Only The Shy Type, Luna Eclipse, and a few other things.

I ain't dead yet!

So with what I could describe as a break from ponies finally over I can breath a bit more life back into my stories and, of course, give my followers a reason to keep following me. Which interestingly enough grows despite my inactivity.

Although my other stories have a few favorites here and there, I am pretty sure 90% of my viewership has been attributed to my most recent story (And probably why I broke over a 100 followers). Yet despite it being my biggest hit, this I know to a few of you may seem rather surprising. Only The Shy Type was never intended to be anything other than a simple point that I had to make. No, it wasn't a masterpiece but in no way was it intended to be. It was nothing but a quick idea that was acted upon quickly.

A few months ago I began to publish a story (Luna Eclipse) that I was determined would be a tale of substance and depth that would have been based off my own head canon. Naturally, any novel worth writing took a stage of development that lasted me no shorter than a year. In that time I had amassed enough research into MLP lore and period timing that I had enough material to write a planned four part series.

Equestria timeline I used to create the head canon.

The story was intended to focus around the birth of Luna's daughter. A demigod being that was to exist in the age of Luna's imprisonment. Her purpose was meant to embody all the goodness that was Luna. A gift that would in some detail explain Luna' fall to darkness an eventual incarceration. Luna's daughter would ultimately follow a similar path of darkness in attempt to understand why all those she clings to eventually abandon or betray her. This would have been expressed in various points and through various characters throughout the series. For all intents and purposes it was meant to be a series that encompassed her birth, her fillyhood, her discovering of who she is and eventually her apotheosis into a dark and warped entity. I wont divulge more since I would hate to spoil the plot of a story I still intend to write but there is a reason why I lost interest, and ultimately, a reason why Only The Shy Type made it worse.

PMV and song that inspired the original story and the birth of Luna's child.

It also pretty much explains why in my story I had used so many Spanish themes and names.

Luna Eclipse did poorly on its release. Despite thorough editing and a carefully planned plot, it was simply a story that landed on the front of the site and got slammed down by the ever constant flow of new stories out there. Yeah I was prepared for that but I also made sure to research the best times possible for uploading. So my conclusion was that not even statistics can help that fact. Should I have expected it? yeah... But it doesn't help me feel any less disappointed. Maybe the story was simply a flop waiting to happen, who really knows. I could handle that.

So I endeavored to write the pure opposite of Luna Eclipse. A naughty and unplanned fic that would help me take a break from all the long winded monologues and character building. Hell, it even embodied the one thing I hate the most... Humans in Equestria.

In three hours, it had received three times the views that Luna Eclipse had garnished in three weeks. In three weeks it had broken 100 likes. Presently it has over 200 likes and four score the views of Luna Eclipse. Now I know that isn't really a lot in terms of what makes a good fic here, but to me that was like the Donald Trump to all my little one-state wonder John Kasichs. And Ironically, that political reference carries more relevance to my writing here than I would like to admit. Point is, Only The Shy Type's success was an almost ironic slap to the face that only made me resent it and loose interest in the site entirely.

It was something I just couldn't handle.

But despite a rather bitter taste I have in my mouth I cannot deny or scoff at the fact that Only The Shy Type has been appraised critically and does in many ways stay true to my seemingly unwanted talent at writing clop. With that in mind and thanks to the suggestion of many of it viewers I do intend to write the sequel. Or at least another chapter in the story. (A sequel would have to follow a new storyline in my mind)

So that's the rundown peeps. A matter I have been wanting to get of my chest but at the same time an acknowledgement to a story I now view with a little more fondness than I did previously. Oh and I suppose a new profile picture of my OC was all the boost my confidence in ponies needed to be rekindled. A serious shout out to Kylami for that.

Hope you all have a fantastic week!