Rainbow Dash Explains Wingboners to the Ponyville Writers Group

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Rainbow Dash finds herself working as a 'sensitivity reader,' and tries to prevent a series of literary murders.

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Eroraf86

Eroraf86 #1 · February 19th · 11 · ·

I know I should be shocked at the content of Spoiled's book, but I'm even more shocked that Flim and Flam aren't blacklisted from running any "business" bigger than a lemonade stand.

Hillbe

Hillbe #2 · February 19th · 3 · ·

Ponyvilles 'Blazing Saddles'
Where's the White Mares at?
More snitzengrooven?

Headley Lamar ?

Pillowfight

Pillowfight #3 · February 19th · 3 · ·

Hilarious, and all too accurate.

quadnary

quadnary #4 · February 20th · 6 · ·

Bigoted hitpiece turned farce with just a couple words tacked on at the end. If only it was always that easy.

I like that Spoiled seems completely unbothered that she's hemorrhaging money as long as she thinks it's making her famous and popular. I wonder if Filthy Rich is tearing his hair out in the background looking at the bits draining from their accounts.

Gavier

Gavier #5 · February 20th · 3 · ·

Twilight could have spoken, but she didn't.

Nebbie

Nebbie #6 · February 20th · 5 · ·

Well, with the book limited in publishing, but a smash hit, it would almost certainly wind up being heavily bootlegged... And soon, an entire generation will have grown up with it as a common book.
Ultimately though, I think that it's overly optimistic to think others would all be contextualizing things with the last paragraph. The practical reality is that such a book would sell greatly simply because it's on its face too absurd to be taken seriously, while those who ponder it more seriously would enjoy its deviant nature as a sort of forbidden fruit.
Also, overall, the story feels like it goes from working really well at some points, to just meandering others; the contract bit especially just kind of didn't go anywhere despite how much time it occupied in the narrative, and the contents of Spoiled's story honestly are the best parts of the story (so basically, the structure presenting that story within a story and the message should probably've been lighter).

Lurks-no-More

Lurks-no-More #7 · February 20th · 4 · ·

The first rule of publishing is that money flows towards the author.

Coleopal

Coleopal #8 · February 20th · · ·

That was too much fun

Ri2

Ri2 #9 · February 20th · · ·

Now I'm thinking of American Fiction.

FanOfMostEverything

FanOfMostEverything #10 · February 20th · 6 · ·

Good stuff, but the prose is weirdly mild at times. You could definitely lean into the absurdity more, and some bits never really go anywhere. Spoiled certainly doesn’t seem to notice her losses, and the only thing that follows up on the contract is an author’s note. Even the Twidash feels weirdly tacked on and inconsequential. And the final confrontation plays itself out much more calmly than feels right for Spoiled.

There’s a good message here—several, really—but the delivery could use some refinement. Still, thank you for it.

Gyro Pony

Gyro Pony #11 · February 20th · 2 · ·

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It could be worse.

Flim and Flam could enter law and start up a "Childhood Development Institute", then with acrid mirth prosecute poor ponies with unfortunate cutie marks in a Canterlot courtroom (!)

Let's just hope their new pursuit of Logos (the written word) never takes them there.

Doctor Fluffy