Isn't it great when you stumble on a piece of music that dovetails perfectly with your story? I tend to picture scenes in an almost cinematic way, and every good movie needs a soundtrack. When I was writing Black Angel, I was lucky to find a couple of tracks that I felt were worth references in the story itself. And just in case any of your forgot. . .

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When I started writing the interaction between Nightmare Moon and her Nemesis, I originally planned for Nightmare to reveal her origins. However. . . I changed my mind for a few reasons:

1. If I used my own favored explanation for where Celestia and Luna came from, it would actually be a bit of a spoiler for a couple of other stories -- currently on hiatus but I do plan to get back to them.

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After spending weeks in the doldrums, I finally got in gear again with my writing. It took a desperate measure, the only thing that has worked for me: I shut off my internet and my gaming computer.

It's hot summer now, too hot here in Texas to do too much outdoors if I can avoid it. So, I'm gonna stay under the A/C, keep the gaming rig turned off, and try to get more writing done. Maybe I can finally wrap up Black Angel.

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This morning I posted chapter 9 of Black Angel, and it actually got featured briefly. I've had a story in the feature box before, but this time it held on for close to an hour, which I guess is my record. It picked up 14 faves over the course of the day. A comment or two would have been nice, but... still, not a bad showing. I was feeling pretty good about it.

Back in October, when I posted chapter 5, I also submitted it to EQD. This evening I got back the result. Check it...

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“Great party, Pinkie Pie!”

Pinkie grinned and called back, “Thanks, Buttercup! And give the punch a try, if you haven’t yet!”

“Pinkie Pie, this cake is fanstastic!”

“Thank you! I’m so glad you like it, Bon Bon!”

“Hey Pinkie, you gotta see this game of Switcheroo we’ve got going. Rarity and Carrot Top are up next, it’s gonna be a hoot!”

“Oh, I don’t wanna miss that. I’ll be over there in a jiffy, Rainbow Dash!”

“Pinkie Pie, you murdered me.”

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