The Trouble with Phoenixes takes an absurd idea and makes it funny without breaking suspension of disbelief or resorting to random silliness. It was probably the easiest post decision I've made as a pre-reader.

In this interview, Cold in Gardez shares some tips on how to write a great comedy. Bold text is me; regular text is CiG.

Read More

The Mixed-Up Life of Brad started off as a tongue-in-cheek jab at EqG pre-release speculation and grew into a serious love story with likeable characters, excellent conflict, and original worldbuilding. It's also the first Equestria Girls fic to be posted on EqD, and I'm proud to have recommended it.

Read More

Journey to Equestria is the kind of historical adventure story I wish we saw more of. It has original worldbuilding, interesting OCs, and a plot driven by a cunning, cruel, and relentless villain.

Read More

Equestria Daily doesn't get a lot of sci-fi submissions, so I was pleased to approve Minutette's Lesson for posting. It uses Sweetie Bot to explore one of the philosophical questions in artificial intelligence: what does it mean to be a "real" person? I interviewed the author, Airstream, and he shared his inspiration for writing it and some of the techniques

Read More

After I found Authored for Adoration hilarious and recommended it for posting on EqD, I interviewed the author, Sharp Spark. He says that a great romantic comedy is about the characters, and the best jokes keep that in mind.

Read More

Jericho has some of the most well executed worldbuilding, characterization, and humour I’ve seen in pony fanfiction. Recently, I had a chance to speak with the author, Crushric. Being a student of anthropology, he thought it would be interesting to use the point of view of a Teutschland pony to explore Equestrian culture from the view of an outsider, a theme rarely, if ever, seen outside

Read More

After the sad Scootaloo fic Birthday Wishes was posted on EqD, I interviewed the author, ShootingStar159. He says that the key to evoking a sense of loss is to make the readers appreciate something before taking it away.

Read More

I was one of the EqD pre-readers for For the Craft, a short horror story by Compendium of Steve. In this interview, he has some valuable things to say about how to write horror.

Amacita: What do you think makes a good horror story?

Read More

This is a slightly edited copy of a quick note I sent to Dark0592 regarding his story The Sun and her little Sparkle. He didn't submit this story to EqD, but he did get my attention by hitting the top of the featured box. Since most authors I've talked to have been happy to receive a little constructive criticism, even unsolicited, I took about fifteen minutes to

Read More

Since the story has now been published on FimFiction, I can now post my review of Princess Sparkle's School for Eccentric Unicorns.