Quick Update + vote · 3:51am Sep 4th, 2012
Hey y'all.
Just wanted you to know that I'm putting Ponies of the Night on Hiatus for two reasons; The first and foremost being that my life has been hectic - my extended family has been involved in two divorces, two surgeries, and a move, and I'm only halfway through the schedule.
The other reason is that I really hadn't planned the story at all, and my creative muse for writing it has mostly dried up. I don't think it'd be fair to keep you waiting for short chapters with month-long waits.
Another thing i wanted to say was that my ideas for stories i could write have been piling up, and I was thinking that I'd see which you'd want to see written most.
So, here's the choices:
Extended Longevity:
Twilight calls her friends to watch as she tests out a new spell designed to allow the effected a longer longevity. But when it goes horribly right, how will she deal with the consenquences? Will their friendship ever return to how it was before? [Comedy][Slice-of-Life]
Draconic Objection:
Inspired by the picture on Friendship is Magic: The Adventures of Spike. Spike decides to pursue a career as a lawyer after seeing the workings of the court. Partly Mostly based on court proceedings in Phoenix Wright/Apollo Justice.
The Mistakes We've Made:
A traveling unicorn mare makes her way into Ponyville. Despite Pinkie's best attempts, the mare seems distant and lonely. Will she open up to the Magic of Friendship? Only time (and the author) can tell. [Sad][Tragedy][Slice-of-Life]
What Ties We Make:
Unbeknownst to her, Twilight Sparkle's time has come. A not-so-random encounter with a stranger has her forcefully dragged away from the land of the living to the afterlife. Missing her friends and wishing things could be different, will she be able to get one last message to them? [Sad]
The Makings of an Alicorn:
Princess Celestia calls the Elements to Canterlot, promising to tell them how Alicorns are born. They don't realize, however, that she's going to give them an example. [Horror][Dark] (Closest tags i can use.)
You have two days to vote.
Hmmmm, I would say I would either like to see Extended Longevity or The Makings of an Alicorn.
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Yay, a comment!
It's sad when I drop everything and celebrate when someone comments. But it's been quite a while since I last received one, so I must be doing something right...
Those both are going to be interesting in their own ways. Extended Longevity is intended to be funny and cute, while The Makings of an Alicorn is meant to be more thought-provoking and serious. But not entirely dark or horrifying...
Speaking of TMoaA, I realized after I posted this, there's no such thing on this site as a horror tag. Seriously, why not?
I guess I should start planning those two in more detail now...
EDIT:
I now have functional outlines for each of those, and they're currently planned as three-to-five chapter stories. I'm also going to increase my own challenge, doubling the number of words per chapter; making for 3000 word chapters.
Since I don't really -love- writing (descriptive writing especially), it seems a lot longer in the word editor than it does on the webpage... but I'm going to give it a shot at least.