May 2015 Plans · 9:22pm Apr 30th, 2015
Before I get into the main point of this blog, I'd like to extend a brief shoutout to everyone who's read and liked the story I posted, The Princess that Equestria Never Had. In only five days, it's had 670 views -- way more than the 311 it currently has on Archive of Our Own after seven months -- and is on 13 bookshelves and being tracked (not sure why, as it's completed) by three users -- compared to only one bookmark on ao3. Thanks again for the numbers on what's currently my (and soon to be second) longest story I've ever written.
The pony in my profile is Bit Bridleheart, P.I. The generator I used didn't have an option for a trilby, but just imagine him wearing a trilby (a fashionable hat since the 1800s, and what most people erroneously believe is called a fedora). He is the star of a series of short stories I'll be writing, in which characters from the show come to him for good old-fashioned film noir help. And yes, that's why he has no color. Look forward to the first installment, in which a hysterical dame comes to him about a missing feline.
Now, to the plans. I've already mentioned my Bit Bridleheart, P.I. series. I'll try to post them regularly throughout the summer as I also work on the semi-sequel to The Princess that Equestria Never Had. Without giving too much away, it's about time travel and the founding of Equestria, and reading The Princess that Equestria Never Had is not necessary for reading its sequel. I'd outlined 22 chapters, but after reading a certain book from which I learned more details about how Star Swirl, the princess sisters, and other characters interacted, there are now 25. I wouldn't be surprised if I reach at least 75K words. I really don't want to give away more than I have to. Can you tell?
