Notes for Chapters 19 & 20 of "Giving Yourself Advice" · 3:44pm Apr 3rd, 2022
Here is the note for Chapter 19 of "On the Fine Art of Giving Yourself Advice", Overload:
The first cornu bundle
“Cornu” is Latin for “horn”.
Here are the notes for Chapter 20 of "On the Fine Art of Giving Yourself Advice", Consequences:
P. Celestia’s tent
This is supposed to be a jousting tent.
“All of our trusted mages are in Yakyakistan”
Remember that it’s been less than three days since the expedition set out, and Sunset believed that it would take weeks for the stubborn Kolbe-led mages to figure out that they truly had been tricked by her. (Kolbe!)
The Omen
That movie is deliberately constructed so that the acts of Satan all appear to be believable accidents. It is the accumulation of so many incredible coincidences that convinces the viewer that something supernatural is happening, rather than the appearance of over-the-top special effects.
“...right before [my father] started using us as pawns.”
In my fan novel The Best of All Possible Worlds, Celestia and Luna’s father is established to be Clover the Clever, who deliberately transformed his daughters into the alicorns he needed to overthrow the emperor Discord.
“If I may dare to ask the Princess the same question,” Voltaire said with a crafty smile, “did you get the father you deserve?”
Princess Celestia gave Voltaire a long cold look before finally answering. “My father made me the Celestia you see today.” Without another word, she turned and walked out of the room, her horn’s magic opening and closing the door.
“That doesn’t sound so bad,” said Eveningstar.
Voltaire shook his head. “She didn’t say that her father made her what she is today. She said that her father made her what she is today.”
“Having dry lips is practically the basis of [pony] civilization.”
I don’t know how many fanfics I’ve read that obsess about ponies slobbering all over everything. It’s not true to Earth horses, and it’s not true to the series.
“I just happen to have a spare Twilight Sparkle.”
The chance to invent lines like this—and hopefully get a good laugh out of you readers—is why I write.
What Twilight saw out of the corner of her eye when she teleported.
I hope all of you readers waved at her when she flashed through our reality.
