I'm sure a great many of you are purveyors of the fine arts. Writing, drawing, painting, singing, making music, whatever your flavour, I want to talk to you. People are going to tell you to study things that will get you a decent job, even if those things aren't in the direction you want to go. People will tell you that having dreams is nice and all, but you need to take the path of least resistance and get a nine-to-five. People will tell you that in the real world, having passion for a craft

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That's a lot of followers!

In celebration of this crazy occasion, I'd like to ask for your opinions on something. A lot of people come to me for writing advice, and while I don't claim to be the most skilful writer, I do know some useful bits of general knowledge. Would anyone be interested in occasional blog posts where I address the most common problems budding writers encounter?

Love, Dawn

I'm not dead, nor have I been incapacitated. Every time I set a schedule, life makes it abundantly clear that it disapproves.
My apologies for the lack of updates. I've been so frustrated with having no time or energy to write that I cut myself off from a few things, this site being one of them.
The chapter is coming, but I'm not going to be so foolish as to estimate when. I ask for your patience and understanding.

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The poll results are in and out of the 2,000+ readers, almost 300 voted. It's cool, I ignore blog posts too.

Anyway, the decision has been made and the next chapter will cover the day before Octavia's birthday (AKA awkward snowy cuteness).

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So, I'm at a bit of an impasse.

You see, I mentioned a while ago that I have an adorable Hearth's Warming Eve chapter planned. I originally intended to do Octavia's birthday (and consequently her mother's) arc before Christmas arrived in the real world. What I failed to anticipate was just how slowly the next chapters would come along. You all know the reasons, university etc. but that doesn't change the fact that I'm a little behind where I thought I would be.
And here lies our problem.

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If you enjoyed University Nights, you'll most certainly enjoy this. Steel Resolve is an absolute master of combining romance and sex, and this story is some of the best writing I've ever seen from him.

It's called I love to see you smile and ships Rarity and Pinkie Pie. There are some genuinely heartwarming moments in there (along with his personal brand of steamy writing) so you have no excuse not to check it out!

Collab news
Remember that collab I mentioned waaaay back? The entries are chosen at random, so it took a while for mine to be posted.
If you're interested, check it out! I also recommend the other contributions, they are really fun to read through.

Uni Days news

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My good mate and brilliant fellow writer Steel Resolve just published one! If you liked Candlelight, you'll love this. It's got all the awkward bookworm adorableness you know and love, plus his own unique style.

Check it out!

Love, Dawn

In case you missed the EQD post, there is a big charity project happening that centres on writing. There really aren't many of those, and this is for a very worthy cause, so listen up.

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In case you missed my last blog post, or were wondering what became of the gigantic collaboration it detailed, let me sum it up:

Success.

Over 60 different authors joined in the fun, and there are still a few spots left if you're interested.

The entries are being posted in random order over the next week or so until they are all up.

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