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Anzel


"The purpose of the first draft is not to get it right but to get it written." -John Dufresne. Please send corrections via PMs. The Blade of Quill & Blade

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  • 119 weeks
    Q&B Final Update

    Happy New Year 2022 everypony.

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    41 comments · 2,163 views
  • 129 weeks
    Trials of a Royal Guard Physical Print

    Hello everyone!

    It has been quite some time since anyone has heard from Crystal and me. I wanted to briefly interrupt the silence let those fans left know that they will soon be able to complete their 'Royal Guard Trilogy' physical collection.

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    52 comments · 2,069 views
  • 255 weeks
    Secrets Hardcovers Wave 2 Update

    Hi all!

    We have the hard covers here at the house. Due to some unexpected work travel I haven't had the chance to get to them. Crystal and I are going to clear some time out tonight to get them signed and packaged. I hope to actually have them out the door tomorrow or Monday.

    Thank you for your patience!

    2 comments · 768 views
  • 263 weeks
    Cleaning out the game room: Free/PWYW Items

    Pony pals

    I am cleaning up my game room and that is producing a lot of items that we simply don't play. Old, new, never opened, etc. The point is, they need to go and I'm not looking to recoup much money on this.

    The Rules

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  • 266 weeks
    Secrets Hardcover Update

    Pony friends

    I am pleased to say that books are being signed and sent out. These encompass the first order specifically. Some are already in hoof while others are being worked on. A large bulk of them will go out tomorrow.

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Jan
18th
2016

Scene of the Quarter Complete! · 2:20pm Jan 18th, 2016

Scene of the Quarter

The 2015 Q4 "Scene of the Quarter" is complete and has come out beautifully. The theme was "Silent Knight, Dragon Negotiator" and Painted Wave nailed it! Without further hype...

The voting for the 2016 Q1 "Scene of the Quarter" is also complete. The winner was: Azurite, Pink Pony, and Soarin playing cards. We'll be working to make that happen! Look for it sometime in Q2.

Memoirs of a Royal Guard 2nd Edition Hardcover

We've made a huge deal of progress on the hardcover for Memoirs. As of today we're up to 45 deposits! That is starting to bring the cost per unit down dramatically. My initial goal for this was 15 so that has been blown away. Now I'd really like to see us reach 60. That reduces the production cost per unit. I'd really love to get this down to $35 per book shipped if I can. We'll see how it goes!

Painted Wave has signed on to do the cover. It will be a dust jacket, full on cover like the image you see above. I'm excited to see what she comes up with. It will be amazing!

Editing is also coming along very well. My goal is to finish rewrites through chapter 50 this week. Editing should be completed through about chapter 10. Chapters 1 and 2 have had their final touches and are "done." They've been updated on FIM if you wanted to check them out. If you find something (other than commas) please let us know via PM!

If you want to make a deposit on the hardcover printing details are HERE. All deposits need to be made as soon as possible (lower prices encourage other people to jump in which, in turn, lowers your price).

Thank you all for your support!

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Comments ( 6 )

That's a badass looking dragon.

That is an awesome piece of art.

That's a great piece of art. I especially like how Ragnhild's colors and lines blend with the cave.

Painted Wave and her over-the-top candyness.

Damn. Painted Wave blew it out of the water in terms of awesome. Great work.

"They told me to get rid of the dragons. So I did."
"You... got rid of them." The Princess of the Sun stared at me with an expression bordering on blatant disbelief. "You just flew in there," she made a flying motion with her hoof, "and told them to leave."

... or something along those lines. Painted Wave is a great artist. I'll have to check out her work on deviantart. At least I'm positive she has a deviantart site.

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