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Mockingbirb


A pony of mystery in the darkness. Or I forgot to take the lens cap off. (They/them is fine.)

Apr
18th
2024

"Portal Transformations" contest results are AVAILABLE to ALL PEOPLE WITH FIMFICTION.NET ACCOUNTS · 11:59pm April 18th

Judging a story contest can be really hard! Especially when we consider that different stories are good in different ways, in an 'apples vs. oranges' kind of problem.

Even so, results are finally available!

To read the results, you need to be logged in to your fimfiction.net account, and use the password:
portal

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Mar
17th
2024

"What if fimfiction had a poll feature?" (see the comments to this blog post) · 10:40pm March 17th

Someone made this reasonable request in the official fimfiction.net discord server, #site-help-and-dev channel.

In related note, please like or dislike comments as apropriate below.

Mar
15th
2024

It seems like every time I see a chess story from gapty, I really enjoy it... · 9:31pm March 15th

...even though the majority of chess stories I see in this world are NOT really my bag.

As I commented on gapty's latest chess story:

I love how this story is both about chess AND about life, and the protagonist's realizations about how to live it. She makes meaningful progress in personal growth during a chess game against Twilight Sparkle.

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Mar
15th
2024

Mockingbirb Responds to a Request for Self-Promotional Wanking About "Experimental Fiction" · 7:00am March 15th

A fimfic user recently put out a call for experimental fics (using the term BROADLY.) They even said

Self promotions encouraged!

But what do people think an experimental fic is, anyway? What does that mean to them?

Most of my stories are experiments in how people might react to them...but that isn't really the stereotype that people apply that word to.

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Mar
6th
2024

"Portal Transformations Contest I" Closes in 2 Days (Plus a Few Hours) · 4:39am March 6th

Mar
2nd
2024

Why Would Someone Want to Use AI/LLMs to Write Some or All of Their Story for Them, and Then Call Themself "A Writer?" · 8:33pm March 2nd

There's a long tradition of quips along the lines of
"Some people don't want to write, but want to have written, and to call themselves 'writers.'"

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/10/18/on-writing/

Feb
29th
2024

[CORRECTION: I should have said 7 1/2 days. Please see blog post body for link to the deadline date, 'end of March 7th, U.S. Pacific Time.'] 6 1/2 Days Left Until "Portal Transformations Contest I" Closes to Entries · 6:08pm February 29th

Feb
16th
2024

I found the new(ish) story "Requiem for a Friend" interesting. You might too. · 1:45pm February 16th

TRequiem for a Friend
Octavia Melody struggles after Vinyl Scratch's untimely death.
Math Spook · 13k words  ·  31  2 · 282 views

imho, this story does some lovely things with music, friendship, realizations, and personal growth.

Feb
14th
2024

EDIT: Maybe this project is cancelled. I'm not sure. [WAS: I have a selfish request, to help with a project: do you have any favorite lines or SHORT passages from any of my stories?] · 1:34pm February 14th

EDIT: Maybe this project is cancelled. I'm not sure.

A SHORT passage may be anywhere from a line or two long, to a few hundred words long I guess.

If you do, can you say what they are (and where they come from, naturally)? :twilightsmile:

Also, it might be good to have some examples that can be understood and appreciated even by someone from outside the fandom.

Thank you! :heart:

Feb
9th
2024

3 Weeks and 6 3/4 Days Until Deadline for "Portal Transformations" Contest · 11:12am February 9th