tuff · 1:53am Nov 5th, 2013
I'm gunna drop some honesty on you guys.
Shade Starcunning hit a major snag regarding character development. I've spent a long time developing a Ponyville-saga/ return to canterlot/ other stuff in the story arc, but I feel that the character isn't developed enough for these changes to make sense.
Essentially, my problem is I'm (If we're using the parlance of a fan) I'm writing season two while season one is 50% complete.
I can push through these issues easily, but it would mean a significant degradation of story quality, not that this story was ever top shelf anyway.
So really, what I'm asking is if you'd rather have a story that uses a reasonable timeline so the main character can explain his actions as he does them or if you'd prefer a shorter, sharper Starcunning chapter, I'd like to know.
Incidentally, the next chapter features Shining Armor and a lakeside romance scene.
.... How is it an option that NSFW posts aren't allowed? That's not an option, that's a rule!
Sir, if it would help you I wouldn't mind a shorter chapter...though it would be nice for a longer one every now and again, once the short ones have been established as the norm sir.
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Actually Zahzie, what I meant was that the 'shorter, sharper' chapter would lack a large amount of detail. I could *tell* you that Shade did X/Y/Z, but I'd rather continue the theme of 'you're here with Shade'.
My primary problem is mostly because I feel like that what I've written for the next chapter doesn't link up to the characters I've created. There is alot of questions I need to answer before the next chapter makes sense, so if I tried to 'shorter, sharper' the chapter, you'd just end up with a story that technically made sense but actually didn't.
1486122 ah I guess that makes sense sir...I kinda would rather you stick to the original format then sir. Sorry if Im not helping much sir!
Also no matter the change I shall follow it to the end sir!
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Actually, after some frankly batshit ideas, I actually managed to create a decent enough link up from where the story is now to the next part. Although I'm still stuck on the issue of how much Shade is into the whole 'heresy about xenos / getting wid da pones.' bit.
It's a 5% detail, but largely I'm feeling that the dude, due to all the dreaming about luna and how they're actually pretty human under all that fur, is slightly more inclined to go with it if stuff happens.