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Penalt


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  • 19 weeks
    I got ART!

    I know I haven't done a blog in awhile, but being a full-time single parent working a full-time job, and a part-time writer tends to really chew into the hours I have in a week. That said, I just had to carve out a little time to show off the remarkable gift I was given from Lady Lightning Strike by way of the amazingly talented artist Pridark.

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  • 32 weeks
    Commissions!

    Yeah, been awhile since I've written any sort of blog post, but I do have some good news. I'm re-opening to commissions! My patrons on Patreon will get priority for their commissions first, but it doesn't mean that everyone else can't ask for some stories either. Here are my commission conditions:

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  • 40 weeks
    So... a small heads up about the upcoming month...

    I'm about to start writing the final chapter or two of the Brightly Lit saga, after which time I'm actually going to be going on vacation for a week. As in actual time off from my job and all other responsibilities. Which means no Twilight Learned this month, and perhaps not next month either as I reassess things in the wake of the end of writing roughly 350,000 words on one pair of stories set

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  • 60 weeks
    So... a bit of a heads up

    Over the past few years I've engaged in a practice of letting my patrons on Patreon decide what story I should update following the Brightly Lit update in the month, and I've noticed a bit of a pattern. Mainly that anytime "How Twilight Learned" comes up in the voting it easily wins. So recently I asked my patrons if they would like me to just concentrate on Brightly Lit and HTL until one of

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  • 85 weeks
    State of the Pen

    It's been 10 days since my brother died and 6 since we laid him to rest at the foot of a willow tree near a shady stream. I find myself both functional and numb. I can act, react, and do things, but anything beyond the basics is like trying to push fog with your hands. Something happens but not much. I find myself staring at a computer screen and feeling... nothing.

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Sep
25th
2016

Many things · 8:12pm Sep 25th, 2016

I'm noticing this blog is becoming much more diary/ramble than anything really coherent. Hope that doesn't make it too off putting.

First off, medical issue from my last post. I was basically told "We have to wait and see how things play out". Gee, thanks Doc. What amounted to 4 hours driving and about 36 hours of anxiety for 20 minutes of no resolution either way. But on the plus side, I managed to find my mental balance again via beer and youtube surfing. This song and image helped a lot for some reason:

You know, there could be a good story in that.

In Equestria's darkest hour, an unlikely hero arose. A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows. A King of Darkness. His army would shake the world

Yesterday's episode was a treat. Unicorn master race! But if any of you have read The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher you will know what I mean when I say that there are definite parallels between Starlight Glimmer and Molly Carpenter. Particularly early in the series.

Current work. It's the weekend so I spent yesterday working on the next chapter of Queen Chrysalis, Relationship Counselor. I wrote this nice interaction between Chrysalis and Granny Smith. Took me most of the day. Stepped back, looked at it and realized it was complete crap. Way too serious for the story and concept. Stepped back a bit further and realized that a certain white unicorn was repeatedly, gently nudging me to get back to serious work on her story and that was colouring my writing. I've never refused the request of a lady so the next couple of days will be heavy work on The Bridle Path. The next chapter or two will be hard to write as two primary characters are going to be approaching their nadirs.

Recommendations:

The Coronation. Between Lines does a masterful job of off-camera action and humour.

Sunset Isn't Your Color by Oroboro. A really sweet SunShy story with really good characterization.

In music:
A blast from my past

Henri Mancini was a damn genius.

Finally, a little Nightcore.

All the best to you and yours...

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Comments ( 2 )

I am sure you were expecting this, but I told you so. Once a character gets in your head, you are done for until you are completely finished with their story. :twilightsmile:

4226948 You were right, you were right. I had just hoped that my natural parental multi-tasking skills would have come to the fore. I forgot that I'm hardwired to help ladies in distress.

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