Dash of Humanity 2 Tomorrow: Now with proper tagging. · 5:30am Jun 29th, 2014
Whether or not my editors edit it, I'll post it regardless because it's fan fiction and anyone who thinks they're the next Stephen King or bothers to take pride in their grammar is clearly either an English major or a holier-than-thou self-righteous right-wing fundamentalist-christain whack-job.
So here is a sample of tomorrow's chapter to wet your beak with.
Twilight and I had an uneventful stroll through the Everfree to the house of the zebra shaman. At this early time in the morning, the forest was rather brightly lit. The sun rising in the east was able to pierce most of the foliage along this well-traveled road to the shaman. The predators and animals they preyed on were all asleep.
Once we got to the hut, Twilight knocked on the door and a minute later Zecora opened it up. “This is the last thing I expected you to bring me, is this the pony you created with a dash of humanity?”
oh! He said it! He said it!“Morning, Zecora, this is Dawn. Dawn, Zecora,” Twilight said, giving us a chance to greet.
I extended a hoof. “Hi, nice to meet you.”
Zecora bumped my hoof and bowed her head slightly. “The honor is mine, to observe a specimen so fine. Please, come inside and have some tea, and tell me of what use I can be.”
Twilight gestured me in and lead me to a bench to sit on. We seemed to be in a waiting area of sorts. It contained a few exotic plants, such as a cactus, which weren’t seen in Ponyville. Hanging ferns, tribal masks, and some ancient artwork on what appeared to be animal hides hung from the walls. I was about to ask about the animal hides, when I remembered their homeland was on another continent. Back on Earth, remote tribes would often shrink heads or go so far as to tan leather from humans, even cannibalize them. Perhaps it would be better if I not ask from what relative or animal the hides might have come from.
Sitting on the shelves of two thick bookcases were rows of potions, each labeled with paper and twine. They listed the benefits of the potion along with the cost, and I could make out cures to every ailment from the common cold to pneumonia. One even claimed to regrow bones, though for two-thousand bits I was hard pressed to imagine who might afford such an elixir.
Zecora finally returned with our tea, and set them down on the tree-stump turned coffee-table next to us. “Please enjoy your drinks, they’re flavored with a hint of lynx.”
Anyway, you'll see it tomorrow. I figured I'd tag a blog to let you all know, that way, you won't log on like two weeks from now and die of a heart attack when you realize it's been updated before the 2 month mark.
I also want to write a story with Zecora as the Protagonist, first person, so that the entire narrative has to rhyme. Because I'm a bad-ass mother-fucker with too much free time. If this is a thing you'd like to see, leave a comment and say so to me.
I also am going to start my story featuring a griffon OC, because why the hell not? I mean, clearly the more concurrent stories I write at once, the awesomer I am, right? Clearly, having five stories at the same time isn't enough of a challenge for me, I think I could get up to nine.
Hello Friend, might I ask you why you're up at 1:30 in the morning?
YES!!!
I would like that Zecora story.
You are my kind of crazy!
Ouch. Thanks for that >.>
You just dont want editors because you want to hide your secret illuminati messages until it becomes public. I'm on to you kaidan.
This I'd like to see; how awesome it'd be!
Let me get my fireproof suit and fire extinguisher before you trigger a flame war.
On a more serious note (B♭), that was kinda uncalled for. I get that this is the internet, but that's straddling the line between joking and offensive. While I don't particularly give a crap about people being offended, it seems disrespectful to go around provoking others.
9.... please no, the last author that i saw who had 9+ left the site after a year of not updateing his stories... then again all he did was start new stories and never go back to them and he complained about people bugging him to update his stories.
do what yah want kaiden..... just don't break yourself please?
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Dude.
No.
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Putting the effort into correcting the grammar of your story is what makes it that much better. It shows that you care about the story.
But, let's assume that it doesn't matter at all, because that is what you are saying.
Go ahead. Make sense of that. You're the one who said it doesn't matter.
Or what about this?
Go ahead. Don't be shy! I'm sure you can do it. You're the one who said grammar isn't important.
And since grammar isn't important, why even bother with spelling?
I know what I'm saying, so according to you, it doesn't matter.
All of grammar is either important or it isn't. And let me tell you, it shows very poorly of you when you cannot complete a (for the most part, at least; everyone makes mistakes) few paragraphs without making errors.
Seriously, dude—just learn grammar. It's literally not rocket science; however, it is the basis of all written human communication.
You could make en entire chapter of Dash of Humanity 2 be from Zecora point of view.
A Griffon OC? Sorry, won't read it, bad memories.
It seems Twilight went to ask for help about Dawn problem. I bet Zecora solution is for Dawn to accept being a mare.
Wow, that wasn't nice. If you don't want me to edit then I won't.
For the love of the flying spaghetti monster, please give the story to your editors. That sample was magnitudes of quality below your finished, EDITED works.
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Authors need editors like ponies need friends. People who can edit their own works properly are one in a million and only a scant few of them become authors; and after all of that, often times, they still defer to an editor. It is a matter of taking pride in a product not just the grammar. I wouldn't go volunteer with Habitats for Humanity, then cut corners on my work; would you?
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I think that was a jab to Grammar Nazis not to editors,
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yeah I'm always insulting other authors and grammar nazi's. You should know by now you're exempt from my misanthropy Selbi.
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It just felt very dickish to spit on editors shortly after I offer my services again after months. :|
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Just say sorry, kiss, and make up already.
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That Zecora fic would be pretty sweet written by you. I'd totally read it :)
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Again, it was a complain about people who just criticize the story. I did quit writing pony fics for a year due to some things people said about my fanfic Pony Trigger.
2245321 Wait...Pony Trigger? As in Chrono Trigger with ponies?! SOLD!