into any of that, which leads to mouthguns, pistol grips with trigger guards, and fully automatic machine guns.

Honestly, the only way to really nail it is for the whole story to be about the guy who invented the Equestrian firearm. We already know cannons are a thing, so it'd be about him trying to downsize a cannon.

Was this bait?

>>28969887
Reading's a great way to improve writing.

>what books should I read?
What genres interest you? There's no point reading "the best novel in the world" if it has a plot or is a genre you hate, because you won't enjoy it.

Go to Amazon, pick a genre you like, sort by highest rating, check the synopsis and reviews, if it piques your interest jot down the ISBN, then go to your library and look it up. If they don't have it, they can arrange a loan from another library (even from the Library of Congress if no one else has it).

>>28969985
>confident at all in my writing ability and I'm not sure if my ideas are "good"
The only way to really know is to actually write. You can read every style manual out there and all of /lit/'s top novels, but it won't helpy our writing if you never open the word processor.

It's also important to find out if you really enjoy creative writing. It'd be ridicous to spend a hundred hours reading and figuring out genres, only to discover that you don't really enjoy writing.

>>28970104
I'd really like to know what happened. You went from wanting help on your cover art, to getting critiqued over the Lightning Dust power armor sequel, then you just imploded and started writing trollfics.

Of Age
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/35830/of-age
83k words [T] [adventure] [romance]

Rarity gets sent on a diplomatic mission to settle a dispute between the dragons and sea serpents, while trying to determine whether or not she would be a pedophile for liking Spike.

On the face of it, it almost comes off as a little cracky but its played straight. Rara decides that she kinda does like spike in a non platonic sort of way and sends Celestia a letter asking about dragon growth and aging. Instead of answering the question like a reasonable being, Celestia instead ships her off to mediate a dispute between dragons and sea serpents. Stephen Magnet plays a more central role than should ever be allowed. From there everything goes to hell because of stolen dragon eggs, prophesy and gargoyles and great battles take place before Rarity learns whether or not its ok to lust after her friends brother/son/slaves magma filled doublecocks

Some ideas are sort of questionable, like Celestia sending Rarity off to a potential warzone alone and unguarded, or you know sending rara at all instead of an actual diplomat. But it was written by the same guy that did How to woo your Lady, so despite some goofiness it was still a fairly fun read

>>28971220
Wouldn't saying doublecocks, as in the plural form, imply that Spike has several pairs of cocks?
Just how many dicks does Spike have?

>>28971257
>Just how many dicks does Spike have?
As many as youd like him to have

>>28971220
I remember this fic. As weird and off-the-wall as it was, I can confirm it is indeed an enjoyable read.

>>28970965
>I'd really like to know what happened. You went from wanting help on your cover art, to getting critiqued over the Lightning Dust power armor sequel, then you just imploded and started writing trollfics

We're all just one bad day away from being Peter Chimaera.

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>>28971220
also damn thats a crazy ratio

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Ah, fuck having dignity and self respect anyway.

>>28970965
>I'd really like to know what happened
I stopped caring. I could go into more detail, but that's really all there is to it. Just way, way too much baggage involved in the whole horsefic thing.

As a side note, I knew full well that the power armor sequel was shit, even as I was writing it and arguing about it on /fimfic/. I was trying way too hard to appeal to the lowest common denominator. A lot of the things /fimfic/ (and I as well) didn't like about it stemmed from that.

As a side-side note, I was honestly surprised when people latched onto the power armor thing to the point where it would be forever known as "that power armor fic". It wasn't even central to the premise. Just one of those things, I guess.

pfft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSCbNvomVdg&feature=youtu.be

Yeah whatever

>>28972659
Ooooooooooooh

Must listen, but im in public in uni.

Damnit.

>>28973066
Headphones are a thing, Anon.

>>28972105
I mean, considering where you are, I think the ship for dignity and self-respect already sailed away long ago.

So, anything good in there?

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>Voicefag is doing let's plays again

I actually saw someone reading FimFiction in the wild today. Was sitting next to someone who was browsing on his phone.
Only got a glimpse, but I know the site layout.

Almost wanted to say something, but I didn't want to risk creeping him out.

>>28970104
>come back to fimfic after being gone for a month or two
>legionfag is still here

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>>28970965
Don't forget the holocaust denial and dead sister episode.

>>28974017
He's trying so hard to be edgy it's not even fun.

So, I finally hit my NaNoWriMo goal (30k words in 30 days). I think I'm going to sleep for a week now. And when I wake up, I need to write the remaining 2/3rds of the story, because I'm apparently incapable of writing short stories.

>>28973249

good? no.

things i like? a few.

>>28974017
That was a somewhat successful troll thread I posted on the American Bronies forum, that I copy/pasted on my blog. Just wanted to see what would happen.

And holocaust denial? Really? Is your reading comprehension in the 4th grade or something? Still makes you more literate than 3/4 of Fimfiction.

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>>28974017
>#shipping #hie #starlight glimmer is best pony

>>28975954
I'll reply one last time for the sake of the past power armor debates.

>hol·o·caust
ˈhäləˌkôst,ˈhōləˌkôst/Submit
noun
1.
destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.
"a nuclear holocaust"
synonyms: cataclysm, disaster, catastrophe

>destruction or slaughter
>they were going to die anyways
>So no. The Holocaust was not a bad thing.

You are denying the holocaust, by saying it wasn't a bad thing, which is implied in the word holocaust.

>>28976181
There is a difference between "a holocaust" and "the Holocaust", but I don't feel like arguing over semantics. I never got into a power armor argument without a fair bit of alcohol in my system anyway.

>still no Santa hat blog post
RIP TheDescendant (2011-2016)

>I've completely lost my muse and haven't written anything in over a year. I'm attempting to stay active in the fandom and on this site by turning myself into something of the "Wal-Mart Greeter" of the site, but even that is getting tedious.
At least it appears he didn't kill himself from depression.

>>28972646
I guess it's a difference of opinion, but I really don't see how there can be baggage with horsewords. It's fucking multicolored ponies, not some kind of Grave of the Fireflies-tier personal allegory--or at least, it shouldn't be.

I don't really think either the cover art or power armor fics really appealed to the LCD. They were both edgy dark gore stories. A lot of people dislike darkfics. LCD would be comedy or SoL--easy, non-offensive oneshots that most who read will upvote, not because they were great or memorable, but because they entertained for five minutes and didn't piss you off.

As an example, of the top ten fics sorted by rating on Fimfic, seven have the comedy tag, nine are oneshots, and only one has the dark tag--and it's a dark comedy fic, specifically the Discord can't dodge the Elements and gets rekt no matter what he tries one.

>wasn't even central to the premise
I thought the whole premise was "Lightning Dust has advanced power armor given by the super evil nazi alicorn empire and Equestria has to figure out how to stop her?"

It didn't help that the entirety of what you had written was Lightning Dust in power armor.

>>28976181
>power armor debates
Daily reminder the nazi alicorn empire would not be able to possess such a massive technological advantage over the global superpower of Equestria.

How do I resist the urge to write unnecessarily long stories that I'll never finish? I'm just completely unable to write short stories.

Also how much is Glimglam despised on FiMFiction? I might publish a story where she's a side character with a minor role.

>>28976873
>I thought the whole premise was "Lightning Dust has advanced power armor given by the super evil nazi alicorn empire and Equestria has to figure out how to stop her?"
Forgive the tl;dr, but I'm bored and up in the late hours.

I can see how you would get that impression looking at those retarded arguments, but that wasn't it. The argument centered around power armor because that's what people insisted on arguing about, and since I only argued in the first place because I wanted to kill time, I never bothered trying to get the argument on track.

It really could have been any other form of advanced magitech without impacting the story too much. I chose power armor because I thought that would appeal to adolescent boys who play too much Fallout and Halo, i.e. the LCD (as I understood it).

