Depths - Author's Notes · 12:50am Sep 13th, 2016
tl;dr: Even the toughest of us are afraid of the dark, of being trapped and held back, but usually it’s secretly a fear of weakness.
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If you like survival-adventure, make sure you read Mother of Invention by zaponator. I referenced it when I needed to describe Rose and Daring exploring underground, but it's also my go-to example for when I need a character to fuck up so completely that the reader can see it coming from about forty seconds away, but will still wait and watch because he needs to know.
Seriously. No spoilers, but I only figured out what had happened to Applejack just before watching it happen. I actually gasped.
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I think I'm going to be featured on Equestria Daily! I'm not sure I deserve it, given the quality of other submissions and the frequent errors in my chapters, but the reviewer gave me some great feedback and, after I updated the first chapters, said it was good enough.
Also, reading through some of the other reviews in the same thread shows a fair number of mistakes that other authors make. It's comforting to know it's not just me!
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Twilight, you’re really starting to get into the swing of things. Not only have you gotten them excited, scared, curious—you’re giving them feels.
And, Dash, you're right. Unicorns do pull shit like this. It’s, like, their job.
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If you're worried that these author's notes are getting short, it's just the chapter. The next chapter will have more notes, I predict. So far, we've had
* brawling and general violence;
* swearing and bad language; and
* innuendo and dirty jokes.
To be totally honest, there's never enough dirty jokes or innuendo--or explosions or swearing or action, either. But next chapter we introduce some poetry, and possibly some bad decisions.
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The next chapter, titled either The Riddles of the Magnet Sphinx or Shattered Bedrock, will be released in two weeks.
Preread by Daetrin. Cover art by Foxinshadow. Alternate cover art by Diremuffin.
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Wow never thought I'd see that title screen ever again brings me esy back and makes me feel old with how far back I have to go