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Jin Shu


I do what I can.

Jan
1st
2017

Resolutions · 11:53am Jan 1st, 2017

Happy New Year!

The next two chapters are outlined and just need to be written: a character-focused interlude called Rehab and a plot-focused chapter named Black Rain.

Rehab will revolve around Firefly's attempts to reconnect with her squad following the fallout on board the Sova while simultaneously attempting to wrap her brain around the extra burden of leadership placed upon her.

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Nov
25th
2016

Life Changes · 10:10pm Nov 25th, 2016

What it says on the tin. There were a lot of life changes that took place in the past 2 months which included a cross-country move and yet another round of job hunts. I'm still not exactly where I'd like to be, but I'm settled enough to resume work on the book.

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Oct
12th
2016

Skywind Speaks · 4:25am Oct 12th, 2016

The burden of command is such that compassion is often lost to strategic expediency.

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Aug
14th
2016

Intruder · 12:16pm Aug 14th, 2016

After a break to work on job applications and Smolder, I figured I needed to dust of Equestrian Horizon again.

The next chapter has been outlined and needs to be fleshed out. I was originally intending this to be a shorter interlude-style piece with more action, but as I continued outlining, I found there were additional things that needed to be set in motion. The plot thickens further.

Once again, ETA is "when it's done."

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Jul
13th
2016

Another round of cuts! · 2:47pm Jul 13th, 2016

Welcome to yet another episode of tales from the cutting room floor!

This time, we have a physical altercation between Firefly and Skywind. The bulk of the source material is too rough to publish, but the idea of the scene has been around since the story's inception. It was originally supposed to be a climactic confrontation between the two where Skywind finally lets his true colors show and Firefly finally gets some catharsis by beating the shit out of him.

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Jul
5th
2016

Stories for You! · 7:40am Jul 5th, 2016

All right. Here's something new. I'm short on cash and I need something that drives me to write more so I'm combining the two. I don't like padding, so I'll make this quick.

I am now accepting commissions. I will start small so I am not overwhelmed and so you can get a quality product in a timely manner.

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Jun
29th
2016

So how many of you · 10:13am Jun 29th, 2016

would be interested in commissions?

Jun
13th
2016

[no title] · 12:01am Jun 13th, 2016

"Me being right bothers you more than anything else in all Equestria, doesn’t it? Luna could crash the damn moon into the planet and as long as I wasn’t right, you’d be just fine with it, wouldn’t you?”

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May
5th
2016

Interludes · 4:09pm May 5th, 2016

I will try to publish the next chapter today sometime. The meat of it is done, but I want to get in a bit more polish and get last minute opinions on whether or not everyone is in character.

In terms of format, I cut this chapter short because it was already dragging on at about 10k words. There will be a followup interlude hopefully with a much shorter turnaround time than a full chapter to further flesh out some of the character stuff before the story proper continues.

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May
5th
2016

Yo buddy, still alive? · 1:49pm May 5th, 2016

I’ll admit it. Being a Timberwolf was a point of pride. We were the biggest badasses in the Royal Equestrian Army Air Corps. We scored so many air to air victories against ANA forces that everyone thought we were untouchable. A couple of the older fliers had a saying, “Those who survive a long time on the battlefield start to think they're invincible.” We thought we were, too.