The Writers' Group 9,300 members · 56,458 stories
Comments ( 23 )
  • Viewing 1 - 50 of 23

I'm going to write a story in which a blind woman ends up in Equestria. For starters, is that a good idea?
But more to the point, would be interesting to read? It would be much more focused on her inner thoughts and dialogue vs descriptions for obvious reasons.

1212622
Haven';t seen one yet that made a lot of sense, so go for it!

1212622
If you focus a lot on her other senses - touch, hearing, and smell in particular - it could work.

1212622
I despise Human in Equestria fics, so I don't feel like I can give a fair opinion on it.

1212622 I suppose it would be interesting... A. for originality, but I'd have to read the story before I can really judge.

yay or neigh?

1212622
[img]data:image/jpeg;base64,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

1212629 As a person who is obviously not blind I hear that they're enhanced.

"Hi I'm Rainbow Dash!"
".......Whats a rainbow."
"Only the most awesomest thing you'll evar see!"
"I'm blind......"
:rainbowhuh:

1212622
I give you an "O" for Originality. I say: Go Do!

Yes, it would be ridiculously interesting, but it must be written like you are a god. An idea this good mustn't be botched.

1212622 Haven't seen it before, so as long as you think you've got a compelling enough story to make up for the larger lack of descriptions (assuming it's only in first person), then I'd say go for it!

1212630 Replace the woman with a mare. Now what's your opinion?

1212622
well i would love to see how that's done, but i can only imagine that's like extremely hard because half of what writing a story is, is in fact sight
:moustache:

1212641
Which is why it would be effective. It'd be interesting if she couldn't see or know what they were and didn't know they were ponies, instead relying on touch to know more about them and smelling and hearing to know more about the environment.

1212622

It's a challenge, just like any other. I don't see why not.

Sounds like it'd be very interesting!

1212622 Nice little tidbit, but nothing that you can really base a whole story on, can you? What would you have her do aside from adjusting to her new life? What's the point of the story?

1212652
I feel that there was an influx of blind OC's after Snowdrop. But I suppose it could work if the focus isn't her blindness.

1212662 Well I'm sure it wouldn't take long for her to realize who she's dealing with, but it would be a pitfall either way. I imagine that being deaf might be a bigger pitfall to overcome.

1212673
Yeah and it's one of those warning flags that there's an incoming Sue. So she's going to have to be a well written and rounded character.

1212671 Well it's in it's beta stages of building at the moment, but without giving too much away... Well, Celestia and her would get chummy, and keep in mind she's got a lot of human experience under her belt. A lot of knowledge that could help Equestria. And think about the people who might want that knowledge.
I just wanted to know if the base idea would work.

1212622 How about one about deaf ponies? Foals of a Lesser Alicorn.

Oh God, I have to go to work in the morning...

1213069 Funnily enough, I'm not.
I just thought there weren't enough women.

  • Viewing 1 - 50 of 23