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dart157


The self-proclaimed “Nightmare Moon guy”

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When Nightmare Moon collapses during an exceptionally cold winter night, Minuette tends to her, seemingly changing how the dark alicorn behaves.

As a result, Nightmare Moon offers the unicorn mare a place beside her for Heartswarming, a chance Minuette cannot pass up.


Written for Jhoira for Jinglemas 2023.

Chapters (1)
Comments ( 4 )

Hello, dart!

So, I really would have appreciated for this to be extended, for the word count to be a wee bit longer. Romances are challenging, you know? Too short and they feel rushed. Did shakes explicitly state the maximum is 5000 words, or is that merely a suggestion for how long to make it? It's your story, after all, and it's a gift for another person too, so surely you'd want it to be as good as possible, length disregarded.

I feel the portrayal of NNM had the potential to be very convincing, especially utilizing the excuse that she is "open to experimentation", butttt, again, I would have liked to see this story extended to smoothen out the progression of the main characters' relationship.

Also, I learned a new word today from your story: dais! I love learning new words. Time to add it to my big list of unfamiliar words.

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He stated it had to be less than 5k, so I took it seriously. I hadn't ever done this before, so I didn't know if I could...push the envelope. In all honesty, I'm actually not super proud of this fic. If I could, I'd rewrite the entire thing from scratch, but I don't have all the time in the world to do that. Maybe someday.

I'm also a huge idiot, and didn't spell "Hearths Warming" correctly. Turns out, it's Hearths, not Hearts. Maybe the Mandela Effect got me thinking the characters said Heart, not Hearths.

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That appears to be the one consistent thing about creating art: regardless of skill, inherent talent, or persistence, one will never be truly satisfied with their creation. You hear about it all the time from artists. I concur, I'm also never satisfied fully with what I write.

But that isn't a deal-breaker! In fact, I think it's the fee required to create art in the first place.

So, think of your stories—every one, regardless of length or quality—as stepping stones. The more experience you obtain, the more confident and skilled you will become when writing, and the more confident and skilled you are, the better your stories will be overall!

That's a lesson for all of us.

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Of course. If you aren't making mistakes, you aren't learning :twilightsmile:

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