Damm, dude, you remind me of my friend that watches anime, but refuses to read manga because 'reading makes him tired'. Bloody idiot, since the original is always better.

Either way, an hour per chapter should be easy to make. And it's not something you want to read in only two days, as I learned the hard way. I recommend it to you, despite your short attention span.

It also reminded me that I should really, really go see Groundhog Day.

Um, I read manga all the time. Breezed through the entirety of Fruits Basket in about a day.

Reading PROSE is where I break down. Reading isn't the problem. My imagination isn't good enough to visualize properly. I don't enjoy myself. Everything always happens in a white void.

edited 26th Dec '11 2:36:53 PM by gingerninja666

It's always strange for me to hear people claim that it's hard to visualise what they're reading. For me it just happens on its own.

I'd say that's a problem you should work on. Prose is just as good a story-telling medium as any sort of visual media. And I'd also say that reading a fanfic of a series that you are intimately familiar with would be a great starting point, since the characters and settings should be burned into your brain by now, and making the images move according to the words should take little to no effort from your imagination.

I'd say that you should go read The Best Night Ever once you got some sleep.

I agree with this sentiment. Seriously, I was raised on comic books, yet never had any problems with imagining prose. If the story is any good, that is.

edited 26th Dec '11 2:42:13 PM by Kayeka

yeah same here.

Gulivers Travels was a treat to read for me.

edited 26th Dec '11 2:42:01 PM by ApplelightLimited

STOP RUBBING IT IN!!

I can visualize, it just doesn't look very good... at all. As Isaid, normally it's a room in the middle of a white void.

I can read prose as long as it isn't too focused on being descriptive. If it's left REALLY vague then I can imagine whatever I want basically, or if it's written in an incredibly fact driven way.

That's the reason why Another Note is one of my favourite books

edited 26th Dec '11 2:46:15 PM by gingerninja666

Your loss, dude. No skin of my back. But really, being unable to appreciate fine prose is hardly the mark of an educated gentleman. It is a skill worth developing from both a personal and social point of view.

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT FROM ME?!!?!

You just called me a piece of shit basically. An uneducated gentleman!

One of the best pony fics I ever read was Always Sunny In Fillydelphia. Great story, AJ and Dash were spot on, and it was cute as hell.

edited 26th Dec '11 2:51:06 PM by ApplelightLimited

Breathe...have some pony video.

No! I will not just sit here and have someone call me an uneducated swine, basically

You liar !

...Know I won't sleep...

Meh, don't worry. It's really all about liking the book or not.

edited 26th Dec '11 2:55:27 PM by DhanaRagnarok

As always, I never know just how serious you are. As a friendly suggestion that you do might appreciate, please add a smiley when you're joking. Or even better: a pothole to Really Angry for the sake of clarity.

But for the record, I did not call you a piece of shit, I just pointed out that people expect from educated gentlemen that they are able to appreciate prose. While I usually don't give a crap about society's standards (Brony, D&D player, dreamer. Helllooooh?) I see the use in being able to put up at least a front of sorts.

edited 26th Dec '11 2:57:48 PM by Kayeka

What the...that's not the video I meant!

Oops. Hoped you liked it though.

edited 26th Dec '11 2:57:26 PM by CDRW

That's why I ask... are there any good SHORT fics out there?

EDIT: nevermind... Note to self, learn to read english. Helps alot in life. :)

edited 26th Dec '11 2:59:14 PM by Cookoo

Deep breaths Ginger. Deep breaths.

Here have a Derpy cosplaying a Sherlock:

http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=SherlockHolmespony&order=9&offset=24#/d3dx9tx

edited 26th Dec '11 2:59:35 PM by LMage

@ CDRW: Don't worry, it was nice, I just...really didn't expect it. Scared me a little^^'

EDIT: I don't have much to do during the holidays, I wonder if I'm not going to try to find a logical timeline for the series so far...

edited 26th Dec '11 3:01:16 PM by DhanaRagnarok

I honestly can't name any really good short fic besides My Little Dashie, and I have my problems with that one too. It might just be because I avoid them a little, but I just think that the people in our fandom who are really good at writing are a little more ambitious with their projects.

Here.

edited 26th Dec '11 3:01:46 PM by CDRW

Well, that's probably because of the great characters in the show. They move pretty much by themselves. Writing fics for them must be incredibly fun, so I can understand why writers want to take their sweet, sweet time getting it out.

I've read a lot of short fics, but none of them really jump out at me.

Edit: Sigh...can't wait till the fanon workshop is up and running again. Shouldn't have started it on Chirstmass Eve Eve.

edited 26th Dec '11 3:05:53 PM by ApplelightLimited

I dislike it when people call short fics/films "unambitious"

I is still trying to find a non-sucky Zecora fic >.>

edited 26th Dec '11 3:04:30 PM by LMage

Don't get me wrong, it takes the same amount of skill to write a good short fic as it does to write a good novel. It's only more ambitious in the word count and time spent on it.

A good short story shares a lot in common with poetry. Each and every word needs to have special meaning. There's no room for filler or off-topic stuff, and writing something that concentrated is really hard.

I want to see one too. Maybe I should do a short Zecora fic as a side project.

edited 26th Dec '11 3:08:24 PM by CDRW

There is one pairing her up with Mac isn't there?