Story Embers | Ari Austin | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/amaustin/activity/ Activity feed for Ari Austin. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:21:45 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 7848d12f741f7e72f1efb74d866d3f17 Ari Austin replied to the topic How sensible and biblical is romance? in the forum Romance Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/87185/ Sun, 13 Dec 2020 08:18:40 -0400 That was beautiful. You are really quite right. I have that a little bit in my book, but when you put it like that, I should use that analogy a lot more.

I fully intend to make my romance novel as appropriate as possible.

Thanks!

]]> 0 bd533da2030f1bef2fb6b686e1985591 Ari Austin replied to the topic Would Your Character Rather. . . in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/86966/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 07:31:43 -0400 Would you rather be jailed or exiled?

Liam: Jailed. I’ve been exiled and it’s so much worse.

Elsie: Because I was around when Liam was basically exiled, I’d rather be jailed too.

Ian and Liam: No.

Ian: You can’t be jailed because you would never make it! You should definitely be exiled instead. I would come with you.

Liam: As much as I hate…[Read more]

]]> 0 59aca95d2b6d2516164dcc9774ed2dd5 Ari Austin posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/86375/#acomment-86389 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 21:00:06 -0400 @lydiajoy
I love that you have a sheep named after him!! That is so perfect!
It is set during the revolutionary war in America, and as best as I can tell, like 50-70 years after they leave Scotland. More or less the Revolutionary war. The first one is about Malcolm’s grandson, and Malcolm is in it, and I think Jenny might be a little bit (?) but…[Read more]

In reply to - LydiaJoy posted an update @amaustin, you’re really named after Arwen from the Lord of the Rings? (Sorry about the stalking, I was just scrolling thru other pages and that stood out to me) If so, that’s awesome! […] ]]> 9ee337d84aceb1cbee40bf5c832111ac Ari Austin posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/86375/#acomment-86385 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:43:41 -0400 @lydiajoy
Yes, I am! And not after the one in the movie either. (Thank goodness!) It’s a fun name to have, and I have discovered it’s the only name that could ever fit me. I’ve never met anyone else with my name, but it’s kind of fun to watch people get confused and hesitantly repeat it. Although, it’s also nice to have them immediately recognize…[Read more]

In reply to - LydiaJoy posted an update @amaustin, you’re really named after Arwen from the Lord of the Rings? (Sorry about the stalking, I was just scrolling thru other pages and that stood out to me) If so, that’s awesome! […] ]]> 5649747f971c63a0495c48cf02ee0870 Ari Austin posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/83541/#acomment-86053 Sat, 07 Nov 2020 08:23:14 -0400 @kimlikesart
College is trying to kill me. I’m trying to have a life, do NaNoWriMo, and get As in all my classes. I have five weeks until I graduate with my Associate’s Degree, and I think I’m about to start counting the days because I have way, way too much to do. But I’m learning, and getting As, and almost done, so I guess it is going too…[Read more]

In reply to - Kimmi posted an update @amaustin Hi! ]]> c760f714a159477871b4c428b346ce73 Ari Austin posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/how-should-christian-authors-portray-suffering/comment-page-1/#comment-5713 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 18:35:47 -0400 This was an amazing article!
I am currently writing a book that has three main characters that are normal people with normal life experiences. Until stuff starts happening and they are running around fighting for their lives. At the end of the book, they will all be captured, and I want to kill off one or two of them because, in real life, they…[Read more]

In reply to - Daeus Lamb wrote a new post Editor’s Note: This article is the second installment in our four-part series on how to balance darkness and hope in fiction. To learn why we’re doing this series and how we’re appro […] ]]> 20176a2fe687788dbc81cf6e6bdcadcf Ari Austin posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/83541/#acomment-85949 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 07:33:05 -0400 @kimlikesart
It is really funny to me how your ‘would you rather’s are often very close to things that happen in my book. I have a character that is forced to marry someone they don’t love, and I have a character that chooses to turn their best friend in for a crime that the friend committed. 🙂

In reply to - Kimmi posted an update @amaustin Hi! ]]> 157911af68e178cd30bf1e7702d7242c Ari Austin replied to the topic Would Your Character Rather. . . in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85948/ Mon, 02 Nov 2020 07:28:31 -0400 Would you rather snitch on your best friend for a crime they committed or go to gaol for the crime they committed?

Elsie: Julia would never commit a crime, but if she did, I would rather go to gaol for her than tell on her. I’m sure it would be for a good reason.

Ian: *looks at Elsie* I would rather go to jail for you than tell on you…

Elsie:…[Read more]

]]> 0 1def18cdeee918f807f82419e616ee4c Ari Austin replied to the topic How sensible and biblical is romance? in the forum Romance Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85875/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:38:57 -0400 Your question made me laugh. Is it ever sensible? Probably not… Unless you are using it to woo someone. I think it’s sensible for a guy to use a bit of romance when proposing, otherwise, the girl might just say no. (depending on the girl I suppose) But in most cases, it’s probably likely to set your heart way ahead of your head. I guess, as I…[Read more]

]]> 0 6265085f6895400ef03bd4b65f807174 Ari Austin replied to the topic How sensible and biblical is romance? in the forum Romance Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85870/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 07:32:32 -0400 @arindown

I do pronounce it like from the Lord of the Rings! That’s actually who my parents named me after. 🙂

Baby naming books are full of weird things. They are helpful for finding normal names that my brain won’t come up with alone though.

