Welcome to my reading journal. A common piece of writing advice is that to become a better writer, one should read a lot. There is truth to this, of course, depending on what one reads. Every month, I’ll run down all the books I’ve read, in about 300 words apiece. These aren’t full-blown reviews, but hopefully there’s still some useful information buried in them.

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

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"Taka!" she moved back over to his front half. "Taka, c'mon! You gotta sit up! Come on!" When all he did was groan again, Roxy took the initiative and rolled him over so he was lying on his back.

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Hey all, update time!

Fans of the Change series will be happy to know that I have just finished the next chapter of The New Kingdom and sent it off to my editor, it will being going up next week after it's been looked over. The Perfect Rose will also be coming up as well, university is finished and I have a bit more free time in lockdown, so I think it's finally time to get this thing moving again.

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Different kind of post this time. We got a request from someone over on Tumblr who, due to their ADHD and dyslexia, would prefer to listen to Empathy for the Devil than read it. And we'd love to make that happen, if possible!

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Fair tidings and well met! By sheer coincidence and the stars aligning, my editor finished combing through chapter 32 last night!

.... While the entire site was down.

But now that we've got that out of the way, I figured I'd update everyone. For those who do not know, Magisight is 33 chapters (32+epilogue) long. Here is the current status of the last two remaining chapters

32: Draft+Revision complete. Edit complete. Awaiting final proofread, then release.

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Greetings earthlings!

Haha! I finally motivated myself to start writing my very first fiction!
The first chapter should be pretty short, I didn't want to cut in the middle of the next scene.

As announced in my bio, it'll be a "Slice of life" EG fic, centered around Vinyl and Octavia (and maybe others you never know mwahaha).

Please be nice.

Please.

Please.

I don't want to cry.

Kisses on the cheeks, and see you in a few days!

"Roxy, you…you have to eat something," Makari whispered.
The other Pikachu stayed nearby for a good ten minutes, the latter half of which was spent in silence, before he gave up and left. Roxy hadn't moved an inch. She paid no mind to the abandoned fruit lying at her paws.
Roxy could swear there were voices in her head. You killed him, they said, You destroyed him. You made him bleed, you made him hurt, and you took his life. Who else's life are you going to take?

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Roxy took a moment to consider just where her life had taken her at this point.

She was currently riding on the back of a wild Pokémon, who also happened to be a predator, running through the endless forest like it was a joyride. Taka, her stoic and unsmiling partner, sat behind her, sharing the ride with her. The predator below, who could eat them both with a snap of her jaws, was kind and friendly and had stated her intention to never harm them, as thanks for saving her life.

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It looked like this was her only option, so she had to take it. As she closed her eyes and tried to build up as much electricity as she could, she braced herself for what was about to come.

This was going to hurt.

-Google Docs
-FanFiction.net

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My latest reading, featruing the voices if GutiuSerenade, DracKeagan, Sweetie Bloom and Neighrator Pony is Silencing Song by Pen Stroke!

I'd like to extend all of the thanks in the world to each one of my readers and those who checked out my story. At the time of this writing, I have almost 700 views for the story, and almost 6000 total views across all chapters. My most recent chapter, 21, Of Friendships Entwined, is one of the fastest growing chapters I've put out since the story's launch, already at over 100 unique views, with the next tier at 180. Not only that, this publishing period has been the most active

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Long time no blog. Been writing a lot, been busy with work. But I've still found time to read. And what better thing to blog about?

I recently finished Mistborn: The Final Empire, the first of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy. I avoided it for a long time: as a fan of Sanderson's writing, and because of the sheer number of book in the series, I knew it would take up a lot of my time.

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This is some next level fanfic:

(Mayfair. The Newspaper-Boy holds a copy of the late edition, ink smudging onto his fingertips. Passers-by slow as they read the splashed headline.)

THE NEWSPAPER-BOY: Extra! Extra! The hairy-handed gent who ran amuck in Kent has lately been overheard in Mayfair! Extra Extra!

A PASSERBY: (admonishingly) Yeh bett’r stay away fr’m h’m. He’ll rip yer lungs out.

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The new Zelda games have given me great enjoyment, and a wistful longing for more which is familiar to many in the MLP community. The Rito in particular have my interest, being in my opinion the best constructed of the races with sadly the least overall screen time. This happy union of heart and mind lured me to write a brief (2k word) fanfic interpretation of the events of Breath of the Wild from Teba's perspective, which I have attached under the page break for anyone interested. It includes

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There was a small NCR presence there, people heading to and from Vegas, traders peddling their wares, a beggar who I gave some caps to, and surprisingly enough, some refugees from Primm who fled after the Powder Gangers attacked. A few of them are even preparing to make the trip back soon, since word on the radio is that somebody single-handedly cleared the gang out and restored law and order to the town.

God, this past week has been fucking weird.

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Pony&Wolf Productions did an audio reading of Dash’s Unsuccessful Fanfic. Check it out.

I think it deserves some love.

The egg hit the hot pan and started to sizzle. Thunder reached for another, but found Zoom’s hoof instead. 

He let out a little, “Oh,” and pulled away. “My bad.”

Zoom chuckled and pushed the carton of eggs over to Thunder. “What did I say about apologizing for everything?”

His eyes went back to the pan. Another egg plopped down next to the first with a fizz. “Right.”

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It’s back!!!!! Reviews to classic MLP Grimdarks have returned for this Month of Macabre. Only this time, we have something different. As the “Man behind the Mask” takes a leave of absence, Voice Crack (Harmonight’s dark alter ego) steps in for the lead. Starting off with “Twilight’s Dollhouse”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH9I6r4a9SM

Will be updating soon, just had a long period of commission work.

Anyhow, while STDL will be the “first,” I’ll admit I’m interested in exploring different ideas.

One of them involves Transformers (specifically the rather controversial Death Battle, I honestly think it’s funny), a bit of a vanilla crossover with a Zelda AU I’ve got (basically Mane 6 in OoT Hyrule but everyone is prejudiced towards each other), and one idea that, I’ll admit, kinda serves as a headcanon past for Celestia.

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