ITT: Fanfiction, reviews, recommendations, writing about events that killed hundreds, Shinkazura continues to rise the bar for whatthefuckery, Storms: How do They Work?, sci-fi stories that go hard on the sci, looking at pictures of ponies in dresses and trying to figure out what dresses look sexiest on them, not making progress, how short is too short for a one-shot, out of character characters acting even more out of character, Bleeding starts a fanfiction contest on exam week, unfulfilled dreams, deadfics that will probably stay dead, rewriting episodes, definitely not rigging a story to make it to the featured box, AU tag abuse, and writing fanfiction for a show you do not watch
Burnt out after reading that terrible wish-fulfillment self-insert fantasy? Still wondering if you should read that fic that is as 2.5 times as long as War and peace? Well, we've compiled the best of the worst in order to bring you our absolute average!
>FIMFiction Starter Kit (recommended fics):
Winners:
http://i.imgur.com/vuTA7EN.png
List of nominees by category:
http://mlp-fanfics.herokuapp.com/
>How do I write fanfiction?
Ezn’s guide - http://eznguide.neocities.org/
Politics and the English Language - http://www.orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/english/e_polit/
Vhatug's tips for anatomically correct clop - http://pastebin.com/g4VpEg4f
>Can you pre-read my story?
Post it on Google Docs with inline comments enabled and give us a link. Keep in mind that we’re too lazy to review more than a few pages at once, and it may take some time for someone to respond.
>Reviews and riffs:
http://pastebin.com/u/notkickass222urmom
>Voiceguy's readings:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt68MpmvEketmqOdHncHI2w
>Have nothing to write about? Try The First Annual Fimfiction Thread Competition!
https://www.fimfiction.net/group/210623/fimfiction-thread-competents/thread/251867/welcome-the-first-annual-fimfiction-thread-competition-of-competents#comment/5215264
Old thread: >>27232411
First for /bump/
>>27314552
>fucking with the ITT format for the hundredth time
god damn it
>>27314766
There's an established format? I can't remember us ever settling on something other than the time we argued about whether or not to use semicolons, and holy shit, we talk about a lot of nothing in here.
>>27314799
You think? >>27245714
fyi, it's against the rules to share an unpublished story just to do meaningless sneak peeks. Trust me when I say you're only hurting yourself by doing so.
Futaloo get
>>27315592
Lightning doesn't strike twice, Anon.
>>27315615
It didn't even strike once.
>>27314766
>fucking with the ITT format for the hundredth time
>implying the OP format was better before with the lack of spacing
>>27315943
The spacing was always there.
Futanyx
>>27315943
not to mention the unneeded links
>>27315978
That's not the ITT.
>>27315978
I don't see the problem.
>>27315990
>not to mention the unneeded links
You mean all of them?
>>27316072
>links
>uses a picture of the new OP instead of the older one I'm criticizing
>>27316126
You're a special kind of retard.
>>27316138
I know you are. I literally said links encompassing all of them and then you screencapped this thread when I was talking about the other one with the comment: "implying the OP format was better before with the lack of spacing"
>before
Do you need the definition of before now too?
>>27316126
But that happened because of the size of the image.
>>27316169
Which could have been corrected had he hit 'enter' on his keyboard. That's all I'm saying.
>>27316159
I'm not even >>27316072
What you're "criticizing" right now is something that literally cannot be controlled by any human being or even a bot. It varies depending on the exact size of the thumbnail generated based on the ratio of the original picture, your screen resolution, your screen's pixel density, your browser, your zoom level, whether or not you have any 4chan addons and if so, which ones and with what settings, and the length of the ITT section.
>I know you are.
So you're also 12?
>>27316189
>What you're "criticizing" right now is something that literally cannot be controlled by any human being or even a bot.
I didn't know hitting space on a keyboard was that hard.
>So you're also 12?
Really? Have we resorted to namecalling now? Howfallacious.
>>27316220
>explain why it's impossible
>proceeds to ignore it and keep sperging out
>Howfallacious.
Well at least you're not a newfag.
>>27316228
>doesn't create a dummy thread to prove his hypothesis
>more ad hominem
>>27316220
>I didn't know hitting space on a keyboard was that hard.
Yeah, but how can you know if you're going to need to hit Enter again before the thread is posted?
I'm not going to check the pic dimensions to check ig they're going to match the amount of lines the ITT summary is going to have, I save my obsessive autism for my stories, not the OP.
>>27316228
>>27316239
Please tell me Avatarfag and fallacy anon aren't here
>>27316239
Here's an easier way to see I'm right: hold ctrl and + and see how the spacing changes.
Here's how that thread looks like on my screen.
You fucking retard.
>>27316244
And that's fine. I'm just curious as to why everyone but the OP needed to address it.
>>27316269
>that filename
Maybe you should be quiet next time.
>>27316283
>outright ignores my proof because it doesn't fit his narrative
Holy fuck.
>>27316294
Not the other anon, but just stop. It's not like it's the first time we meet morons.
