If I see one more episode of any damn thing where a student's refusal to even try is framed as the fault of the teacher- ugh.

I could have LOVED that episode, and all it would have taken was a bit of effort from Rainbow. An admittance that she was trying and it was hard and it wasn't working. It threads through the episode- even with what Fluttershy says when she breaks them apart.

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Holla!

Two things: first, I'm putting Raindrops' Wrap Up on indefinite hiatus. I have plan to finish it, but I think it's fair to say that at this point either that'll never happen or one day you'll log on and it'll just be DONE, with about 35 new chapters in your feed.

Secondly, as a kind of apology, I've got this for you:

My Little Pony: Friendship is Mandatory.

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Holla!

I have a son! The tiny human baby is called Teddy and was born on the 17th- in the run-up and the last few weeks I've sort of dropped off here. But now I'm back- got my lunch hours to myself at work again, so Raindrops' Wrap Up should be updating a lot more often now. Hurrah!

I'm gonna be a dad!*

I could not be more excited or delighted. But there's so much work to do, and as a result you'll have noticed that I'm posting less often. I can't really be sorry about that- I think I've got my priorities straight- but you do certainly all deserve an explanation, so this is it!

Tiny human baby on the way!* Wahoooo!

*if the sun and moon see fit to let this pregnancy carry to its conclusion healthily and well, which I sincerely hope they do

Here's an interesting bit of maths for you; CYOA stories present an exponential writing challenge.

Here's the skinny:

Everyone reads chapter 1. That's 500 words written, of which everyone reading the story will read 500 words per readr. Lovely.

If there are 3 choices at the end of chapter 1, then I need to write 1,500 words to fill out those choice- 500 each. By this point, I've written 2,000 words, but anyone reading the story will only have read 1,000. Huh.

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Here's one I could do with some help on; I'm writing a CYOA called Raindrops' Wrap Up, and if that's your sort of thing I could do with suggestions for where you want the story to go next. The more people who get involved, the more fun this should be!

Here's the link:

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/45120/Raindrops%27-Wrap-Up

I'm gonna try and get three paths done per day. I'm making a flow chart and everything!

So I've switched genres again! But why?

Well, this is one of the places I write to stretch myself a little. To try new things, combinations that might not work, and so on and so forth. I actually kinda like that you won't get the same thing twice from any of my stories. But...

yeah. The new one is horror. And ponies. It's okay if you don't want to go and read it!

So, I may or may not be writing another fic- a non-Smartyverse effort this time, and something less focussed on pony romance. I do, however, need a picture to put up front on the story. I can't find what I'm looking for! I need a picture that, if possible, shows Featherweight, Silver Spoon and Twist together (don't ask too many questions yet). If there's no such picture, any two together is fine; if there's not even that, I'd appreciate being pointed to good filly/colt versions of them.

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It's finally done!

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Not a big one, don't panic!

I'm going home for the weekend- it's my birthday and I need to get back to my roots for a bit. An updeat will occur, at the very earliest, on Tuesday. Thanks for reading!