One Day at a Time... · 1:00am Feb 28th, 2013
I want to thank all of you for offering your warm regards while I was under the weather. I'm still not quite 20/20, but I'm certainly getting there. Thankfully I've been able to work on my stories the past few nights. Thus I have little a update for all of you.
I've finished the first chapter of my new Twilight Sparkle story - "For Whom She Sparkles" and have already started chapter 2 as well. Chapter 1 is just shy of being 9,000 words and chapter 2 is currently sitting at just under 1,600 words. The chapter will most likely reach around 7,000 words till I'm done, giving the story a beginning length of roughly 16,000 words. Which is a considerable increase form this story's original size and concept. Plus I still want to make this a on-going series. Hopefully it will be popular enough so I can do just that. I must say, I've been having a great time working on it. =D Any of you Twilight fans out there, should really enjoy this as well.
I'm also happy to report the story for my alicorn Twilight fic is pretty much outlined. I received permission from an artist on Deviant Art to use a very excellent and moving pic of alicorn Twilight for the story's cover. This pic fits the story's mood to a 'T'. But for now, that's all I'm going to mention about this tale. I want it to be a big surprise. I can say this about it, I haven't even completed the outline and already while I was listening to some fitting music, and thinking about one of the scenes have been moved to tears several times. It should be another good one!
As for my Slice of Life/Adventure story "Veil of Chaos". As I continued to work on the overall story, I've ran into some minor hurdles and need to tweak out some bugs. I have a beginning and ending planned out, plus I know pretty much what I want to have happen. I just need to get through the initial phase and make sure I do the show and my own idea justice. So I'm not sure if I should keep things the same as I first planned or if I should make some minor changes. Originally I wanted Discord to be the main antagonist, but now, after some planning, I have a better character in mind for that role. So, I need to give this some thought and figure out how I want this to go.
Thankfully, my other stories are still going along quite nicely. And once I finish chapter 2 of "For Whom She Sparkles", I'll be sure to edit and post chapter 6 of my Celestia fic - "You Brighten My Day". You have to understand, I didn't expect to get sick or have to work six days last week. So sadly, my plans were changed and regrettably delayed. I know all of you will support me, despite these delays, and I will always be thankful for that. And have no fear, I'm not stressing about anything...rather, like my blog title suggests - I'm taking things, one day at a time.
One last thing I want to share with you is how much I'm looking forward to my alicorn Twilight Story. When it's closer to completion and I can share more about it with all of you, I think you'll understand. I admit that I'm still of two minds on the whole concept, but I just love Twilight too much to ever shun her for pretty much any reason. That and the arrival of my new plush Twilight will only help with my stories.
Well, till later, I leave you with two Twilight pics and my thanks for your continued support and patience. I know it's been a while since I posted anything to the site. But over the next week or so that should change, for the better!
- Jaydex
Happy Twilight is best Twilight!
Twilight Sparkle looks to the horizon during twilight.
I liked that last picture
Glad to see you're getting better!
"One Day At a Time" by Enrique Iglesias feat. Akon
Sweet. Glad to see your doing better and writing stories
*Sees last picture* Twilight... Sees the Twilight... While I watch Twilight...
PARADOX! PARADOX! PARADOX! *Blows up*
Im glad to hear your feeling better! Hope ya get better soon!
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Nice, glad you're getting better. I am too if you were curious. Now I just need to somehow get my writing mojo back.
Good to hear that you're feeling better man.
I'm very happy for you -- you seem to be feeling better, and it sounds like you are making progress in ALL of your stories :D. To clarify again...you are making two Twilight stories: the unicorn one ("For Whom She Sparkles") and this Alicorn one as well, correct? And this second one...is this going to be romance story as well? I think you already went into it, but I forgot
I'm happy you are having so much success, and you sound excited to share all your work
-- that last Twilight picture looks amazing...she looks so grown up in that one - her hindlegs and flank (
) really stick out 
Twilight looks good at twilight i love the pics.
Holy crap, you write alot, all these fics I don't read! Keep up the good work.
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Wanna know what really grinds my gears?
