April Fools Chapters - Yay or Nay? · 5:53pm Apr 3rd, 2016
Well, April Fools came and went, and I almost put up a corresponding chapter for "Nightfall" that had Silverspeak fighting Hitler and his army of Space-Nazis when they invade Canterlot to kidnap the Royal Sisters, but I was unsure about posting it due to the backlash I got for "The Magic of the Rainbow." As a reader, I love it when authors get to cut lose and go bonkers, and as a writer I adore getting the chance to do so, but I ultimately decided not to post the chapter. (Partially because posting a joke chapter so close to the story's climax might have thrown dramatic tension out the window)
Now that April Fool's has come and gone, I'm curious to know exactly how people feel about gag chapters. Are they funny? Should they not be posted to preserve the flow of the story? Perhaps they be put up as a journal entry? Something else entirely?
Sorry, but I vote nay, just to be safe.
Uhhh
why don't I see that thing already up? I am in need of some silly fun.
Ok I admit it may not be the best thing for everyone to include such thing in a more sorious story like this. But I think it would be a nice thing exactly because of that.
I think they are a lot of fun but that the timing is important. Doing it at a long and borring part of the story can be a good way to keep the readers on thier toes.