The next update of There Goes the Neighborhood is being delayed a bit, but for mostly good reasons. The one bad reason is a technical problem that caused me to lose some of my existing (unreleased) work. Thankfully, there's plenty of good news:

-I've made some heavy revisions to the existing content to aid in readability; expanded some parts I thought needed more attention, and trimmed fat in other places.

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The next installment of There Goes the Neighborhood is up.

If you think it's better than the endless stream of clopfics, maybe you guys could help me publicize it a little.

Chapter 2 of There Goes the Neighborhood is in the final stages of editing and will be posted on Friday. Here are some things to look forward to:

-Celestia and Luna use excessive force on a timberwolf.
-One of the Mane 6 suffers a near-shipping experience.
-A peek into Blueblood's mind (brain bleach not included).
-The beginning of the loudest crusade ever.

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I've had a philosophy on this topic in my head for a while now, but some recent conversations have brought it back to the front of my thoughts. Now, this is probably not an original idea, and I may not have even come up with it on my own. It could have been inspired by something I read in passing.

A book is a possession. Whoever bought it owns it. Does that mean they own the story in it? No. What they own is a lump of paper in a binding.

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I'm sure every author out there knows that feeling. You know the one; where that Submit button is staring you in the face and you have to confront the daunting challenge of actually clicking it for the first time. 'Is it really ready?' you ask yourself. 'Am I ready for it to be seen?' is another big question.

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