Mixolydian's blog

Hey, guys! Just wanted to let you know that my first fic is almost ready to be uploaded to Fimfiction. I'm super excited.

It's rather unique, in that it is in the style of a Victorian novel. Here's a plot synopsis:

A ruthless patriarch's deathbed repentance and revision of his will pits his sons against each other. In a game of deceit and manipulation, each tries to twist their wealthy father's dying words to their favor.

The exiled son, who has neither home nor status, must wrest the inheritance his dying father promised to him for mere survival.

The squander of the father's wealth pulls all the strings he can wrap his hooves around, so as to secure his lifestyle of debauchery and comfort, and prevent his peasant brother from claiming that which was promised to him.

Stakes rise as the exile falls for a rich Canterlot aristocrat's daughter, and his bid for his father's wealth becomes more than a bid for survival, but also a bid for an acceptable social status to those in the upper class who wish to marry off their daughters.

I'm putting the finishing touches on chapter one, and I'll let you guys know when I post it! :3

I'm looking for a critique buddy. If you'd like to be one, or if you know someone who might, please do send them my way.

I've tried to improve as a write on my own, but it's very difficult to look at your own work from an unbiased point of view. I need a second opinion, and I need someone who I can go to on a regular basis for criticism and advice. Unfortunately, I have no friends who are willing provide such a function.

Probably a blend of pony and non-pony, in many different genres. But if you don't like certain things, I can just simply not send them too you.

Help would be much appreciated, and I would certainly be willing to do the same in return.

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Also, I get this strange feeling that I should just delete everything I've typed and forget about this whole post. Not sure why...

I've decided I'm going to become a virtuosic composer. I figured I might as well chronicle this undertaking for the amusement and benefit of others.

I have a massive plan worked out, but the main bulk of it is just composing. Gee, doing something over and over to get better at it? Never heard that one before.

I'll keep this blog updated with the pieces I write, and things I learn.

For now, enjoy something from one of my favorite composers. This is the level I aspire to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0PWai2_3CA

I seem to have this horrible issue with my typing technique where I hold my right pinky finger out and up, extremely tense, and it gets to be painfully sore after a while. My typing is fairly fast and almost perfectly accurate, but this one flaw ruins everything.

Now, I could attempt to relearn to type entirely, but that seems to be a lot of wasted effort, seeing as I already have decent speed and accuracy, but the tension is unacceptable. Tension is what causes long term damage. Now, I can't think of any real use for my right pinky, aside from the right shift key, so it would be acceptable to lose usage of this finger, but it's still rather unpleasant when it starts aching. I've attempted taping my ring finger to my pinky finger to hold it still, but this just results in the ring finger becoming more difficult to use.

Perhaps someone has a suggestion that doesn't involve entirely relearning this skill?