Don't worry about the down votes, that will happen. Every story gets a handful to start off, I have no idea why, but I happens. Still an ineresting idea you have here so Please continue :D
Ok, I was drawn in by the idea that this would be Equestrian pretty history. What I'm confused about is the protagonist. I'd assumed she was a human female, but lack of clarity left me with the idea that she was gender neutral. The comment made about the sex change made me think she became male thus enhancing my belief she was gender nutral. This sex scene also left an impression that, at least physically she is female but still fuzzy on her gender. This confused me as I assumed she was alredy female. Maybe I missed something last chapter, or perhaps the ambiguity will be addressed in later chapters. But for now I'll continue reading. My hope is that I'll be able to relate better to this charecter, for now her chaotic personality is making that difficult for me. But that only a personal gripe not a mark against the writeing.
"Now, can this wait until after the game, or is this time sensitive?" she asked.
"This is day three," I said, suddenly feeling most of the last few sleepless nights. "You heard Twilight- this is our last chance. So as much as I'd like to ambush you all with brigands and highwaymen-"
"Spoilers!" shouted Linda.
I ignored that and went on, "I think it's now or never. Ready to see if this will work?"
I got a round of 'yeses' and 'get on with its', which touched me on a deep and emotional level. Really
You have an amazing talent with writing literature. Your story tries to do waaaaaaaay too much though.
1) Woah, twist! Book appears out of nowhere! 2) Establish scene in humanland 3) Woah, twist! Ponies appear out of nowhere. unrelated to (1). 4) Woah, twist! Ponies come back for explore, learn of human land. 5) Woah, twist! Book is copying pony spells! 6) Woah, twist! Humans going to ponyland with spell book. 7) Woah, twist! Ponyland is highly radioactive and human dies of tragic! 8) Woah, twist! Human figures out spell to adapt self to survive. 9) Woah, twist! The end of the world? 10) Woah, twist! Human wakes up as pony. 11) Woah, twist! Human doesn't speak the language anymore! 12) Woah, twist! Human was trans-gender all along! 13) Woah, twist! Human is in world alien to the world, alien to humanland. 14) Woah, twist! Nice ponymom's plants are dying, because no water! 15) Woah, twist! Nice ponymom is outcast from herd b/c blaming single moms is a multiversal constant! 16) Woah, twist! Human and ponymom are for sexual!
...see what I mean?
Write what you enjoy writing about, and reading, and that's all well and good. But if I were you, I'd flesh out the plot of ponies visiting Earth more. The plot of a spell copying book could be its own story. A human going pony helping out a ponymom could be its own story. Humans visiting radioactive ponyland could even be a complete story, dealing w/ the ramifications of it. Something about wild ponies travelling in primitive polysexual herds could be its own story.
Otherwise, you balance description and dialog very well. I really like your characters, and your humor is genuinely funny. I found myself excited at Tamara's learning about her new pegasus nature, and worried when the mare taking care of her was so burdened with plants that wouldn't grow if she couldn't get it to rain. I wonder if Tamara really is in a different world, or if maybe Equestria just isn't as nice a place as the show described. You do a really good job of sucking in the reader and painting a vivid picture. But uh... way too many plot elements thrown in there.
"This is my magic book, which lets me do magic," I announced. "I love it, and it loves me. Its name is Tom, short for Tome. When I write spells on it, they get cast, and I totally made it work. These scrolls," and here I passed them all out, "Are made from pages I took out of Tom. They'll make you my anchors, I think."
Before I could start counting my blessings, a nearby bush rattled. I watched, curiously, as a little pony -a brown filly- crept up on her belly, eyes on the pie branch. ' There, ' I thought, 'Is thievery afoot. Ahoof. Nope, one more quarter in the pun jar for that one. '
If we had a pun jar at home, I would swiftly be broke.
"Happy Tuesday," I told myself, having assumed for lack of knowledge of the actual date that the days were assigned by however I felt when I woke up. Saturdays were great, Wednesdays were middling, and Mondays... Mondays were bad.
I don't care how many likes this gets, it's underrated no matter what. I'm usually not into this kinda thing such as transformation and overall Im pretty picky with stories, but I can easily say this is some of the best writing I've read in a while, I don't know if I'm an uncultured swine who couldn't tell a good story for the life of him, but I like this story so much.
