Anyone who is writing a fic with romance might be interested in this article about attachment style from Psychology Today.

It identifies attachment styles on two axis, anxiety (low to high) and avoidance of intimacy (low to high). 

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I recently discovered the EqG stories of NightCoreMoon. They have been fulfilling a need I didn’t realize I had for “angsty teen lesbian romantic dramedy” as NCM’s profile description describes them. 

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Touch can be a good thing to add to you next story where a character is dealing with a traumatic memory.

Holding a partner's hand while processing painful memories can weaken the lasting effects of emotional pain

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Touch can be a good thing to add to you next story where a character is dealing with a traumatic memory.

Holding a partner's hand while processing painful memories can weaken the lasting effects of emotional pain

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Lithub.com had an intriguing definition of a story in their post, Tell Don’t Show? What Brain Imaging Reveals About Readers.

Which brings us to the question: okay then, what is a story?

A story is about how an unavoidable external problem forces the protagonist to change internally in order to solve it.

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I recently learned about the Read Aloud functions in Microsoft's Edge browser. I tried it out on FimFiction HTML story downloads and was pleasantly surprised with the results. You can adjust the voice and reading speed to optimize your experience. The steps are:

1. Go to the main page of a story.
2. Download the story in html format.
3. Open the html file in Microsoft Edge.
4. Press CTRL + SHIFT + U to begin Read Aloud.

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I am in awe of writers who can do things I can’t do: how Estee writes characters in desperate need, how Cynewulf writes the weight of immortality, and how Georg writes heartwarming, among many others. I recently added another to my “in awe” list.

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My YouTube feed just promoted xboxmaddy’s PMVs with MLP/EqG animation. Interestingly, xboxmaddy sometimes makes multiple videos on the same song with different characters taking the main roles. Lots of these songs are from musicals or musical numbers within animated shows. 

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Some things I’ve wondered about that could be used as opportunities for interesting events in stories.

• Did Twilight ever stop using the “watch” to control the Sun and the Moon and if so, what led to the change?
• What led to Twilight growing to be Celestia sized. Does it happen gradually or all at once and why? 
• Did Twilight finally talk to Harmony (the spirit of the Tree of Harmony) and if so, what led to the encounter and what happened?

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Here are some bits of relatively uncommon head canon that were reinforced in my mind while cleaning out my Read It Later and Tracing Unread lists. 

I am sure a number of these were inspired by stories I read. If you recognize any of them, please leave a comment below so I can credit the author!

A number of this batch are related to things that led up to or happened after Twilight took over ruling Equestria.

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