Finally found a proofreader! Gonna do what I can to fix this. · 3:07am Aug 3rd, 2014
I'm gonna make this brief. You may have noticed the dislike count of A Trusted Friend in Science and Ponies spike by 7 votes since the posting of my last chapter, and probably for good reason. Anyway, you all know the criticisms and shortcomings of my story by now. But in all fairness, this is my first (and only) fic, and this has been a true learning experience for me. So, after many months of unsuccessful attempts at finding a good, committed proofreader, I finally found one. He is brutally honest, and exactly what I need if I want to fix this. Progress is slow, but he's very thorough in catching storytelling mistakes. He already found some issues that would later lead into major problems within only the first few chapters. So, the signs were there from the beginning that this wasn't gonna come out perfect. In short, this needs some serious work. But I want my story to be better than it currently is. I want this to be a worthy sequel, and I feel that I have failed in some regards. So, when my proofreader finishes combing through all 23 current chapters, I'm gonna make some serious revisions all throughout. I know I made a revision before, but this is on a much larger scale. Of course, this will take quite a good deal of time. I hope this process won't change things around so much that it would facilitate a complete reread, but it needs to be done. I'm taking a break from writing more chapters until then. I hope you all understand my dilemma. As much as I want to finish this and get it done, some things are better done right than fast.
Preaching to the choir, friend. Foe the record (whatever that record may be), you've seen an excellent proofreader for me.
I hope your proofreader sticks around until the story is done. Good luck.