NaPoWriMo 2015 is Over! Details and 5 Quick Editing Tips Inside!

Hands off your keyboards! It's time for Twilight to look at all your words. No not that one. Or that one. Source.

Alrighty everyone it's official! NaPoWriMo will officially be over at 00:00 PST tonight. You all have a little bit more time to get those last few words in. I would like to thank everyone that took part in this event, especially when it was a little last minute. For anyone who is taking part in NaPoWriMo, please check after the break for the final instructions on what to do, as well as the date for the final NaPoWriMo post. Finally as I promised, I'll discuss some basic editing tips for December so that you all can make your stories perfect and polished.

Music of the Day #594

I'm actually surprised the Wasteland is so popular on that poll over there. Is it just thanks to Fallout Equestria?

Get your music below while you think of your choices!

Writer's Training Grounds: "The Cutie Re-Mark" Prompts / "The Mane Attraction" Submissions

We've finished with Season Five, so let's finish up the Writer's Training Grounds for this season, too!
Thanks a ton to those of you who entered even once during this season, although I know several of you put a lot more than just one short story into this.

Get some prompts for the season finale below the break, and the submissions for last week.

Comic: Dash Academy 7:11

Some of you have been asking for it in our comic updates so here it is! A new update to Dash Academy!

Click above for the newest comic.

Twitter: Calpain

Adam Savage (Mythbusters) Tweeting Ponies

All 1.27 million followers on Adam Savage's Twitter have now been exposed to the wonders of cartoon plastic equines from a show he's currently running in Ames. I guess the pony takeover never officially ended?!

Thanks to The Captain and Jack for sending it.

(New!) Twitter: Sethisto

Nightly Discussion #548

Zecora as a resistance leader makes a lot of sense. Plus she looks pretty awesome in her gear, don't you think?

Evening guys, ready to chat?

Twitter: Calpain

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Ponycon Announces Ashleigh Ball!

Just in time for AJ Day, Ponycon has an awesome announcement for you guys tonight! Today the Ponycon staff are happy to announce the attendance of Ashleigh Ball, AJ and Rainbow Dash herself!

She hasn't been to many conventions so now is your chance to catch her at one of the years premiere events! Find out how you can do so and little more about Ashleigh after the break.

Update: Discussion will be back at 8pm blog time! Don't worry.

Spotlight Music: Time Eater / Without Me / Not Afraid

Starlight vs. Twilight epic battle COMMENCE! Followed by some 4Everfreebrony with Pinkie Pie in SPACE and a bit of Synth rock to finish it. Go get your music!

1.) Time Eater (Starlight Glimmer Remix) (Remix - Orchestral)
2.) 4EvefreeBrony - Without Me (ft. Joaftheloaf & Relative1Pitch (Vocal - Acoustic)
3.) Not Afraid (Vocal - Synth Rock)

Drawfriend Stuff #1728 - One Winged Rainbow Cartoon Horse Angel

It's still cool to make Final Fantasy 7 references right?

War Dash has been everywhere lately, so she gets a header image. Below the break, more stuff and more war Dash! Get it all below.

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Crystal War dash by Marenlicious

Friendship Games hitting Netflix December 1st

The My Little Pony Facebook page has announced that Friendship Games will be available on Netflix starting tomorrow, December 1st. That means all three will be available. Unfortunately they didn't mention if this was only for the USA version, or worldwide. Who is going to marathon then?

Thanks to Andrew for the heads up.

(New!) Twitter: Sethisto

Friends Forever #23 Gets an Extended Preview and Expanded Synopsis!

Applejack and Fluttershy are teaming up for the 23rd installment of the Friends Forever comic series. We got a slightly new updated synopsis for it, as well as 6 pages. Head on down below the break to check it out!

Fluttershy Reacts to Smile HD

Oh boy, here we go! As the title of the video says, 'Celestia Help Us All!'. We've seen Fluttershy scared out of her wits with multiple horror games and now she is being subjected to her worst challenge yet: Smile HD.

I admit, I didn't even watch the react video because watching Smile HD once is more than enough.

