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Firesight


I'm an IT Brony who writes stories based on a show for 8-year old girls whose content is meant for anything but 8-year old girls.

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  • 1 week
    Prereader verdict on new Midnight Rising chapter is in...

    And unfortunately, that verdict is unanimous:

    Complaints were: too meta, hard to follow, does nothing to advance the plot, and potentially makes things worse while trying to fix them.

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    6 comments · 151 views
  • 1 week
    Still waiting on Midnight Rising prereads...

    Which are particularly important this time, because the first preread I got back was negative. As it came from AJ_Aficionado, whose opinions I particularly value mostly because he’s more interested in the story than the sex, I tend to give what he said about it credence but still want to hear from everyone else before I start making changes to the new chapter.

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    1 comments · 94 views
  • 2 weeks
    Mind changed on removing the griffon arc from Midnight Rising + teaser

    After receiving pleas from multiple readers to keep the Enter the Griffon chapters in place, I have decided to do so and go with my original plan, which was to simply offer new readers the chance

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    4 comments · 126 views
  • 2 weeks
    One final thing...

    I have been advised by no less an authority than CHS acting Vice-Principal Ms. Cheerilee to use the upcoming Midnight Rising chapter as strictly a recap to relaunch the story, and not get into Lemon Zest until the following chapter, when I can devote a full entry to it without any split in focus. No, really. She did. You’ll see what I mean when the chapter launches, but basically, I’m

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  • 2 weeks
    I have reached a decision on Midnight Rising...

    Thanks in part to one final comment that came to me over PM last night. It wasn't a mean comment. In fact, it was nothing but a simple, politely asked question from a reader I hadn't heard from before: do you have to read the griffon chapters to understand what comes after?

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Oct
23rd
2019

Moving right along... · 7:41pm Oct 23rd, 2019

Trying to get my head back in the game after the series finale, writing has begun on the new Nightmare Night chapter, though Leo Archon and I will have our work cut out getting it done in time for Halloween, with the former working on at least one section. Unfortunately, we won't quite reach the story climax like I originally planned, as a little more scene-setting is necessary to get all the pieces in place.

Expect a lot of perspective switching, one major new scene, and things between Nightmarity and Eclipse to begin reaching a head. How'd you like to know who and what The Nightmare actually is and where she came from? This chapter will explain, as is turns out Twilight did her homework on her after her original possession of Rarity.

Updates and possible preview will follow later. Though I've only got a couple thousand words written thus far, be assured it will be finished and there will be a release on Halloween to mark the story's two-year anniversary.

In other news, I tried to submit my latest story, The Best and The Worst, to the Equestria Daily. They rejected it because the guy called it--get this--a 'travelogue', which I consider completely ridiculous. Ah well. I was actually warned they had some very odd standards and this would seem to confirm it. Nevertheless, if you haven't already read it, feel free to give it a try--it might even be considered seasonal, as you might find the idea of Twilight visiting Chernobyl to be a spooky and suspenseful Halloween-type story.

EThe Best and The Worst
Twilight Sparkle has seen some of the best of humanity during her visits to Earth. Now it is time she sees some of the worst...
Firesight · 16k words  ·  116  7 · 2.6k views

I'm still looking for a 60th like on it, so if you're curious, at 15.7k words it's very bite-sized and well-researched, and I think both Twilight's reactions and Celestia's initially-unknown reasons for bringing her there are valid.

Anyway... onward and upwards. The series may over, but the storytelling continues. Later!

Comments ( 7 )

Travelogue.

Travelogue.

I mean, yes, I suppose that's one way to describe a walking tour of f:yay:ing Chernobyl, but still. :facehoof:

I'm still looking for a 60th like on it,

YOUR WISH HAS BEEN GRANTED. UNTIL THE NEXT SUMMONING.

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But still, it’s one of the stupidest pieces of feedback I’ve ever received. :facehoof:

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Wow! And I didn’t even have to rub a lamp or anything! :yay:

Thank you very much! :pinkiehappy:

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I was more going for a Dragon Ball joke, but that works too.

In other news, I tried to submit my latest story, The Best and The Worst, to the Canterlot Daily. They rejected it because the guy called it--get this--a 'travelogue', which I consider completely ridiculous.

I hate when people try to narrowly define art to suit their taste.

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:facehoof: I was a huge DBZ fan, so I should have seen that immediately.

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I hate when people try to narrowly define art to suit their taste.

Sometimes I think people become reviewers just to try to impose their tastes and narrow definitions of art on others.

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That's entirely why a lot of people do it, totally agree.

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