So it sure took me long enough to get this through, but I finally feel confident to let loose the sequel to Elements of Honor. I'm just polishing up the first chapter, so expect it most likely today or tomorrow (it'll probably be today). I really appreciate all the people who have enjoyed the first story, so to get everyone hyped, here's the title, picture, and description.

Hey, be happy. I practically never do this.

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Magic, Honesty, Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Loyalty
Canon: Twilight, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash
Lunaverse: Trixie, Raindrops, Ditzy/Derpy, Cheerilee, Carrot Top/Golden Harvest, Lyra
Sunsetverse: Sunset, Applejack, Sweetie Drops/Bon Bon, Masquerade, Rainbow Dash, Twilight
Manehattanverse: Twilight, Daring Do, Octavia, Trixie, Orange Sherbert, Blossomforth
Shimmerverse: Have yet to read
Flipverse: Yet to read

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Based on Legend of the Everfree, perhaps it's empathy! After all, when she touched or brushed against someone, she saw into their heads.

Also, guess who's watching Legend of the Everfree for the first time

Proofreading Volume 2 has made me develop a newfound appreciation for how far I have come in terms of the quality of my writing. A big part of why editing it has been such a slog is how much harder it is to have to read through chapters that are not quite up to snuff with what I've been churning out in recent years. To quote Ben Yahtzee Croshaw...

"99% of all creators loathe everything they made more than 5 years ago and the remaining 1% are liars!"

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It took quite some time, but I am happy to announce that the second volume of The Lost Element is now available for purchase on Lulu.com in three parts.

I am very pleased with the end result of this one. Page numbers are present and the title text is large and underlined. I feel its an appropriate step up from the more bare bones result of the first volume. To everyone who has supported me for so long, thank you. I hope you all enjoy the end result of this pet project.

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Ever since watching Rainbow Rocks, and seeing the conclusion where Sunset Shimmer joins the magic of the Elements of Harmony and they blast the Dazzlings with the giant alicorn construct, a thought has been waving around quietly in the back of my mind.

Did Sunset represent a seventh element (), or did she join Twilight in Bearing Magic? Personally, I'm leaning more towards the second option, which then raises some questions. So let's talk abooouuut! This:

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The prequel to The Lost Element is now available on Lulu. Very small, barely more than 50 pages. I was very surprised by how thin the proof copy is. A little special something for all my readers.

http://www.lulu.com/shop/ashton-crimson/before-time-began-to-flow/paperback/product-24082567.html

It's only two days anymore until Episode 3 of Season 9 airs and when I looked at the teaser screenshot that was released for the episode, I discovered something very exciting and unexpected about the Student Six' possible future role in Equestria.
I'll talk about that below the page break, to not spoiler anyone more than necessary.

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Hello all...

Is, uh, anyone even out there still? Part of this blog post is to see if anyone is still following me and awaiting more updates to my stories.

But, it's also to provide an explanation as to where the heck I've been the past...well, year or so.

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That title card speaks for itself, doesn't it?

That's right. I've begun outlining the next chapter of Return of the 7th Element, and will begin writing it shortly.

I'll see if I can track down my old editor buddy Zimprus Nalune when the time comes for chapter publishing, and hopefully some art will be around the corner as well.

Big news, you guys. Never thought it'd be happening, huh?

A couple notes though:

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I'm sorry guys.

I went to Maui over the Christmas break. I got sick in Maui and it still hasn't gone away...

But I'm working on it.

And here's a little sneak-peek for you: (A/N - Zander is the name of the zebra leader who found them)

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“There. Our camp is there.”

Dash trotted up beside Zander and scanned the distance in the direction he was pointing, and her pupils shrank in shock.

“No way…”

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Chapter 9 of "The Return of the 7th Element" is live!

Check it out now!

Thanks for being awesome you guys!

Prologue:

Q&A 1: Who is Speaking?

The Archivist is the one who is speaking.

Q&A 2: So it seems Khaoios may have survived? You said he was a fire-type of alicorn that cannot handle water,so why would you have him live?

Well, I'm not an overly big fan of killing off characters, especially this one. However, I didn't want to kill him off that fast b/c [SPOILER CANNOT BE REVEALED]. So yeah.

Q&A 3: Nautilian? What is that?

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Pages 3 and 4 are up in the usual spots. For those of you without DeviantArts or Tumblrs here ya go. Spoiler: Somethings about to go down

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I have a special favor to ask of anyone who may be reading this.

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So after the gripping conclusion to the previous part we rejoin Mac and Time Turner in their hotel room the next morning, Time Turner nursing a monstrous hang-over from the sparkling cider served at the bachelor party and doing his best to politely refuse Big Mac's old-fashioned home remedies (look up a Prairie Oyster and you'll get an idea).

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Hello everyone. It's a bit odd for me to make a blog post about this sort of thing, but I feel it's only appropriate to give an explanation to the slower update on both "The Element of Hope" Story, as well as the RPG tie-in.

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So, very little reason to beat around the bush on this one: The Crystal Empire has returned and Celestia knows well what that means.

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Hey! So, I'm currently writing the remake of Guardians of the Aura, and it'll go by the name of The Will of the Elements.

I really don't see the first chapter extending too much, so expect it to come out in a few days- heck, maybe even tomorrow!