Chapter 11 · 10:08pm Aug 3rd, 2012
Alrighty then, I'm back everypony. I'm super sorry that it took me so long to recover from my surgery properly. I'm not quite there yet, but am on my way to being better. There was a minor snag with the operation itself, and my gallbladder ended up being significantly larger and more infected than they realized going in. Long story short, they had to poke two more holes in me to successfully get it out, which significantly increased my recovery time. Hopefully I'll be back on par and able to produce more of the story for you guys and gals. I know that's what you're really interested in. *winks*
Speaking of, Chapter Eleven is done! And it's my longest chapter yet! Well, actually it's been done for about a week and I'm partially into Chapter Twelve. I just couldn't get online (or sit up all that effectively) to let anypony know. I'm sorry. Good news is however that I have started greatly expanding the arcs. It will be significantly longer than anticipated. To be fair to all of my readers, and I know I've said this a few times unofficially, I'll be asking for a vote when I finish chapter twenty or so. It'll be on if you guys want me to start posting right away or wait until the whole story is done. That was my original estimate of when it was going to be completed, so I figured that was the most fair point in which to ask. That and it's a nice even, well rounded number which makes my mild CDO coo in happiness.
Progress So Far:
Chapter 01: 5,498 Words, ~13 Pages
Chapter 02: 5,904 Words, ~15 Pages
Chapter 03: 5,733 Words, ~12 Pages
Chapter 04: 5,246 Words, ~11 Pages
Chapter 05: 6,349 Words, ~13 Pages
Chapter 06: 5,853 Words, ~13 Pages
Chapter 07: 7,981 Words, ~16 Pages
Chapter 08: 7,484 Words, ~15 Pages
Chapter 09: 7,725 Words, ~14 Pages
Chapter 10: 6,117 Words, ~12 Pages
Chapter 11: 8,623 Words, ~16 Pages
Total: 72,513 Words, ~145 Pages*
*final total pages assumes 1/2 page loss per chapter off the end, rounded up
Glad you're feeling better
And now I shall respond to this news with the same response as last time.
*ahem*
yay~
YAY
Coolio.
Recovery > Fanfiction
As much as it pains me to say that anything is more important than a good story, the recovery of the author writing said story is most definitely one of those things. May both your recovery as well as your writing continue smoothly.
Take care and get better soon!
Surgery went fine and you're getting better?
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Chapter 11 finished?
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And yes, I prefer your well being over your fics.
Lynch me if you can, fellow fans.
Don't blame me, she said it, not me.
Get better first Kiro. Then write.
Speaking of which... we're getting closer and closer... ooh I'm so excited!
CDO
It's OCD, but with the letters in Alphabetical order.
LIKE THEY SHOULD BE!!
*ahem*
Seriously though, as everyone else so far has said, Recovery>Ponies. Even if Ponies are awesome, not being hospitalised is slightly more so.
Oh. My. God.
Those word counts
They're glorious.
Get well soon, Kiroberos!
Glad you are well. Not just for my sake either.
Glad to hear you are well, pumped for story. That is all.
Huzzah! dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/Luna_lolface.png
I have to agree with Meliron. It does us no good what so ever if you don't get better before you can finish this work. You must get better. The God Empress Lauren Faust commands it!
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Seriously, she does.
Am I the only one who misread it as chapter 11 being 145 pages?
Yeah! Get better man!
Not just so that you can finish this story, but so that you write many more!
Why is everyone so concerned that you are spending too much time writing and not enough time recovering? I trust you know where your limits are in terms of how in shape enough you are to write*. Nevertheless, get better and keep writing.
In terms of when to start posting chapters, I might have to object to chapter 20. by the sound of it, you're going to be making a lot more chapters than my original intentions (which was approximately 25 chapters) then you may have to increase your writing rate to post all chapters on time. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but there's a stress factor involved, which could lead to poor quality writing and lack of happiness on your end. How about chapter 24? That's divisible by like...1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12! So many factors
!
*I sure hope I don't sound like a jackass by saying that
.
Honestly, I'm really eager to begin this, so my brain tells me to ask to start posting ASAP.
My heart says otherwise.
But I never listen to my heart.
Good to know you're okay, and that you're still writing ponies for us. Thanks a bunch and recover quickly!
Carry On
Glad to hear you are recovering well, and still spending time writing. Just don't over do it, after all your health is the most important thing. As always looking forward to the eventual release of the story!
I glad your recovering. I really can't waite to start reading this story and give you the praise I know it will deserve
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I'm glad you're recovering well.
Me:Yahoo.
Unknown voice 2:louder
Me: Yahooooa
Unknown voice 2: Louder
Me: Yahooooooooo, Yippeeee
Unknown voice 2: LOUDER WITH ENTHUSIASM
YEAAAAAAAAAAH; YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO; BRING ON SOME BONGOS
Is this enthusiastic enough for you getting well as well as the fact that the story is getting closer.
Coolio.
Have a good one.
Why are you apologising so much for having surgery done???
It's not like you'd want for this to happen anyway.
You're sorry for having surgery?
AS YOU SHOULD BE! NOBODY HERE TOLD YOU THAT YOU COULD HAVE SURGERY!!
Seriously though, if I was having surgery my first thought would not be to apologise for not writing stories about multicoloured cartoon ponies for people I've never even met.
And if your CDO is cooing...You might have more than just a CDO. Just saying.
Jesus. Lots of people getting their gallbladders removed. Anyway! Wonder why you're apologizing for a long recovery, haha.