>>27316294
>ignored
No one's ignoring you, Anonymous. Actually, you've proven your point flawlessly!I just want you to keep going.
>>27316313
Well, so did your mom. Guess it runs in the family.
>Austraeoh no longer updating daily
>20 most recent chapters average 6800 words apiece
>current book likely to hit 700k
>skirts making significant edits after posting, to the point of needing a temporary author note chapter telling people to reread the previous one
The fuck is going on over there?Is this the beginning of the end?
>>27316588
Has he reached the point where he realised he can't keep up that nonsense for longer?
>>27315544
How about sharing with pre-readers?
>>27316610
I think there's a considerable difference between sharing an unpublished story with a handful of pre-readers and hundreds of followers.
>>27316610
Editors and pre-readers are fine, "sneak peak" marketing bullshit is just crap.
>>27316603
I'm hoping he's just realized that he really needs to get Rainbow onto the fucking dark side by the end of this book, and is willing to inflate chapter sizes as needed to make it happen by the 200-chapter mark.
But I'm ~100 chapters behind, so it's hard for me to say.
>>27316666
No quadsbleeding we don't need anything to stop procrastinating.
>>27316666
You keep reminding me at the worst possible times. I need to wake up in about 5 hours.I hope someone actually participates in this.
>>27316665
>get Rainbow onto the fucking dark side
Wait, what?
I stopped reading early in Ynan, but aren't they finishing the next book already?
What the hell, he's going to have to pace the last books like Austraeoh if he wants to finish within 12 books.I'd pick it up again if that happens.
Daily reminder that knighty is the greatest shitposter of them all
>>27316774
I beg to differ
>>27316788
I wonder what hiro thinks of mlp
>>27316718
>I stopped reading early in Ynan
That's the Val Roa one, right? You picked a shitty time to stop, then - the Val Roa arc was quite good, and books 7-8 have reasonably good pacing (similar to Urohringr).
But yeah, RD is still on the light side of the plane, as of chapter 180 of book 8. After Val Roa there's still a big-ass desert, a big-ass ocean (with lots of islands to visit), a big-ass continent, more ocean, and some more small islands before she reaches the edge. I'm not even sure she'll make it by the end of book 8. Hopefully skirts will cut stuff if needed to make the rest of the story fit in the last 4, instead of writing several million+ books in a row.
>>27316824
No, ValRoa was in Yiffy, I remember having fun back then.
Unless my memory is failing me, I dropped around the point where RD was Wind Waking her way through several islands.
I dropped it right around the time she was trying to get a crystal shard from a sea serpent to access a whirlpool, or something like that.
Can't say I miss the story all that much, I think I had my money's worth with the first six books.I do miss making puns in the comment section, though.
>>27316603
as if any of this shit was actually planned and skirts had actually planned out a dozen book series
Is there any sort of fic you've always wanted to read, but never found? Or never found too many stories?
Be it a particular plot, or writing style?
>>27318542
>Or never found too many stories?
I like non-humanized, equestrian PoE.
the amount of stories in that genre number about 2 dozen, and the amount of good ones are in the low single digit range
>>27318655
Can you recommend some? I don't think I've read any decent PoE besides Twilight Makes First Contact.
Also, you might be interested in There Goes the Neighbourhood. (http://www.fimfiction.net/story/326877/there-goes-the-neighborhood). It's not exactly PoE since it take place on Mount Olympus, which is sort of in a different realm, but you might still find it an amusing read.
>>27318710
>http://www.fimfiction.net/story/326877/there-goes-the-neighborhood
georg is usually fairly entertaining
As I said though there arent many non-humanized equestrians on earth fics out there, and youve likely already seen the best of them
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/76290/celestia-sleeps-in
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/100455/stardust
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/22582/lyras-human-2-derpys-human
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/189683/destinies
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/248584/sombra-the-highly-unmotivated
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/260906/a-white-mare
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/243811/an-ally-called-preponderance
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/112663/pillow-case
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/124044/it-will-all-be-over-soon-princess
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/190502/friday-night-twilight
>>27318542
>wanted to read, but never found?
>multichapter natural disaster fic
>full mirror universe fic
>realistic (anthropologists, diplomats, linguists, etc.) human first contact
>a mystery fic that doesn't have a shit reveal
If I want to write a fanfic which is not explicitly alternate universe, but changes a few things in the lore, how should I convey these changes to the readers? It would break the immersion if I just straight out explained it, but not being clear enough would confuse them.
>>27320479
>a fanfic which is not explicitly alternate universe, but changes a few things in the lore
What are you changing, and why?
>>27319671
Can't forget collegepone: https://www.fimfiction.net/story/317740/silver-glows-journal
There's also Twilight's World, though I didn't think it was very good: https://www.fimfiction.net/story/216402/twilights-world
>>27318655
This so much, it's so strange to me that there's an unending mountain of HiE but PiE is completely ignored.
