This is my fourth year of being on FiMFiction. This may not seem like a big deal, but when most of your friends have younger accounts than you, you start to feel like an older presence.

I also have 99 blog posts, and I wanted to do something special for my 100th. I know 100 blog posts don’t mean much, but all FiMFiction numbers are arbitrary, really, and I wanted to discuss this.

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So, I’m back with these blog posts, not only out of a presumed obligation (don’t worry, I’d stop if I hated doing this), but also because I really like talking about my influences. This is mainly because Amethyst has an origin story that I love, which eventually disappointed me because I couldn’t replicate that feeling.

But let’s start earlier, shall we?

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“Good artists borrow. Great artists steal.”

This quote is often cited as being said by Pablo Picasso. The quote itself is often used to describe that art is derivative, and that sometimes the best pieces of art are doing what’s been done, but doing it even better. After all, Super Mario Bros. is not considered the best 2D platformer, as people often consider World or 3 to be better anyways.

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