The actual core of the story was Saddle Arabia's abundant sources of iron ore, a resource that the "nazi alicorn empire" severely lacked, and needed to procure to continue its Soviet-style industrialization and modernization programs as it ran out of the money to pay for it. But this (among many other things) hardly, if ever, got mentioned because people wanted to sperg about power armor of all fucking things.

As for baggage, it's mostly to do with established canon and the fandom's relationship with it. Because you don't just have to be extra, extra careful about adhering to an aloof and sometimes self-contradicting canon. You have to be careful not to violate too many headcanons, especially popular ones. You have to make sure you don't include any ships that people hate. You can't include OC's with certain traits or attributes that have historically been associated with Mary Sues. And, of course, there's the thematic clash between marshmallow horses and gritty grimdark just to make things a bit more difficult, the fandom's oversaturation with grimdark, and the general disagreeableness of the readerbase. It's more than I'm willing to put up with at this point.

>>28976944
>As for baggage
This whole paragraph is gold

>be extra, extra careful about adhering to an aloof and sometimes self-contradicting canon
>be careful not to violate too many headcanons, especially popular ones.
It's perfectly fine to throw out minor parts of canon, especially ones that are nonsensical or inconsistent (example: Twilight's hair bursting into flames when she gets mad). You can throw out the major parts too, if you're doing an AU. As for headcanons, if you're talking about "common interpretations of canon", you may need to write around them so the reader doesn't assume the wrong thing. For "popular but unsupported fan theories" (example: Bon-Bon being a changeling), trample all over them, nobody cares. A few people might get butthurt, but you should ignore them.

>make sure you don't include any ships that people hate
There are very few ships that are universally hated. Twilight/Flash Sentry is the only one that comes to mind. Again, a few readers might get butthurt due to being overly attached to their favorite ship, but you should ignore them.

>can't include OC's with certain traits or attributes
Somewhat true, but you should avoid most of those traits anyway because they make the story worse. Black and red are bad colors for a pony. Overly tragic backstories are often boring to read about. Same goes for being the super-powered chosen one foretold by prophecy. And so on.

>thematic clash between marshmallow horses and gritty grimdark
This is accurate. Canon is the absolute opposite of grimdark, so connecting a grimdark setting to canon is very difficult to do well.

>fandom's oversaturation with grimdark
I can't really speak to this since I don't usually read grimdark. But my impression is that there's not that much of it, and certainly not much that's any good.

>general disagreeableness of the readerbase
Fimfiction is a total hugbox though. Don't confuse this thread with the whole of the community.

>>28977647
>Fimfiction is a total hugbox though. Don't confuse this thread with the whole of the community

>Doesn't know about any of the flamewars.

FiMFic an hugbox my ass, it's more likely that they will ignore you than wasting time to comment.

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>>28959659
Why does this Rainbow bitch keep appearing on the screen?

>>28978110
knighty doesnt advertise half of the shit that fimfiction does. Little known feature is that the system keeps track of everything you read.

If rainbow pride pops up like that it means youve read enough gay romance stories to pop the lgbtq flag.

there are others that ive heard of too. if you downvote 1000 stories you get a cranky doodle pop up

>>28978215
wot, all I read are Anon in Equestria fics

>>28973107
I'm afraid of breaking them if I carry them in my backpack lol.

>>28978235
AiE is the gayest thing of all, anon

>>28978238
earbuds are practically disposable at this point. unless youre some kind of hipster faggot that wont sully his greasy head with anything less than apple approved iBeats by dre, not wanting to damage them is no excuse

>>28978235
>>28978240
This.

>>28978257
>>28978240
I bet you shits didn't even read the good ones like Exchange.

>>28978264
exchange was the only good one. and having one good one doesnt mean that the other 47000 of them arent shit

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>>28978110
>>28978215
wow people believe this shit?
it shows up becuase you have rainbow set to on. you can turn her off if you are a cuck who hates lesbians in the settings.

>>28978681
Hey look whos no fun at all

ustaj rode writefags

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>tfw finally finished uni
Now I'll have to fins a new reason to procrastinate my writing.

>>28978264
Exchange has its flaws. It's just far better than most other AiE fug a pony stories, of which it is one of.

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It's the last month of the year, Anonymous.
Will you write something before the year is over?

>>28981570
>Never written anything before
>I have a list of more than 250 ideas for stories I've been writing down since 2011
>It has been 5 long years of unproductive loafing
I'll write something when I run out of things to read that are better than anything I could write. never

I think I read through all good octascratch storys

God help me

Syncopation was awesome by the way, anyone who hasnt read it definitely should

>>28981676
>I'll write something when I run out of things to read that are better than anything I could write.
It's funny, that's the main reason I write.
Whenever I don't find a story that covers a specific type of plot I wnat to read, I write one.

>>28981836
I assume you've read all of these then?

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/24/the-vinyl-scratch-tapes
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/112723/watch-and-learn
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/95013/the-royal-ponyville-orchestra
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/2365/allegrezza
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/13477/vinyl-and-octavia-university-days

And yeah, Syncopation was pretty good. Too bad its sequel is dead.

>>28981992
Same. I write because I have an idea that I want to see executed, and no one else had written it yet. Honestly, I'd actually prefer if someone better than me wrote my stories, since I just want to see them brought to life; I don't care who does it.

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>>28982001
>Honestly, I'd actually prefer if someone better than me wrote my stories, since I just want to see them brought to life; I don't care who does it.
I like you, Anon.

[Pt. 1]

>>28976873
>Saddle Arabia
>iron ore
You were going to make the story about trying to acquire the 4th most abundant resource on Earth* rather than the much rarer and more valuable oil (or even some magical crystal shit)?

And the country that had the most iron ore is the one that would be the most difficult and expense to extract from (iron mines are open pit and require vast infrastructure for transportation. Not exactly the first two things I think of when I picture a vast sand desert)?

>established canon
9 times out of 10, people will bitch about canon because the plot's doing something stupid that canon has already addressed. If the show has addressed an issue that is then brought up in a fic, it will be pointed out.

Otherwise, readers are extremely generous--especially with grandfathering in stories that were started before canon declared something.

Characterization, which is closely related to canon, is usually complained about for the same reason--characters acting stupidly to advance the plot in some way when there's an established reference that shows they shouldn't.

>headcanons
No one gives a fuck. Readers may have preferences but the worst you get is "eh, I'm not a fan of that headcanon." In fact, I'd argue that fics that break rank from standard headcanons are more likely to succeed. Mendacity broke away from the "bug" and "hivemind" changeling headcanons that were developing to spin it's own angle, Progress did away with Angsty/Fluttershy!Luna and went a comedic route, Cupcakes threw a curveball at the Pinkie/Dash SoL shipping angle.

>any ships that people hate
Shipping can be a very passionate thing, but I don't see why this is a huge issue. Most "normal" ships are well enough accepted. It's only when you start getting cracky that real hatred seeps in. Plus, romance fics should really be the only ones affected by shipping.

[Pt. 2]

>thematic clash
Don't write edgy grimdark fics if they're too hard to pull off effectively. you picked probably the most difficult genre to pull off to start with. no wonder you've grown disillusioned. I got a dark comedy oneshot I want to do that'll likely never get finished because I'm not confident I can make it work. Learn your strengths and play to them.

>with certain traits or attributes
Can you blame readers? If I see five black sedans pull up and do drive by shootings, I'm going to be pretty wary if a sixth pulls up. The same holds true for stories. Whether its poor grammar in the synopsis, max tags, or a character having glass wings and a tattoo over their right eye--readers will pick up on red flags as they read shit fics and react accordingly when they see them.

