I recently had the privilege of doing an interview for FiMFiction's Author Support group. (You can check it out here.) The interview has also been shared by The Writer's Group. Much of the interview is a retread of things I've said in interviews before, with a few expansions and some (hopefully) helpful advice on dealing with failure/success and other topics.

Bronymaster has also released an essay on How do you make a good story?. I recommend it to anyone who writes or wants to. The essay is full of great advice. (In addition, he includes some of my comments about dealing with bad critics towards the end of the essay.)

On the topic of critics, let me direct you to a very good one: Chris at One Man's Pony Ramblings. Chris is reading through each of the stories that have achieved 6-Star ratings on Equestria Daily. He works diligently to review each story a mature, intelligent and objective manner. His insights are solid and his advice is almost always very good.

Chris is currently on a two-week vacation where he will be reading Fallout: Equestria, so we can expect his review of the story around the 4th of July. (I mention this with considerable trepidation because if One Man's Pony Ramblings rates Fallout: Equestria poorly, I know it will be for solid reasons.)

In the meantime, Chris has lined up a number of esteemed members of the writing community to make guest posts on the One Man's Pony Ramblings blog until he returns. The first of these is Stories About Ponies are Stories About People by Cold in Gardez, and it is an excellent essay on writing stories that transcend mere entertainment and make the reader ask about what it means to be human. (I'm also quite honored that Fallout: Equestria gets a mention in the essay.) Again, I strongly recommend the essay to all aspiring authors.