Ein klein signalboöst · 5:59am May 3rd, 2018
Time flies. I can hardly believe it was two years ago—right after Whinny City 2016—when a fellow called Pinky Music first asked me to pre-read a story. It was a HiE, which isn’t my usual cup of tea, but I remember enjoying what he’d written and offering some feedback. It wasn’t finished at the time but it was shaping up pretty well.
My 2016 and 2017 got pretty turbulent, though. I’ll spare you a rehash. Suffice it to say that I had to pull back on my overall involvement with lots of things. I still write because it helps keep me sane, and I still do the Writeoffs because they help keep me insane. 
But actual legit pre-reading/editing got really hard for me to keep up with consistently. I tried to help get Pinky connected-up with MisterNick, who’s done some good work helping with a few of my stories (plus he’s just a cool, offbeat, and easy-to-work-with guy). But after that, there came a point where I had to kinda let things go their own way. 
It was a delightful surprise, then, to see chapters of Learning to Soar start popping up on Fimfiction a couple of days ago. It’s got a very emotional first few chapters, and it includes a promising lead-in to its HiE scenario. Again, I’m not usually much for HiEs, but I liked how this approached the concept. And that setup looks like it’s evolved some since I last read it.
I believe that Pinky was planning to wait until the story was finished before he started posting it. I know (or reasonably believe after having read them a long ways back) that there are at least several more chapters ready to go that comprise a good chunk of an arc. Hopefully we’ll get to see those posted in due course.
Anyway, check it out if you’re so inclined, and maybe even give the HiE thing a chance it you’re like me and the genre’s not your usual thing. I’ve enjoyed what’s out there already, and I’m looking forward to seeing the rest!
Thanks! Saw your blog and should have known you would be at Whinny City.
Glad you had a good time and as the story gets updated I hope you enjoy the ride!