Chapter 43 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Starlight finds something unexpected at her apartment. Next: A boarding house of mares run by a stallion? Color Starlight worried.

Chapter 42 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Starlight puts Mr. Nopony on the spot. That doesn’t end well. Next: Burglarized (to post Thursday).

^{[updated 10/28/21]} Do you want to write about or draw effectively in the new G5 world? Beyond watching the movie, the artists that created it are posting concept art, story-lines, deleted scenes, and detailed character models. This blog entry supplies links to artists and Equestria Daily pages that I combed through to get them. Some of these ideas might show up in the series in 2022. Any of it can spawn a story or

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Chapter 40 and 41 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Gang life gets real. Starlight tries to navigate herself and her team to safety. That doesn’t happen. Next: Delivering the goods.

Chapter 39 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Starlight, to her surprise, learns she's a mule. Next: Tension ratchets up as Starlight wonders if she suddenly got an archery target for a cutie mark. May I suggest listening to Moby's South Side,

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Forgive me, I'm working on descriptive titles that grab readers... While I incidentally want to announce chapter 37 in The Runaway Bodyguard, I need to know what readers expect from novels serialized on FimFiction. When I started publishing here 6 years ago, I was advised to keep it short, that readers want a quick fix and to move on. A chapter of more than 2,000 words is TL;DR. Readers want

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I have completed the entire first draft of The Runaway Bodyguard. It is 180,000 words long. I had planned for a novel half that length, but the best characters take over and only a fool decides not to listen and write down what they have to say.

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Chapter 36 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Starlight gets a taste of being in a street gang. Next: Starlight does her job for the first time.

Chapter 35 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Starlight learns about herself and Trigger. It has to do with cooking. Next: The hazing days of spring.

Chapter 34 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Starlight is told she is valuable. Will she make a deal she should refuse? Next: Starlight learns about herself and Trigger.

Chapter 32 and 33 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Starlight learns that choices all have consequences in two shorter chapters. It doesn’t go well. Next week, Starlight is told she is valuable. She considers whether it’s worth trading her freedom for

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Chapter 31 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. It’s Princess Grim for the championship belt, but will Starlight survive winning? Next: A flash-forward into Starlight’s future where her dream job looks to become a nightmare, then back as her mistakes in

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The story is about to return to publication with the championship bout. Chapters 31 through 35 appear proofed and ready. Send me and Javarod good thoughts, please. Maybe Friday? Surely by Sunday! Give me a follow if you haven't. Watch for the notification!

Yes!!! Chapters 29 and 30 have been published in The Runaway Bodyguard^*. Starlight won't be taken advantage of, or will she? Time will tell, but that may wait until chapter 31. Speaking of which, there will be a little delay. I am working with a new pre-reader, the glorious

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I have a prospective pre-reader now, but applicants are still welcome. I hope to get back on the road by Monday. A swift calculation shows I have between 24 and 30 chapters written that you have yet to read! ...with about another 5 to 10 to write, so there’s plenty to come. Please pardon my tardiness. If you like what you’ve read so far, Starlight has only just begun to fight! Meanwhile, have you read

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I am looking for a pre-reader. I am now posting chapters that I have written, proofed, copy-edited, and polished all on my lonesome. Some few bits may be... odd^*. You can help!

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Note to Self: Do not write down a detailed idea of what to write next in a story. Instead write down a teaser about what might happen next. Don't defuse the excitement; enhance the need to write at the next opportunity!

Chapter 28 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Coach makes a proposal that Starlight finds underwhelming and learns the meaning of "supply and demand." Next: All PR is good PR, right?

Chapter 27 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. A Double Chapter! The fight of the century year. Really! How badly will Starlight be beat up? Next: Coach makes a deal that Starlight can refuse.

Chapter 26 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Starlight meets a doctor she spars with, and a dangerously strong sparring partner she finds sexy. Next: The fight of the century year. Really! How badly will Starlight be beat up?