>>27320670
>so strange to me that there's an unending mountain of HiE but PiE is completely ignored.
its not so strange when you take into account that HiE varies from 'self gratifying wish fulfillment' to 'edgetacular self gratifying wish fulfillment'
Theyre nearly all self inserts with the protagonist literally doing whatever the writer wishes to do.
PoE actually requires some thought and effort to figure out how ponies would react to a fish out of water scenario while still keeping close-to-canon personalities.
Thats a lot harder than just jumping on the flavor of the month bandwagon
>>27320626
Shining Armor and Cadance would not be related to Twilight at all. I want to do this because I don't want to completely trash their characters, but I find their connection with Twilight (Royal Guard Captain brother? Foalsitter Princess?) a ridiculus asspull.
The story would be about a changeling-pony war. To do this, I would first deepen the impact of the Canterlot invasion with 9/11 and Pearl Harbor undertones. With the Mane 6 not appearing at the wedding, the changelings cause a lot more damage and kill Shining Armor. Also, Chrysalis would use his disguise, and drain Cadance - a much more logical choice if you want to siphon a strong power source.
The point is, I'm basically rewriting and expanding on A Canterlot Wedding from a more realistic political and military standpoint - as a start. I have been working on headcanons for a long time now that heavily deviate from the post-S2 canon.
>>27320705
That sounds pretty AU to me.And normally I'm the one sperging out about people tagging shit AU when it isn't.
Okay, I have a question.
Say I write a romance story about two characters getting together. The story would explore them getting to know each other more, feelings, talking about feelings, going on a first date, even more feelings, and would eventually conclude with them having sex.
I know I'd have to tag it "Mature" and "sex", but the actual sex scene(s?) wouldn't happen until the last third of the story at the earliest. I'm sure it'd be frustrating for some readers who cam wanting a clopfic and had to sit through a whole portion of comfy, slice of life, couple fluff before getting to the action.
Any suggestions?
>>27321279
Is sex tag a genre tag or a trigger warning tag? If it's the former, you don't have to use it.
It should probably be obvious from the description that it's not a clopfic. If you want to be extra sure, put the actual words "not a clopfic" in there at the end somewhere, and/or hang around in the comment section to shut down anyone who asks "where's the clop".
>>27321296
Trigger warning. Sex/gore used to be part of the Everyone/Teen/Mature rating system instead of actual tags.
>>27321279
If you just tag it Romance people will know this isn't a clopfic, even if it has sex.
Unless you really lay it on thick with SEX in the description, I think people know what to expect.
>>27321279
I have a question as well. What two characters?
>>27321279
If you're interested in writing a romance fic, there's no need to be explicit with the sex, is there? I'd just be vague and flowery and/or cut away before it gets too steamy, so you can skip the sex tag.
If you want to write sex, write a clopfic.
I mean, I don't know your aims, but if I'm reading comfy romance I don't need it to be explicit; but if I see the sex tag, I'll want to be into the smut before a couple thousand words go by.
>>27321478
I, on the other hand, think emotional attachment to the characters makes sex scenes much better.
>>27321296
>>27321306
>>27321334
>>27321478
>>27321488
Well, my aim was to have the romance slowly develop, and as the two characters get closer and closer, they eventually make the decision to have sex as an expression of their affection for each other. Their lovemaking would simply be another facet of their relationship.
>>27321446StarlightandSpike
>>27321511
You should write the story first before worrying about tags.
>>27321511
>Starlightand
I'm with you so far.
>Spike
Oh come on!
>>27321524
B-but it makes me happy, Anon.
>>27321521
I am, I just thought about that and wondered what I should do about it.
>>27321511
Don't listen to this pleb >>27321524, I'd read the shit out of that. Just don't forget to post it here when you're done.
>>27321524
Shit taste.
Who else could you even ship her with? Twi/Glim is boring.
>>27321537
>Who else could you even ship her with?
shitglim
scumglim
glimorrhea
your waifu a shit dog and i wouldnt sully any other canon character by forcing them into a ship.
if you gotta write her into something let the bitch be gang raped by iron wills goat roadies
>>27321564
>your waifu
There's that assumption again.
>>27321568
what else could explain your obsession with the commie cunt?
>>27321564
>>27321573
>your obsession
Nice projecting.
I've talked about her thrice in this thread since s6 started. Three (3) times.
If anyone here is obsessed with her, it's you, bleedin. Just in another way.
>>27320637
>Can't forget collegepone
I easily could. and wish biscuit did. OtPP is dead because hed rather fuck around with collegepone everyday
>>27320705
I hope this war fics turns out good. Be sure to read a lot about logistics and stuff.
>>27321511
>Spikelight
Ephebo/pedophilia reeeeeeee
Just remember to set it a few years after the show.
>>27323005
>Ephebo/pedophilia reeeeeeee
But Anon, the sweet /ss/
>Just remember to set it a few years after the show.
Oh, I will age Spike up a little bit, but not so much for the age difference.
I want to have them at least a year or more getting to know each other more by the time the story starts and, well, pic related.
>>27323145
You're still better off doing it, it may be considered pedophilia otherwise by some readers and even mods.
