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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Announcing the Winners of Our Third Annual Poetry Contest 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Aww, I’m glad that the honorable mention brightened your day! And yes, you’re free to post your poem anywhere you like since we didn’t acquire it for publication. 🙂
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Brianna Storm Hilvety wrote a new post, Announcing the Winners of Our Third Annual Poetry Contest 2 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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Congratulations!! Both poems were so lovely, and I love the imagery.
And Tallie—this is gorgeous, so so proud of you!! And excited for your fairytale retelling … 😉
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Thank you so much! ❤️
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Congratulations, Natalie! You did a fantastic job.
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Aww, I’m glad that the honorable mention brightened your day! And yes, you’re free to post your poem anywhere you like since we didn’t acquire it for publication. 🙂
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Congratulations, everyone! Fantastic job!
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Brianna Storm Hilvety wrote a new post, Announcing the Winners of Our Fourth Annual Short Story Contest 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Thanks to everyone who bravely embraced the challenge of this competition! We received entries spanning a wide range of genres—from historical fiction to romance to fantasy—and after many hours of reading, sor […]
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Congrats, y’all!!! Can’t wait to read those awesome stories. 😉
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Congratulations, Everyone!
I am so looking forward to reading your fantastic tales! May the Creator shine His light in every reflection you put to pen and key!
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Congratulations to all the winners and honorable mentions!! Can’t wait to read the winning stories too!
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GREAT JOB GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN’T WAIT TO READ THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMEZING WONDERFUL WORK YA’LL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *so proud*
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Aw thank you so much!
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Aw, thank you so much!
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Announcing Our Third Annual Poetry Contest 5 months, 2 weeks ago
As the rules state, all entries must be Microsoft Word documents. Poems with graphics, illustrations, etc. will be disqualified.
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Brianna Storm Hilvety wrote a new post, Announcing Our Third Annual Poetry Contest 5 months, 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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As the rules state, all entries must be Microsoft Word documents. Poems with graphics, illustrations, etc. will be disqualified.
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Brianna Storm Hilvety's profile was updated 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Red Ink 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Thanks! I had fun writing it and infusing a deeper meaning into it. 😉
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Announcing Our Fourth Annual Short Story Contest 7 months, 3 weeks ago
We’re happy you found us too! I look forward to reading your entry. 😊
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Brianna Storm Hilvety wrote a new post, Red Ink 7 months, 4 weeks ago
In case you’ve ever wondered
What goes on in an editor’s brain,
Her desire to conquer syntax
Can cause an awful strain.
A typo, a misspelling,
A hyphen out of place
Will etch a deep, deep crease
Upon an […]
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Wow!!! This started out humorous and ended with a great message. I love it, Brianna! 🙂
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Thanks! I had fun writing it and infusing a deeper meaning into it. 😉
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Announcing Our Fourth Annual Short Story Contest 7 months, 4 weeks ago
We don’t allow coauthored entries in the contest. I’m not sure from your description whether your story would classify as that, but it sounds iffy enough to me that I’d recommend submitting a brand-new piece that you created alone.
My answer to your first question may resolve your second one by default, but even if I hadn’t replied that way, I’…[Read more]
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, How to Improve Your Writing Every Second of the Day 8 months ago
“Blame my editor for teaching me this.” I feel very called out. 😂
By the way, I used to do the cloud exercise a lot back when I wrote stories. 😉
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Announcing Our Fourth Annual Short Story Contest 8 months ago
Since you only shared the story in a private community (school doesn’t count as publication 😉), and you sound like you’re going to change it a bit too, it’s eligible for entry.
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Announcing Our Fourth Annual Short Story Contest 8 months ago
The age of the story doesn’t matter. 😉 As long as it’s an unpublished piece, it’s eligible to be entered in our contest.
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Announcing Our Fourth Annual Short Story Contest 8 months, 2 weeks ago
A hard break is when the POV or time changes in a story. For instance, if the current scene is happening in the morning, but the next scene opens in the afternoon of the following day. Or, the current scene is in Sally’s point of view, but the next scene is in Fred’s. You can see an example of how that works here: https://storyembers.org/first-plac…[Read more]
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Brianna Storm Hilvety wrote a new post, Announcing Our Fourth Annual Short Story Contest 8 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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It’s back!!! Yay!!!! So excited!
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A hard break is when the POV or time changes in a story. For instance, if the current scene is happening in the morning, but the next scene opens in the afternoon of the following day. Or, the current scene is in Sally’s point of view, but the next scene is in Fred’s. You can see an example of how that works here: https://storyembers.org/first-place-winner-something-green/
Hope that helps! 🙂 I look forward to reading your entry.
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Hi Brianna!
I’m pretty sure I asked this last year but here I am again due to my forgetfulness. Does the story have to be a ‘new’ story or can I enter one that I’ve been working on for a few years?Thanks!
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The age of the story doesn’t matter. 😉 As long as it’s an unpublished piece, it’s eligible to be entered in our contest.
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Okay, great! Thanks Brianna!
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I’m wanting to use a piece of flash fiction I wrote and turn it into a short story for this. However, I previously used this piece for a Ydubs competition (I didn’t win, but I posted it on the private community because that was how the competition worked), and have used it for schoolwork. Does that count as published, or can I still use it? Thanks 🙂
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Since you only shared the story in a private community (school doesn’t count as publication 😉), and you sound like you’re going to change it a bit too, it’s eligible for entry.
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Great – thank you!
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Hi again Brianna!
I just realized that the story I was thinking of finishing up to enter in the competition is a bit of a collaboration (some friends supplied the characters and I wrote it)… Does that mean I can’t enter it?This next one is just a personal preference question so if you don’t want to answer it, that’s fine… Would you recommend writing a brand new story specifically for the contest or just continuing with one I already have?
I think if maybe I start a new one with fresh determination, I might end up with a better product.Thanks!
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We don’t allow coauthored entries in the contest. I’m not sure from your description whether your story would classify as that, but it sounds iffy enough to me that I’d recommend submitting a brand-new piece that you created alone.
My answer to your first question may resolve your second one by default, but even if I hadn’t replied that way, I’d say to do whatever you think will increase your chances of producing a story that stands out. 😉 If that means exploring a fresh idea, then go for it.
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We’re happy you found us too! I look forward to reading your entry. 😊
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, SE Podcast #35: An In-Depth Look at Professional Editing 11 months, 4 weeks ago
You’re very welcome! 🙂 Gracie put together some excellent discussion prompts, and I’m glad our responses were helpful to you. Did you have any other questions about professional editing that this episode didn’t answer?
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, SE Podcast #35: An In-Depth Look at Professional Editing 11 months, 4 weeks ago
Haha, I didn’t realize I could pull off deadpan one-liners until now. But I’m 100% okay with being remembered for that. 😉
I’m happy to hear that you got value out of our discussion!
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Announcing Our Second Annual Poetry Contest 1 year, 1 month ago
Here’s the link to the announcement post for the winners: https://storyembers.org/announcing-the-winners-of-our-second-annual-poetry-contest/
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