Watch it all unfold after the break.

Huge Warning: Smile HD is not for the faint of heart, if you haven't seen it before it might be best to keep it that way. Children please keep out.

Calpain: I'm so sorry, but you guys like this series. Please forgive me

Comic: Sunny Star / Come Home Act 1 / Seeds of Darkness 123 / Without Magic 78 / Isolation 87 / Recall the Time 81 / BoE 4:6

I can imagine such a reunion would involve much tears and feels. Maybe Starlight can finally be happy, eh?

Comic time! Click for full! Get all your updates below and a new comic series by Dilarus. Check out his prologue chapter to this new arc here.

Comic Updates:

Twitter: Calpain

Story: The Djinni's Tale

[Adventure][Romance][Sad]

Author: Snake Staff

Description: In the deserts of Saddle Arabia, an explorer finds more than he bargained for in an ancient tomb.

The Djinni's Tale

Additional Tags: Story of a genie.

SFM: Attack on Titan

Why does Rainbow Dash have those glasses on? I have no idea. It's Attack on Titan pony time though, complete with 3D gear, ponies being awesome, and more.  Go get boaloads of cool below!

Spotlight Music: Equestria, the Land I Love (174UDSI Remix) / Watch The Sun

Coloratura had the voice of a full grown mare pretty early on. I wonder why? Get a remix of that, followed by a really neat Celestia themed song from someone new! Both below.

1.) Equestria, the Land I Love (174UDSI Remix) (Remix - Electronic)
2.) ForeverFreest (Acoustic) - Watch The Sun (Vocal - Acoustic)

YTPish - Friendship is Musical

You all wanted Youtube Poops according to that suggestion post last week, so have one that is "kind of" a Youtube Poop. Expect a lot more musical shenanigans in this one.

Get it down below.

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So Svengallop never got his come-uppance in last week's episode. And since we probably won't see him get his come-uppance in a while, we'll just have to speculate about it.

To help you along with that you can have a little PMV on this fine 3am. Comes with a free serving of Queen.

Find it below the break!

Early Morning Discussion #356

Enough disaster pics from the finale for now! Let's celebrate our ponies being back in their own timeline doing cute little things.

Morning everyone, ready for a new work week?

Twitter: Calpain

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Everything Wrong With Sleepless in Ponyville in 3 Minutes or Less

I've been waiting for this one. Did the ultimate in Scootalove sin it up? Head on down below the break to check it out!

Nightly Roundup #1271

People sure do like the style of battle hardened Rainbow Dash. Thankfully this timeline or any of the others never happened as it is hard to imagine the pain of our ponies losing not only losing integral parts of themselves like Dash did or the thought of ponies dying in general.

It certainly puts into perspective how much we love our ponies to not see them hurt and how much Equestria owes to our heroes.

News time guys, get it after the break.

Music of the Day #593

Pretty bat ponies present: Music of the day! Now that bat mares are canon, I have a feeling they will present a lot more than usual. Yep.

Get them below!

Nightly Discussion #547

When you push things too far with your hatred you can very often end up destroying everything else you care for in the process. What's the point of revenge if you lose everything? Can you really say you're the winner?

Evening everyone, another weekend has come and gone. Are you ready for the week ahead?

Twitter: Calpain

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Spotlight Music: Equality

Michelle and Gabe have teamed up once again for another jamming tune! Amazing how a few years ago these two hadn't even released their first duet together. Man does time fly!

Check on after the break for their latest: Equality!

Wallpaper Compilation #143

BOOOOOKS. So many books. Dodge them Twilight! Escape the BOOOKS!

Get your wallpapers below. Or just set it to books.

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B O O K S by theGraid

Timeline Shattering Comics: Applejack's... / Twilight's Job / Twist / Hmmm? / Should have Ended / ES Find #141

Woah... I never thought of that one. We have comics. Some sad, some funny, others with no real ending, and an update. Click for full!

