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Brianna Storm Hilvety replied to the topic Story Embers T-shirt? in the forum Guidelines & FAQ 5 days, 10 hours 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 1 week, 3 days 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 2 months, 1 week 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 2 months, 3 weeks 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 3 months 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 5 months ago
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Brianna Storm Hilvety replied to the topic Forum Application in the forum Guidelines & FAQ 7 months, 1 week 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 7 months, 2 weeks 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 Poetry Contest! 8 months 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 8 months 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 changed their profile picture 8 months, 1 week ago
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Enter Our First Poetry Contest! 9 months, 3 weeks 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! 10 months 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! 10 months, 1 week ago
Yes to both! 🙂
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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Enter Our First Poetry Contest! 10 months, 1 week 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! 10 months, 1 week 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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Brianna Storm Hilvety commented on the post, Enter Our First Poetry Contest! 10 months, 1 week ago
Yep! Go right ahead and enter it! 🙂
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Brianna Storm Hilvety wrote a new post, Enter Our First Poetry Contest! 10 months, 1 week 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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Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!
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I AM SO HAPPYYYYYYYY!!! I’m so stoked!!!!!!
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I’m sooo!!!….trying to get in here…one sec.
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Yep! Go right ahead and enter it! 🙂
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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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Putting your poem up on the forums for critiques/discussion is okay, right? (The poem won’t be disqualified?)
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Yes, you can share your piece for the purpose of critique. 🙂
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Am I allowed to set my title in Bold? And, can I use italics?
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Yes to both! 🙂
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Yes, that would be fine. 🙂
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Brianna Storm Hilvety replied to the topic How to become an editor in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 year ago
Awww, I had no idea that my bio could encourage someone! ☺️ Editing is definitely a worthy calling, and I wish you well at it.
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Brianna Storm Hilvety replied to the topic How to become an editor in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 year ago
Ahh, you sound like me. When I discovered that I enjoyed editing more than writing, that was when I knew I needed to switch career paths. 😉
As a freelancer, you can control how many projects you take in, so you can definitely limit yourself to part-time hours. Even if you hope to work for a publisher, you could look for either a…[Read more]
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