@ally-renee

Hi guys! I haven’t seen you in a while, just wanted to hear if you’re doing well, I miss you!

That’s alright! Don’t worry about it. 🙂

Yeah, we did have fun! It doesn’t reassure me about learning to drive though. My younger sister has been nagging me about it saying she wants me to get my license so I can drive her places and I’m just like, “Are you kidding? I’ll crash into a stopsign at 5mph and still kill us both.” XD

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Hello, friend!

Oof, exams. They’re so… “fun” XD

Ah, yes, I’m looking forward to it!!!! A lot!!!! (Did you hear the sarcasm? XD)

My job is going really well so far! I work at Chick-fil-A now, so if I start saying “my pleasure” at the end of everything, that’s why   I’m really enjoying working there, and my coworkers are so fun!

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Probably…uhhhh, Finn.

Who would be most likely to freak out when they only have one bar of service? XD 

There’s no technology in my world, but I could see the mermaids being like that.

Yeah, life is pretty crazy. But, only twoish months until summer break so at least there’s that. 🙂

I can see where you’re coming from with that, but personally, I’m more of a do “whatever works, keeps the peace, and doesn’t blow anything up” type of person. XD

Oh lol, good for you! My dad and I played some Mario Kart together over…[Read more]

Hi Ally, sorry it took so long to reply. I can totally relate to school taking up a lot of time XD I’m getting ready for exams in a couple of months and it’s kinda stressful XD

How do you like your job so far? What is it, if you don’t mind telling? Totally fine to ignore that if you’d rather not say 😉

I totally recommend it! I mean,…

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Hi!

Oh, I understand that. I wouldn’t want to give him my name either. Wow, her powers are so cool! I am very much hoping over here that I can met them!

Yeah, the problem with having more than one POV. But if you do fall into that trap, there are many ways to fix it! Sometimes it takes revising and editing to make the POVs…[Read more]

Hi again!

My word I keep telling myself I’m going to do better with responding, but life does not seem to be helping me out with that. Second semester is always crazier than the first. XD

Oh huh, I think I’d rather talk. I think I especially wouldn’t mind if I just got to make it up as I went, because when I’ve done speeches I was…[Read more]

Oh, wow, I really love the sound of this sibling relationship! It sounds realistic and cool and something I could easily adore. <3 😀

That’s good! It is something to be proud of. 🙂 Oof, first drafts are fun, am I right? But the best thing is that you can fix it (why I love all of the drafts after the first draft X…[Read more]

Hi Ally!

you can tell that the first book or two was/were intended for a younger audience, and then as the story progresses, it becomes more… I want to say mature, but not in the bad meaning XD Like, it’s not all like a kids book… if that makes any sense LOL.

Awesome! That happens quite a lot in series, I notice. I’m determi…[Read more]

Oh, I never thought about it before, but the inside jokes in the fandom are actually really fun! I do enjoy them too! It is great that you can say a random thing out of context and people get it!

Thank you! It is pretty great since it is such a personal thing to Smoke and for this book particularly I think it needs something…[Read more]

Ah, it might have been Alabama Rose’s blog cause I’ve never even heard of The Young Writers Worship. Okay, I might check out it, though I won’t join cause I really don’t have the money for it right now.

It does depends on the story! My other novel was easier to write. This current one is such a big mess and it is making the story hard to…[Read more]

Hi Ally!

I give Alex and Penny more, eh, “severe-ish” as a two-for-one special with their scars XD Alex has, like, PTSD and Penny has constant nightmares. But everyone gets scars; no one gets to feel left out LOL.

Yes! They’re all treated equally in that aspect! *Evil chuckle* Liorah and another character have PTSD in the second boo…[Read more]

Hi Ally!

And I totally agree with the whole having lasting reminders of their injuries or whatnot. I give that to Penny and Alex in later stories (mwahahaha XD). Let’s just say I’m cruel to my characters LOL

That’s awesome! Liorah and Ziyad both have more than their fair share of scars, and so do Acyn and Sahar!

That’s so cool! If yo…

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Hello! 😀
Lol, no judgement here. My parents are both linguists and yet still I struggle with English spelling/grammar/everything. XD

Haha what is with our nerves that singing alone is so weird? Like talking to myself, I do that all the time. (Alone and not alone, it drives people a little crazy sometimes XD) But singing is so…[Read more]

Hi Ally!

 I have written and rewritten the first chapter of Elemental sooooo many times before I decided that outlining and actually planning might be useful LOL.

I can’t agree more! I’m on the fourth rewrite of my first chapter, and this is only the second draft. I’m still not completely happy with it though… Oh well, we’ll get th…[Read more]

Liorah and Gavril, definitely! Liorah teases all her friends.

