ITT: reading, reviewing, wasting time on stupid shit, SSnE realises he can't keep up the Austraeoh game for much longer, writing an AU story that isn't garbage from the get-go, sex as an expression of love rather than fodder for one-shot clopfics, it's alright to write hardcore explicit fetish stories with minors as long as they aren't fully human, site bugs, torturing human beings for the sake of pony stories, the intricacies of Equestria's monetary system, inside jokes so obscure that nobody gets them, people unironically defending Bleedin, Voiceguy gets one year closer to his demise, remember that liking things is wrong, there's no getting off knighty's FiMFiction ride, writing papers about a fictional universe, revelling in our autism, and what's the deal with Anthro stories?
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>FIMFiction Starter Kit (recommended fics):
Winners:
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List of nominees by category:
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>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. Someone will look at it eventually
>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
Old thread: >>27314552
Futaloo get
pootagoo hit
Starting this thread with some edge.
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/54029/maledictum-insania-the-creation
>>27417747
now on its third sequel.
and the guys only unrelated story is apparently a cupcakes/rainbow factory mashup.
he should have named himself nero darktard
>>27417803
obviously meant to quote >>27417786
though im cool with gootapooing too
>>27417786
>Nero Darkard
I'd swear it was a parody account if the damn thing wasn't being played straight.
Also, how many of you collaborated to create a two minute official trailer for your fanfic?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyCCpGneRis
>written by Nero "The Darklord" Darkard
sides.exe has stopped responding.
>>27417333
>people unironically defending Bleedin
I used to shit on him A LOT, but then he asked us to pre-read this fic http://www.fimfiction.net/story/320309/loss-and-found and I didn't even realize it was him until he replied to one of the comments I left him on gdocs. It seemed like he actually took our advice to heart and decided to change.
Then again, since then he's published a really fucking awful fic about an autistic brony and another one about dat boi in Equestria.
Futanyx
>>27418980
>and another one about dat boi in Equestria.
Just reading that makes me want to kill myself out of second-hand cringe.
>>27418986
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/329209/here-he-comes
>>27418995
213 views, that probably qualifies as mass murder.
>>27418986
>It was an extravagant day in Ponyville. No pony would ever hear the dust roll to the side. Nor the sound of a wheel spinning like some kind of locomotive creature. Pinkie Pie was currently sitting in the dirt near Sugar Cube Corner because she was waiting for Mr. Cake to open up. It seemed he forgot to let her in and she had to wait all night for him.
>"Oh my pink posterior, why did Mr. Cake let me sleep outside in the dirt", cried Pinkie Pie in a angry state. Then, from afar, something glorious was rolling through. It was DAT BOI, and he was rolling on his unicycle like a boss. Pinkie Pie shuddered at the very sight of DAT BOI's very existence. It was impossible to avoid, to the point where she started screaming. Suddenly, wheels grew out of her hind hooves and outstretched into the ground, perfectly balanced. Pinkie Pie's skull and limbs were morphing into that of a frogs, and she could only scream in the agonizing pain from the transformation. Then, she started rolling with DAT BOI, to which she owed to her new existence.
>"OH SHIT WADDUP" said Pinkie Pie as she road with her new two-part posse.
>>27419048
>"Oh my pink posterior, why did Mr. Cake let me sleep outside in the dirt", cried Pinkie Pie in a angry state.
well shit. thats more in character than MM can get, so theres that I guess
>>27417333
I stopped going to fimfiction when they changed the upvote downvote system ... how am I suppose to troll anymore .
>>27419523
how does the voting system affect trolling exactly?
>>27420150
He probably can't downvote a bunch of stories without getting a pop-up.
>>27420169
Sounds like A+ trolling.
>>27420169
thats not trolling, thats just being a cunt
page 10
ok...
how the FUCK can I navigate certain pages on Fimfiction! i'm on android firefox and this damn site doesn't work! and I have great diffculty trying to submit my stories! is there a way to workaround that? or do I have to restrict myself to fanfiction.net and their APP that they actually fucking BUILT
I will personally fund Knighty to help him make the app. In fact, he should start a Kickstarter or a Patreon or something. cuz fucking hell, m8...shit is crazy.
oh boy am i high
>>27423820
Seconding this, Fimfic needs a proper app.
Like half a year ago knighty was working on something, then he gave up
>>27423820
I have great difficulty understanding your problem.
But yeah, the mobile version of the site sucks cock.
>>27423837
i will jerk him
i'll take one for the team and let him fuck me
i'll paint myself blue. or am i thinking of sethisto
i'll play dress up for him
whatever it takes, daddy
just make the app happen and i'll be your bitch for months, Knighty
>>27423889
b-bleedin?
>>27423841
i have great difficulty forming coherent thoughts rn. sorry! but i can't navigate certain fimfiction pages, like the Rules page and the CHAPTER SUBMISSIONS PAGE. so i can't submit my madness. i'm trying to become a god, but i need to be validated first.
to other writers, how can you more easily submit stories from mobile? or am i the only broke one here who only has a smart phone and can't afford a damn laptop or desktop pc. baka. hopefully in july
>>27423932
>i the only broke one here who only has a smart phone and can't afford a damn laptop or desktop pc
Man, I though I was a poorfag
>>27423897
lol. i don't know who that is, but i'm flattered that you thought I was someone other than myself.
>>27423932
switch to the full version of the site in your mobile browser
>>27423945
das right, man. shit is hard for the squad out here
>>27423955
i'm trying to, but i've only seen the www version of the site. typing in m.fimfiction.net leads me to a dead end. even when the site switches styles from desktop to mobile, it still displays as www.fimfiction.com for me.
