Author's notes: Source Material · 1:57am Jul 4th, 2012
Just giving a few thoughts on the story, now that it's completed. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT, this has spoilers, so read the story first.
Allons-y!
So, first up, why the hell did I write a Doctor Whooves story when the last one had nothing of him in the fanon? Well, the answer is very simple: I wanted to. Initially I had three fics in mind for Ink Well, and then i thought I'd throw this one in the middle, because I'm a fan of timey wimey and The Doctor, even though it would make no sense. Originally, Ink Well was kind of a self insert, and I wanted me to meet the Doctor.
Since then, Ink Well has grown far out of my own control and couldn't possibly be a self insert except for two traits, but the idea was still there, so it still happened.
Second: The Doctor himself. Now, here are my thoughts on him, as some of you are confused: This Doctor is between the eighth and the ninth, during that period never covered, and he got sucked into Equestria because why not. At some later point he leaves Equestria, continuing his own adventures.
The funniest thing here is that, while this makes sense, originally in my head he was the tenth doctor, but after someone pointed out he acted more like nine in chapter (i think) 3, i sort of morphed him, and you can see it a bit.
Third: Derpy: I'm not giving away her timeline yet, but it is MORE thought out than the Doctor's. However, she appears in the next installment of the tale, so you'll find out more then.
Fourth: Rose. I had issues with her character, mostly keeping her relevant when Ink Well is almost NEVER NEAR HER. I feel bad about it too, but it doesn't make sense for her to be going along with him, which put me in a pickle. I hope to fix this later on, but for right now, unfortunately, she's just a well characterized motivation.
Fifth: Ink Well himself. My, has he grown. From a cheap self insert, the only things he kept from that is his self loathing and his stubbornness, and even that has blown out of proportion. I tried to keep him consistent, not even getting a swelled head when his amazing future was revealed to him, and I can only hope i succeeded.
Sixth: The two nations. It seems to make sense to me that they might split, but people don't seem to like the NLR, Solar Empire thing. I tried to emphasize it a little with the sisters being so vastly different, but I have no clue if that worked either. So far, I haven't heard to the contrary, so I'll assume it did.
Seventh: The Master. I think this one is from after the tenth sent him back to Gallifrey, right before the tenth became the eleventh. The Master changed a little there, but he still had his primary motivation, and so I kept him like the him of old. A lot of people were expecting him, but I'm glad to have caught a couple off guard, so I think he worked perfectly. And don't worry, the Ditzy/Master thing will be explained, just not right now.
Eight: The Brass ponies. Originally, they were supposed to be like the clockwork workers from the Madame du Pompadour episode, but with personal time jumps instead of ripping holes in time. I like it, don't know if you did, give me some feedback. Not the most inspired notes, but my head's an odd place. Don't mind it.
And last... just, I dunno. Everything has evolved so much since I started, and I'm amazed by the support I've been getting... I want to thank you all again, and here's hoping to the future!
Thank you for reading my ramblings, and have a wonderful day everypony!
The clockwork robots were pretty sweet. I liked how you ponified them.
210785 I thank you for saying so, but there are much better writers out there than me who deserve it a lot more. Still, a few more views would be nice, but I guess I just don't market right...
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>I thank you for saying so, but there are much better writers out there than me who deserve it a lot more.
>I thank you for saying so, but there are much better writers out there than me
>there are much better writers out there
No. There really aren't.
211683>>211700 Stop it you two. You'll make me think I'm actually good at this, and my ego does dangerous things when it gets boosted.
211757 Oh... now I feel bad about it... But I can't deny it gracefully if it keeps being said... 'tis a conundrum...
211761 Why thank you. I'm glad he was so realistic for you.