Ariella Newheart

@anne_the_noob14 Oh no! I’ll definitely be praying! 🙁

@holly-anne HTTYD stands for the book and movie franchise How to Train Your Dragon. 😛

@emberynus-the-dragonslayer Just looked up that song! I really like it. 🙂

@dakota Casting Crowns is awesome! I don’t hear that name very much anymore but I grew up listening to their songs.

@holly-anne I love listening to music! I don’t play any instruments though. (I tried learning flute and piano but neither worked out. 🙁 ) My favorite music to listen to while writing are HTTYD or LotR soundtracks. There are some music compilations on Youtube by Pandora Journey that I listen to as well.

My musical side affects my writing by…[Read more]

@jane-maree She says that she doesn’t remember her old password. 🙁 Maybe one of the SE staff could manually fix her account?

@daeus-lamb  @jane-maree @josiah @sarah-inkdragon

A friend of mine has a similar problem. She hasn’t been able to log onto the forums because of a password glitch. This is what she told me:

My username is Emberlin_authoress. The first several days, I was able to access the forums. The the cookies expired and I had to put the password in again.…

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@julia Yup! Well, almost. I have about 200 words left to write before I reach my goal. I hope to finish today. *glances at pencil* Hey, I do that with my hair sometimes too! 😛 How is your writing going?

@evelyn *nods* My mom might have something different to say about it, though. (She doesn’t like the fluorescent lights at the DMV.) If you’re worried about taking the written test, don’t be. As long as you are prepared, you’ll do fine. And don’t anticipate failure like I did. That just silly. 😛

I have only written one other sci-fi project, a…[Read more]

@anne_the_noob14 Sounds cool! These articles might be of some help to you. Article 1 and  Article 2 😉

@evelyn

The DMV guys… I’m stuck in this stage too.

*hides face and scurries off to a corner to cry*

Aww, it’s okay. I’ve been to the DMV about four times in the past month (for various reasons) and it’s not that bad. In fact, it’s a good plac…[Read more]

@anne_the_noob14 That’s probably the most relatable post I’ve ever seen on Story Embers.

*also looks at the drivers’ ED handbook I need to read*

Ah, yes. The drivers’ handbook of doom. Definitely read that before going to the DMV. 😛 Also, there’s probably website available to take practice tests on. When I was studying for my permit, those were s…[Read more]

@evelyn Why, yes, I did bake it. There’s a funny story to go along with that. When I was little, my dad filmed me in our kitchen as if I was hosting a cooking show. I made a coffee cake. 😛

School starts on August 12th for me. I’m going to a private school this year instead of being homeschooled. Can’t wait to see what that’s like. (Really, I…[Read more]

@countryboy77

If you have a chance I would love to hear more about the setting and characters.

Sure thing! The book I’m trying to write is a sci-fi/fantasy mashup. The theme of the story is peace, and the five different cultures of the world all have different views on what peace is and how lasting peace can be obtained.

I have five characters…[Read more]

@steward-of-the-pen Great word count! Have some coffee cake. *cuts you and @evelyn slices because I certainly can’t eat it all by myself*

What are your writing goals for the rest of July?

To write eight thousand words for my new WIP, begin editing my second book in the Chronicles of Origin, and finish a report that’s due the first day of school.…[Read more]

@countryboy77 Nice topic! I’m starting a new WIP and hadn’t thought much about character flaws and quirks before reading your post.

So, the MC of this story is called Cypher. He’s a by-the-book perfectionist, which will be fun to write because I’m sort of the same way. His quirk/flaw is that he refuses to deviate from the plan, and if anything…[Read more]

@evelyn I did finish! *bounces like a hyperactive rabbit* My friends and I did a month-long writing challenge together. I still have eight thousand words to write to make 50K. Goodness, I think this month was the most productive in my life. (For writing, at least. xD)

@steward-of-the-pen Thanks! Sorry, I was at the DMV for most of the afternoon…[Read more]

Welp, it looks like this place died. *sweeps up dust and demolishes the cobwebs in the corners of the room*

Anyway, I have exciting news!

*crickets*

Ahem. I finished the first draft of The Shackles of the Free today! My goal was to finish it by the end of the month and I did it! Time to begin a new story, I suppose. Or maybe edit my old ones.…[Read more]

@j-a-penrose I heard there was a guild war or something going on this week. Is that true? (We haven’t heard from you in a while, either. I hope everything’s okay. <3)

@april-j-rhys I’m so sorry. I know nothing at all about this franchise and wouldn’t be of any help. 🙁

@scarletimmortalized This is an interesting thread! I haven’t thought about amoral characters much before.

I started reading The Scarlet Letter for the first time a few days ago. What @sarah-inkdragon said about morals and ethics definitely applies to this book. The Puritan society that Nathanial Hawthorne portrays is very strict with regard to…[Read more]