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Aug
14th
2015

Being a Better Writer: Perspectives · 9:35pm Aug 14th, 2015

Perspective. It's important.

I'll be honest, part of me right now simply wants to link that wonderful scene from Pixar's Ratatouille wherein Anton Ego sits down for a meal and orders "perspective." Mostly just because it's a fun scene, and Anton is such a fun character. I mean, his nickname is "The Grim Eater," what's not to love about that?

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Jul
13th
2015

Being a Better Writer: Foils · 8:10pm Jul 13th, 2015

When I was younger, there was a point in my life where I was really, really into dissecting the games I played. And I don't just mean in story. I took those games apart. I learned to open and edit .ini files to put campaign-only units into skirmish games, or how to break the game in ways that designers never anticipated. I dove into the files. I put games through the wringer.

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Dec
31st
2015

Dungeons and Dragons I made an Oops. : ( · 5:57am Dec 31st, 2015

So today while i was off work and with my friends, I was playing Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 edition and all was going great today. We hit the point to where we could prestige and go into prestige classes. I chose to become a dragon rider from one of the off brand books the DM allowed, and by am I having fun with my juvenile Blue Dragon.

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Mar
13th
2018

Being a Better Writer: Holidays · 5:56pm Mar 13th, 2018

Mar
8th
2017

A Guide to IDW's MLP Comics part 2 · 9:18pm Mar 8th, 2017

So here we go, part 2.

How can I get the comics?
You have a few choices when it comes to buying and reading them. The first is of course to buy the issues in print. But since the main series alone is on it's 51st issue now after years, that could be a little difficult. You can also catch up with them as digital comics, sold by Comixology.

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Report Lupin · 345 views · #IDW comics #MLP #comics guide
May
15th
2018

Being a Better Writer: Cover Art · 12:25am May 15th, 2018

Apr
2nd
2018

Being a Better Writer: Less is More? The Art of Cutting in Editing · 10:26pm Apr 2nd, 2018

Welcome, readers, to something new!

Have you noticed what it is yet? I’ll give you a clue. Check the sidebar. Even if you had adblock, it’ll be a little different. Still not sure? Check the address at the top of the page.

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Feb
15th
2016

Being a Better Writer: Some LTUE Tidbits · 9:13pm Feb 15th, 2016

I keep forgetting this, but this post is also available at my site, Unusual Things!

Hey everyone! Welcome back to this week's Being a Better Writer post, which as you may have noticed, is a little late.

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May
10th
2016

Being a Better Writer: Author Morals and Character Morals · 8:03pm May 10th, 2016

Welcome back, everyone! I'm sure many of you wondered where I was yesterday, since BaBW is primarily a Monday -specific post. Rest assured, all is well. I just had a shift at my other job yesterday that was all day. Didn't seem worth posting once more that I wasn't going to be able to post due to that since I'd already given enough warning that such was going to happen, so I figured most would be okay enough if I left things for today.

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Nov
16th
2015

Being a Better Writer: Should I Build a Plot Structure? · 10:09pm Nov 16th, 2015

Sorry for the lateness today, guys. I'll see about making these more timely in the future.

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Feb
6th
2018

Being a Better Writer: Westerns · 11:26pm Feb 6th, 2018

Just in case you missed it, there was a quick news post that went up just before this post. Be sure to check it out! It's got all the news you need to know!

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Mar
1st
2020

A Guide To My Various Series! · 9:51pm Mar 1st, 2020

Here's a rough key to my connected stories so far:

Shining Armor/Cadance trilogy (Manic Trixie Dream Girl/Rendezvous in the City of Sin/The Wet Quartet) The first fics I ever wrote for this site, about Cadance letting Shining Armor blow off some steam with other mares while she meets with Fleur de Lis who's acting as a spy for Celestia. Naturally very rough as it was my early work, but I still have a fondness for it.

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Nov
2nd
2021

Make Big Coin Selling These 3 Things in New World · 8:38am Nov 2nd, 2021

As New World becomes more and more popular, we are going to talk about the market in this article and some hot items that you definitely need to pay attention to. Now, we just want to say up front, because of the price variation of these items you are not going to be buying a bunch of these off the market. But this is just something more that you can keep in mind you can make some money while you’re running around the world. This includes some items that you may or may not have been picking up

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May
23rd
2016

Being a Better Writer: Playing Out Your Puzzle Pieces · 8:51pm May 23rd, 2016

Welcome back, readers, to a Monday post that’s actually on a Monday! BaBW is back to its proper day once more! So, to commemorate the occasion, what’s today’s writing topic?

Puzzle pieces.

I can see the curious, questioning looks even from here in the past, so let me explain a little further.

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Feb
22nd
2016

Being a Better Writer: Likable Unlikable Characters · 9:56pm Feb 22nd, 2016

Welcome back to another Being a Better Writer post! I've got a lot to do today (tax season) so I'm diving right into this one as quickly as possible. Today's topic comes from the request post I made several months ago (which I've been slowly digging through ever since), but it's a topic that I've heard brought up before in writing panels as well as in other places. And it's a good question, one every author will either probably consider or run afoul of in the course of their

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Jul
20th
2015

Being a Better Writer: Crafting an Army of Foes · 8:15pm Jul 20th, 2015

Welcome back, readers! It was a long and busy weekend, and as much fun as it was I'm glad to be back to work, fingers to keyboard once more.

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Jun
20th
2017

Being a Better Writer: Ending Type Variety and Planning Ahead · 5:59pm Jun 20th, 2017

This post can also be found at my website, Unusual Things. The superior reading experience is found there.

I apologize for the lateness of this post. Despite not having work at my part-time due to a knee injury yesterday, this post ended up so long (my longest yet) that it wasn’t done in time to post.

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May
2nd
2019

Guide to Designing a Fictional Army, an Introduction and Part 1: Technology · 5:58am May 2nd, 2019

First off, thank you all who commented on my last blog post when I was feeling rather annoyed and exasperated. It was much appreciated and I will be replying to you individually later tonight. But without ado, let's get this guide started!

Introduction

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Jan
15th
2021

TUTORIAL: How to utilize Groups to promo your story · 4:08am Jan 15th, 2021

This guide is mainly for people who are new to Fimfiction, because there's no great "How to Groups" tutorial on the site. I've explained it a lot over the years to new people, and I wanted a permanent blog I could just link to, plus I figure it might help some of the new authors following me (and even some long time ones don't really get the importance of this). Because it's aimed at new authors, I'm gonna explain pretty much everything in detail, assuming you know nothing about how groups

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Mar
21st
2016

Being a Better Writer: The Process of Editing · 9:38pm Mar 21st, 2016

Editing is a curious thing. Almost everyone agrees that it’s something a written work needs to have. But by the same token, it’s one thing that I’ve noticed that, in my time as an author, many people don’t actually agree upon or know much about what it entails. The most accurate consensus I could assemble from what I’ve read and heard from casual writers (not dedicated authors) or the average layperson is that editing is about making a written work better. It’s about fixing the

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