Arcanum -Phantasy did a short but sweet review of Three Steps Back. He has a Patreon, too.

I'm trying to design a zebra OC who may or may not appear in a future story.

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I just realized I've been writing Three Steps Back for two years now, so here's an adorable little Babyjack with a banner (because I just felt like drawing something cute for a change)!

Thanks to everyone!

I might do the other signs later. And before anyone whines, my Zodiac sign is included here, and I didn't hold back! So... what sign do you think I am?

So here's fanart of a fanfic... I think.

Thanks to wzium for the lines!

....a weekend taking care of two babies who don't speak English.

I'm not going to get pregnant any time soon.

That said, I'll finally get the chance to work on both the next chapter of TSB as well as another short story... hopefully!

This is a reference to this.

Thanks to everyone who contributed! Applejack decides the baby's name in the next chapter, which will (hopefully) come out sometime after my birthday, which is June 10th.

And the first person who recognizes why that date is significant to TSB gets a cookie! (HINT)

*Start with a basic idea of how the conversation should go
*Make a pot of coffee
*Use the coffee to make another pot of coffee
*Pour some bourbon into the pot and drink it all in one go
*Start writing
*Look to your left and write about the first object you see there
*Have another character interject
*Look to your right and write about a colour you see there
*That random thing you just thought? Write it down!
*I saw a bird!
*Jump around the house

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Anyone got a good one for "Ireland" or "Irish"? It's coming up in the next chapter---somepony mentions their family was from "Kilkennel".

Isn't she cute? Happy squees and thanks to wzium for drawing this!

A few readers, including FlaxSeedbp, have suggested that readers should get a say in the naming of the foal in TSB.

What we know so far:
*It's a filly
*She's a unicorn
*She's large for her gestational age---AJ noticed she has Mac's big ears
*The magic she's been using is pale yellow.

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Someone, who probably wants to remain anonymous, asked me if there were going to be more clop scenes coming up in TSB. The answer is Probably and Heavily Leaning Towards Yes, but I wanted y'all's thoughts---how important is juicy stuff when reading a story (any story)? What do you think about sex scenes that don't actually happen in the timeline (i.e., dreams or flashbacks)?

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Trixie's got a gun.

So I thought I had a great, not-before-used nickname for a character...

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Just a deleted scene that never made it into the story. Inspired, of course, by these awesome parents.

...who sometimes finds themselves doing the facial expressions while writing dialogue?

(I'll leave you to guess which expression goes with whom... and, yes, I know I've not (yet!) written any Bulk Bicep dialogue. I just really wanted to draw that "YEEEEEAH!" face.)

Read into that what you wish.

I just realized I've been writing "Three Steps Back" for a year now. Actually, a year and a day. I still have some proto-chapters gathering e-dust on my computer, and I'm sorely tempted to go back and try to remember where I thought the story would go when I began. (For example, Trixie's role ended up being a surprise.)

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Last night was my art show and IT WAS AWESOME.

....so now I can get back to ponies :3 The next chapter's chugging along, but after writing two thousand words I realized it was crap, scrapped it, and started all over again. Yikes. Well, at least now there's some more clop to come.

UNTIL NEXT TIME!