https://storyembers.org/members/abe-andrews/activity/ Activity feed for Abe Andrews. Mon, 25 May 2026 03:00:53 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 61d948879e5ceb4a44a910a72c38134a https://storyembers.org/how-to-avoid-unnecessarily-offending-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-11860 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:36:14 -0400 Thanks for this article. It’s something I needed to read before I started writing. As weird as it sounds, there’s always one thing I’m scared people will misinterpret with my stories and utterly hate them for…It’s the fact that I portray physical affection (hugs, kisses, cuddles, etc.) between totally platonic friends.
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In reply to - Quinlyn Shaughnessy wrote a new post When writers work hard and pursue publication, at some point their words will be on a shelf or webpage for the public to consume. But the downside of our internet age is that […] ]]> b0eeb53b7f38f48adc6ebf5dc8040f56 https://storyembers.org/4-tips-for-writing-with-a-chronic-illness/comment-page-1/#comment-11598 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 01:22:27 -0400 As a writer with Crohn’s Disease, who wants to write clean reads for the secular market, I appreciate this article.

In reply to - Lori Z. Scott wrote a new post As Joseph Campbell once said, “We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.” The seeds of this article came from my own experience with chronic illness. Typ […] ]]> 86664beb89eb6e11babef72bb40584af https://storyembers.org/should-christians-write-fantasy-that-contains-pagan-mythology/comment-page-1/#comment-11173 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 05:15:18 -0400 A thought-provoking article. In my latest story, there are my own versions of fairies, elves, dragons (no magic in the world, more like a sci-fi “alternate Earth/strange planet”). They’re just supposed to be creatures that live on the planet with “alternate Earthlings”. I’m not trying to support worldviews contrary to Christianity. I’m just trying…[Read more]

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Rachel Leitch   Mythology influences countless books and movies. At the elementary school where I work, it appears in Rick Riordan’s popular Percy Jackson series, which Ch […] ]]> 800dd6390e17a7210e4984e545c7c4db https://storyembers.org/should-you-share-the-gospel-in-your-novel/comment-page-1/#comment-8172 Thu, 02 Sep 2021 22:34:39 -0400 I personally just write fun, lighthearted stories. Stories of friendship, adventure (and occasionally friendly dragons) 😊

In reply to - Daeus Lamb wrote a new post Have you ever heard that gospel presentations ruin novels? Or that entertaining stories with good morals but no references to the Bible are humanistic?   I’m familiar with both th […] ]]>