Update:

(New!) Twitter: Sethisto

Reminder: AJ Day in Two Days, November Banner Event and NaPoWriMo Deadlines

Just a friendly reminder to those of you who are creating original pieces for AJ Day that there are two days till the day itself so make sure to get your stuff submitted! Make sure to send it all to [email protected] with AJ Day to start your header.

Also, I have been looking at the suggestions you guys have been giving for the other ponies and I love World Book Day in April for Twilight, Feb 1st for Rainbow as it is her birthday, and the week between Christmas and New Years sounds great for Rarity. Solstices sound great for the Princesses too by the way.

What other suggestions can you give me guys? Maybe Earth Day for Fluttershy?

Check after the break for some more reminders of some of our events!

GIANT Drawfriend Stuff #1727 - EPIC PONY BATTLE

Starlight Glimmer gave us a HUGE amount of content to play around with with her mutliple broken timelines. Because of this, we got pretty much double the drawfriend we've had for the past few months.

Head on down below the break for epic ponies, sleepy ponies, war ponies, tribal ponies, and 100% more sauce than yesterday.

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Lost in Time, Lost in Space by Huussii

4DE Plushies Pop Up On Amazon - Free Shipping on Orders Over $35

4DE recently got a massive delivery on pony plushies, and some of their sales appear to be popping up over on Amazon. Pretty much the whole current-wave set is available, including:

Rainbow Dash
Rarity
Dr. Hooves (Both versions) 
Princess Twilight Sparkle (Closed wings) 
Fluttershy 
Applejack 

Orders over $35 are free for shipping, so ordering two of these, or one and something else should get you in on that. I know a few people that were worried about shipping with these plushies in particular. Now you get to dodge that.

Thanks to Catsrock4 for the heads up!

"The Cutie Re-Mark", Parts I & II: Episode Followup

This season has gone in circles a lot. Completing them, I mean. Not making them.

We've had characters long since scrubbed from the show return with aplomb, completed a long-overdue but perfectly timed arc for three central characters, and even had an entire episode based on a ten second throwaway scene from the very first pilot. It's all been a poignant reminder of how far the show, every pony in it, and everyone making it possible has come. As it comes to a close, it's seeming like we're going to need a heck of a lot of icing for this cake.

Leave that monumental task to Josh Haber, who seems to have a thing for alternate timelines or something.

It might be a while before the show returns to the air, but just like Thanksgiving leftovers there's plenty to keep us entertained in the meantime. And as always, it is my solemn duty to give that sendoff by making fun of every last thing I can.

Below the break, the followup for Starswirl The Bearded Destroys Equestria With Paper.

Poll Results: Should Starlight Be Redeemed?

Ending this poll way early, because we totally have an answer now! It looks like most of you didn't want her redeemed. How did you like how they handled it though? Did the finale change your mind at all?

Next poll:

Which alternate world was the best? 

Get it on the side bar, and get the results of this one below the break!

Spotlight Music: Friends are always there for you (JoinedTheHerd Remix) / Of Stripes, Herbs and Potions

Starlight's new song already got a remix. That was fast. Get that, and some Zecora below! She totally sacrificed herself for Equestria and deserves tons of love for it!

1.) Of Stripes, Herbs and Potions (Instrumental - Ethnic / Orchestral)
2.) Friends are always there for you (JoinedTheHerd Remix) (Remix - Electronic)

Comic: Rookie Mistake / Starlight Glimmercomic / Fallout: Regime of Equality / Diamond and Dazzle - Sleepover

Starlight is getting some comic love. This is a wonderful day. Click for full!

(Warning: Comic #3 contains some Fallout Equestria gore. Society says this is OK. No butts though. Wouldn't want to terrify people. You are safe)

Updates:

(New!) Twitter: Sethisto

Early Morning Discussion #355

Starlight might have just been a unicorn, but her plan if it had worked would have had the most dire consequences for Equestria out of all the enemies we've seen in the show combined.

What can we expect from a villain next season? What sort of chaos can they cause beyond messing with time and space itself? I guess we'll just have to see.

Morning everyone! Ready to chat?

Twitter: Calpain

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Season 5 In A Nutshell

Art by dm29

Yup. That about sums it up.

Twitter: Gameleon