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Closer-To-The-Sun https://twitter.com/_CloserToTheSun closer.to.the.sun.writer@gmail.com
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Registered: 13th Aug 2012
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Hey, I'm Closer-To-The-Sun (I'm also on deviantArt with the same name, follow me there), but you can call me Joseph. I enjoy writing fan-fics and I hope you guys can enjoy it too.

I have written over 100 fan-fic chapters on my deviantArt and I feel it's time to share them to more ponies out there.

Jack of All Trades, Master of None.

Explanation of the Names of My Fics Titles and Chapters

Okay, for those of who you are curious about the titles of my fics and what not, I feel I kind of owe you an explanation. Every title is taken from some form of music. I do this because I not only enjoy the music I use, but I also use the music give a feel of the story.

Anyway, here is the list of music used:

'Prolonging The Magic' by CAKE (album)

"Good Company" by Queen (song)

"Sweetest Thing" by U2 (song)

"Show Me The Way" by Peter Frampton (song)

"A Night Like This" by The Cure (song)

"Never Let Me Down Again" by Depeche Mode (song)

"Nothing But The Sky" by Ivy (song)

"Escape Velocity" by The Chemical Brothers (song)

"Love, Reign O'er Me" by The Who (song)

"Ágætis Byrjun [A Good Beginning]" by Sigur Rós (song)

"Youthful Expression" by A Tribe Called Quest (song)

"Morning Bell" by Radiohead (song)

"One Tree Hill" by U2 (song)

"Linger" by The Cranberries (song)

"Hey Jealousy" by The Gin Blossoms (song)

"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" by Van Halen (song)

"White Lips Kissed" by Mew (song)

"Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division (song)

"Sæglópur [Lost At Sea]" by Sigur Rós (song)

"I've Been Trying" by DJ Shadow (song)

"Home" by Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes (song)

"Love And Mathematics" by Broken Social Scene (song)

"A Horse With No Name" by America (song)

"This Charming Man" by The Smiths (song)

"Halfway Home" by Blackalicious (interlude)

"Heart Skipped A Beat"; by The xx (song)

"Such Great Heights" by The Postal Service (song)

"What You Know" by Two Door Cinema Club (song)

"Here It Goes Again" by OK Go (song)

"Why Worry?" by All-American Rejects (song)

"To Forgive" by Smashing Pumpkins (song)

"Date With The Night" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs (song)

"Is This It?" by The Strokes (song)

"All Apologies" by Nirvana (song)

"Whirring" by The Joy Formidable (song)

"There She Goes" by The La's (song)

"Never Follow Suit" by The Radio Dept. (song)

"By Your Side" by Sade (song)

"Combat Baby" by Metric (song)

"She" by Green Day (song)

"My Beloved Monster" by The Eels (song)

"I Don't Like It Like This" by The Radio Dept. (song)

"For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield (song)

"Modern Romance" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs (song)

"My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit (song)

"Orange Sky" by Alexi Murdoch (song)

"Fairy Tales" by Hypernova (song)

"Give A Little Bit" by Supertramp (song)

"Limelight" by Rush (song)

"Gratitude" by The Beastie Boys (song)

"Call And Answer" by Barenaked Ladies (song)

"Someday We'll Know" by New Radicals (song)

"Fortress" by Pinback (song)

"Green Grass And High Tides" by The Outlaws (song)

'Premiers Symptômes (First Symptoms)' by Air (EP)

"Little Lovers So Polite" by Silversun Pickups (song)

"Simplest Love" by Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes (song)

"In My Life" by The Beatles (song)

"Classic Girl" by Jane's Addiction (song)

"Over The Hills And Far Away" by Led Zeppelin (song)

"Dazed And Confused" by Led Zeppelin (song)

"Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin (song)

"Friends" by Led Zeppelin (song)

"Misty Mountain Hop" by Led Zeppelin (song)

"Heart Of Gold" by Neil Young (song)

"Sweet Talk" by The Killers (song)

"Please Ask For Help" by Telekinesis (song)

"The Nurse Who Loved Me" by Failure (song)

"I've Been Waiting" by Matthew Sweet (song)

"Plush" by Stone Temple Pilots (song)

"Can't Hardly Wait" by The Replacements (song)

"Times Like These" by The Foo Fighters (song)

"Give It All" by Rise Against (song)

"Blind My Mind" by Flunk (song)

"Do You Realize??" by The Flaming Lips (song)

"Hard To Handle" by Otis Redding (song)

"Mysterious Ways" by U2 (song)

"Bad Day" by R.E.M. (song)

"Last Dance" by Suburban Legends (song)

"Wandering Star" by Portishead (song)

"High And Dry" by Radiohead (song)

"Pitter Patter Goes My Heart" by Broken Social Scene (song)

"So Easy" by Röyksopp (song)

