Lovely Darkness (anthology of my FiM tales) available again! · 7:17am Sep 7th, 2022
I've been getting requests for my FiM anthology Lovely Darkness, so I'm making it available again. Please read the complex mess below if interested.
I've been getting requests for my FiM anthology Lovely Darkness, so I'm making it available again. Please read the complex mess below if interested.
The Price of a Smile has apparently been approved for EQD posting!
I am deeply sorry, Twilight. I began to tune you out several minutes ago.
Since I've recently abandoned all modesty and submitted The Price of a Smile to EQD, I figured I might as well submit it to The Royal Guard as well. So I did. But when I hit the Submit button, I discovered something very interesting.
I've finished a thorough edit and update of The Price of a Smile, and I have submitted the work to Equestria Daily. This is my first fanfiction submission.
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If they like it, they like it; if not, not. It's all good.
In keeping with the recent brain damage that is making me less depressionated, I am soon likely to submit The Price of a Smile to EQD. (Maybe to other places too, if only I knew about them. Suggestions appreciated.)
I've added a few key sentences to the fourth paragraph of the last chapter. The story was missing an explicit description of why The Price was significant, and I think this makes the meaning of the story much clearer.
I have reverted "Paying with a Smile" to its original name, "The Price of a Smile", and added a tiny Prologue chapter at the beginning to act as a stronger hook.
Nothing in the story has been changed.
I recently won The Writeoff Association's "A Matter of Perspective" short story competition (first place of 57 stories! ) with this tale, and below is the final product. It has been greatly expanded from its humble beginnings. I hope you'll enjoy reading it as much as I've enjoyed writing it.