>>27323175
Pretty sure there's already smut involving CMC on fimfiction.
>>27323185
Yeah I can confirm that several times over...
>>27323175
>>27323185
Isn't the rule that as long as they aren't 'human' kids doing the deed, everything is ok?
>>27323185
>>27323190
My bad, the rule only applies to humans/anthro
>>27323204
Could be, though I feel like I've read something involving humanized CMC as well, but I don't remember whether it was aged up or not.It could have been on Pony Fiction Archive though.
>>27321279
>>27321511
The general rule of thumb is that you need to tag a story based on the entirety of the expected content, even if it's not going to happen until much later. This is non-negotiable in one-shots, full stop. It SEEMS like it might be more of a grey area in extended chapter fics because of the sheer ratio of words that are relevant to the tag versus not - but sex, and gore for that matter, are unique content tags very specifically because people want to be able to filter by those topics whether they want to read a story or not. It's insulting to your readers to lead them through a dozen chapters of a T-rated fic, and then suddenly drop a violent gore bomb or a graphic smut scene on them, just as it's insulting to give a story those tags and never deliver on them. You're functionally lying to your readers about what to expect from the fic in the future. If you know for a fact there is going to be gore or sex at some point, even if it's at the end, you need to tag it as such from the outset.
Having said all that, I'm actually MORE likely to read and enjoy a fic with sex in it when it has proper buildup like you're suggesting, so by all means, do it. But yeah, if you know there's gonna be sex, tag it from the start.
>>27321279
>>27323372
Maybe add a little note in the synopsis too.
>>27323204
Yep.
>Don't post:
> * Sexual content involving human/anthro characters under the age of 18.
So CMC clopfics are A-OK, just as long as they aren't anthro CMC clopfics.
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/313296/the-unending-days-of-the-curse
Rate, critism is always welcomed. I don't feel like having people on the website sugarcoating it.
>>27324123
It seems to be in second person, so that's an instant dealbreaker for me, I simply can't follow a story where every "you did <something I never did>" acutely reminds me that this is, in fact, not real.
So I can't really comment on the story, but the cover already ticks me off a little.
>And who's to say in the coming days that those answers won't be revealed to the world as a dark storm casts over the royal throne.
You evoke a lot of dark mysterious pasts and power plays in your description, and then the "dark storms" and "fog of mystery" really sound horribly cliché, all that combined raises some flags in my head.
As for the title, I don't think it's particularly bad, it's hard to come up with a good title, but it sort of reinforces for me the idea that the way you formulate your sentences, and the expressions you use could maybe use some work.
Finally, please consider the fact that I have no idea what I'm talking about and that I did not even bother finishing the first chapter, so please feel free to ignore my ranting, sleep deprived ass.
Cheers,
anon.
Hey knighty, any progress on that FimFic app you blogged about half a year or so ago?
I'm currently downloading .txt files and reading that offline on my phone, so any half finished buggy alpha would already be an improvement for me.
>>27324358
>I'm currently downloading .txt files
Why .txt files, and not .html?
>>27324458
I find the Jota text editor really neat, I can change the color of the text to white on black in the day, and gray on black to not kill my eyes or prevent people looking over my shoulder.
Plus it saves the position automatically, so you never have to search where you were in a 10,000 word chapter, it's just way more convenient than reading in Chrome.
But compared to a real app, the whole process sucks completely.
>>27324358
yeah fimfiction on a mobile browser is tarded. have to go to desktop view just to change filters, then back to mobile view to not be forced to scroll in 4 directions
Why aren't you working on your fics, Anon?
>>27325835
I'm reading Lyra and Bon Bon and the Mares from S.M.I.L.E., looking to see if there are any good ideas in there I can use for my fic. It's pretty weird; the whole thing reads like a fanfic written for children, with some really interesting implications about the adventures of the Mane 6 if you consider it canon. And also a lot of ship teasing, because Lyra and Bon Bon are just such good friends.
wow what a seeming waste of potential.
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/89791/how-my-little-brother-became-an-alicorn
this is another one for the 'interesting idea with terrible execution' file
A couple of ugh. brony siblings have a fight, the next day the younger one goes missing. days of searching go by without any leads. older brother watches his favorite cartoon to take his mind off things and sees a new member added to the cast- a godawful black and blue super badass alicorn who is annoying as fuck and the stuiest stu since lance greenfeld named blaze darkblade. Who BTW shares the name and appearance of little brothers shitty OC and sounds just like him.
oh and the fandom hates the little shit for good reason. older brother eventually learns how little brother got to where he is and follows along as yet another alicorn.
The interesting part of this steaming pile of shit is the fact that mlp is still airing and presumably everything they say and do is being aired. which means everything they say and do becomes canon, and thus becomes reality to anyone in equestria.
when finally dragged in front of luna and celestia, instead of explaining that theyre really a couple of human kids and he just came looking for his brother (thinking that would make for bad tv and piss off bronies) he spouts some bullshit about being C&Ls nephews from beyond the veil and some bullshit alicorn backstory. and so it is spoken on screen, it becomes reality, though he doesnt seem to realize thats the case just yet
and thats right about the point where I begin heavily debating just dropping it a quarter of the way in. On one hand its is kind of an interesting prospect, while on the other hand the excecution isnt all that great
>>27326179
>and thats right about the point where I begin heavily debating just dropping it a quarter of the way in.