>>27423932
>great difficulty forming coherent thoughts
>wants to submit his story
whew. we dodged a bullet there, guys. Thank the creator for knightys shit programming skills
>>27424042
no, I mean the desktop version instead of mobile
you can turn it on in your web browser's settings
Persona bump.
>>27425224
persona 5?
Considering Beardy's job, how familiar do you think ponies are with physics? Starswirl worked on the time traveling spell at least 1000 years ago, yet there are no rules for such a dangerous spell.
>>27427703
>There are no rules for it
>Twilight, the pupil of the highest autorithy in Equestria, had to break into a library to get it.
Dude
>>27428204
>The guards just let Twilight walk in borrow the spell without any questions or forms to fill
Page 10 again
>>27428204
She 'had' to break into the library, because she thought she didn't have access.
page 10
>>27420169
I'm pretty sure he's referring to the "hide ratings from readers until they reach 10 even though letting readers see ratings is the whole fucking point of them" that was implemented a while back.
You need to downvote something like 300 fics in 24 hours to get the warning.
>>27423932
>can't afford a damn laptop or desktop pc
You can buy a surplus 4 year old desktop and monitor from a college for like 50 bucks these days. You could always go to a library to write. So long as you aren't looking at horse porn, I doubt anyone would be able to tell horsefiction writing from essay writing.
>>27427703
>are with physics
I doubt they're all that familiar
>no rules for such a dangerous spell
It's in the guarded, locked section of the Canterlot Archives that Celestia apparently visits frequently. Seems like they know it's dangerous.
>>27428709
>the guards let in the personal student of the monarch, who is well known for her magical talents
So, Autismo, you gonna incorporate the Pinkie clone that escaped into your fanfic? Canon's giving you a free shot.
>>27426731
Persona 5 stole Zodiac from EG.
>>27431379
>>27431379
I don't really know. Since the symbol on the briefcase is for the defunct Phoenix, I don't know if those ponies are active agents or just went to a surplus store.
>>27431379
>implying horseshoes aren't used as basic decoration for everything
It's even on the wall of the diner.
>>27432260
It's a symbol for Pheonix Reborn, a new monster-hunting agency born from the ashes of the old one. Obviously.
>>27432286
Clearly marks the hideout for all the undercover agents to exchange information.
>>27432401
and clearly celestia, spike, and twlighight are also members of the secret monster hunting group that celestia disbanded, yet allowed remnants to recreate, that she, her student, and the students pet also joined because reasons
>>27432619
Exactly. That seal is magic, and can only be opened by members of the agency. It makes perfect sense.
>>27432627
but if a couple of alicorns and a gay dragon are monster hunting members, then what use would the agency have for a lame, normal, uninspired, candy making earth pone?
>>27432635
Candymaking is her cover, you dumbass. The clues are right in front of you, yet you fail to grasp them!
>>27432639
so how does she fight monsters? dump hersheys kisses down their gullets until they get diabeetus?
moot point anyway. auties never going to actually publish anything so it doesnt matter
>>27432647
She's secretly a highly trained proffesional.
>>27423837
>Like half a year ago knighty was working on something, then he gave up
Much like his site's userbase
>>27432651
a professional what?
how does bon bon fight monsters? she got no horn. she got no wings.
she gonna turn around and kick em?
she gonna run them through with her mouth sword?
mouth gun?
battle saddle?
007 gadgets that make no sense considering the setting?
i dont think anyones thought this through.
>>27432651
More like a highly trained confectional.
>>27432669
She will overwhelm her foe with delicious and irresistible candy treats
War through candy
>>27432669
Wingblades, obviously. They're the most effective weapons for ponies.You know we're not discussing this seriously, right?
>>27432687I dont even care. I just enjoy mocking others ideas
>>27432669
She's trained in gorilla warfare and has over 300 confirmed monster hunts.
And that's just with her bugbare hooves.
>>27417333
what do u filthy casuals think of my addiction
>>27432705
That's a pretty edgy excuse.
>>27432727
Impressive, especially since I registered 6 months before you.
>>27432737
main reason is because i have a fimfiction addiction i literally get depressed if i do not read at last 5,000 of pone
>>27432755
Two years ago I was reading at least 10,000 words everyday.
I was in cram school and sitting 8 hours on a chair listening to academics talking was torture to me.
Nowadays I have so many things to do I had given up reading anything, but I'm starting again.
See you in the 50 million words group!
>>27432776
yea in my read later there are shit tons of stories that i have already read yet i always forget to put them in my favorites after i read them completely
im probably read in the 40 million
>>27432796
Eh, I've been tracking what I read like a total nerd, so I know mine is accurate at least!
Between the Bookshelf update and when "Total words read" in your profile was still a thing, I even wrote programs to count how much horse words I read.
>>27432826
yea the first few memories on fimfiction i have was when u were searching for stories randomly u would get a popup saying. "this website has no more memory left contact the publisher"
good times good times it was a bitch to get rid of that popup
>>27432852
>yea the first few memories on fimfiction i have was when u were searching for stories randomly u would get a popup saying. "this website has no more memory left contact the publisher"
I never got these ones, but I remember the 503 errors all the damn time.. oh boy.
>>27432860
u remember "the bad dragon advertisements"
and how that caused a bit of uproar?
>>27432881
Tbqh I've been browsing with adblock for as long as I can remember, so that particular drama didn't affect me as long as the site keeps running. I can understand the whole SFW thing as long as people can still opt it.
>>nighty
I wouldn't mind paying a few bucks to keep ads off btw.
