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D4ftP0ny


Just an MLP supporter with loads of ideas trying to improve my writing through fan fiction!

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    Update No. 18

    Hello, loyal readers, and thank you for sticking around for two whole years of me not writing. I thank you for your patience, and I wish to express my gratitude towards all of you, new and old, who have been enjoying Consanguinity.

    I thought it was high time I posted an update blog about how things are going, so here we are!

    I've started the next chapter... twice, in fact. X'D

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    [Quantifiable Variables]



    every small tap
    is another step upon
    a serpentine path

    ~D4ft

    it goes, fam -- I live.

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Jun
19th
2017

Thinking about the Future · 6:46pm Jun 19th, 2017

Yeah, this is going to be one of those posts, folks: one where I waffle about the future, particularly the future of me in the pony fandom.

While I've been having a lot of fun writing Consanguinity, and I certainly have other projects to work on (namely the not-very-well-received "Moon and Stars" story and the "Stars of Darkness" continuity) I'm quickly approaching a point at which I'm not sure that my time is being well spent in the MLP fandom.

I have a lot of opinions about the MLP fandom, as a whole and in its constituent parts, and I'll spare everyone, new and old, a rehash of my feelings on the matter. Those opinions have pushed me quite a ways away from what you would consider someone "in the fandom". I haven't watched all of season 6 yet. I haven't watched ANY of season 7. And I haven't even watched the Everfree Equestria Girls movie, and I actually LIKED those. I'm purposefully behind on the show, I'm completely outside of the zone when it comes to the new, hip stuff within the fandom... I'm really just in my own little corner of fimfiction, writin' my stories.

The truth of the matter is, I have original content in the works. I have stories that I'm excited to write outside the fandom and, once I'm finished with Consanguinity, I'm going to be pursuing those, first and foremost. Almost every moment of my writing time has been dedicated to whatever pony story I've been working on, and I think it's time to switch that up a little bit.

I'm sure this isn't going to rock anyone's world -- after all, I haven't exactly made a huge mark here on fimfiction -- but I thought that you lovely people who watch me should know that, while I'm not leaving the site or anything, I AM going to be re-prioritizing my writing life once Consanguinity is done. I also want you to know that I appreciate each and every one of my watchers, whether you comment or not, because I'm happy that you found my stories, my portrayal of characters, and my writing in general, pleasing to your senses. My goal was always to hone my writing edge using this format, and I feel I've done that substantially -- from there, the only options are to stagnate, or leap into the next phase.

I'm not going to make a big, dramatic statement about leaving the fandom or anything, but considering that my interest in actual canon is waning, my taste for anything fandom-related is diminishing, and my excitement about writing my own worlds is increasing, I think it's only a matter of time. C'est la vie, eh?

A new chapter of Consanguinity is almost done -- I'm hoping to have it finished today -- so look forward to it. I plan to walk this story through to its ending, so let's enjoy it while we go! I hope that you'll continue to read Consanguinity, and I hope that you'll enjoy my other works, both old and new, as well!

~~D4ft

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Comments ( 4 )

I haven't watched all of season 6 yet. I haven't watched ANY of season 7.

That's fine. I also haven't watched any of season 7, but unlike you, I also have not watched all of any season.

Like, at all.

Just come back and say hi every once in a while okay?

ALso reference MLP in your original work please! Good luck!

I've always felt that fan fiction writing was a good way to decide how much you really enjoy writing stories in general. If you are choosing to focus on your own original works, I would say that it has proven to be a tremendous success. I will enjoy finishing the rest of Consanguinity, and I wish you the best with your original works. Happy Trails!

P.S. When you are ready, you should definitely put a plug in on FimFiction so that we can see what you've been up to!

Consanguinity is one of two stories I look forward to updating on this site, so it makes me very happy you plan to finish it first. I'm very much looking forward to how this story plays out!

When it's done and you go off to other ventures, I hope you find success.

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