
| Pegasi #483541 10 months ago |
>inb4 shitstrom |
| Anonymous #483542 10 months ago |
I'm like 99% sure this is print on demand
in other words getting mad about it is a waste of everyone's time and effort |
| 409 #483545 10 months ago |
^what he said |
| Anonymous #483552 10 months ago |
how about you post something we can actually read ? |
| Anonymous #483562 10 months ago |
ALL MY MONEY!!!! |
| Anonymous #483570 10 months ago |
Wait a sec they made a book out of that fan-fic ?
No , i dont belive this . Fake. And only a retard would pay money for this . Its on the internet for free. |
| Anonymous #483606 10 months ago |
Well, someone appears to have spent money on making it. Enjoy, I guess? |
| Anonymous #483637 10 months ago |
from my own experiences with on demand publishing, yeah... it's probably a print on demand book someone made for their own enjoyment. you can tell by the seams where the printed part of the cover folds over the material that makes up a hardcover and the fact you can see through the paper...
So yeah, somepony just ordered one for their own enjoyment, nothing to get all enraged over. |
| Anonymous #483653 10 months ago |
Fallout equestria would make a good one. Once it's finished first. |
| Fanloser #483658 10 months ago |
@#483570 Especially since doing that is technically copyright infringement, since someone would be making money off of somebody else's copyrighted characters. And that could badly screw over the fandom. |
| Anonymous #483681 10 months ago |
this is real? |
| Saufsoldat #483713 10 months ago |
I feel bad for whoever wasted money on this shit. |
| nemryn #483727 10 months ago |
^^ It doesn't look like it's photoshopped, if that's what you're asking. |
| Drakomis #483814 10 months ago |
It's fake. There's too many legal restrictions that the author would have to jump through to bring it to the market. So the best likely candidate this book comes out to be is someone, individually, making a book for themselves. |
| Turin_Aramaia #483974 10 months ago |
There's a few places that makes print on demand books.
Besides paper books are great! No batteries to charge, and won't get ruined if you drop it. |
| Draconaes #484053 10 months ago |
Hey guys, someone likes something that you don't like. You guys should rage about it. It'll be fun. |
| ZeroJanitor #484059 10 months ago |
@Draconaes You win an internet. |
| Hex-Master #484110 10 months ago |
@Draconaes
It's funny, normally I would. But my heart's just not in it today. |
| Latias4Ever #484125 10 months ago |
Damn Pegasi... You're so lucky. XD I wish I could get money on my PayPal account to get Past Sins as an actual book as well. |
| DoctorDreidal #484244 10 months ago |
I've never read past sins, but when you spoil the events of the book on the cover, that raises so many red flags I can't even begin to tell you how embarrassed you ought to be. |
| Glamador #484316 10 months ago |
I don't read fanfiction. Never have, never will.
There's just something tainted about the whole practice. There's always the niggling thoughts in the back of my mind that say "this isn't cannon and the very effort of writing it was futile" combined with "who is this person to be putting words in these characters' mouths?" with a little "why doesn't the writer make some original characters and leave the cannon completely alone?" That last one sometimes actually happens, but when it does I'm still hounded by the thought "why should I care?" Therefore, no fanfiction. Nope. Nosir. |
| IpersonallylikedCupcakes #484318 10 months ago |
What a waste of trees |
| Anonymous #484396 10 months ago |
@ Glamador You don't need to care. The best fanfic writers aren't trying to sell you something, only asking for a moment of your time. If it's not your thing than that's fine.