>>27432894
you are not the only one i have been using addblocker since 2014
I remember when SS&E wrote good stories.nah just kidding
I remember when all fanfics were posted to GDocs and EqD was pretty much the only good site with MLP fanfics.
>>27432394
The only current symbol is a EoH style pin, and since Phoenix was kind of extremely secret and not a publicly known organization, I doubt its agents would just walk around wearing a horseshoe.
Unless I make an arc for some kind of old agents trying to bring back the original Phoenix, using the escaped Ponka as an information source about Twilight and such.
>>27432669
The idea behind Phoenix was agents operating in duos of unicorns and earth ponies. The unicorn used, well, magic, and the earth ponies provided more brute force to back up their partners. Since combat magic to the level they used before is pretty exhausting in the fic, and unicorns are portrayed as having weaker constitution that earth ponies, the latter still have a role in the fight.
>007 gadgets
The fic is in a 1915-20 era, no way those are getting in.
OH SNAP!
http://derpy.me/7Qzqw
>>27433317
LOL! XD
>>27433341
I know, right?
>>27433349
I fell for it and I feel no shame.
It's not like you even have anything on your account or like I didn't unfollow you.
>>27433408
You couldn't have known, so there's no shame.
Someone could really be a dick with this, but I'm just messing around until Knighty wakes up.
If that was a plan to get followers it's a pretty shitty one.
>>27433433
It is pretty clever though. I'd imagine you could easily trick most people into following you if you removed or changed the popup and didn't redirect to beecock.
>>27433317
Top fucking kek. Daily reminder that PHP is cancer
I have a new fic in the new story box and no one is reading it. Its been up for several hours and has been completely ignored.
>>27433947
All the story I see in the new story box have at least ~50 views.
A normal, average story gets 1 like every 10 views, if you didn't get any like then ask yourself some questions.
>>27433947
Could be the time. Sunday morning (US) isn't exactly core fimfic-reading time for most people.
Or maybe your story description/cover/tags just suck, or are full of warning signs. Without knowing which fic you are, I couldn't say.
>>27433947
Just give me a link, I'll give it a go.
>>27434002
>>27433993
>>27433974
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/327912/orifice-the-musical
>>27434039
>writes something like that
>wonders why no one wants to read it
never change, bleedin
>>27434039
Okay so first your description is full of red flags (and since it's rated mature/sex, less people will even see it).
What do people see when they look at your story on the front page?
- "Orifice: The Musical", a title that tells you nothing of what the story is about, except that it could be clop
- 7 tags including Dark, that is not okay. Is it a dark, comedic musical with sex that is also a random aventure and a mystery? What does that even mean?
- "A unnofficial story inspired by Penis: The Musical by WrathofGod519". This is not going to encourage me to read that story, if anything it tells me that unless I've read the "penis musical" thing first, this story is not for me.
Overall, I would not click on this. It sounds terrible.
>bleeding
Hey, I *think* I heard about you before.
>>27434063
But, what about the content of the story?
>>27434039
>No one reads my story
I WONDER WHY
>>27434077
>>27434085
K, changed the story description.
>>27434082
>6 tags
>peddling porn in the am
>grammar errors in the description
>description literally starts with a music link
I don't think I need to see the content to know it's shit.
>>27434082
wouldnt know. I didnt make it that far before dropping it.
see what >>27434077 says. its spot on.
if folks are horrified and/or turned off by your description then theyre not going to read the story anyway. Theyre going to say "oh God eww" and x out of the tab
>>27434114
>>27434125
God, I hate it when I waste my time. This sucks.
>>27434157
hey! now you know how we feel.
maybe you can use that
>>27434039
>bleedin
And that's why no one should read your story.
>Author's Note:
>"All your colts belong to are us."
Oh, wow.
>A head sat idly on a school desk in boredom. The current owner of the said head was none other than Button Mash.
Are you trying to win the Bulwer-Lytton Grand Prize?
Do you think ponies have a special unit for measuring magic power, similar to the Joule and its derivatives?
>>27436440
StarSwirls.
>>27436440
Fucktons.
>>27436440
Probably something related to thaumaturgy.
Thaumic units? I'unno.
>>27436440
No. Magic is rather poorly understood, especially in comparison to what you find in physics.
Magic in FiM is pretty obscure and hard to grasp, in a lot of ways. Sure, one third of the population are capable of what seems to mostly amount to telekinesis, but the further you get away from that the less secure things get. There's magic that you study at universities, but there's also magic in emotions, in friendship, in natural spirits, in concepts, in words and in fate. It can affect everything from moving stuff, transmutation, to altering time. It's far from rare to see some new kind of magic, or some new aspect of known magic. Even Twilight, who is a scholar and a prodigy, often seems stumped by magic she hasn't seen or doesn't immediately understand. It doesn't feel right to me to treat it like it's fully understood and can be understood by concepts like the Joule. If you want a system, make it interpretation.
They'll certainly have terms for various things in the magical arts, but comparing it to what we find in our physics doesn't seem fruitful.
Which is fine by me. The idea of magic being a physics/math-"equivalent" has generally to me seemed like it has been missing the point of why a story would have magic in the first place. Maybe something trying to interpret magic through something akin to classical formal logics would be fun, but I just have a soft spot for that. It's definitely among the ideas I have for a ficI will never write.
>>27437309
Maybe as something on the same level as quantum physics? The ponies have several theories about them, but have yet any way to prove them, similar to how Greeks, Dalton and finally Rutherford saw atoms, but only Rutherford could prove some of the precise contexts. Like;
Starswirl: Total magical energy = biggest mass in kilograms you can lift with a basic telekinesis spell.
