Note: This is Part Two in a series. You can read Part One here.

To improve readability, some messages aren't in strict chronological order, as you might be able to tell from the timestamp on the screencaps. Since at some point three different conversations were happening in three different chats, you'll see the color of my name change very now and then.

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I'm working on a sequel hook for Assasinverse: Green Vengeance and below is the idea:

Far, far away in the cold depths of space, a dark and sinister figure growled in anger as he clutched his staff that at the top of it was in the shape of the letter Z as he sat on his throne before he spoke up.

“So, Rita Repulsa has failed twice to get the Zeo Crystal!”

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The first few sentences are very important. They can spell the difference between the reader getting hooked and the reading closing the tab, never to come back to it. I'm hoping some of these will hook you.

Here are introductions from my stories arranged from the most to the least favorite ones:

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So with the story officaly being marked as complete I figured it's time to inform you about the future of the story

first expect a bonus chapter that's likely just gonna be shameless clop in the next few days. second when I decide how I'm gonna do it I'm going to post Gallus and the waterpark problem to other websites so yay for that

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So you have a story with a good description, fitting cover art, original title, and an appealing premise, yet it seems that the views and votes are not coming in as fast as you‘d like? There might be many reasons behind your lack of success, including, but not limited to, bad luck and bad timing, the title, description and so on not being as perfect as you think, and, lastly, the story itself not being as good as you advertised it to be.

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A story should hook the reader within the first half page. (This blog post was inspired by a game I misinterpreted in a forum.)

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Still processing those finale feels. Still editing chapter 5. In the meantime, I've got some stuff for you to go put on your reading lists!

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In the past, each tribe of Ponies developed their own way of controlling the sun and Moon (or making replacements). The unicorns just got there first.

The Earth ponies constructed a gigantic Stonehenge like structure to channel their magic through to move the sun and moon. Or rather, move the Earth itself around the other bodies.

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Welcome back readers, to the final entry in Being a Better Writer‘s Summer of Cliche Writing Advice!

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Hello again readers! Once again, I must apologize somewhat for the lateness of this post. I found myself sleeping quite late once more. Personally, I’m speculating is has something to do with the healing of the ribs. Maybe it means they’re healing quickly.

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In this lifetime, you will NOT prove me wrong:

Kinder chocolate is the best in the world.

Always was as a kid, always will be as an adult.

I was going to be more indirect, but I just want to get this off my chest: I never want to read an HiE story featuring "nondescript brony in Equestria" or "'wannabe genre-savvy "non-brony" who nevertheless knows about the show' in Equestria". Ever. The entire class of HiE work where the human is aware of MLP as an animated production is basically a write-off, as far as I'm concerned.

What's the appeal? What's even the point?

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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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Brain: Haha, Pharynx x Discord is an interesting ship, wouldn’t you say?

Me, through gritted teeth as I start jotting down ideas: Yep, very interesting indeed—

Well, I'll say this: I'm less dead than I look.

Anyway, today I'd like to take a moment to talk about opening lines. We've got an Original Short Story Writeoff finishing up this evening.[1] I've spent a lot of the last week reading and reviewing, and beginning some revisions on an original story of my own. Going through this month's Writeoff entries, though, got me thinking about one of my favorite topics in fiction—and one it seems I've never blogged about before—opening lines.

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_{Hell. Yes.}

I wrote stuff. I put a new story out, and I know that I'm gonna be able to see it through.

Mostly because I actually wrote a bunch of chapters ahead of time, already have the ending planned out and am finishing up the last few chapters of the story as I'm writing this.

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19 more days before the milk is gone...

Hello readers! How are you all this Monday morning? Or I suppose afternoon, as it’s about to be? Spry? Alert?

Hopefully that last one, because you’re about to read another Being a Better Writer post! Furthermore, it’s not a scheduled one!

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Curious about my presentation about character hooks at Everfree Northwest?

I have modified, slightly expanded, and uploaded the PowerPoint presentation I gave, in PDF form. All of the information I went over during my presentation (including a couple things people asked questions about) should be in there now.

That being said, questions or comments are certainly welcome!