Have been since around the start of Season 2. I mentioned it in my newbie thread, remember? You were there. You gave me a bleen Voyager uniform.

The identity of the author of Daring Do was unknown for a good two years, not even a hint coming out as to the identity of the writer. So, I made an OC that was my version of the author. He wrote Daring Do as more-or-less Discworld for adventure rather then fantasy. Over time, what started as a silly parodist adventure book turned into a long seres where he explored topics and questions relevant to Equestria through a pegasus adventurer who lives for excitement, and takes things in much more stride then she probably should.

Printworthy filled a gap in the canon, and allowed me to explore an author's reactions to badfic. Yes, there was a fanfic involving Printworthy as the main character. No, I will not show it to the world. It's was never finished anyway, and what was done was not that good either. Basically, Printworthy visits Ponyville, Rainbow Dash shows him her fanfic, it sucks, he helps her re-write it. They grow closer and shipping is teased (though it would never amount to anything) and Printworthy get a new appreciation for fans. It was fun to think about, but not much more. Then, I dropped him into the PPC with this fic in mind, and proceeded from there.

Then, season four and the comics happened. While the comics was an insinuation, and I could ignore them for the sake of my character, I could not just ignore the show. Printworthy became uncanon in one fell swoop, and while I like the episode, it created some problems for the character. However, hS seems to have found a solution...

That... That could work... Of course, I have to deal with A.K. Yearling (the pseudonym for Daring Do) being both author and main character, and the consequences thereof. The personalities of Printworthy and A.K. would clash, but it would give me an opportunity to do a Rincewind type dialouge between A.K. and Printworthy. Oh, but the comics insinuates that the author is Twilight Sparkle's mother. So that's some psudo-canon as well. Hmmm... Perhaps The Author could yet exist...

Well hS, you've given me some ideas. Interesting, as it was Morgan's change in history that made me decide that Printworthy could not be the author anymore. Still, I suppose there is a bit of a difference between changing memories and changing who you are. So, I suppose he is the author, just from an AU, or something. I'll have to think more on this, but that mission may yet happen.

You know, I always thought DoDAEG was a little silly. I know this is the PPC, it's supposed to be silly, but really? Dead authors spinning in their graves to generate power? It's funny at first, but when you realize how inefficient it must be compared to other means of generating electricity, it becomes just silly. Besides, why would authors spin in their graves anyway? How would that help anything? However, if it has something to do with Authorial magic...

Perhaps the bodies of the dead authors spin because the body is trying to wring out enough Authorial Magic to maintain order in the continuum. Now, perhaps they only release a little of that magic, and normally that energy just seeps into the earth and does not actually help. However, if the PPC learned how to harness not only the kinetic energy of the spinning bodies, but this Authorial Magic for use in fighting badfic, now DoDAEG has a greater purpose. That would explain how plotholes could stabilize into portals, or how Agents can just kill Sues and Stus who's main ability is to warp reality around them. Perhaps Authorial Magic gives an edge to Agents so that they actually stand a good chance against the things. And now, Printworthy shows the ability to generate this energy directly, and in great quantities... Ooh, ideas are forming!

Feel free to use this idea for DoDAEG and Authorial Magic if you want, whomever is reading this. Feel free to make a more clever name for the magic too, if you want. But unless somebody directly contradicts this idea, I'm thinking this is the real purpose behind DoDAGE's existence.