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Nov
12th
2015

Writing Troubles · 3:07pm Nov 12th, 2015

tl;dr: I want to name a writing project and have no good ideas. Skip down a bit for story info.

I don't really have too many people looking my way yet, but I figured I'd drop this for whatever random people scan random blog posts or the few that might have this pop up in their feed.

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Aug
2nd
2020

Writing 101: Jealousy · 12:54am Aug 2nd, 2020

Before we get into today’s blog topic, I just want to quickly revisit some of the political stuff from my second-to-last blog post.

Bad news: there’s still feds running around kidnapping people. They've retreated from Portland, but are explicitly being sent to other cities.

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Dec
4th
2017

Well, here's my status. · 5:02pm Dec 4th, 2017

I started work on the next chapter for Requiem of Friendship, and I still have to work on the partially done chapters for Titanfall-Skies Ablaze and Event Horizon.

Problem is...

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Aug
22nd
2019

Smoothing the Knots: Addendum? · 9:59pm Aug 22nd, 2019

Despite the bangout success of my last fic, I'm tempted to add a tiny change.

I don't think I stuck the landing. I wanted to add something like this at the end:

In the middle of their embrace, the tiniest twinkle appeared in the tip of Luna's tail.

Should I? :trixieshiftright:

Jan
28th
2019

Horror Stories are still Stories · 8:42pm Jan 28th, 2019

Horror Stories are Still Stories
Four pieces of actual advice for writing horror that really should go without saying.

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Jul
1st
2019

“Being a Better Writer: Summer of Cliche Writing Advice!” Announcement · 9:31pm Jul 1st, 2019

Welcome back readers! Today’s post is going to be a bit of an unusual one. Why, you may ask? Well, because of the news you’re about read, which will be followed by a shorter, micro-blast level Being a Better Writer post.

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Jul
20th
2018

RPG Tips With Crimson #5: Guidelines on House Rules. · 6:55pm Jul 20th, 2018

You know what I feel like when someone introduces a new house rule for a game, doesn't tell me about it, and then penalizes me for breaking a rule I didn't know?

Seriously though, it's not a good thing so today I'm going to talk a little bit about guidelines on house rules.

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Dec
29th
2019

Big Things · 4:27am Dec 29th, 2019

Long time no see. Been up to stuff. Mom had surgery, gotta take care of her. Extra office hours. Lotta crap going on.

I've been asked to finish and post blog entries for Writing Advice and Looking Back, a chapter of Displaced into Nothing, and I'm trying to wrap up a commission, all by year end.

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Jan
30th
2015

Luna for Dummies · 8:28am Jan 30th, 2015

Through a combination of getting really sick of seeing people butcher Luna's archaic speech in their fics and happening to be studying the subject at the time, a few months ago I decided to make a simple guide to writing Luna dialogue correctly. I put it off way too long, and I'm not even sure it's relevant anymore, since Luna's rehabilitation has kinda passed as a fad in the fimfiction community, but here it is anyway:

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Jul
9th
2016

Writing Tips: Learn to Accept When a Scene Isn't Working and Walk Away for a Bit · 3:09am Jul 9th, 2016

I got 2700 words into the SYS-TER Chapter of "Equus Metamorphosis" and realized something wasn't working. I've been making notes for this chapter for about a week and revising the approach several times until I got to the point I'm at today. I had to stop and just step back.

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Jun
25th
2018

Some Relationship Advice from a Polyamorous Demisexual · 4:23pm Jun 25th, 2018

Some background first.

So, as some know, I've had two boyfriends and I'm on a third.

The first boyfriend lasted a month and I'm not entirely sure either of us really felt anything for each other. Haven't talked to him in a while, but I still consider him a friend *shrug*

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Apr
13th
2014

Early Modern English for Authors (A.K.A. Luna-speak) · 10:46am Apr 13th, 2014

Note: I'm cross-posting this from my blog. You may want to read it there since WordPress allows me to use fancier markup like proper section headers, definition lists, and tables.

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Jul
10th
2016

cleverpun's Concise Critiques #6 · 6:48am Jul 10th, 2016

Unfortunately, not every critique can fill up a thousand word blog post. Here is a selection of reviews/critiques, in two sentences each.

Cant by Rambling Writer:

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Nov
25th
2015

On Names and Nicknames. · 11:47am Nov 25th, 2015

"Even that big name was too fancy for her. So, I shortened 'Col-o-ra-tu-ra'...to 'Rara!'"

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Sep
9th
2015

Random Update: Watcher Count - Story Updating - Something Smex Wise - Queen - Goober Tavern Goal · 7:00pm Sep 9th, 2015

Some mood music for your viewing pleasure.

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Apr
30th
2016

OPWA: Episode One · 6:30pm Apr 30th, 2016

Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.

Research
(Or "3 Steps To Learn More For 'Write What You Know'")

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May
2nd
2016

OPWA: Episode Two · 4:33pm May 2nd, 2016

Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.

10 Formal Interview Tips

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May
27th
2016

cleverpun's Concise Critiques #5 · 3:47am May 27th, 2016

Unfortunately, not every critique can fill up a thousand word blog post. Here is a selection of reviews/critiques, in two sentences each.

Drop. by Unpopular Opinion Trixie:

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Jan
14th
2016

Four Year Anniversary Special: cleverpun's Critique Corner — If You Came to Conquer/Inexcusable · 9:06pm Jan 14th, 2016

Last year, to celebrate my three year anniversary on the site, I wrote a long, meandering blog post looking back on all the writing I had done. It was an interesting exercise, though its experimental nature perhaps limited its utility.

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Jan
29th
2016

cleverpun's Concise Critiques #3 · 11:39am Jan 29th, 2016

I go into every story hoping for something that will be worth commenting at (great) length on. Unfortunately, not everything warrants prolonged critiquing. Here is a selection of reviews/critiques, in two sentences or less.

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