I'm not sure where to begin, really. Most of that is because I feel like I'm entering a dead silent room and the hinge has let out a piercing squeak to announce my either wanted or unwanted presence, but here goes.

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Hey everyone!

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Ok folks, chapter 17 is now broken down to 4 parts for easier reading, the first being the quickie "Uncle Titus" I published back in... oh jeez, New Years Eve?! Yeesh. Anyway, the three parts I've been working on have been given the first proofreading pass. I'll do one more after taking a quick break so I don't inadvertently skim over it as my brain knows what I meant to write not necessarily what I did write because it ignores what my eyes are reading - that's called

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So, to avoid what would easily be a 60k word eye-melter, it looks like the chapter will be divided into parts, the flashbacks ("Memories of Making Friends" featuring Twilight and "A Visit from a Princess" for Luna's first story time with Titus) and then Lyra as well as Geirr's scenes ("Plans and Cages") to round it out. My question to you is:

Do you A) want the chapter published all at once or B) do you want me to publish as each part passes proofreading?

Let me know!

Everything going as planned! Finished Lyra's segment last weekend and this weekend I'm finalizing Geirr's scene (he's a nasty boi). After that I'll be moving on to the proofreading!

Hey there, thought I'd check in and touch base.

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Hey gang!

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Hey there. I'm pleased to announce that the upcoming chapter of flash-backs while Titus is unconscious includes a full scene of when the X-87 Wraith prototype was stolen from the Kuat Drive Yards and the subsequent escape. While some of the following won't be included in the story, at one point Titus will be pouring over the ship's logs and will excitedly spout off some of it at an uninterested Krua and I figure maybe some of my readers might like to get the details that would otherwise

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So... it's done. Yup, the awesome new cover art I commissioned from the talented CuriousKeys in honor of (finally) getting to the G.R.A. arc is even better than I could have imagined!

And now you can put a face to Geirr...

So, right to business: with the new story arc coming in with the next chapter(s) I was feeling pretty hype and ordered a new commission of cover art. Behold the Paint doodle I sent to the artist to try and communicate what I had in mind:

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First order of business:

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So, chapter 17 is turning out pretty well. The disastrous press conference is finished, I've completed the scene directly after it where Applejack and Twilight escort Titus through the Everfree to his crashed ship, and I'm nearly done with Twilight and Titus nerding out over ships which is how their friendship starts. Still debating if I should do the Luna scene where she comes over and he tells the story of stealing the ship; thoughts? Is that something you'd like to read? Haven't started the

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You're finally at home, minding your own business and really enjoying whatever it is you do on your day off after completing the list of errands you needed to run around town when there's some sort of loud whooping in the distance. Checking the time you chalk it up as some foals playing or racing through the street after school so you pay it little mind but it grows closer before cutting out before you could identify it.

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For the start of Ch. 17 I'm writing a flashback that occurs right as Titus leaves the library for the press conference that Ch. 6 ends with (thanks long time reader @The Ohvist for suggesting this!). After that disaster Twilight and Applejack are escorting Titus back to where his ship had crashed in the Everfree, per the request of Princess Luna that he be given time to adjust to Equestria, when they have a small conversation. I just want to say it's awesome when you realize something small you

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Alright, I'm currently 3k words 4.5k words into the opening scene of our next chapter (working title of "Waking" as of now) which opens with a flashback to just a few days after the crash where Titus and Twilight are getting to know each other better but before Twilight's rescue from the timberwolves and her discovery of Titus' secret. I'm also revealing a few important factors that will be key points for Lyra and her plans for finding the missing human, but mostly I wanted to shed a

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Submissions so far are awesome, keep them coming! Some of our candidates are really put on the spot and I'm having fun writing their responses, or on occasions where somepony else might jump in with their own elder-sibling take/opinion

I'm close to finishing up the flashback sequence with Nightwatch at which point I'll then jump to Quickbolt's perspective to round out our chapter. From there it's a few editing passes, cleanup, and then an official Publish!

Okay, maybe saying "need" was a strong word, but I'd like your help. For an upcoming chapter (directly post GRA arc) I'm doing an interview section and that's where YOU (yes you reading this) can come in! If you're interested in participating I ask that you put yourself into the position of a media pony and come up with a question your pony would ask at a press conference which can be directed at Celestia, Luna, Twilight, Titus, Lyra, or the Sergeants, and if it's any additional thought

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Hi! Still here, still working away...

Some of you may have caught a bit of a sneak peek at the upcoming chapter when it was inadvertently published while trying to write on mobile. Well, after losing a few thousand words of progress because it failed to actually save to the site I'm back to writing in Google docs for peace of mind.

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Yes! Found the bit I had written I thought had been lost. Turns out it was on my OLD phone saved as a note or on the memo pad (this was the Dark Ages, aka before I got the Gdocs app) and unlike everything else that had gotten copied over to the new phone and Gdocs this one got lost in the shuffle. Woo!