>general disagreeableness
How many comedy or generally happy stories did you write? People only bitch when they get pissed off by something. That's very hard to do in a lighthearted setting. Edgy grimdark? Much, much more likely.

*any planet with heavy elements will have a fuckton of iron--as the iron girders seen in the show demonstrate.

>>28977838
>Doesn't know about any of the flamewars.
They're linked in the thread nearly every time they happen. And they only happen: 1) If the story's shit, 2) If the plot's controversial/trolly, 3) If the author's a dickhead.

>>28978110
You have the Dash desktop thing activated.

Click on Settings, then click the switch next to "Show Interactive Pony" to disable it.

So I have an idea for a sequel to a depressing fanfic I wrote the other day, in which Fluttershy dies and Anon is devastated from it.

However, I feel like the sequel might become very dark. The first scene is Sci-Twi snapping at the other girls and telling them that they should have Anon go to a shrink in case all the depression bottled up inside him leads to a situation similar to Midnight Sparkle.

Other moments include Anon dating Angel Wings, only for her to reveal that she has a weak heart and triggering Anon's depression all over again when she has a close call with death and Anon's therapist, EQG!Starlight Glimmer, manipulating Anon into using Equestrian Magic and even revealing that she had a hand in killing Fluttershy (well, she's bluffing, but still, kinda morbid)

Should I go through with writing it?

>>28983235
>wants to write eqg shit
no you should kill yourself

>>28983235
I don't understand the purpose of writing AiEqG, as opposed to either AiE or normal EqG.

>>28983260
>getting mad for no reason
Sasuga, horsefucker.

>>28983619
who mad? I was providing honest advice

>>28983632
>kill yourself
>honest advice
Sasuga, horsefucker.

>>28983655
you can never go wrong with suicide
go sausage yourself

Please recommend me decent adventure fics.

Haven't been on fimfiction for a few years now and wonder what I missed.

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>>28983691
Well, the ones in the Adventure Category are a sure bet.
Any particulars you look for in an adventure story?

>>28983683
>you can never go wrong with suicide
Then it's too bad you haven't taken your own advice yet.

Fine fine.

you can never go wrong with suicide instead of writing an 'Anon in Equestria Girls edgy dark fic'

better?

>>28983741
Actually a surprisingly large amount of suicide attempts fail, whereas cheap AiE pandering will always find an audience.

Been feeling pretty depressed lately, any good fics to really get my heart wrenching?

>>28983760
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/355846/now-its-time-to-say-goodbye

>>28983741
Yeah, that works.

>>28983760
Why not go read a bubbly fic instead?

>>28983812
I want to feels sadness, it's all I deserve.

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>>28983913
But life is meaningless and you might as well smile anyways because none of it is gonna matter in the end we're all gonna die!

Is anyone else having to wait a while to get their story approved? It's been over 36 hours and mine is still waiting for approval.

>>28983922
either the approvers are being lazier than the norm, or your story is so bad that theyre just passing it around amongst themselves and mocking your retardation. hard to say which

>>28983917
If life is meaningless why does it matter how I spend it?

>>28984019
Because you have feelings.
And if life isn't going to matter, then you might as well spend it feeling good.

Of course the lie is that it does matter, because over-emphasizing short-term fun has a tendency to reduce longer-time happiness.
Hence, moderate hedonism.

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What is your favourite FiM pairing, and what is the best lewd fanfic about that ship you've read?

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>>28984461
I'm quite fond of Raridash personally, and Salvation by Cold in Gardez is the fic to read for that. Raritwi is also one I like to read about, and while I don't have an outright favorite to recommend, there are plenty of satisfying short stories about them.

>>28985204
For RariTwi, I generally recommend The Diamond in the Stars by Distaff Pope. It's a really good romance story that I feel really captures the chaarcterizations of both characters well. That being said, I think to fully appreciate it you need to read The Unbearable Lightness of Being Sweetie Belle, which also a really good fic, though it gets pretty heavy near the end.

I've not read anything by Monochromatic, but I'm told his RarTwi stories are pretty good too.

>>28985269
Monochromatic has this Enchanted Library fic with like 50 spin-offs that I have never even tried reading just because of the sheer size of it and some one-offs where Rarity is the princess while Twilight remains a unicorn, but he also has a couple standard, canon-friendly stories, so to speak. Aside from The Enchanted Library most of it is just a couple thousand horseword stories, short, simple and sweet. His stuff usually dominates in ratings among Rarilight stories, but I'll leave it up to you how much you value Fimfiction's opinion.
Also it's fair to point out that none of it is really clop, so if the original request of lewd fanfics still applies, he's kinda out.

>>28983235
You can write whatever you want, but you might have a very limited audience with that idea. Put it on the shelf for a few months and if it is still something you feel like investing a significant amount of time into, get it out. Just don't expect horse fame with that type of story.

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>>28986283
I finally struck a chord and it's definitely not gonna be the edgy story I was thinking of.

>>28982855
>4th most abundant resource on Earth
I probably should have picked a different resource (although maybe not oil, since that would make people mistake it for a hamfisted allegory for the War on Terror), but I still think it's far less dumb than "le ebil lightning dust in powered armor oh no!!!".

Though, for the record, Saddle Arabia actually wasn't a vast sand desert. That would be the "nazi alicorn empire". I had wanted to avert the stereotype of the entire Middle East being just one big sand dune. Maybe canon Saddle Arabia is just one big sand dune, but I wouldn't know.

>you picked probably the most difficult genre to pull off to start with
You have a point. I had wanted to replicate the success of 'The Immortal Game', but I realize now how ludicrously optimistic that was.

The cover art story was, before the rewrite, not all that well written. Overwrought prose with awkward phrasings, minor self-contradictions, et cetera. Blame it on my inexperience at the time. The same inexperience that drove me to put up that god awful cover art instead of commissioning something decent. Though, the ratings getting generally worse despite the writing being objectively better didn't help my confidence, but that might have been the depiction of objectionable material rather than anything to do with writing quality. We'll never know now, though, as I have since moved on from it.

>Can you blame readers?
I get it. Really, I do. But it's rather frustrating to see that because certain things are normally done poorly, they can't be done at all.

>How many comedy or generally happy stories did you write?
I think a couple. They were generally well-received; l/d ratios somewhere around 7:1. But the thing is, they're boring to write.

>>28988065
Could do something something Spice Melange something if you do go with deserts, though. Slightly addictive drug that makes people kill millions of other people just to get more? All you have to do is color it green and you've got allegory.

Alright, this is my first time creative writing since high school. It's going to be shit, but I'd like to know where to improve. This is the intro to a story I'd like to start and it would be nice if someone could tell me where to improve
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Iez2UC8MDMGa-Tr5O8T2HHivl5qMjI--M93AZikw840/edit
Also trigger warning: it's HiE

>>28983235
>a situation similar to Midnight Sparkle
Wouldn't it be far more likely to lead to suicide or self destructive behavior than a superpowered evil side created by a corrupting magical artifact?

>Anon dating Angel Wings
No idea who that is because I don't give a shit about EqG but if Anon was so devastated by his girlfriend dying that he gets depression, why does he start dating someone else?

I guess if it's a longer fic or there's a time skip it could work, but I hope there's at least a several months' or even year or two gap between the funeral and the awkward first date.

>>28984461
Twiluna, and Archmage remains the only fic to arouse me that didn't involve my fetish.

>>28988065
It'd be kind of silly to have a country named Saddle Arabia have nothing to do with Saudi Arabia. While canon has never shown Saddle Arabia, it's heavily implied to have a middle eastern geography (Arabian horses, art style, etc.)

>they can't be done at all
Sure they can, but like with Anthro, I've never seen a story that's been able to execute it, and I've been reading MLP fics for five years.

