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Brianna Storm Hilvety wrote a new post, Announcing the Winners of Our Third Annual Short Story Contest 3 weeks ago
Thanks to everyone who bravely embraced the challenge of this competition! We received a wide variety of entries, and this year we have the privilege of showcasing stories in two genres we’ve never published b […]
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Announcing Our Second Annual Poetry Contest 1 month, 1 week ago
Nope! 🙂 If you just handed the poem in to your teacher (or perhaps shared it with your classmates), that doesn’t count as published.
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Brianna Storm Hilvety wrote a new post, Announcing Our Second Annual Poetry Contest 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Do joy and sorrow stir your heart into creative flame, and then an empty page calls your name? Are you courageous and clever, willing to try writing the best poem ever?
If so, you’re in for a treat, be […]
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Nope! 🙂 If you just handed the poem in to your teacher (or perhaps shared it with your classmates), that doesn’t count as published.
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Brianna Storm Hilvety replied to the topic Are There Topics Christians Should Not Write About? in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 months ago
@zee We published an article series a couple years ago that might help you wrestle through this question. 🙂 You can read the first installment here: https://storyembers.org/dear-christian-novelists-cleanness-is-not-next-to-godliness/
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Brianna Storm Hilvety replied to the topic Story Embers T-shirt? in the forum Guidelines & FAQ 2 months, 3 weeks ago
@arindown As Josiah explained, we don’t have any current plans to branch into merchandise, but if we ever do, either I (as graphics director) or Mariposa (as the graphic designer under me) would likely create the items. Thanks for the offer, though.
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Brianna Storm Hilvety replied to the topic Story Embers Contest in the forum Announcements 2 months, 4 weeks ago
@bama-rose Daeus is correct. 🙂 Josiah and I are still in the process of reviewing the entries.
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, 3 Truths You May Not Realize about Professional Editing 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Editorial services do vary both in scope and in price, so you don’t need to hire the most expensive editor on the market, but you shouldn’t put your trust in any person with rates that are much lower than the industry standard (which can be found here: https://www.the-efa.org/rates/). Cheap rates (such as only a few hundred dollars for content or…[Read more]
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Announcing Our Third Annual Short Story Contest 5 months, 1 week ago
You can use a credit card to pay through PayPal even if you don’t have an account. 🙂
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Brianna Storm Hilvety wrote a new post, Announcing Our Third Annual Short Story Contest 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Do you have a story burning inside you? Are you up for a challenge? Do you like prizes?
If so, you’re in for a thrill, because our yearly story competition has rolled around again, and we hope you’ll grab your […]
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Yay…super excited for this!!!!
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YES!!! Definitely entering this year!
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This is so exciting! 🤩 Even if I don’t end up entering myself, I always love reading the stories that win!
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You can use a credit card to pay through PayPal even if you don’t have an account. 🙂
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Brianna Storm Hilvety's profile was updated 7 months, 3 weeks ago
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Brianna Storm Hilvety replied to the topic Forum Application in the forum Guidelines & FAQ 10 months ago
I’ll tag @daeus-lamb for the forum application question.
Regarding the blog, the mobile version does have a search bar. You just have to scroll down to the bottom (it’s right under the Older Entries button). 🙂 You’ll find article categories down there too (as well as in the menu at the top).
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Brianna Storm Hilvety replied to the topic To propose or not to propose, but HOW is the question… in the forum General Writing Discussions 10 months, 1 week ago
I haven’t worked much with book proposals myself, but I found a good article by Jerry B. Jenkins on the subject (which does mention formatting): https://jerryjenkins.com/how-to-write-a-book-proposal/
And if you’d like a visual example, here is a proposal Jill Williamson created for one of her books: http://jillwilliamson.com/wp-c…[Read more]
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Brianna Storm Hilvety wrote a new post, Announcing the Winners of Our First Poetry Contest 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Thanks to everyone who courageously shared their work with us! We received entries that were whimsical as well as touching, in a wide range of styles and lengths. After many hours of reading and rating each poem, […]
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Congrats, everyone! Your poems deeply touched me.
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Congratulations, guys! Thank you to everyone who entered. Our submissions folder was bursting with talent and beauty.
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Thank you so much for the honorable mention, Cindy and Daeus!!! I adore your selections for winners, especially ‘Sister’. Thank you for running this!
