Argh · 12:09pm Jul 8th, 2015
Right now I'm feeling the weird (kinda-) opposite of writer's block, like several partial ideas are all trying to escape my head at the same time and are just stuck flailing limply at each other.
Can I just throw some ideas out there and ask which ones you think deserve a hand getting through that door?
1) [Sad/slice of life] Continue my Derpy series. As Derpy and Berry grow to be closer friends, somepony starts spreading the rumor that they're in a relationship. Show the disruption that this brings to their lives.
2) [Adventure/comedy] Daring Do and Secret Agent Sweetie Drops are both transporting items of significance aboard a train. Dr. Caballeron hijacks it, takes the items, and causes havoc for the passengers.
3) [Comedy/human] A thousand years ago, the Sirens nearly conquered Equestria. Star Swirl reaches across space and time to summon a specific MTV-era rock band to help defeat them.
4) [Romance/comedy] Finally, finally, write a Derpy x Troubleshoes shipfic.
5) [Dark/Tragedy] Attempt to resurrect certain aspects of my Seduction of Princess Cadance project (though at this point I would probably scrap the actual attempt to seduce Cadance, and find other bad things for the all-OC cast to get up to).
6) [Dark/Tragedy] Shakespeare wrote many plays. I would like to ponify one of them. Granny Smith would end up going mad and sparking all kinds of conflict. And in the end, everypony dies.
Dark/Tragedy all day every day. There may be a rule against ponifying existing works of literature, though. Maybe it only applies to switching out names. If it's a new retelling with ponies, I'm sure you're in the clear.
3218805 Thanks for the vote! Just getting someone's input has been tremendously valuable, even if it might have sent me off in a completely different direction.
Idea #6 would involve a complete new retelling. I'll slot this in as a "definitely eventually" project. I still have a copy of the play from my school days, and I've purchased the Cliff's Notes to make sure my understanding of its themes is solid; now I just need to sit down and read/re-read those...
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Sounds like it could be a lot of fun. I'd be happy to help when the time comes.