It must be the ideals. Rainbow Dash is loyalty; Rarity, generosity; Fluttershy, kindness. Very explicit and obvious virtues that most people hold up as good to the point of being stereotypical. But it's more than the obvious labels, it's latent. There are ideals in Equestria that I deeply believe in, running the groundwork of the show and its world. But, at its most fundamental level, it's not kindness or honesty or even loyalty. It's something else. I'm not sure what it is,

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Pinkie Pie's element is laughter. Laughter? That's silly, I thought, it doesn't even fit the pattern! But then I remembered that humor is indeed a social activity. It works its strongest magic with friends and it loses its power when you are around untrusted strangers. I know this effect very well on account of my shyness; it can be quite hard to make me laugh when you first meet me. And even when nopony is around, to have humor, there generally needs to be some sort of

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henlo. this is a topic we've been thinking about for a while but not posted on because of the inevitably empassioned and likely scary conversation that would follow. as a result, we're going to try and tackle this subject from a more personal standpoint, and see if it helps us reach an understanding at all.

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"Why don't you make like a tree, and leaf?"
"I think I’ll make like a tree and stay exactly where I am for hundreds of years."
- Rollertown {and I'm probably misquoting}

Welcome, folks. Today we have a... I'm not sure how to categorize it? A... tree-based, historical, introspective kind of story? It's about the life {though not the death} of a tree.

A familiar tree.

Oh, and there's also ponies. But mostly one pony specifically.

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I think my writing has reached an impasse. I am having difficulty with several aspects of the writing process. Planning is easy enough, I can write an entire outline in my head in seconds. Characters? I can create a dozen, and name all of the attributes, in the amount of time it would take me to write and complete this blog post. Worlds? I can envision a million of them.

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Hey Guys wassup?? So I've had some glasses of wine to loosen me up for season opener but figured since I'm feeling goood I'd just go and do an drunk post instead to even the edges as it were so then here it is! Hey how's it going with all you few, maybe dozen or less or so people who still pay heed to my silent inactive self? I've been doing great! Freshly-minted wizard here as of a few weeks ago, and I got to climb a mountain for my troubles. Camelback, 1,280 feet, double diamond deifficult

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I was watching the newest episode today, where Rainbow Dash is once again being a bit of a immature jerk for the sake of plot, when i was thinking about the fact this is an element of harmony here. Now while jokes and etc. have nothing to do with loyalty, this is not the first time Rainbow has to have been taken down a peg, or put in her place. One would have thought after 2-4 seasons of growth and maturity she would have outgrown this, especially to be loyal to her word to her friends in

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So, I had a time this year.

Let's start at the beginning. I was in the middle of a gap year in my studies. Basically, I didn't finish a singular math prerequisite fast enough, so I had to wait a full year to get into courses that are only offered in the fall. Two semesters idle, not really moving forward in pursuit of my dream career. I wasn't in the best emotional place a year ago.

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I've been really getting into these guys. They're good to listen to when you're looking to just chill for a while and maybe think.

Like now.

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The kind and generous hawthornbunny went to the trouble of word-clouding my stories. This has led me to a most unusual discovery.

First off, here's the word cloud for all of my stories together:

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Bad Horse's latest article brought up a lot of good points about common unintended themes in genre fiction, and when he got to Horror, the blood drained from my face. Here's what he said:

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Obviously relating to a character is an important thing for a lot of people when they consume media. I saw myself in Twilight when I was young, and tbags what got me I to this fandom. I didn't have friends, didn't know how to socialize, and spent most of my time with my nose in a book. She and the show as a whole is likely part of the reason I have friends now. I'm still learning friendship though, primarily communication and trust. I'll probably never learn everything

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Usually, as a writer, giving characters motivation for why they act the way they do or do things the way they do is very important. But in this specific instance, I found it more realistic to not have it. This was my response:

Spoilers for chapter 6 of FoE: Endless Horizon

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It's back!

Below are two fanfic reviews based purely on the initial impressions provided by the first chapter (or first 3k words.) For an outline of what my reviewing guidelines are, go here. Please do not request reviews!

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"It was the year of fire..."
"the year of destruction..."
"the year we took back what was ours."
"It was the year of rebirth..."
"the year of great sadness..."
"the year of pain..."
"and the year of joy."
"It was a new age."
"It was the end of history."
"It was the year everything changed."
“The year is 2017.”
“The place… right here.”

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"It was the year of fire..."
"the year of destruction..."
"the year we took back what was ours."
"It was the year of rebirth..."
"the year of great sadness..."
"the year of pain..."
"and the year of joy."
"It was a new age."
"It was the end of history."
"It was the year everything changed."
“The year is 2017.”
“The place… right here.”

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