One day you decide it's time to change it all. Instead of minding your own business, you accompany Celestia to wherever she needs to go to. A bond is certainly being established...But what kind of bond?
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My first attempt at a multichapter story. Celestia has been requested a lot of times for a heartwarming moment but as soon as I began, I realized something. I wasn't able to make a one shot out of it without breaking the story. Because of that, this will be the first story I've written with more than one chapter.
I have no idea how long it will be and chapters will probably be posted once every week.
Big thanks to my (retired) editor Keeper-of-Harmony.
Chapters (13)
I wish to read it now, but I'm a tad bit busy at the moment.
Also
I didn't point this out because I'm a jerk, I pointed out just because it was out in the open. Feel free to delete this comment when you correct it.
Interesting...
I'll give a full comment once you hit the lovey dovey stuff
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In the description, the above error ought to be "established".
Next time you attempt to edit, perhaps you should point out where the error is, so the author doesn't look in the wrong place or have to find a needle in a haystack.
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Dealing with alien life forms? Zombies? Demons? Terrorist cells?
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No. I'm trying to find the Doctor so I can tell him he left his sonic screwdriver in my garage.
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Thanks for noticing.
My story got rejected at first because the description was lacking. That caused me to quickly write whatever popped up in my mind without reading it afterwards. I'll use that as an excuse for any further grammar errors you find
You had better have a drunk celestia scene planned.
Drunk celestia is best celestia
Also this story is very nice, please continue
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Ooh, good luck. He's hard to find. Perhaps you should just hold onto it until he comes looking... keep it safe, that kind of thing...
Loving this story so far
another one with the same quality excellent
One day you decide it's time to change it all. Instead of minding your own business, you accompany Celestia to wherever she needs to go to. A bond is certainly being established...But what kind of bond?
My first attempt at a multichapter story. Celestia has been requested a lot of times for a heartwarming moment but as soon as I began, I realized something. I wasn't able to make a one shot out of it without breaking the story. Because of that, this will be the first story I've written with more than one chapter.
I have no idea how long it will be and chapters will probably be posted once every two days.
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Wow, thanks for editing my description. Saves me some trouble
3012065 No problem. As you know, a description can make or break a story, especially if there's errors on them. Most of the time I don't even spare them a second glance before moving on.
... wow. No real opinion. Just... wow.
Celestia and alcohol...
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The details start to get a bit fuzzy after the 7th or 13th bottle, but I'm almost positive Luna was sent to the moon... again.
Royal drinking contest!
GO!!!
Really nice job. Looking forward to seeing the next chapter.
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Or the sun
I must admit these kinds of stories are not really my favourite. A lot of the time they make little sense and I can't help but cringe. The second person perspective is a bit of a turn off for me. But your story is nowhere near alone when it comes to second person stories that seem to stray into the category of "kind of weird." My biggest issue with this story is your use of the word Anonymous as a name. It always seems odd to me because I have a difficult putting myself into the shoes of the character when he is explicitly called anonymous. So long as you do a good job of conveying that you are being the one being talked to through context there shouldn't even be much need of using a name. I figure you could just remove the word anonymous and it would still make sense and it's quality will improve.
Take this for example:
"Good Morning anonymous, have you slept well?" She asks as she does every day.
versus
"Good Morning, have you slept well?" She asks as she does every day.
While it works a bit better in context there really isn't much difference in the end. This is mostly personal opinion on second person stories since I haven't really read many. Although, second person stories generally don't get published and there is a good reason for that.
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Don't get me wrong as I truly value your opinion.
The problem is that I do this for my followers. They came because of my second person stories with anonymous in it, that is why I keep it this way.
Seeing as this got in to the featured box (turn off view mature) I'm considering doing a third person story to gain a bigger crowd. But as for now, I'm sticking with my basics.
Alcohol...
...this can't get any better ^_^.
Looks interesting, i will keep my Eye on this fic.
Anonymous...
Nope. I'm fucking done. I don't care if this was the fucking Robert Jordan of fanfiction, Anonymous as a name went out of style in the 1990s.
Also, some errors for you.
Comma usage. Anytime someone is being directly addressed, there's a comma before/after their name. Ex...
"Indeed I have, what about you Celestia?" should be "Indeed I have, what about you, Celestia?"
Capitalization. You missed one or two with... /shudder.... Anonymous.
Also, the story reads as "I did this. She did that. I did this while she did that." A lot of your sentences could stand to be joined together, and some further details given.
How the fuck did this get featured?
This is subpar quality, at best. In 2nd person narrative, you can use contractions. Don't really see any here. Typically it's 3rd person you don't want it in the narrative, as there is no set speaker. But, with both 1st and 2nd POV, they're fine. It's 'Your' brain doing the narration, and we think in contractions. EDIT - Consistency. You have some instances where they're used, but others where they aren't.
More capitalization errors. Hell, it's in the Chapter Heading in the text body. Also, you have “I have an Idea.” Another improper use of capitalization.