On another reread of this because I still adore it. I never caught it before in the first description of her wings, but I adore that tiny little hint knowing where it goes.
Don't worry about the down votes, that will happen. Every story gets a handful to start off, I have no idea why, but I happens. Still an ineresting idea you have here so Please continue :D
God dammed i am even more confused!
Ok, I was drawn in by the idea that this would be Equestrian pretty history. What I'm confused about is the protagonist. I'd assumed she was a human female, but lack of clarity left me with the idea that she was gender neutral. The comment made about the sex change made me think she became male thus enhancing my belief she was gender nutral. This sex scene also left an impression that, at least physically she is female but still fuzzy on her gender. This confused me as I assumed she was alredy female. Maybe I missed something last chapter, or perhaps the ambiguity will be addressed in later chapters. But for now I'll continue reading. My hope is that I'll be able to relate better to this charecter, for now her chaotic personality is making that difficult for me. But that only a personal gripe not a mark against the writeing.
i'm sorry. it was just too easy.
but i bet not to Applejack levels!
You have an amazing talent with writing literature. Your story tries to do waaaaaaaay too much though.
1) Woah, twist! Book appears out of nowhere!
2) Establish scene in humanland
3) Woah, twist! Ponies appear out of nowhere. unrelated to (1).
4) Woah, twist! Ponies come back for explore, learn of human land.
5) Woah, twist! Book is copying pony spells!
6) Woah, twist! Humans going to ponyland with spell book.
7) Woah, twist! Ponyland is highly radioactive and human dies of tragic!
8) Woah, twist! Human figures out spell to adapt self to survive.
9) Woah, twist! The end of the world?
10) Woah, twist! Human wakes up as pony.
11) Woah, twist! Human doesn't speak the language anymore!
12) Woah, twist! Human was trans-gender all along!
13) Woah, twist! Human is in world alien to the world, alien to humanland.
14) Woah, twist! Nice ponymom's plants are dying, because no water!
15) Woah, twist! Nice ponymom is outcast from herd b/c blaming single moms is a multiversal constant!
16) Woah, twist! Human and ponymom are for sexual!
...see what I mean?
Write what you enjoy writing about, and reading, and that's all well and good. But if I were you, I'd flesh out the plot of ponies visiting Earth more. The plot of a spell copying book could be its own story. A human going pony helping out a ponymom could be its own story. Humans visiting radioactive ponyland could even be a complete story, dealing w/ the ramifications of it. Something about wild ponies travelling in primitive polysexual herds could be its own story.
Otherwise, you balance description and dialog very well. I really like your characters, and your humor is genuinely funny. I found myself excited at Tamara's learning about her new pegasus nature, and worried when the mare taking care of her was so burdened with plants that wouldn't grow if she couldn't get it to rain. I wonder if Tamara really is in a different world, or if maybe Equestria just isn't as nice a place as the show described. You do a really good job of sucking in the reader and painting a vivid picture. But uh... way too many plot elements thrown in there.
6341642 it's the non bronies on this website that come on here to downhole everything
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Wait why would they do that anyway if they're anti-broney?
This is silly. You are a silly person. I like this.I am nowreallyhoping this doesn't turn into porn.Yeah, ok, scratch that. So much for this, then.
Very nice story so far, good work.
Plus ten points for not being a unicorn.
I do not understand this story. I know I'm only on chapter 2, but it doesnt make sense. Help?
And she loves to write. At this point I'm wondering if this is going where I think it's going. Especially given the Faust name-drop in chapter 1.
If we had a pun jar at home, I would swiftly be broke.
Ooh! Ooh! I'm absolutely spoiled for choice!
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The Garfield series has a never ending supply of this kind of thing. I will never run out.
I don't care how many likes this gets, it's underrated no matter what.
I'm usually not into this kinda thing such as transformation and overall Im pretty picky with stories, but I can easily say this is some of the best writing I've read in a while, I don't know if I'm an uncultured swine who couldn't tell a good story for the life of him, but I like this story so much.
On another reread of this because I still adore it. I never caught it before in the first description of her wings, but I adore that tiny little hint knowing where it goes.
Graphite stained primaries indeed
Scoun!