Long ago in an ancient era, I promised to post my own advice guide on writing haiku, since I'd written a couple for a story. People liked some of them, so maybe I knew a few things that might be helpful. And I really wanted to examine some of the rules of the form, how they're used, how they're broken.

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While writing the "December" chapter I did some minimal research on apple farming during the winter. Turns out there's more upkeep than I expected. Younger trees are especially vulnerable to the wind, sunlight, and hungry animals that wake up from hibernation. I put in subtle references to those, but it really didn't matter if anyone noticed them since they weren't important to the plot (and the plot's not important to the story either).

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I'm halfway through writing December. I keep feeling paralyzed and second-guessing every haiku I write. I wanted to finish it a few months ago, because I thought it'd be funny to give people cold winter-themed poetry during the hot summer months (for most readers). Now I'm just aiming for the 1-year anniversary of when I originally wrote October for the writeoff.

I also have January planned, but it feels scary to go on that long before my gimmick overstays its welcome.

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Do you like circles AND haiku? Then you'll be, at most, 50% happy today!

EFluttershy's Haiku Journal

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Fluttershy writes daily poems.

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