Story Embers | Allison Grace | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/allison-grace/activity/ Activity feed for Allison Grace. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:17:45 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 bf089f32068722e44f8fb40052ccce1c Allison Grace posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/stop-pretending-children-dont-exist-in-your-story-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4718 Mon, 17 Feb 2020 18:12:10 -0400 Thank you so much for this! I had some children in my novel, but wound up cutting them out. When/if I return to that novel, I’ll have to add them back in!

In reply to - Rose Sheffler wrote a new post I’ve noticed a vacuum developing in fiction. Popular novels, particularly fantasy and young adult, tend to exclude child characters. And if children do play a role, they’re car […] ]]> a0c93b9f69586343dbc49f063042ef9d Allison Grace posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/i-am-love/comment-page-1/#comment-4691 Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:27:22 -0400 I love this!

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Anne of Lothlorien   I’m yesterday born; I’m a thousand years aged I’m a song just composed and a hundred times played I’m as loud as thunder and as soft as a whisper […] ]]> e9bfa6a62d3b4dc051248293efa01061 Allison Grace replied to the topic Prayer Requests #1 in the forum Prayer Requests https://storyembers.org/activity/p/70141/ Fri, 29 Nov 2019 15:10:25 -0400 @morreafirebird Praying!

]]> 0 fa11d86d8007f4dd2949f1a58dd60243 Allison Grace replied to the topic August 2019 Accountability in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/63575/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 00:27:56 -0400 I almost finished last week’s goals. Almost!

This week:

-draft 2 more blog posts

-make plan for online courses

-do at least two writing exercises

]]> 0 2c1a02885869aa1aebbdcaca0c7ca22e Allison Grace replied to the topic August 2019 Accountability in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/63217/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:43:09 -0400 (Sorry I re-appeared, then vanished again. I need to work on that. 🙂 )

My goals for this week:

-finish illustrating my fable

-write something for CRW

-finish reading Wordsmithy

-write 2 blog posts + a post about Oliver Twist

]]> 0 cb1762639e1f10a8e4bfdf192b46114c Allison Grace replied to the topic Weekly Wonderings in the forum Erekdale Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/62413/ Sun, 28 Jul 2019 00:41:48 -0400 What is your favorite animal, would you ride it if you could, and how many colors are on your favorite sweater (also, what are those colors)?

Horse. And yes, I would ride it.

Three: tan, black, and maroon.

]]> 0 66a25b4061ef5e8cdaef9b62385f6fa6 Allison Grace replied to the topic Would Your Character Rather. . . in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/62412/ Sun, 28 Jul 2019 00:36:50 -0400 @kari-karast HI! I didn’t know you were on here!

Would your character rather read Narnia or Lord of the Rings?

Brenson: Lord of the Rings. Though I just learned to read and it’s really long.

Kare: *mutters* I don’t know how to read.

Aris: Narnia!

Gavin: Yeah, I don’t read. Too boring.

]]> 0 af7e5aed1dfb0760389e370d184c7f56 Allison Grace replied to the topic So, I'm back. :D in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/62411/ Sun, 28 Jul 2019 00:33:14 -0400 @kayla-skywriter

Hi!

Yup, I play regular flute. The kind you find in a marching band. 🙂

I LOVE chocolate! Milk is my favorite kind.

]]> 0 7baf86fd2bac9a790905d51e9f86dfd5 Allison Grace replied to the topic So, I'm back. :D in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/62410/ Sun, 28 Jul 2019 00:32:13 -0400 @emberynus-the-dragonslayer 😀 Nice to meet you!

]]> 0 9b768d5cff54fe6232f724cf2ee4ef23 Allison Grace replied to the topic So, I'm back. :D in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/62409/ Sun, 28 Jul 2019 00:31:42 -0400 @abigail-rebekah

Nice to meet you too!

The Ilyon Chronicles are SO amazing. I’m re-reading them right now. and totally not giggling and grinning like an idiot while doing so. What can I say? Sometimes descriptions are just too good not to grin over.

I’ve never heard of him. 🙂

YES! I love the movies! My favorite is Prince Caspian.

