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The Taxening--a new reading by AShadowOfCygnus! · 12:07pm Jan 20th, 2016
That's right, just as all of us in the USA are getting our W-2s in the mail, and wondering where all our tax bits go.
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In Canada we call them T4's. A T3 is used if you're self employed and I believe a T1 (or is it 2, I forget) is an expense form... Which I should really fill out sometime considering how much I spend on transit, food at out of town (+2 hours away) and other random expenses I get from time to time (like a tent for camping on site)
Admiral, I think I've accidentally eaten your blog. I should stop that.
Wut!...
I'm glad I listen to the other reading first because this one is clearly meant to be as sequel.
~Leonzilla
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The w-2 and w-4 are the only forms we have with simple numbers. The rest are things like 1099-v and 1040-b and heaven only knows what else, and every form comes with a separate page discussing the 'reduction of paperwork act,' which is deliciously ironic.
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No, no, it's no worry. It's good for me to talk about how great someone else is. Keeps my enormous ego in check.
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Yeah, there was some mention in the original (if you read through the comments) that none of the mean ponies got their comeuppance, and then the (original) story got featured in the RCL, which quite coincidentally was at the same time property taxes were due again, and it was really a no-brainer.
Humbug! You're one of the humblest people here!
Besides, not like I need the inflating.
It took me a few seconds to read the rest of your post after reading that. Oh god, the irony! I love it. Like you said it's so deliciously ironic.
3701733 I see, I found both of them very entertaining specially due to the way they were read.
Do you happen to have a place where you got all your stories readings at?
I like to see if there is another one that peeks my interest.
Or any personal recommendations?
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I'm so vain, I've got shirts with my name on them. You have a shirt with my name on it.
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AShadowOfCygnus has done a lot of them. Not sure how many overall, but it's probably over 40. Actually, probably over 50. Other than that, a few people have asked nicely, and some people have just done them without asking (which is totally cool too, as long as they credit me).
Interview with a Cab Driver is one of my favorite readings that he did; Golden Agate's voice is absolutely perfect. For comedy, there's Scootaloo and Celestia: Adventures in Twilight's Gall Bladder. Or, if you want something short yet hilarious, Anatomy of a FimFic Shipfic Phenomenon. It's funnier every time you watch it.
In terms of stories of mine, stories on a particular topic, audio readings, ways to remove a feral cat from the house?
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Our government is so . . . something.
A decade or so ago, I got a refund check from the IRS because I qualified for the retired railroad worker benefit. I'm not retired, nor have I ever worked for a railroad. The check came with a 1-800 number you could call if you thought they'd made a mistake, so I called it, and got a recorded message saying that the IRS does not make mistakes and I should cash the check.
3704036 That's something to either frame or use to celebrate/pay into debts with.
3704032 All noted
BTW, Scootaloo and Celestia: Adventures in Twilight's Gall Bladder was the reading that made determine you were one of my favorite authors, and as of right now I very well feel like giving you the top spot. ;-)
All of them would be interesting to hear from you.
(Wait, ways to remove a feral cat from the house? What would that even look like and wh-why would you specify that the cat is feral)
No never mind that, I was asking for recommendations of your stories in particular when I wrote that so let's start with that.
~Leonzilla
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Because they're more bite-y and claw-y and less trusting than non-feral cats.
One of my favorite series--a lot of people's, really--is Sam and Rose. Here is a bookshelf with all of them.
Here I Am is one of my best works. Or, for an alternate take on Trixie (which was written before her revenge episode), The Many Faces of a Showpony.
For cute Noi, Playing in the Park, Nightmare Night Sleepover, or #36: So it Begins.
For another background ship, The Trek to Ice-Cream Rock.
3725697 Thank's will be sure to read those up at some point, I'm still a way off from being done with your stories, I might just go ahead and steadily make my way through all of them. No promises on that front; but if my interest doesn't waver (which is fairly unlikely to be honest) For the moment I'm still much interested in continuing to go through your stories.
Did you not noticed that I up-voted three of them? While I put the last one in my to read list?
Kinda of a familiar theme with the whole taking down barriers by stripping oneself with your nudist fic.
I will see about asking you for recommendations with stories in general and more audio readings some other time, right now I'm pretty sure I got my plate full.
Thanks again.
~Leonzilla
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Yay!
I thought you had, but I couldn't remember.
Yeah, that's a fun theme to play with. I've used it in a lot of stories by now, either seriously or as a joke. Got two more in the works that touch on that theme as well; one's a comedy and one's an anthro SoL ('cause I haven't done any anthro before).
No prob; expect a lot of HiE on the rec. list. Haven't really listened to that many audio readings, besides Cygnus' stuff, so I won't be much help on that front.
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Interesting, allow me to take this opportunity to get to know your writing process a little better.
Besides the obvious intrinsic motivation( you like writing) I have noticed somethings that I think might also drive you to write something in particular.
So far I have detected the following patterns in your stories.
-Stories that you write for the enjoyment of a particular theme.
