04.03-13. Making my own cannon · 1:47am Mar 4th, 2013
It is hard to remain consistent on the exact day these journals get published due to how things go. If I have news to report I guess I would be writing about them after all.
So far I have been thinking about ways to go beyond FO:E, and maybe just create my own alternate universe thing. What is clear to me is at least that I cannot treat kkats lore as something to tiptoe around or make concessions for. A lot of the things kkat did was nice and before I sorta figured that I could deal with the cards I was dealt.
However in light of the princess Twillight. I think the mistake in Kkat adhering to the show has grown very much apparent. Not only that but much like Somber I have to deal with just how implausible the period of Luna's rise to power is alongside the rise of her ministries (Noone avoids this by having placed heroes in her very own New-Vegas esque thing).
At least I will do this when it comes to actually making a story that can stand on its own (Sanctuary). I am just gonna throw cannon FO:E out of the window and we'll see how it looks on paper eventually.
What I am actually curious is. Do you need the cannon characters at all? Why not make an alternate universe comprised completely of OCponies that follows in the veins of celebrating what the show is comprised of?
What caught my eye when watching MLP was that I'd never seen such a bright and colorful show that celebrated qualities that I very much want to see more of in real life (Friendship and the celebration of all the virtues that sometimes get compromised irl with a caste of somewhat believable characters who had faults and interests that very much differed).
Though I have a hard time imagining that I could do it justice, it would at least be the least pandering shot I could give my writing.
I gave it a lot of thought and I think that at least the story i am crafting would be a bit closer to laurens own vision. We've all seen what the makers of MLP 4th edition have had to struggle with and while their efforts are genuinely great 20 minutes is not a book, so I can afford to actually make it satisfying on all parts.
Anyhow that's probably what has been going on for the past weeks.
BestLaidPlans is definitively on hiatus, and Mister Cake had a small break because I ran out of steam again, but it's picking back up. Or at least I'd like to think so as I start reading more and more. Damn books. It's hard to remain consistent in writing every day as I said. What I have a problem with is falling asleep too late, and waking up way too late. You'd figure 8 hours would be enough sleep but noooo. I had to sleep 11 hours and my alarm clocks don't help at all.
As for training. I have lost 2 kilograms already. It is quite amazing.
886583 I've been alright. Mostly reading and working. Trying to find a way to make my story a bit more intimate. Chapter one is hard. You did a very good job at that, and unfortunately I haven't yet gotten it right.