Well, Alby and Oroboro said it. I've been watching prices like a hawk since mid-March waiting for the opportune moment. It's passed, but prices are still in a place where, for the experience of going to Seattle, seeing my first pony convention, and meeting some friends in person, I'll pay.

Drake is going to EFN.

Just got home from Everfree Northwest. Wow, that is the most fun I've had at a convention in far too many years. So amazingly cool and fun and educational. Got some great feedback on my writing, and got to meet some great pony authors and artists, including Novel-Idea, Winston, Cynewulf,

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Quick update. I'm at efnw this weekend if anyone wants to try and say hello. You can leave a message here, but discord would be best to send a dm. You can also keep an eye out for my metal gear solid / time traveling Twilight shirt. (I used to have a Twilight's dollhouse shirt but I can't find it and this is. The. Worst. Possible. Thing.)

I'll do an update on stories soon, like the two abandoned stories I continued then abandoned again, or the second DoH trilogy.

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Maybe I'll run into one of you dorks there. If you're lucky, you can buy a doughnut from me behind the dumpster.

Took me ten hours from the courtesy shuttle to weather delays to midair delays to fishhooking my way through Newark Penn Station through walking through my front door, but I made it home from Everfree Northwest. Expect a post-con blog and FiCG: Frenemies soon, and an overdue Group Precipitation update a few minutes ago.

EFNW is back on for in-person events! And now that I live in Oregon (long story I'll blog about later), I can actually attend! Just signed up, registration is hella cheap compared to a lot of other cons I've seen. In case you hadn't heard about it, you can check the site here.

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Notes From The Pre-Readers

So another fic has come and gone. As always, some of my friends and pre-readers leave notes in the google docs or elsewhere on what to do. Ever since Button’s Date, I’ve made a tradition of posting those notes in the comment section of each story for two reasons;

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See Convention Planning.

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Hey, guys!

So I'm putting the finishing edits on the next chapter of Into the Dark, and I finally remembered to make a blog post about the fact that I'm planning to attend Everfree Northwest this year, May 12-14. I'm hoping to meet some new and familiar names and faces, and I'm currently looking to see who might be looking to share a room, as hotels are looking a bit on the expensive side.

I'm at Everfree Northwest! I'll be here for the whole convention. Should be a good time, and I'm hoping to run into other writers while I'm here!

Now in Bellevue. I’ve missed the EFNW opening ceremonies, but there’s still much to see and do. Say hi if you spot me; I’ve got the rainbow face mask and a Best Pony poking out of my backpack.

I'll be the guy walking around with the pass that has the name Lightbreeze on it.

I will be going to the EFNW this summer! I haven't been to a con since fall of 2019 so this is exciting!

2020 was a rough year, and we aren't out of the woods yet, but things are looking better. So let's cut loose at the EFNW and have a good time! Hopefully I will see some FimFictioners there!

I am going to be at Everfree Northwest again this year! I'm going to be driving up to Seattle tomorrow, and plan to be there through Sunday evening.

I am going to be on the following panels on Friday:

Learn how to immerse your characters in a rich, detailed world. Bring themes to life with subtle writing tricks, and find ways to use your setting to set your world apart!

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So, For Love of the Love of the Game won the Pinkie Pie award for comedy... after, I'm told, originally being in the running for the Rainbow Dash award for awesomeness.

Which is fair, because I was going for either one. I could also make a weak case for the Twilight Sparkle Attention to Detail or the Fluttershy D'aww.

But not the Rarity Elegance, because the story is possibly Rarity's least elegant moment.

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So in 5 hours I board a plane to take me to Chicago and from there to EFNW! I'll be there all weekend if anyone wants to meet/say hi/whatever! This is year 3 going!

I'm on staff, though, so my free time is a bit more sporadic, so anyone who really wants to say hi please reply here or poke me on Discord (I'm on the Fimfic server under Morning Sun and have a Celestia avatar) where I will be way quicker to respond because Discord is on my phone!

Hope to see a buncha you there!

This is a repost from the comments section of CouchCrusader's own retrospective. I figured I'd post it here for the curious.

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The Admiral is in Seattle!

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And when I arrived, it was raining, thus validating everything that I believe about the city. One of the locals says that it doesn't always rain in Seattle, but I choose not to believe him.

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I seem to recall hearing that the Scribblefest winners would get published in the EFNW con literature. Since I didn't go, on account of being trapped in an isolated bunker seven miles underneath the Earth's crust, I have no way of ever seeing it with my own eyes.

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I'm going to a con.

A PONY CON.

Everfree Northwest, to be precise. Two days from now, I shall be ensconced in a Seattle hotel room, where I imagine I will be obligated to drink a bunch of Starbucks, watch a lot of Fraser, and listen to a lot of Nirvana.

(I'll probably wear flannel even without the city obligation).

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