Story Embers | Bekah | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/bekah/activity/ Activity feed for Bekah. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 21:44:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 82479bff37a82b7f49db5c6e9b19cef8 Bekah replied to the topic Introducing Myself in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/47732/ Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:47:01 -0400 HI, everyone!! I’m trying to keep up work on a new project as well. I am aiming for 10-20 pages a week.

@maddiejay  I am in the same boat! I write during naptime for my 2 year old : ) It’s easy to get distracted!

]]> 0 839d3092c4ae2bb6e967ab1e271d3718 Bekah replied to the topic Hello! Mom & Writer here: ) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/43394/ Sun, 27 Jan 2019 00:57:56 -0400 oh, wow. Then you definitely space, too lol.

I’m trying to learn that same thing!!

 

Oh, wow! That would be a challenging story to tell. I can give advice on the Mom aspect, though I am not a teen, so that would be different. I was nearly 30 when I had my first child. Let just say that not sleeping well, waking every couple of hours etc., is…[Read more]

]]> 0 ada925b3619b985148d12622ef6be08f Bekah replied to the topic Christian Publishers/Agents in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41979/ Sun, 20 Jan 2019 01:53:05 -0400 Ah! Thanks for the link. I’ve queried different books over the years, the normal/slow route and NEVER heard of a service like that before. Very few publishers accept unsolicited submission, so I don’t tend to look at publishers anyway.

]]> 0 f1f3d2414b2b5a8f0fa7fa962e23f8d8 Bekah replied to the topic Christian Publishers/Agents in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41888/ Sat, 19 Jan 2019 19:13:24 -0400 @evelyn Thanks!

]]> 0 66601fbd56e3c582ba9871aedcff70f5 Bekah started the topic Christian Publishers/Agents in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41873/ Sat, 19 Jan 2019 17:33:36 -0400 Hey, everyone! I have been thinking about and looking into Christian publishers and agents who represent inspirational stories. I’d love your thoughts and opinions!

Agents have the typical query process, which is fine, but I find that most who represent inspirational stories are looking for romance category and not, say SFF in the inspirational…[Read more]

]]> 0 11a04e36598711d773e3a949d4c97fb9 Bekah replied to the topic Hello! Mom & Writer here: ) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41870/ Sat, 19 Jan 2019 17:23:23 -0400 @H-jones  Aw… thank you soo much! I really appreciate that! It is definitely a challenge to find the time to write with the kiddos, but it’s a great hobby that is sort Me Time.

Everyone starts somewhere with a story! I have been one of those huge plotting types, but am learning that sometimes it’s good to have super basic ideas and WRITE. Even…[Read more]

]]> 0 42b917ab5377a9ec7761a443b3c58a67 Bekah replied to the topic Hello! Mom & Writer here: ) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41087/ Tue, 15 Jan 2019 02:11:30 -0400 I don’t know much about Kindle Direct either. Only that that is considered self-publishing and not a vanity press. The good news is that you don’t HAVE to decide immediately. Have you looked into querying agents or at publishers that accept unsolicited, aka unagented, manuscripts? There are lots of smaller, independent publishers, too.

Oh wow,…[Read more]

]]> 0 4b18f5c5445159726b1159fa9b7430ac Bekah replied to the topic Hello! Mom & Writer here: ) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41084/ Tue, 15 Jan 2019 02:08:37 -0400 @the-fledgling-artist Oh wow! A graphic novel sounds fun and definitely challenging!

]]> 0 108e0ab1ea4b9cb11ef13e96deb982e8 Bekah replied to the topic Hello! Mom & Writer here: ) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41049/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:22:30 -0400 The beach is lovely in summer! I’m enjoying the mountains and snow the past few years though.

I have tried acrylics and I’m awful lol. I usually watercolor flowers.

All VERY fun hobbies : )

]]> 0 4243c30a6c8170b241f0eb0beda33af6 Bekah replied to the topic How to avoid pre-writing-burnout in the forum Plotting https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41048/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:19:24 -0400 @MaddieJay That’s essentially what I do as well! Getting to the THE END of any draft feels so great that I can actually see who and what I want to work  with and become excited about revisions. Usually the next draft is a blank page.

