Ponyville was just supposed to be another check in the bank and a few more locally provided perks. Instead, it was the biggest setback of Svengallop’s career.

Or so he thought. Twilight Sparkle has a proposition for him…

After escaping Tartarus and bonding with her new friends(?) Cozy Glow decides that its time she sent an update on her life to her father. He was the one who taught her everything she knows about how to interact with other ponies, and he’s always been there for her.

Yep, it’s definitely time she wrote to Svengallop about everything she has been up to.

Now with a reading on YouTube by the incredible Lotus Moon.

Sequel can be found here.

Among the host of backup dancers and stagehooves supporting Countess Coloratura is a unicorn with a small but important role: Activating her voice-changing amulet.

But that unicorn's place in the world of music wasn't always so small. There was a time when he was every bit the star that she is now.

One night she changes her act, firing her longtime manager and choosing to let her natural voice shine. And the unicorn finds himself with time to ponder what this means; both for the Countess, and for his dreams of making a comeback...

Pre-read by Bluegrass Brooke and MisterNick following an appearance as "Still Waiting" in the December 2015 Writeoff, "Things Left Unsaid". I would be remiss not to acknowledge Trick Question for giving the same name to the same pony around the same time I did, though I maintain we each did so independently.

In the wake of the latest Countess Coloratura Concert, Diamond Tiara is confused at the pop star's sudden change. Her cousin had given her tickets to see her 'Glitz and Glam' concert, right?

When Diamond unknowingly finds her cousin, who seems more torn up than usual, she begins to wonder: what is causing the stallion so much heartache? And how can she help him become the pony he wants to be?

Coloratura struggles after losing the odious manager Svengallop, and does what she can to get her life back on track.

Once they were called to restore Luna's power and rescue another princess trapped in another castle. Now, Luna needs the Nightmare Knights to assemble once again to restore something else. As Celestia travels the world on her many adventures and thrill-seeking journeys, Luna realizes she is bored by retirement. In just a few months she has done all that Silver Shoals has to offer. And when she's done looking outward for an answer, she's left to look inward.

She needs music. She needs to show Equestria who Luna is, not who a princess is expected to be. She needs her team to restore what it meant to just be a pony like her. And to do that, there is one place she needs to start. To find herself, Luna needs to restore a love for her darkness.

(Optional readings, because not everyone reads the comics: Nightmare Knights Parts 1-5, MLP: FiM Comic Issue #67 & #68, MLP: Friends Forever Issue #37.)

Story Arcs Guide
Chapters 1-9: Beginnings | Chapters 10-15: The Nightmare Knights Find A Producer | Chapters 16-19: First Gig in Fillydelphia | Chapters 20-28: The Crystal Empire Arc | Chapters 32-39: The Cloudsdale Arc | Chapters 40-50: Mirror Arc |

Talent.

Personality.

Exposure.

Svengallop cultivates all these.

Troubleshoes complicates them.

And Moonlight Raven just wants to worship her dark goddess.

Fate, it seems, has a funny sense of humor. But before the month is out, the Raven shall Sing!

Coverart a combination of works by Brony-Works, missgoldendragon, cheezedoodle96, and BlueThunder66.

Svengallop's therapist advised him to find a hobby so he could have a healthy outlet for his stress.

He followed the advice.

The human versions of Applejack and Coloratura met at Camp Friendship all those years ago, but unlike their pony conterparts, they remained in touch. Now years later Rara is making it big in Manhattan and has lost almost everything that made her Rara in the first place.
Essentially, Coloratura/Applejack romance as Rara navigates fame after she breaks away from Svengallop. Not exactly a mirror of what we saw in The Mane Attraction, but kind of similar.