This one

Right here.

It's called 'Erase and Rewind'

Go read it.

NAO >:V

It's one of the best pony stories I've ever read, and it kicked my ass in the write-off, so dammit, if it doesn't get as popular as it deserves to be, I will seriously hurt some people.

What are you doing?

GO

READ WITH FERVOR

And give the beautiful man who wrote it all the accolades he deserves.

Wrote something for Vimbert and Ebon Mane to commemorate their super gay moving in together and having all sorts of homosexual feelings and stuff.

Le epic tongue in cheek face.

Now, a poem:

Congrats, you two. All the best going forward.

Greetings, Fimfiction monkeys!

I come to you all today with an important request. MLPchan's /fic/, as they are prone to do on occasion, are currently hosting one of their patented Write-off's – a contest of skill and fanfiction prowess between a bunch of dorks who decided to enter by writing stories about ponos in the course of three days.

If you're reading this, it means you've already missed your chance to enter (what, did you have your head under a rock?) – but, fear not, base fanfiction wrigglers! You still have a chance to contribute by being awesome!

If you'd like to make a difference and pretend that you're afoot in a fanfiction democracy, head over to the current Write-Off page and peruse through the wonderful stories that have been submitted (here's a gallery link for those of you who can't read websites). When you've read at least half the entries (are you kidding me? Read em' all!) mosey on to the voting page and tell us which one you think is best (and which ones sucked). There's no reward for voting, other than the sense of self-satisfaction for knowing you did the right thing... and really, isn't that the greatest prize of all?

While Fimfiction is in no way affiliated with MLPchan or /fic/, we wanna bring this event to people's attention, because... come on. These authors put a lot of work into cranking out some awesome stories in three days, and with the power of your vote, you can make them feel as though they haven't wasted their time!

Now have at, and go forth with your integrity in hand!

Also, feel free to pop by the Write-off thread on /fic/ if you'd like to join the conversation, or leave a detailed review about any or all of the stories you read (authors love gettin' dem feedbacks, y'all know it what word).

(¬‿¬)

It says 'recommended' in the title, but I think this should be required reading for anyone working on Ponyfiction:

Ezn's Fanfiction Writing Guide has now been added to the tips when creating a new story, as well as to the 'story' section of the FAQ. In addition, it will likely henceforth be referenced as the starting point for all authors who submit stories clearly in need of assistance on the finer points of fanfic writing. The guide covers a great deal of material, including a section on paragraph separation which conveniently makes the last site post on the matter of grammar completely redundant.

I (we?) highly recommend that any author, new or old, who is struggling with writing fanfiction, whether for mechanical or narrative reasons, peruse the guide and glean from it what they can. Big thanks to Ezn for penning such a guide in the first place, and allowing us to stick it all over the site.

While I'm aware there have been several guides put together for the purpose of helping budding authors, this one stood out to me as particularly exceptional, hence warranting its inclusion on other parts of the site proper.

Give it a read if you haven't, especially if you've been getting bounced on submissions for things like basic grammar, punctuation, and paragraph separation.

I didn't think this was the kind of thing that needed addressing, but given the number of fics that are failed for it on a consistent basis, and the fact that 75% of those fics come back with the problem completely unaddressed, it seems like we need to have a talk.

Paragraph separation.

It is not a complex concept. Maybe the idea of a 'paragraph' is alien to some people; if that's the case, I would urge you to educate yourself on the subject. There's a helpful article available Here – but, to summarize, a paragraph is an indentation/line break in a piece of writing that establishes: a piece of dialogue or new character speaking; a new thought or action separate from one prior; a change in time or location; a dramatic pause.

Or, you know. You can just put them wherever. Paragraphs exist to help assist reader absorption of your story, and to let them know when it's okay to make a mental skip in the flow of the action or narration. They also keep your story from being a completely unreadable wall of text. Consider the following two examples. First, without paragraphs:

