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Rainbow Dash is famous for being a great flyer. Rarity is famous for being a great dressmaker. Pinkie Pie has lots of friends, but she doesn't have fame. When she decides that she wants to be as famous as her friends for being a party planner, things don't quite work out for her.
You're jinxing it. 
Yeah, you're going to get that from me. Most of my stories, the key action is going to be a conversation rather than an event.
I was actually worried about Pinkie coming off as a selfish or jealous jerk, so I wrote AJ in as a lightning rod. Sorry, Applejack. 
I thought Pinkie came off fantastically, I mean everyone wants recognition for what they are good at and being good at throwing parties is one of those things that tends not to be that well recognized. I thought her desire for recognition was quite understandable.
>>872928 I actually think that Applejack wasn't being a jerk she knows what it's like for Pinkie Pie, and if you think about Applejack works her tail off to keep Sweet Apple Acres in bussiness and she dosen't recieve a whole lot of praise for it, so of course like anyone else she wants to recieve recognition for her work, but of course she knows that there's a difference between wanting fame just because you think you deserve and having fame because you've earned it. 
I would suggest doing a bit of reading up on psychology if you do an applejack one about what she said. One mistake I've seen more than a few writers make is the whole "tough love" thing. Its one of those concepts that sounds good but if it was that easy then no one would have any psychological problems. In reality tough love like its usually done in tv and stories would probably do more damage or drive someone to something bad.
Oh, poor Pinkie Pie! I can really feel for her here. It can't be fun living in the shadow of ambitious, attention-grabbing friends like Rarity and Rainbow Dash (nothing against them for it, of course!), when you're as gregarious as Pinkie Pie. Of course, the irony is that she can't exactly thrive on the attention of strangers, because every time she meets a stranger, she tries to turn them into a friend! One could say that Pinkie is being a touch selfish here, but honestly, everypony has the right to be a bit selfish from time to time. Not considering one's own needs has led to at least three 
breakdowns 
. I think everypony's advice was good, too, including Applejack's. And I really like the fact that there wasn't a great big simple solution to Pinkie's problems in the end, just an acknowledgement that the problem existed and would need time. And then Princess Celestia's gesture was lovely.
The story was fun throughout but nothing too extraordinary UNTIL the ending. That ending was just perfect for this type of one shot and looking back into the story you did a great job setting it up. I thought it was great that you had Pinkies friends be concerned (in their own way) but unable to fix it themselves. That sort of playful wit is also very much in character for Celestria.
Certainly not! Please post the link here when it's up.
Thanks for your feedback! I don't take it personal if you didn't like it, and maybe someday I'll learn to write the necessary action scenes for something like this. You're helping me to get better.
To everyone who liked it, thank you too!
I really enjoyed this! I found that it had a good pace, and I love that it was really just a slice of life fic. I don't think that all stories need to be exciting and fast-paced , or deep and thought provoking to be amazing. I guess I really enjoyed this story mostly due to the fact that I really share a connection with Pinkie here 
Anyways, I loved it, and the ending was just so 
Wonderful, touching story. I agree with previous statements that there was little action in this, but I don't think every story needs a lot of action. My own always fall short in that aspect, anyway, so I can't really give feedback on that.
However, I do find that all your characters are very much, well, in character. Even Applejack, in spite of complaints that she wasn't terribly nice. I especially love Celestia's appearance at the end, though, as that's the kind of action I imagine from her.
Congratulations on making it to EQD, too. 
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It was un-interesting. there was no climax of the story... Maybe that kind of story is for some people, but not me. 
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