Who’s most likely to climb a tree?

Faye!

Hope this topic helps!

Hi friend!

So sorry for the late response! Getting back into school and adding more school on top of it is sometimes difficult, ya know? XD

I totally get that! I have the exact same thing! XD

Ikr? I find that annoying too :/ This is why we, as authors, can break the cycle XD

IKR! That’s the coolest part of being an author! The book is…[Read more]

Who is most likely to say: “You do as I say, not as I do, you big…[Read more]

All good haha. English is hard. 😛

Well, according to Google, it’s Congress, so yay we’re good guessers. XD

Haha I can relate to your brother’s feelings. I tried recording myself singing a couple times (while I was completely alone in the house and the neighbors were gone) and my nerves still flipped out. It’s a problem XD.

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Who would be most likely to know how to juggle? With anything and everything?

Thanks, Ally!

Ooh, that’s so Acyn! When he has to attend a party, he brings a book, finds the quietest corner, and ignores everyone. He likes people, but only when he chooses to. And not in large groups.

Which character is most likely to say: “Pardon my lack of excitement, but I’m not entirely thrilled.”?

Ziyad, definitely. I can…[Read more]

Hi Ally!

I love your quote! That’s one of my favorite verses!

LOL I love that! Does your family know by now that you scrambling around looking for a notebook automatically means NEW IDEA?

Well, usually. They also know that when I ask seemingly suspicious questions I’m just writing. XD Questions I’ve actually asked my family:…[Read more]

Hi Ally!

I think I get repetitive unintentionally whenever I can’t think of any other synonyms for a specific word (like “cold” XD). It gets to the point where I’m like “I think I’ve used cold, colder, and colder too many times now,” LOL

Goodness, I totally agree with that! I often write a chapter and then go back and delete like h…[Read more]

Haha at least we survived 2020. Corona might be around for a little while yet. 😛

Yesss! XD Just get like 1000 signatures and then send it off to wherever holiday petitions go. (Haha, seriously, who decides holidays? Congress? Congress might be a little harder to convince…that is until we give them fuzzy socks of their own. :P…[Read more]

Hi Ally!

Happy new year! I hope you have an amazing 2021! (I do hope it’s a bit less… turbulent than 2020 XD)

Well that’s good!   I believe in you! You can push through the editing, outlining, and rewriting! XD   That kind of stinks though, having to rewrite a majority of your book

I’m going to do my best XD I still love the chara…[Read more]

Hey again! No worries haha, mine was pretty busy too. Holidays and all. Merry Belated Christmas! 😛

Ahh ok haha. Yeah I agree, I’m probably somewhere in the middle in terms of caution.

We shall make a day that we shall call “Fuzzy Sock Awareness Day”. Then the populace will be enlightened and will rejoice with us. XD

Nice! Those…[Read more]

Hi Ally!

Ohhhhhh *facepalm* I’m so sorry that I asked then. I feel really bad now LOL.

No problem 😉

Well my favorites are generally all my presents, but I got a cork board to hang up in my room that I’ve wanted for a while XD And one of my brothers got me that character arcs book, so I’m so excited to read that!

That’s so cool! I’ve…[Read more]

Hi Ally!

Oh my, I can see how that can be distracting LOL. But honestly, there are worse songs you could get stuck in your head XD

IKR?

Oh wow that’s so cool! That sounds like an awesome instrument to play!

It is! I love playing South-American music, it’s really, really catchy and fun rhythmically.

Does your family have Disney+? I t…

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Heya Ally!

Ooo okay! I will check those out! They sound intriguing. And literally the same thing with “Ceasefire;” I saw For King & Country at a concert, and they played that song and I was singing it for days on end, LOL!

It’s so cool that you saw For King& Country at a concert! I actually discovered them pretty recently (earlier thi…[Read more]

Send it to the publishers. XD

Oh, ok. Well holidays are fun too. 😛

In any case, I hope you have fun with your brunch.

Haha yeah I can understand how people are tired. Though here, people never really listened in the first place. XD They’ve always kind of ignored the fact that there’s a pandemic and continued life.

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Heya Ally!

Sometimes I love a good bittersweet ending if it’s just right (I’m trying that out with my other work-in-progress :P)

I totally agree! I’ve only written one ending so far, and it was quite bittersweet. I do like them when they’re done well, but too often, they only come off as disappointing. On the other hand, perfectly rou…[Read more]

Hi Ally!

Oh wow that’s great XD Brothers sure enjoy helping out with torture don’t they?     At least, mine do sometimes, LOL. Whenever I ask them for ideas for chapters (which is always a mistake XD), they are almost always like “how about everybody dies” LOL.