I am not smart enough to create my own names. I mostly write in the “present-day America”, so I…[Read more]

]]> 0 000733bc8641a0ac8b10c1d539e9a985 Ari Austin replied to the topic How sensible and biblical is romance? in the forum Romance Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85758/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:37:20 -0400 @arindown

Yeah, developing the plot is always a good idea… just not as fun as romance. :] If I ever finish the third draft that I’m working on of my book (somehow no one told me that books take so much work when I started. Although, I didn’t exactly know anyone who wrote when I started, nor did I tell anyone when I started, it just kind of…[Read more]

]]> 0 8d1bd9be1c84b5d8b7e3c9a0d29b4377 Ari Austin replied to the topic Would Your Character Rather. . . in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85754/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 08:15:54 -0400 Would you rather be feared or respected? 

Elsie: Feared. If I were feared I wouldn’t be in the mess I am stuck in the middle of right now.

Ian: Feared. I think that no matter how much you fear someone, you are tempted to respect them the tiniest bit for how they got there or how scary they are. So technically, I have both.

Liam: I want to be…[Read more]

]]> 0 5485c8478925a3dda12951a44ad71a83 Ari Austin replied to the topic How sensible and biblical is romance? in the forum Romance Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85753/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 07:59:30 -0400 @Laur_M

I would love to look at your NaNoWriMo! I’m sure it will be amazing!

I think some Christians do have different standards, but I guess for me, I wouldn’t even have them kiss before marriage. That’s just personal though, I think it really does depend on the person and what they are comfortable with. Only up to a point though, because the…[Read more]

]]> 0 d7fcf77100e32f78dbb46f07ba24d686 Ari Austin replied to the topic How sensible and biblical is romance? in the forum Romance Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85746/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:17:15 -0400 That makes a lot of sense. Most of the people in the Bible are certainly not what I would refer to as romantics (not sure about Solomon. Maybe he’s a romantic, but not a great one) but you do make the excellent point that there is at least something to build on.

I, personally, don’t have my characters that start out Christian go any further than…[Read more]

]]> 0 2056f8f93a10280144d788d37c759c10 Ari Austin joined the group Contemporary Fiction Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85722/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:48:50 -0400 0 c5b1f55a380c01595f26ebeb3e47e498 Ari Austin posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/83541/#acomment-85721 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:46:58 -0400 @kimlikesart
Yes, Song of Solomon. 🙂 I think romance isn’t forbidden, but… I can’t really argue that. It takes it pretty far there, doesn’t it? I haven’t spent much time in that book, but perhaps I should. It might really help with this problem. Thank you!
My best friend is complicated. I would say I have three best friends, all of whom I go to…[Read more]

In reply to - Kimmi posted an update @amaustin Hi! ]]> a7384634c4fda2b1f46a5ec032ef7a1a Ari Austin replied to the topic Would Your Character Rather. . . in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85706/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:41:34 -0400 (You’re characters bring up an interesting point that there are other ways to get rid of hair)

Would you rather never be able to say thanks again or never be able to ask for help again?

Elsie: um, I’m kind of desperately looking for someone to help me, but I can’t bear the thought of not being able to tell them thank you.

Ian: There are ways to…[Read more]

]]> 0 76569ac5af14acf9205dbb8b337f2c02 Ari Austin started the topic How sensible and biblical is romance? in the forum Romance Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85705/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:18:19 -0400 I’m 100% a romantic, there is nothing that melts my heart faster. But, that being said, how much room does the Bible leave for romance? What is taking it too far, and what is biblical?

]]> 0 b1a69dfc1fe5de7f9860a0cce3bf506e Ari Austin replied to the topic What do you appreciate in a romance? in the forum Romance Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85700/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 10:15:37 -0400 I am absolutely late to this thread, but it’s because I’m new. I did not join until recently.

Chivalry is the most romantic thing. But, to be fair, I am such a sappy hopeless romantic. At this point, everything melts my heart. (I least in books and my writing. I know nothing about real-life romance.)

My first thought on when you asked what I…[Read more]

]]> 0 6a64313d0c7c345ee54b10866aa6129e Ari Austin joined the group Romance Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85699/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:19:14 -0400 0 25cbcd4195884b2246d18cfc94d7d50e Ari Austin replied to the topic Would Your Character Rather. . . in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85698/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:12:17 -0400 Would you rather marry someone you don’t love, or marry someone that doesn’t love you?

 

Elsie: *bursts into tears* Why would you even bring that subject up? You already know that’s exactly what I’m doing. Except that he doesn’t love me either. I would marry the person that I don’t love because I would at least be decent enough to treat them…[Read more]

]]> 0 55660aecb456728dda71631fdd184725 Ari Austin posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/83541/#acomment-85396 Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:42:55 -0400 So busy! College is hard. But I am learning a lot. Not getting very much writing done at all though.
I am so sorry I never responded to any of your old comments! The semester started and I started drowning in homework. 🙁
How are you doing?

In reply to - Kimmi posted an update @amaustin Hi! ]]> 7e74ae4b45087c7c1ffe573848476acc Ari Austin changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/83587/ Sat, 15 Aug 2020 18:53:56 -0400 0 94b1277f2a8881f1440ce0769de8be6d Ari Austin's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/83586/ Sat, 15 Aug 2020 18:52:32 -0400 0 e04d6e431a8ec7dcf2feb0d8955897eb Ari Austin posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/83541/#acomment-83585 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 18:48:55 -0400 Hey! How are you?

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