Yes…I…[Read more]

]]> 0 3c6a5e12762f37090820be02eff3028c Allison Grace replied to the topic So, I'm back. :D in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/62408/ Sun, 28 Jul 2019 00:25:46 -0400 @pookiemonster

I’m afraid I haven’t read it. I’ve heard of it though, and I might have read a snippet for history once.

]]> 0 c1f508e19aeaedc2dbbb825405af3c89 Allison Grace replied to the topic So, I'm back. :D in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/62282/ Thu, 25 Jul 2019 23:34:42 -0400 @pookiemonster

Nope. XD I’ve never been to Boston, in the fall or otherwise.

*high fives back*

I do on occasion. Dickens is my favorite. 🙂 I’m planning on re-reading A Tale of Two Cities again soon!

]]> 0 0e71a9ac3a648efd30eff0521d4f0188 Allison Grace replied to the topic We've been thinking... in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/62277/ Thu, 25 Jul 2019 20:31:02 -0400 Hmm. While I haven’t been active in a long time, I do agree with the thought that close communities form with people who “click.” I’ve been in another writing group for almost a year now. Some of the people I’m closer with than others. And some of those friends weren’t there when I first joined the group.

I also agree that the guild wars draw us…[Read more]

]]> 0 10c29206f675576eabdca76ea394c575 Allison Grace started the topic So, I'm back. :D in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/62276/ Thu, 25 Jul 2019 20:19:39 -0400 Hi everyone!

Allison Grace here!

I used to be active on here a long time ago and finally decided to return. So first, let me apologize for not valuing this community as much as I should have. Because you’re all really cool!

Some random facts about me:

  • I’m a Christian.
  • I’m on YDubs (The Young Writer’s Workshop run by Brett Harris) and s…

[Read more]

]]> 0 cdb324aa4043d4900d9e85996b2f6148 Allison Grace replied to the topic May 2019 Accountability in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58491/ Tue, 21 May 2019 15:18:47 -0400 This week, I’ll be on vacation, so my goal is work on at least one writing project besides Checkmate. (article, short story, etc.)

]]> 0 b502987750d807bea4d04c8004073b02 Allison Grace replied to the topic Prayer Requests #1 in the forum Prayer Requests https://storyembers.org/activity/p/57635/ Fri, 10 May 2019 00:35:11 -0400 @morreafirebird

Praying!

]]> 0 b829cfcf5c9097725361212dbca08d45 Allison Grace replied to the topic April 2019 Accountability in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55934/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:30:20 -0400 -4k in Checkmate

-4k steps for at least 4 days this week

]]> 0 beb7bf2988ebabb471746dd3635c7ef5 Allison Grace replied to the topic April Word War! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55933/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:29:34 -0400 @seekjustice XD Thank you! I kinda remember that now. 😀

 

@catwing XD

]]> 0 9ea21624989b325692e3203541644186 Allison Grace replied to the topic April Word War! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55879/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 00:07:33 -0400 Who is Frank?

]]> 0 038a060880f74c6b42af8e2cbd263260 Allison Grace replied to the topic April Word War! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55878/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 00:07:12 -0400 Yes! Victory is ours! *flings ice cream*

 

 

]]> 0 d2a5485f7e2de232851d0d04ebcfd832 Allison Grace replied to the topic NAMES!! (help) in the forum Erekdale Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55876/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 00:00:16 -0400 You’re very welcome!

]]> 0 f15718263cb6af09af018204cf5ed228 Allison Grace replied to the topic NAMES!! (help) in the forum Erekdale Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55722/ Sun, 21 Apr 2019 23:33:15 -0400 @sageinthemeadow

Let’s see what I can come up with. *grabs baby name book*

Tristen-“impulsive” (reminds me of the Spanish word for sad)

Quintin-“planner”

Gavin-“alert, hawk”

Doyle or Doyal-“dark”

Darrell-“loved man”

Boyce-“defender”

Jerrell-“exciting”

Kip-“focused”

Mudge (last name as first name)-“friendly”

Percival or…[Read more]

]]> 0 216843591499b6aca09153c2c60cb48c Allison Grace replied to the topic April 2019 Accountability in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55572/ Fri, 19 Apr 2019 13:39:23 -0400 @emgc I met my goal already! I’ve reached 50k in Checkmate!

