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I’m guessing the Oreo sign is because of this

My Little Pony in general has always had a pretty big stigma associated with it.  I joke around all the time and say that the show would be twice as popular in the internet world if it was simply called ponies. While the 80's cartoon wasn't awful for it's time, it's still pretty heavily associated with pre-teen little girls.  Friendship is Magic has escaped this in the geek sphere, but outside of it we are still an enigma.

So, good fans of cartoon equines, how has pony treated you in the real world? Have you ever been picked on for liking ponies by your friends, relatives, or random people at school or work? Or do you hide it and make sure no one ever finds out?

Hit up the comments with your story! Maybe we can get a section going on how to seek help if it gets worst in the future.  My best advice would be to hit up that meetup map and make some local likeminded friends.

This one came out of a podcast I did yesterday with Lunar Echoes that should release in a few days, so thanks to them for the idea!

Photo courtesy of Joakim Fannick.
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We’re delighted to announce the winners of our 9th annual Top 10 Blogs for Writers Competition!

It’s exciting to see such an array of excellent blogs for writers.

Make sure you visit all the ten blogs to get to know the new top crop of writing blogs.

How were the winners selected?

• Initial qualification: A site must have been nominated more than once by multiple individuals. If someone nominated more than one blog, only the first nomination was counted. Valid nominations needed to include the URL and give a reason why the nominated blog should be considered.

• Contest criteria: In order to be considered, a blog needed to be a writing blog. In order to qualify, at least 50% of posts needed to be about writing and not about freelancing, business, publishing, promotion etc.

• Blog-based analysis: Reader involvement: Average comment numbers per post account for 15% of the total score. Number of nominations account for 15% of the total score. Average number of shares on social media per post account for 15%. These three blog-based factors make up 45% of the final score.

• Quality of posts: Educational, useful, engaging and discussion-creating posts were rated higher than self-promoting posts. The quality of posts accounts for 55% of the final score.

And the 10 winners are …

 

Goins, Writer

The blogger behind this blog is Jeff Goins. He has created a vibrant place for writers to gather.

Positive Writer

Bryan Hutchinson has created a dynamic blog with a positive vibe and has built a substantial readership in a relatively short time.

 

Tara Lazar: Writing for Kids

Children’s fiction author Tara Lazar has turned her blog into a lively resource for picture book writers.

 

Helping Writers Become Authors

Katie Weiland’s blog is a great place for fiction writers. If you want to know how to write your novel, this is where you can find in-depth advice.

 

 

The Write Practice

Created by Joe Bunting, the Write Practice is the place to go if you want to kick-start your writing practice.

 

 

 Live Write Thrive

This blog by C S Lakin is a haven for writers of fiction. If you’re looking for advice about plotting, or how to overcome tricky grammar problems, Susanne Lakin’s blog is the place to search.

Terrible Minds

Novelist Chuck Wendig’s blog is an excellent example of how to create an author platform. He’s created a lively blog with many useful tips for fiction writers.

The Write Life

The tagline of this blog is:  … helping writers create, connect and earn. This interesting site is run by Alexis Grant.

 

 

Jennifer Blanchard

This is a zesty blog with great information. Jennifer’s blog is focused on helping writers create novels.

 

 

Fiction Notes

Experienced writing coach, author and publisher Darcy Pattison has created an appealing author platform with a blog for fiction writers.

 

 

There you have it:  the ten top blogs for writers in 2015.

Congratulations to all the winners!

I’m really excited about this line-up of writing blogs, aren’t you?

The badge of distinction: If you’re a winner, please display the badge you see below on your site and link the badge back to this post.

Readers, be sure to check out these awesome blogs!

And please help spread the word. Click on the social media buttons to share this post with friends and fans.

We’ll be inviting the winners to guest post on WTD so that all our readers can get to know and enjoy these excellent bloggers.

Please add *your* congratulations in the comments.

About the author:

Mary Jaksch is Editor-in-Chief at Write to Done. Grab her FREE report How to Write Like an A-List Blogger. Mary has helped thousands of students successfully create outstanding and profitable blogs at  A-List Blogging and is the blogger behind Goodlife ZEN.

 

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Happy New Year!!!

Parties? Friends? Cake? Pinkie Pie is a pony with many favorites, and if this tweet from Daniel Ingram is any indication, we need to figure out what all that includes! That caps locked THINGS makes me think there is a buried message in here though.  Can you figure it out fandom? Are you able to read between the lines where we have failed to?

With just a few months remaining until we hit Spring and new pony episodes, I have a feeling we are going to see a lot of interesting things arrive soon.

The man you love to watch, whether he’s hosting Cosmos or appearing as a guest on Comedy Central, just got his own late night talk show.

Neil deGrasse Tyson will premiere Star Talk (based on his podcast of the same name) on the National Geographic Channel beginning this April:

“Cosmos allowed us to share the awesome power of the universe with a global audience in ways that we never thought possible,” said Tyson. “To be able to continue to spread wonder and excitement through Star Talk, which is a true passion project for me, is beyond exciting. And National Geographic Channel is the perfect home as we continue to explore the universe.”

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Star Talk will indeed follow a similar format to Tyson’s podcast, which marries science and popular culture and feature interviews with celebrities, comedians and scientists. He’s still sorting through all of the elements that he’ll add to the television iteration, but he does intend to give Bill Nye a platform for a minute-long rant in each show, much as Andy Rooney had for many years on CBS’ 60 Minutes.

It sounds like a perfect venue for him — a chance to show off his charisma and have a public conversation with intelligent guests mixed in with the occasional celebrity (hopefully a reverse of the mix you tend to see on late night shows).

And it’s worth mentioning that he’s not the typical late night host: A white guy who comes from the comedy world.

If nothing else, I hope they give him plenty of freedom and let him run wild. I would watch that in a heartbeat. Coupled with a possible second season of Cosmos, it’s gonna be a great year for him.

Can’t wait to hear Ken Ham complain about how this is somehow Christian persecution.

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Cat Death’s previous appearance…

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All new Frog Shorts at Runt of the Web! Warning…you might want to skip this one if you have arachnophobia.

Entertainment earth just dropped a bombshell of random pony stuff releasing later in the year. Hasbro seems to be going all out, targeting just about everything you may hold sacred and pony free.  The salt shakers earlier were only the beginning!

Below the break, get some RANDOM MERCH!  Drink with ponies, fill your ponies with cookies, tell time with your ponies, and more!

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