Fanfiction is a thought exercise really, a way for someone to explore and existing setting and test existing characters in situations that don't occur in canon. It's an excellent way for new authors to learn how to characterize and get quick, often helpful feedback, especially in this fandom what with /fic/ on Ponychan. Some misuse it and do exactly as you say, disrespect canon by putting words in the character's mouth. For me, I do my best to respect the characters and let their responses guide the story, crafting challenges for them so that their personal solutions will lead the story in the direction I want, not forcing them to act out of character because I'm planning some big twist. Frankly, the very fact that it isn't canon doesn't matter - fanfiction is the art of telling stories that DON'T happen. It seems redundant if you believe the authors are striving for some physical or monetary payoff, but most people simply do it as a hobby. It's for fun, and for practice. Creating original characters and setting? That's work, it complicates things. No artistic endeavor, including writing, is futile, not when it's done as a means to an end. When fanfiction is used as a tool for an author to explore characterization or propose a theory about the inner workings of canon, or even just to play around with the character for a little longer once the credits role to understand why you like them so much, it can be something truly fantastic - just like any other art form. |
| Anonymous #484399 10 months ago |
Pegusi, you wasted your money. There's going to be an edited version of the story coming soon, that copy you got there is riddled with needless errors. |
| Glamador #484488 10 months ago |
@Anon484396
I get that, really I do. But the problem with writing as an exercise is...I still don't want to read it. It's often riddled with errors, inconsistencies, and silliness. I completely understand that without feedback you can't improve, and from the writer's perspective fanfiction is 100% a worthwhile endeavor. But my perspective is that of the *reader* and I see no way to derive entertainment from something that, by its nature, has to exist in a bubble. I, as a reader, don't want to be what equates to an unpaid editor to this random person online looking to improve their writing. I'm sure there are fellows out there magnanimous enough to help out or that enjoy reading fanfiction...but I don't, and I don't get it. |
| Delicioussharkat #484525 10 months ago |
@Glamador
I like reading (pony) fanfiction because with (pony) fanfiction, not only do I get more pony, but I also get a new story, and I don't need any excessively long character development every time I read one. And when a fanfiction is written good, it's interesting to see how the characters deal with a new situation. |
| Kanashi1kage #484551 10 months ago |
Glamador. Sounds like you happened to run into nothing but horrible stories and from there swore off all fanfics for fear that all of them will be of the same putrid quality of whatever stories tainted your view. |
| WesternBirds #484717 10 months ago |
@ Glamador that's partly why I choose just to make my own characters to build stories with. I am fully aware that I don't make anything canonical I'm just here to have fun writing/drawing ponies. I feel when I use my own characters I can open up and have just a bit more freedom, especially since I avoid most of the canon completely (unless it's for purely anecdotal reasons). |
| HeinousActsZX #484917 10 months ago |
@IpersonallylikedCupcakes The irony is completely lost on you, isn't it? |
| Takashi_0 #484937 10 months ago |
>Implying Fanfiction can't be good.
>in 2011 I seriously hope you guys don't do this. |
| Glamador #485524 10 months ago |
And yet, I am.
Past Sins in particular, from what I've heard (not gonna read it), is everything I hate in fanfiction. |
| Bronyboy #485985 10 months ago |
You know I would not go this far with my love of Past Sins (And I'm Bronyboy, everyone knows how much I love Past Sins.) But I say it looks very professional and I applaud your conviction good sir. |
| WatermelonRat #486978 10 months ago |
"Past Sins in particular, from what I've heard (not gonna read it), is everything I hate in fanfiction."
You sound like the people who hate on MLP without ever giving it a fair chance. |
| Hex-Master #487522 10 months ago |
@#486978
Yes, because random OC children being adopted by main characters is such a hallmark of quality writing. |
| Anonymous #487843 10 months ago |
@ Hex-Master
Stunning Twist! It's actually Nightmare Moon. |
| Hex-Master #488440 10 months ago |
@#487843
No. No it isn't. Nightmare Moon was a boss. Nightmare Moon was the villain Ponies deserved. Nightmare Moon would plunge your world into darkness and make you worship her for it. Nightmare Moon was Luna. Nyx is a crybaby OC with no appeal beyond "Aw, what a cute widdle filly!" |
| Alexstrazsa #489231 10 months ago |
I love reading the rage that spawns from this fic. It's hilarious. |
| Anonymous #490001 10 months ago |
>still obsessing about Nyx, a shit oc who somehow go popular, and her shitty fic that was apparently written by a 14 year old Twilight series fan
>during Season 2, with motherfucking Discord >in late 2011 |
| Anonymous #491096 10 months ago |
If it's legit, it's self-published with a vanity press. Because, copyright aside, publishing just doesn't work that quickly. My guess is that it's a prototype though. |
| Bronyboy #492649 10 months ago |
@#488440
>Nyx = "Aw, what a cute widdle filly!" Good enough for me Hexxy. |
| HeinousActsZX #502750 10 months ago |
@Hexy Nightmare Moon was a ham who helped the the heroes more than she hindered them. |
| RealityCheck #508630 10 months ago |
Lulu.com is a print-on-demand publisher. so yes, it's a "vanity" publication.
Yes, Poindexter, it's free on the internet. Aren't you smart. Some people like not having to plug in a book to read it. I'm not sure about the copyright issues/trademark issues in this setup... if the author is selling copies for profit, that is definitely illegal. But at-cost or no-cost fan works? I'm put in mind of various "Unauthorized" sourcebooks for Star Wars or Harry Potter or other franchises; there's obviously loopholes in there somewhere for that sort of thing, and this might be covered by them. Hard to say. I don't think Hasbro or Lauren Faust are going to be too concerned--- but I could be wrong. |
| Anonymous #517036 10 months ago |
Fallout Equestria could be it's own franchise. |
| Anonymous #575924 9 months ago |
>not using an e-book reader
>2011 Get out of the Dark Ages man. |
| Anonymous #1038125 4 months ago |
Fuck Nyx |
| Anonymous #1442506 1 month ago |
Quit the Nyx hate, guys! -_- Just enjoy the fact that Past Sins was well written and had a great storyline! I understand lots of people don't like fanfiction for many reasons, but this is one of the few greats out there. |