Part of the problem is a lot of the Mary Sue traits are only things novice writers do, specifically to increase the value of their OC main character. Rather than characterization, story structure, or plot to show the character's importance, they rely on some specialness to lift them up above everyone else--hence why you so seldom see those traits in good stories. There's no need for a unique name, talent, body feature, or backstory to elevate the character.

>they're boring to write
That's unfortunate. I'd still suggest picking anything but the dark and angsty genres to write some stories in. They all will be better received than dark and grime.

>>28988641
>it's HiE
I haven't clicked it yet, but if it starts in the Everfree Forest...

>You need permission
Guess I won't find out. Make sure to set the story to public and enable inline comments.

>>28988832
Thanks for at least trying to read it, It should be public now, I've never used google docs so this is all new to me.

>>28988863
Too many disembodied names. You rattle off names for half the townspeople but offer no further description on indication of their relation to the protagonist.
Little information on said protagonist. All we know is that he has a backwards name and an affinity for toast.
And then theres the mercenraries, bandits, raiders and fortifications seem like they could use a lot more thought

On the technical side of it, well its written in english which I guess is a good start and no major issues short of apostrophe abuse and for some reason the term bodies bothers me

>>28981995
I actually havent read 2 and 3 of those, thanks for the heads up anon

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>>28988832
>Angel Wings
This is Angel Wings.

>>28989357
...so a drab looking oc?

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>debating whether to continue writing within FiM, guaranteeing at least some attention whilst basically kneecapping any serious acknowledgement outside for the fandom, or to just write something wholly original instead of depending on a waning fanbase

>>28989392
sticking with a fandom at least ensures a readerbase. going wholly original ensures nothing unless you fall into a high demand yet underutilized niche like dinosaur rape erotica

>>28988065
>the War on Terror

Or, you know, since you're inspired by Nazi Germany, operation Barbarossa to get the oil fields in Caucasus.

>Though, for the record, Saddle Arabia actually wasn't a vast sand desert. That would be the "nazi alicorn empire"
>And they had fucking power armor which decimated Equestrian troops

wot

>>28989381
Angel Wings is a character from the last episode before the season 6 finale and was one of those "Make a Wish Foundation" guest stars like the dude in the funky wheelchair thing back in season 4.

>>28989890
So dudes writing a story in which edgy eqganon gets all depressed when eqgfluttershy dies and then becomes an eqgpedophile? (make a wish doesnt do shit for adults you know)

you want to write this why?


on an unrelated note i had completely forgotten that retarded wheelchair guy existed until this very moment. anyone remember the butthurt that flowed when someone wrote clop about cripple mcgee?

>>28989920
Because le sequel

>>28989920
>anyone remember the butthurt that flowed when someone wrote clop about cripple mcgee?
No, but I do know the kid commissioned clop art of his OC.

Good for him.

>>28990092
>No, but I do know the kid commissioned clop art of his OC.
I've just got this mental image of a wheelchair being violated by the super speedy semen squeezy 5000

>>28990080
Its thinking like that which got us three stardust sequels, three hard reset sequels and a couple of romance reports sequels.
Just because something exists doesn't mean that it needs a follow-up

>>28989227
Thanks for reading it, while the term bodies and the protagonist I'm planning to reveal later in the story, I'll just go back and tone down on talking about the townspeople and describe the bandits and mercenaries a little more.

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So I finished this today
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/341625/around-the-world-in-81-days-and-other-problems-caused-by-leap-years

It's really fucking good in my opinion. Starts off kinda slow, and it was kinda hard to get through Day 7 because I just didn't really care that much, but by the end of that chapter it just gets better and better. The end is a little weird and could use some fleshing out, but ultimately doesn't take away from what is a really good and interesting kind of-adventure. It says it's a crossover with the Verne tale and although I've never read that, it really doesn't do much alike except follow the same basic structure: visiting various places around the world as they try to make it in 80 days. I think it's more enjoyable if you try to make connections between places and people and things in the story and in real life, for example Vineigha is Vienna. The time frame seems to be if the show happened around equivalent-1904, and this is about ten years later.

Verdict: If pic related interests you, so then shall this story.

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>>28993503
>>28993503
I suddenly realize my picture was a bit of an anachronism, so have this one instead.

Just finished reading http://www.fimfiction.net/story/191973/disco-inferno. I was a little nervous about reading this, since the description made it seem very much like a crackfic, but since it was written by the same guy who wrote The Best of All Possible Worlds (the Voltaire in Equestria story), I decided to give it a shot.

It was... an interesting read. First, the one sentence synopsis: Rarity gets stranded on Earth circa 1978 in New Jersey, joins a circus, and tries to find a way home. Honestly, it isn't much of a fimfic in that it doesn't involve MLP that much. Only Rarity is in this story, with some very brief mentions of other characters, and she's less of a character and more of a catalyst for the development of the other characters.

What this is, however, is a wonderful snapshot of the cultural and political climate of America in the 70s, in the same way that tBoaPW provides an interesting look into the culture and politics at the time of Voltaire. It also goes into some weird territory with a subplot involving magic on Earth just like tBoaPW but overall, I found it to be a very interesting read and as someone who was born after the fall of the USSR, I feel like I learned a lot about that time period from this fic. I learned about Studio 54, about life in Times Square in the seventies, and got a good sense of what kinds of things were "in" at the time (Bee Gees, Earth, Wind, and Fire, Star Wars). There's also a sense of something distinctly American in the story. I won't call it a love letter to 1970s USA, but it does try to capture the soul of the country at the time, and I think it succeeds.

If I had to compare it to an actual book, I'd say it's similar to Neil Gaiman's American Gods in how it uses a supernatural plot to write a story to explore American culture and society.

Anyways, if you're interested in an interesting perspective of the USA in the 70s or liked The Best of All Possible Worlds or American Gods I'd recommend giving this story a shot.

>>28993503
>>28993786

Why would we give any fucks about exact copy EiE?

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>managed to write three full paragraphs tonight
>mfw if I keep this pace, I may actually finish a chapter before the year is over
One can dream

>>28993786
>as someone who was born after the fall of the USSR
>it does try to capture the soul of the country at the time, and I think it succeeds.

How would you know you filthy millennial?

>>28994606
Fair enough. I should probably have phrased as "I felt it succeeded, in that I felt closer to that time period and I felt I had a better understanding of it." Of course, I could be completely wrong and experienced a fake version of the seventies in that stories, but I enjoyed in nonetheless.

Also, I'm a 90's kid, not a millennial. I've finally hit the point where I can shake my head at the antics of teenagers and feel superior to them, and it's wonderful.

>>28994650

Wait, are 90s kids not millennials? What the hell is a millennial, then? Besides a buzzword, that is

>>28994682
I always thought millennials were people born after 2000, but apparently I was wrong; it refers to people who reached adulthood in the 2000s, which puts me on the tail end of the spectrum.

Huh, turns out I'm part of the group I despise. How about that.

>>28994682
boomers- 1946-1964
gen x- 1965-1980
gen y- 1981-2000

>>28963426
Is it any good

>>28994144
I'm sorry, EiE? What exactly is that first E supposed to be?

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>>28974017
>6 million plus 5 million

goy please

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>>28995131
Even if it were muh six million, weren't there other minorities who had a considerably higher death count? And even then, even if the evil nazis did kill six bajillion semites, the jews still profited considerably from the deaths of their own people and mislead the world while at it just so they could afford themselves more clout. I'd call that considerably more vile than ethnic cleansing.

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>>28995199
thats the thing the jews(globalists) only serve to profit themselves. They don't give a shit about any of the people who died, jewish or otherwise.

Right now they are afraid, which is why all this 'fake news' propaganda and 'alt-right' is being pushed by the mass (jewish) owned media and congress is trying to push a Anti-semitism Awareness Act.