Twilight/Starlight: Magical energy = Mo (Moonlight's constant) x m (body mass of the unicorn)/ 1/20th of his age, but no way to get into details factoring in extremely old magic masters or the foalhood magic burst.
Some random guy 500 years later: Magic is extremely fluctuating depending on the different type of ponies, constitution, interests, mental problems, health problems, etc. Different unicorns have different specializations, and will have the most magic in those sectors. Foalhood magical burst is caused by the brain building itself and not knowing how to limit its magic output, hence ridiculously powerful magic for their age.
This overload can lead to rapid exhaustion, which explains why foals sleep around 20 hours up until their brain sets priorities, which is around 14 months.
(Attached is 25GB worth of graphs to calculate magical capacity)
>>27436440
Unics
It functions as both a contraction of unicorn and it's a portmanteau of unicorn and unit.
The contraction of unics is UNX or unx, and 1 unic would be 1 standard Unicorn on the Unics scale. A pony rated at 1 unic is able to levitate and manipulate standard objects that earth ponies can use with hoof. A pony able to lift more than one object at a time, or large, heavy objects objects, or one that is able to operate complex multiple-component objects or devices, for example, would score higher on the unic scale as the magical power required for such feats is naturally higher.
Rarity for example is rated at 2.1 unics; she can create complex weaves and manipulate multiple objects at a time in order to create her fashionable garbs, and has demonstrated the ability to lift heavy rocks, but her magical power is still very limited. Twilight would be rated at around 34 unics, if the scale went that high.
>>27437478
I was thinking as an unit for magic based machines to use, as, like >>27437309 said, using a common energy unity for ponies' magical potential would be like considering IQ the universal measure for intelligence, discarding any other type of skills.
>>27437518
OK so then unics can function like watt hours.
So in this instance, 1 unic is the amount of magical energy required to levitate a kilogram weight, for one hour.
>>27437582
Magical machines, not ponies.
I think I'll stick to watts or something like that.
I'd read a fic where Starswirl tries to come up with a logical system for measuring magical output.
>>27437616
Iwouldn't.
>>27437616
I'd think of him more like a practical guy, not that much of a theory guy.
>>27437597
Did you even read the post?
A watt is a derived unit of energy, specifically used for measuring electricital outpout or consumption.
A unic then is a derived measurement of magical output or consumption.
>>27437650
>So in this instance, 1 unic is the amount of magical energy required to levitate a kilogram weight, for one hour.
Which is done by a pony, not a machine.
>>27437659
So just use the unic to apply to machines instead of ponies, fuck.
It's like calories vs watts vs joules vs barrels vs TNT etc. They are all units of energy meant to express different things in context. Pony magical output could be called the lev unit. Go creatively wild, you fucking faggot.
>>27436440horse power
>>27437721
Fucking carlos get out of my Chan reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
>>27437721ZebraforceIt sounds counterintuitive, but makes perfect sense. Zebras have almost no magic, so unicorns can measure their strength in whole numbers (e.g. "119 Zebraforce") rather than decimals (e.g. "0.595 Unic").
>>27437789
I thought it was going to be for political correctness.
>Princess Twilight, we have made our next batch of students for CSGU completely Zebras
>But why?
>They can't even into magic
>But else it's racism!
>Why the fuck are you even...
>Fucking get banished to Tartarus, racist princess scum! Destroy the monarchy!
Thinking about political correctness and that thing with Starlight's friend, I had an idea for a fic.
A male, bright colored skillful unicorn tries to get into CSGU. Unfortunately, all unskilled female zebras and donkeys are being favorized over him. Can he get in school?
>>27437841
Bleedin?
>>27437891
Not him, just an idea that popped up like that for a stupid comedy fic.
Do you think Fimfic would take it?
>>27437907
Oh god, you're actually serious.
>>27437907
It's a pretty stupid idea, no lie.
If you want to do something that's "stupid comedy" but could still be fit into an Equestria-centered story, maybe make him a Blueblood-level asshole-idiot who thinks that everyone is "oppressing" him because of his noble unicorn heritage. "Oh, you simple mudponies can't possibly understand the burden of being genetically enlightened," etc.
Then just let everypony react appropriately while he keeps digging himself deeper in. Boom, comedy.
>>27437841
>"political" story
This sounds worse than the abortion fic.
>>27438002
Oh not that shit.
What about Roki Vulovic in Equestria?
https://youtu.be/i_ysT6YdK80?list=RD1G6tQ4B8AQQ
>>27436440
I've been fooling around with a unit called a Swirl that would be a measure of magic. Since in my equations the amount of magic in a spell would be a function of both energy expended and entropy altered/information transmitted, I'd define the Swirl to be something like the magic needed to apply 1N of force to a cube of dimensions 0.1mx0.1mx0.1m located 1m away.
Whether or not this makes sense thematically in-universe is another question, of course, but do whatever you want to make your fic work.
I give up. I can't write any good ideas, then I might as well ask for it. Be the change you want me too be. I'm literally unable to do anything good.
Pls no shitposting.
>>27439119
I wonder who's behind this post.
>>27432755
not even depressed
>>27439167
And?
>>27439119
Want a story idea? Here. Write a story about a Breezie grandfather telling his Breezlings all sorts of fantastical stories about the Bigworld, while Momma Breezie scolds him for exaggerating.
Don't include any gratuitous swearing, sex, toilet humor, or anything else unpleasant. Just write something simple and cute.
I'm trying to come up with a pun for "English muffin" but I can't think of anything.
Help a brother out?
>>27439411
'Pony' muffin. How's that?
>>27432669
>how does bon bon fight monsters?
