I noticed that I tend to draw a lot of close-ups of the characters, and it sort of felt crowded like that. So as a result, now I draw a lot more backgrounds, just so its not the plethora of ponies that keep me busy between posts.
 
Speaking of crowded, now the panels are white-bordered.
 
I am better at planning ahead regarding text space lately, but it was still a bummer at places (having only a beta-ish text of what said exactly when I draw the thing and sorting out the text at the end certainly does not help.)