Brianna Storm Hilvety

Hi!

Hi @briannastorm It’s always fun to meet another Brianna! 🙂 I am super glad to be here.

@mariposa, hi! I illustrated a book by Natasha Metzler called “Christmas, The whole Story of the God who Loves.” It’s a digitally painted book, but I also do a lot of acrylic painting and… pet portraits! I would love sometime to do my own children’s…[Read more]

@briannastorm I guess I misspoke. I should have said “any agent or organization worth your time,” which it sounds like that linked post (and, I imagine, you) agree with =P

@bekah Paying to submit? Hmm. That doesn’t sound right. Let me tag @briannastorm our local publishing expert. 😉

(That’s a lot of stuff to reply to. Lemme know if I missed anything)

@wordsmith No, I don’t think I have read Ender’s Game. I think I’ve heard of it before and we may own it, but if we do it’d take awhile to find out. *looks at the various overflowing bookshelves in my house*

@jessi-rae I’m glad too! And I’m glad you liked my poem…[Read more]

@nuetrobolt

Ah! Great questions. I can’t answer any of them to their full extent, and there are some I won’t bother trying to touch, but I may be able to shed at least a little light on your first question… by tagging these people: @hope-ann  @josiah  @briannastorm  @daeus-lamb

But… I will say that there is worth (quite a bit) to re…[Read more]

@scribbles

Yeah!

@briannastorm @ellen-blanc @scribbles

While were at it… I am an ENTJ (though it’s close between J and P). Honestly I’ve never put much into those titles, but I guess it’s how people communicate around here, and it’s interesting to here people’s perspectives.

@wordsmith

Oh. Well, it’s still a neat way to share a poem, even if you made it all up. 😛

@briannastorm @ellen-blanc

Oh, yes! People love their MBTI conversations around here, haha! I’m an INFJ, but I’m very outgoing and talkative with people I like…such that some of them don’t quite believe I’m an introvert. *shakes head and smirks*

Hello, there! I also like poetry, puns, and sarcasm. 😉 Do you write poetry a lot, or just when you introduce yourself? I’ve been writing freeform poetry for about three years now. I tried writing with rhyme and meter years before that, but it just doesn’t work for me, as much as I love to read it.

“I’m easily annoyed by people who call s…[Read more]

@briannastorm

That’s very helpful, thank you 🙂

@briannastorm, Yes! When you say proficient… what do you mean by that?

@morreafirebird, Mentoring would be awesome!

@gabriellepollack, Thanks! I have saved all of those, and will look into them.

As a writer who started young, what @Briannastorm says is 100 percent correct. 😀

I’d recommend anything by K.M. Weiland. Though I haven’t read many of her craft books, her site is gold.

Crafting Dynamic Dialogue from Writer’s Digest is pretty good craft-wise. I’m currently reading through The Emotional Craft of Fiction and am enjoying it. …[Read more]

@hope-ann I really appreciated your balanced comment. Also, I just have to say it, your goal/approach to writing – bringing to light the unseen hope, and showcasing that there is victory even in the midst of sorrow – it’s a beautiful, transcendent goal. I sincerely wish you success.

Thank you for your comment about Endbringer. It has had a soft…[Read more]

@briannastorm & @scribbles

Aw thanks for the warm welcome guys!

I’m an INFJ! With control issues…haha!

I love C.S. Lewis!

@briannastorm I can’t believe you beat me to greeting my own friend. >.< xD

@scarletimmortalized Yeah, everyone is going to want to know your MBTI type. Do I know yours? I don’t recall if you’ve ever mentioned it, even though I know we’ve talked about the MBTI in general. 😛

I’m an ENFJ. My results used to say I was an introvert, but now I’m…[Read more]

@scarletimmortalized  YAY, YOU’RE HERE! Welcome to Story Embers!!!!! *throws oak leaves like confetti* *squirrels skitter everywhere* You’re the first Emberean that I get to introduce to people. I’m so excited. 😀

@briannastorm @mariposa @rolena-hatfield @brandon-miller @josiah @cindy @wordsmith @corkybookworm (Did I forget anybody?) Hey,…[Read more]

@briannastorm makes sense. I guess the main experience I have with editors is generally the proofreading/smoothing of line edits aspect of it, not the creative aspect of.