Runes, physical weapons (whips, spears, etc.), ranged weapons (crossbows, grenades, etc.), operates mechanical devices (trains, cars, etc.), or simply provides logistical support (medicine, paperwork, planning, etc.) to other operatives.Everything but runes and grenades is canon, as well.
>>27432852
I still fondly remember the shitstorm from switching from star ratings to up/downvoting.
>tfw you will never 3 star a fanfic on Fimfiction ever again
>>27434039
>it's a crackfic with that title and rating
And you're surprised why?
>>27436440
Canon-wise? I don't believe so. I use joules in my fanfics. Then I don't have to spend two hours bullshiting math formulas for a number few readers will actually care about.
>>27437841
>School for Gifted Unicorns
>zebras and donkeys
What? The premise is more blunt than a 2x4.
>>27437907
>discrimination
>specisism
>affirmative action
>comedy fic
Is this going to be one of those comedy fics that immediately gets the [Drama] and [Dark] tags after the comments explode like the comedy rape fics do?
>>27439119
I swear to god, Bleedin, if I have to say comedy/SoL one more time, I'm gonna go over to /r9k/ and post a profile picture of what appears to be the grinch in a mask holding a gun.
Ideas:
>Twilight has to switch her library from Dewey decimal to Library of Congress
>Dash has to get her Wonderbolt picture taken using one of those really old timey cameras that requires you to sit still for two hours
>AJ has to deal with a termite infestation of her barn
>Rarity tries to thread a really small needle
>Fluttershy realizes plants might feel pain after she reads an article about it in the paper
>Pinkie discovers there's a helium shortage and decides to switch her balloons over to hydrogen
>>27439824
>Pinkie discovers there's a helium shortage and decides to switch her balloons over to hydrogen
I can imagine a B-plot involving Twilight realising the state of helium in Equestria(Something like this: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-08/future-these-will-cost-100-each)
Of course, Pinkie would cheer her up by giving her a balloon.
page 10
>>27438495
oh wow. you actually read that? its an abortionfic written by a religiousfag.
the ending is up for less debate than asylum
>>27439185
>7519 unread chapters
>The average chapter is 3135 words
>23,572,065 words you haven't atually read
Anon, pls.
Pls. Anon.
Anon, stop.
>>27439237
You go through the same routine of 'not having any good ideas' and 'wanting to change', you write one mediocre story, and then you disappoint everyone with your typical bullshit.
Your bare grasping of proper English grammar coupled with your farcical insanity is only amusing if one is stoned off their ass or drunk as a skunk.
But go ahead, keep asking the same question every three to four months. :v)
>>27438698
That guy needs dental work.
>>27441354
Have you read his original author's note?
>This is a parable of truth & morality so everyone can learn something from this. Whether you are Pro-choice, Pro-life, or uncertain about your stance, there were three main lessons that was taught. What are these 3 lessons?
>>27442610
His music is pretty good still.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U97eCjWdrvo&index=6&list=RD1G6tQ4B8AQQ
>>27442619
>What are these 3 lessons?
thats as bad as the lesswrong fic that the guy wouldnt actually finish until someone guessed some bullshit lesswrong truth.
its an abortionfic written by a religiousfag. the only thing that raises any questions is the tragedy tag, so I can only guess that sunbutt allows abortions to happensince you know thats something equines can do naturally whenever they want so she doesnt need to run down to planned pony parenthood and theres nothing the law can do about it
but I can only guess because I'm not going to waste the 5 minutes that it would take to read that.
>>27442658
It's bullshit anyways. Basically, mare is going to have an abortion after rape, gets kidnapped by Celestia's royal council, somehow accepts to give birth to rape baby, the baby is Cadence to show abortion is bad.
>>27439185
Is this a FoE compliation or some shit? What the actual fuck man
>>27442673
>cadance is a rape baby
see what happens when you let the government interfere with your life?
>>27442658
>>cadance is a rape baby
This is supposed to convince me abortion is wrong?
>>27442808
nope. i learnt that rape is right
page 10
>>27443527
again
Man, last episode was really good (especially considering it's a fashion horse episode).
I just want more adventure episodes, though. Rarity's Boutique Shenanigans got really boring really quickly.
recommend me a good romantic foal&adult. with/without a clop.
>>27444957
I wish I knew any.
>>27444957
>foal&adult
>without a clop
>>27444957
I'm still waiting. Is there so bad with this?
>>27432727
>>27432737
>>27432755
>>27432796
>First time i read fimfiction it was cool
>1001st time was still the same fucking thing
>>27445913
catch one-week newfag
Fimfiction -> Search -> By # of blog posts
Result: Absolute autism
>>27445988
>Facebooks Blog Post
Post writing songs
https://youtu.be/U97eCjWdrvo?list=RD1G6tQ4B8AQQ
>>27446253
I don't listen to propaganda while working.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY_eIIFqNxg
>>27446296
But the tune sounds good, and I don't understand anything Serbian.
https://youtu.be/wg1l2qYWTwQ?list=PLiotJ2r7FtEQ2WIk7bHuHJSljp8f1Lphw
I guess it also depends on the fic's mood.
>>27446317
The tune is catchy, I'll give you that.
But knowing that they're probably talking about massacring the invaders while I'm dreaming of cute innocent technicolor horses is a bit jarring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zucBfXpCA6s
>>27446327
>But knowing that they're probably talking about massacring the invaders
Most of those go along the lines of "Serbia Stronk" or "Serbian army best of world".
https://youtu.be/HjlUgOF1F_o?list=PLiotJ2r7FtEQ2WIk7bHuHJSljp8f1Lphw
>>27446344
Must be a cultural thing, all the bombs and cannons just look like gratuitous destruction to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75x6DncZDgI
>>27446384
Some are much more about weapons and stuff, but all equally catchy.
https://youtu.be/U67MRAPKXzU?list=RDU67MRAPKXzU
>>27446405
It's funny, but most of the time I can't stand songs where the lyrics are in my native language, it ends up sounding pretty stupid when you know what they're saying.
