Manics: Thunderball

HEY GUYS!

Ok, I won't use blue for the rest of the note, and I also won't be all cheerful on you.

Yes, note. This is an Author's Note. Actually, you should've known that before hand - I NUMBER the chapters, after all.

So, anyway, the next few parts to Thunderball are going to take longer than I thought to get to you for a number of reasons...

First and foremost: I've encountered a certain little block from Writer Hell. The Writer's Block is unforgiving as it is with everypony. The following other reasons are probably causes to this block...

Second: I'm all over the place. Not only with Thunderball, but with other installments in the series.

Yes, Manics is going to be a series of sorts which includes five "core" parts (like Thunderball) and a short story or two. All of that, in the end, is followed by a sixth "core" that ends it all while the fifth has the most resolve.

Back to the reasons. Third: I'm all over the place with characters. The sheer amount of characters I'm using isn't doing what I thought it would do (epic cast = great story has been a philosophy of mine for a long time, though I never really used it), and look what it did. If I'm confused, there's no reason you shouldn't be.

Forth: I've been... disloyal, you can say, to the story. I've actually started working on a first person story that isn't pony related, and it's easy going so far. Except for one problem: the execution. The way the book reads is like... The Hunger Games. You know, present tense like "I'm doing this right now" as opposed to past tense "I did this". Don't like it so much, even though it gives me a lot to say and is realistic.

Now, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with Thunderball right now. I can say that it has issues and be right. Biggest issues are the lack of descriptive paragraphs as opposed to dialogue and the characters... lack of character. Sure, 0004/Claymore was awesome in a "I love to hate him" kind of way, but he's the only one. Sort of.

I'm afraid I'm stretching it out longer than it should be. It takes place over a week and I'm adding every single conversation, basically.

What now? I might have a solution, but those of you who like the story so far aren't going to like this: Hiatus. Unfortunately, I'm gonna have to put Thunderball aside for now and work on something smaller until I can clear my head and organize this shit.

What should you expect from me until then is a different story, but not a pony related one. You should know by now that I have a DeviantArt account under the name "Mackilla". I'm not asking you to go there, in fact, I'm considering moving to a new account named "MaQuasi". Expect this in the near future.

What will you get on my DeviantArt? Some ponies. Some normal stuff. Maybe I'll go into rant mode in the journal, those are apparently entertaining to some. That won't mean I'll stop posting here, no! I'll keep posting here! Just not Thunderball... for now.

Welp, that's all I had to say. You'll see more from me, if you like my writing, and you'll also hopefully see BETTER writing in the form of first-person fics - or first-pony, whatever floats yer boat. So... see ya guise. lool

• Ian (MaQuasi)

I was supposed to have a part coming up, Ian. Damn it, why did you do this to me?!

Minder, gtfo, you'll give them spoilers.