"Let's Spend The Night Together" by The Rolling Stones (song)

"Divine Intervention" by Matthew Sweet (song)

"Turn The Page" by Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band (song)

"New" by No Doubt (song)

"Outer Space" by The Muffs (song)

"You May Be Right" by Billy Joel (song)

"You" by Suburban Legends (song)

"Love Spreads" by The Stone Roses (song)

"Borrowed Time" by Kaskade (song)

"Barricade" by Interpol (song)

"Just Like Honey" by The Jesus And Mary Chain (song)

"Memories Can't Wait" by Talking Heads (song)

"I Don't Wanna Grow Up" by Tom Waits (song)

"Scale It Back" by DJ Shadow (song)

"Steppin' Out" by Kaskade (song)

"Release" by Pearl Jam (song)

"New Slang" by The Shins (song)

"These Days" by R.E.M. (song)

"Believe Me" by Madness (song)

"The Background" by Third Eye Blind (song)

"Some Might Say" by Oasis (song)

"I Know There's An Answer" by The Beach Boys (song)

"Changing" by The Airborne Toxic Event (song)

"Time To Go" by Dropkick Murphys (song)

"Here And Now" by The Ernies (song)

"Drown" by Smashing Pumpkins (song)

"When I Come Around" by Green Day (song)

"Tones Of Home" by Blind Melon (song)

"Monster" by The Automatic (song)

"Run To The Hills" by Iron Maiden (song)

"No Shelter" by Rage Against The Machine (song)

"Hospital Beds" by The Cold War Kids (song)

"Lilac Wine" by Jeff Buckley (song)

"Hello There" by Cheap Trick (song)

"Take The Long Way Home" by Supertramp (song)

"Drunken Lullabies" by Flogging Molly (song)

"Have A Drink On Me" by AC/DC (song)

"The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)" by Tom Waits (song)

"She Talks To Angels" by The Black Crowes (song)

"Underneath It All" by No Doubt (song)

"Fools In Love" by Joe Jackson (song)

"And She Was" by Talking Heads (song)

"In My Place" by Coldplay (song)

"My Friend" by Suburban Legends (song)

"Little Bit" by Lykke Li (song)

"Maps" by Hey Ocean! (song)

"Pretty Little Ditty" by Red Hot Chili Peppers (song)

"Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground" by The White Stripes (song)

"Pretty In Pink" by The Psychedelic Furs (song)

"Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails (song)

"Ugly" by Smashing Pumpkins (song)

"Helpless" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (song)

"Float On" by Modest Mouse (song)

"Good Feeling" by Violent Femmes (song)

"Heima [At Home]" by Sigur Rós (song)

"ハズムリズム (Hazumu Rizumu) [Lively Rhythm]" by PUFFY X Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (song)

"Little Talks" by Of Monsters And Men (song)

"Change Your Mind" by The Killers (song)

"Thank You Very Much" by Hey Ocean! (song)

"Ride On Shooting Star" by The Pillows (song)

"Worlds Collide" by Apocalyptica (song)

"Lazy Eye" by Silversun Pickups (song)

"The Time Warp" by The Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast (song)

"Let's Do The Things That We Normally Do" by Dido (song)

"Shadowplay" by Joy Division (song)

"Always With Me, Always With You" by Joe Satriani (song)

"Crying" by TV On The Radio (song)

"Freeze Up" by Operation Ivy (song)

"Cold As Ice" by Foreigner (song)

"Daylight" by Matt And Kim (song)

"Like A Stone" by Audioslave (song)

"Cities In Dust" by Siouxsie And The Banshees (song)

"Lost And Found" by The Radio Dept. (song)

"Cherub Rock" by Smashing Pumpkins (song)

"Gone Away" by The Offspring (song)

"Fix You" by Coldplay (song)

"Night Time" by The xx (song)

"Fly Me To The Moon" by Frank Sinatra (song)

"Burden In My Hand" by Soundgarden (song)

"Run" by Gnarls Barkley (song)

"Don't Follow" by Alice In Chains (song)

"Love Interruption" by Jack White (song)

"Rotten Apples" by Smashing Pumpkins (song)

"Blue Sky" by The Allman Brother Bands (song)

"Tangled Up In Blues" by Bob Dylan (song)

"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks (song)

"The Adventure" by Angels And Airwaves (song)

"Reflections" by Paul van Dyk (song)

"Unsung" by Helmet (song)

"Off The Record" by My Morning Jacket (song)

"Ready To Start" by Arcade Fire (song)

"The Seeker" by The Who (song)

"Nothing Much To Lose" by My Bloody Valentine (song)

"City Of Blinding Lights" by U2 (song)

"Open Book" by CAKE (song)

"Different Names For The Same Thing" by Death Cab For Cutie (song)

"Under The Milky Way" by The Church (song)