But here it's fine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1B2lUbPKwA
>>27446253
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppiGTLqfaWc
I like most of what that channel has put out.
Has any of you written a whole fic based on a song? Is that a thing?
>>27446479
No, just that we listen to those while writing.
>>27446479
I know Regidar did that. Couldn't say if he still does.I've always wanted to write a whole story based on Rubber Soul.
>>27446479
Sure, it's a thing. Personally, if I saw a story based off a song, or an album, I'm normally turned away unless that song or album has some significance to me. And that might not even be a good thing. If I see someone writing a story based off an album like Hunky Dory, Pink Moon, or something that I have a more sentimental attachment to, like Big Generator, I'm probably going to read it to see how the story gets it all wrong. An exaggeration, but you get my point. It's a bit like if someone wrote a crossover with another franchise or series that you care a lot about. You're either going to be very pleased, or easily let down.
The best ideas is probably just to treat it like any other kind of inspiration, and either just use it as a staging point for a freer story or to just take the ideas you find provoked by the song and use them in something where it seems to fit. But I dunno, do whatever.
I have or had notes that mention:
The Idol by Procol Harum.
Several songs from The Poison Boyfriend album by Momus.
Janelle Monáe's Metropolis series, though that's sort of cheating.
Some filk.
Some songs by Listener.
And more.
I mean, I'm probably not ever going to write any of these. But it means that at some point, probably while listening to the songs I got an idea for a story, a character or a plotpoint. And maybe I'm going to use some of that later, in some way.
>>27446537
Why not? Do it.
Has anyone read Regidar's Merriweather Post Pavilion fic? Is it any good?
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/313296/the-unending-days-of-the-curse
r8 or h8, m8. Critism is always welcomed.
>>27447716
>Adventure, Alternate Universe, Dark, Human, Romance, Tragedy
>obvious knight/dsouls inspiration
>chapter 1 is The Introduction
>chapter 2 is The Prologue
>seven feet of fictional manlet compensation
>ctrl + f "seven" on the first three chapters
>11 hits
>9 of them have to do with him being seven feet tall
>remember the height guys
>seven
>feet
>tall
>seven
The kindest thing I can say is that this is not for me.
>>27447822
>>27447808
>The kindest thing I can say is that this is not for me.
its so important he had to say it twice
>>27447835
I'm sorry, Anon. Obviously, with very important messages (like opinions and height), I should always make sure to mention it the traditional nine times.
>>27447564
>Why not?
It's a bit low in my list of stories I have to get around to writing,(behind that Luna Eldricht Dream Horror, the one where an entity starts to make ponies forget things, the sadfic where Luna gives dying ponies a final dream, and the rest of Blankness)mainly because I'm not quite sure how to adapt certain songs.
I'll still do it withing my lifetime, though.
>>27447822
Kek. I guess I should go fix it. Thanks anyway, Anon.
>>27447871
>not quite sure how to adapt certain songs
Might be better to treat the album as a entity in itself rather than as a collection of songs. When you'd write a story inspired by a movie, you focus on the themes, ideas and emotion the motion give you, not on interpreting every scene.
But I guess it depends on how close you want to stay to the source. And I do get why you wouldn't want to leave anything out.
Not that I have a lot to say about the matter, you're way more productive than me in terms of horsewords. My opinions sadly aren't as qualified as I'd like them to be.
>>27447928
That would probably be for the better. I get that you want to make sure that we know he's big, but we don't need it forced upon us.
Also, and this might be a personal thing, but when you mention a specific height in some measurement, and keep bringing it up, it gets even weirder. When you just say that's he's "tall" or "huge" all the time, I just get the odd instance that he's of immense statute. But when you specify and repeat an amount, it seems like it's important that exactly that size. Does that make sense?
Might read a chapter or two and do some notes tomorrow.
>>27448022
I tried fixing it as much as I could, but it's hard writing on a phone. Wish I could afford a computer, but sadly I can't. If you still decide to read a few chapters and take notes, I'd appreciate it. I'm always looking to improve my writing.
>>27448099
>Wish I could afford a computer, but sadly I can't¸
At least use the desktops from your local library/school or something.
>>27448099
Where do you live? I do know that outside USA electronics can be terribly overpriced.
But try to at least get an old machine, even if it only has 128 mb of ram. I'll have a keyboard, which is leagues ahead of any cellphone.
>>27448541
I'm banned from the library for never returning the books I checked out.
>>27448099
>>27448578
Hell, if your phone supports USB OTG, you could get an adapter and plug a real keyboard directly into your phone.
>>27448614
Twilight would be ashamed of you
>>27448578
I live on the East coast of America. I got my phone for like 40 bucks or something. And I did have a laptop, but it caught a nasty virus and the digital screen broke. If I can scrounge up the money, I might get it fixed.
>>27448640
I'm sorry, Twilight.That your not my waifu.
>>27448614
Return the damn books you fucking faggot.
>>27448648
Dude you can get a shit laptop for like twenty bucks there. It'll probably have windows 98 or something but still.
>>27448672
Can't find the books. Probably in my closet or something. And you underestimate the prices of electronics in this state.I fucking hate Delaware. It's always grey here.