>>28988475
I wonder how many people on Fimfic have actually read Dune. The idea might be hailed as original and trailblazing.

>>28988832
>While canon has never shown Saddle Arabia, it's heavily implied to have a middle eastern geography (Arabian horses, art style, etc.)
I do understand that, but the real life Middle East is diverse in its physical geography. Sure, there are a lot of places that actually are hostile desert landscapes, but there are also a lot that aren't.

>There's no need for a unique name, talent, body feature, or backstory to elevate the character.
I know; I don't include them in the vast majority of cases simply because I see no good reason to. But when you're dealing with a high fantasy world like MLP, with massive, large-scale threats and conflicts, granting substantial talents and powers to characters is sometimes necessary.

>I'd still suggest picking anything but the dark and angsty genres to write some stories in.
Which is a perfectly valid and reasonable suggestion, but I can't really think of a non-dark genre that I'd really enjoy writing, that doesn't fall into the category of Bleedin'-tier crackfic.

Though, maybe it could still work if I just toned down the angst. 'The Immortal Game' did have a black and white conflict and a happy ending, whereas the cover art story had black and black, and the power armor one had black and gray with the planned ending favoring the black. More akin to GRRM than Tolkien.

>>28989404
Deserts aren't *completely* inhospitable, you know. Saudi Arabia's pretty dry, and it's one of the biggest players in the region. Unlikely, sure, but I don't think it's utterly outside the realm of possibility.

>>28995199
jews, slavs, gypsies, gays, freemasons, disabled people, negroes, orientals, communists, jehovas witnesses, catholics, esperanto speakers and other undesirables

I always firgured the 6 million number accounted for all civilian death throughout the european theater. pile all the blame for people killed in the crossfire and caught in carpet bombings on the nazis because the only other option would be to accept responsibility for leveling entire cities

>>28995345
I'd argue that the nazis did, in fact, kill a majority of jews in concentration camps, but only because they already had them handily corralled in jewish ghettos. Nazis didn't really give a fuck about who they got delivered in the train, they treated them all equally. It's only because of modern jewish propaganda that the term "antisemitism" even exists. Makes you wonder why there is no specific term for "antislavism" or "antiromani".

>>28995385
and antisemetism is only 'wrong' because those who hold that view lost, and history is written by the victor

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>cant sleep
>"I wonder whats on the fimfiction thread"
>Anons are talking about the jews and the holocaust in a thread about horse sex and shitty slice of life stories
never change /mlp/

>>28995438
at least we're only discussing it, and not trying to figure out how to work it in to a twilestia smutfic

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>>28995479
Is that a challenge?

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Why do I always imagine Twilight as a dog while writing her?

>>28995690
because shes a loyal best friend and will probably lick your naughty parts if you smear peanut butter on them

>>28995345
it's actually 11 million total civilians killed attributed to the Nazis directly. 6 million of whom were Jews.

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>>28995702
Also because she can do tricks. She's well known for the "You're our only hope, Twilight!" trick.

>>28995737
And quite a lot of those jews were definitely slavic as well. At least a quarter of the aforementioned ghettos were in derr Sudetenland.

>>28995769
how many jews were negro slavic homosexual freemasons that spoke esperanto?

It really is difficult to know anything for certain when facts can be skewed by people with an agenda.

kinda like crime statistics that show black 'children' as victims of gun violence, yet include people up to mid 20s in age. they skew the data to support their claims.

So there were more jews in europe than slavs, romanians, homosexuals, blacks, orientals, drug users, prostitutes, communists, spanish republicans, esperanto speakers, catholics, freemasons, cripples, jehovas witnesses, bahais, half breeds, protestants, vagrants, alcoholics, pacifists and criminals?

or did the jews in the banking industry and media manage to elevate themselves above all the rest in order to maximize their perception as the kings of victimization status?

>>28995385
Makes you wonder why there is no specific term for [...] "antiromani."

There's actually a term to define hatred against Roma people, it's "antiziganism." Not sure about slavs, but I think it can be found.

Also, anti-Semitism was born in the latter part of the XIXth century, when nationalisms were on the rise in Europe and internal enemies had to be found even in countries that clearly did not have them AND while it was invented by an Austrian Jew, the first instance in which it is used is against France and the way it dealt with the Affair Dreyfus (which, unless you are absolutely deluded, was a clear case of it).

>>28995411
>'antisemitism' is only wong because those who hold that view lost.

Pretty sure that other instances of hatred against any and all minorities are wrong. Besides, technically anti-Semitism includes arabs too.

>>28995838
Jews and Roma people were the most-target groups in the Holocaust that didn't see complete annihilation (that sad honour would go to the victims of Aktion T4, which killed any and all mentally retarded people in Germany and Poland). By the end of the war, Jews wanted to get out of Europe and take a piece of land to live on; while Roma people just wanted to go back to wander around Europe in scattered groups, something that was unlikely to sit well with the local population.

Add to the fact that Jews were integrated into society and that the ones that "went out of the group" still proudly stated their ancestry, while Sinti and Roma, when abandoning their old ways, usually tried to bury their ancestry, and you can see why we'd highlight the killing of Jews (a population that had gone away from Europe and was hard to identify in America) over the killing of roma (which are nigh-absent from the New World, and remain in good numbers throught Europe, still living in nomadic ways inside "the clock people" territories.)

>>28995963
Thing is, you don't hear of antiziganism in relation to the concentration camps or WWII, and neither do you hear of 'antisemitism' much before WWII. http://pastebin.com/XYZi4hdx

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I just wanna take the time to thank knighty for the snow.
It's actually unironically pretty cute.

t. huge faggot

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>>28996035
Too bad knighty has abandoned us.

>>28996037
I feel like the fandom is winding down and closing shop but I don't want to move on.

>>28996047
It has been doing so for the past two years. The peak was 2012, and even the show has begun showing visible signs of decay.

>>28996053
Maybe it's just me being overly dramatic, but are you fine with that?

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>>28996055
I still haven't seen some episodes of S5, even ones that I'd be interested in/were good, haven't seen a single episode by myself outside of streams out of S4 and just two or so total in S6. Were it not for me reading some more of the DoWaS sequel recently, I wouldn't be here at all.

[Pt. 1]

>>28988863
Left some comments. Overall a pretty good SoL intro chapter. As the other anon said, there needs to be more descriptions, both for the characters and for the town itself, as neither have a canon reference for readers to lift from. The first few paragraphs that detail the town and overall setting especially should be reworked.

I'd also recommend thinking about the backstory for the plot itself. Why didn't the town try to contact Equestria sooner or during the raids? Why does a transoceanic colony/territory of Equestria have no military or regional government to assist? Why not some kind of plague or disease to serve as the impetus for seeking help instead? Then there's no handwaving of colonial security issues and you can add the drama of spreading the infection to the plot.

>>28989392
>kneecapping any serious acknowledgement
How so? It's not like you're going to publish novels or theses as your Fimfic user name. You can write fanfics and original fiction at the same time, you know. I know it's likely very hard given the motivation/time issues we have, but it can be done.

I think it's important to continue writing fanfics for fun, since you're likely to become really disillusioned trying to publish your own work.

>>28989890
Why her and not someone with a more established pedigree, like Night Glider or whoever the name of the main pegasus from Top Bolt was? It's EqG so who gives a fuck what they did in the show. Seems weird to use a heart patient's OC.

[Pt. 2]

>>28989920
>doesnt do shit for adults
Technically, they can, so long as their physician refers them before they turn 18.

>eqgpedophile
If we're getting into the bizarre world of age debates, do remember that the age of the VA =/= the age of the character they are voicing. Nicole Oliver's 46, Celestia most certainly is not.

>someone wrote clop about cripple mcgee
No, but I remember when people became rectally ravaged when porn was drawn of him, then he commissioned a porn animated gif himself.

