I've been thinking a lot lately about my fic and just how I want it to proceed. I may have had a brief moment of panic when I thought that the way I wanted my story to go would make it less a Fallout: Equestria story and more... something else. I even went as far as writing Kkat for her input (no response yet, but she is very popular and likely gets A LOT of PMs). I think I'm mostly over it. I've tied my elements together in a decent fashion without it being too deus ex machina (or, simply

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The Cutie Mark Crusaders got their hooves on a book of necromancy, and try to use it to raise Applebloom's pet mouse from the dead.
Applebloom: "Aw shucks... This stupid spell ain't workin' at all!"
As the rest of the Ponyville Graveyard rises from the grave
Applebloom: "Mister Squeakers ain't ever comin' back!"
Bright Mac: "Howdy Applebloom!"
Pear Butter: "Howdy little one!"
Applebloom: "... Who are you? Why do you smell so bad?"
"Ya don recognize your own parents?"

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So, everypony! A wee update for your taste buds!

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The agency known as S.M.I.L.E has been in existence in secret for a thousand years. Helping to fight, detain and contain entities and objects that would destroy Ponykind. It's agents are sworn to secrecy to preserve the peace of Equestria and many have paid the ultimate price in service to Harmony.

That said, S.M.I.L.E does far more than merely contain. They also study, observe, experiment and make hard decisions.

And die in the dark so that ponies can live in the light.

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Part 4: Immediacy vs Investment

In our past three lessons we have covered various aspects of narrative capital, making analogies to actual currency and how authors write good stories by making convincing exchanges. In short, making plot development feel earned by purchasing them.

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Welcome back, writers! It’s the first Being a Better Writer article post LTUE! So, in fact, maybe that should also be “Welcome, new writers,” because there may be a number of you checking out Unusual Things for the first time post-convention.

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Welcome back readers! I hope you had a good Thanksgiving weekend! Or, if you’re from a place that doesn’t celebrate that fairly American holiday, a good weekend all the same.

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Hello readers! Welcome back after a pretty long weekend! At least it was a long one here. Was it for you? Short or long, I hope it was good!

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Hello readers! Welcome back!

First, before we get down to today’s post, a bit of warning and disclaimer: I’m going to try and keep it a bit shorter today. The reason why is that I had a slight accident over the weekend which involved me tumbling, in most embarrassing fashion, over a set of handlebars.

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Here's how Equispartans II will progress...

This will have SPOILERS for my story's future plot, after the forest escape from Steel Shard Academy, so if you don't want them, steer clear Spartans. Otherwise, read on.
12-The Spartans escape from the academy with five survivors, and after dropping them off on the Infinity, they join the Master Chief, Locke, Osiris, and Blue at the frontline.

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Any of you who watch cop shows probably know what Profiling is. For those who don't, it's when you logically deduce the type of person someone is through their actions, memorabilia, and a fair amount of educated guess-work. Police generally use it to determine how a particularly elusive criminal will act next.

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Welcome back, readers! It’s Monday, and you know what that means! Time for Being a Better Writer!

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I like to read. Specifically, I like to read stories that are well done and draws me in.

Some of you may know that once or twice I’ve given a review on some stories. I like doing this, as I like not only thanking the authors for making the story but helping to point out areas where they could improve.

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As a tweak to the canon, it turns out that Celestia and Luna were not the only alicorns... They're just the only ones who didn't go insane or evil. They had eight siblings, mares and stallions, who were all alicorns but fell apart when faced with the challenges of their powers or life in general. Luna and Celestia sealed them up before they could do any real harm and gradually they were forgotten...

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I decided to write up the full legend:

Grogar had three sons, whom he named Takam, Heidrun, and Yang (each after a goat deity). He gifted them each a bit of his power and gave them responsibility over each tribe of Ponies. But eventually, each fell in love with a mare of each tribe, married her, and had children.

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Twilight Sparkle is in Golden Oaks Library, hoping to get away from the hardcore partying on the night of the Summer Sun Festival. She goes downstairs, fumbling in the dark as her horn isn't casting much light.

Also, Pinkie Pie is bouncing after her.

Pinkie: "So did you like the hot sauce prank? I can make it hotter if you'd like! Or get you vodka! You look like a vodka drinker!"

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https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Lucky_Clover

Lucky Clover: The pony whose cutie mark is based on luck. On some days, his luck is the best in the universe! Everything comes up Lucky Clover!

On other days, his luck is the kind that drives a pony to drink.

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Been a while since I did one of these, huh? Well I work at UPS as a supervisor, so as you might imagine, I've been very, very busy. And I'm only going to get busier. So I will use what creative energy I can when I can.

It is popular in Sparity fics to have Rarity "lend" Spike out to other females who pine after our favorite drake. But why simply lend him out? Why not pimp him out? Spike is understandably a bit upset when he learns this, and when he confronts her...

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A lot of times when I see people asking questions about their plots, it’s because they lack a clear endpoint or guiding line that can help them orient themselves towards what the story needs from them. So, I’m going to try my best to break down some of the basic principles that can help you maintain clarity in your workflow at every stage of the story. 

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G'day all. Been a while since the last update and not to worry, the next chapter is currently on the works. However, reviewing it now could make or break the series as it is.

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