I'm WAFFLES this because posting · 4:38pm Jul 25th, 2012
Hah! Do you remember my last blog post? I've been whining for a week or so, because I didn't like the eleventh chapter of "thesuperfantasticalstory". The chapter was bad, indeed, but there was something that I didn't tell you... the main reason why I hated that chapter.
You see, that fanfic is a little hard to write. I have the general planning in my mind, but the readers keep doing things, and sometimes I have to change the story. Not that I mind, because is pretty funny and it works, but...
In the last chapter, I discovered a loophole.
And boy, it was a big loophole. I like to foreshadow things (a lot), so when I introduce something new in the story, I want the readers to see that it was planned al allong. For example, when the Invisible Underlined Alicorn introduced "Spike", it wasn't a big surprise -the tags were showing us him from the beginning. (Ok, that's a stupid example, but that's because I don't want to talk about the good ones now. You know, SPOILERS.)
(Oh, the hell with that. Look for the guy who hasn't appeared yet and what he says about the tags. Then, look at the tags. Then, look at Aragón. That's a huge hint. Let's see if our particular Sherlock finds anything. Yes, LR, I'm looking at you).
But I'm getting sidetracked. The loophole. I didn't notice it until I wrote that chapter, so I eliminated a part of it... and then I was so depressed that I couldn't write correctly the rest of chapter 11. The thing is: I should have seen that loophole when I did it, but I didn't notice.
And then...
BAOUM.
My mind exploded. It's not a loophole, it explains everything. I was in a train, thinking about the problem, and suddenly I saw the solution and started to jump. I can't say a lot withour spoiling everything, but it was a big deal, folks. I was afraid that I had to introduce a new element out of nowhere to explain the loophole (magic, or something like that), when a perfectly logical solution, that somehow was foreshadowed in some chapters, came to my mind. Holy crap I feel awesome.
The bad side, of course, is that I need to rewrite the entire new chapter, but, who cares? Now it's not a crappy chapter as before! The fic is not jumping the shark anymore!
I've eaten at least three Victory Muffins by now, and it's not enough! Hooray!!
PD: No, seriously. You'll have to wait like, a lot. Sorry.
D'oh.
Was hoping for a new chapter soon...
Your particular Sherlock is not happy he has to wait a lot for the new chapter. He is, however, thoroughly amused at the mental sight of you jumping in a train. I'm sure the other passengers appreciated it as well.
I can't brainstorm right now over these new spoilers, but I will, I promise. Heck, I think one of these days I may read the whole fic again in an effort to hunt for clues. Eventually. My "Should Read" list is currently longer than my arm... oh, and exams. I should study for my exams. I swear, if I'll ever get kicked out of university, it'll be because of ponies.
But there's something interesting about the Spike tag. I mean, Spike wasn't really Spike (he was either Discord or Chrysalis), so the tag is technically inaccurate. This is probably just an excuse to avoid the real villain(s)' tag, (because, duh, spoilers,) but I want to believe that Spike actually will appear in the fic... and he should have a major role, if he made it to the tags! Or maybe Greentalk really is Spike... that'd explain the tagging perfectly! Storywise, however, it's highly unlikely.
(I'm fussing over the tags because it's exactly the same problem I faced tagging Evenfall. I eventually left out the OC tag, even though Even is there with Twilight every time she goes to Ponyville. Given the ending, I even considered simply tagging the fic Pinkie Pie, but that would have been to much, I think...)