Sep
11th
2019
Recommend me some fanfic! · 4:34pm Sep 11th, 2019
As while I WRITE a lot of pony, I don’t tend to READ a lot of pony. And it’s a slow day at work and my phone’s ebook app is being a butt.
Thus, fanfic. Preferably something light and comic and not a bajillionty words long. So, FO:E is out, as is The Enchanted Library (the latter of which I miiiight get around to reading even if it’s an AU that’s not Rarijack. Ehem).
So yeah, post what you got so I can judge you by your bookshelf and I’ll check it out! Maybe even do a review blog of it? I dunno. Time will tell.
How short do you want? Are we talking <3000 or <30,000? Cause that will wildly change my suggestions.
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Either way, here's a sampling of some I think are good.
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/417158/derpy-deeds-done-dirt-cheap
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/443791/new-chaotic-friends
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/439925/a-pony-named-nope
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/425468/the-mare-who-was-thursday
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/440461/the-many-resurrections-of-twilight-sparkle
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/400/binky-pie
Honestly? Not to toot my own horn but I'm actually pretty proud of this little short story I did a few years back and as a bonus it's even RariJack-y 8D https://www.fimfiction.net/group/1561/thirty-minute-ponies/thread/141042/legacy-prompt-12-sick-day#comment/3858262
All short, sweet, and/or funny:
- MLP: FiM
- Comedy
- Random
Twilight becomes an action hero to fight for free salads everywhere.- MLP: FiM
- Slice of Life
Three missing pieces, two loving alicorns, and a single stupid decision that will set young Princess Cadence on a fresh new course.- MLP: FiM
- Comedy
Seriously, a lot.- MLP: FiM
- Comedy
The princesses gave their magic to Twilight to prevent Tirek from stealing it. As a result, they end up stuck in Tartarus. The fact that things manage to go downhill here says a lot about the wonders of family.- MLP: FiM
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
Dotted Line discovers the true meaning of Hearthwarming, mostly by accident.Might as well include one of my own:
- MLP: FiM
- Comedy
Twilight settles an unusual court case.Some short stories I liked, all under 5,000 words.
You Betcha, The Night Princess and the Improbably Long Hiatus, The Black Roost, An Old Fool, Heart Is Where The Home Is, Inferiority, Celestia For A Day, Celestia and Luna Eat a Hot Pepper.
Go see Estee library. Lots of fun one-shots that are independent of her main story line. Hours of reading right there.
I think "Light and comic" applies to about 90% of what I write, BUT I keep seeing your comments on my stuff so you've probably read most of it. One that I'd plug if you haven't read it is Drifting Down the Lazy River
- MLP: FiM
- Romance
- Adventure
A frustrated young orphan with a talent for painting attempts to run away from his rural village and escape to Baltimare on a raft, only to find out that the river Fen holds an unexpected answer to his problem: SeaponiesIt's not something that you have to push to get through, and fits well with lazy summer days and shade, with memories of our youth and the importance of looking around while you drift through life.
I suppose Harry Potter and the Little Pony Problem counts that way too. Short and sweet.
- MLP: FiM
- Harry Potter
- Drama
Harry Potter never wanted a pony, let alone dozens of them. Sometimes, life gives us what we need instead of what we want.5119600
I was going to recommend some of your stories because when I think light and funny fanfics on the site I think you. I mean that a great compliment.
Here are some of my favorites.
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/431738/1/applejack-robs-a-bank/no-really-its-applejack
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/429295/the-mane-six-meet-an-alicorn-oc
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/313940/princess-celestias-legendary-litany-of-laughable-losses
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/313940/princess-celestias-legendary-litany-of-laughable-losses
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/283295/to-dethrone-a-princess
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I was going to recommend some of your stories because when I think light and funny fanfics on the site I think you. I mean that a great compliment.
Here are some of my favorites.
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/431738/1/applejack-robs-a-bank/no-really-its-applejack
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/429295/the-mane-six-meet-an-alicorn-oc
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/313940/princess-celestias-legendary-litany-of-laughable-losses
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/313940/princess-celestias-legendary-litany-of-laughable-losses
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/283295/to-dethrone-a-princess
These are some of my favourites, try them see what you think.
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/13477/vinyl-and-octavia-university-days
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/174129/the-changeling-of-the-guard
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/41313/mood-wings
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/88575/the-numbers-dont-lie
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/7335/apotheosis
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/324898/the-other-side-of-the-horizon
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/345873/exiles-journey
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/141487/change-of-life
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/133544/of-the-hive
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/426988/the-struggles-of-running-a-book-store
Most of these are in the under 5 thousand range:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/433217/the-captain-of-the-fridge-guard
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/215934/when-the-lights-go-out
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/368793/modern-vortexology
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/332084/cant
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/320473/the-princess-of-pool
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/291791/mare-of-many-hats
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/255066/the-symposium
These are in the 5-10 thousand words range:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/238462/records-of-an-academy-disaster (READ THIS ONE!)
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/207616/moonlight-palaver
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/248204/daring-doesnt-need-a-special-somepony
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/248095/the-iridescent-iron-rat
25-50 thousand words:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/269750/home-is-for-the-weak
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/56774/alarm-clock
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/309927/fly-hard
100+ thousand words, but some of the funniest stuff I've ever read. It's kinda weird dark humor though, not for everyone:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/147183/iron-hearts-book-1-planetfall
Pretty much anything by Georg or Admiral Biscuit or Cold in Gardez will fit the bill
Also GhostOfHeraclitus:
- MLP: FiM
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
Behind the scenes of a perfectly normal visit to Canterlot lies chaos. Also, custard.I expect our definitions of "not long" vary greatly, because I think something like https://www.fimfiction.net/story/327551/changeling-space-program The CSP is short, at a mere quarter million words.
Bookmarking for future perusing!
I will add https://www.fimfiction.net/story/25125/the-keepers-of-discord it's 11k words.
Edit: just about everything out of my "read it more then twice" library. Means I have read it a minimum of 3 times.
I know you have enough recommendations to last awhile, but I second the recommendation of Moonlight Palaver, or almost anything by Carabas, really. This author writes a good Rarity, too, although she's not in Moonlight Palaver.