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Jul
31st
2017

Being a Better Writer: When Characters Fail · 8:57pm Jul 31st, 2017

Jan
9th
2017

Oddity Archive: VideoGuide (+2 other early Interactive Program Guides) · 8:56am Jan 9th, 2017

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Jan
22nd
2018

Being a Better Writer: Sympathetic Villains · 10:07pm Jan 22nd, 2018

... are a mistaken understanding.

Okay, that's a strong statement as a lead-in for today's post, but it has merit! Welcome back to Being a Better Writer, the weekly writing guide post where we discuss, well, writing topics of all kind.

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Mar
3rd
2016

Grammar for Real People, Part 4-5: Clarity Rule 5: Scripts and Sleepy Phrases (The Truth Behind "Passive Voice") · 11:34pm Mar 3rd, 2016

Jul
8th
2019

Being a Better Writer: The Ellipses and the Em-dash, Odd Forms of Punctuation · 10:58pm Jul 8th, 2019

Jun
10th
2019

Being a Better Writer: Voice VS Grammar · 8:07pm Jun 10th, 2019

Welcome back readers! It’s Monday, and that means Being a Better Writer! So, our topic for today? We’re going to start off with a little quiz. Nothing complicated, just pick answer A or answer B.

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Jan
29th
2019

Goblin Evolution, Explained - Monsters, Misguided #2 · 2:52am Jan 29th, 2019

Mar
2nd
2019

Davvy's D&D 5e Invocation Guide · 6:16pm Mar 2nd, 2019

Dec
7th
2020

Being a Better Writer: “The Simpsons Did It” · 10:21pm Dec 7th, 2020

Hello readers! Before we get rolling with today’s Being a Better Writer post, there’s two bits of news you should know about!

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Sep
26th
2022

Being a Better Writer: The Problem With Proper Nouns in Sci-Fi and Fantasy · 8:40pm Sep 26th, 2022

Oct
31st
2022

Being a Better Writer: Planning and Executing Heavy Worldbuilding · 9:44pm Oct 31st, 2022

Welcome back, writers! It’s Monday, and it’s also Halloween! Not usually a vacation holiday, so I don’t plan on taking one. You know, as evidenced by the fact that you’re looking at this post right now.

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Nov
13th
2023

Being a Better Writer: Five Things To Start Your Own Story · 8:24pm Nov 13th, 2023

Welcome back writers! Yes, it’s Monday once again, and that means we’re back with another Being a Better Writer to talk about!

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Mar
13th
2023

Being a Better Writer: Should You Read the “Pillars” of Sci-Fi/Fantasy? · 8:46pm Mar 13th, 2023

Good afternoon readers! Yes, I know today’s post is a little late. Just a tad. And that’s for a reason. The same reason, in fact, it might be a bit rougher than normal: I’m ill today, but didn’t feel like skipping a week of Being a Better Writer. So my mind is a little muddled.

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Jan
30th
2023

Being a Better Writer: PLS Explain Book · 10:23pm Jan 30th, 2023

Apr
12th
2021

Being a Better Writer: Building a World From Scratch – Part 1 · 9:29pm Apr 12th, 2021

Welcome back readers! It’s another glorious Monday, and I’m back with another installment of Being a Better Writer!

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Aug
24th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Improving Your Writing Output · 8:19pm Aug 24th, 2022

Hello writers! So, full confession time: I’m not quite at 100% yet. In fact, I might even try for a nap after this post is over. We’ll see how I feel.

But I’ve got to be good enough to deliver today’s Being a Better Writer post! After all, I promised it!

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Mar
29th
2016

Batmare Begins: Character and Location Imagery Guide · 9:36pm Mar 29th, 2016

Afternoon everyone! So after my latest slew of chapter updates from this past weekend, I figured I ought to give you guys some visual guides to some of the new characters as well as what process went into choosing some of the places for new locations in Ponyville. So in this blog, I'll be showing you Commissioner Cirrus Gust, Officer Spring Frost, Officer Sun Flowers, Midnight Marvel, Snowflake, Firecracker, and Silver Sunrise.

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Sep
23rd
2017

"A Guide to Herd Dynamics" Still In Progress and Other Fic Matters · 2:32pm Sep 23rd, 2017

Hey to anyone who actual follows me. Sorry that I missed the time I said I'd post the new chapter. A mix of work picking up and leaving me more tired than usual, getting hooked on 4chan MLP threads (I have been corrupted by RGRE so badly), and me just being lazy contributed to me not doing anything for the past couple weeks. Also, the next chapter is giving me a little trouble - trying to get a good handle on the new date's personality and how she interacts with Anon (already revised several

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Mar
3rd
2016

Grammar for Real People, Part 4-3: Clarity Rule 3: Heavy Complements · 8:47pm Mar 3rd, 2016

Nov
17th
2017

Classic Being a Better Writer: Character Odds and Ends · 6:57pm Nov 17th, 2017

New here? Confused by what a Classic Being a Better Writer post is? No worries!

Classic posts dig into a four-year archive of weekly BaBW articles to dig up a couple that are relevant to one another, forming a quick and easy to browse sampling of some of the site's various writing articles.

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