Horrah! Getting closer and closer! I just can't wait!!!! But make you get better first. ;D <3
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268577 Actually, no. Screw that idea; wait until the whole story is finished! Here's the biggest reason why: when you post chapters, you dedicate yourself to keeping that story as is. No more edits or major/minor changes. It's concrete! There have been moments in other stories I know of where the author posts a chapter in the middle of writing the rest of the story, and while writing he realizes that it would've been better to change something around in the first chapter. To post chapters while writing the rest of the story requires a lot of thinking ahead, and with writing, that's tough to do. So my vote is to
...wait till the end!
Glad your getting better!
Also, awesomesauce on expanded arcs and progress on chapter 12!
Glad to hear you're doing better.
Looking forward to reading the next chapter! 
P.S.
Guess it's a good thing they decided to take that out, huh? Given what you say.
268194 - Gemannihilator
. At least, that would be most appropriate!
I remember! And I think I responded with a
268197 - flutterawesome
You rock! Woohoo!
268198 - LunarEclipse77
Been a while since I've heard that expression.
268200 - smith0211
Fluttershy is definitely the cutest...
268206 - Aziraphael
Thank you for your kind words. I just don't like to let my readers down.
And smoothly they do continue!
268211 - Midnight_Quill
Thank you! You have an adorable avi!
268229 - Mad Pancake
Thank you very much. My readers are the most important to me, so sometimes it's hard to consider the balance.
You share such delightful pictures.
268241 - Periphery
But Twi is my favorite...
Aww.
268246 - Meliron
Oooh, you're really gonna love the Blog post in a few minutes.
268258 - Edanite Phoenix
You are indeed, although the way it's looking now, it will start being released before I finish the story completely, if you guys vote for it. So there, the countdown is purely happy again. 
That's very deep of you.
268267 - ScreenedPlum
And thank you for your kind wishes. I indeed agree that not being hospitalized is very awesome.
Yes! I'm not alone!
268275 - Alalic
So even larger word count.
TWO more chapters soon to be announced in blog post.
268300 - abopfred
Thank you for your good wishes!
Very to the point.
268308 - JJtheWarrior
Is there a website for them or something? Hmm.
You guys must import those faces from somewhere else.
268309 - tytyvm
Thank you indeed.
268344 - Green Mii
What is that from?
268376 - thulsadoon
And thank you very much for your good wishes!
WHOA! Now that is an epic picture!
268387 - pyrox52
Maybe I should split that chapter up a little bit?
Yeah, I just started rambling incoherently and before I knew it, Mender was battling back the Grosh in the galactic senate on Mars, married, and had three kids.
(1/2)
268400 - Mark of Two
I haven't given a huge amount of thought to what to write after this story is done. I do want to finish the vignettes, even if they're mainly for my own personal enjoyment. Wait, that sounded perverted, considering what a lot of them contain.... 
Thank you!
268577 - ExplosiveBrohoof
You're also the first to NOT jump on it being released right away. Interesting. I agree with you that I really don't want stress of releasing on time to get in the way of quality. I might have to start releasing them only once a week instead if everypony votes to start when I hit twenty. That I can safely keep up with. 
The considerable head start will help too.
They're probably just wishing me well, not thinking I can't figure out my own limits, don't worry.
268581 - NoTimeCavy
Aww! But your heart deserves attention too!
268583 - The Magic Hobo
I love writing and I love ponies. It's win-win.
Believe it or not, I'm actually only procrastinating the ANNOUNCEMENTS. I've writing ponies every day.
268595 - Shiro
It's getting closer and closer. If voted for release after chapter twenty, that's only... seven more chapters, including the voting chapter.
Thank you, Shiro!
268597 - Ryexander
I hope I can live up to all of these high expectations.
268967 - dotHampster
That is indeed an Epic Brohoof. You also used almost every happy face, I noticed...
Thanks, dotH.
269156 - PieisGood4U
Thank you for the good wishes.
Hehehe. Very enthusiastic indeed.
269449 - Yanari
Thanks you, Yanari.
269477 - NightCore
I think the world might be ending...
Two uses of that word in one comment section?!
269620 - SlinkySalamander
Even if it's not directly my fault, I can at least show my sincerity in wanting to keep writing.
I care about my readers and dislike anything that delays the story?
269753 - Nasty Mister Monket
Plus, I have no doubts that I have more wrong with me than just CDO...
Even if I've never directly met anypony here, you're still important to me.
270671 - GarlicParsnip
To show my sincere want to continue to write for you guys.
274439 - Arthura
And only seven more before I ask if everypony wants to start the posting now.
I'm pretty much fully recovered now!
275780 - MomoMomo
I wonder if it's somehow gotten out that Twi is my favorite? I've noticed a lot of her in these comments.
Aww!
276305 - ExplosiveBrohoof
You don't need to worry about edits for plot holes, though. The entire story is already planned out. Well, the core story, anyway. The things I keep expanding on are the bonus parts.
Well you still have six more chapters to change your mind as many times as you like.
278331 - tigerphoenix
And I can't help it! I just keep thinking of awesome new things to add to the story!
Thank you. Almost fully recovered now.
283486 - StormyVenture
And yeah. It's a very good thing. I'd probably be dead right now had they not...
Thank you!
(2/2)
311054
Definitely not complaining :P embrace the muse!
311052 WAIT WHAT?
311054 Haha, what?
~Have a good one.