So, before I can begin a certain other project teasing my mind, I need to know what differences there are between Equestria and Earth that could be mined for laughs or conflict. The newly released The Elements of Harmony guide to MLP says nothing in that regard, unfortunately.

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I'll be working at A-Kon in Dallas this weekend, but I just wanted to mention that I'm working on what to do with The Melancholy of Pinkie Pie's next chapter. The main stumbling block is giving Rainbow Dash a good scene, since in Suzumiya the character Dash replaces, Tsuruya, doesn't appear in the first novel at all. Once I have that scene figured out in my mind, there will be more to come.

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So I've decided that the next chapter of The Melancholy of Pinkie Pie needs a musical number... because, well, Pinkie Pie, and ponies in general.

And just as I was nodding off to sleep, my brain started coughing up lyrics.

For the wrong damn musical number.

Now I've got a showstopper musical... for the very, very end of the story, bar one little scene. Who knows when or if I'll get that far with this?

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