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As someone who likes to keep a good relationship with every friend she's ever made in her life, Pinkie makes the arduous trek to the secluded home of the Gift-Givers of the Grove. It's been a while since she met the reindeer trio, but she's sure to do what she can to make this a pleasant visit.
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Friendly reminder that "one speaker per paragraph" doesn't mean "quotation marks can only come immediately after line breaks." It's okay to keep dialogue and attribution together, even if that means breaking up the speech.
Aside from that, excellent little tale of the Christmas Norns. And I could definitely see Pinkie heading back up to check on something so important.
Are these things from season nine?
9784748 If I may ask, could you give an example of a paragraph from this story here so you can demonstrate how I'm doing it wrong? I'd like to be able to see what the writing should be looking like.
9784929
Sure thing.
All of this can be a single paragraph:
Alice shook her head. "Nah, not really. Most just think we're a myth, and those who do believe never want to come this far North to find us." She gave a sly look to Pinkie. "Besides, would you really want every gift anyone ever gives to be something they were told to give by the three of us?"
9784942 Thanks. But out of interest, where should I draw the line when it comes to putting things together like that? I don't really want my stories to just look like a handful of big blocks of texts after all.
9785036
Well, again, one speaker per paragraph is a rule you should follow. And if the dialogue reaches a subject change that would merit a new paragraph if you were, say, writing an essay, then you can expand it to multiple paragraphs then. Really, just look at how professional authors handle it, or the better authors on this site. Goodness knows there are plenty of examples available for you to learn from.
9784928
The Best Gift Ever is the special where the Mane 6 are doing a Hearth's Warming Helper (Secret Santa gift exchange) and Pinkie needs to get a gift for Twilight. She heads to YakYakistan to ask Prince Rutherford if he knows about giving good gifts. The Yak Prince tells Pinkie to visit the Gift Givers of the Grove, and she meets Aurora, Bori, and Alice. They help her find the perfect gift.
9785036
Usually you separate the paragraphs if you have 2 or more characters talking and responding with actions and non-verbal cues (like nodding to show approval or a head shake from side to side if they disagree with the statement, etc. Or hoof gestures (air quotes).
9785643
Ah. Perhaps you should note that in the description. Some may see it as spoilers.
9785069 Thanks for the help. I'll try that out with my next story
Simple and sweet
You have a talent for telling such sweet little tales of the ponies and their world.
9796588 I try
Can i do a humanish version of this story? Plz. I will give you credit.