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The Sentient Cloud


I'm The Sentient Cloud, a now-retired fanfiction writer from New Zealand. If you're looking at this, then you've probably already found your way to either "The Piano Man" or "Those Who Came Before".

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  • 529 weeks
    All Clouds Dissipate (Retirement)

    Catchy title, right? Right. Moving on:

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  • 560 weeks
    Checking In

    Some of you may have noticed a large lack of... well, anything, recently.

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  • 571 weeks
    Updates on /everything/

    Okay, so as a little note: I am still around, and I am still working on the final Piano Man Chapter.
    But, that brings me to an interesting point, that being; I'm not entirely sure I'll keep writing for FIMFiction once it's over. I'm not saying I won't, but it's a possibility.

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  • 576 weeks
    Hard at Work

    I know I've been very quiet update-wise as of late, so I feel it's best that I put up a quick blog post.

    As per normal, Those Who Came Before is still on hiatus until I've put out these last two Piano Man chapters. I just felt I should reaffirm that. The first of the two-part epilogue for The Piano Man: Act II is close to completion too. I apologize for the long wait.

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  • 583 weeks
    Google "The Piano Man"

    Every now and then, I Google my stories, just to see how far down the list they pop up. Obviously, The Piano Man has never been high on the search results unless you include 'FIMfiction' in the search bar.

    But...

    Seriously. What.
    WHAT.

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Oct
20th
2012

Soon... *evil face* · 8:51am Oct 20th, 2012

Okay, so the next chapter of The Piano Man will be published either tonight, or at some point tomorrow. (It's 9:46 PM for me right now) So I think that's something to look forward to...

In the meantime, I want some honest opinions: How are you all liking the story so far? Is there anything you think would make it better, or anything that dissatisfies you? I'd also like to hear about aspects you happen to like in particular, if you have the time. Constructive criticism (and praise, if such a thing exists) is always welcome.
Reader feedback is important. Always write what you want to write, but if you can tweak your stories here-and-there so that others will enjoy it more, (Or revise chapters if they're universally panned) I'd recommend doing that too.

Also: Progress on my new story is coming along nicely. The first chapter weighs in at a meaty 8,000 words. If you'd like to do a little error-hunting, then shoot me a PM!

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Comments ( 12 )

"Man, I don't even have an opinion."
Do whatever you think is right, I can wait.

In my overall opinion, I find your story to be very entertaining keeping the
reader in a state of wanting more:pinkiehappy:
I find the story magnificent ,even though you had
To edit that one chapter, I still really enjoy your story:yay:

I cant express the amount of win in your story in any form of coherent language.
So just keep doing exactly what your doing. :pinkiehappy:

It's been OK...

However there seems to be a sad lack of plot...Not that kind:twilightoops:, but the kind that makes stories fun to read.
So far it seems like all that's been happening has been "Key's (not-so) Amazing Adventures in Equestria!"
(I say "not so" due to the fact that he hasn't left the castle in like 4 or 5 chapters.)

I want to love this fic, I REALLY do. But I just can't yet. Piano man is so much better. This fic has just been getting fillers and fillers, I think it's due to this "secret project" you're working on.

If you're having a case of writer's block I would be happy to 'Jump-start your brain".

Also there have been things that have confused me to no end...the dream... my reaction was like this:

I had no idea what was going on or why. Feel free to point and laugh if, I missed something, but at that point and still today I'm confused and a bit frustrated.
I saw him argue with someone then them end up dead 15 minutes later..My question is why? Is this like a bad case of survivor's guilt or something?

It's just disappointing. When we actually see some plot (God! That looks SO wrong!) I will be happy to announce I enjoy the fic.

Hmmm...according to your profile page of doom you are in New Zealand? Hello from the Midwestern USA! Though when I write this I think it's like 4:00AM for you...

What I like about the story is the unique twist on the usual HiE stuff. Not many stories where the guy goes to Equestria, gets the crap tortured out of him, and then has positive interactions with cute ponies. It's always nice to see each author's perspective. Though what I don't like is...well...it's been progressing pretty slowly. Not much has happened. Also, though the edits make it better, Chapter 13 still rustles my jimmies somewhat. It's fine though.

Right now I can't think of anything. How the story is now, you do well in keeping my attention.

Ergh... I haven't been checking this story as often, but i don't really have anything to say.

Whatever you think would be entertaining! You've kept me wanting more since I started reading it a few weeks ago

I'm really digging your story right now, the only thing that would make it better for me would be for slightly longer chapters. After reading one of your chapters I feel like I just ate a fun sized candy bar, delicious but it leaves me wanting more. That's not really a complaint though as I wouldn't want the flow of your story to be messed up simply to add more words so keep up the good work.

So far the story seems to be going well through my eyes. There really isn't anything I can find that's seriously wrong with it.

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