Writer's... Curve? · 12:03am Feb 15th, 2016
Well, it's certainly not writer's block, I'll say that.
Every time I get most of chapter five done I look back and want to start smashing my head against a wall, because I keep veering off of the subject of the chapter in the first place. It's Twilight's appointment with the pony who Celestia has assigned as her new therapist and psychiatrist in one... Princess Luna.
The first draft somehow turned into a chapter that had Twilight chasing Luna through the castle over a prank.
The second draft became a magical test by Luna, complete with Twilight freaking out over the suddenness of the test.
The third draft turned into a pity party over secrets Luna keeps from Celestia, somehow completely flipping what Twilight and Luna's roles in the chapter were supposed to be.
And finally, the most recent draft was the closest I've managed to get towards what I was hoping for, but still veered wildly off course with Luna and Twilight confronting Celestia after her blowup in Nobility, revealing hidden things to Twilight that she never knew about regarding Alicorns.
I hate to say it, but until I get this chapter twisted into shape, it's going to be delayed. Sorry about that.
I would recommend that Luna wants to learn more about the hero soul that Twilight has. She could start out by asking about who Superman/Clark Kent/Ka-El was. Twilight could tell her about her "previous" life as Superman and some of the events and people that shaped his life. Just keep in mind that there could be things that Twilight could choose not to talk about. You can use this to help set up somethings about the specific Superman you used.
I didn't actually pick a specific Superman, just ran with basic knowledge. I'll give that a try though. Hell, I could probably replay the multiverse card and craft this Superman the way I want... which really isn't all that different from the canon base of Superman.
Thanks!
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Glad to help!
I don't know if you've already solved your writing problem, and I don't want to make you more flustered about the chapter, but what if Luna and Twilight share stories.
I like the idea badninja came up with and thought what if Luna shared her memories of how she became Nightmare Moon as well.
You could even use this to introduce villain souls, like in one of your authors notes. Just need to find a villain nightmare moon resembles. Maybe venom
Hey there. Yeah. I don't mind the next chapter taking a while under the circumstances. After all, if the already-great quality of the story will be even better for it, the wait is always worth it.
Anyway, I have no ideas for chapter five per say, but I DO have some for later chapters:
1. When you get to the "Dragonshy" episode counterpart, you could have Celestia expressly tell Twilight "The reason I'm asking you and your friends to do this is because you are much more likely to find a non-violent solution to this than the Royal Guards are (let's face it, resorting to lethal force against someone who is just trying to take a nap in the wrong spot IS kind of jerkish) and all the dragon experts in Equestria are unavoidably occupied on other assignments at this time (dragon hibernation time IS an extremely busy period for dragon experts)."
2. At the appropriate point of the "Dragonshy" episode counterpart, Fluttershy's "Hero Soul" (whatever it is) could awaken (because, let's face it; that episode WAS one of Fluttershy's most heroic moments at the end)
3. Clark's reporter's instincts and greater empathy for beings getting shunned just for being different could lead Twilight to not only connect to Zecora but also help her connect to the rest of Ponyville without the events of any "Bridal Gossip" counterparts (though her chat with Zecora DOES allow her to find out that "Poison Joke" has similar effects on ponies that Red Kryptonite does on him/her)
and 4. During the "Running of the Leaves" Twilight/Clark can get nostalgic, thinking about his several charity races with the Flash.
That is, of course, assuming you like the ideas enough to use them. If not, I DO profusely apologize for wasting your time and understand completely. At any rate, I ALSO completely understand that quality work takes time.
3757006 I like all of these ideas, though the Dragonshy one is definitely going to be AU, so I can't really incorporate what you suggested there. It's funny, too, because before I decided to make this AU, I had fully intended for Fluttershy to awaken there. Now I have to go a different route.
Thank you once again for the wonderful ideas!
3773668 You're quite welcome.
3755055 Just realized I never said thank you for this idea. So thanks. It helped me get chapter five done.
Glad I could help, even just a little