In all the other instances where Twilight used her "Shipping Goggles" she was seeing little inferences, like body language, but here you put in

I could tell that there was somepony in whom she was interested, but the line connecting them just sort of disappeared in a kind of squiggle. What did that mean?

When did she ever start seeing cords attaching people or such like that? Was that an over sight from a previously written in idea you changed or something like that?

Shipping Goggles can't look inward Twi. Sorry

So oblivious.

So Pinkie is setting up an orgy, which Twilight is going to play voyeur at, while unwittingly attempting her own with Ink Well, Octavia, and Cheerilee. I have a feeling Cadance is going to be rolling on the floor laughing when she gets the full story en aftermath.

I concur with Genjen. Chapter One made "Shipping Goggles," sound like it was just a cute name for an observational skill Twilight picked up from hanging around Cadence so often. Now its presented as a form of specialized magical sight and its confusing.

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Yeah, I kinda messed up with that. Not sure what I was thinking there. I had something planned, but then it just sorta... went pear-shaped. I'm gonna fix it this weekend, hopefully be done by sometime tomorrow. Sorry guys. I just had a major brain fart. Thanks for catching that, though.
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Heh, heh. It always looks so obvious when it involves someone else, doesn't it?
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I may have been a bit too heavy-handed with that party thing.

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Okay, should be fixed now. Thanks for pointing that out before it got too far. I'm off to bash my head against the wall until I'm not so stupid anymore.
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My fault. I had to take the chapter down real quick for a little retooling. It should be fine now. Thanks for your understanding.

I cannot wait to see this party. Zomg. Most excellent chapter.

I just can't wait until Twilight goes to the Princess. Oh the fun she can have at the castle....

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It happens at times, glad I was able to help. I'll say, I'm glad you moved away from the cord thing as it felt like it cheapened the story. Sadly, now the chapter doesn't feel as strong as it did before since it was originally based around those cords. A trade off I guess, but with your idea more firmly in mind I'm sure you'll recover and deliver a more focused chapter next time. The observational inference approach really is more interesting since it has room for speculation and leaves you wondering if she isn't just trying to be a meddlesome matchmaker or if there really is magic involved.

just how that deep fryer ended up attacking, and chasing that reporter across Canterlot, even if he did totally deserve it.

Those wild magic surges that have nothing to do with Twilight are just amazing, couldn't have happened to a more deserving target pony though.

I see that Twilight will have to once again fight her own utter obliviance since she can't pick up who somepony is infatuated with when it's her. I look forward to innumerable shenanigans with this. Starting with Vinyl's orgy—yeah it was heavy-handed but if it wasn't then we couldn't laugh at Twilight's oblivious reaction to not being invited.

This is feeling a lot like the early portions of TSW, and I for one gladly trumpet the return of our adorkable, awkward, oblivious overlord.

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Haven't read this chapter yet, just wanted to let you know that because you took down and re-posted the chapter, it no longer shows up in the Updated Favorites list. Might want to poke everyone with a story-tagged blog post.

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Heh. Shipping fairy.
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I'm sure Twilight soon won't be sharing your sentiment.
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Especially when she comes across nobles and their mistresses.
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Yeah, I definitely want to stay away from shortcuts like magic vision that tells you everything about the person. Where's the fun in discovery then?
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To be fair, Twilight is at the center of the events, but I like it when circumstances escalate so far beyond her control that it turns into a THING. And yeah, I really liked the feel of the early parts of TSW when everything was just innocent to Twilight, with no deeper meaning. As for who is infatuated with her, some people may get a surprise later on with their assumptions.
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Well, I wanted to avoid the story-related blog post until a bit later, but I guess I have to now. Thanks for the warning.

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She can mess with Blueblood so much. Just think of all of his potential love interests, and all of the ways Twilight can mess them up! I'm not evil! I swear!

interesting story so far i look forwqard when her "Goggles" show her a mare or stallion is interested in her how will she react

So at the moment the mares that are possibly after Twilight's heart are Ink Well, Cheerilee, Octavia and Celestia. How many more are in the running? Simply from a logistical writing standpoint 4 potential romances is a lot to juggle and more than 5 or 6 gets really unwieldy really fast.

I've gotta ask if you actually work for a library. Twilight's thought process perfectly matches the librarians I personally know.