'Ghost In The Machine' by The Police (album)

"Lights" by Ellie Goulding (song)

"Two Hearts In 3/4 Time" by The Avalanches (song)

"Strangers In The Night" by Frank Sinatra (song)

"My Town" by Buck-O-Nine (song)

"Twilight" by Electric Light Orchestra (song)

"Waitin' For A Superman" by The Flaming Lips (song)

"Just My Imagination" by  The Temptations (song)

"Shine" by Collective Soul (song)

"The World Has Turned And Left Me Here" by Weezer (song)

"Hard To Explain" by The Strokes (song)

"Stable Song" by Death Cab For Cutie (song)

"Svo Hljótt [So Quietly]" by Sigur Rós (song)

'Concerto For A Rainy Day' by Electric Light Orchestra (album side)

"Standin' In The Rain" by Electric Light Orchestra (song)

"Big Wheels" by Electric Light Orchestra (song)

"Summer And Lightning" by Electric Light Orchestra (song)

"Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra (song)

"Wasted Hours" by Arcade Fire (song)

"Get It Together" by Beastie Boys (song)

"Nothing Better" by The Postal Service (song)

"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen (song)

"Closing Time" by Tom Waits (song)

"Go!" by Plumtree (song)

"High" by The Cure (song)

"Little Wing" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (song)

"Cyclone" by Dub Pistols (song)

"Aces High" by Iron Maiden (song)

"Last Place" by Broken Social Scene (song)

"Shadows Of Ourselves" by Thievery Corporation (song)

"Flying In A Blue Dream" by Joe Satriani (song)

"Rainbow In The Dark" by Dio (song)

"Speedway" by The Prodigy (song)

"Spread Your Wings" by Queen (song)

"The World Is New" by Save Ferris (song)

"Learn To Fly" by Foo Fighters (song)

"Reckless Abandon" by Blink-182 (song)

"In My Dreams!" by The Aquabats (song)

"Summer Wind" by Frank Sinatra (song)

"Storm In A Teacup" by Red Hot Chili Peppers (song)

"Summer" by Moby (song)

"Cloud Race Across The Sky" by Joe Satriani (song)

"Með Suð í Eyrum [With A Buzz In Our Ears]" by Sigur Rós (song)

"Dear Spike!" by The Aquabats (song)

"Apple Blossom" by The White Stripes (song)

"When I Grow Up" by Garbage (song)

"Strange Times" by The Black Keys (song)

"I Won't Say (I'm In Love)" by Susan Egan [from the 'Hercules' soundtrack] (song)

"On Your Porch" by The Format (song)

"17" by Youth Lagoon (song)

"Simple Kind Of Life" by No Doubt (song)

"The World I Know" by Collective Soul (song)

Will be updated as more are uploaded.

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Hey all!

Just want to give you guys a heads up about my new fan-fic that is in the works. I actually plan to release it all at once here so you don't have to wait in agony for an update. It will be a little tricky for me to write, I won't lie, but I'm really looking forward to writing this. Stay tuned!

As for EQLA, it was a smashing time! I really wish there was a livestream of a lot of the panels, but you can't have it all. But in particular, Saturday's voice actor panel was amazing. Shame that we couldn't get anything out of the room, but let's just say it was simply great. I'm so looking forward to next years!

Anyway, keep an eye out for an updates and what not!

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#476824 · 2w, 1d ago · · ·
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#473039 · 2w, 3d ago · · ·
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>>471867 Don't switch it around on me bub! XD

Thanks for the watch, though I haven't started writing anything yet. I'm going to look on the "how to" thing on here and give it a shot with a few one shots. Then you can tell me how terrible of a writer I am and tell me to stick with my day job XD

#471867 · 2w, 3d ago · · ·
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>>471841 Silly Taco_Bandit, that's not how you say you!

#471841 · 2w, 3d ago · · ·
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Who's awesome? You're awesome! :pinkiesmile:

#427758 · 5w, 6d ago · · ·
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Hi! I'm a big fan. Keep writing!! :pinkiehappy:

I'm posting because I started a group for Depeche Mode fics and I figured I would ask if you'd like to join.

Here's the link...

http://www.fimfiction.net/group/198214/depeche-mode

Comment posted by SonicRainboomGirl deleted at 1:19pm on the 14th of April, 2013
#350449 · 12w, 1d ago · · ·
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I just noticed that your profile pic is an Ood. Lovely things, they are.

#257015 · 20w, 6d ago · · ·
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Don't get to close to the sun. And if you do, you should scam it for signs of life:pinkiehappy:

#254836 · 21w, 8h ago · · ·
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PS: Have another one for music being your source of inspiration^^ :moustache:

#254833 · 21w, 8h ago · · ·
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have a mustache for your Ood avatar^^ :moustache:

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