>>27448698
There you go, shitty U.S. Chromebooks for 130$. Shouldn't be that much, it's barely a day's work at minimum wage.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B019G7VPTC/ref=sr_1_3_olp?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1464062530&sr=1-3&keywords=laptop&condition=used
>>27449013
Hell, this is cheaper and argibly better. No chromeos shit, and he could put better pieces in it.
http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Latitude-Laptop-1-73ghz-Processor/dp/B001QGKEDU/ref=sr_1_9?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1464062847&sr=1-9&keywords=laptop&refinements=p_n_feature_five_browse-bin%3A13580794011
>>27448614
>I'm banned from the library for never returning the books I checked out.
unless you live in mayberry, no one working at the library knows what you look like.
you may be prohibited from taking out books, but no one is checking IDs at the door
>>27448698
hit up cowboom or tigerdirect or amazon. plenty of refurbs out there thatll suit your purposes and are dirt cheap
>>27448669
>That your not my waifu.
library thief dont deserve an adorkable snarkastic waifu
>>27446479
I've seen fics inspired by Lullaby for a Princess. One was okay, the other was http://www.fimfiction.net/story/161959/the-sisters-coronet, which is worth reading just for the sheer audacity of what the author tried to achieve.
>>27445988
>Mythril's fucking bio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6V1zm9agMA
It's Pancake Day by Poison Pinkie Pie
Pancakes are good and all, but bacon and eggs is the better breakfast.
>>27441354
If memory serves, a few who read the story actually said it was more balanced than they expected.
>>27442658
>they can do naturally
They also can't vomit, but that hasn't stopped canon. What real horses do is pretty irrelevant to magical talking horses who can teleport and fly.
>>27444417
Only complaint is Rarity doing all that shit the day of. I know it was for plot reasons, but that doesn't make it any less stupid.
>>27444957
>foalcon
>good
Faithful's (https://www.fimfiction.net/story/42520/faithful) pretty goodand dead, in the sense that it's the most realistic portrayal of the genre out there.
>>27446253
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxKLUgOCP6M
Is what I'm listening to right now, which is unique as I normally absolutely hate hardstyle.
>>27447716
>six tags
>title in the cover art
>story outline in the synopsis
>2nd person narration and no second person tag
>>27446537
>Rubber Soul
FUND IT
>that dead fic you always dreamed of finishing yourself
What's her name?
>>27449013
>>27449072
Thanks, Anons!
>>27450846
>mfw when I keep forgetting to change the Intro and Prologue back to First person like I've been meaning to.
Huh where am i, who are you people
>>27451076
Hi and welcome,
This is hell. You're here forever.
>>27451076
not sure if legit confusion, or an awesome title for as waiwai parody sequel
>>27451090
>trying the sage trick
Ah, the ancient times of 4chan, when our predecessors were still discovering the great unknown
>>27450846
>Only complaint is Rarity doing all that shit the day of. I know it was for plot reasons, but that doesn't make it any less stupid.
I thought so too.
But they were able to set everything up in a matter of hours once they had gotten their shit together. If there hadn't been and issues, they'd be done in good time before the opening. I dunno, fucking magical horses and their unreasonably fast interior decoration.
>>27451269
I mean, two of them can use precise telekinesis and hold multiple objects.
>>27450846
>more balanced than they expected.
Well... it's more like I give him credit for trying, even if in the end he doesn't really "get" the other side's perspective.
>>27451570
I've read it too, but it seems he isn't that balanced, especially with his original author's note about his work being a "parable of truth". It seems he was just showing the good sides of not aborting, not taking in account the fact that the mare was raped and didn't even want to keep the baby
>>27451585
Yeah, and those things, ironically, always seem to ignore the kid's position.
Even if the kid is never told about being a rapechild, the fact will always hang over his and the mother's head-- being rapted is a traumatic experience, and it'd take the woman years to not see the rape every time she sees her own child.
How do you guys do it to get yourself writing? I've supposed to have finished a chapter two weeks ago and still can't get myself to finish writing it.
>>27452511
I normally have to force myself to start writing, pushing through even when I've nothing. Once I get into the rhythm it's much easier to keep going.
>>27452560
That pic perfectly describes me every time I open my chapter. I go in full steam only to lose it all moments later.
>>27452511
Many writers make it their duty to write 2000 words a day at any cost to form a habit.
>>27452631
That's a lot of words. If I could do 500 a day that would be a miracle.
>>27452668
How much do you want to bet that you post more words on 4chan everyday?
>>27452668
Yeah, 2000 a day is beyond nanowrimo tier (1667/day)
>>27452668
You're not gonna become a bodybuilder overnight. The kind of people who write thousand of words per day do so out of long-form habits.
The key is to be consistent and diligent. Say you manage to write two hundred words one day, the following day force yourself to write at least another two hundred, even if it's painful. The following day do the same and keep going until you're used to do that , and then aim for more. four hundred, five hundred. keep going for as long as it takes until you progressively can become more constant in your writing.
>>27452681
I don't. I mostly lurk. I've been wanting to write a green for a couple of weeks now(as well as finish the long overdo chapter) but just can't manage to write it. I have it all in my head but I just cant get it into words.
>>27452742
>I have it all in my head but I just cant get it into words.
I know the struggle.
The only advice I can give you is to pour out everything you have into the page, just write out whatever comes to your mind, however it comes.
It's easier to edit/rewrite what's already there than to stare at a blank page.
>>27452742
Just sit down, close your browser, get rid of distractions, put on some >>27446449 or whatever, and spend an hour on it. The idea is you're going to devote an hour to it, and not let yourself stray for that time. It's not about word counts, just put the time in and write.
