Hello! It's been a while since I've posted anything here, but I thought now is a good a time as any to post a status update.
Wew, what a week. First I'd like to apologize for the late upload on Thursday. It was a 50 hour work week (10 hour shift) so by the time I got done, I was pretty wiped out. Combined with taking time to do last minute proof reading, slight tweaks, eat dinner, and such, it was pushing close to my bed time when I uploaded it. Unfortunately, chapter 7 later this week might be the same way, but it'll still be on Thursday.
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For those who are astute observers on Discord, you may or may not have noticed that I've been showing off the coverart for my new fanfic, Magisight: Thaumaturgical Ocularity. For the 4 people who watch me, that means,
YES,
Chapter 1 of my story will FINALLY be uploaded on Thursday, February 28th. Since I work M-F, all fanfic updates and postings will be between 6 PM and midnight, US central time, on Thursdays, but rest assured, it IS coming!
Hello!
Just a fair warning, this will be a very rambly post about the history of this story, a little bit about my own personal history with the show and fandom, and a rough roadmap for the future. Maybe not necessarily in that order.
Where to begin? First thing's first is I will get this out of the way right off the bat:
Magisight: Thaumaturgical Ocularity will have 1 new chapter posted every Thursday between the hours of 6 PM and midnight US Central time.
In case you haven't read chapter 7 yet, the "big surprise" I've been talking about (not really a surprise but whatever) is there is a SONG to go alongside the chapter! Composed by the talented Cadenza Heartsong, it's an ambient track to highlight the mysteries and strange magic auras that permeate the cave of Amethyst Hollow, an ancient cave buried in the far Frozen North of the Crystal Empire. You can either listen to it as you read chapter 7, and the next handful of chapters, or listen to it
I hope you all are having a lovely weekend so far!
Wow, hard to imagine I'm already at 14 chapters! I hope you are enjoying the story thus far. This was a fun chapter to write, since the setting allowed for some more creative fun stuff than what Amethyst Hollow could potentially offer. Lots of nooks and crannies, little side rooms, excuses to take advantage of unique architecture.
Wew. Been a while since I've done a blog entry. It's been a busy and stressful last few weeks (As usual). It seems all I ever blog about are delays!
Unfortunately, the editing on chapter 13 is taking a bit longer than anticipated. There's a number of scenes my editor was not happy with, and upon reflection and review, I'm inclined to agree, so it's taking some extra time to ensure things are coherent and of the highest quality possible.
I would have made a blog post to hype chapter 2 last week, but I was sick! I woke up ill on Tuesday morning and although I wasn't completely bed-ridden, it definitely sapped a lot of motivation. I'll be sure to reply to some of the comments/favorites that have popped up since then as soon as I can. Thankfully, I am now feeling better, even if it's almost a whole week later...
SO, I survived Bronycon!
What a doozy of a chapter. So many stuff and things and things and stuff! First of all, I am SO GRATEFUL for the positive feedback this chapter has received! A lot of credit goes to Ember, and I cannot express my gratitude to him enough for being my extra set of eyes and correcting a lot of my strangely worded or overly long lines. He's been a huge help, just like all of you have for supporting me! As I've said earlier, this is the part of the story where things start to really get set into
Hello, everyone! I know this is probably not the news you wanted to hear, but after much consideration and discussion with Ember and Denzy, we have all agreed to change Magisight from a weekly serialization to a bi-weekly one. This means that, chapter 16 will not come tomorrow, and will instead come the following week on Friday, July 5th. Chapter 17 will come Friday, July 19th, and so on and so forth (a possible extra delay for Bronycon is pending)
Hello everyone!
I mentioned a journal or two ago I might have to delay one of the upcoming chapters by one week. Unfortunately, this is something I have to do, and chapter 11 will not release next week; There will be no new chapter on Thursday, May 9th. Chapter 11 is planned to go live Thursday, May 16th.
I REALLY need to get better about posting these the night of or night after I post a chapter. I blame weekend laziness!
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Hello! Been a while since I've done this. By the time I release a chapter sometimes I'm too tired to make a blog post, then I lose my stream of consciousness of what I wanted to talk about while editing! But, at least I have a few things to talk about.
WHOOPS I totally didn't make a blog post last week, and I totally meant to.
Things are starting to kick into high gear now, aren't they? I know chapter 4 was shorter than normal, and chapter 5 was a bit longer, so hopefully the length disparity wasn't too jarring for anyone. Honestly when I went back to re-read chapter 4 before publishing it, I was a little surprised at just how short it was.
Hello, everypony! I hope you all enjoyed this breather chapter. It sure has been a wild ride for Twilight since the beginning, hasn't it? Going this way and that way, all over Equestria and back again. In my opinion, it's tricky to make research "interesting," and portions of this chapter mimic earlier chapters like chapter 3. Twilight is "in her element" when muzzle deep in a book, but having her spend 6 hours researching can get boring pretty quickly! Not just for the reader, but even as a
Like clockwork, chapter 3 is now live! Go check it out if you haven't!