[Normal] [Shipping]
Author: Truehearted
Description: The story of a mute musician trying to make her way in a new city. Can she make friends? And can those friends take the time to learn her language... only Celestia knows.
Silence is Bittersweet Part 1
Silence is Bittersweet Part 2
Silence is Bittersweet Part 3
Silence is Bittersweet Part 4
Silence is Bittersweet Part 5
Silence is Bittersweet Part 6
Silence is Bittersweet Part 7 (New!)
Additional Tags: Adversity, Friendship, Music, Life, Hope
Fan Art:
41 comments:
-waves at Truehearted-
ReplyDeleteLooks like it made it to EqD after all. Congrats.
Sounds like a shoot-off Octavia fic. Will read.
ReplyDeleteCereal is posting fics now?? What is this, the Twilight Zone?!
@Dublio oh, well in that case.......
ReplyDeleteCongratz!!
D'aww! Musical ponies. <3
ReplyDelete*has nothing more interesting to say*
The pony in the pic looks kinda drunk…
ReplyDeleteYep, that's all I have to say.
I wanna read more of this.
ReplyDeleteI think the intro could be made to be more attention grabbing, instead of having the character going about doing her daily stuff. But that's just me i guess..
ReplyDelete@Pinkamina Diane Pie haha i agree!
This story is lovely. It's very heart-warming so far. I adore the way you characterized Ray and treated Tiana's lack of speech so respectfully. I'm looking forward to the next part!
ReplyDeleteWho is that green maned pony in the picture above? Did she show up in today's episode or something?
ReplyDeleteI knew someone in a similar situation going up through elementary school. She was deaf from birth and had to use sign language or writing to communicate. I feel that while not the same situation, the writer expressed the hardships of having a disability as such beautifully.
ReplyDelete*squee*
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your comments, it helps keep me goin!
@Dublio *waves* muaha! victory is mine!
@minty It was (in my opinion) but was told didnt flow and/or fit right. so this is what the revisions came out with. But in the end, i did want the daily routine feel.
@truehearted That was a great story. You rock. Whoo hoo. I can't wait to read the next part!
ReplyDelete@MandoPony if your the same feller that made: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPqsl3SDUr0 than you sir get MY thanks for makins such beautiful sounds that I can but hope to capture in writing.
ReplyDelete*brohoof*
Now this is a story with promise.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with future endeavors.
Really like this so far, the OC nature of the ponies and the setting is a refreshing change. I like your characters instantly and look forward to hearing more from them.
ReplyDeleteCouple of niggles- the accent of Ray seems slightly overblown and the nature of Acoustiana's disability is not clear from the outset (admittedly, that is largely my fault, for some reason I had assumed she was deaf and so got rather confused!)
I like the slow start, lets us get settled in her head.
Excellent start, I hope you get lots of readers!
(Since Disqus ate my last comment...)
ReplyDeleteA promising start. I did have a slight problem with pacing in the beginning – a few scene breaks would have helped – but the genuinely interesting characters did more than enough to offset that. Looking forward to more!
Seems im gonna have to step up muh game if im gonna get that 5 star rating...
ReplyDeleteSPIIIIKE! get the shovle!
@Shimmer Scroll
ReplyDeleteoh yea! this story does need scene breaks now that you mention it.
hope to see an update on this story soon
ReplyDeleteIve already started Part 3, Part 2 is working its way through reviewers to ensure its up to par for my current star rating.
ReplyDeleteI only want to submit baked goods...no baked bads from me!
Intriguingly different, if a little slow-paced at times. My only other criticism is that everyone seems to be very hung up on manners and decorum, apologising a whole lot. Being polite and civil is good, but don't have it ruin the flow of the story.
ReplyDeleteAside from that, I'm enjoying the read! I'm pretty curious about who exactly is going to earn that shipping tag. At first I would have said Acoustiana, but from the looks of things Ray and Pastel are quite close. But are they simply good friends? I suppose only time will tell.
eeexcelent...yessssss...(que greedy spike tongue lash)
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I know the dinner scene was...tedious at times...but I had to go over choice points to characters. I can but only ask that you understand it is all for a purpose...albeit obfuscated one
I've been waiting for this one. Very intriguing, and I especially appreciate how you're fleshing out a facet of society that often goes entirely unnoticed.
ReplyDeleteFinnally! The so awaited continuation!
ReplyDeleteI relate SO much to this story, Im actually deaf and a brony (damn proud of it). I read through your craft and found it nearly exactly the same things that I have to deal with everyday.
ReplyDeleteKEEP this great piece of work up :> cant wait for chapter 3!
@8171a80c-3be9-11e1-b008-000bcdcb471e
ReplyDeleteThank you! I tried to channel what I know some of my firends go through when makin this. Chapter 3 is half done, i took a couple weeks off to enjoy prezzy's and all :D
I cant wait for your chapter three (this is anonymous from Jan 10's post. *pinkie pie bounce*
ReplyDeleteChapter 3 is finished being written...now its gettin cleaned by reviwers.
ReplyDeleteI will note that this delay is mostly due to RL stuff, but I made sure to keep writing. Too much good feedback not too *nods*
*waves at Truehearted*
ReplyDeleteThis is the guy again :d, Im happy that you're currently working on chapter 3!
You should also post that story here if you want to have more readers and everything-
fimfiction.net
*nods and waves* Love your story and cant wait for chapter 3, toodles!
Done and done.
ReplyDeleteThnx again for the suport :D
SO AWESOME, you took my advice :D.
ReplyDeleteYou really need to work on your "where" and "were", other than that I love the story
ReplyDeleteA couple grammatical stuff, some scene changes seem abrupt and certain things seem to be assumed and perhaps under developed. I'm sure things aren't being over looked but there are a few instances where there are some leaps of logic (for lack of a better term) that need some reflection to follow which kind of stagnates the flow.
ReplyDeleteThat said, the characters are intriguing and endearing, well balanced and most importantly (in my book at least) human. I'm very curious to see what you're going to do with them.
Here's to continued progress! *raises wine glass in toast*
@Androidred0100
ReplyDeletemoew? I knew there was still some grammer and mechanics issues, im no english major and my helpers didnt have as much time this round. But jumps of logic worries me. If you could be so kind as to point those specific issues out I would be much abliged. To me it all makes sence as I know the ending and all that fun stuff.
Side note, if you refer to the fruit stand scene...it WILL make sence, just gotta keep with it :D hehe.
Really loved it. Cannot wait for more.
ReplyDeleteFor those that pay attention, Part 3 has been spruced up, its not on par with the rest of my works
ReplyDeleteoh I was just thinkig about this story and I kind of happy it updated
ReplyDeletemore than kind of
Waterfall in my face.
ReplyDeleteA really touching story, i love it.
Ah, good to see an update.
ReplyDeleteAh, good to see an update.
ReplyDelete@Baree
ReplyDeletenever stopped workin on it...but after you read this update, you might get an idea why it took forever...
sooo many things I had to get right...so much research and...well...throbing migranes from channeling my inner girl...she was not please with all the work i put her through and threw many a fit...