Christmas Carol Update · 6:42am Dec 18th, 2022
As we near Hearth's Warming again, last evening my family and I (including Twilight) saw a brazen and unapologetically unorthodox stage production of Charles Dickens at our local art center. As this is one of my favorite non-pony stories ever, I was inspired to try picking my pen up again and putting in some more words to my ponified version of the same classic tale. I know that G4 did their own version of it, and for what it's worth all these years later, not a bad attempt. The artists did a good job and I enjoyed most of the shenanigans. However, the 17 or so minute run-time (if you discount the opening and closing credits) was insufficient to give the story the depth that made the original such a resounding success.
In my version I want to stick as close to the original as possible while still making it fit within the crazy world that we all know and love. Yes, it's a fair bit darker than several of my other works (both published and non) and is at this stage a bit spotty in terms of completeness. You see, some writers take great pride in organizing everything beforehoof (or whatever equivalent appendage) but my writing is a lot more đŸ’¡based, I get an idea and want to get straight to writing before it slides out my ear. Also, I am more of a reader than a writer, it's something I dabble in from time to time, but I would NEVER claim to be a true author. With this in mind, I implore you to be patient, and feel free to leave thoughts and ideas in the comments.
Wishing you all a Happy Holiday season whatever and wherever you may be.
What characters are you using in the main roles?
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I've actually created a whole bunch of OCs although, in a spurt of inspiration I did use one character from the show in the last chapter. I wanted to stay as close to the original as I could while still giving it a distinctly pony flavor if you will. The show's version was okay, but the 17 minute runtime meant that a lot had to be put on the cutting room floor. As I understand it the artists and story writers had many other ideas.
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No rush, but I'd love to hear what you thought of my writing.