I was just flipping through some of my old blog posts today, and I was puzzling over the lack of feedback. Not that I'm that surprised that blog posts don't tend to get much, and it's not like I'm that popular a writer and have thousands hanging on my every word. I myself rarely comment on blog posts, except recently to make a suggestion or two or in one case try to send a word of encouragement to a young writer who's going through a rough patch. I guess I don't understand how a blog is

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Yesterday, just as a change of pace, I shut off my access to adult rated stories. I know, it's not the best choice, as I will miss out on some stories that deal with mature themes. But I was just getting turned off by all the porn that seems to proliferating on the site (or at least that's what it looks like). And I get that it's a major part of the fanbase, and I'm not advocating the idea of turning everything here into G rated fluff. (And I do read some of it, and not just for the drama) But

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I've been plowing ahead these last few days on the long delayed next chapter of "Danger Close", and I think I can say that it will be finished by next week. I should ideally feel a certain sense of pride, were it not for the fact that it has taken me close to two years to get this far. It's not that surprising as such things go. There are a lot of stories out there that have stalled out over the years, basically because life goes on, and distractions come up in life. I hope that there is still

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I got my first look yesterday at MLP: TM. There were certainly a lot of differences between it and the series, from the animation style to certain aspects of the story. I guess there's nothing wrong with that per se, but many aspects of the story left this old guy feeling uncomfortable, like I was being reminded that this film was made for a much younger audience. I guess it would be very hard to make a movie about an invasion for younger children, but I felt a bit cheated.

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Just submitted the two parts of the first chapter of my second story to the one friend of mine who knows that I'm interested in this stuff to see if it makes sense. (damn, don't you just hate run on sentences) If he thinks that it looks o.k., I'll submit it for approval, maybe even before the end of the week. It would be easier if I had a fellow brony to check this for me, but as an older fan that really hasn't been an option. I'm going to be taking on some rather nasty subjects in the next few

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I'm in the middle of a discussion with a artist on DeviantArt about MLP:TM. He went through the story and compared it to stories like the Harry Potter series, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars, in terms of the formula used and the quest concept of one hero surviving trials and saving the day. It rings very true in terms of how the movie was constructed, and the plot elements that were used. But I had to admit to him that the formula didn't work for me.

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Writing mistakes

Hall of shame: dumb errors by me

These errors are late-stage errors which I left in my fic after multiple reads. It happens to us all :(

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