Some of you may know that, aside from writing and hockey, cooking is kind of a passion of mine. Would you like me to share recipes and cooking tips on here? I don't really do it elsewhere. I don't want to clutter up your news feeds, but if you would honestly like some simple, inexpensive, but pretty fancy recipes, I certainly would enjoy sharing.
I know this is pony. This may not be the place I don't want to make your news feeds busier than I have to. So honest answers are appreciated.

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I think so.

Any tips for better writing?

My Be an Author series provides advice and tips on how to be an author. Writing well is fundamental to being an author, but my articles will also address the writing life. While I discuss much that is applicable to FimFiction, my background is that I am an SF author. As such, I will address real world writing issues from my experience and, arguably, some of it will be my opinion on subjects. I do recommend reading the comments my readers have left as they have given me an

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Journcy contacted me a week or two back about doing a brief interview for a school project, and the questions were interesting enough that I figured it was worth reposting to FIMFiction the writing advice that I offered. Read below the break for about 1400 words on fictional culture construction, how to create a quick character hook, and the story that my writing desk tells.

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Hey folks!

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"What's the most important part of a story?" you might ask while wondering how to become a better writer. Well Tony, aka Gary Oak, has an idea. The idea that ideas are the most important part of good writing. With examples from Past Sins, A Game of Thrones, and more Tony explores why ideas are important and how to get them flowing.

Good day.

After being sick for a few weeks I'm back on the warpath. Today I finished uploading the last of Gary Oak's videos about

What Makes a Good Story part 3/3 Mechanics

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Becoming an effective, efficient author requires you to both master how to give inspiring criticism and how to take criticism without tearing yourself (or others) apart. In this blog entry, I will show you how.

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WANRING: This post is written like a short essay. The information presented is from personal experience and opinion.

I've noticed a particularly disturbing thing happening over the last few years. Patreon. This has probably been said several times before, but I figured throwing my two cents out there to help solve the problem.

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After seeing a post asking for opinions on this in the Writer's Group (see link) I decided to create a blog on it.

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Authors cannot properly proofread their own writing.^*

It is important to fully buy into that concept before delving into the exceptions and solutions. It maps well to the statement, A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. If you're an experienced writer, I should not have to convince you of the truth here. Yes, you can (and should) proof your own writing; you'll catch many of your grammar and spelling mistakes. Many, but not all.

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Good day,

I was inspired to write this after seeing a post questing whether it was the action in an action scene that mattered more or the motives and characters behind the action. I think it’s an interesting topic that has changed over the past few hundred years. There are two secrets to writing at work here.

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Avoid plot advancement by stupidity at all costs. It is very easy to write a character who forgets to lock the door if the story hinges on a burglary. It is very easy to have the guards distracted by the delivery of an unexpected cake if the plot hinges around nopony getting past them. It is easy to forget that unplugging a megalomaniac computer could prevent it from taking over the world if the plot hinges on ignoring that fact.

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As a fellow author, you know that there are many things that can prevent you from starting a new project, let alone completing it. There are many ways to organize your thoughts and to prepare to write. Often it's a balance between procrastination and preparedness. What I am sharing today is what works for me, and it's a simple suggestion: Know how the story ends.

Yep. That's it.

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This isn't so much a recipe as it is general cooking advice, but it's useful to many recipes I talk about, so here we go. When you think of things you should always have in your freezer, you probably don't think of stock. Hell, some of you probably don't even know what stock is! Well, in this post, we're going to discuss what stock is, why you need it, and how to make it. And it's really REALLY fucking easy, so don't even worry.

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Yes, after 6 hours wasted of sleeping, 12 hours wasted in school and a whole bunch of other shit, I've finally had the story out on the acceptance list! Now it's only a matter of time before we get to return to my writing roots!

“Anyone can make 'em cry. It takes a genius to make 'em laugh.” -Some guy

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If I want to write something sad, I play songs like this one.

Music really does influence your mood when you write. Seriously though, give the song a listen. You youngsters probably don't know who Roy Orbison is, but that's okay. He's awesome.

I'm an old punk. I can listen to whatever the hell I want.

No offense. But we have all had our fair share of bad stories and fictions out there. I Personally wish to know this. But you can also put information and tips for other authors here.