]]> 0 7d8c10b51974a52880a0e7fc63a2c5e3 Allison Grace replied to the topic NAMES!! (help) in the forum Erekdale Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55451/ Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:57:27 -0400 @sageinthemeadow

*thinks*

*retrieves baby name book from shelf*

A few questions before I suggest anything:

1. Do you have pictures of the characters? I find that people sometimes “look” like a name, if you know what I mean. XD

2. Can you give us a bit more info about them? Age and basic personality (like shy, brash, violent, peaceful, etc.)…[Read more]

]]> 0 91ccefbbc1ff78d9abac26c5d50d24a4 Allison Grace posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/five-practical-techniques-frozen-uses-to-make-every-scene-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-2858 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:01:28 -0400 Loved this article! Definitely something I’ll need to think about in regards to some of my scenes. 😀

Great job, Gabrielle!

In reply to - Gabrielle Pollack wrote a new post Books are meant to be read, but boring, skippable scenes defy this purpose. If readers are skimming pages like the advertisement section of a newspaper, the story isn’t f […] ]]> 81718d54485e5a4939068ae54befb6b0 Allison Grace replied to the topic April 2019 Accountability in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55319/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 23:55:12 -0400 And yes, the color scheme at least has changed. It’s blue now, instead of red. Hmm….

]]> 0 9e9d7561481212284dff4a48f87029bd Allison Grace replied to the topic April 2019 Accountability in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55318/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 23:54:39 -0400 @karthmin Happy belated birthday!

@sageinthemeadow Happy birthday!

 

I didn’t finish my writing goals last week. :/

But this week I’m off of school (yay!) so I get to write more. And rearrange my room.

My one goal is to hit 50k this week. I think I can do it! Assuming I don’t have another day like today where my brain stops working and I…[Read more]

]]> 0 6f3c5951bdc1e6c28d44ded5f8fd0980 Allison Grace replied to the topic April 2019 Accountability in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/54608/ Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:48:48 -0400 I failed last week, got some done, but didn’t do most of it. 🙁

This week:

-4k in CM

-nonfiction article

-beta read

]]> 0 4a15c48b349fd53b929381e257a28de7 Allison Grace replied to the topic Weekly Wonderings in the forum Erekdale Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53602/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 14:00:19 -0400 @sarah-inkdragon

Great question! I agree with Karthmin on his two points.

Daeus’ article on writing violence has some good points too. https://storyembers.org/how-should-christian-authors-depict-violence/

As I was reading that article the other day, I asked myself the question (and Daeus might have posed it, I can’t remember), “Am I writing…[Read more]

]]> 0 c982a79120abd128899b4b654f0b9633 Allison Grace replied to the topic April 2019 Accountability in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53601/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 13:29:54 -0400 Though I didn’t post any goals here, I nearly crushed them! But I didn’t quite get there. :/

This week I will:

-write 4k in Checkmate

-submit article to theReb

-draft nonfiction article

]]> 0 816f454e8981365be8f847849f7db579 Allison Grace replied to the topic March Word War! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53172/ Fri, 29 Mar 2019 00:20:53 -0400 @karthmin Okay, thanks! *grins wildly* I’ve written 4k so far!

]]> 0 f7d403f05f6dca38542729ee99933378 Allison Grace replied to the topic The Results: Believable Conversation Scene in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53161/ Thu, 28 Mar 2019 23:18:47 -0400 It was amazing! *insert heart eyes*

*endless screaming*

]]> 0 5bb6b97e4817eb625e63135e755dbd23 Allison Grace replied to the topic The Results: Believable Conversation Scene in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53160/ Thu, 28 Mar 2019 23:07:00 -0400 We won? Awesome, awesome, awesome! I wish I had helped more, but absolutely amazing work guys! *goes to read our entry*

]]> 0 7af8e0866480394e8313343b30310581 Allison Grace replied to the topic March Word War! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53011/ Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:09:50 -0400 @karthmin I’m re-writing my WIP–changing tenses, POV, etc. I’m adding a bunch of stuff, so I’m writing mostly new content right now. Do I need to worry about subtracting previous word counts from Draft 2? It’s a totally new doc and I haven’t been referencing Draft 2. Sorry if that was epically confusing. 🙂

]]> 0 6120463aacbf389e4b6ae7c8c876d3b4 Allison Grace replied to the topic March Word War! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/52859/ Tue, 26 Mar 2019 12:37:19 -0400 Does writing Draft 3 of my WIP count? Blog posts? Do my words from Monday (25th) count?