>>28993786
So, does she make it back to Equestria and, if not, is there an endor holocaust with no EoH to save them from NMM, Discord, etc.

>>28994650
>I'm a 90's kid, not a millennial
A millennial is someone who was born in the early 80s to the mid 90s. If you were born after the Soviet Union fell, you're definitely a filthy millennial who was too lazy or whinny to stop the homophobic, sexist, racist, transfatphobic, baguetted, communist nazi known as Trump from winning.

>>28995411
>history is written by the victor
Hence why Nero and Caligula are regarded as the best Roman Emperors.

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>>28996063
Lucky you.
I took a break for a year or so, but I think I'm truly here forever.

>>28996047
Nah, it's still going strong, with the movie coming next year and everything else. Start worrying when Fimfiction starts uploading only 2-3 stories per day (which no one reads), and when Derpibooru only uploads a dozen or so daily pics (which are all autistic tier screenshot edits and badly drawn porn)

>>28996035
snow?

>>28996055
Its going to happen eventually whether you want it to or not.
Sooner or later (likely within the next year or two) the show will be cancelled/end and except for a handful of die hard autists the fandom will grind to a halt. you willeither move on to the next big thing, or you will continue on waiting for an eternity for an update to rafikis tales that will never come

its happening even now. of all my shelves, the largest one by far is the deadfic folder.

>>28996074
Not going strong. Nowhere near as strong as a few years ago. No fandom can keep going strong for six fucking years straight, not on the internet. This board itself is pretty static now, most of it being filled with secular generals, most of which don't even get a post to the hour.
The fandom itself is at best stagnant, but it has the advantage of being held up by the show. Once the show gets cancelled (or replaced by the monetarily more successful EqG series) it'll just collapse.

According to the derpibooru stats, going from mid-2012 - https://derpibooru.org/stats - there has been basically no growth.

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>>28996090
>snow?
Picrelated

>Its going to happen eventually whether you want it to or not.
I guess I'll just have to deal with it, but I can't imagine that the next big thing will ever be quite as big or quite as beautiful as what we've had here.

If you've seen that old man comic, that's pretty much the future I expect.

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/355742/the-hero-and-his-mare
crossover clop in the featurebox? such a surprise

>>28996102
>replaced by the monetarily more successful EqG series
an eqg series would be the death of the fandom. and deservedly so

>>28996107
>Picrelated
huh. im not seeing it

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>>28996122
>huh. im not seeing it
Hm, are you sure it's not disabled in the settings?
Or maybe it's only the FimFiction Advanced script doing that.

>>28996133
I cant even find the banner setting anywhere.

>>28996148
Oh, I'm a retard then. It's just an extension I installed called FimFiction Advanced...

>>28996102
I've witnessed fandoms die. They keep going for several years after official stuff stops, as long as the fandom producers of quality content remain. When these disappear, and the fandom is only left with autists, THEN it dies, and the process is very quick, since there isn't any more reasons to keep around. When things get to this point, it's irreversible. Even if new official content is launched to attempt a "revival", the fandom won't reactivate, only a few nostalgiafags will be around to appreciate the new stuff, only to quickly forget about it a few days later.

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>>28995479
>>28995506
https://paste
.ee/p/gqQ5g

Done. I'm not good at smut.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10378493
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSj-eU7GfAc
>tfw someone will never get inspired by your terrible fanfic and write a song based on it
Why live?

>>28996244
Hey some of that music is actually pretty neat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRx_iXgLAyw
http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Rainbow_Factory
>tfw someone will never get inspired by your terrible halloween music submission and write a fanfic based on it
Why live?

>>28996244
>Uh... Pinkie?" Applejack spoke. Pinkie did not look at Applejack. Spike then looked nervous.
this is some avantgarde art

>>28996265
Voiceguy version when?

>>28995036
Earth in Equestria, aka copy-pasting earth situations in Fimfics.

>>28995336
>Saudi Arabia's pretty dry, and it's one of the biggest players in the region

How do you even know? The princesses invite dukes and meet them personally, so why would Saddle Arabia be powerful? They didn't even greet them in the royal palace from what we know, they only sent them to a magic show in a shitty village.

>>28996459
>they only sent them to a magic show in a shitty village.
Not just any shitty village, the one right next to Canterlot where the multiple times savior of the world and arguably most important people on the planet besides Sunbutt live.

>>28996471
Who nobody seems to notice, ever, for some reason.

>>28996471
She was barely Celestia's student then, and iirc the episode was S1, where the only thing she did was take the elements of harmony.

>>28996459
Im sensing a trend
>crystal empire is a single midsize city
>buffalo tribe is a handful of nomads
>the griffon capitol is a run down abandoned shithole
>saddle arabians get pawned off to 'the great and powerful twilights after-school magic show

is there another country on horseplanet that isnt a pathetic joke?

>>28996480
>Crystal empire can somehow host Olympics with thousands of ponies
>Buffalo tribes are like what native Americans are now
>Griffon capital ruined after war/economical collapse
>SA are just cocksuckers allied to Equestria because of oil

>>28996488
>Crystal empire can somehow host Olympics with thousands of ponies
so can brazil, mexico and greece. hosting the olympics doesnt mean the host is wealthy, cultured or civilized

what countries did i forget anyway? I know yakistan, but beyond that?

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>>28996480
Ponies control the Sun, the Moon, and the very fabric of reality through the Elements of Harmony.
The Cutie Mark system ensures everypony has a special talent and can contribute to society.

The other races are just animals. No wonder Equestria thrives while the other nations barely survive.

The only race more overpowered than the ponies is the Draconequus, and when that fucker isn't playing garden ornament he's busy getting reformed into a pet.

>>28996498
>The other races are just animals.
ponies arent aminals?

>No wonder Equestria thrives while the other nations barely survive.
Thats why i said i saw a trend.

And I guess that almost explains why you see every other race dogpile equestria in every warfic ever written, since it would take literally the entire world jumping on the bandwagon to invade a country that has only a smattering of inept guards

>>28996494
>brazil, mexico and greece
>Mexico City: 8.851 million people
>Athens: 664 046 people (Okay yeah)
>Rio: 6.32 million people

>>28996507
>ponies arent aminals?
They are, in the same way humans are animals.
The other races are sentient, but they don't get any magical power or cool ability, so no matter how smart they are they're still toast at the geopolitics game.

Crows are smart animals, smarter than the average infant, but you still can't build a thriving civilization if you have the physiology of a bird.

>>28996068
She does make it back in the end. Discord is the one who sent her to Earth, and she's trying to get back to stop him.

>>28996519
>greece: flat broke, nil GDP, is technically now owned by germany if they ever call in the debt
>brazil: broke, roaming street gangs, raw sewage literally everywhere, and an uncontrollable outbreak of a virus known to cause birth defects
>Mexico: its mexico.

>>28996521
>you still can't build a thriving civilization if you have the physiology of a bird.
two thirds of the pony population have to use their mouths for fine tasks. one third of their population has wings :^)

>>28996530
>two thirds of the pony population have to use their mouths for fine tasks. one third of their population has wings :^)
One third can grow food out of nothing, one third controls the weather, and one third breaks every law of physics in existence.

On the other hand using hooves and wings to manipulate things doesn't seem to be an actual problem in the show.
It's the magic and the cutie marks that make the difference.

>>28996538
I cant even argue honestly, but for a few brief minutes there I think we actually had a unique, fresh discussion. thanks, anon it'll probably never happen again
We need zebra and minotaur episodes so that even more headcanon can be destroyed.

Though since canon seems intent on proving fan theories wrong, the zebras probably have a highly industrialized society instead of living in huts and rapping about everything

>>28996561
>>Though since canon seems intent on proving fan theories wrong, the zebras probably have a highly industrialized society instead of living in huts and rapping about everything
I would thoroughly enjoy this

>>28984461
Raridash. The one good fic (Salvation) has already been mentioned.

