#Reviewer

(This review thread is to replace the old one since I've picked up a new partner in crime reviewing.)

Soundslikeponies(Finn):
I've done one or two reviews on here under different aliases, but I mostly privately reviewed things upon request. I don't usually tear down writers, but if it's clear to me that what you wrote you wrote purely for the reason of screwing with your reader, I may not remain sympathetic. What I know is drama, dialogue, and how to sell your story. I can help with your word choice, syntax, and help you effectively manage your words so you don't find yourself writing long-winded explanations of something simple.

You can find me on fimfiction here: http://www.fimfiction.net/user/soundslikeponies

If your writing style is below a certain threshold, or I find your story particularly unengaging, I will give a concise review in the thread why, otherwise I will comment your gdocs, or at least comment them up until they become disengaging. Also, I don't take meta, I don't take trollfics, and I'm probably not going to like your human fics.

Garnot(Jake):
I’m somewhat of a silent veteran. I’ve been around the fandom since its inception, but didn’t become involved in the writing scene till midway through season one. Since then, I have seen and read plenty of stories to know what works and what doesn’t, so my knowledge of the written work is fairly high.
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#Grimdark

A war is upon Equestrea Twilight leads the changling army to Canterlot. But let’s go back to the beginning of this week. Our story starts at Rarity’s house. Spike and Rarity are getting ready for diamond hunting as soon as they walk out the door twilight calls for spike she says its important spike looks at rarity she says “don’t be too long” spike knotted his head in response and ran over to the towering tree which was his home ever sense twilight hatched him, but it had never occurred to him how long he’s lived here and never seen his parents. All he knew was he lived with twilight and that’s all that mattered. At least that’s what he tried to convince himself. Once he arrived at the door he came in. he saw books on historic pony war he thought that he was going to write a letter to princes Celestia asking a question, but instead of that she gave him a letter wrapped in a velvet red bow and that glisten even though the light in the room was dim, she said sent this but instead of saying it intusiasticly like normal she said it in a low deep voice as she looked away as if ashamed of something. Suspicious of twilight’s actions he sent it anyway with no question and went back to rarity and they were off on the way spike kept thinking she would freak out over the dirt .once they got there rarity said “let’s get started” and so they did. A few hours later they were about to leave then rarity said there’s one right there. So he dug it up but this one was different he couldn’t put his claw on it seemed to have a glow to it concentering the low light. Rarity said, “Let’s show this to twilight she might know what it is.” Rarity trotted as fast as she could. Once they got to twilight’s house spike knocked and rarity said, “twilight come here, twilight. Where is she.” Spike shrugged and opened the door. The door creaked open books were scattered everywhere. Twilight didn’t seem to be here. Spike ran upstairs up to twilight’s bed there was a note that said,” come to sugar cube corner.” Spike started down the stairs and saw rarity was gone. He was all alone shaking. “To sugar cube corner” spike s…

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#Contest #Presidential

Nixon here with a project that's confidential. I'm not going to tell you anything about it. Yep, my lips are sealed. Like those glorified tusk-less walruses at the zoo. Seal-ed. So, don't expect to find out anything from me because I will defend this secret with my life.

All right! Sheesh! I'll tell you. Just stop bothering me.

It's a contest, and you are invited by me, the (former) President of the United States of America, to judge the entries alongside me. Of course, you can't all be judges, so I made up this little contest to find three of you who are ready to judge with one of the most influential men in history.

To prove your worth, you must describe in three sentences (or less) why you would be a better judge than anyone else on the board. Your posting name must be XXX or "Anonymous," and the subject must be "Entry." You will be scored according to my apple ranking system that I use on "The Presidential Review Thread" (You will lose 1.000 point per error). Entries will be accepted no later than May 19. Winners will be announced on this thread on May 20. More information on the contest will be given to the three winners via email. You may enter more than once, but you may also correct yourself up until May 19 by responding to your original post. The subject of all correction posts should be "Correction" followed by the date the correction was made. Entries cannot have pictures accompanying them. All entries containing an image will be disregarded.

Yes! Of course I'll still review your story on my thread while this is going on.

May the force be with you all.
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#Discussion #Crossover #Sci-fi #Shipping

So what's /fic/'s favorite looooong fic? Mine has got to be One Way- It's longer than most harry potters and it's not even done yet. Not to mention that it's a Doctor who crossover and the Doctor isn't even the protagonist. It doesn't really show much of the Mane Six, it's more focused on the Princesses and the Guards. So what's /fic/'s favorite long fic?

#Single fic #Adventure #Interactive

Trying something... different. I hope this pans out.

I look in the window to see the diamond necklace hanging around my neck. It glints wonderfully in the candlelight, though the glint is all I can really see in my reflection—everything else in the window is just the passing forest and the evening sky. I smile, but it quickly fades. Sixteen thousand bits for a little shiny rock inset into another sixteen thousand bit gold necklace. Together, that's well over what I make in a year. I don't get why ponies would want these more than simply because of their shine, but it's because of that want that I can still put food on my plate.

