Musings

Mostly to demonstrate I’m still alive.

• Cook is more fun to write. Rose is more . . . interesting? Dramatic? Rewarding? Difficult, certainly. I’m not sure exactly what word best describes her as a subject. A lot of the difference, I suspect, traces to the fact Rose has suffered far more trauma than Cook, and deals far more with trauma in her everyday life.
• Of the stories I’ve posted so far, I think Amphorae remains my favorite, though I can’t say exactly why. It may be more sentiment than actual quality, though I do regard it as one of my better efforts—along with Foreign Nationals, Talking Heads, Three-act Play, and Virga.
• My favorite chapter, on the other hand, I am very certain of: “Stand”, in Virga.
• Working with Scampy on Three-act Play was amazing, utterly unlike any previous attempt to collaborate I ever suffered through. The resulting story left no doubt that Rose is coequal with Cook in the Twin Canterlots firmament.
• Likewise, Mister Cook Goes to Canterlot was a fascinating experiment. I was fortunate to gather a coterie of dedicated commenters who provided truly good suggestions. Again, though, it may be a unique experience.
• Whatever Fimfiction’s faults—and they are legion—it has by far the best UI/UX for reading and writing I have encountered on any Web site I can recall.

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