But, Anon. Don't you see? In an effort to become the opposite of his brother, he inadvertly became the same type of monster. Truly a story that lives up to the "Tragedy" tag.but srsly tho, why the hell are you reading such an awful piece of dreck? The summary alone makes me want to dowvote it.
>>27326222
>In an effort to become the opposite of his brother, he inadvertly became the same type of monster.
actually from his talking out of his ass and creating reality it looks like he does potentially set up alicorn gotterdammerung
>why the hell are you reading such an awful piece of dreck?
been on my RL for ages and i have shit enough taste to like HiEs.
That being said, I'd rather reread staying sane in a peaceful world than continue this, despite the interesting gimmick
>>27325835
Because I've been overwhelmed by the amount of projects I have going on right now.
I'll go to sleep in a while, and tomorrow I'll try to get my act together and work on each of my stories one by one.
>>27322992
Trying.
Don't expect it to be up in English this lifetime though.
>>27326596
eh. type it out in whatever heathen language you speak then run it through google translate. if its good enough for andre, its good enough for you
>>27320479
>>27320705
>convey these changes to the readers
AU tag + synopsis making things clear that it's a different wedding scenario.
I do wonder who the protag's supposed to be. Since the M6 have no reason to be there, it'd have to fall to Celestia or someone else in Canterlot.
>>27321279
>wanting a clopfic
The synopsis would shape their opinion of the story, and I'm assuming the synopsis wouldn't drop any real sexual suggestions, so I doubt anyone reading it would be shocked that it's following its synopsis.
>Any suggestions?
The most obvious is to just have an author's note in the first chapter explaining things ("While it is tagged Mature/Sex, those elements won't come into play until much later in the story."). Otherwise, you can tag it Teen until you get to the chapter with the sex and then retag it, although that does get into the "do you be honest with your readers when it comes to tags/synopsis or hide things to prevent spoilers" debate.
>>27321296
Accurate sex/rating tags are required.
>>27321564
>glimorrhea
Not sure if a pun on "diarrhea" or "gonorrhea."
>>27323175
I do agree he should definitively make Spike 18+ just to save any drama/disappointed readers. It's not like him still being a kid adds anything to the fic.
>>27325835
Believe it or not, because I'm getting a new mattress soon and I'm anxious about how it'll feel to sleepand masturbateon it as I'm a creature of habit and any change to my routine sends waves of autism through me.
>Harvest Seasons updated again
Holy shit, is AgriAnon writing again?
>>27327439
Is that the one about the werehuman whos a pony farmer by day and turns into a human at night?
>>27327923
Yah. I thought he had abandoned it.
fimfiction dont know how to count. knighty fix your shit
>>27328448
I just checked all of my shelves. what they say they have and whats actually displayed is different in all of them. anyone else notice that?
>>27328448
>>27328460
Are you viewing all stories, or just ones with unread chapters?
err maybe its just firefox being retarded. but then chrome gets the count wrong in the other direction
>>27328488
viewing all
>>27328491
Weird. Then again, I don't have any shelves with more than 260 fics in it.
huh. turns out 'view mature' managed to turn itself off. which doesnt make sense since I just got caught up on DoaM this morning
nevermind. crisis averted
>>27328553
Did you clear your cookies or something?
>>27328620
no. not sure how/why that happened
4 hour bump. was the board down for awhile or what?
>>27329972
Some guy shadowbumped 2 hours ago, it's just the thread/board/fandom that's dead..
>>27329981
Well hey, we're still more alive than most fandoms that spawned after MLP started.
>>27328553
That happened to me yesterday. Wonder if Knighty is fucking around with code again.
>>27330101
Didn't happen to me, so
So...
How about dem fanfics?
>>27331739
Heard some of them are pretty good.
>>27331761
Get out of here.
>>27331739
I have 63 chapters I need to catch up on, and most of these aren't great.
I'm conflicted on whether starting to read a new story is a good idea.
>>27331812
Well, ain't this a small world.
>>27331812
>>27332041
Move aside, kids.
Since we're on the topic of unread chapters, can anyone explain to me why I've been experiencing the same bug for months?
>>27332194Forgot pic.
>>27332199
Mature filter again?When will you level up?
>>27332226
That's what I thought initially....
>>27332305
Why are you so afraid of showing who you are?
>>27332376
I'm not, I was just testing if that particular Anon who used to uncover the stories was still here.Any who, why don't you post your name first and I'll reveal my secret identity. :)
>>27332699
A'ight.
>There was an error in the request
The fuck is this? I'm trying to shitpost in the comments on my #1 favorite fic, and it won't let me, giving me this vague error. Anyone seen this before? Does this mean the author has blocked me or something?
