• June 2011 Friendoff


    I know this is late. I know Seth usually does these. I know some of you guys have already made entries in anticipation of it. What can I say? Sometimes life gets in the way. It's easy to make a post with some rules in it and say, "go!" but it's a lot more difficult to make sure that the next week is going to be free enough for me to corral all the entries.

    Read: Cereal's a lazy, lazy pony! The Friendoff starts now!

    I had brandied about the idea of reversing the rules for this Friendoff- writers draw and artists write. But let's be honest; that would probably end in disaster. Plus, some ponies have the ability to do both. Also, it would require that I draw a pony, which I'm awful at. As a result, I've decided to keep this Friendoff pure, in the spirit of the originals. If you like a story, draw a picture for it! If you have a picture that you really like, write a story around it! Simple as that.

    This is the kind of stuff I'll need from you guys in your email. If it doesn't follow this format, I'm tossing it. I'm expecting a lot of entries. Try to make this easier on me!


    If You're Writing

    1) The link to the picture you've based your story on. Include the artist's name. If you don't know it, find out. Ask around.
    2) Your story. No attached Word documents, please. Include either a Google Docs, DeviantArt, or FF.net link.
    2 ½) Include a story tag, like [Normal] or [Sad]. No descriptions or additional tags for these. The picture should be all the description your reader needs!
    3) The name that you wish to be credited by.
    4) Put the word STORY in the subject line.


    If You're Drawing

    1) The link to the story your drawing is based on. Include the author's name.
    2) Your drawing. You can either attach it in the email or host it externally.
    3) The name that you wish to be credited by.
    4) Put the word ART in the subject line.


    The Friendoff will run until Thursday night, June 9th, at 11:55PM CST. For reference, this is 9:55PM blog time.

    Send your entries to [email protected]! If you've already sent one in previously, resend it!

    Go go go!


    If you're having trouble deciding, Nightmare could use a picture. Just saying. inb4 Seth deletes this.

    54 kommentaari:

    1. @Sethisto goddammit seth, you ruined my first

      VastaKustuta
    2. @Anonymous
      second
      >goddammit anon, you ruined my second

      VastaKustuta
    3. I want to try and keep track of this. Maybe I'll be adding more stories to my list of 'to-read' fics. (Which is almost in it's 40s...)

      <3

      VastaKustuta
    4. Don't know if I can do it in four days due to my work. I'll try, but if not I'll go for next month.

      VastaKustuta
    5. Challenge accepted.

      Sorry, bronies, but The Melting Pot can wait.

      VastaKustuta
    6. No time for friend-offs, training grounds won't end soon,
      I'm drawing,
      I'm drawing,
      I'm drawing!

      VastaKustuta
    7. Ooo, awesome. I've already been doing this.

      VastaKustuta
    8. Maybe I try to draw something but my drawings are poor in my opinion

      VastaKustuta
    9. I already had something drawn for Buttersc0tch in Equestria.
      http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/706/friendoffentry.png/

      VastaKustuta
    10. @Narwhals' Bend
      That is easily the greatest picture ever created.

      VastaKustuta
    11. Hmmm, sounds interesting. owo

      Would a comic-esque page depicting a scene of a fic count as art, then?

      Because then I have an idea.

      VastaKustuta
    12. It's a sound idea, but there is no way in hell I could ever drum up something decent in four days -- drawing or writing.

      But, truthfully, I think I'd rather work on my own fanfic for now.

      Good luck to the rest of ya.

      VastaKustuta
    13. I'm getting in on this so hard. Last friendoff someone drew something for Hop, and this time I shall do something for some drawfriend!

      ...I never did find that 'Ari' person. Le 'sigh.

      VastaKustuta
    14. Brb, flexing long-unused storymaking muscles.

      VastaKustuta
    15. Seth\Cereal\whoever out there who made the Friendoff rules, confound you! I totally adore Squeak's Traveller\Number 12 story and now I have to re-learn to draw because of your draw\write rule thing! Y u no accept alternate stuff like still-life-esque photographs of fanmade plushies made based on the stories we really liked? http://meliadhor.deviantart.com/art/Raggedy-Mare-210894618

      If I hurt myself with crayons and die I'll haunt you! FOREVEEEEEEEER!

      VastaKustuta
    16. Hopefully doing this will get rid of the writer's block I'm currently staring down. Now to scan those Drawfriend compilations and find one that really strikes my fancy.

