Chapter 10 - A short summary · 1:42pm Aug 9th, 2013

I could probably just go on and on about this, but I won't.

It's easy, really. This got delayed because I was stubborn and afraid. I was to stubborn to delete those parts that made the story spiral down into a never-ending circle of trying to explain things, while keeping it readable. On the other hand, I was afraid it wasn't going to work. For me, this chapter was the point where the whole story could stand proud and go on, or, fall flat on its face. Also, life - it really hates me.

Yet, now things have changed. I tried to forget what I had prepared, spend months on trying to get it just right, and just redo everything. Where the first drafts always got stuck on the part where Reiver had to go and tell Princess Celestia her sister was missing, I now just shot through it. I managed to explain what needed to be explained, especially the skewed position of the Lunar Guard versus the Solar one. And finally, I finished it.

It learned me a couple of new things, too. I changed how I write, from trying to spend a whole week working on a product, nearly writing a chapter in a day, editing it the next and posting it on the same day; to, having actually time to think about things, like I should do. For you people out there wanting to calculate things, I'll try to explain this as short as possible. I write a thousand words a day, at least. Those thousand words can be new content, or can be me re-writing a scene. If you take in account that my chapters seem to get longer and longer every single time - I really can't help myself -, that I take a day or two before I start the final editing and it then takes me a couple more days for me to proofread and post the story... I hope you can understand that I won't put deadlines for myself, because they just don't work out for me.

Now, to go past the boring stuff and back to something interesting, let me tell you a fun fact. The stallion that Reiver had his shouting contest with, actually got his honorary rank of 'Golden Feather, First Rank' from the Siege of Canterlot. That doesn't mean he did anything. Canterlot just needed repairs. And, Princess Celestia had to give out a lot of decorations in the following days - nopony would notice another one slipped in there. After all, that would be a Second Wing's task, giving out new ranks and decorations.

I really should explain this military system further. Just tell me if you're interested, and I might just make a blogpost about it.

Like always, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them below.

I hope you had fun reading,

TheMightyT

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Axle3991

Axle3991 #1 · Aug 9th, 2013 · · ·

Glad to see your back and you might want to go into some detail about why the military for the solar and lunar guard don't get along to well. If not in a chapter at least in a blog post (link in the next chapter or on chapter 10 currently for when you post it if you could). Don't think explaining has to do with why they dislike each other some, but some (like me) might find it interesting how it works or a basic idea. Just my opinion though.

Love the story btw and hope life gets better if it's still giving you a hard time. Same with readers incase some give you a hard time with the "moar" and what not.

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