by Story Embers | Nov 28, 2019 | Poems |
By Abby McBane The time has come to fell the flowers; It’s autumn now, the summer’s bounty waning. Outside I go, in the late morning hours, To do the deed, a buoyant manner feigning. Butterfly and bee fulfill their merry task Of going back and forth between each...
by Story Embers | Nov 23, 2019 | Podcast |
Over the past week, we’ve run a series on Uncovering the Reasons Why Books Fail, where Josiah DeGraaf explored how to assess a novel’s quality through three scales. Today he asks Hope Ann and Brandon Miller for their perspectives on how objective a book’s artistic...
by Story Embers | Nov 2, 2019 | Podcast |
Today Josiah DeGraaf, Rolena Hatfield, and Daeus Lamb discuss the importance of embracing the impact our stories can have on readers and maintaining the delicate balance between writing for ourselves and others. Listen to their conversation below! What’s...
by Story Embers | Oct 19, 2019 | Podcast |
Today Josiah DeGraaf, Hope Ann, and Brandon Miller discuss what it means to depict characters with souls. How do we show readers the inherent worth of a person’s soul without being explicitly Christian? Listen to their conversation below! How do you...
by Story Embers | Oct 17, 2019 | Stories |
By Cassandra Hamm Mahzar sat cross-legged on the sandy floor and gripped his staff to still his trembling hands. Suluboya’s painted face stared at him from the corner of the tent as if waiting for him to renounce his promotion. “This is the will of the...
by Story Embers | Oct 10, 2019 | Stories |
By Kate Flournoy Sand swirled like a plague of locusts across the plain, spitting against Travis’s goggles. A line of fenceposts and an abandoned bunker contentedly slept while the world died around them. Travis looked over his shoulder. The wind had...
by Story Embers | Oct 5, 2019 | Podcast |
Today Josiah DeGraaf, Rolena Hatfield, and Daeus Lamb discuss a writer’s worst enemy: discouragement. They share their own experiences with battling it and offer advice to anyone who is wondering if it’s time to quit writing. Listen to their conversation below! ...
by Story Embers | Sep 21, 2019 | Podcast |
As humans, we’re prone to a multitude of sins. Today Josiah DeGraaf, Hope Ann, and Brandon Miller discuss two specific sins that they and other writers tend to struggle with: envy and pride. They share their own experiences and give practical tips on how to conquer...
