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DragonShadow


The home of the Shadowbolts Adventures and various other stories, mostly related to Equestria Girls.

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  • 237 weeks
    The results of my Pokemon SoulSilver Nuzlocke

    Yes, this attempt was inspired by JaidenAnimation's badass Nuzlocke video.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plSyrHqUh78

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  • 254 weeks
    The end of an era

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  • 313 weeks
    The Mysteries of Maud Pie

    It's been a long time. I have a new story, The Mysteries of Maud Pie. Nothing super fancy or ambitious here, just a short story I belted out pretty quickly based on something very personal to me.

    3 comments · 646 views
  • 329 weeks
    Forgotten Friendship (spoilers)

    A new Equestria Girls special! And it's.... ah... aaaauuuugh! AAAAAHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUGH! This special is what I will call a "mixed bag".

    On the one hand, it had some fantastic emotional and character-pushing moments.
    1: Sunset's confrontation with Celestia.
    2: Twilight wigging out in the forbidden section of the library.

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  • 331 weeks
    He's gonna take you back to the past

    I looked up recently and realized that it has actually been YEARS since I've watched any of Season 1. I was curious to see how it would hold up after all of the advancements in storytelling and graphics that have taken place over the years, so I selected a few of my personal favorites for revisiting.

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Jun
25th
2017

After one month of The Shadowbolts Adventures · 1:12am Jun 25th, 2017

4 weeks, 20 chapters, and one completed story arc later, how is everyone feeling about this experiment? It feels like most people have been so quiet about it that it's hard to get a read on its success (or possible lack thereof).

Would you prefer to see traditional stories instead? Would you prefer to see longer chapters? Shorter chapters? I would enjoy getting some feedback from you guys on the nature of the story as a whole (or specific story elements, if you feel the need), but of course it's entirely up to you if you wish to share.

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Comments ( 10 )

You do what you do, mate.

Eh, I'm not a fan of the shorter mini-sodes, personally.

I think, for now, the mini-sodes are working. I do think you should go back to individual stories edventually, at least for the very ending of the series. but for something like these that seem to be going somewhere and are more tied in with each that others, at least keep it going till the eight weeks with those puppies

While I don't mind the episodic style you've got going right now, I think the chapters could be longer.

I prefer longer chapters, but this works well enough for me for the time being. Whatever you prefer takes precedence of course.

Can't say I approve of how it randomly jumps from one story thread to another though.

I read it every day, even if I don't always comment. I'd say this is working out well for you if you're in a good rhythm with it.
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Don't read many novels with ensemble casts, do you?

I'm lagging about 5 chapters behind (don't read fanfics as often as I used to these days), but I have no objections to the current format. I actually vastly prefer smaller chapters to bigger ones.

Personally, I'm enjoying this format.

Until next time...
Anon e Mouse Jr.

I love reading about the Shadowbolts!

Personally, I think homesick got a little dull (as in that's all we got back to back for waiting 24 hours and I don't think it was the story most looked forward too even if it isn't good)
Should pick up again :)

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