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Jul
17th
2017

Being a Better Writer: Escalating Tension · 10:19pm Jul 17th, 2017

As usual, this post is a copy-paste from my website. Reading there helps build my rankings and keep new material coming!

All right, so this topic has been on the list for a while, and it's high time it gets crossed off. Which means ... I've got to talk about it. Time to see how much knowledge I can impart! So here goes!

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Jan
28th
2023

Story Breakdown - MLDC Next Generation: Know Fear! · 2:00am Jan 28th, 2023

TMLDC Next Generation: Know Fear!
"Starburst of Equestria, you have the ability to instill great fear!"
Michael_Ravencroft · 136k words  ·  184  21 · 4.3k views

In my early days in the fandom (2014), I absolutely adored this fic. It's one of the things that made me fall in love with this fandom. It was a great rendition of Kilala's next-gen universe.

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Jan
11th
2016

Spoilers: New Story!! - Treasures and Trinkets (structured blog) · 1:28am Jan 11th, 2016

This blog contains spoilers to my newest story, if you haven't read it I recommend doing so before reading this blog. I wanted to be more structured with this instead of cramming it together is one big paragraph so enjoy my tiny biased review. :twilightsmile:


Hello my friends, Chaos Phantasm here to announce his newest Nyx story, Treasures and Trinkets, a prequel to A Mothers Warmth... and currently its giving me mixed feelings. :applejackunsure:

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Aug
21st
2017

Being a Better Writer: Horizontal and Vertical Storytelling · 10:43pm Aug 21st, 2017

Welcome back readers! I apologize for the lateness of this post, but I had a physical therapy appointment this morning, and that took up the early part of the day when I normally would have been writing this post.

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Aug
14th
2023

Being a Better Writer: Is Our Story Character-Driven or Plot-Driven? · 10:07pm Aug 14th, 2023

Welcome back, writers! Sorry for the delay with today’s Being a Better Writer post. I got a late start today. That’s on me.

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Jun
21st
2021

Being a Better Writer: Tension and Slow Pacing · 9:35pm Jun 21st, 2021

Hello readers! Welcome back!

So updates! I did manage to hit my quota last Friday despite being a little sick. And while I wouldn’t put it past that segment to need a little editing, overall it was a pretty kick-butt segment of [REDACTED] battling [REDACTED].

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Aug
22nd
2016

Forward to Chapters · 9:05pm Aug 22nd, 2016

I've just edited Back to Normal to break the structure of the story from one chapter with seven sections, to five separate chapters.

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Jan
18th
2022

Sometimes it's the simple things · 12:33am Jan 18th, 2022

Today I was the proud recipient of a truly remarkable cultural artifact. What in the world of pony merchandise could possibly warrant special attention in 2022? I'm speaking of the Freeny Dissectibles figurine of Nightmare Moon, which is dual-crafted, if you will, to represent both the majestic outer form of Princess Luna's self-corrupted, almost certainly cannibalistic carnivorous alter-ego, and her internal bodily structure.

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Jun
8th
2020

Being a Better Writer: Tying Subplots and Plot Together · 9:25pm Jun 8th, 2020

Dec
6th
2021

Being a Better Writer: Fleshing Out Stories and Characters · 10:29pm Dec 6th, 2021

Apr
15th
2024

Being a Better Writer: Reversals and Subversions · 6:41pm April 15th

Oct
28th
2015

Why Crossovers are Bad · 1:17am Oct 28th, 2015

Generalizations are a dangerous thing. They often have exceptions, and require subjective judgements to make. The subject of today’s opinion piece, however, is a generalization that I believe in.

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Apr
5th
2021

Being a Better Writer: Rules – When, How, and Why You Break Them · 9:33pm Apr 5th, 2021

Dec
5th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Crafting a Better Sequel by Using Portal 2 as a Guide · 9:37pm Dec 5th, 2022

Apr
4th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Runaway Characters and Script · 10:40pm Apr 4th, 2022

Hello readers! Welcome back! It’s another Monday, and bigger still another month! It’s officially April! So, let’s drop some updates before we get into the meat of things. Starting with some real news about Starforge.


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Jun
15th
2020

Being a Better Writer: Keeping Plots and Subplots Straight · 9:08pm Jun 15th, 2020

Hello readers! Welcome back after a pretty long weekend! At least it was a long one here. Was it for you? Short or long, I hope it was good!

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Aug
17th
2020

Being a Better Writer: Setting Up a Reveal · 8:32pm Aug 17th, 2020

Hello readers! Welcome back!

First, before we get down to today’s post, a bit of warning and disclaimer: I’m going to try and keep it a bit shorter today. The reason why is that I had a slight accident over the weekend which involved me tumbling, in most embarrassing fashion, over a set of handlebars.

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Dec
2nd
2019

Being a Better Writer: Tension · 10:51pm Dec 2nd, 2019

Welcome back readers! I hope you had a good Thanksgiving weekend! Or, if you’re from a place that doesn’t celebrate that fairly American holiday, a good weekend all the same.

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Oct
4th
2021

Being a Better Writer: “Alien” Aliens and the Conflict of Drive · 10:44pm Oct 4th, 2021

May
28th
2016

I still don't know how to start my story properly. :/ · 6:10am May 28th, 2016

Introduction, how many sentences in a paragraph I should have, what my main character will look like.

I need help...

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