A bit of a controversial topic here but I trust my followers to be mature about this.

I got in an argument on a forum with someone who I will not name.
The argument was about Islam and how some people feel as though people who practice it are less than human.
As if that's any different to any other form of discrimination religious groups have suffered across history.

But what really stunned me was how misinformed some of it was.

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"Remember to never split an infinitive.
The passive voice should never be used.
Do not put statements in the negative form.
Verbs have to agree with their subjects.
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be by rereading and editing.
A writer must not shift your point of view.
And don't start a sentence with a conjunction. (Remember, too, a preposition is a terrible word to end a sentence with.)

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-sigh- You know, I just think Queen Chrysalis remaining as a Villain forever is a BAD thing.

Why? "But Jimmy Hook, Queen Chrysalis is your favorite MLP Villain!" Well yes, she is. But do we want her to stay as a Villain forever and end up remaining as the only Evil Changeling or do we want her to be reformed, thereby eliminating the Old Changeling Race, aka Evil Changelings, and have for the sake of Fan Material and Fan Art of her being Reformed come true?

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What is a research topic? It is the subject or issues that a researcher is interested in when conducting research. Selecting a relevant and researchable research topic could be challenging. The process could be exhausting – never-ending research, making mistakes, struggles in formulating a research question. It entails;

Best Topic Selection Tips

1. Brainstorm for Ideas

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Did you know that as of this week, there are only two topics left on the Being a Better Writer Topic List #22?

It’s true! Once again the wheels of time have ground slowly forward, and topic after topic has been written up, presented to the world, and crossed off. Which leads us further to another step: there will be a Topic List #23 soon, and that means there will need to be topics to populate it.

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In my defense, I didn’t say when this post would be up today. But readers! Do you have your list ready!? Topics you want to hear about? The get commenting below!

For those of you who need a bit more context, I’ll assume that you are familiar with this site’s weekly feature, Being a Better Writer, all about—What else?—how to improve one’s writing. Pretty much the most popular bit of this site, and referenced in a lot of places.

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There's a lot of sub-textual sexual tension in X-Wing miniatures, really.

Hey readers! It’s time! Being a Better Writer is building a new topic list, so while you can, get what you’d like to hear about on it!

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Well, there really isn’t much to say today. This week was, well … editing. So much editing. Like the week before it.

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Surprise! This isn’t an ordinary Being a Better Writer bit. Many of you likely guessed that based on the day (Friday versus the traditional Monday), and you’re right.

That’s because this isn’t your usual BaBW post, it’s a Topic Call!

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But obviously I've still been at it. I just finished a fresh round of edits on Dead By Sunset, so if you haven't read that it's a lot cleaner than it was when I was originally posting it.

I'm starting a new job and I'm not gonna lie, it's gonna kick my ass for a while. I start my days at 5am now, but hopefully I can still churn out the usual quality of crack fic goodness you all expect from me.

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Whoa! It’s that time of year already! Yeah, a Monday holiday has rolled around: Labor Day!

Which, as per the usual, means there will be no Being a Better Writer post today. I’ll be taking the day off. As I hope many of you are. Recharge! Relax! Heal up!

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Are there any topics anyone would be particularly interested in seeing a blog about? Be it one of my quasi-regular blog series like Writing 101 or Speculation and Worldbuilding, or perhaps one of my less-structured musings posts (like the ones discussing immortality as a fictional concept/tool).

I'm not guaranteeing I'll write about any of these topics (I still need something to say, after all). And my blogs don't always get a huge amount of views. But suggest away.

HIE: Human created from ancient dark magic uses his abilities to help or destroy Equestria.
HIE: Human is stranded (not very original) and looks for answers to as of why.
HIE: Human is apart of CIA and walks into a wrong room with a portal, there is no way back and he must deal with a new society.
Pony: Pony is raised in a harsh environment and wants to help the world (The Protector but just a pony instead of a human).

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...And things are looking like I might be able to wrap up the fight before 30k words hit. Though I still haven't written the first part of the chapters yet, but I'm currently on a roll right now. Especially with the music I'm using as inspiration for the fight right now.

This one is still being debated upon. Whether or not I use it for inspiration:

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THE TIME HAS COME! And yes, I almost linked that bit from Dipper’s Guide to the Unexplained #82 there. It was … tempting.

Anyway, those of you that have been around for a while will know exactly what this post is for. It’s time … to submit reader-request topics for Being a Better Writer!

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Hi,

I was debating putting this off until June, when it would be seemingly more appropriate, but almost ninteen years is too long, anyway.

Some users on here might already know this (looking at you, Fillyfoolish!), but most of you, if not all of you don't.

Wondering what it is? Well, wait no longer. I'm bi.

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Readers! The time is upon us! Being a Better Writer‘s Topic List #14 is complete!

By which I mean that I’ve exhausted it. Every topic on the list has been written about over the last few months of Being a Better Writer posts. The list is now empty. There is no content left to write upon.

Which means it’s time to open up Topic List #15 and start anew. Which means, of course, a Topic Call!

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Yeah I got me some hobbies.

I did my first X-Wing Miniatures repaint recently. For those who don't play (probably most of you) mine is the black and yellow one on the left, not the blue and gray one on the right; that's how they look coming out of the box.

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