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Chapters: 3 (to start; will be updated every 2-3 days) Fandom: My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Rating: Teen (profanity n’ fightin’) Characters: Sunset Shimmer, Rainbow Dash, Sci-Twi, Gilda(!) Additional Tags: the usual friend/shipping, with a shot of adrenaline Summary: Sunset Shimmer has decided: she's done.

A too-close encounter with the magic residing in herself and her companions has convinced her that it's possible to embrace too much, and she's no longer willing to accept the risks—be it for knowledge, heroics... or her friendship with the other girls.

As always, desperate times call for Rainbow Dash.

Links: AO3/Fimfiction (Cover art by Gabbslines.)

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Not much to say here! Sometimes you gotta ventshare by hitting things really hard. Other times, someone’s gotta teach you how; see previous statement ;)

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when you’re obsessed with something but have already seen all of it and consumed all fan content for it so you try rewatching it to recapture some of that magic but it’ll never be the same as the first time

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i want to play as peach in mario maker 2

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Hey there!!! I love this blog. Wondering if you had any tips for “middle of the book” writing? (More specifically a script, but I write prose too, so). Like, I know exactly who my characters are and everything about them, I have a gorgeous beginning and an amazing climax that’s very powerful and,,,,climactic? But it’s very hard me to think the audience will get anything out of it, because I don’t think I’ve developed the characters enough TO THEM (IE: stuff in the middle). Any helping thoughts?

Hi! Thank you for your question.

In short: you raise the stakes. If you made it hard for your characters in the beginning, make it even harder.

If you’re a planner or a plantser, these posts might help you: How I turned an idea into an outline (about brainstorming for your storyline), and How I never have to face an empty page when I write (about brainstorming for a scene, but it works for storylines as well)

If you’re a pantser, the rule of three can help you. The characters want something. Let them try to get it and fail two times, before reaching it on the third attempt. If they get it the first time, there’s no plot, no conflict. If they get it the second time, the success might have been a fluke. But if they fail two times, you confirm that it’s hard to succeed and the success gets more weight. Try to tie the storylines of the characters to each other’s for a richer story.

I hope this is helpful! (Sorry for the late answer.) I wish you happy writing!

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Things to Consider When Writing About Royalty

How is the throne inherited? How strict are the traditions concerning transfers of power? How is the order of succession determined? Can commoners become royalty?

How are heirs trained?

How much, if at all, are marriages for power/political ties favored over marriages for love? How common are arranged marriages

What are the biggest threats to their position?

How good is there relationship with their subjects? 

What is their preferred method of interacting with their subjects? Do they prefer to interact with them directly or indirectly?

How long has the monarchy been in power? How did it originally gain that power?

What special etiquette is required when dealing with royalty? How strict is it?

How are princes and/or princesses that aren’t first in line for the throne handled? Are they given special responsibilities in the hopes of discouraging resentment?

How do they deal with assassination attempts?

How do they spend their wealth? Why do they prioritize certain aspects of their kingdom’s well being over others?

Would they rather inspire love or fear in their subjects?

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It’s been an increasing source of frustration for many library users: waiting weeks, sometimes months to get to the top of the waiting list for a popular eBook or e-Audiobook.

Why does it take so long? After all, it’s not a physical object, it’s a digital file that lives in the “cloud”, why can’t multiple people access it simultaneously instead of only one at a time? Barring that, why doesn’t the library just buy more copies so that the waiting list is shorter? Getting people access to books and information is what libraries are all about, but the struggle for acquiring lendable e-content is very real, and it’s getting harder all the time. Why? What’s the big hairy deal? For that answer, you have to look to the “Big 5” Publishers, who are responsible for close to 80% of trade book sales. 

Publishers have been extremely wary about allowing library users virtual access to their books. After all, digital copies of books never wear out or have to be replaced, and are more vulnerable to unauthorized copying (“pirating”). Publshers were afraid if they allowed libraries access to their books digitally, they would be losing money. Individual publishers came up with their own sets of rules for libraries to access their e-content, and they have been tweaked many times since 2006.

In addition, the prices libraries must pay for ebooks and e-audiobooks is very high. Libraries must pay up to 4X the retail price for digital versions of books (which only one user can have access to at a time).  Meeting the library patron’s needs for downloadable content is a very expensive enterprise, indeed! Take a look at this comparison of the prices for various versions of the same book:

It becomes easy to see that acquiring ebooks for public use is a very expensive endeavor…

Read more on The Cheshire Library Blog.

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Except (If we’re still using Wikipedia), she didn’t. (If you want to say she made them good, that’s another, and valid, story).

All props to Grace, but please don’t use terms like “erasure” off the cuff, in jest or not. Especially incorrectly like this. :P

So much of geek/nerd culture has been shaped by women over the years, and yet people often overlook it all. They’ve not part of some new “SJW agenda,” they’ve been there since the beginning.

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So much of geek/nerd culture has been shaped by women over the years, and yet people often overlook it all. They’ve not part of some new “SJW agenda,” they’ve been there since the beginning.

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I realized that some of my characters were (possibly subconsciously) inspired by those in works I've seen or read. There's a difference between inspired and copying but how do I know where the line is?

The line is VERY clear. Did you copy their names? Their catchphrases? Any other trademarks that are clearly specific to those characters and no one else’s? If not, you’re probably fine. “Inspired by” has a broad definition, but copyright rarely does.

Your question gets asked pretty often, and I realize now it’s just “am i unoriginal?” worded differently. The answer is yes, we all are. There are no original ideas left, just new retellings of old stories and new names on familiar faces playing the parts. If you’d never heard of the characters you feel inspired by, you still might’ve recreated them because they clearly resonate with you somehow. They don’t have to be the same exact characters to have the same traits and arcs you admire. As you develop YOUR characters (which is what they are now) they will naturally evolve according to your individual tastes and ideas.

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From Equestria Girls Digital Series Episode 51 “Do It For The Ponygram”

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“I’m finally going to write! I have a great idea!”

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Enough

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Dudes, just write. Stop asking me if you should start/continue/finish what you’re writing despite having x, y, or z problem. If you want to write I am in NO WAY authorized to tell you when to stop/start. That’s up to you and always will be.

If you think “no one will ever genuinely like this” you are 100% wrong. 100%. Think about all the trash out there that has fans. I wrote stuff when I was twelve that had more genuine fans among my family/classmates than ANYTHING I never shared with another living soul. It’s impossible to write something no one will like.

If you think “I’ll never finish it so why even bother?” you’re only depriving yourself, man. That’s like saying, “I like this cookie, but I can’t eat the whole bag. Guess I won’t even try one.” ????? Just write the story, to hell with endings. Some of the best works in the world went unfinished by the author/composer/architect, yet we admire the heck out of them. Maybe, instead of thinking you’ll never finish something, tell yourself this is the one you will finish (and repeat it until you do).

If you feel “this hurts to write, I’m too close to the subject material” either set it aside or full speed ahead. You MUST know how many classics, prize winners, and life changers came from someone’s very real pain and experience. Addicts, traumatized persons, victims, quite often they find solace and healing in writing about their experiences. Most importantly, so do their readers.

If you want to write, write. Otherwise only you are standing in the way of what you want.

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