The art of storytelling is as old as the human (and horse) races themselves. Whether by the fireside of cavemen, around a coven gathering in modern times, or in a theater in the heart of New York, the rules of storytelling are the same. We live to entertain through our craft.
A simpler craft in times before the written word, we now have the additional challenges of guiding the reader to use their own imaginations without the aid of our vocal inflections or physical presence by only words. Not everypony is gifted in this art and not all rules of modern language can be broken to suit one’s writing style.
This is where Hail King Sombra comes in. I guide aspiring writers of My Little Pony fanfiction to achieve their dreams of becoming writers and/or better writers. Here we discuss topics that inform and inspire you to attain those noble, higher goals of storytelling and celebrate your improvements without judgment on how fast you progress or how far.
“Ask King Sombra” was drawn by Wiggles, a well-known entity in MLP fandom for her vivacious personality, lovely princess and LARP costumes, her guest of honor appearances at BronyCon and to me, most of all, for her kooky caricature of …
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Today the Google doodle honors Octavia E. Butler – a truly great fantasy writer. If there was ever a writer’s inspiration it is/was her. The Perfect Villain I read Wild Seed when I was a teen, and the villian, Doro …
This song, while not related to King Sombra, reminds me of the duties of those in power in Equestria. I know of the name Mercedes Lackey because of her work in the filking* community back in the 80’s when I dove …
Okay, normally it takes a very special FIMFic story to move me to go the extra step of upvoting or downvoting stories. Askre and I have talked about this subject a few times outside of FIMFiction, but in the context …
Downvoting stories without reading them – quality control or prejudice? Read more »
