The aftermath of the Golden Oak library's destruction and its affect on Twilight has been explored many times in fan fiction, so I was interested in seeing the "canon" take on the issue.

I liked that the library's destruction was treated as a personal loss for Twilight and Spike, and that Twilight wasn't immediately comfortable in the new castle. I also liked the references to past episodes involving the library, culminating in the tree-root chandelier.

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A while ago I was commenting on how I'd seen MLP crossed over with live action tv shows and movies, anime, cartoons, literature (including works of Shakespeare!), video games, and even real-world historical events. I added that about the only thing I hadn't seen MLP crossed with was the Bible, but I figured it was only a matter of time.

booyah!

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I'm toying with the idea of writing a crossover fic, and I'd like to get other people's opinions of what makes a crossover successful (or not successful).

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Between the almost 15 straight hours of darkness, sub-freezing temperatures, general bareness, and overall inhospitality of conditions outside, I feel like I'm living in William Hope Hodgson's Night Land! (Ok, so maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but only slightly)

Bring on the Spring already!

I once read a critic who described fan fiction as the "creative equivalent of cover bands." He considered fan fiction to be artless copying and saw no value in reading it. I wouldn't attempt to change the mind of someone so entrenched in his opinion, but I would strongly disagree with his opinion that fan fiction lacks merit.

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