IKR? I guess that’s just what brothers are like. XD One of the greatest c…[Read more]

Hello!!! Welcome to StoryEmbers!!!!

The little toaster that could. XD

Ooh blackberry jelly is good. Except, I think I’m gonna have to go with blueberry, even though toast char can be so desirable. 😉

Cool! I’ve never heard of First Watch, but their food sounds delicious! Did your brunch work out?

Well, everything here is open haha because no one follows the…[Read more]

Hi Ally!

So sorry it took a while to respond!

Well, I hope I can make Danny interesting.  He isn’t really going to be as important a character in the first couple Elemental books, but I started writing a short story based on him (one that will be part of a compilation of many XD), and I’m honestly enjoying his depressed and brok…

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Haha ok. 😛

No idea how the toaster survived that long. It was in a little apartment that my family was renting temporarily, and most of the furniture/appliances were pretty old. Old stuff is pretty fun though. XD

What’s your favorite thing to put on toast? (If you like toast lol)

Yay! We homeschoolers must join forces 😛 . Oh…[Read more]

Oh wow. *facepalm* XD. I’ve been pronouncing Renee wrong in my head this whole time. My apologies!

Yes, unburnt houses are always points in our favor. 😛

Surprisingly, the closest my siblings and I have come to burning the house down was actually my fault lol.(Though our house is cement, so tis more a figure of speech than actually…[Read more]

Yes! XD I’m alive!

I was actually thinking something like that lol, because ever since you mentioned nicknames I have been trying to come up with nicknames that work for you. Have you heard of the name Renae? It’s pronounced Ren-A. So it’s kind of like your name backwards. The Ren from Renee and then the A from Ally. 😀

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Ahh sorry for the late reply! I am back now. 😛

Haha that is a great story. Speaking of nicknames, is Lizzie one you like? You could come up with quite a few from Elizabeth if were wanting a little name variety.

Oh yes lol. Leave it to siblings to give you the “best” nicknames. My sister came up with Jenny McDenny and I was just…[Read more]

Hi Ally!

Torturing my readers is one of my favorite things to do in my writing *insert maniacal laughter*   I love it when I finish writing a chapter of something, and I show it to my friends, and they’re like “YOU MUST TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS NEXT,” XD I think I just like it because it means that I actually wrote something well

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Congratulations, you get a 100% A+ on the relationship exam! Wild guessing pays off XD And thanks! I’m glad you like the relationships in my book   I honestly think I have too many LOL!

Yay! I don’t think you can really have too many😂

Thanks for the feedback

You’re welcome!

Ooo okay, maybe I’ll try your tactic! I’m going to have a…

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Hi Ally!

Do you want to guess which one Penny will be in and which one Alex will be in?

The relationships in your book sound amazing! Hmm, I think Penny will be in the love triangle and Alex will have “love at first sight.” (Wild guess😂)

Aww, thanks!   I’m so glad you like it! And oh I’m so happy that the paragraph conveys Penny…

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Yeah, I really recommend “The False Prince”! It’s one of my favorite books.

I actually quite struggled to come up with which characters I wanted to become couples. I only have one pairing I’m really certain about, but they’re adorable (In my opinion XD)

I completely understand not writing as fast as you would like XD. I either…[Read more]

Your welcome! And thanks! 😀

Hi Ally!

Oh wow I love Liorah’s title   Though you are right; it is quite the mouthful XD But it sounds so regal! I guess I can understand why Liorah hates it though, LOL.

Thank you! Liorah isn’t a very regal person, so I understand why she dislikes it XD An actual line of dialogue from the second book:

(Context: Liorah is lea…[Read more]

1. That’s so cool that you drew your profile pic!

2. Your WIP sounds really, really fun.

3.  It’s sorta my tradition to ask newbies a random question, so here goes: What board game do you despise the most?

Hello Ally!

That’s so cool! I can tell you put a lot of thought into your characters!

Penny sounds amazing! And Penelope Ashlynn is such a cool name!

I actually don’t give my characters middle names, but Liorah is a princess, so her full title is: Her Royal Highness Liorah, daughter of Shemaiah of the Lehabim. Quite a mouthful.😂 I…[Read more]

Aw, thanks!

My goodness haha, how’d they jump from Ally to Elizabeth? That sounds irritating, but I guess if it’s elderly people, they’re pretty loveable anyways. 😛

Ooh yes, Alyssa is nice, since more nicknames are always fun. 😀

Indeed. XD

Oh yeah, no rush. I have midterms next week so I get ya there. School will be pretty…[Read more]