Sep

28th

2019

OPWA: Episode Seventeen · 4:13pm Sep 28th, 2019

Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.

...Or In This Case, I Share The Free Stuff I Find - Pt. 6
(AKA "Blog & Book share: Antagonists In Our Stories, Antagonist In Our Mind")

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Jan

13th

2020

Being a Better Writer: Avoiding One-Note Character Pitfalls · 11:32pm Jan 13th, 2020

Full post (and it's a long one) here!

Welcome back readers! It’s Monday, and you all know what that means!

Also, brief news, just a refresher, but LTUE, the writing con to beat all writing cons, is coming! Be there if you can!

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Jun

14th

2021

Being a Better Writer: The Rubber Duck · 9:01pm Jun 14th, 2021

As always, the full post is here!

“Now Harry, you must know all about Muggles. Tell me, what exactly is the function of a rubber duck?“
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Film

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Dec

7th

2020

Being a Better Writer: “The Simpsons Did It” · 10:21pm Dec 7th, 2020

As usual, the full post is here!

Hello readers! Before we get rolling with today’s Being a Better Writer post, there’s two bits of news you should know about!

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Sep

26th

2022

Being a Better Writer: The Problem With Proper Nouns in Sci-Fi and Fantasy · 8:40pm Sep 26th, 2022

As always, the full post is here!

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Feb

26th

2019

OPWA: Episode Fifteen · 9:35pm Feb 26th, 2019

Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.

Creating Suspense

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Jul

12th

2021

Being a Better Writer: Making (and Keeping) Dialogue Unique · 10:46pm Jul 12th, 2021

As it was before, this post is found here.

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Apr

14th

2021

OPWA: Episode Nineteen · 5:04pm Apr 14th, 2021

Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.

...Or In This Case, I Share The Free Stuff I Find - Pt. 7
(AKA "Blog share: What Romance Isn't")

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May

27th

2019

Please read · 2:23am May 27th, 2019

Hey all,

I think I'm over-doing the whole NMM gets salvation shit. I've just been doing it too much, and I don't want all of my stories to follow the same character with the same issues. I've stigmatized mental hospitals and did little research. I apologize.

Now to why I made this post in the first place. Many people on here think that the suicide/dark/sad genre is getting annoying.

I have a few words on that.

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Dec

6th

2021

Being a Better Writer: Fleshing Out Stories and Characters · 10:29pm Dec 6th, 2021

You all know the drill! The bare bones are here, the full post is at the site!

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Nov

13th

2023

Being a Better Writer: Five Things To Start Your Own Story · 8:24pm Nov 13th, 2023

We're back again. Cause, you know, it's Monday.

Welcome back writers! Yes, it’s Monday once again, and that means we’re back with another Being a Better Writer to talk about!

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Mar

13th

2023

Being a Better Writer: Should You Read the “Pillars” of Sci-Fi/Fantasy? · 8:46pm Mar 13th, 2023

You know how this works! Full post here!

Good afternoon readers! Yes, I know today’s post is a little late. Just a tad. And that’s for a reason. The same reason, in fact, it might be a bit rougher than normal: I’m ill today, but didn’t feel like skipping a week of Being a Better Writer. So my mind is a little muddled.

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Jan

30th

2023

Being a Better Writer: PLS Explain Book · 10:23pm Jan 30th, 2023

This link goes right to the meat of things!

Or, recognizing disparate audience expectations.

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Jun

19th

2023

Being a Better Writer: Is Three a “Magic Number?” · 8:52pm Jun 19th, 2023

You know how this works! Full post here!

Welcome back, writers! It’s Monday again, and Emancipation Day atop that! Which is a new enough holiday that I think I’ll just forgo any break and work like normal. Especially since I really want to be writing Axtara – Magic and Mayhem right now.

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Aug

24th

2022

Being a Better Writer: Improving Your Writing Output · 8:19pm Aug 24th, 2022

Late, but better that than never! Full post here!

Hello writers! So, full confession time: I’m not quite at 100% yet. In fact, I might even try for a nap after this post is over. We’ll see how I feel.

But I’ve got to be good enough to deliver today’s Being a Better Writer post! After all, I promised it!

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Apr

15th

2024

Being a Better Writer: Reversals and Subversions · 6:41pm April 15th

You know how this works! Full post here!

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May

24th

2024

17-24 Weekly round up: best fics, reviews, songs, pics, writing tips, memes, triggery, NSFW, flamers, random · 10:07pm May 24th

Best stories

By me

Yay! I published a story last week. It is a sweet, comic G3/G4 cross over Shouldn't matter if you've never heard of G3.

EDelivering on Sweetness & Beyond

When Derpy and Crafty Crate deliver a package to a parallel dimension of sweet and innocent ponies, things go awry, and Ocean Mist, protégé of Kimono, learns a lesson as she overcomes her limitations to help them out

abrony-mouse · 16k words · 182 views

By others

WARNING NSFW
Semillon's was the stand-out this week. An intriguing dark, saucy, fic. I would say its 'M' tag is fairly soft.

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Aug

6th

2015

Planning a Story · 5:11am Aug 6th, 2015

Evening, all!

IDKNameHere recently asked me about how I plan out a story, and since I thought it was worth talking about to everybody, he was nice enough to allow me to publish my part of our conversation. Let's dig in!

Tiny Book Horse is ready!

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May

2nd

2016

OPWA: Episode Three · 4:43pm May 2nd, 2016

Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.

Applying Research to Pastel Ponies

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Oct

14th

2019

Being a Better Writer: Checklisting · 9:29pm Oct 14th, 2019

Full post here, as always!

Hey readers! Welcome back to another installment of Being a Better Writer. Not only that, but it’s a normal installment! That’s right, the Summer of Cliche Writing Advice is over and done!

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OPWA: Episode Seventeen · 4:13pm Sep 28th, 2019

Being a Better Writer: Avoiding One-Note Character Pitfalls · 11:32pm Jan 13th, 2020

Being a Better Writer: The Rubber Duck · 9:01pm Jun 14th, 2021

Being a Better Writer: “The Simpsons Did It” · 10:21pm Dec 7th, 2020

Being a Better Writer: The Problem With Proper Nouns in Sci-Fi and Fantasy · 8:40pm Sep 26th, 2022

OPWA: Episode Fifteen · 9:35pm Feb 26th, 2019

Being a Better Writer: Making (and Keeping) Dialogue Unique · 10:46pm Jul 12th, 2021

OPWA: Episode Nineteen · 5:04pm Apr 14th, 2021

Please read · 2:23am May 27th, 2019

Being a Better Writer: Fleshing Out Stories and Characters · 10:29pm Dec 6th, 2021

Being a Better Writer: Five Things To Start Your Own Story · 8:24pm Nov 13th, 2023

Being a Better Writer: Should You Read the “Pillars” of Sci-Fi/Fantasy? · 8:46pm Mar 13th, 2023

Being a Better Writer: PLS Explain Book · 10:23pm Jan 30th, 2023

Being a Better Writer: Is Three a “Magic Number?” · 8:52pm Jun 19th, 2023

Being a Better Writer: Improving Your Writing Output · 8:19pm Aug 24th, 2022

Being a Better Writer: Reversals and Subversions · 6:41pm April 15th

17-24 Weekly round up: best fics, reviews, songs, pics, writing tips, memes, triggery, NSFW, flamers, random · 10:07pm May 24th

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