Sorry for disappearing off the face of the earth this week. Thinks have been busy for me, and it was a bit of a shock to come back to about forty social updates... ninety percent of them related to people reading, liking, and commenting on Appletheosis. I've had recognition before--a story accepted on EQD, and others that won contests--but my RCL interview has had, by far, the largest impact on my exposure. It's so bizarre to know that somebody added one of my stories to

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The Royal Canterlot Library has issued their next interview, focusing on Pineta's "Breaking News and Weather." Their article on my own "Appletheosis" has been pushed below the fold, thus bringing my

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Like everything I write, this post has both an obvious and a subtle purpose. It occurred to me that I should bring more attention to the silly little contest I'm running: The RCL posted an interview of me, and whoever finds the most technical errors wins a free short story of their choice, written by me. Woo! Check out that other blog post for the details.

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Check it out: I'm above the fold!

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Ahh, at last! In the spirit of actually reading things before reviewing them, I have finally finished the last half of this story. My previous comments still stand... they were limited to matters of technique and mechanical accuracy, which is easily judged after sampling only a portion of someone's writing.

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FREEEEEDOM! Now I have all the time in the world to write!

I'm proud to say that me and my previous employer parted under amicable terms. He had to make a difficult business decision, and had been thinking of letting me go for awhile. It turns out I'd been thinking the exact same thing for several months. We shook hands, and there's no ill will. I don't like burning bridges, and I don't like having debts.

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I need you to read this post completely. Don't just quit halfway through. It's important.

So I was staring at the featured box a minute ago, and on a whim I decided to check out the top ranked story. No idea why. Just for giggles, perhaps. The featured fic is Sapiddus3's "Misunderstanding." I shall now reproduce the story description here, in all it's glory:

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Author: Daetrin
Story: "Apotheosis"
Completion: Up to chapter 4 (of 8)

Introduction

Heh.

Heh-heh... hehehe!

*rubs hands*

MWA-HA-HA*snort*HA-HA!!!

Technical Issues

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*points his hooves at himself*

And no, I'm not going to say "this guy." That ruins the joke. Y'see, when you're pointing your hooves at yourself, the joke is that you don't HAVE to say "this guy." You don't have to say anything. You're supposed to just do it, and then sit there silently, until the viewer figures it out on their own. If you ever say "this guy" after having pointed your hooves at yourself, you're ruining the joke. It's a real life example of Show Don't Tell.

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Author: Bucking Nonsense
Featured story: "Who Is This Lord Tirek You Speak Of?" (Top Ranked, 1 January, 2015)
Least viewed story at that time: "Singing Trees And Other Hearth Fire Miracles"
Completion: Fully read

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