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Mike the Red


I do this just for fun -- but sometimes I take myself a little too seriously. I know life's too short, but -- you know...

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  • 107 weeks
    Back from the dead?

    Just to let you know I'm back to some degree and working on a new story, which is more like two stories in one, alternate universes and such.
    Also, I hope to receive more views and comments on the story.

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  • 184 weeks
    Possibly my last blog post

    I don't want you to think I'm doing something rash, and I don't want folks to think I'm planning on leaving this world permanently --

    I haven't been very active on this site for a long time, and I'm taking stock of what I've written (and what hasn't been published yet)
    but I have decided to cancel some of the stories I started writing a long time ago but never got around to finishing.

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    5 comments · 264 views
  • 251 weeks
    Finally

    After more than a year and a half without home internet, I have finally managed to get it back.

    It's also nice to not have to worry about someone looking over your shoulder trying to read what you're writing as well.

    Living alone can have its advantages but also can get pretty lonely sometimes.

    No, I am not seeking companionship, if that's what you're asking.

    0 comments · 219 views
  • 366 weeks
    Update

    I have been dealing with life issues, along with playing a couple of games which have occupied a great deal of my time.
    I have found it difficult to get my muse back, so many of my unfinished stories are gathering dust -- not to mention the fact that it's hard to write pony stuff with someone watching you over your shoulder (*cough* my GF *cough*).

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    0 comments · 364 views
  • 397 weeks
    Has it really been that long?

    I find myself looking at my join date and also note the fact that I've been a member of this site for four years already...

    I'm just amazed by how swiftly time passes.

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Mar
24th
2013

What does it take to get featured? · 11:02pm Mar 24th, 2013

I know this probably might sound like me whining -- and I know I should probably know better than to ask -- but I still would like to know what makes a story worth putting on the featured stories page.

I would like to think that at the very least, my most recent epic might be worthy of making the featured list ...

Maybe my writing needs further improvement, or I need to come up with something truly original, though I think a fair amount of some of my writing must have SOME original thought to it ...

Yeah, I know quite a bit of it is derivative and borrows from other sources.

Even so, there's a part of me that desires to see at least ONE of my stories make the featured list, even if for just one day.

My rant is over now, you may return to your regularly scheduled reading/writing as before.

Sorry to have troubled you.

-MK

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Trust me, i know most people tried to get theirs feature. One story i'm will working on. I just hope it get's to the features since it involves a pony war against Pegasus and Unicorns for the first few chapters and four ocs escape to ponyville after almost getting killed.

Well, I wouldn't find your fics if it wasn't for the featured "Twilight For A Day" story. And I'm very glad I did. =)

946032 Thanks for letting me know it got featured -- I never saw it on the front page, except for when I updated it. I suppose that's why it got as many comments as it did and how the number of views for that particular story have outpaced all my others. Thanks again for sticking with me, I really appreciate it. :twilightsmile:

Even so, there's a part of me that desires to see at least ONE of my stories make the featured list, even if for just one day.

You know, Michael once wished for "something" for a day. And you see what he have gotten himself into - a great number of fanfiction and universes. Be carefull, for your wishes can come true from an unexpected angle.:pinkiesmile:

949073 Truthfully, I don't think I'd be able to handle being transformed into Twilight Sparkle as well as my OC did ... LOL :rainbowlaugh::twilightsmile:

Really, I believe featuring is based on some basic algorithm or something mathy like that programmed into the website.

From what I know, back when FimFic only allowed three features on the front page, if your Likes exceed your dislikes by enough (And if it is fast enough), then the computer will feature your story.

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