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Lyra never had a nightmare in her life, so why did she ever decide to compose a piece embodying the spirit of the night terror in honor of Princess Luna? More importantly, how will she find a nightmare to help her?
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I read this on Equestria Daily and I very much enjoyed this story.
Added to read later, looks great.
This definitely did not end in the way your moody and cryptic prose made me think it would, which I'm sure is exactly what you were trying to do. It was like the opposite of stories that start out normal and have a terrifying twist at the end, and it was masterfully done.
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I love to write stories with twists and clever surprises, especially if it surprises even me while I'm writing it. Glad you liked how it worked.
This was beautifully done, I especially love the tone and feeling throughout and I especially was tickled by your description of the nightmare. It sounds beautiful in a strange way.
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Glad you liked it
This was far from what I was expecting, but it was a masterpiece all the same. I'm glad I took the time to read it.
Have my star and like. Well done.
The very first paragraph sets up a beautiful scene and presents obvious skill with grammar and paragraph structure (things I know nothing about, but am at least smart enough to pick up on). Some short novels I've read have hooked me with a lovely opening description, then leveled out as the story unfolded, but the prose in this story did not devolve one bit. Props for that.
Lyra's dilemma and her approach to it are both very interesting. She's not some run-of-the-mill starving artist, but wants something very specific from her art, and her situation is thoroughly analyzed. A lot was covered in that exposition scene, and it made me eager to read further.
And further along, it turns out that Luna has analyzed her situation more thoroughly than Lyra herself could have. The nightmare scene is eerie and chilling, but it's not about inspiring Lyra; rather, it's about cutting to the core issue with which she's holding herself back. Excellent read! Best submit it for EqD consideration. It might be a nice feature for October.
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It's already been featured on EqD a year or two back, though
Thanks!