Nov
16th
2017
It Wasn't That Great of a Fic, Anyway · 1:47am Nov 16th, 2017
Looking back to My Dear Shy, I just don't see the appeal to it now that I've aged. Well, given that it is a bland, unoriginal Fluttershy copy of My Little Dashie and its glaring errors, I can see how or why.
As for My Dear Shy's sequel: all I see is an HiE fanfic that doesn't stand out from the cliche. Heck, there's plenty of exceptional HiE fanfics on this website that are still going like the Non-Brony ones so I don't see any reason to pollute this site's space with any more of my mediocrity when you've got that to put your time in.
I must thank you guys for at least giving the story the attention it doesn't really deserve.
Well that's a shame, I enjoyed it. It will be missed
I did like it though. It was or is a good story so if its not gone i'll still read it
I am both saddened that you canceled a story and glad that it doesn't sound like you're giving up on writing all together may you find your inspiration and start anew.
It's a shame, I enjoyed this story
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That's the thing: MDS - LiE was my pride and joy, and dumping it away had made me despondent that I'm not sure what else there is to do; having to abandon it has felt like I gave up a part of my soul.
I feel a bit empty, uninspired, and unmotivated.
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my advice is do a short story just a few chapters of slice of life would probably help.
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On second thought try something out of your comfort zone maybe a new genre.
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Wait a second... Exactly how long have each of you been following this?
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This Story...Years, probably 2014....maybe
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Not long, found the original story maybe a month ago.
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I'm... speechless. Even after all those three years, you still waited for the story's updates?
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Ah. But... how can you find enjoyment in this HiE?
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It pretty much checked off all the things I look for in this kind of story. It's not the most original but I still found it entertaining.
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Is it the best story on the site, no, the most original, no, but I enjoyed it, and isn't that enough...and besides there are many worst stories on this site. And I'm a patient person, sometimes people do come back, sometimes life gets in the way, and sometimes people just get depressed. (And you've never went more than a few months between updates)
I don't clear unfinished stories from my favorites, I always hope people come back. It's a shame so many stories on this site go unfinished. It you think remaking it will help make it higher quality, do it. If you want to continue on, do it.
...and remember MLD has little to do with Rainbow, and everything to do with Fathers and Daughters
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I started reading it late 2015 to mid 2015 to now
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The fact you guys have been around and clung on to this story for so long (except the newcomers), and for it to just wither away without it being finished... It makes me feel bad.
Bad as in that I'm wronging not just my readers, I'm wronging myself.
I had a very rough week. That is one of my excuses as to why this post was made. I supposed that I only thought of myself and not thought of those who actually like the story for what it is.
I would try a remake, but I'd prefer continuing if that is fine.
What are your musings on the matter?
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I'd like to see it continued but if you feel like you'd prefer to just do remake I'd be fine with that as well. Ultimately it's about what you'll enjoy doing more, don't force yourself to continue on our account.
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Whichever would be fine with me, I'm just glad you're not giving up on it, or giving in to a bad week. And remember, we are always our own harshest critic.
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It's not much of forcing myself; I'd like to continue so that I'm not disappointing myself, as well.
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If you think it'd be the best for you then continue otherwise a new beginning can be a good idea. Though I'd still suggest something new for a little while, getting out of one's comfort zone and writing new genres can help someone find himself as a writer.
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I agree with all three of you with your statements.
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the way you want to story is up to you. No one is making you do anything
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It's why I post blogs like 'I Shall Rise'. They're bursts of inspiration dependent on my mood. Music is what makes my brain move whether exercising or playing games - almost anything, really.
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Ok so I read over some of your blogs and maybe you should copy and paste them into a new fic. I mean like a poetry book with each chapter being a different one. It would make it easier to find a specific one. If you just make one chapter about (and or mention) ponies I think I'd count as following the sites rules.
Just found this blog, and the two fics 'bout Fluttershy, one in progress.
I'd personally advice you to keep them as reminders of where you started, rather than erasing them. You don't know how much you've grown up until you compare the previous work with the new one. It isn't a reason to feel depressed - it should be instead a reason to celebrate our growth.
I hope these words give you some motivation, and perhaps writing something different might reignite your will to write.
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I would make a new story, but it comes to my attention that it kinda builds up stress having to split my time into each one, and I tend to use most (if not, all) on a single project.
Plus things in the real world have been upsetting me, but that's something I'll have my relatives worry over.
That's why the third story, 'Rough Around the Edges' hasn't had an update for a little over two years now. My focus has been into MDS - LiE.
Your comment, like the others below, have unmistakingly been comforting.
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There are people who take fifteen minutes to write a thousand words a day, and take their time because their lives are real busy. I wish I had their resolve, as writer's block been a bitch to me and have been unable to write much due to real life issues.
However, don't be discouraged! Watch a movie! Read a book! Go out and take a walk! Life is more than fanfic writing, you know?
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Shamefully it takes me nearly two hundred words in a few hours. It may be the lack of motivation, or the dreaded writer's block, or other things.
I really, really take my time when writing.
Fret not that my determination to not disappoint myself is the only source of motivation to forge onward.