Poenetere · 2:56pm Jul 11th, 2013
Ignosce mihi, Pater, quia peccavi.
I was talking to my brother, and he asked me what I'd been writing lately. Somehow, all my clever evasiveness was seen through. I finally had to admit that I'm...well...here, and doing...well...this.
I know that to y'all that bronyhood is a point of pride, but others, it seems, do not know of our community the way we do. I was roundly mocked.
And then he went and read my stories, and gave me some helpful criticism. ...I wasn't expecting that. Primarily, he said that my characterization of Twilight in The Once and Future Princess needed to be more Twilighty (revealing that he has seen the show), and claiming that my character development in Take On Me was too fast.
On the Twilight point, I agree, but a long, hard look at Take On Me has now convinced me that it's perfect. ...I wonder whether I'm biased.
I've taken up my pen anew recently. I apologize to anypony who cares that I have not kept up my schedule as I ought. It occurs to me that perhaps, if I had, there would be somepony to read this.