>>27333367
Forgot pic
>>27333376
Yeah, it has happened lots of times to me. I refresh and it goes away.
I assume one of the fairies working at the FimFiction severs had a stroke.
>>27333426
>I refresh and it goes away.
I tried 3 different Firefox profiles and Chrome as well, and all did the same thing. Tried it again just now and I'm still getting the same thing.
>>27333591
Ive seen it a couple of times. usually when hovering over a quote in the comment section to see who said what.
dont know of the exact cause or solution.
>>27334347
I don't even know what to comment on first.
>>27334441
It doesn't matter. Let it all flow out
>>27331739
I'm eager to read the next chapter of Lunar Rebellion.
>>27332199
>19032 feed notifications
Jesus Christ.
>>27334483
Where do I even start? Anthro, Crossover, Romance, two typos in the description, the summary appears to be an infodump for the rest of the story, shameless self-insert...
I guess what stands out to me is that this is what I assume a ninja turtles crossover, and yet the most tenuous connection appears to be that the Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Also, aren't there 'four' ninja turtles?Five if you count Venus, but why would youWhy is the writer only using three disciples for Luna? Is there going to be some sort of big reveal?
Why anything!?
>>27334541
>the most tenuous connection appears to be that the Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci.
from the way i decipher the second paragraph, luna and her 3 musketeers meet the turtles and kung fu rat. then we are warned of teen romantic drama bullshit.
at least theres no mature or sex tags. i can only imagine this guys SIOC getting gang banged by a bunch of turtles
If you could hold one fimfic author in your house Misery-style and force them to finish their work who and what would it be?
>>27335050
DustTraveller.
>>27335050
mythril mothnot because i want him to finish anything. I want to prevent him from working on anything while I do to him physically what hes been doing to everyone else mentally for years
>>27327405
>I do wonder who the protag's supposed to be. Since the M6 have no reason to be there, it'd have to fall to Celestia or someone else in Canterlot.
There would be no single protagonist. The story would likely center around a group of politicians, intelligence officers, and soldiers.
>>27332199
Is that your favorites bookshelf? It defaults to only showing you stories with unread chapters, because of course that's all you're going to your favorites shelf for. Except you have no unread chapters. You need to use the dropdown sidebar and choose one of the view all options.
>>27336030
>Except you have no unread chapters
he appears to have 8 unread chapters.
in 0 stories.
thats the problem
>>27336051
>he appears to have 8 unread chapters.
W... well, he's just projecting.
Last bump before I leave for the beach.
See you guys on Saturday/Sunday
Well I just turned 25 and am not pony.
>>27336822
and does that come as a surprise to you, anon?
>>27335555
quads of vengeance
Episode teaser for a new episode is out, featuring a Disney-esque Glimglam song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm948IDMjKI
Here's the synopsis:Starlight Glimmer has a case of the holiday blues, so Twilight tries to help cure her by reading one of her favorite Hearth Warming's Eve stories, A Hearth's Warming Tale.
I secretly hope it will provide half as much worldbuilding as the first Hearth's Warming episode did.
>>27338737
GLIMMER DID HEART'S WARMING EVE
EQUESTRIA'S CREATION WAS AN INSIDE JOB
>>27335050skirts,fucking end of ponies
>>27335050
Ponydora Prancypants. The Flight of the Alicorn was supposed to be the first story a trilogy, not a stand-alone. The sequel hasn't updated since 2013.
Second place would probably go to Capn_Chryssalid, because after sinking so many hours into This Platinum Crown, I really want to know how it ends.
kek. Guess Knightly didn't design the feature box code to work for stories with stupidly long titles.
>>27339639
And why should he do so?
>>27339651
So that it won't getslightlymessed up when some idiot inevitably posts such a story and gets it featured?
>>27339668
And how many stories will have such a long title? Only one has it in the current feature box.
>>27339679
Yeah yeah, worse is better, etc, but I'm still going to laugh at him a little for writing shitty code and not cleaning it up. I looked in the dev tools and the description part has a hardcoded size, just like I thoughtit's 176px, in case you were wondering. Plus it turns out the switching between stories in the box is implemented in a kind of shitty and over-complicated way (using position:absolute and opaque backgrounds and reordering the divs to get the desired z-ordering, instead of just toggling display:none like a normal person).
>>27339668
The title's just cut off, not messed up. What do you want?
>>27339935
The title isn't cut off at all. The title wrapped and pushed the bottom bar downward (because the description part didn't shrink like it should have), so there's no bottom margin. It looks a little odd but that's it. Apparently nobody but me even noticed.
>>27340016
Oh, I see. Yeah, okay, that's kinda crap.
>>27339639
>being surprised that knighty is a shit programmer
I was writing a scene where the characters were playing Monopoly. Then I thought if it would be weird if they're using bills when Equestria only has coins.
>>27342707
so pick a different, appropriately renamed with a pony pun, board game
>>27342707
>>27343158
Or just use plastic bits, I don't see the problem.
