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Spacecowboy


Story Approver and formerly sometimes writer. PM me if you have a Story-related question.

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  • 363 weeks
    May not be writing at the moment, but...

    I have been starting to pop up on Twitch from time to time. If you're ever interested in poking your head in, take a gander over here. I'm actually about to go live here in a few.

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  • 382 weeks
    Saying Adios to a Friend

    So, folks... I'm sure most, if not all of you, know Obselescence in some way or another. For quite some time, he's been a moderator here, and organizer of quite a few story competitions and unexpected fads. Go stop by and wish him well, if you'd like. He had a large impact on me over the years, it's sad to see him go.

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  • 385 weeks
    Status Update

    Next chapter is currently sitting at 2,500 words out of the 4,000 or so that I've set as a goal for chapter size. It's a bit hard going, I know what I want to write, but writing it is another story altogether. Once I have the rough draft finished, it's going to need a fair bit of work to get it up to a posting standard, but hopefully I'm thinking two to three days until it's ready for

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  • 386 weeks
    Want some more Batpony/Thestral-centric content? Take a gander!

    So, two of my long time friends on the site here (Talking shortly after creating accounts, both of whom have poked at my stuff on and off for some time now) have recently come together to work on something that is heavily centered around a created society of thestrals. They've told me it should be quite an interesting read, and I'm inclined to agree, having seen some of the content they're

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  • 387 weeks
    Merry Christmas to all!

    Merry Christmas to all! Enjoy the day, wherever you may be, whomever you may be with. Go watch some Christmas movies, have some holiday cheer... I suggest watching Home Alone 2. Or Die Hard. Both are excellent ones to watch.

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Mar
2nd
2013

Why do intangible bricks walls hurt so much? · 2:10pm Mar 2nd, 2013

So, as most of you've noticed, I've been rather quiet all around, even with updating the progress stuff and whatnot. Sadly, I've hit writer's block. I'm now sitting somewhere around 7 pages written for the next chapter so far now. The good news of this, however, is that I've had plenty of time to both properly plan and outline this chapter, while also refining the ideas. And oh man, are there a lot.

For the next chapter, I'm going to go ahead and throw out a cautionary 'Dark events do occur' warning. While it is a very odd twist, to have Dark events in an otherwise rather lighthearted romance story, it comes with the telling of history that shall be happening. After all, one simply cannot view history through Rose-tinted Glasses, less they be doomed to repeat the same mistakes themselves.

Now, as far as the writer's block, there is a little bit of good news that has come of it. While progress on BOWTN has been slow, I've had the chance to open up most, if not all, of the ideas that've been in my head for the last month or two. Going to briefly lay them out here, until I can get back to full speed ahead with BOWTN, I've been jumping around these and writing to see if any of them are taking off.
- More of my Current HiE, Dreams Are A Gateway
- Another HiE, codenamed Alicorny. Yes, it has an OC Alicorn, and thusly proves my utter lack of any shame.
- A spoof of NMM's return. Concept here is Twilight is the love child of Celestia and NMM. Lots of humor, some of which is at the expense of other cast members. Well, most of it really.
- Another 'Twilight is the child of Luna and Celestia'. This one is more serious, and kind of pulls the story structure from Final Fantasy X. i.e., A snapshot from right before the climax, then a first person telling of the events leading up to that point, then the resolution.
- The MoonLight story. DARK Romance. As in, not going TwiLunEstia like Wanderer D's story. At least, not in a manner as calmly, if I so choose to do so.
- A Celestia Sadfic. Cause, fuck all these Twi sadfics. She's got eternity to research and develop spells? FUCK YEAH. Sorry, but that overrides any angst she may be feeling, at least for now. Note, it will have a somewhat happy ending.
The longest of these is sitting around 2500 words, the shortest only a few hundred. However, some of these are one shots that I'd like to write and get out at some point, even once this block is gone.

Well, this blog has ran on rather long, a hearty thanks to those who read this. As always, thanks to you, my readers. And, this time, a thanks to my editors, Q97randomguy in particular, he's the reason you may only see one or two typos per release, if any at all. And, a thanks to Cvbrony, he's helped me refine this latest chapter.

Sorry that I don't have anything new, hopefully sooner rather than later though!

See ya later,
Spacecowboy~

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Comments ( 4 )

Dat accursed writers block :raritydespair:

They hurt because they hit you right in the feels.

Spacecowboy
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Yeah...
Managed to write a whole page today on BOWTN, so was rather pleased there. Plus, wrote up another half page to my outline. Content is most definitely there at least.

Writer's block is a bitch. Solution:

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