A porter knocks on the wooden door to my room. "Ms. Bijou," he says, muffled by the door. "Mr. Brilliant Cut would like to see you in the dining car in thirty minutes."

"Okay," I reply, and the porter leaves to knock on the next door to give the message to the rest of the company. My boss probably wants to talk to us about proper ways to greet customers to, as he says, "maximize selling potential" on this trip yet again.

I leave the cabin, move through the luggage car, and exit out onto observation deck for some fresh air. Another salespony bumps into me on the way out. "Mr. Cut won't he happy to see you with that, you know," she jeers. We stand on the deck eye to eye in silence for an instant before she adds, "Actually, he probably will, knowing him." She leaves.

I'm alone on the deck now. It's cool out here, but I can't see a thing. There only light is from the train, and everything else is a green-black passing blur. Pawing at the diamond necklace, I worry about my future. At this rate, the pony just then will probably be promoted over me—

#Single fic #Drama

One of the things that got me into the fandom was a buddy of mine telling me about Tyrant Celestia and Trollestia as alternate interpretations. I thought that was hilarious and I still do. I also think that all the fanwork depicting battles between Nightmare Moon and Celestia is really awesome.

So, basically, the NLR has ruined everything with how much they suck. They're not THAT ubiquitous, but they plague Youtube comments constantly, and they put the occasional shitty fic on on Fimfic.

I want to write about their idea in a way that isn’t bullshit. Among other things, there is no New Lunar Republic--this will be a “banishment of Nightmare Moon” fic as much as it is anything else.

I don’t see any rule saying I can’t make threads that tell stories rather than discussing them or linking to them, so I’m going to write short things in here along the Nightmare Moon theme and y’all can hide the thread if you don’t like it, or comment if you do like it, or write stuff yourself if the idea tickles you.

#Author #Discussion #NANOWRIMO

Hey All

I didn't see another thread for this so I thought I would make one! October is almost over and November is almost among us. And with November come NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth or NANOWRIMO. I was wondering if anyone else was considering participating in it this year? I have been considering doing as pony related story for it myself and finish or don't finish, posting it probably on my FiMfic page.

For those of you who don't know about it info can be found here: http://www.nanowrimo.org/

The tl;dr version of the site is this: NANOWRIMO is a challenge that happens every year that challenges writers to write a 50,000 word book between Nov 1 and 30th. It doesn't need to be polished, heck, it doesn't even need to make sense, just needs to be somewhat coherent and 50,000 words long. If you manage to complete it then you submit it to the website for approval. The approval process is little more than a word count check and a quick look to ensure that it's not just the same sentence/paragraph posted over and over again. If you are approved they give you a certificate and a little web badge saying you did it.

I think it's a fun writer's challenge that I try and participate in when I can (and usually have broken hands by the end of). Win or lose you still win for trying! I think it would be awesome to have a thread here with other writers who are participating and see how everyone is doing and encourage each other.

Your thoughts /fic/?…

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#Author#Crossover


Hey /fic/. This story of mine... Well Isn't much and I Personally think it's quite silly. But that was kind of the main point of this story, I don't know if you guys will like this story either, but here's where I posted it If you Want to Read: http://www.fimfiction.net/story/50879/The-Lives-We-Live
Like I said it's not much and I don't think its all that good but please enjoy it the way you want to

#Discussion #Sad #Shipping

For the first discussion thread I'll be making under /fic/'s new rule, I'd like to direct your attention to a little-known work (about novella length) written for NaPoNoWriMo.

If a Pony Catch a Pony
[Romance] [Sad]
by Timebaby
"After failing most of her classes at Canterlot College, Octavia returns to Manehatten for Hearth's Warming break. Over a weekend of drinking, debauchery and moping, she struggles with her desire to drop out of school and return to the comfort of old friends and romances. That is, if she can keep from alienating all of them."
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/48524/If-a-Pony-Catch-a-Pony

It's an homage to JD Salinger's infamous Catcher in the Rye and apparently follows the plot of that closely (at least at first). Having not read very much of Catcher, I'm unable to comment about whether this fic works as a standalone story or is closer to a copy-paste crossover (although the first chapter or two certainly follow the beginning of the book quite closely), but from my perspective, it was an interesting, well-written story – a rare example of a fic that's told in a rambling, digression-filled style and actually engagingly so.

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#Event

Greetings, lesser beings.

I'm sure you're all just dying to get started on the next write-off, aren't you? Well, the short answer is you're going to be playing second fiddle this time around—third if you count myself—since /art/ is making pictures for the prompt, which will then become your prompt.

Oh, almost forgot the best part: this contest's prompt is Deal with the Devil. Delicious, isn't it?

