This literally happened just a couple days ago. Taking a shower and then a flood of ideas come to my brain; I wanted to make Ballad of the Dawn into a trilogy. That was what that previous 'ideas' post was about.

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Yooooooooooo! It's finally here! Go read it!

There's a new chapter for Ballad of the Dawn available! Will Trixie and Discord escape the underground Zebra village in one piece?

His book 'Lonely Vigils' has been reprinted.

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I had to cover this song. It's DT's ballad from "Crusaders of the Lost Mark"

Sorry about the wait, the whole COVID situation sucked the creative juices out of me.

You may have noticed that these blogs are becoming more spaced out and that I have an excuse each time for the lateness. Well, the main reason is that I'm losing steam on this project of mine. Most of the well known stories I've already done and the rest I haven't read. Plus, I feel like I'm repeating my jokes more often than not.

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Hey all, Takarashi282 here! Chapter VI of Ballad of the Dawn is now available!

(I promise that this is the last filler-esque chapter, just needed to give Trixie some character development!)

Read it here!

Welp, with the turn to November finally here, it's time to strap myself into my word processing software and write for dear life.

See you on the flipside.

Hey guys! Thanks for your patience. This chapter has been in the works for a while, and it's the last filler chapter before Act 2 for the book starts up proper. Go ahead and give it a read, and I'll see y'all in the next chapter.

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Hey guys! It's been a while. Had to deal with getting settled into a new apartment, getting a job and just trying to keep myself together for the most part. Just a couple things before the next chapter comes out.

- The new chapter is content complete. Just need to brush over it to see if it's ready to be released.

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Remember the "Ballad of the Crystal Ponies"?

Fluttershy sings the line "They had a petting zoo with tiny ewes."

What if this book, being old, isn't an exact translation, and "Petting Zoo" is actually a euphemism for a brothel. You know, like the other definition of petting:

Phrase used in old-fashioned teen sex manuals for foreplay without intercourse.

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Hey guys! Takarashi282 here! For the past couple of weeks, I've been working with the talented artist Moonlightfan/Little Tigress to put a cover on Ballad of the Dawn! I'm pleased to say that this is the final product!

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Hey guys, Taka here. I'm going to go over everything that's happened rapid-fire, because a lot has happened since I last posted:

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Hey guys, just a short post before I retire to bed for today. The first chapter of Ballad of the Dawn is published, and it is tagged in the blog post.

Also, I'm looking for editors, so if any of you are interested in editing, PM me!

Anyways, that's it for tonight! Goodnight!

Hey guys, Takarashi282 here! And no, I'm not dead, just had a stupid writer's block in the middle of this stupid chapter.

So yeah, the good news is that I'm now caught up to what used to be Chapter 3... four chapters later. Which means that Chapter 8 will be out sooner rather than later, because it's technically already done! I just need to go over it and see if there are any plot holes I've accidentally created and whatnot.

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“Okay, so do you both understand the rules?”

“Yes.”

“Yes, mom.”

“No sass mister. Okay, ready?”

“You’re going down, Elytron.”

“That’s what you think, Stinger.”

“Epic Rap Battles of Equestria! Venom Stinger v.s. Pharynx Elytron! Begin!”

Listen up, Ven, who you think you’re dealing with?

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Hey guys! Takarashi282 here! Just wanted to update you guys on stuff real fast!

First, Act 2 of Ballad of the Dawn is called an 'act' and not an 'arc'. Just like the word 'act' better.

Second of all, I'm going to take a little more time in planning Act 2. I want it to be the best that it can be, which means a good pace, more clear character arcs, and more consistent characterization. This means that it may or may not take longer for Act 2 to come out. But this is good, because...

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