Also, something tells me Avensbeck is not lagging. We really need to pick up the pace!

RILLUMEN! ILLUMINATE THE…[Read more]

Rillumen Writing Prompt…[Read more]

You may have noticed, Rillumen has been really quiet of late.  And in that silence, I have been silenter.  Long story short, college didn’t do the usual ramp up into the semester thing and I got tidal-waved with homework week one.  Labor day helped me catch up though, and I’m back in the game now.

Yay!

First up, some anno…[Read more]

‘Your prompt is: “Write any story you choose with the most original and creative prose you can.”’

Hahaha! This is interesting. Let’s brainstorm…

Here’s a doc for us to lay our thoughts down on: Rillumen Writing Prompt Worktable

Just hop down there and start laying down prose. Test your ideas, stret…[Read more]

@graceabounds2129, are you gonna be here with us? I’d like to work with you…[Read more]

You need to write a short scene.  Source of conflict?  The glass w…[Read more]

So I’ve been having an issue lately… coming up with a new one of these every week is hard.  That’s my excuse for not posting one this week.

Sorry.  I know it’s lame.

However. I’m going to take this week to put together something of a long-term plan that will (hopefully) help me communicate and use these activities to really be h…[Read more]

We’ve got two big things going down this week.

First, FEEDBACK FORMS.  The Story Embers staff and Guildmasters are looking to make these guilds even way more better.  To do that, we need your guys’ thoughts.  So, we’ve put together this short survey for everyone to go through instead of doing an activity this week.  Please take a few…[Read more]

I’m running out of ways to say this but… Avensbeck won again. 😐

Anyway, we’ll get them next time.  I want to heap praise on @wordsmith and @graceabounds2129 again because they were awesome.  Nice work everyone with the ideas too, that was cool.

I’m not sure when our next guild war will be.  We’re going to be fi…[Read more]

ON THE OTHER HAND, we don’t want to leave everybody feeling low, so this time around we’ve got a more… light-hearted prompt: “Write a scene from the point of view of a five-year-old who has an engaging character voice.”

Due…[Read more]

I have some important announcements so I’m going to give them their own topic.

This week’s prompt is a scavenger hunt.  Open up your favorite book and find a description you love.  Once you’ve got it, share it here along with a short explanation of why you like it or how it works.

Can’t wait to see what’ you’ve g…[Read more]

I’m working on some other stuff today so we’re gonna take a well-earned break from activities this week.  (If you’re feeling let down, you could always swing by the critique board and help a fellow Lumenite out.)

Also, one of the things I’m working on is a guild feedback form so keep your eyes out for…[Read more]

Um… no announcements today.

Cool.

And the assignment I have in mind is pretty chill too.  I want to try to keep making these so that they help you write your WIP (is that what you guys want, or do you want a weekly break from your WIP?) so… this week we’re literally going to write your WIP.

Go to your first scene.  That opening s…[Read more]

Has anyone heard of Eragon by Christopher Paolini? I’m reading/listening to it now and I was wondering if there is anyone knows of it.

@gracelivingston
 @emma-starr
 @missfaeriekaiti 
@happyholly_c
 @archer360
 @jane-maree
 @scribbles
@quinn-ofallon

How was the week without me?  Seems like Rolena did a fantastic job of keeping everything rolling smoothly.  (Big shoutout to her for that.)

We have three new members (yay!)

@star, @graceabounds2129 and @wordsmith

y’all know how to give them a proper welcome.

Finally, this week’s activity is easy.

yay

I found this great K.M. We…[Read more]

@pookiemonster

@kayla-joy

@emma-starr

@skredder

@nuetrobolt

Hey, guys, so I know you have all been popping in and out of the doc. I finished a draft of the story, but I kind of stink at endings. What do you guys think? Do you have any changes you want to make or is there anything you don’t like? Can you think of a better…[Read more]

It just so happens that our beloved guildmaster is away for the week (doing many exciting, writerly things). So, a thousand pardons, but y’all will have to put up with me again. 🙂 So if you have any questions over the week, go ahead and direct ’em my way.

This week’s activity will be simple since we’re working hard to finish…[Read more]

Yeah, this group is full of great ideas!!!

