It's because of Discord.

Hear me out...

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"However good you are at chess, at some point you actually have to declare checkmate."

To summarize: I enjoy everything about story-crafting - character, worldbuilding, planned arcs, snappy quotable dialogue - except the act of penning prose. And I am NOT happy about that, because it really is like mastering chess and yet never winning a single match. After a while, what's the point?

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Blog Number 145: "This (Maybe) Works For Me" Edition

Overall, my main goal is to get into the habit of producing novels regularly, either instead of or in addition to shorter writing projects. Hasn't exactly happened in prior years, so 2021 has been focused on hitting the right road and finally kicking myself into high gear.

The result? Hmmm... A very mixed, promising "hmmm..." to be sure, but we're still very much in "hmmm..." territory.

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Blog Number 144: Spring Goes Sproing Edition

Well, I’ve recently rewatched the Equestria Girls special, “Spring Breakdown”, which last time generated no further complaints than Rainbow Dash and Ragamuffin. Now that I’ve rewatched it, I’ve gained a better sense of perspective and can summarize my reaction more fairly:

What the hell did I just watch?

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Blog Number 143: Firstcomers Edition

Just for fun and trivia: Who was the first earth pony to appear onscreen? First unicorn? First pegasus? First mare? First stallion? First alicorn? First non-pony? And how do the opening titles of "Friendship is Magic" affect all this counting? Let's find out!

Fair warning that this blog post includes a LOT of screenshots.

CONTENTS

Wiki Sources I Used

First earth pony?

First unicorn?

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Blog Number 142: "I'm an egghead..." Edition

That moment when you catch yourself saying:

"I think it says a lot about me that organizing and reorganizing my own leisure activities is just as much fun as actually doing 'em!"

I am now officially turning into Twilight Sparkle. Help me.

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Blog Number 141: Christmas Spirit, Corporate Soul Edition

I was going to discuss all the remaining Equestria Girls specials in one post, but one of them's divided up into six smaller mini-specials, so let's divide and conquer Auntie's excuse for a farewell gift.

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Blog Number 140: Gaea Everfree Edition

Roughly a year and a half ago, I posted this blog about my belated experience with some of the Equestria Girls media. The gist: I stubbornly put it off for a long time, only to find I quite liked most of it.

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Blog Number 139: Memento Mori Edition

🕛 If time is money, then how much do you have in your account to spend? Are you aware it's an automatic debit with no chance of renewal, interest, or extension? What's your budget for that stringent allowance? And what package deal do you have overall?

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I was staying in a hotel at the time, enjoying a brief break from work before heading back home. If I'd stayed a few days longer, I'd have been stranded.

It's almost shocking to think how unsuspecting and ignorant I was of the global horror being unleashed, a mere twelve months ago. How things change in a heartbeat...