NANOWRIMO Blog 4 · 4:49pm Nov 4th, 2022
Yesterday’s Writing Stats:
Novel: 1,690
Species Swap Contest: 344
M/M Contest: 252
Total Words Written: 2,286
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Word count is a little bit better than the second but still no where near the first. I am proud of hitting 1,667 consistently in the novel every day even if technically that’s putting me a bit ahead. Even if I write 10k words one day I still want to write at least 1,667 every day after!
I’ve realized that I’ve been so inactive on here for so long that I haven’t even come out to you guys yet!
So hi, I’m Tangerine Blast, and I now go by He/They pronouns. That’s right, I’m just a little guy. Funnily enough one of the things that helped in my realization was interacting on here and people either playing it safe with gender neutral pronouns or using he/him as default. I had to take a long hard look at myself when I was disappointed at that stopping.
Man, I remember “coming out” as a girl on here. Oh, how time makes fools of us all.
Thanks for being understanding! Writing tip: There will come a point in the middle where you will want to scrap the whole thing and start over. This feeling Will go away as long as you keep preserving and pushing through.
Alright, see you later, love you, byeeee
Congrats on the writing, we need more creativity around here to show the world that even we as a community based on ponies can keep our fire burning and still accomplish great things. After all these years and after "canon things" stop handing us material, I think it is finally time to prove that we are NOT just a trend that has to depend on to some company to give us lifeblood and that we have the power to become independent with our united world of equestria to keep us from falling apart.
Remember that the center of our union are three elements that made us so incredible: friendship, pony, and creativity. All bronies should keep these in mind, because without one of them we would never be as special as we are today.
Also, congratulations on finally making sure about your gender identity, I remembered that I thought you were a girl because of your RCL interview, we were all pretty young and silly, right?
But seriously, I think that it's the environment's stereotype that makes us decide our gender, just pick a catagory that you feel comfortable with and define yourself with it and move on. I suppose after your collage life you decided to be mature about your identity online as well as in real life?(lol)
Anyway, good luck writing, can't wait to see you finish your new (and old) stories,
and may the force of friendship be with you!
I've been looking at my gender identity much differently lately, too. No idea how to define myself yet, but just having it be an open question feels better than the default.
I felt similarly when I first questioned my sexuality, too, even when I wasn't confident in seeing myself as anything specific, just the thought that I'm probably not straight was so freeing and allowed me to finally address some baggage. And possibly trauma? Not to overshare.
Very confidently aro/ace now, by the way.
:O enby buddies?
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Yes! The fandom is so amazing and we definitely don’t need official content to keep going. And you’re exactly right I graduated college and was like ‘it’s time to be a big boy’
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Lol I am very much in the same boat right now. I thought I was bisexual but the older I’ve gotten the more I’m restruggling with the sexuality. Am I aro/ace??? Idk but at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter and that’s okay with me for now.
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ENBY BUDDIES! Bro hoof /)