Ex: peaches, nudity
-Stories you write for a contest or challenge (It might be self imposed or personal in which one person asks you to do it.
Ex: One-chotober Conventions and group contests,
-Stories that you write due to popular demand (probably overlaps frequently with the kind of stories/themes you enjoy to write about.
Ex: There is a X in your bed.
-Stories you write as exercises.
Ex: Daily prompts.
-Stories you make to explore a genera.
Ex: Mares of Diomedes
and finally
-Stories you write cause inspiration stroke.
Ex: Any collection of drafts you got among your stories as well as several other if your stories.
So with things like that in mind, what other factors you might consider/might influence you when you are deciding what to write next?
Sorry, I just have this thing in which I question, ponder and analyze things to understand them better.
Not sure how self aware you might be about your writing tho, many authors just sit down and write and let instinct and writing sence take care of the rest; but since you are the kind of author who likes to occasionally do some research around a story I'm hoping there is a little more thought involved in your writing.
~Leonzilla
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This could be good or bad. . . .
Peaches was actually a prompt-fic of sorts; Obs used it as an example and I ran with it. All subsequent references have been me making fun of myself.
On the overall theme, I'd say that my
twothree major themes are culture shock (which is why so many HiEs), exploring what makes ponies tick (SoL), and worldbuilding in general. Nudity is one theme that comes up a lot, because the ponies are nude nearly all the time; as such they would have no nudity taboo, and probably wouldn't really understand the concept of it at all.Daring me to do something is a pretty good way to get results. Largely depends on if I think I can make something work, for better or worse.
I don't do so well with popular demand, to be honest. If I did, Onto the Pony Planet would be finished. The X is in your bed thing was me making fun of those stories (Jennifer Anniston is in your bed), and the long, multi-author version was in response to a blog post by Estee, so more of a dare fic than anything. And then the Princess Celestia one was for a contest . . . there are so many layers of X is in your bed that it'd take an archaeologist to unravel them all.
Those were a really good challenge. There are thirty or forty prompts left that I never completed; perhaps I should go back and hit some of them again. A lot of them, I just started writing without much of an idea where I was going . . . sort of writing improv? But I think that was one of the first places where I really started to explore, as well, because they weren't well-read, and i could be forgiven mistakes, since nearly all of them got no more than a rudimentary editing pass.
One of the things I decided for the first One-Shot-Ober was that I was going to do stuff I'd never done before, just to give it a try. I didn't like Mares; it's probably the only story I've ever written that I am unlikely to re-read . . . but that means that I succeeded beyond my wildest expectations, I guess.
I've also tried other experiments in narrative style; Feels Like the First Time was an experiment in a diary-style story, but I put a twist on it. The anthro story which will be along eventually is another experiment, and now that we've got new tags I feel obligated to find some story which fits them.
Well, usually they start with a little germ of an idea. Might be something I saw, heard, thought about, or a prompt . . . doesn't matter what. One example of something I haven't written yet: I was stocking windshield wiper blades at work, and noticed that they were the 'official wiper blades of the NHL.' Got to thinking of a PoE story where a pony like Rainbow would buy them just because they were endorsed by her favorite sports team, even though she doesn't have a car and therefore has no use for them. That's not a strong enough hook for a story on its own, but could be a secondary detail in a different story.
Where I go next depends on how I see the story. Usually, I ask myself 'what if?', 'what happens next?', or 'wouldn't it be funny if?' And in a large part, that drives the rest of the story. Examples of the above might be (in order) Pinkie Pie vs. the TSA, CSI/OPP, and Simon and Twilight.
I often alternate between serious and silly. They might not be published in that order, but that's usually how my muse works. I'll be writing something serious, and think of a silly spin on it, or the other way around.
I think I'm pretty self-aware, to be honest. There's a certain amount of instinct: knowing how a story has to be written in order to work. That's why despite my general hatred of second-person fics, I have a few because the story wouldn't have worked otherwise. And, for what it's worth, I pick fun of myself in some of my stories. Usually it's comedies (jokes about peaches, especially), but I do some of that in serious fics, too; it's just more subtle.
The research is largely because I'm curious. I get a bit of knowledge about a particular topic, and I want to know more . . . and often as not, that can turn into an essential part of a story. I don't know if you read Social Bathing, but I actually used an anatomical detail which I got called out on in the comments, and then proved with a diagram . . . that felt pretty good, to be honest.
One thing that's often irked me with fiction writers is a willingness to run roughshod over actual facts since 'it's a made-up story.' Well, yeah, it is, but little details are still important. Consistency in your setting, consistency with the real world, that type of thing. If you can't explain it, find someone who can, or leave it out.
In terms of other writing mechanics, I'm probably less helpful. A lot of it is 'that feels right,' and I let my pre-readers and editors fix my errors in judgement, or (in some cases) leave it in. Depends on circumstances. I rarely use outlines, and just rely on my (possibly flawed) idea of how a story should flow.
I guess in a nutshell, I've always liked telling stories about things, and I've always wanted more after I got done with a book, movie, or whatever. I see background ponies, and I can't help but wonder 'what's your story?'