Programming Note

Spring In Her Step failed moderation the first time — I hadn't made it adequately clear that humanized Sweetie Belle was aged-up — so I put in a little fix and resubbed it. Hopefully it will pass muster and be up by tonight.

Another note, mostly for anyone who might want to contact me like YA or Isseus: I have errands to run this morning before work, will be in a daze on my return, and will probably check my PMs and emails before going straight to sleep. I need to wake up earlier if I'm going to keep my writing schedule with a full time job, so I'm turning in earlier too.

As for my actual programming schedule, for ponyfics I've got a little editing to do for Issie-pie involving a controversial pair of maids, a story trade for a certain infamous clopscribbler, and a videogame-crossover-collaboration with Your Antagonist.

Stay fresh, homies,

Chuck

Comments

[Bronystories]

Why would humanized Sweetie Belle need to be aged up? Was there a change in the submission rules which says, "No humanized blank flanks?"

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I must have missed the memo which said that humanized-versions of fictional fillies were off limits for clopfics.

I'm tempted to write one just to see what happens.

[Lesolan - Rest In Peace]

1001961
"Stories with barely any punctuation. We don't judge stories on their content, but stories without a basic level of grammar will be failed"

ಠ_ಠ

I'm calling bullshit right now. I have seen at least 3 stories with atrocious grammar (and punctuation) that have not only been let onto the site, but also somehow made it to the featured box.

[Neon Czolgosz]

1001961

I can see why they'd do it — it's a simple judgement of 'no artistic merit' away from counting as underage pr0n and being either questionably legal or flagrantly illegal. That's the reason I aged it up at all. I think it would work better as a story where Sweetie Belle was about 14-15, because the guilt and shame and horrible, depraved pleasure he'd feel at everything would be that much more powerful, not to mention the constant, gripping fear it would being. However, I am aware that I have written things that could get me fired from many jobs if they were ever attached to my name. I have no desire to write things that could get me on a register or prison time if attached to my name.