>>27452742
JUST
DO IT
>>27453106
>It's nt wordcounts
One can do a lot of nothing in an hour. A whole hour, for example.
Time is important, yes, but wordcounts should have a higher priority.
>>27445988
>mythirl moth top 5
Wew Lad
>>27454402
>>27445988
>People who haven't even written half of the stories Regidar wrote have more blog posts than him
>>27445988
>>27454591
>TurboGamer
>4 stories
>2362 blog posts
>>27454635
If you posted a blog post every day without fail, it would take you more than 6 years to reach this level.
I don't know wether to be impressed or pity the guy.
Whose the best known trollfic/shitfic writer in fimfiction?
>>27454706
>Whose
You
And this guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIXBNsG7zFU
>tfw you haven't updated your fic in months.
>>27417333
Reminder that twilight would want you to read classical literature and studies to improve your mind rather than just brain rotting fan fiction.
>>27456392
Twilight reads Daring Do unironically, and they're written at a level that Dash- a girl who clearly hasn't read any non-homework fiction in at least a decade- can pick it up and enjoy it with no problems. So no, I don't think she has any problem with you reading pop writing instead of "classical literature."
>>27456533
Nope, she read them to support her friend. Do you really think a actual genius would read shit like that? Even then the writing must be compelling, its basically a biographical novel which she reads a lot of, explaining why she would read it even through it masquerades as a pop book.
One more quick point, fanfiction would be no where never the level of quality of a experienced author writing about her life.
My point being, a certain purple pony thinks you are a faggot.
>>27456648
>Nope, she read them to support her friend.
DYEWTS?
>its basically a biographical novel which she reads a lot of, explaining why she would read it even through it masquerades as a pop book
You realize you're describing stuff like Smile and Diary of a Wimpy Kid as much as Daring Do, right? Unless you consider stuff like that "compelling" by definition, I see no reason to assume that Do isn't written at the same level as any typical children's/young adult series
>fanfiction would be no where never the level of quality of a experienced author writing about her life
I don't know whether you have a depressingly low opinion of fanfiction, a charmingly naive view of the quality of published fiction, or both.
>a certain purple pony thinks you are a faggot
Yeah, probably... but I'm sure she can come up with plenty of things more faggy about me than my taste in writing
>>27456648
Twiley reads anything she likes and she likes Daring Do. She isn't 100% nerd like Moon Dancer
What fics are actually like show episodes?
>>27456717
>DYEWTS?
Yah
>no reason to assume that Do isn't written at the same level as any typical children's/young adult series
Twilight reads it, again she is a very experienced reader so it is safe to assume the book is written far better than your average fan fiction
>I don't know whether you have a depressingly low opinion of fanfiction, a charmingly naive view of the quality of published fiction, or both.
I have a very low option of both, but if I had to read either a random book or a random fan fiction I'd certainly pick a random book.
>Yeah, probably... but I'm sure she can come up with plenty of things more faggy about me than my taste in writing
I am certain of it
>>27456777
>reading decent books is for nerds
And my point.
>>27456392
>doesn't comprehend an actual children's show
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/313296/the-unending-days-of-the-curse
It's me again. Just posted another chapter and fixed a lot of shit that some Anons said were garbage. Critism is welcomed, etc.
Okay, someone explain this to me. What the hell is a "frontal moon?" Is it just... being naked, from the front?
>>27457632
The joke is "Full Frontal" not "Frontal Moon"
As in "full frontal nudity".
Anyway, it's anthro so just ignore it.
>>27456648
>Nope, she read them to support her friend.
From the wikia:
Rainbow Dash: What's this? 'Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Stone'.
Twilight Sparkle: This is the first story in the series. I own all of them. [squee]
Rainbow Dash: No thanks. I so don't read. I'm a world-class athlete. Reading's for eggheads like you, Twilight.
Canonically, Twilight was already a fan of the Daring Do series well before Dash had her accident.
>>27457716
>it's anthro so just ignore it
why cant more people grasp this inherent truth
>>27458502
Maybe one day, Anon.
Maybe one day.
>>27456648
>Do you really think a actual genius would read shit like that?
Yes, and fuck you. I'm not a genius, but there isn't any rule against enjoying both sophisticated and simple things.
>>27458713
Actually there is. It is against the penal code to go out to a broadway production, then return to your domicile in time to catch the latest episode of 'Ow My Balls'
>>27432670
kek
>>27431379
What was in the briefcase again? His soul?
>>27460142
Hook and sunglasses.
>>27459431
>It is against the penal code to go out to a broadway production, then return to your domicile in time to catch the latest episode of 'Ow My Balls'
Fuck your standards, I do what I want.
This is my 4th grade highschool writing exam all over again. Culture and entertainment was the subject. At least my old classmates had the ability to grasp that both could be mixed together and both were not exclusive of the other.
>>27460142
>What was in the briefcase again?
I dont know, but his wallet said Bad Mother Fucker on it
The Celestia Code is now available as a Hardcover book on Lulu (http://www.lulu.com/shop/iisaw/the-celestia-code/hardcover/product-22714358.html).
I didn't realize that there were websites where you could put a fanfic up and people could order a copy at any time, unlike those one-time print runs that I see every so often (Past Sins, Pirene, FO:E). Are there any other fics available like this? Now that I finally have money I might go back and buy some.
>>27462171
>you could put a fanfic up and people could order a copy at any time
Hey, that's a pretty neat site then. I've never heard of it before
>>27462271
Yeah, I suppose it's like when /mlp/ put up those Daring Do books they wrote. It'd be nice to see more fanfics available since I need to decorate my room and posters/prints are too mainstream for my autism.