Disbarring the fact that this is a crappy 2nd person POV story, you really need to get an editor. Commas are missing all over the place, you have some issues with capitalization, etc. Your story still reads extremely clipped, even moreso than one's thought trail would be. It's a mere 2,000 words, not enough to really do anything with. 1st and 2nd person POV stories should be on the longer side, as the thoughts are all spelled out.
Honestly, just looked at your story list. For only writing 2nd person POV stories, one would think you would have a slightly better understanding of these facts for them. Shame on your readers for not pointing out the obvious, or shame on you for not listening to them. Either way, this is extremely poor writing, all things considered.
Great story so far. Hope to see awesome chapters in the future!
Gotta say I'm a fan of your fics, but when I read that this was a multi-chapter story, all I thought was "finally." Every fic seems like a really good teaser for a longer story that never gets written.
As for the story itself, it's a really good set up and it'll be interesting to see where it goes from here.
Ooo, alcohol. Time to see celestia speak out of her mind to anon~
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I was sold after reading this chapter. Great story.
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Well that was a weird way to end the chapter.
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and this year picture related to story goes to this guy congratulations
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*GASP* i.imgur.com/UuEIHhE.gif Me?!
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yeppers peppers *gives golden epic fountain full of milk chocolate that is edible even by people who are allergic* Ta Da(peter griffin Ta Da)
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i.imgur.com/DN8i7V8.gif Aw yiss!
Yes! Another Celestia romance fic, and it's second person for the most part. These are pretty rare to come by, buti always enjoy reading them.
*Sigh* A good story. Sadly it is ruined with the name anonymous. Using that as a name screams, "Hey! I'm too lazy to come up with a name!"
Hell, with second person I'd take no name over anonymous. Or if you really want a name something like James or even Bobby would do.
I shall read the next chapter, but I will withhold the like and fav.
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Hmm, I thought that you wouldn't read my stories because the character was named Anon
Anyways, maybe this story got featured because not everyone looks at this the way you do. Some people actually do like it.
I got an Editor yesterday but that was after I already posted the story.
Indeed all my stories are in second person but I didn't start writing so long ago. (I'm a newbie)
Thanks for the constructive critisicm.
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Was voicing my disgust with the name Anon, and then since I was already reading, kept at it.
I know I came off as a bit of a douche, so I'll apologize for that. However, it's good to hear that you've gotten an editor, if they're competent they will help you learn a lot as you work with whoever it is. The key is that they point out the problems and leave the corrections to you. Otherwise, you won't learn anything and it's ultimately pointless for you.
I'd say you should give 3rd or 1st person a spin. Which one ultimately depends on how you want to let readers see the characters. 2nd person is [mostly] seen as the extremely inexperienced folks destroying everything 'sacred' about writing in all the wrong ways. Inheritently speaking, it's not the best view to write from, as the focus is narrow, and you have to specifically keep the verbage vague and well written enough that the reader can immerse themself and see the story from their eyes. Honestly, assigning a name in a 2nd person story in general is kinda bad, it's another thing that blocks the reader from seeing the story from the character's POV, which is the whole purpose.
Don't normally do this, but, although I'm not the best writer out there, if you ever need general tips and whatnot, feel free to send me a PM with whatever questions you might have. With some work and moving away from the 2nd person POV, I'd look forward to something like that.
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It's not lazyness. I simply write everything for the Anon in equestria group.
wow, everyone complaining just for the name... i don't see the problem, this is getting good
A HumanxCelestia story? I am intrigued
For some reason, reading Jeff the Killer wasn't scary, but seeing drawings, artwork, and pictures of his face scare me unbelievably.
I'm talking to you; Legendoflink.
:imwatchingyou:
The dialogue is awkward in a lot of places. It seems like you're trying to have them speak formally, but you're inconsistent about it. Sometimes Anonymous sounds more dignified than Celestia, other times the reverse. Sometimes you're going out of your way to avoid contractions in a way almost reminiscent of Data from Star Trek, then in the next sentence you have them lapse into low class slang.
Dialogue needs to be cleaned up. It's awkward enough that it's distracting.
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How I see it:
Anonymous and Celestia currently do not know if they should speak formally to each other or not.
They are friends, ofcourse. But she remains royalty, no matter how you look at it
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Then have her speak like royalty. The story is littered with extremely middle class american expressions. "I'm fine." "No problem." "Catch up."
The issue is not one of familiarity. It's word and idiom choice. And yet despite using expressions like these, again...you're very obviously trying to make them sound more regal, but you're not quite succeeding.
To give you an analogy, imagine if I wrote that Celestia said "Sup, man? Would you care for a spot of tea? Oh my goodness, I daresay I've poured too much. That's like, totally lame how it got on your britches. Oh dear me, look at the time. I must be off, Ta ta, and later dude."
Do you see the back and forth? There's an inconsistency of word choice and phrasing. That's the feeling I get from this story.
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I understand what you mean now. Could be just me, but if someone wrote like that I would find it hilarious.
Thanks for noticing, I'll see if I can get my editor to help me with that.
Booze!
Side note, for some reason, this song popped into my head for the end: