So I got a response from Equestria Daily · 8:05am Apr 17th, 2012
Hey everyone! As you might know if you ever read these blog posts, I recently sent Dude, We're Ponies to Equestria Daily. It was pretty nerve-wrecking, awaiting judgement at the hands of an actual critic, but thankfully, one of the pre-readers was so kind to pick it up. I got the response this morning.
In summary, the pre-reader said said that the story was solid and quite fun, despite some roughness in the early chapters, and that he'll be recommending this for the posting queue.
Well, that's nice I suppose. Some recognition is always good and all that, but I need to keep a good perspective. I shouldn't let this get to my head, keep my feet on the ground and who the flying fuck am I kidding?
SWEET MOTHER OF YES YES YES! I AM SO HAPPY I COULD DIE!
You guy have no idea what this means to me. For the longest time, I've been looking for something that I would be any good at. Currently, I'm an autistic college drop-out waiting for the government to find me a suitable job. These circumstances haven't done much good for my already terrible self-image, so I was pretty dang depressed. After months of boredom, I decided to give this whole creative writing thing a try.
And now, I can look in the mirror and say "You are the author of Dude, We're Ponies! Hundreds, possibly thousands of people have and will enjoy your story! how many people can say that?" It's not much, of course, but it's the first time I have actually something positive to say about myself.
I would like to thank my pre-reader, MrMusicalPony, who really helped me out fixing my writing. Also thanks to Chill Mists, that took over the job when MrMusicalPony was dealing with all kinds of crap in his life. And another thank you for CenturionFox13, who donated one kick-ass cover image.
But more then anything, I would like to thank you, dear reader. Every chapter so far has been a fight with my inner critic that hated every letter I typed with a burning passion. If it wasn't for your encouragements, I would have never been able to go beyond the first chapter, and I'd still be sitting home alone being depressed. You gave me the strength to keep going, and I regret that I have nothing to offer in return besides the knowledge that you liked Dude, We're Ponies before it was cool. Seriously, thank you so much.
But the journey isn't over yet. My audience will soon become a lot bigger and pickier. I, a decently-sized fish in a small pond, will soon be thrown into the ocean, where I will be compared to whales like Through The Eyes Of Another Pony, The Best Night Ever, Fallout Equestria, and so many, many more. But I feel that I can do it. I will continue, and from my lips to Gods ears: I will not let you down.
Again, thank you so much. See you all when I got something interesting to blog about!
Awwwww Yeeeaaaaahhhhh.......
Congrats! I always knew ya had it in ya!
Keep the story a-comin now! I can't wait for the next chapter!
Don't worry, the story should be good enough to survive in the ocean, so congratulation
congrats! Here's to hoping you achieve EQD superstardom!
You really do deserve this. I'm glad it's making you happy. Damn it, seeing this makes me want to write a great story just for a chance of feeling how you must feel!
Thank you so much for writing this. I'll be sure to find your story there and give it 5/5 stars.
Glad to see your story getting approved!
Congrats! Very glad to see this get through!
Keep on keepin' on, dude!
Ah yeah!
That is awesome. Good luck out there man.
You deserve every bit of it