      VastaKustuta
    17. PeanutButterDimond5. juuni 2011, kell 15:33

      Mmmmmm.... I could see a good story based off that Lyra drawing. Anypony know the artist?

      VastaKustuta
    18. Four days. Why must the time limits for these always be so short? And when I still have school? >.<

      Quick question: is it okay if I base mine off of a PMV? Specifically, that "Fly Away From Here" PMV you posted here a while back? I have a backup idea if that's not kosher, but I'd really love to go with the grainy Flutterdash shipping idea I have for that if I can. And it'll serve the dual purpose of making up to Phoe for that one time I ruined her life by saying I only like Appledash and Twidash.

      VastaKustuta
    19. HAH i have two LOL . . . . last night i didnt get to the pony excercise because of the second one . . . imma post them both. for this . . . I hope i have time to clean them up . . . the first one is not that good looking with it colored . . . I didnt get a good reaction on ponychan . . . it was cause peeps there DID NOT read the description. . . YES RAINBOW LOOKS A LITTLE WEIRD . . .i kept saying why and peeps were just trolling so i stopped posting. its really sad. the only pics i seen getting attention were stuff that looked EXACTLY like the show did or were soo well dont it would have outdone the shows drawings . . . . nothing lower or inbetween sufficed for them . . . oh well. BUT i got a heck'ofa lotta help pertinant to the story i wrote . . . . so im still happy with ponychan. Does it matter if the pic isnt finished yet, i can submit the lineart sketches?

      VastaKustuta
    20. I... I may not be able to make it to this one. I'm just too swamped with other things this week. ;_; But I'll try!

      VastaKustuta
    21. Oh god, I have to do this now.

      VastaKustuta
    22. I swear, if there is not beautiful art of Gildedale and all of the wonderful ponies within, HEADS WILL ROLL.

      [/creep]

      VastaKustuta
    23. Arrrrgh!

      What a time to be switching over to FF.net!

      >_<

      VastaKustuta
    24. Mmh... I wonder if someone or somepony will choose to draw a picture of one of my stories ?
      http://nova225.deviantart.com/gallery/29965551

      I'm especially interested to see, if someone could come up with something good for the Ditzy-Dinky's one.

      Wishful thinking, probably. Who knows ?

      VastaKustuta
    25. How many entries per person are allowed? I've got one entry I'm working on, but I just found this amazingly weird fanfic I also want to draw something for, if I have the time. Would I have to choose between the two?

      VastaKustuta
    26. Just don't send me a dozen. Two is fine.

      VastaKustuta
    27. @Phoe

      Yeah, to be honest, as it stands, Lyra does seem to be Phoe's.

      Just saying...

      VastaKustuta
    28. Can't we just have a teeeeny bit more time? A lot of people have final exams this week! :(

      VastaKustuta
    29. Oh, this should be interesting. I might take a break from "The Sun is Tired" to participate in this.

      (Also, anypony to draw something from that fic gets added to my list of pre-readers. Just sayin')

      VastaKustuta
    30. @Nova25
      It's wishful thinking I share, brony.

      VastaKustuta
    31. Autor on selle kommentaari eemaldanud.

      VastaKustuta
    32. I think i may have a go at a drawing for my favourate shipping, "With a heavy Heart", try and help Chapter 6 along. =)
      So long as krypqe doesn't kill me when he sees how crap it is.

      VastaKustuta
    33. Quick question: If I have a story that uses four pictures from different authors, can I be all of their friends or would that be too much friendship?

      VastaKustuta
    34. Ugh, I have a story for this but I don't think I'll have it done by Thursday...better bust my ass, then.

      VastaKustuta
    35. Evening of the First Day

      Three Days Remain

      VastaKustuta
    36. And I haven't even started yet :D

      VastaKustuta
    37. Can you draw a picture and then write about it?

      VastaKustuta
    38. It's on very short notice, you should expand the time a little bit.

      VastaKustuta
    39. Can't believe I actually finished something on time. can't wait to see all the other entries...

      VastaKustuta
    40. One-hour story on the eve of the eighth. Sent in. Awwwww yeeeaaaaahhhhhh.

      VastaKustuta
    41. FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!
      I started working with too short notice!!!

      It's going to take a while to fix some inking errors with MS paint + adding colour and BG so my entry might be few minutes late, and even that I have another deadline for midnighr.

      PLEASE HOLD ON!!!!

      VastaKustuta
    42. Yay, I guess the deadline ended and I hope my post will be in there.

      VastaKustuta