I swear, I had like a chapter in my head; and all I got written was one line, an updated description for one character, and two things of dialogue.

Ah, well. It was for an alt-universe story I can’t seem to kickstart the conflict to, anyway.

Does anyone want to chat with me about writing projects or just chatting in general? It can be either through PM or here in the blog.

Every character has an agenda.

The cat wants to catch the mouse. The dog wants his human to give him a belly rub.

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Hey writers! Got a short post for you today. Yesterday, after I wrapped up Being a Better Writer and started on some chores I had to take care of, I finally put on a video that had been sitting in my watch-later queue for quite some time and was immediately struck by the lessons in the video that apply to writing.

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SO.

It's been a long day-- nothing insurmountable, and nothing a fancy beer and some exploding things in Star Fox can't fix. But with that done, I find myself sitting in front of my computer, with the vague desire to write ... uh, something. But I'm still a bit brain-fried from my day job (plus, I've already gotten a little bit of original writing for the day) so, uh ... ponies, right?

Or, perhaps more pretentious, writing about writing about ponies. Ponies being funny.

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Short one today, readers. Mostly because I’m writing this between conference sessions on a Saturday, as I’ve got work shifts Monday and Tuesday, among other things, and so it’s literally a case of “Blitz this while I can!”

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How To Write Clop for People Who Can’t Write Clop Too Good
Part 1 - Characterisation

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I've been a fan of Balan Wonderworld for nearly one month and I don't know if I should write a fanfiction or not. I've written a total of 3 M-rated fics (NiGHTS, Pokémon, and MLP:FIM) and I remember saying that I've moved on to other interests to keep myself

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Thank you to those of you who left all the lovely comments on Taxonomy. I'm glad so many people enjoyed the story and that you liked the ending.

Now for a bit on what's happening with me.

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Or if it's a bit "meh." I guess that's my problem with writing fluff- is it interesting enough to read? I dunno. You tell me.

Family

"You're my family, Fluttershy."

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There are 2 school of acting in English-speaking films: the American way, or method acting, and British acting. As the Guardian says,

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Because I need something to tear me away from the new iPhone 6 I got today (yessss precious), I've decided to post this as both a heads up for any readers interested in knowing what's going to be happening in the future as well as a public reminder for myself to stay on course with my writing. I honestly get distracted far too easily.

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So every so often, my sister likes to encourage me-- "Hey, are you writing stuff? You should write stuff! You're good at it!"

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So in a little under a week, Letters from an Irradiated Princess has amassed 162 likes, and not a single dislike. (Though I imagine some contrarian will go downvote the story just as a matter of principle by now). This has driven it to become one of my post popular (or at least top ranking) stories, much to my surprise.

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Equestria Daily is running a pony writing event called National Pony Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), which coincides with the better-known National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November.

If you want all the details, you can find them here: http://www.equestriadaily.com/2016/11/napowrimo-2016-starts-again-details.html

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Oops. I knew I'd forgotten something.

I forgot to remind everypony about this year's Clarion application deadlines. The pony community has previously offered financial assistance to writers here who are accepted to Clarion ($1460, according to horizon). It's up to each individual who made a pledge to decide whether their pledge still stands. Mine does.

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I have noticed in some fanfictions a tendency to depict characters acting very much out of character. I call this using the Character In Name Only, and it is a sin against good writing in an established universe.

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Warm wishes, friends!

Not sure why I feel like writing my thoughts out this time – I get by well enough without making serious use of the blog here – but there's no sense not indulging myself if that's what I'm feeling right now, I say.

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Really, I am a lazy author.

I've written quite a few stories I don't think I'm ever going to finish. I often instead chose to write new stories instead of finishing them off.

I just needed to say that. Hopefully, some of these cancelled stories can inspire you to write your own version based off them.

Title says it. Anyone wants to chat or anything, I'm up and working till twelve thirty or so. I'll be working on chapter 9 of The Wayfarers and then my novel after. If I have the time, might start a fic that's been on my mind for a bit.