Chapter 4: Backfire · 5:58pm Jan 30th, 2013
I apologize the time that it is taking me; it is not due to being overly busy, rather I had hit a wall on how to approach something that I had planned. My instinct as a writer is to say that I simply planned something that wasn't cohesive, and so I tried many different alternatives before settling on one that I felt was "wow" enough. I feel as if this chapter is one of the most carefully written out of most of them.
However, I've worked around this, and my progress should return to normal on it. Depending on how many words it takes me to get through the parts I've planned we may see something more sexy in this chapter.
In any case, I try to get something out about once a week. That period is now slightly over, so I felt as if I should send this out to those who are wondering.
How about a slight spoiler to sate your curiosity? Here is the first, short passage of the chapter!
" The rain fell in droves, a solemn choir that sang out, mirroring Spike’s inner turmoil in dreary reverie. The night was frigid, and the windows in the aging library sputtered and cackled in protest against the bitter wind. Darkness engulfed the tree, as if the lifeblood that had fueled it through so many sleepless, study-driven nights was dead. Only a faint ember of an orange glow could be seen from the bottom-most window as the fireplace crackled in harmony against the pouring rain.
The rain slammed against the branches and ceiling as if a hundred omnipresent hooves begged for entry. Spike sat alone. He trembled, staring into the page as if he had never wrote a letter in all his years. It’s just the cold, he lied spitefully to the crackling fire in front of him. He dipped the pen into the ink.
“Dear Princess Celestia,”"
Oh snap its about to get pretty real...
Well, that's... interesting. The question is if he's writing to ask for help with what he's feeling (unlikely, considering how soon it is and how little has happened so far, that sort of thing is usually kept for an end-game epiphany that helps with the choice) or just to inform her of Twilights condition (which is far more likely).
That first one would lead to the story being resolved in about three more chapters :P
The second could result in anything from the Princess showing up on their doorstep to check on Twilight (and figuring out what's going on), to a team of doctors breaking down Fluttershy's front door. Somehow I doubt there would just be an aloof message written in reply.
Dammit, why'd you have to post this, now I'm going to be rampantly speculating on what's going to happen next all day.
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I personally think the name of the chapter reveals much more about it than the passage does. But that's with insight into the rest of it.
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You keep making me feel like an idiot with your replies to my comments
I completely forgot about the chapter name after reading the blog entry.
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Oops! I don't mean to make you feel like an idiot whatsoever. I just can't really comment on what you said in your post because it's all speculation, and I don't want to reveal any more!
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...I was joking. Man, I know my sense of humour is a little more warped than the average Aussie, but I didn't know our sense of humour was that different.
Here in the depths of Monster Island, we casually call ourselves and others idiots when we're being absent-minded just as often as we call ourselves and others idiots when they actually are being such. At least, every one that I've met does, can't exactly speak for my entire country.
Our sense of humour is a bit weird.
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Interesting. It's cool. Me and my friends have banter a lot like that, too, just with usually harsher words haha.
The fragment from your text looking to be stronger. I like.
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The first bit of this chapter took me a really long time to write, and I tried to be very careful with the way I portrayed things. When it gets back into mundane action or dialogue I feel as if it will look more like my previous writings, but I tried to make the beginning of the chapter resound in a special way to set the stage for the rest of the piece.
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You say all, pegasi.
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I will pretend I understand what you just said, and agree with you.
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My face.
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