Here's to sort-of-new beginnings! Interdependence has been re-named What They Expect to Give. Can we all breathe a sigh of relief at no longer having to type/say that cumbersome title? I know I am.

The new cover art I commissioned was not ready yet, but I found a nice placeholder until the artist sends me the final product. Since I said I'd post tonight no matter what, well...

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Kiddo is taking a nap. Doing a bit of editing. Playing this song in the background on repeat. Beautiful, isn't it? I found it when I was looking for instrumental music to practice songwriting to.

Chapter 2 for Interdependence is finished, but it's being pushed back for 2 reasons:

1. I want to look it over one more time.
2. I'm waiting on some new cover art.

My absolute limit for number 2 will be tomorrow evening. If I don't have the cover art by then (which could be a thing) I'll have to look for a placeholder and just post it.

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So ever since I started watching MLP:FiM, I have oscillated quite a bit about who was my favorite pony. Even after re-watching seasons, I couldn't seem to decide. I hopped from Fluttershy, to Rainbow Dash, to Pinkie Pie, then back. About the only thing I was certain of was that it was one of the Main 6, and it sure as heck wasn't Twilight Sparkle (sorry hon).

But then for season 5, an idea started to formulate for me. Who rose to the top?

Applejack and Rarity.

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Right. So after further reflection, I'm dissatisfied with the cover for Interdependence. On its own I think it's all right, but I think it's sending off the wrong message to folks. Got in touch with someone on Deviant Art for a new cover. We'll see how that goes.

My FlutterDash fic, "Interdependence" is out!

So in my continued efforts to get back into art, I drew this freehand and upside down from a photograph. It makes me think of Sassaflash from my new fic.

The photograph I used.

Did a new story cover by mouse of all things. Since I couldn't find my tablet pen, I just got stubborn and took a photograph to trace. I only used it for the body pose and the clothing lines, then I started to deviate. The hair, the shirt design, the accessories, and the face are original. Drawing with mouse is FREAKING HARD. My cover looks janky up close, but at least it looks somewhat all right as a thumbnail!

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Got a stomach ache. Supposed to be going on my morning walk with sonny boy, but I'm all kinds of twisted up. Was looking for the tablet pen for my wacom tablet, but I can't find the damn thing. Looked up how much a replacement would cost, and it's $50 bucks. No third party pens either, apparently. I have an idea of where it might be, but I can't really look because sonny boy would get under foot and the stuff isn't mine to mess with anyway.

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So I'm putting Chasing the Briny Neighsayer on hiatus to focus on my new FlutterDash fic. I realize I've already been doing that, but I'm going to shoot for a release of the first chapter and the prologue early next week. (I want February 1st, but we'll see how long it takes the mods to approve it.) I'm currently going through the editing process for the ten chapters I have initially completed, and I've got some really wonderful help from great editors. I'm going to try and release the chapters

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