The Royal Canterlot Library is a new site devoted to highlighting the best of this community's fics. Every Friday, we'll post an interview with the author of one of our favorite stories. (If this feels familiar, well, that's no accident).

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As you may know, I recently published a story. Many of you asked whether I'll write more in this world. This is where I bring up my sequel policy, which is to say: no. [1]

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Guess what, horsebutts! I'm moving to California next week! If you live near the Bay Area in general, or Oakland in particular, then we should have words.

So, that was pretty great.

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A thousand comments. That's something like 140,000 words of discussion on 40,000 words of story. In other words, the comments are twice as long as The Catcher In The Rye. And that's ignoring the discussions on other sites, which probably add another 10% or so.

Yes, I've read all of these. Most of them twice, at least.

For one reason or another, I find myself critiquing a nontrivial number of horse stories. I've noticed that there are three patterns I tend to fall into. There are a few guiding principles common to all of these:

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That thing will be happening soon and I am pretty dang excited. This will be the first con I've been to. More importantly, there are friends I've known for two years who I will be seeing in meatspace for the first time. I'll also be part of EqD's prereader panel at 1:30 on Friday, so come check us out if you've ever wondered about the submission and approval process, or if you want to talk about horsefic in general.

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I write from an outline. I work out the major developments and arcs. I make a rough list of what scenes happen in what order. I have a short list of powerful moments I'm trying to work towards. Once the plan is in place, and only then, I start writing prose.

(Sometimes the plan changes drastically as I learn more about the story. When that happens, the first thing I do is open the outline and revise the plan.)

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This isn't my fault. Blame Bradel, who started it, and horizon, who made it a thing.

Idared Montoya: She's climbing the rope. And she's gaining on us.

Trixini: Inconceivable!

(The chase continues. The Mare in Black is still gaining.)

Trixini: Faster!

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I will be a quarter-century old on Friday! You know what this calls for?

BRACE YOURSELVES FOR INCOMING FESTIVITIES

—I'll release my newest story! [1] You guys like changeling redemption stories, right? Well, this is not entirely unlike those.

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