No, I'm not dead.
Yes, The Elements of Friendship is still alive.
No, the next chapter isn't ready yet.
Yes, I am in the middle of writing it.
No, it won't be up by the end of the week as I'd previously thought.
I am going on a week-long vacation next week, after which I will make a significant effort to finish the chapter before the end of the month.
Will I do it?
Yes?
No?
Maybe so.
I will try.
I want to finish The Elements of Friendship before my hair is gray.

AF

And with that, writing on The Elements of Friendship, Book II: Chaoskamπf will resume.

AF

For anybody that follows my DeviantART, you'll notice that I've uploaded art that is not the cover of the in-progress Book 2 for The Elements of Friendship. Worry not, since I've not given up work on it. In point of fact, at the insistence of my friend Stellar Eclipse, I am doing the characters at a much higher resolution than I had even for Book 1.5. This will be my MO for every book cover from here on out, and all further DA artwork in

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I will be taking a small break from writing The Elements of Friendship. Before anybody freaks out, this is not a sign of the loss of passion for the craft. Quite the opposite; this is a hiatus on writing, not working on the fanfiction series at all. I am soon to be illustrating the covers to each of the stories. I have too particular an idea for what the characters should look like that I don't want to belabor anybody by nitpicking their work. Plus, I'm confident enough in my

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The next update of The Elements of Friendship, Book II: Chaoskampf will come tomorrow (January 18) afternoon EST. It's finished on my Google Docs, but I'd rather post it earlier in the day, and in the middle of the week perhaps.

To all of my followers, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, or whatever other festival you keep for this time of the year!

As a gift to all of you, I not only give to you another chapter of The Elements of Friendship, and a real doozy of a chapter at that, but also, I give you a promise: That I will be more frequent with writing and with updates. I am determined to see this story through to completion, and I will not let you down!

AF

i will be on vacation @ walt disney world from tomorrow to the evening of the twentieth of december
With a larger group than I've ever been in going down to Orlando, it's gonna be fun!
i will be unavailable for writing or contact
Because I'm leaving my laptop at home.
i really hoped that i'd be able to get the next eof chapter out before i leave
And I've been writing like mad the past few days, at that...

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...phew. Okay, so I've shaken off whatever it is that Discord put on me, just long enough to say this: if you have any guesses or theories about what's gonna happen in The Elements of Friendship, feel free to put up stuff for a WMG page on its official TV Tropes page. Okay, then, take care, and keep positive...

because i just don't care about anything anymore

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...Okay, it's time to break character here. I'm not gonna even pretend like I've been Discorded by the Discord you guys have been reading about in The Elements of Friendship. I have no excuse for my silence the past several weeks; I've just been terribly prioritizing basic mundane things over writing for you guys. As a way of apologizing for that, please accept the following.

Time for a little history lesson in the world of The Elements of Friendship:

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why is it so hard to get the words out for writing elements of friendship
I got quite a bit down last week, but suddenly today seems really PFFFT.
my burns healed just fine, but i'm just losing my drive
Maybe I do need to take a break, so that my drive can come back.
but i still feel compelled to write, as loathsome a prospect as it is

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So, I burnt my hand by grabbing fire-hot metal today. I'm gonna be much slower with writing than ever before as a result...

good gracious I have been not feeling the writing bug lately
No really, I haven't. It really stinks.
what am I even doing writing this fic
Trying to spin an awesome tale for the lot of you, but I may be pushing myself too hard.
like, I lost my hard drive data on this series

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In the hopes of averting the Friday Night Death Slot, I will be moving the update time for The Elements of Friendship, Book II: Chaoskampf from Friday afternoons to Thursday afternoons. The next chapter will arrive 10 March.

I hate to do this to you people again, but I must delay the update to The Elements of Friendship, Book II: Chaoskampf to next Thursday. Why Thursday, instead of Friday? Because on Friday, I will have arrived in New York City, for PonyCon!
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AF

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The next chapter of The Elements of Friendship, Book II: Chaoskampf will be released on the 5th of February, next Friday instead of this one. Blame FNAF World for being such an addictive distraction.
CHIPPER WILL HAVE HIS REVENGE
AF

The next chapter of The Elements of Friendship, Book II: Chaoskampf will be ready next Friday. I hereby announce that any further updates will either be weekly or bi-weekly.
KEEP OUT OF HOLDER'S BOULDER QUARRY
AF

Yeah, you folks probably think that I'm dead. Well, I'm not, and neither is The Elements of Friendship. I feel my muse coming back to me, and the next chapter of Chaoskampf will come before the New Year.
STAR WARS SPOILERS: BEN STABS HAN
AF

Our very own PajamaHam has drawn up a picture of my very own character Crescent Rose from The Elements of Friendship:

(DeviantART link can be found here.)
YCSERC TSURTSID TSUM

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Hey folks. Long time no see. No, I am not dead, and no, The Elements of Friendship has not been cancelled. Quite the opposite; I've been bursting with ideas for what to include in future Books in the series.
Such as Daydream Shimmer and Midnight Sparkle

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