Chapter 24 posted in The Runnaway Bodyguard, Starlight Does the Gym Rarity Style—but not for the reasons you think. This is the beginning of Starlight's prize fighter arc of chapters, so get ready for epic attitude and conflict. Next: Starlight

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Chapter 23 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Starlight makes an impulse career decision; will Mr. Kale hug her or fire her? Next: Starlight Does the Gym Rarity Style, but not for the reasons you think.

Chapter 22 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Starlight runs in the Celestial Race. Always trying to keep a low profile, she is relieved that she’s racing against earth ponies and pegasi with no chance to win. Next: Will Starlight (neé Aurora

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Chapter 21 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Starlight recounts a Windigo/Celestia visitation, then encounters Shadow Strike, a pony Coach trains. Next: Off to the races! Starlight, always trying to keep a low profile, is relieved that

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Believe it or not, I do most of my writing on a treadmill to breakup my work schedule. Exercise and wordsmithing. The perfect twofer. Sadly, structural issues with my hip have sidelined me for a week and make it hard to sleep. The imperfect twofer. This impacts my release schedule for the The Runaway Bodyguard. I've got me some good doctoring going on, so I will be back soon. Peace. Out.

Chapter 20 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. The Celestial Race chapter arc begins, as does Starlight's sports training. She's proven she can fight, but will fish ultimately defeat her? Next: Starlight learns about the fighters Coach trains.

Chapter 19 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Starlight acts provocative as she tries to scope out the sincerity and motives of her perspective prize fighting coach, but can she avoid being provoked? Next, in chapter 20, Starlight has proven she can

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There’s food and there’s food. Starlight eats the first and plays with the second. Coming soon in chapter 19, Starlight acts provocative, but can she avoid being provoked?

Starlight learns she is not as good as she thinks she is. Given a chance to remedy that, she answers “No”!? In the next chapter (ch 18) coming soon, there’s food and there’s food. Starlight eats the first and plays with the second.

As of 12:30 today, I had 200 views and 25 👍. I realize this isn’t a big deal for most stories on FimFiction, but it shows there’s traction. The sequel, The Enforcer and Her Blackmailers, has plenty more than views. If you’ve read the Enforcer, are following me, or

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Chapter 16 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Somepony had been watching Starlight. He knows the name Gelding. A gang-member wanting retribution? Next (Ch 17), Starlight gets goaded into a fight and learns she isn't that good.

Chapter 15 posted in The Runaway Bodyguard. Starlight encounters her first gang members in Baltimare. She ends up taunting them. It doesn't end well, but for whom? Next time (Ch 16), she discovers some ponies find her fighting attractive.

Today, I posted^* the heaviest chapter in the novel, The Runaway Bodyguard, appropriately numbered 13. Starlight fights. We learn about what makes Starlight tick, and see the first of many ways she is broken. When I

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Friday, I post the heaviest chapter in the novel, The Runaway Bodyguard, appropriately numbered 13. Starlight fights. We learn about what makes Twilight tick, and see the first of many ways she is broken. When I stated in the title of this blog that

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I wrote first about about hedge aka weasel words in Start, begin, almost, just, maybe... Removing weasel words from your novel. Questions arose about them because of my previous blog on

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Chapter 11 of The Runaway Bodyguard is out. Here is an example of how from one draft to another I improved my writing. Besides typos, I removed my hedge words. I deleted unnecessary articles. I switched verbs from the passive voice to active, substituting action verbs for to-be forms. I removed unnecessary implied

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I published chapter 9, The Command, in The Runaway Bodyguard.
The new story’s title begins with Messing with an Alicorn... Get hype. Comment.

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Yeah, distracted. Totally new story posting soon. Meanwhile, read The Runaway Bodyguard.

Note: The background of the images in this story is licensed from PIXTA. #11315199 is copyrighted by Yoc-chan Hiss.

Chapter 8 (The Card) of The Runaway Bodyguard posted. It really feels like a double chapter that I should have split, but enjoy! Next up, The Command. Has our favorite runaway been caught?

Decided I will release Thursday 4/15 instead of Friday 4/16. Upvotes make me 🎶happy🎵! Think Autumn Blaze. In chapter 8, a royal guard pony will try to find who Princess Celestia sensed casting so strongly in her vicinity. The reason is not at all what Starlight expects.