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  • 353 weeks
    "Beneath the Canon You Settle For" will be cancelled.

    Beneath the Canon You Settle For will be cancelled. After review of its elements and planning, it has become clear that the planning simply was not up to par and was bound to diminish the story's quality down the road. Although the timing appears inconvenient, it is more important that the readers experience a story that would not insult them for investing their time and empathy. And it

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  • 375 weeks
    A One-Sentence Thank You to Equestria Daily.

    http://www.equestriadaily.com/2017/01/story-beneath-canon-you-settle-for.html

    Thank you [very much] Equestria Daily for the fiction spotlight!

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  • 400 weeks
    How music serves my writing (The Sequel)

    In which I link songs I enjoy listening to during the writing process and try to justify to myself why!

    Nocturne in C Sharp Minor - Frederick Chopin

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  • 429 weeks
    New story and new resolution

    The last year has been a struggle to write for. Not until I played Fallout 2 did I feel that I had a solution to the impasse. Now I am writing a side story to Fallout: Equestria as a means of getting back into a productive mindset. My other story, "Beneath the Canon We Settle For," shall receive the next chapter it has been deprived of for so long in the coming month.

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  • 458 weeks
    Operation Eradicate Doubt

    Hello to whoever may read this!

    The Amateur is devoted to exploring the medium afforded by My Little Pony fanfiction and pushing all its elements to their breaking points. However, a long time has passed between the recent chapter and the last one-- 4 months! Such a gap without a compelling reason why should fall squarely on the wings of the writer.

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Jul
24th
2016

How music serves my writing (The Sequel) · 10:18pm Jul 24th, 2016

In which I link songs I enjoy listening to during the writing process and try to justify to myself why!

Nocturne in C Sharp Minor - Frederick Chopin
This song is often set on repeat, whenever I read a book or get cracking on a story. This song takes its time - how long depends upon the pianist - and squeezes the value out of every note played. There is nothing fanciful or fast about Chopin's Nocturne, and for that reason, it can be played in the background to any activity without making itself noticeable. The song is a quiet joy that never fails to make me think and invest myself in a project. Also, the movie this version is linked to is a masterpiece.

The Way Home - Magic Sword
Another addictive song from Hotline Miami. As fitting for the blog post, this song is from the sequel. In the context where it is played, "The Way Home" establishes a feeling of desperate finality or the final stretch to the ending of a long journey. The song even represents the stretch with this gradual build-up toward an explosive climax... only to fall back down right as you think closure is upon you. The song is all about achieving closure, no matter what comes in the way. That may just inspire you to finish that chapter you started.

Your Mother Loves You - James Newton Howard
This song just warms my heart. It has prepared me, whenever I felt it necessary to write a tender character scene. Just the right song to listen to in the darkest of times (or at the lowest point in a character arc). In a world half empty, it helps to have one moment of sincere affection, and what better way to write atmosphere than through inspiration.

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