For those of you who follow me, you may notice that almost every chapter of this story has been re-published, and a new Chapter Two inserted. The reason is that I have split Chapter One in two and published the second half as its own chapter. But the site wouldn't just accept putting Chapter Two in its 'proper' place; it kept insisting on leaving it at the end of the other chapters. The only solution I found was to retitle and reload all the other chapters behind the new Two to drop them into

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Heya gang!

I just posted Chapter Ten of Not All that Sparkles is Twilight. That's a big thing for me, in a way, because I usually have SO much trouble getting past Ten in anything I write if it's in chapters. Hopefully this means writing will become a bit easier now, since both my stories are past that chokepoint.

Here's hoping.

I had a nightmare last night.
Yep. Here I am, a fully grown mature woman, and I had something horrific invade my dreams.
Then again, maybe it was my own fault. I had been trying to write what was to be an incredibly-dark and nasty death scene for one of my secondary characters, and I couldn't get it to feel right. I guess it was weighing on my mind as I went to sleep.

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Heya everypony...
Okay, Number Four is up. There's a lot more explanation of what's been going on, historically speaking, and we find out a little more about what Celestia knows and what she doesn't, as well as how Stellar's arrival has been taken into her plans.

I also changed the rating of the story due to some concerns. I have no problem doing so, when I found out how to do so. :P

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Just got through one PM asking me about Stellar's swearing-in ceremony with Luna. Everypony's heard the terms for the Royal Guard thrown around willy-nilly sometimes, but in an official oath-taking, formality is everything, so...
Royal Canterlot Guard = Royal Guard. Is the full name and covers all the platoons, including the Princess' guard platoons.

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Okay... some are not happy with my third chapter.

I do agree, it seems harsh the way Blueblood gets treated, but he brought it on himself. His own father told him it was reckless, and he should have heeded the tone of voice Stellar used to answer his threats. But it seems the biggest 'Huh?' factor was the crowd in the area. Hey! These are NOT Ponyville ponies! These are bored aristocrats looking to see a little spice in their lives. Plus Stellar did put on a hay of a show for them.

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Okay! Third chapter's up, after nearly giving up and rewriting the whole middle...
And it's another nice length too.
And as it has been warned before, this chapter's got a nasty innit. There's Stellar's first fight, a duel to the death. She discovers more about herself and starts another mystery... as if she hasn't got enough of them in her collection already.

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