How Divine Indifference is going to work · 1:38pm May 20th, 2017
So, as a lot of you already know, Divine Indifference has recently celebrated it's release and my notification box is still going nuts about it! Thanks a lot!
As the attentive reader knows, the Divine Story is split into three parts, two in the past, and one in the present. Divine Entertainment was set in the past and it's main purpose was to set up the world where the story takes place. Divine Indifference takes part in the show canon(more or less) and serves to give Atlas the tools he'll need for the third part. [Story Title redacted] will take place in the present and bring the whole story to a close.
Since there was a lot to tell and build in DE, it has become way longer than I initially thought it would. I believed that the complete story(all three parts) would be done within ~120k words, yet, here we are. DE finished at over 180k words! Which brings me to Divine Indifference.
Since there is a similar/larger timeframe to go through this time, Divine Indifference will once again, feature copious time skips, similar to the scholar arc of DE. I decided to handle it a bit differently this time though. I just completed the roadmap for what should happen in DI and can share a few choice pieces of knowledge with you now.
For starters, the story will have five arcs. Four short ones and one that's a bit longer. Basically, the short arcs all take time during the span of a few weeks in equestria, and there'll be larger time skips when hopping to the next arc. This is sadly not possible with the long/main arc, so expect time skips a la scholar arc. Now, being able to make a more educated guess, I guesstimate DI to be around 70k words long, maybe more.
You see, it's a lot shorter, but that's mainly due to the fact that no more(or let's say very little) world-building is needed. I hope you'll enjoy reading this second part as much as I'll enjoy writing it!
Looking forward to see you guys in the comments(or the Discord)!
Yay
Fantastic!
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Awesome! But mildly disappointing that the story is 1/3rd finished. If I had my way I'd shove your brain in a jar and force you to write for eternity >:D
I swear if the third stories name is going to be Divine Intervention I will do nothing.
Keep up the good work regardless and remember to take your time and a few breaks
4540209 fuck you and the horse you rode in on.
4540246 I'd wager I take too many breaks :P
4540371 All things said, you have done a great job so far, and I hope that you continue to do great job in the future.
4541840 the earliest show canon we've ever gotten was the hearth's warming eve play, hence why DE was in the past. DI has technically entered the official, known timeline, hence show canon. The present is meant in terms of this story, the two prologues take place in the "present.