The Epic of Nyx, book 1 · 6:49pm Jun 25th, 2013
For a few months now I have been writing a fanfiction. It is nothing fantastic in terms of how it is written, and I understand that, it is my first time writing after all. I appreciate everyone that has shown support and value each and every one of you. However, there are the select few people on this site that, for whatever reason, think it is helpful to give absolutely useless comments. I don't mind critique, in fact I accept and encourage it. The one difference between critique and what these people do is that critique can possibly help my story and writing skill improve.
As of late, a few individuals believe that saying something as blatant as "No" will do anything. For one, I have absolutely no idea what they are talking about, they need to give at least a hint at what they mean by that. And another, simply saying what the don't like is not going to improve the story without giving some assistance with what could make it better.
One of the main focuses of this has apparently been the OC of Nyx. The aspect of her being an alicorn has caused a bit of hate with the story. Bronies need to stop hating so much on alicorns and get the preconceived notion that they are overpowered out of their head. Yes they are different. Yes they are more powerful. This does not mean they are invincible and meant to be hated by everything. Superman for example, is basically the humanoid equivalent of this, they still have weaknesses and flaws that make sure they experience challenge and have to think.
Another focus (I can only presume one person is referring to a the moment) is an aspect like Nyx's house, a object that makes it seem like her life is perfect and she has everything. That may be the most obvious thing to draw from a story that shows that, however that does not mean that having everything is the intention of the placement. Throughout my story I am going to attempt to place hidden lessons, they won't be as apparent as MLP's, I'm sorry. I'm trying to make a story that causes the reader to actually think when it gets started. It is because of this that I placed the house as being so amazing and a quote in the beginning of the first chapter that Nyx is more commonly at Fluttershy's cottage then her own house. It is a hidden, yet fairly obvious lesson to be learned. One that almost everyone has heard sometime in their life, "Things are just things, they can be replaced" or even "Money can't buy happiness." These two pieces of information in the story show that Nyx cares more about others than she cares about anything she owns. And the latest chapter (Pinkies Party) shows that she cares about others getting as much as possible from life, more than she cares about herself, when she was upset about the tome. There are small nuances throughout the story that teach lessons, and that everything put in the story IS intentional, that everything serves a purpose. The hidden lessons will only get more difficult to spot, just as a head's up.
Going back to the 'life is perfect' comment I posted earlier, the people that hate the story also have to realize, that is how alot of stories start off. They then develop problems and they just keep adding up. I am looking to make a story that makes people think and learn lessons themselves, and not just be spoon fed. I believe you learn better that way and that the lesson stick with you better when that happens.
Sorry for the long rant on this, I just thought I would put my opinion on this out there instead of continuously posting long replies to the people that do not wish to help. Thank you for everyone who takes time to read this, and that you again to all the supporters of my first story. This means alot and I apologize for the slow down in content for the people that like this story and look forward to every update. I wish could assure more updates more often, and maybe there will be after my schedule slows down, currently I'm working on a project that is taking a long time. Again, sorry for the long post and thank you to everyone previously stated.
I don't mean to sound rude or mean, but I really think you should change Nyx's name to something else. My stories have received some negative responses due to the fact they thought my stories outline was too related to Past Sins, I can't imagine how upset people would be that you used the same name as her. Nyx is probably the most revered OC in the fanbase community, so it's kind of dangerous to play around with her, especially taking her name. I have a feeling some people might just be giving you thumbs down because they were upset by that, I certainly met a lot of people who'd do something like that lol.
1178951 Thank you for that, although the name was originally derived from Greek mythology, Pen Stroked derived it from that. I see why they would do that, I suppose, I'm just giving the OC the name I was given to me, before MLP, for my love of the night. While I don't deny that I love Nyx's character in Past Sins, it truly is my favorite non cannon character of all time. I also appreciate the help with that, I didn't think of that as a problem, especially since I put in the cover that it wasn't her, but still thank you, you don't sound rude at all.