>>28995336
>But when you're dealing with a high fantasy world like MLP, with massive, large-scale threats and conflicts, granting substantial talents and powers to characters is sometimes necessary.
As usual, there's multiple factors involved here.

> Is their power exceptionally strong, putting them on par with Twilight or Celestia? inb4 bitching about how Celestia is actually weak and useless - that's not the point and you know what I mean
> Did they work to earn their power, or did they get it essentially for free?
> Did they get the power during the course of the story, or was it part of their background?
> Is the power inherently "dark and edgy"?
> Does the narration or dialogue treat the power as something special or unique?

Good example: RD and AJ's powers in Dangerous Business (and probably Rarity's as well, but I don't remember what she got). Useful but not god-tier, acquired through hard work during the story, neither dark nor edgy, and both learned their powers from other ponies so not unique at all.

Bad example: Raspberry Beryl's dark magic from 7DSJ. Stronger than the alicorns, acquired by being a descendant of King Sombra, presented as part of her backstory, literally called "dark" and also pretty edgy, and roughly half of AHP2 is about how everypony treats her differently because of her magic.

>>28996725
>and probably Rarity's as well, but I don't remember what she got
She got that instant teleportation from the elves--I mean elks.

>>28997026
She learns teleportation, which is a pretty big deal given what set off the quest in the first place.

Also, she starts getting foresight, which is implied to be a power of Generosity Element bearers.

Is there a way to view a list of all the chapters you have marked as "read" on fimfiction? I've ready a lot of shit before I got an account, and therefore have a grossly incomplete "already read" library that needs filling, but I cannot be sure that I've already remembered every single thing I've read on a single website.

>>28997587
I don't think that's possible through normal means.
I guess mods could track your IP's FiMFiction activity and then see what you've read, but I don't think you can just find that.
Plus, if you've reset your modem at any point, or changed ISP, you're out of luck.

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>>28997661
I haven't. I don't have a public IP, so my IP could only possibly change if the ISP's sysadmin forgot the login credentials one day.
Goddamnit, knighty. When will you finally answer all our deepest desires and code fucking everything?

>>28997587
If you've read things before having an account, then that's definitely lost.
If you've read things on your account but forgotten to add then to a bookshelf so you can't find it anymore, it's technically possible to get a list but it's a major pain in the ass.

I've had the same problem, so I wrote some code to check every chapter of every story. It mostly worked, but it was crap and horribly slow because FimFic's API is useless.

knighty could probably give you the answer in 5 minutes, but instead you have to run a braindead script that takes hours and rapes the servers...

>>28997678
It's not lost. I just found a story that I've definitely read before I had an account, and it's pretty damn checked as "read". And the "read" status sure as hell ain't stored in cookies, so it ought to be based on IP. Or I'm just fucking delusional and made an account several years ago.

And who, in their right mind, wouldn't want to rape any of knighty's belongings?

>>28997684
>It's not lost. I just found a story that I've definitely read before I had an account, and it's pretty damn checked as "read". And the "read" status sure as hell ain't stored in cookies
What I meant is, if it doesn't register as read on your account today, then it's definitely lost.

It's possible that things you read before creating your account were added when you registered. It's not stored in cookies, but it might be stored in local storage.
I very much doubt it's based on people's IP though, that would be extremely broken.

>And who, in their right mind, wouldn't want to rape any of knighty's belongings?
Fair point

>>28997698
Despite being an amateur web developer, I keep forgetting that local storage exists.
Brb, checking.
And it being based on IP is still possible. Knighty is, after all, extremely broken as well.

>>28997706
>Despite being an amateur web developer, I keep forgetting that local storage exists.
I know that Fimfic stores a lot of settings in local storage, so that's a wild guess, but I wouldn't be surprised if it stored chapters read while logged out.

>>28997712
Nope, localstorage just stores reader formatting and the session hash, that's it.
And when logging out, the whole chapter read thing disappears.
So I'm probably full of shit and it's just stored in a database in the server.

>>28997587
You might be able to get some of it from your browser history. On Firefox with default settings I've got history entries from well over a year ago. You can probably find a script somewhere that will extract a list of visited pages for you, then search for fimfiction.net URLs.

>>28997831
Problem is, I've read the most multiple years ago. And firefaux doesn't do things older than a year.

Good thing I have my tabs backed up multiple times, and can technically index them with some effort.

>>28997847
On the same note, you can always check your Google search history.

Anything you do and anywhere you go, the fuckers will track and keep around forever.

>>28997863
Disabled that.
I know they track me anyway, even with direct physical evidence, (being the sneaky little fucking highlight that recently appeared on youtube that labels every video I've watched, even ones I've watched before I disabled watched video tracking) I just don't get to see it then.
Got google analytics blocked either way.

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>>28995479
>>28995506

its already been done

Blegh, gonna write a one-off just to test out fimfic.
I'm not the best at writing but I suppose no one is when they first start out.

>>28998981
Godspeed, Anon.

>>28998981
Post it when you're done so we can l̶a̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ review it.

>>28999141
I expect to get laughed at, it'll probably come off as some stupid pretentious thing.

So when you guys start a new story, do you release the first chapter right as it's done or write ahead so you can release some chapters while you're writing more?

>>28999399
I used to release chapters as I finished them, but that can get frustrating when you hit writer's block.

It's much more relaxing to write it all in a single go and then publish it on schedule. That way you don't leave your readers hanging and you can adjust parts of the story as you deem necessary.

>>28998981
Please tell me it's not a second person sonic OC crossover dark clopfic, but instead something sensible

>>28999399

I write the whole story first, then release chapters on a schedule as I edit them. Having a target date gives me the motivation to edit, and I don't have to wait until I'm completely finished to start getting those sweet, sweet upvotes.

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Tell us about the last fanfic you read/are currently reading.

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>>29000391
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/350107/a-serpent-underhoof
The author of The Celestia Code is trying to write a trollfic, and mostly failing.

The premise is that the MC is a supergenius who builds VR Equestria, and his AI waifu Luna finds a way to break out into the real world, including converting a couple chunks of the planet into pony-style landscapes. The description sells it as a sort of parody combination of TCB and Optimalverse, which is somewhat accurate.

The reason I say the author is failing at writing a trollfic is because the story is actually pretty coherent and well put together, by Fimfic standards at least. Every once in a while, the author remembers this is supposed to be "le trolle xd" and adds something stupid (like the MC randomly knowing kung fu so he can beat up FBI agents), but most of the story is surprisingly okay.

Also, Chatoyance thinks it's the best thing since sliced bread, so you know it must be good

>>29000558
Well, it's pretty good if the author decides to play this with a growing sense of seriousness.

A Kamen Rider show had the premise of break dancing kids transforming into knights with fruit-based armor and weapons and after it got a case of scaling seriousness, it became one of the best shows of the franchise.

>>29000391
I'm reading http://www.fimfiction.net/story/311623/the-sombra-protocols

It's the sequel to Arête, one of the few cyber-punk stories I've found on the site. The original was pretty enjoyable, adn this one is shaping up to be just as entertaining.

>>29000558
>Chatoyance
that gigantic faggot is still around?

>>29000391
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/212742/black-sun-nation

Right now, I'm keeping tabs on this dark/adventure thing. There's an uprising against Celestia and Luna's rule, and it ends with their attempt to end the war backfiring, resulting in a sort of magical Armageddon.

Really hard for me to describe all that's happened without giving stuff away, but for a post-apoc story, it's pretty well thought out, so far. Author said a new chapter will be coming soon, so I look forward to see where this goes.