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Congratulations everyone…they were all sooo good, especially “Sister”!!!
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Wow, congratulations to all you of – every poem was so lovely. And if may I say, “Silence” touched me very, very much. Thank you for sharing it, Tracy.
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, What Hand-Copying The Book Thief Taught Me about Strong Prose 10 months, 3 weeks ago
As an editor who specializes in style, I thought I’d jump into this conversation. You’re right that these kind of descriptions would bog a story down if they fill every page or are inserted only for embellishment. But I think you may have overlooked this sentence in the introduction of the article: “You must pay careful attention to the impre…[Read more]
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Enter Our First Poetry Contest! 1 year ago
Yes, that would be fine. 🙂
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Brianna Storm Hilvety wrote a new post, Announcing the Winners of Our Second Annual Short Story Contest 1 year ago
Thanks to everyone who bravely embraced the challenge of this competition! We received entries spanning a multitude of genres—from historical fiction to romance to suspense—but fantasy was by far the most pop […]
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Congratulations, all! I’m very excited to read the stories once they’re posted!
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Thank you! Can’t wait for you to read! 😀
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Emma… Your sister needs not be crushed at this moment.
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Congratulations! Well done, well done, everyone! *eyes twinkle* And I can’t wait ’till ya’ll get to read Ella. And I’m ready to read the others.
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Thanks, Buddy! 😀
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Thank you, Emma!! 😀 you should definitely be proud of your sister! She is awesome! I can’t wait to read her story.
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Thank you, Shannon! 😀
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This is so awesome! 😀 Great job, everyone!
CASSANDRA. You got second place?!! *runs around screaming* You are amazing! *showers you in chocolate and hedge-hugs* Agghhh, I’m so happy and you totally deserve this!! ❤️❤️❤️
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*squeals and hugs you and eats the chocolate* Ahhhhh thank you so much 😀 😀 😀 <3 <3 YOU'RE amazing!! <3
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I can’t wait to read the story!!
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I can’t wait for you to read it 😀 <3
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WOW CONGRATS!!! Kate, I can’t wait to read Ella!! And all the others of course!! Well done to all of you!!!
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Thanks, Holly! 😀
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I can’t wait to read the stories.
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Thanks, Abigail!! 😀 I hope you enjoy! I can’t wait to read Kate’s!
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CONGRATULATIONS, Kate and Cassandra! I was so excited to see two familiar faces at the top of this post. I can’t wait to read your stories! And congrats to the other honorable mentions!
Also, thank you, Josiah and Brianna, for putting on and judging this contest! Participating has been such a blast these two couple years and has helped me gauge my growth as a writer. I’m so grateful to be an honorable mention! 😀
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Thank you!! 😀 and congrats on the honorable mention!!
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KATE! I told you Ella made me tear up, and now you’ve gone and won 1ST PLACE WITH IT?!? *so much confetti and happiness* Oh, this is glorious.
And hey, congratulations to everyone — I can’t wait to read all the other stories!
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Congrats to everyone who won or got mentioned! A great accomplishment!
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Thanks, Sarah and Piper! 😀
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HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU!!!! 😍❤😍❤
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*squeals* thank you, Jane 😀 <3
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Thanks to everyone and thanks to Story Embers for hosting this! Congrats to every single one of you who participated and congratulations Cassie! Can’t wait to read your story. 😀
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I second this!! 🙂 and thank you, Kate! The same goes to you 😀 <3
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Aww, thanks! I hope you enjoy it! 😀 good. 😉
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Thanks, Maya!! 🙂
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Enter Our First Poetry Contest! 1 year ago
Yes to both! 🙂
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Enter Our First Poetry Contest! 1 year ago
Yes, you can share your piece for the purpose of critique. 🙂
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Enter Our First Poetry Contest! 1 year ago
I’d prefer that you hadn’t shared it there, but I wouldn’t say that counts as published either. So you may enter the poem; it won’t be disqualified.
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Good job everyone! 🙂
Wow, congrats everybody!! Can’t wait to see the stories and loved learning more about y’all. 🙂 Well done!!
Congratulations to the winners and honorable mentions!
Can’t wait to read them!
Congratulations you guys! Way to go!
Way to go, guys! Can’t wait to see what ya’ll have made…
Wait! Terah? I didn’t know you were on here!
Good job to the winners btw!