>>27342707
Why would it be weird that a board game would have fake money? I could see if Monopoly money were an exact copy of a real currency, but it's pretty clearly fake and unrelated. I don't see why there'd be a big question over a game using printed "money" despite it not being used in-universe.
>>27342707
>>27343402
Maybe Equestria uses gold bit certificates and paper bonds and cheques and so forth.inb4 another autistic argument about the Equestrian financial system
>>27339285
>Ponydora Prancypants
Fuckin you and me both brother
>>27343574
That sound pretty good. They've been shown to use bits, but those were for, correct me if I'm wrong, small transactions, such as buying food. They may have bonds or bills, not shown yet, or maybe they do function like Harry Potter's world of coin only currency.
>>27343402
I don't see why they couldn't also have coins with high values.
>>27342707
Paper coins are a thing you can buy.
>>27344197
as are bit coins ;^)Im sorry. i couldnt resist
>>27343838
>but those were for, correct me if I'm wrong, small transactions
In S1, Applejack wanted to go to the Gala to earn enough BITS to replace the barn roof, Big Mac's plow and Granny Smith's hip.
In Magic Duel, Trixie gave a small bag full of bits to a shop clerk to purchase the Alicorn Amulet. After seeing the money, the clerk sold her the amulet despite saying it's "far too dangerous" just a second ago.
In Daring Don't, Daring Do was about to buy a magical ring back from Dr. Caballero before Ahuizotl appeared to take the ring from him.
On a side note, in Magical Mystery Cure, Fluttershy paid Cherry Berry silver bits to fly the balloon, and in Leap of Faith, that pony acting as a shill for Flim Flam Brothers gave Applejack a huge, hoof-sized bit coin. Just thought it was interesting.
>>27345207
>was about to buy a magical ring back
with a bag full of bits*
>>27345207
>Just thought it was interesting.
yeah the animators inability to be consistent with minor details over the span of half a decade sure is interesting
Has anyone read https://www.fimfiction.net/story/258497/shifting-melodies? The description looks interesting, and I think I've seen someone recommend it somewhere before, but at over 800k words and counting, I'd like to get a second opinion before diving in.
>>27345989
Since bits in every other episode were gold, it's pretty safe their 2D bit assets are gold, and of specific size. Somone delibarately changed their colour, and someone (most likely the storyboard artist) made that coin big on purpose.
>>27346150
>it's pretty safe
*pretty safe to assume
Why do I keep doing this shit?
rump
>>27345207
"Bits" could be name of the currency. It doesn't necessarily mean there are only coins.
stop being dead thread
>>27349191
no u
>>27350201
i are not ded but erryone else be
i are lonely
>>27351251
I am yet to read a story with a Random tag that isn't lolsorandumb nonsense or aimless SoL. I'd love to be proven wrong, thou
>>27325835
Well, at the moment I'm waiting on a prereader.
I feel bad since he I tried to ask him why he hasn't gotten back to me after a few days and found out his life's a bit fucked up.
Also been drawn into FO4.
>>27325835
Already put out the next chapter of Ties, anon.
>>27345207
I sincerely doubt they *only* have coins as a currency. How would banks do large transactions? Ponies buy houses/property? The Equestrian government pay for their airships, cannons, etc.? Dragging around wheelbarrows full of coins is ridiculous when paper and even certificates (see: Gala invitation) are a thing.
>>27352112
A wallet of 500s is a handful of millions, if they have 500 bit coins, then no need for wheelbarrows.
>>27351328
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/203655/the-worst-bakers-in-equestria
Worst Bakers In Equestria is super-old, but it's a random/comedy that isn't nonsense and has an overarching plot.
page 10
euyeuyeueyeueyeuee
>>27355676
>>27356961
>>27358390
Bleeding. Stop posting.
>>27358573
I fucking hate you. For instance hurr durr, shitposting exist it must be bleedin.
I can do better shitposting than him faggot.
>>27358861
>I can do better shitposting than him
HEY LOOK I'M THE BIGGEST RETARD I SWEAR! LOOK AT ME!!!11!One!
>>27358867
Cry some more, in an anonymous board about fucking ponies. Taken shit way to seriously fuck boy
>>27358892
I'm not crying, I'm laughing at you!
I'll never understand how people can be proud of acting like idiots.
>>27358919
Its called having fun. And the jokes on you autist.
>>27358930
Fun shouldn't be at the expense of others, or that's called being a sociopath.
That's some basic shit here, mate.
>>27358946
>the kettle calling the pot black
>>27358958
At least the kettle isn't bragging about it, and sages its shit.
>>27358987
>Sage
>sage
>In a dead threat
Also
>>27358573
>bump shitposting
>must be Bleedin and no one else
>>27358987
Scrounging for excuses won't make your argument any better.
>>27359035
You can call my post "excuses", but you've got no argument at all, just that shitposting you're so proud off.
Keep on keeping on, anon. You're going places.