>>29000391
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/146349/past-present-and-future
Twilight and spike find a little dragon injured in the everfree and nurse it back to health

dragon chick sees how spike is treated, convinces him that hes a slave and talks him into leaving equestria and going to the dragon lands

Twilight finds out that theres a major difference between equestrian dragons and normal dragons and sets off to prevent spike from getting to the dragon lands and causing a war.

she fails

>>29000391
iirc this one's being written by an anon in the thread. Also happens to be the last chapter I've read on the site.

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/302720/to-serve-in-hell

Pretty good, too, but the chapters are short as shit and it hadn't updated in a while, and is only going up once a month for the time being, so it's kinda forgettable too.

>>28996459
That wasn't a typo. I was talking about real life Saudi Arabia in the real life Middle East. I am fairly certain that *Saddle* Arabia is an Equestrian client state.

>>28996725
I'm talking primarily about antagonists. I would never, ever make an OC that was on par with Twilight or Celestia unless he or she was an antagonist of some kind, and even that is only because a curbstomping doesn't make for a very riveting story. If I'm going to use a powerful hero, it's most likely going to be Twilight, Celestia, or some other canon equivalent. If I'm going to use an anti-hero (which I, admittedly, would enjoy writing far more), I'll use someone like Trixie or Luna.

In fact, the only way I'm writing an OC protagonist at all is if I'm writing an elsewhere fic. And writing an OC protagonist with an OC setting? Might as well not be a fanfic at all.

[Pt. 1]

>>28996047
It's nearing the comfy stage, which all fandoms enter when their respective media is canceled, ends, etc. Get ready for little drama, canon not fucking things up anymore, and horsefamousness to disappear. I honestly can't wait.

Of course, if the movie does well, it could create a Renaissance that leads to S8+ or Hasbro might not even care if it bombs if sales stay high.

>>28996102
I think collapse is a bit strong. When the show inevitably ends, those that are only casually involved in the fandom will likely move on, causing a decently sized shrinking, but "fan of the fandom" is already a thing and there's still at least a season and movie to go.

If you're hoping for some catastrophic implosion that causes all the sites to close and the the ride to crash and set you free, I think you should stop hoping.

>more successful EqG
You mean the thing that hemorrhaged so much money, it dragged down the entire franchise last quarter and caused Hasbro to cut the yearly 70 minute movie to three 22 minute "specials"?

>>28996161
I was in The Lion King fandom from '06-'11. The last "new" content released was in '04. There was never any real decline in the fandom. Certain segments, like Lilymud (the fanart forum) were ghost towns, but the fanfics kept trickling in and updating, the fanart archive was constantly active, and there were even occasional spurts of drama.

It was small and quiet, but by no means dead or forgotten. I imagine MLP will become something similar--until Gen 5 starts anyway.

>>28996459
To be far to Saddle Arabia, the personal student of the Princess, who likely was responsebile for ensuring Saddle Arabia wasn't baked under an eternal sun (it's not like there can be eternal night for the whole planet) is the one performing the shitty magic show.

Not only that, but the reigning diarch has taken at least an entire day out of her schedule to go schmooze with them, rather then sending some ambassador or duke.

[Pt. 2]

>>28996480
>Crystal Empire imploded by mad dictator, "forcing" Equestria's intervention. Upon it's return, another Equestrian intervention occurs and one of their princesses is installed as it's empress in a coup
>griffon kingdom at the peak of it's power and prestige is somehow crippled by a monster destroying it's capital and plundering it before it can become a serious threat to Equestrian hegomony
>buffalo slowly and steadily pushed out of their homeland as pony populations expand to take over the entire continent
>dragon election rigged by interference from Equestrian princess to ensure a friendly face is in charge
>Saddle Arabia, seeing all this happen, elects to align with the hyperpower rather than oppose it
It's hard not to be a joke when Otto von Celestia is ruling your opposing nation.

>>28996561
>headcanon
Honestly, what headcanon? I can't think of a single fic that really developed the minotaurs or zebra.

>>28999399
I used to serially do it, but I've come to really adore writing the whole thing first. It allows so much more freedom since you can go back and rewrite earlier chapters or add scenes to set up later scenes that you just thought of.

Plus, you'll never abandon a story and leave readers disappointed and hanging.

[Pt. 3]

>>29000391
The Lunar Rebellion (http://www.fimfiction.net/story/77470/the-lunar-rebellion) just updated.

I absolutely love this story, since it combines my two favorite plot elements--politics and war. It's really well paced as the politics lead things off and slowly trigger the war part of the story.

The warfic components are also well done. A siege has been underway for nearly a dozen chapters, with several attempts at storming Canterlot failing. Everything has a very medieval fantasy vibe, with crossbows, swords, pyromancy, dark magic, etc. which helps to keep things more grounded over the traditional warfic.

The weakest element is definitely the protagonist. While not a Mary Sue, there's definitely some trappings. The two most obvious being the lack of major character flaws (she's always been right and has yet to fuck up a fight) and the plot steadily orbiting her rather than orbiting the ongoing conflict.

Still, I love the story.

>>29002210
I know SA is probably a major ally, but I wouldn't call it "One of the biggest players in the region".

>but the reigning diarch has taken at least an entire day out of her schedule to go schmooze with them, rather then sending some ambassador or duke

Which it probably would do with any other nation. See Canada taking a full day of China's secretary of state probably because we're mostly chinese too

>>29002403
>See Canada taking a full day of China's secretary of state
thats probably because canada recognizes that literally everyone is more important than canada is.
theyd likely do the same thing for the presidents of haiti

>>29000391

I don't read fanfic.

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>Want to write a new chapter to my clop series
>Drawing a blank on what to write them doing
>Make a blog post asking my followers what they want to see
>Three of the four responses say I should put one of my characters in a fucking diaper.
>MFW

Seriously, why the fuck do I have so many ABDL fans?! I never wrote a diaper story, nor have I ever hinted I will. It's really fucking weird.

>>29001016
>A Kamen Rider show had the premise of break dancing kids transforming into knights with fruit-based armor and weapons and after it got a case of scaling seriousness, it became one of the best shows of the franchise.
Wait, what?

How does that even happen? You can't expect me to take you seriously now.

>>29002600
Then why the fuck are you here?

>>29002617
Well, for one you kill off one or two characters, stir doubt and distrust into the hearts of the heroes, and write up a story not far from what Lovecraft would write,...

>>29002605
Start to give them what they want then blueball the shit out of them with a slap of reality to the face

>>29002631
I honestly considered making a screenshot for a fake story as an April Fool's joke, but I don't want to feed into their fetish.

>>29002631
This. A thousand times this.

>>29002649
I was thinking more of starting to write up some diaper shit, then just before you start to get to the fetishy stuff, have the diaperer start ranting about just how stupid and asinine that lame fetish really is, belittling the diaperee, etc

but then youd probably lose 3 of your 4 readers. though do you really want people like that following you anyway?

>>29002668
Or, better yet, bait them with the diaper fetish, but switch it out with an even more disgusting fetish, though one that only you can tolerate.

>>29002672
Or, even better still, cutting it short with "AND THEN A SKELETON POPPED OUT!"

>>29002672
>an even more disgusting fetish
is there such a thing?

>>28966042
I love stardust so much and continue to try and avoid the fact that mente exists. I get the feeling he didn't want to make it but caved to the pressure and just writes to sate the retards.

>>29003356
You'd be amazed what you can find.

>>29003356
Off the top of my head I can think of:
-Scat cock vore (putting fecal matter in the urethra)
-Anal prolapse
-Necrotic genetalia
-Newborn parental incest

>>29003476
I think you're going down the wrong way. I'd say put in a really fucking weird fetish, one that no-one could actually masturbate to, not something shocking because someone WILL get off to it.
Think the usual fetish for the state of Ohio, viruses, symmetrical tiles, noble sacrifice, delitization.