I took a little time this last week to code a specific piece of software which does one very simple thing. You click a button, and it shuffles thousands of lines of descriptive text I wrote to create a unique and thoroughly detailed pony appropriate for Fallout Equestria's setting.
Some useful advice in this one.
AND hilarious snark. Can't go wrong with that combo.
...Have I actually talked about this show before? I'd really recommend it at any rate. Even if you're not a writer yourself there's some good art & humor in every episode. And on a nice variety of themes, too.
This is me trying to get some thoughts in order, based on a lot of things at once. Normally this would be a Wholesome Rage piece, but too much of it has happened on this site to separate it from that context.
As a beginning author, keep in mind:
As of today, I have been a member of this site for three years. Three years! That’s older than some of my relatives. My use of this site has outlasted my enjoyment of the show. To celebrate this “milestone”, I thought I would look back on some of the things I published on this account. Examine what they taught me and how they have held up to time. Further, I thought I would analyze some of the themes and concepts that repeat across multiple stories. I always enjoy such analyses of other
Here's a short blog for you, folks, the perfect size for the theme it preaches. One of the greatest challenges writers—or anyone engaging in an activity that thickens the tension in their hearts—face is starting.
It's been a while since I've written one of these, but I've been hanging around in FimFiction's Discord's Writing Help chats, and one of the most common things I've been seeing is difficulty with character voicing. Character voicing is hard. It's what's important to making characters stand out from each other. So I thought I'd write a little blog about some of my thoughts on Word Choice in relation to a character's voice.
I've had to re-learn some lessons with my latest story. Gimme a sec and I'll explain.
For a change of pace, today’s blog post is about something which I actually know about, rather than a fusillade of meandering speculation. I have an Associates of Science in Early Childhood Development, and am currently employed as a preschool teacher. In the interest of clarity and utility, I tried to limit the amount of specialized knowledge in this post. If anyone wants specialized knowledge from my field, then clarifications or questions are welcome in the comments, as always.
Just a short blog here about writing in general and a realization I've had and want to get on writing.
So, when I say positioning, I don't mean simple thinking about where your characters are in relation to each other. Though it is related, but while having a conversation with my family, I've more and more realized that within every conversation, every participant is in a certain position.
A member of my new FimFiction writing group, ScifiPony's Writer's Training Ground, asked me about deadlines, specifically about missing them. Here is the advice I gave:
So, you want to make your story have a bit more oomph. You don't want to simply make it about characters resolving a conflict in a setting of your choice. Instead, you want to make it leave an impression on the viewers, teach the reader a mind-blowing lesson that will stick with them for their entire life.
*vren55 sighs, gets up and screams*
*Stand-in Straw Man Oblivious Reader For My Convenience*: Vren55, what's wrong?
Hello readers! Today’s post is going to be short and sweet because … well, to put it bluntly, I am majorly under the weather. Fever last night and through the night, stomach doing more flips than a circus acrobat, and other, less savory stuff.
If for whatever reason you're reading this before reading the first fourteen(!) parts of this blog series, then you might want to go back and start from the beginning. Though, for your own sake, you might be better off leaving well alone.
It's done, folks! All fourteen chapters of One Extraordinary Time have been read, documented, and thoroughly despised.
I really hope I don't sound egotistical here, but my follower count has grown into a pretty good-sized number. I think it's safe to say I have some level of influence, even though I obviously don't have all 247 of you hanging on my every word. (Probably not more than one or two of you... at best.) But I'd assume that a lot of you are interested in my writing, and I feel like I should at least do something to help newer writers out. However, I'm no master of the craft. I only know so
Word of advice, folks: only edit when your head is clear.
Pebble: you both act like hot plot-nuggets.
(Hidden Rose frowns, turns away, and rolls her eyes)
Ambrosia: a’ight, sometimes we do, but that’s different. Afore, Sumac wasn’t hurt and now he is. We’re not gonna act like butt-dumplings when he’s like this.
Pebble: I don’t believe you. (Gestures at Meg and narrows eyes at Apple sisters) If I were you, I wouldn’t do anything to upset Megara.
(Apple sisters both gulp)
How To Write Clop for People Who Can’t Write Clop Too Good
Part 1 - Characterisation
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