Draft 0 is great idea! My first draft usually changes voice styles…first person or third person or whatever.…[Read more]

]]> 0 26349561d0924688bb67db575cd6d52d Bekah replied to the topic Hello! Mom & Writer here: ) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41043/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:10:22 -0400 @the-fledgling-artist What are you working on btw? Sorry! I had to reply and run : )

I’ve been working on it off and since last year, but I am really to try to make time and make a goal to finish the first draft and a couple of months.

]]> 0 07e013c5587a6bef2c41d0eb4b9058db Bekah replied to the topic Hello! Mom & Writer here: ) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41039/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:04:06 -0400 @mariposa Hello!! Where are you from?   I’m a couple of hours from the beach, way over in the mountains, but I used to live near the beach : ).

I try to get outdoors as much as I can with my husband and kiddos. I also watercolor! I think I have too many hobbies lol : ) How about you?!

]]> 0 6d7ad94fed05d5e73021fadcecea3542 Bekah replied to the topic Hello! Mom & Writer here: ) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41036/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:02:06 -0400 @bama-rose Vanity Presses are little different from self-publishing, say on Kindle Direct, because they charge the author to do things editing or making cover or digital files for ebooks or printing the book. They don’t, as far as I’m aware, make money from selling the actual book, so what is their incentive for the author to sell copies? I have…[Read more]

]]> 0 3d75294d870cdbbf15abefaf69e16c7f Bekah replied to the topic Showing God Through Fantasy/Made-up Worlds. Help! in the forum Research and Worldbuilding https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40959/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 17:37:44 -0400 I’m going to chime in here because I have thought about this A LOT lately. Basically, I’m looking into the following things myself:

1) WHERE does the magic come from? You can name God anything you like in your world. If there is dark and light magic, I’d say be sure there is a little bit of gray area. How does your system/world tie into…

2)…[Read more]

]]> 0 6fea5fde54b398bc00520aaf9f780403 Bekah replied to the topic Hello! Mom & Writer here: ) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40947/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 17:17:37 -0400 Depends which one I’m working on : ) Which is my issue at the moment.

The newest WIP, I’m about 100 pages into the MS, is a historical fantasy. My premise is NOT tight on this project, but it is about two magician sisters living in 1911 San Francisco. At their graduation ball, one is attacked and her magic is stolen. When she fails to get into…[Read more]

]]> 0 5bd5e11bc0ba5deb51031faeab55d5d6 Bekah replied to the topic Hello! Mom & Writer here: ) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40905/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 02:37:25 -0400 Hi, @bama-rose!

I am not published, but that’s my goal! I think it’s great if you are taking a serious look at writing. It really is a lot of fun and hard work : )

Well, I would say that it really is a personal choice to go self-published or traditional. I want to be traditionally published because I hope, (okay, dream!) of having a career. Both…[Read more]

]]> 0 9a93906cf64a2e38f12c87c75adf30b1 Bekah replied to the topic Writing books and writing career advice in the forum Writing Level & Journey Plans Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40904/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 02:31:56 -0400 My favorite writing books:

Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass …MUST read. Seriously.

Goal, Motivation and Conflict by Debra Dixon. Essential for characters!

45 Master Characters by Victoria Schmidt

Writing Monsters by Philip Athans

Really, there are a lot of great books at Writer’s Digest.

I just ordered Walking on Water:…[Read more]

]]> 0 ccc510f21030b917173770901214f71b Bekah started the topic Hello! Mom & Writer here: ) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40897/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 01:46:40 -0400 Hi, everyone! A bit about me… I am a stay-at-home mom with two little kiddos living in nowhere California.

I have been writing about 10 years now, which means I have racked up several hundred rejections and, on my last novel, several full requests from agents. BUT…still no agent. I do want to be traditionally published btw.

I decided to join…[Read more]

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