]]> 0 699c18cfaca39afb6dd05621a852dc01 Allison Grace replied to the topic March 2019 Accountability in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/51067/ Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:37:03 -0400 @emgc My goals are…meh… I’ve hardly done any work on them, but I’m about to work on my blog post!

]]> 0 443aa6f3046d1c6d245f6a3f2014b337 Allison Grace replied to the topic March 2019 Accountability in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/50808/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:03:50 -0400 @emgc Thank you!

@karthmin A website? Like an Erekdale blog?

]]> 0 427de20a5e992fd96b93de4aaea983cc Allison Grace changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/50632/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:16:18 -0400 0 f6015c6f835a668b82071aa3060784c7 Allison Grace changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/50630/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:13:31 -0400 0 b65290396dbca88af9a87b8258200d96 Allison Grace replied to the topic March 2019 Accountability in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/50627/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:10:39 -0400 My 3/11-3/17 writing goals!

(yes, I live 🙂 )

-work on Checkmate (I’m aiming to finish by my graduation in May!)

-clean email inbox

-write 2 blog posts (I’ve already done one)

-beta read

-outline/draft devotional article

]]> 0 09870b746d0a698186f2f85882ae5cd9 Allison Grace replied to the topic Writing Conferences in the forum Erekdale Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/48765/ Sat, 23 Feb 2019 20:23:31 -0400 @catwing

I neither live in Utah nor have ever been there.

I’d love to go to Realm Makers, but it won’t work out. 🙁

]]> 0 c9a6472a6aa3a8811d7592d63e2a4b0e Allison Grace replied to the topic Building Erekdale 2.0 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/47736/ Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:01:07 -0400 Looks cool, @sageinthemeadow !

 

Oops, sorry for posting this repeatedly. *sigh* I thought it wasn’t working. XD

]]> 0 bf44b291a05e8d397058434075cad349 Allison Grace replied to the topic Building Erekdale 2.0 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/47735/ Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:00:25 -0400 Looks cool @sageinthemeadow !

]]> 0 4c44fed3a7cbbd6438cb2150d0fdab71 Allison Grace replied to the topic Prompt War: Non-Cliche Happy Ending in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/46539/ Fri, 08 Feb 2019 00:30:21 -0400 Aw! This sounds awesome! I’ll try to edit/read over it when it’s done, but I can’t commit to it. 😀

]]> 0 6298bc199cccb453a5e45af706087287 Allison Grace replied to the topic Weekly Wonderings in the forum Erekdale Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45979/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 20:49:25 -0400 A cactus. Because they are cool. 😛

]]> 0 cc7920f64744439431a49b9a43041f10 Allison Grace replied to the topic January Erekdale "Word War" in the forum Erekdale Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/44767/ Fri, 01 Feb 2019 14:47:02 -0400 @catwing @emgc @karthmin @thetessinator

It’s time to tally up word counts from January!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S07eP8PaYkwwq8nUqtLVUmqEQ7woQCexoPqysXpblfg/edit?usp=sharing

]]> 0 6111255c2a6b0c03f5f6284627378831 Allison Grace posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/the-undertakers-son/comment-page-2/#comment-2319 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 16:46:32 -0400 Gorgeous! I was tearing up!

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Anne of Lothlorien   I built my first coffin when I was thirteen years old.   Father said it wasn’t good enough.   I built another. And another. For five year […] ]]> 8e77189c72e766812180b15037cd585b Allison Grace replied to the topic An Erekdale Pinterest Board! in the forum Erekdale Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/42727/ Wed, 23 Jan 2019 16:29:59 -0400 Cool! But I lack a Pinterest account. :/

]]> 0 3c8602ee88990faa764cf4008fed2445 Allison Grace replied to the topic Video Calls in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/42462/ Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:55:53 -0400 @karthmin Never mind. *facebrickwall* I figured it out. 😂

]]> 0 bb660b4718fac308c6b78e98baa8cf25 Allison Grace replied to the topic January 2019 Accountability in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/42461/ Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:53:38 -0400 -write blog post about writing program

-beta read

-hit 23k in Checkmate (oh yeah!)

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