Well, here it is. After about 9 months of work its finished. I have to thank you, my readers for giving me the motivation to continue. Had I not started getting comments on the work, I don't think I'd have gotten this far. So round of applause for all of you.
At 52,250 words, this is the longest story I have ever written. This is also the first MLP fan fiction I have ever written as well as the first fan fiction I have posted online. I have to say, it got a far better response than I anticipated. I never thought in my wildest dreams it would have over 40 people wanting to read it whenever it updated. It's a humbling experience. I also feel it has made me a better writer, which I hope shows in my other works.
Is this how I expected the story to turn out?
Nowhere near. The original story was going to be maybe six books. One covering every ascension, one for Discord, one for Nightmare Moon, and the final one for Celestia's musings after losing her sister. Never did I expect those 6 books to balloon into 13, with two of my original ideas never being touched upon. The interludes were never planned in the first place as well and just kind of happened.
Is this the end of the story?
I don't know. There are certainly places for the version of Equestria I have crafted here to go, but I can't say right now where that will go.
You need(ed) an editor and proofreader!
Couldn't agree more. Its been years since I had to write anything but technical documentation, so I had to relearn a bunch of things. I also looked for one, but by the time I started, I was so far in, it would have been a task for them to go back and fix the earlier chapters. I plan, in time, on revisiting the chapters to fix mistakes and clean them up. Once thats done I may send out a notice to let all of you know. However, I can't really give any kind of ETA on that.
I could ramble on for a while, but I won't. Thanks for reading and have a nice night.