Alright, the poll is in with 33% against the idea and 66% in favor. So here we are, a blog-post with some-things-that-MLAABQ-is-probably-gonna-end-up-containing-and-some-things-that's-less-certain.
At first I was thinking that it might be a bit like a trailer, but a trailer is usually cobbled together from an almost finished product, so it might be more like one of those concept-trailers that game-devs put together so that everyone involved has a clearer image of what they should aim for.
It took me over a year to do it, but The Power Within is finally complete! A huge weight has dropped off of my shoulders and I feel like I can finally breathe again.
IN WHICH I WROTE ANOTHER THING
I'll get to that below the fold. First, Laura Brehm's newest collab…
She moved to the UK to study music production. There goes my dream of travelling to Colorado to see her live. Anyway
I don't know what in the blue hell happened, but I suddenly had a wave of inspiration and creativity wash over me last night, to the point of writing over 4000 words in a night. I've NEVER done that before. On top of that, I've also almost finished the chapter I was working on because of it. Holy hell!
Anyway, just a quick, sudden update, that I may have some actual content on the way now!
IN WHICH I WAS TEN DAYS LATE
Greetings, all! I'm feeling a sense of relief. But before I get into that, enjoy some great piano music!
If you'll please follow me past the jump, I'd like to say a few words about my latest story and life.
I know I said that the next chapter was almost done, but after stepping away for a bit to deal with IRL stuff and then coming back, I found that I didn’t like where the story was going. So I scrapped a good 1k of it or so, maybe 2k, and re did it. Then I did so again, and again, and again, and again, and so on. Happened with long stretches of paragraphs and short sentences alike. No words were safe.
I should have gone to sleep hours ago, but here is something that keeps me awake regardless of my tiredness. EQG has ended! To me, this feels like a very heavy rock has suddenly fallen off my heart.
don't spread yourself too thin holy crap
finish a story before you start another multichapter project
anyhow, news time for fics.
Texas's propensity for doing stupid shit with its educational system is well-known at this point.
But this may be perhaps my favorite one so far:
Anniversary time again! A day late, but time again all the same. Its now my four year anniversary as a Brony and three year anniversary as a Let’s Player! Hooray! I’m already on my twelfth Let’s Play, currently conker’s Bad Fur Day, so come by if you want to see me play through simi-blind since I sort of know what to expect but not really.
Holy shit, the amazing artist Jowybean says this is still only a semi-finished product. It's going to look even more bitching still!
So yeah, I'm going to have the best cover art at the bookstore!
Against my better judgement and despite popular demand, I will be attending BC 19. If you wish to demand an explanation concerning any of my stories, or ask me to autograph a confession, this will probably be your best chance.
So of course, right when I only have two more chapters to go on "Grief," we hit this point...
Like the title says.
FanOfMostEverything hosted another contest and since the theme was somewhat relatable to the last one, the story I wrote for it is a sequel to the misadventures of our favorite S.M.I.L.E. agents. This time the contest theme was different versions of the same character meeting, so you can all guess where this is going. If not, the sequel is titled How To Train Your Evil Doppelganger.
So..."Grief is the Price We Pay"...
...at the time of posting this, it stands at...
...98 chapters...
...609,417 words...
...802 upvotes...
...63 downvotes...
...4,572 comments...
...took a year and a half to write...
...and now it is finally finished.
Those of you who've stuck with me long enough know that this series was one of my hardest-to-work-with yet. I kinda underestimated how hard a full slice-of-life series would be, and yet here we are! Almost two years after the fact, and I'm finally about to finish a 14-part story. If you haven't already, please feel free to check it out now that it's completed!
Full commentary on the series and how it went is just hours away!
And guess what?! So far, Tennis Match has appeared twice! TWICE!