So chapter 3 is (finally) up.

Great apologies to keep everyone waiting. Between my own writer's block, Autumnschild's busy life, and the wonderful baffling progression of life, the chapter is finally done.

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Keeping Your Characters in Character

*Inhales and exhales deeply* Alright… Let’s do this. Recently, I wrote Twilight Sparkle a certain way, and the person who pre-read the story warned me about portraying her as… well, kind of a bitch. I mean, I had my reasons. It’s an AU story, so characters should act a little differently. I… don’t think he really agreed.

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I have a couple of quick questions; firstly, what is ya'll's opinion on our resident seller of apples and apple products? More specifically, on her accent. In the show Applejack is depicted with a southern, Appalachian accent, with a lot of "ya'll"s and "howdy"s and "sugercube"s. In a visual or auditory format such as a video or radio play, it's pretty easy to get such an accent across. Much harder in a written medium such as a comic or fanfiction.

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Had a convo recently about google docs, and I'm surprised at the amount of people that don't use grammar/writing extensions. Unless I'm mistaken, it is the primary writing platform used by authors on here. Likely even fanfiction as whole. As per recommendation by a fellow respected author, I am inclined to post the ones I use, although I don't expect this blog to actually be seen.

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