"Hey Twilight!" Rainbow Dash yelled. She had a crazy hat on that was like a top hat as she flew real high up into the air and then came back down to Twilight's balcony. "Rainbow Dash?" said Twilight, surprised that Rainbow Dash was there. Rainbow Dash landed on the balcony with a 'poof' that made dust fly everywhere. "What's happening, egg-head?" she asked, and flipped her mane in a flippy fashion. She was so totally cool, Twilight could feel herself swooning just from the site of her cyan blue periwinkle deep-sea coat and prismatic multichromatic rainbow mane. "Wow, Rainbow Dash, you sure are an awesome pony," Twilight said. "Thanks Twilight," said Rainbow Dash. Her voice was totally cool, just like her. That's why Twilight was secretly in love with Rainbow Dash, even though she coudln't tell anypony. She thought about Rainbow Dash every day, even when she was brushing her teeth, because the colours in her toothpaste reminded her of Rainbow Dash. Twilight had thought about telling Rainbow Dash that she loved her, but she was afraid Rainbow Dash would tell her that was dumb, and that she would stop being Twilight's friend. She was afraid that even if Rainbow Dash didn't hate her, she would reject Twilight's confession, and the two of them would never have sweet lesbian makeouts ever. Rainbow Dash, meanwhile, didn't know any of this, nor did she think about it, because she was too busy being a totally super cool pony. But, if Twilight had told her, she would have totally said yes to lesbian makeouts. That's why the whole thing was so awkward.

Versus:

"Hey Twilight!" Rainbow Dash yelled. She had a crazy hat on that was like a top hat as she flew real high up into the air and then came back down to Twilight's balcony.

"Rainbow Dash?" said Twilight, surprised that Rainbow Dash was there.

Rainbow Dash landed on the balcony with a 'poof' that made dust fly everywhere.

"What's happening, egg-head?" she asked, and flipped her mane in a flippy fashion. She was so totally cool, Twilight could feel herself swooning just from the site of her cyan blue periwinkle deep-sea coat and prismatic multichromatic rainbow mane.

"Wow, Rainbow Dash, you sure are an awesome pony," Twilight said.

"Thanks Twilight," said Rainbow Dash. Her voice was totally cool, just like her.

That's why Twilight was secretly in love with Rainbow Dash, even though she coudln't tell anypony. She thought about Rainbow Dash every day, even when she was brushing her teeth, because the colours in her toothpaste reminded her of Rainbow Dash.

Twilight had thought about telling Rainbow Dash that she loved her, but she was afraid Rainbow Dash would tell her that was dumb, and that she would stop being Twilight's friend. She was afraid that even if Rainbow Dash didn't hate her, she would reject Twilight's confession, and the two of them would never have sweet lesbian makeouts ever.

Rainbow Dash, meanwhile, didn't know any of this, nor did she think about it, because she was too busy being a totally super cool pony. But, if Twilight had told her, she would have totally said yes to lesbian makeouts. That's why the whole thing was so awkward.

While both of those are reprehensible examples of proper storytelling, one of them is much kinder on the eyes, and easier to parse besides.

This is something I'm harping on because, perhaps in a completely foolish manner, I'd like to see the quality of stories on the site raised a bit. Requiring basic grammar was a big step in the way the approval process works, and this is just a slight honing of that; there is not a single body of examination of writing (including your high school English class, unless your teacher is really dumb) that will even look at something you've written if you don't separate your paragraphs in some fashion. Indents are the convention in standard fiction, but given that the site's GDoc import tends to ruin indenting, line breaks are something a lot of people use, which is totally fine. The key thing is:

Please.

For the love of all that is holy.

Make paragraphs

Separate them.

And don't complain if your story gets failed for having a giant wall of text with no new lines to speak of.

Cheers!

le?

Howdy folks!

As part of the (le epic) site redesign, we're looking at retooling the FAQ - it's showing its age a bit, especially with all of the group changes that have come out recently.

That said, we're hoping you guys can offer some questions for us to throw in there. Things that, as a user of the site (or a potential user) you might have wondered about. Current examples of forthcoming (or already present) questions include:

- How do I make an account?

- I didn’t receive my sign up email, what should I do?

- How do I create a story?

- How do I edit a story?

- What are groups, and why are they so awesome?

- Why can’t I post comments or add stories to a particular group?

While we probably won't be able to fit all suggestions into the updated list, the more you can give us the better, so we know what kind of things it would be helpful for users to know.

Also, thanks to everyone for their support and feedback throughout our updates!

Edit: Oh God Knighty broke the comments

Edit: It occurs to me through numerous exchanges that any work of art, attempted or official, should stand on its own merits when attempting to present its message.

Celestia was written for someone who understands art far better than I could, and at their behest, I will try to let it speak for itself.

An original song this time, with cool guy Elision.

Listens are appreciated.

Boop (Theme of Marker Pony)