Terrible title puns aside, chapter 9 for Growth is now up. I apologise sincerely for taking this long in getting another chapter ready, particularly considering the (sort of?) cliffhanger the previous chapter left. The reason why it took so long is really threefold:

1) I had exams in June, which required me to be somewhat serious with my studies.
2) After finishing the exams, I went to attend a week-long music festival between June and July.

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And it only took forever (or about a month, to be more exact) since the last update for it to appear. Damnit.

Hopefully the increased length of his particular chapter will go some way towards making up for that deficiency, and in the same vein, hopefully the length won't put anyone off reading. I know not everyone is a fan of chapters that are 10k+ words in length, but this one didn't lend itself that easily to splitting up.

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Hello, folks.

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Gentlemen! Behold! I have grafted a deer—

Wait, wrong context.

Hello, folks! You may have noticed the little pop-up in your notification box about a new story released by yours truly called Growth. I've finally produced something again! Woohoo! Although it is a bit of a deviation from my previous story, I hope you'll still enjoy reading it as much as I'm enjoying writing it.

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Wow, feels like forever since I've posted a blog entry, let alone given any updates or shown life signs. Those who read these may remember that I mentioned something back in summer (I feel terrible now) about a story in progress involving Fluttershy, Rarity and a whole lot of sand. Unfortunately, since my last semester at university was an extremely busy time, all my writing ground to a complete halt. I didn't manage to write a single word on any story for the entire past half year. Not. One.

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So I thought I'd give you all a little sampling of what's to come in Sand (title still subject to change) in the not-too-distant future. It's a piece of concept art for a little scene in the story. Don't worry, it's nowhere near being spoiler material.

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So it occurs to me that the [Dark] category is a bit vague when it comes to defining just what a story with this tag entails. It seems as if it can cover a wide array of topics, from a slightly grittier and more "realistic" world (read: ponies are more likely to behave like selfish jackasses and whatnot) to extreme bloodsoaked rampages, sexual assault and whatnot. Although the extra tags such as [Gore] and the rating system (Everyone, Teen, Mature) can help to narrow it down a little, it still

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So as I mentioned in my last blog post, writing A Head Full of Clay was very much a learning experience with a sort of trial-and-error approach. Although none of my stunning realizations are likely to come as a surprise to any seasoned writer, I thought I might talk a bit about them anyway, because hey, that's what blog posts are for, right?

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The blog title probably gave it away, but A Head Full of Clay has reached its end, and I would like to steal a few moments of your time to express my immense gratitude to everyone who decided to read, thumbs up, favourite, follow, comment and generally just give the story a look. It's been a real pleasure to write for an audience, as well as a tremendous learning experience.

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So let's talk a bit about canon and how it impacts fanfiction. I'm going to assume that everyone has watched all of season 3 by now. If not, stop living under a rock and get watching. There will also be very small spoilers for A Head Full of Clay below, so read on at your own discretion.

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