A New Sequel to Memories of Shadow · 9:21pm Sep 24th, 2014
I just wanted to let all of the readers know that there's now a sequel to Memories of Shadow up. It's a bit different than the original, but I like to think it stays true to the heart of the original story. For those interested in reading it, it can be found here. If you want to read the story without reading any of my thoughts on the writing process, click the link now. If you want to read a bit about the origins of the story, read below but be warned there might be some slight spoilers.
An interesting note I'd like to share with you is that this story originally started as two ideas that felt incomplete without each other. The first idea was one showing Moon Gazer living a normal life as best she could while struggling with the after effects of Celestia's mind wipe. I always wanted to tell that story, but had a hard time thinking of how exactly it would go, and I didn't want to retread old ground. The second idea, was somepony finding out what Celestia had been up to and their reaction to it. While I liked the idea, on its own, it turned into a big adventure thing with clear heroes and villains, and I really didn't want to take away from the moral ambiguity that I really liked in Memories of Shadow. Somehow, the two ideas slowly slid into each other, and we wound up with this, which I think is better than either idea on its own. We get to see Moon Gazer's psyche fracture after getting a taste of her new life and hopefully getting to like her, Celestia's motives are more thoroughly explored, and the story still ends with a big hit of ambiguity and doubt. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this one as much as you did Shadow.
What episode is the picture in your avatar from?
2727327 You know, I'm not entirely sure, I just looked up pictures of Sweetie Belle, and this one kind of jumped out at me. It feels like it's from season one though.