• Member Since 1st Feb, 2013
  • offline last seen Dec 10th, 2023

Volgrand


Spanish writer, translating my fanfics for the english-speaking community. May Celestia bless Chat-GPT!

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  • 57 weeks
    So... I'm back. Again. *inhale dramatically*. Yay!

    Yeah, the last time I published here was in 2017. Damn, time flies!

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  • 348 weeks
    Aitana Pones' characters: Macdolia (OC)

    Hello!

    So this is part of the project I have to translate my stories, and to not get too focused on the chore I do a bit of writing here to let you know what is going on. Let's talk about on of the main characters, Macdolia

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  • 348 weeks
    Well, hello, I'm back.

    I've been off for almost 4 years from Fimfiction.net.

    Main reason is... well, simple. I created this account to translate my Spanish stories into English in an attempt to satisfy my ego and get more readers. Ya know, altruistic reasons. But to be honest, translating an story feel like a chore, not one that I do particularly enjoy.

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  • 582 weeks
    Twilight's coronation.... are you kidding?

    SPOILERS ALERT! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!
    If you want to read this, first watch the season 3 chapter 13.


    Seriously, today's chapter was the worst of the whole show. And it was a seson finale! If I value any other chapter an average 7 out of 10, this one mark would be a 3.

    First of all: Ok, a musical chapter. That's awesome! I mean, I like a lot the songs in MLP.

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  • 583 weeks
    Volgrand's reviews: Past Sins

    "Twilight had never had anypony look at her like that, and it caused her indignation to cool. She lifted her hoof and reached out as slowly as possible. The result was the same. The filly shied away, whimpered, trembled, and succeeded in injuring herself further on the bush’s thorns.

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Mar
13th
2023

So... I'm back. Again. *inhale dramatically*. Yay! · 11:29am Mar 13th, 2023

Yeah, the last time I published here was in 2017. Damn, time flies!

Last year, I finally finished my saga, "Chronicles of the Hidden Equestria," which I had written in Spanish. I wanted to translate it, but I was way too lazy to do so. I mean, I love writing and creating stories and novels, but simply translating my own work felt like a chore. It was something I did not enjoy. While I craved more attention for my stories, I was not willing to make a chore out of one of my passions.

But now, Chat GPT exists. Last week, someone asked on Twitter how it worked for translations, and I decided to give it a go... and I was very, VERY surprised. Here is my Twitter thread comparing my original story to Chat GPT's translation, and the result was pretty amazingly accurate!

Now, I can have a first draft of the translation ready in a matter of 10 or 20 minutes. Then, I just need to proofread it, correct some idioms that Chat GPT may not have gotten correctly... and that's it! It is ready to be published!

"The Chronicles of the Hidden Equestria" is my last goodbye to the world of fanfiction and my homage to this fandom that I still love so much. I plan to publish one episode a week, so the entire saga will be ready in a little over one year if everything goes according to plan.

I hope you enjoy this saga as much as I enjoyed writing it. Feel free to contact me if you wish to do so. :)

Bro hoof!

(EDIT: Chat GPT corrected some typos :P)

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