I, too, have no idea as to why this didn't update when it was supposed to, as I uploaded it within the last week of september.
However, I am working in the next chapter - finally broke through writer's block - and am around six thousand words of the nine minimum I self-imposed.
As for his powers ... trust me, those aren't the thing that makes Iron Ash truly dangerous.
Well, thank you for your comment, and I hope to see you in the next release!
8491765 My updating schedule got thrown off the rails when I suffered both writer's block and burnout - and until recently I managed to continue writing the next chapter.
Lesson to share to others: when feeling blocked, imitate the pokemon slowpoke and stop thinking for a couple days, and your brain will collaborate with you again.
Will do my best, though - I didn't want to annoy you, my dear readers, with dry exposition - which is why I ran late for this release.
Submerging in one's memories can turn into a dry spell 'cause its boring as hell, and I wanted to avoid that.
Will share more details when I upload the chapter at my blog, as to why I got screwed sideways with a poleaxe.
" In biology, a species is the basic unit of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which two individuals can produce offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. While this definition is often adequate, when looked at more closely it is problematic. For example, with hybridisation, in a species complex of hundreds of similar microspecies, or in a ring species, the boundaries between closely related species become unclear. Other ways of defining species include similarity of DNA, morphology or ecological niche." -Wikipedia
8540998 Thank you for your comment on the chapter. However, as far as the 'search' function goes, all I see is 'species' used in the same way you mention.
As for your feedback coming from wikipedia, I leave here my reply from a grammar-centric professional website:
The nounspecies, referring especially to a group of organisms sharing common characteristics,can be either singular (e.g., that species is purple) or plural (e.g., these species are yellow). This is the convention in scientific writing, and it is usually followed elsewhere.
The word does share a Latin origin with the singular noun specie, but species and specie have diverged in meaning over the centuries and are now unrelated in all their main uses. Specie now refers primarily to coin money, and it appears in the phrase inspecie, which means in coin, in kind, or (in law) as specified.
Of course, some people do use specie as a singular backformation from species—for example, homo sapiens is a unique specie—but this sort of use generally doesn’t make it into edited writing, and readers conversant in science might see it as simply wrong.
8619985 Of course it is awful - I used a Shakespearean online translator, discussed in another post.
However, it served its purpose - to highlight the differences in speach, which will be noticeable during the Flashback chapters. Here, the dialogue lines will be all in modern english - like the one owning the memories will remember them in modern english, rather than old.
8963206 Well, can you blame them? The heroines thought him a villain - until they realized too late that he wasn't one - and wait until you see how our dear main character is no saint, either.
That's strange, how did I miss this chapter?
Oh well, let's see here. . .
Well, after reading this I can think of only one phrase appropriate to be said to the ponys. . .
I am a bit sad that he lost his powers, I would have loved to see how that would play out when he woke up, nevertheless a good chapter.
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Hello, Mr. Mustache.
I, too, have no idea as to why this didn't update when it was supposed to, as I uploaded it within the last week of september.
However, I am working in the next chapter - finally broke through writer's block - and am around six thousand words of the nine minimum I self-imposed.
As for his powers ... trust me, those aren't the thing that makes Iron Ash truly dangerous.
Well, thank you for your comment, and I hope to see you in the next release!
When do you update?
8491765
My updating schedule got thrown off the rails when I suffered both writer's block and burnout - and until recently I managed to continue writing the next chapter.
Lesson to share to others: when feeling blocked, imitate the pokemon slowpoke and stop thinking for a couple days, and your brain will collaborate with you again.
Will do my best, though - I didn't want to annoy you, my dear readers, with dry exposition - which is why I ran late for this release.
Submerging in one's memories can turn into a dry spell 'cause its boring as hell, and I wanted to avoid that.
Will share more details when I upload the chapter at my blog, as to why I got screwed sideways with a poleaxe.
You keep spelling the word "species" wrong.
" In biology, a species is the basic unit of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which two individuals can produce offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. While this definition is often adequate, when looked at more closely it is problematic. For example, with hybridisation, in a species complex of hundreds of similar microspecies, or in a ring species, the boundaries between closely related species become unclear. Other ways of defining species include similarity of DNA, morphology or ecological niche." -Wikipedia
8540998
Thank you for your comment on the chapter. However, as far as the 'search' function goes, all I see is 'species' used in the same way you mention.
As for your feedback coming from wikipedia, I leave here my reply from a grammar-centric professional website:
The noun species, referring especially to a group of organisms sharing common characteristics, can be either singular (e.g., that species is purple) or plural (e.g., these species are yellow). This is the convention in scientific writing, and it is usually followed elsewhere.
The word does share a Latin origin with the singular noun specie, but species and specie have diverged in meaning over the centuries and are now unrelated in all their main uses. Specie now refers primarily to coin money, and it appears in the phrase in specie, which means in coin, in kind, or (in law) as specified.
Of course, some people do use specie as a singular backformation from species—for example, homo sapiens is a unique specie—but this sort of use generally doesn’t make it into edited writing, and readers conversant in science might see it as simply wrong.
Source: http://grammarist.com/usage/species/
I hope that other than this criticism, you're finding this story interesting and engaging to your interest.
Edit: found statement 'specie', and replaced it with the correct 'species'
Your 'old equestrian' is awful and inconsistent.
"you've hath"
8619985
Of course it is awful - I used a Shakespearean online translator, discussed in another post.
However, it served its purpose - to highlight the differences in speach, which will be noticeable during the Flashback chapters. Here, the dialogue lines will be all in modern english - like the one owning the memories will remember them in modern english, rather than old.
Hope this answers your question.
i have one thing to say to the ponies
*ROYAL CAPS LOCK ENGAGED*
YOU DONE FUCKED UP YOU FUCKING DUMB ASSES!?!?!?!?!?!?! HOLY CRAP THIS IS THE MOST STUPID THING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE!!!
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Well, can you blame them? The heroines thought him a villain - until they realized too late that he wasn't one - and wait until you see how our dear main character is no saint, either.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
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Finished chap