It's enough to make you want to stop · 12:52am Jul 18th, 2012
At times I wonder if my stories actually make any impact. I mean that, no one will want to read them, and thus be impacted. I presumed that the readership was essentially neutral, giving equal consideration o stories.
I found out there is soemthing called "Dark Equestria" an overarching universe that contains murderous Mane Six, with the abuse and slaughter of foals. and it's popular. Also rape.
And Rarity again, being a sociopathic killer with malignant nacisssism. Buck. Me.
No wonder no one gives a damn about light comedy and charming romance. They want blood. And molestation. And our favorite characters, with severe mental disorders, who never face prosecution. And Secret Societies.
It just drains out all my energy when I realize such idiocies exist.
I care about your stories, and I share your disgust and horror at the execrable tastes of the majority of humanity. Truly great things are never appreciated by common and the base.
NO!! YOU ARE WRONG! I love your stories. I can't stand that other horrible stuff. When you post a new chapter or story, it brightens my day.
I don't care how cliched it sounds, it's true! I'll not have you depressed over the opinions of a group of others.
Still here and still disturbed by rape. Also, remember that this is the internet, Sturgeon's law applies to consumers as well as producers.
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I'll be honest, you're one of the people keeping me going. Newfoals, classy work, and you read my stories out loud. That is awesome.
Taste is... yea, there's a lot of that going on. Horrible things just seem to get popular. All I can think of is Cupcakes and Fallout.
But I am so stoked for this new Dames of the Tea Table. It's already passing 6000 words and it's barely near the middle. I almost felt tempted to break it into parts. I'm still considering it.
And Bad Apple 5, the last chapter, is just waiting for your input, and it will be done. A magnum opus, if I may be so Roman
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heh. Y'aint half wrong there. No accounting for taste, what with Cupcakes out there.
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Depressed was a bit much, I admit. I was hit with a sudden wave of self-contemplation and a feeling of emptiness. But I got back to my senses considering the loyal readers I do have.
Like you! Thank you
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I'm nobody! And he thanked me!
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I'm just one person, but I like your stories.
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Thank you, very much.
Well, if you're writing for other people primarily, you're doing it wrong. Unless you've figured out some way to make money off fan fiction and somehow dodge the Hasbro lawyers, you should be doing this primarily for your own enjoyment and/or expression.
That said, while I'll admit to not having read all of your stories, I do enjoy what I have read. You're a good writer, and you should feel god.
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I try to. But the thing is... other people provide a measure of validation in a broad sense. If you just think you're the most amazing thing ever and are the alpha and omega of literary perfection, you may have overdosed on self-esteem. I lack objectivity (I wrote the things after all) so maybe my jokes AREN'T snappy, and maybe my surprises AREN'T shocking. All writers are not islands, much like every other human being. It's not like we're Objectivists, idiotically assuming we're the ony thing in the universe that matters.
236856 Oh I agree with you there. It's valuable to get other people's opinions for self-improvement. However, in those cases I find it's better to have insightful/fun comments than a huge number of them.
Which brings me to my next point. People don't often post on a board if they're not viscerally pulled to do so. If someone simply enjoys something, they're not as likely to make a point of noting it as they are if they wish to laud something to the sky, tear something down, or type some inane "first!" or what the fuck ever the kids like to do anyway.
Either way, it's best not to get hung up on how many people don't comment, and instead cherish the ones who do. Those tend to matter more, at least for me.
Considering you are my favorite author 'round these parts, I think I care. When you publish a new story/chapter it goes to the top of the list and you know I always leave a comment.
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Now I wish I was faster. Or had fewer quality control standards
I think the saying is you can have two of fast, good and long when it comes to stories. Fast is seldom how it works when i track my progress in paragraphs rather than pages. But I do my best. Right now I'm focused on the next Dames chapter because it's looking to be another comic epic (in size, mind.) The next part of Changeling in stalled because I had to make some very serious decisions about the time frame and consider jumping. Also I needed to brush up on cooking. You'll still probably yell about it 
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Yes indeed. They are the ones that matter most of all. They, combined with my own feeling, push me on. They mean t idea has merit enough to continue.
No, don't stop! If you do, then there will be nothing but the horror stories these so-called authors write. Those stories aren't about MLP; they twist the characters until they are no longer recognizable. The stories have only the names we recognize, not the ponies. You guys, the authors who write more positive things, are what keeps me reading fanfiction. Keep up the good work!
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That really seems to be the case. But no one else seems to care. All the most popular incarnations seem to be "in name only." I wish I knew how to fix it. But some things are beyond me.
I don't know if this has been addressed but I live vicariously through stories. and i used to need a good romance every now and then, these things now sated through my other. But I know that feeling, of frustration and disgust. At least you have people that read your stories and give feedback. But please, keep writing. If for no other reason than to say forget you to the ones who look only for smut.
_Molporgnier, a hypocritical person
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Oh I look at smut too. Hell, in some sense I'm proud of "Royal Hospitality" and "Clop, Clop." Though I like to say it's for purely artistic reasons.
Still, I will continue to write. I'm just forced to confront something I never considered before. I take too long to write stories because I make them way the hell too long.
It's certainly a little aggravating to see such trends show up. You and many others write amazing works of fiction that just seem to get unfairly overlooked in comparison to others.
I as always, await your next story eagerly!
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It's sort of a toss-up. It'll either be the next Clop, Clop because I'm phoning it in, or the next "Changeling" because I figured out the chapters will be what they will be, and not a set length. Dames 5 will be another 10k+ monster and Bad Apple 5 is shaping up to be a 20k behemoth, and will be done as soon as I get some translation back.
I went to the trouble of registering just to say that, though I've only read a couple of your stories so far, I've enjoyed them all immensely. Don't stop! Flowery Elizabethan English Luna is best Luna.
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If she was more widespread I would be very happy
But I understand she takes work to write. So I see why she isn't. Still, thank you for the kind words.