Writing and Worrying · 9:22pm Nov 7th, 2015
So a few days ago I started on a prequel for The Two with Good Taste. Out of all the oneshots I've started over the past two months and weren't able to finish (fluttercord ones, that one parody/crackfic I mentioned, etc.), this is one I'm going to finish and make happen.
I'm a little nervous though. I'm afraid it won't mesh as well as a prequel that follows into the original oneshot. I'm mostly worried about this because in The Two with Good Taste, Discord is pretty confident and cocky throughout the whole thing. In the prequel, he's a lot more vulnerable.
The reason The Two with Good Taste was so darn popular (which I'm still baffled about) is because many felt that I was right on-par with his character. Even non-fluttercorders read and liked it.
But I'm really afraid how this one will be received, considering how well the other went. I'm going to have to do my best. I don't need it to become as popular as the other one did, but I sure hope I don't get too many "I'm disappointed" type reviews. Eeehhh.
Also a bit worried about how much writer's block I've been getting. I've started so many things and didn't finish them. Still haven't started a new chapter of MLD.
GAHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
CoMe ON TAtEr, gET iT tOgETHer!!!!
Don't worry! I'm sure you'll be able to figure it out. I'll certainly read and give my honest opinion. The mere idea of a prequel was enough to make me squee!
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Thank you, I'll give it my best shot. I'm just kinda writing and writing, I'll read it all and evaluate it myself when I'm done before publishing. Trimming and checking for OC-ness and whatnot.
But yeah, I think a lot of people want a sequel but I have a clearer idea for a prequel. I'm still trying to think of a good plot for the sequel.
Also, considering the story on topic, this was funny for me. Because Discord says something akin to that in the original. XD
Sweetie, your prequel is going to be a-mazing
I can't wait to read it and post some great reviews about it
So says Photo Finish!
I believe that in character Discord can be vulnerable. You're a good writer, and you have a deep understanding of Discord and the nature of the Fluttercord relationship
3528073 Well, it's not like you can help it if you don't have an idea for a sequel. Contrary to popular belief, sequels can't be pulled out of thin air.
3528081 Oh man, he totally does! XD I hadn't noticed that! My sisters do say that if I were in MLP I would be Discord. I guess they were more right then I thought!
But that's precisely the reason he IS so cocky- because he's terrified of people knowing how soft he is.
And if it involves confessing his love to Fluttershy, that's one of the most vulnerable and terrifying situations for him to be in, because he's afraid she'll reject him.
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That's true...and that is hinted at, but I won't reveal too much.
I would tell you not to worry, but who am I kidding? I've been trying to work up the courage to write a sequel to one of my stories for almost 5 months now. I even have the whole thing outlined. Yet I'm afraid of losing the magic of the original.
So I dunno. The "right" answer is that you should just go for it, but I think anyone could understand some hesitation!
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Thanks, I will. Hopefully it'll be done soon. If I may ask, which story?
Regarding being worried about how your work will be received:
It's easy for me to talk now that TDwtDT is finished, but for what it's worth, your worry in this post kind of reminds me of how I often felt working on the last chapter of TDwtDT. I was so scared of that chapter souring people toward the story that I sometimes considered just scrapping my original plans and writing something fluffy, but that never felt right for the story. And once I posted it, it didn't get the flood of dislikes I was braced for.
(*Chuckles* Of course, it probably helped that I immediately started hollering that there would be a sequel.)
While I can't really tell you not to worry, I can tell you that you've written Discord well before and I'm sure you can do it again.
And--at the risk of giving you the sort of advice that's easy to give but probably hard to follow-- you can't really control how people will react, so just try to focus on writing what you feel would be a good story, and leave people's reactions to it up to God.
On a side note there, do you try to write the kind of story you would like to read? I try to do that.
3528345 The main one on my mind is a continuation/conclusion to my Derpy series (A Dinky Little Problem and Results May Vary). My biggest worry comes from tags; the first two were Sad/Slice-of-Life, and the third one's gonna be more of a Comedy/Romance. Though Results May Vary could be shifted to Drama now that that's an option, which would at least help introduce some tagging diversity...
Though while I'm thinking about it, I will also confess I have an idea and about 1000 words written for a sequel to Daring Do and the Goggles of Shipping...
Maybe get some pre-readers to look over the finished product. That should help soothe your anxieties.