>>27359028
>>sage
>>In a dead threat
Well, the only use of sage is in dead threads, so they don't push the more interesting ones down.
It's fine to keep a slow thread alive, but if you're going to shitpost, sage.
>>27358892
Your posting style is very reminiscent of Bleeding. Anyone who has paid the slightest attention to his posting style and the constant spelling/grammatical errors could tell you this. Here's what I'm talking about:
>shitposting exist
>Cry some more, in an anonymous board
>Taken shit way to seriously
>Its
>>27359028
>excusing the initial shitposting in the first place
>not beingdamage control
>>27359069
No, that's wrong you idiot. It doesn't prove shit, that's basically a guess and has no evidence to it being bleeding.
>>27359095
>committing ad hominem in order to defend shitposting
The point is he's posting in a manner that resembles a notorious shitposter.
>>27359095
If he doesn't like being called Bleeding, he should stop and bump the thread in a productive way.
Can anyone think of a good pony pun for "Risk"?
>>27359174
>shitposter
How is bleedin a shitposter again?
>>27359069
>Shitposting should only be at the start of the thread
How new are you?
>>27359222
Not really, is that the full name?
>>27358867
>>27358919
bad day?
>>27359276
Okay, I overreacted a little, I'll give you that.
>>27359274
I wanted to see if there was an alternative for titling the board game.
The full name of the game is "Risk: The Game of Global Domination."
>>27359276
Just the usual Fimfiction thread population.
>>27359297
I've been here for a long time and I seriously don't understand any of these jokes.
>>27359291
Risk: The Game of Equestrian Domination
Although that may sound a bit racist.
>>27359268
>Shitposting should only be at the start of the thread
Reading is fundamental, Anonymous. Stop baiting and lurk moar.
>>27359253
Bleeding has never added anything constructive to any discussion in this thread ever.
>>27359333
Right? I don't even bother to read half the posts here anymore.
>>27359519
>Right? I don't even bother to read half the posts here anymore.
No, I read every post and post a lot myself, which just makes this image even more bizarre.
>>27359519
>Bleeding has never added anything constructive to any discussion in this thread ever.
How do you know? He's an anonymous poster, and he barely ever spergs out anymore.
At this point, you're just a bully.
>>27359333
I made it and I can't even remember the point of it.
>>27359586
>barely ever spergs out
>anymore
>>27359586
Hi, bleedin.
>>27359600
>care so much
I wrote two sentences.
You've written three times as many words as me shitting on him when he hasn't done anything.
>>27359618
It's not the word count, it's how many posts you've been spending.
Me, I'm just eating enjoying the drama.
>>27359639
Here are all the posts I've made in the last few hours:
>>27359618
>>27359586
>>27359276
>>27359566
>>27359333
>>27359639
Wanna take this discussion else where? Other than that, it's better than constant bumps.
>>27359658
Fair enough then.
>>27359333
Let me enlighten the trips of truth
This was just Decanus something making a cover for his fic. Then, an anon made a parody, which is the thing I posted. It's quite recent, one month or two.
>>27359776
I know, I've been there. I still don't get it. How is it any way related to anything posted in this thread, ever?
>>27359785
Original cover had an eagle holding an axe. I just got why the bird had some Axe right now.
FOE is self-explanatory
Futaloo get, with German helmet, like the ponies on the cover
And finally, One Direction because "One victory" looked like "One direction" on the first cover.
>>27359806
So it's just making fun of the cover. Why did he plaster "fimfiction thread" over it?
>>27359820
So we could have a new OP pic
Knighty must be so proud of what he's created...
>>27359840
The day my post gets used as an OP pic is the day this thread reaches its new low.
>>27359597
Fuck, I remember it now. It was supposed to poke fun at this edgetastic masterpiece.
>>27359776
>one month or two
January, Anon.
Quick question for a scene I`m writing: what kind of documents would you expect to find on the desk of a CEO of a large company? My characters are searching through his office and I need some generic types of forms for them to rifle through.
>>27359912
Random scribbles and calculations, notes, letters, pictures of ponies/others he likes, business cards, calendars, pens, some book, a phone over it.
>>27359912
Reports from underlings, mostly.
His secretary probably takes care of the uninteresting paperwork.
Let's discuss Equestrian military.
Could the E.U.P. stand for anything else than Earth, Unicorn, Pegasi? I've been thinking out that its true and original meaning was "Enforce, Unite, Protect", which got lost as NMM's threat faded.
>>27356961
Sorry
I had planned to upload another bleedin story,but then my mother had gotten sick. She's fine, but I was just too worried about her to really focus on narration.
In unrelated news, my birthday coming up.
>>27362384
>my birthday coming up.
Hey, VG. How would you like some free content for your channel?
I'd be willing to narrate one or two one-shots for you to put up, so you can get some content out and still work at your own pace with your other stuff.
>>27362392Shit I don't know the new DOOM?
>>27362539
>the new DOOM
How fucking dare you say that in front of me.
>>27362537
Actually, how about reading a story written by voicefag? I'd be willing to do it as well.
