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02/27/11(Sun)19:54 No.23876383>>23876034 Take time to describe.
I read the infamous "cupcakes" one, and I appreciate what the author was gunning for, but they lacked description because they seemed too eager to come up with another horror element to tack on.
Tell me how wings feel. What's it like to fly? Does it ever get stressful? What do you enjoy about it? Make me understand why Rainbow Dash is passionate about flying. Don't simply rely on my human dream to be able to fly as I stare longingly at a bird and desire to escape the human condition. Instead, describe the escape and freedom she feels with the cool chill of the wind whipping past her face, gliding under her wings, as she explodes through the rainbow barrier. Describe how naturally she controls her self as she effortless and thoughtlessly picks herself from the ground up a flight of stairs. Most of all, understand her dream of being so good at her innate ability that she's invited to join the best of the best in the class.
If you are truly interested in writing for MLP, you need to be more than a fan. You need to feel the hopes and dreams of the characters and what character flaws ground them. Rainbow Dash is cocky and arrogant at times, and has a huge, vulnerable ego. These are great meta traits that you can harness to build an amazing story. Indulge in them.
Of course, you don't need to do this right off the bat, write what you can and work traits into it later.
Most of all, enjoy every bit of it. |