@pookiemonster made a good point: our days are dwindling. I listed out all of the ideas I found in the doc thus far and came up with seven ideas. So, if you guys want to go on over and take a vote, I think that would help get the ball rolling so we can start an…[Read more]

NEW GUILD WAR CHALLENGE!  This time we’ve got two weeks to come up with the most emotional death scene we can write.  Here’s the dirt:
Max words: 2,500
Due: 6/18/18
Topic: Death scene

So, last time we did this we wrote two (really good) stories and ended up having to choose only one.  Not only was it hard and sad, it also wasted ha…[Read more]

First off, some announcements, sad and happy.

You may have noticed, that AshlyVye has disappeared.  Story Embers had a policy change on minimum forum age (for legal reasons), and she was a year shy.  I do hear, however, that her birthday isn’t too far around the corner and hopefully she will return to us soon.

Now, happy, we have y…[Read more]

I agree that making their ages clearer would be a good move. You don’t even have to say what ages exactly, just clue us in that he’s a little older.

Yes, I think telling the…[Read more]

@Josiah, I was at the Barry’s house this afternoon, for John Barry’s graduation and was introduced to your dad! Being…[Read more]

@kayla-joy

@skredder

@archer360

I do think skipping the hospital scene is something you should consider. It’s not that I didn’t like the scene, but it doesn’t serve to draw me in any more than the initial scene did and, as has been…[Read more]

I’m back!

You guys had an eventful week while I was gone, let me go ahead and hit up some of the highlights.

First off, GUYS WE WON A GUILD WAR!!!  I saw the numbers.  It was not close.  You guys ROCKED it.  WAY TOO GO.  I wish I could come give you all high-fives or something bc wow I am proud.  Nice work.

Our (obvious) MVP was @Jane-Mare…[Read more]

Kidding, kidding. You’re all still epic. 😉 But this is where I leave you. It was a pleasure to be with you all, and I couldn’t just leave without a little explanation and farewell. *salutes…[Read more]

It’s time to fill out the form with your final word count for the week! Anything you wrote from last Monday till last night at 11:59pm can be included.

If you signed up last week to join the word war click here to enter your final count! Way to go…[Read more]

Before I get to the activity, I have a few announcements:
1) My fam is on vacation this week so this is the last you’ll hear from me.  Lucky for ya’ll, the fabulous @Rolena-Hatfield had agreed to be acting guildmaster in my stead.  (So hey, I guess you’re going to be rolling with her own personal brand of tyranny this week.  I di…[Read more]

So I was asked recently  “What genre do you write?” I said Dystopian. Later I realized that dystopian is a type not a genre. I’ve been dabbling and I know mystery and fantasy aren’t my gig, so how can I find what genre fits…[Read more]

However, since I posted last week’s topic really late (shame on me and my cow, I know), not all of you got to it.  And *spoileralert* our next week activity relies heavily on this week, SO

If you didn’t do last week’s activity, give it a shot this week.  If you did, do it again in the same room.  I want to pus…[Read more]

@archer360 Hmm.. a bedroom maybe?

Made it one week in before I fell behind.  Yay go me.  😛

Alright, anyway, this week’s challenge.

Writing description is a delicate balance of providing enough details to create a picture, while moving on to the actual story fast enough to keep from boring the reader.  One critically important method of doing this is finding si…[Read more]

Your description of Evlynn is pretty spot on to what I imagined so that makes me happy.

OR the note fell into the pool of light

Yes. Just yes, yes, yes. You have no idea how you just tied a really cool plot element together. I might just do it. :D…[Read more]

Yesterday, our rival guilds New Wessex and Avensbeck began a war which we must now join.  The first battle is to be fought this week, through long nights and crammed lunch breaks.  Want to hel…[Read more]

It does pull me in. I want to know what happened to the sister, why only the brother can calm her down, etc. and that pushes me forward. Do you plan to answer those questions in the future or leave them as they are? I know there are different schools of thought on this, so there is no right or wrong answer. I’m just curious.

I…[Read more]

but then again, I DON’T HAVE TO!

The wait is over.

Our theme for 2018 is Description and Setting.  I’m kind of generally planning on starting with basic description techniques, moving into active de…[Read more]

WELCOME FRIENDS!

@archer360 Welcome! I love archery, but I’m not very good. I haven’t had much time to practice, though. What kind of bow do you use? Mine is a kelly green compound bow and I love it. 😀

Would you like to share the premise of your WIP, or is it top secret?

Scribbles and I are squirrel lovers. 🙂

Ooh archery. Have you done any competitions? I’ve always wanted to work up to using my dad’s long bow but primarily being a writer makes my fingers strong and my arms weak so I doubt I’ll ever be able to pull it :p