When people say that's my childhood. Jesus Christ that was like standard operating it was so overused it got to the point where I wanted to Karmer slide out of a window. But none of you give a shit anyway. I'm just cranky cause I dropped my shampoo bottle on my toe this morning in the shower. Has anyone ever done that That's some painful right there son. it kinda reminds me of that time I met Gary busy on a public bus. We chatted for about five minutes and he asked me what my favorite movie of his was...I said predator 2. you know, Danny glover was an inferior "black guy" for predator 2. I much preferred ole Carl weathers. Good ole Apollo creed. Got killed by the predator and drago And avenged by a giant dumb white guy who can hardly speak English in both instances. Dafuq am i even talking about?
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Yeah, that last pic is epic!
And thanks, slowly but surely I'm on the mend!
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This cold isn't going down easy. 
Well, trying to anyway.
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I know a bit ironic, Twilight looking over the twilight sky.
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But I'll be back to normal before too long. 
You and me both, I've made little progress over the past two nights. This cold just doesn't want to go down.
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And im sure you'll find your mojo again! 
Yes, I was wondering how you've been. Thanks you for letting me know. I have my writing mojo, I just need the energy to sit and write. Oh well, in due time.
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Thanks!
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Now I just need to get my energy back so I can write again. Lousy cold, but it can't last forever.
Yes I am doing two Twilight stories - "For Whom She Sparkles" where she's a unicorn and then I will be doing one where she's an alicorn, but I haven't said much of anything about it. I'm keeping it for a surprise. Hence all the mystery around it!
I really liked that last pic too. But unlike you I didn't really notice Twilight's flank and hind legs, until you pointed them out. I was mainly mesmerized by the beauty of the twilight sky and how mired in thought Twilight seemed to be. But now I can't help but admire her hind legs and flank.
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Thank you!
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Thanks, I'll be sure to keep doing my best.
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You're just being random, right, Riften?
877206 Yeah I know I will it is just a matter of when. I have thoughs moments where I actually bring up word go to type then just get the "Ugh I don't want to do this now." feeling that I can't shake. It is a pain but I don't want to try and force it to happen.
Oh okay; all that mystery made me confused
Well,
, the rest of the picture is beautiful, of course, I love the pink sunset and water; the whole thing looks almost melancholy....it was just the first thing that drew me. It kind of says a lot about how you and I look at things 
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I've had days like that where I just can't get myself into my writing...and then there are times when it won't stop. When I hit slumps like yours, I tend to take a break and do things that help to re-spark my creativity.
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Once I get working on this new story, things should make more sense.
The mystery shouldn't keep you stymied for too long.
As for your words on how we look at things...I don't always noticed the scenery or mood of an image. Sometimes I do notice things like say Twilight's flank or legs before hand...then of course there are times when I am drawn in by her eyes or her flowing mane. It varies, I just wasn't drawn to what you were in this one. But hey, there's nothing wrong with it.
And now, I'm probably just rambling. 
879168 Hmm... Perhaps I need to try and do something that involves writing that doesn't have you writing...Lol Of course right now I am sucked into minecraft. Lol
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Hah, I was just joking
...you're right - every image draws you in a different way, and this particular one is very wonderful; it feels like something you'd use for your wallpaper 
Twilight...looking at that pink sunrise....it's like she's about to embark on a great journey; or maybe she feels melancholy about something....the possibilities are endless really - perhaps you could use something like that within your own Twilight stories
By the way, eavesdropping on your other conversations....there are all sorts of tricks to help you with creativity -- placing as much "distance" as you can, not just spatially, but time-wise (coming back to it another day for example), social or interpersonal distance (how someone else would see it)....trying to see the problem from a birds eye view in as many ways as possible; going on walks and looking at nature also can have an effect...trying to put it out of your mind by focusing on something big enough that, doesn't necessarily overshadow you in complexity, but big enough to allow your subconscious to work it's own magic on the issue....the trick isn't to try to find or create one perfect conclusion, but to create as many conclusions as possible...after that, you than use other tricks and mental strategies to incisively deduce which conclusion is best.
Awesome! I really can't want; I'm sorry for not being active, really busy again.
I look forward to your writing! :D