Novel Idea asked me about Random comedy and I spat out enough words for an interview and then a bunch of polishing happened and the whole interview is up on Equestria daily.

Perhaps it'll provide some insight into the writing of comedy, or a look into my, surprisingly not drug-fueled, process!

I've been watching some Animator vs. Animation, both the originals by Alan Becker and some TTS versions. I've come up with the rather persistent idea (as in, it won't go away) of making a ponified version, distantly related to Leon, Luna, and Eddy, but non-canon. I've come up with Spike and the CMC (primarily Sweetie Belle, since she can use a human-style keyboard using her magic) playing the part of the animator and a Celestia-style stickpony as the animation, with the powers she uses being

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I mean, spending the day in the Popular box isn't bad, and I know plenty of stories never pick up 200 views, but... I think my one-shot comedies have given me unreasonable expectations of success.

I mean, granted, "Legacy" is a really vague title, and there's no cover art...

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