If you have nothing else to do with your worthless lives, you can whittle away your remaining time becoming familiar with the more intricate details at http://writeoff.rogerdodger.me/

The submissive—ahem, I mean submitting phase for pictures has already started and will end on Friday the 19th, October 2012, at 05:00:00 PDT. Voting for which piece of art is superior to all others begins immediately afterwards and continues until Monday the 5th, November 2012, at 04:00:00 PST.

Submissions for stories will be opened at the same time as the voting for art begins (Friday the 19th, October 2012, at 05:00:00 PDT, for those of you with the memory of a goldfish) and will remain so until Monday the 22nd, October 2012, at 05:00:00 PDT. Voting for the offerings stories will commence from the closing of submissions to Monday the 5th, November 2012, at 04:00:00 PST.…

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#Reviewer #Normal #Crossover #Comedy

Im looking for someone with Experience with Comedy fics, who also know's a lot about animal crossing, ive been working on this fic for a bit. But i need someone to lend me a hand

#Collection #Discussion

Here is a thread for people to post their recommendations so new people can get a general picture of the highlights of fiction in the fandom, or for people to ask for recommendations.

Rules:
1.) No self-promotion, your work should stand for itself and make others want to refer to it.
2.) Provide tags and some small additional information for people to know what they are heading into.

Suggestions:
1.) Do post on this thread and promoted works that deserve the attention.
2.) If you see people asking for recommendations, direct them here and ask them to delete their thread.

That is all.
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#Discussion #Event

Considering that this event is housed on Roger's contest site, I'm kinda surprised there isn't a thread about this yet. If your initial reaction to this post was "Horseapples! I wanted to enter this!", it's not too late: the submission deadline is Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:00 UTC, after the Season 3 premiere, so you still have over a week as of this post.

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/10/announcing-hearths-warming-care-package.html
http://writeoff.rogerdodger.me/#3-Hearths-Warming-Care-Package

Remember Kiki? She's the brave little seven-year-old battling against a lethal brain tumor, who has needed to turn to non-standard medical procedures and whose family has been struggling to pay these bills outside of insurance. Now, Tara Strong and others have rallied in support of the young pegasister, and there's been a large outpouring of contributions at http://www.giveforward.com/supportkikiscancerfund

Now, financial support is good and needed, but what of emotional cheer? Could our community do anything to help there? Particular, the fanfiction community? PonIver had the excellent idea of organizing an event whose ultimate goal is an illustrated children's book for Kiki this holiday season. The winner would be selected in part through a popular vote (as per Roger's system) but also judged by a—if this list is still accurate—freakin' huge panel of well-known authors: "DawnFade, Chromosome, Pen Stroke, WandererD, JasonTheHuman, The Descendant, Chaotic Dreams, PhantomFox, TwilightClopple, Thyrai, PonIver, The Sentient Cloud, Whirring Gears, Steel Resolve and even more!" The winner's story will be illustrated, all of the runners-up will be bound up in an anthology, and the whole kit-n-caboodle will be sent to K…

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#Discussion

In this thread we, the users of /fic/, shall discuss the possibility of moving from Ponychan to MLPchan.

Obviously, this represents a radical shift for the board on a level not felt since the introduction of the sticky. While a move was proposed some three months back, MLPchan was still in its infancy and had yet to achieve the level of functionality that Ponychan offered, leading to the decision that /fic/ would remain on Ponychan for the time being. MLPchan has both delivered on its promised upgrades and made several additional features, which will be expanded upon shortly. In addition to this, Demetrius’ Gummii project appeared to be on the horizon, leaving the userbase with the dilemma of moving, only to possibly change its base of operations again in a short time. Demetrius has stated that the Gummii project will not be ready for quite some time, meaning that a second move will not be occurring in the immediate future. In light of these recent events, the topic of moving to MLPchan has been re-opened.

A list of pros and cons has been compiled here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ASkfzGuqg_Vhko1Opj7rHiZH6Do4EUZ2W2x3Avq-kI/edit
It is open to public commenting, so feel free to leave questions or concerns about any of the items listed in it. However, please keep things civil and factual; should it devolve into a mud-slinging fest the removal of comments and/or the privilege to comment may be considered. The document is maintained by Demetri Morgan, Seattle_Lite and Ion-Sturm and is mediated by Samurai Anon.

The following is a list of commonly asked questions in regards to the potential move, which will be answered as concisely as possible. More detailed explanations can be found in the Pros and Cons document. Before you ask a question about one of these, please read more about it in Pros and Cons document to ensure it hasn’t already been answered in full there.

What notable advantages are gained by moving?…

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#Discussion

This thread will be a discussion about interesting fics that anyone has read. We will try to see what makes a fic truly interesting, explore our own interesting concepts, and compare them along the way. Hopefully by the end of it all we will all be more interesing fic writers.

Make sure you post the link to the story and give a short, simple summary of why it was interesting.

My personal favorite is http://www.fimfiction.net/story/62059/1/Innie/Innie It's a brilliant idea. It explores the concept of unicorn horns not just being pointed outwards, but inwards as well.

Now your turn. Let's see what interesting fics we can explore.