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J.A.Penrose replied to the topic Word War : April 2019 in the forum Announcements 6 years, 11 months ago
Hey guys! Word counts in by…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose started the topic Word War Thread in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions 6 years, 11 months ago
Hello all! I’m just going to let you know that this thread exists now! *throws celebration confetti everywhere*
If you want to have a word war with people (where you basically have a writing race with each other) you can just say you’re around and up for a war!
If you want to be notified of people requesting wars, click the little box at the…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose started the topic Writing Life : How to Deal with Non-Motivation/Discouragement in the forum 6 years, 11 months ago
Hello Parimis!
I’m going to say now: feeling unmotivated and discouraged is something I struggle with a lot. I don’t tend to deal with it well (you can occasionally walk into my room to find me curled up in blankets on the floor with a lifetime supply of chai-tea and tissues) but it looks like Faith has a few words of wisdom for us…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose started the topic Word War : April 2019 in the forum Announcements 6 years, 11 months ago
Hello Parimis!
This week, there is a word war! *cheers*
What: Seeing how many words you can write individually, as well as seeing what guild wrote the most. The words have to be fiction. (poetry or prose)
Who: All of those on the Story Embers Forum. (us included!)
When: Monday 22 EST to Sunday 29 EST
Where: Right HERE
Why: To help build your…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose started the topic Writing Life : How and What to Read as Writers in the forum 6 years, 12 months ago
Hello Parimis!
This is our Weekly Guild Discussion from Brandon this week, and we’ll be looking at a really cool topic: Reading. Without any further rambling at the front, we’ll hand over to Brandon.
Okay so, we’re all writers, right? We weave words and spin tales and generally have a good go at reality. For most of us though, our love for s…[Read more]
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April J. Rhys started the topic What is your Storyteller's Superstrength? in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions 7 years ago
Hello, guild people! 🙂
Once my writing teacher told me that every writer had a super power. Something that they were especially good at. Maybe it was wordsmithing, or world building, or description, or connecting readers with a character, or creating a sense of suspense, etc.
So, since I’m still meeting you all, I wanted to know what you think…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose replied to the topic You Have Arrived at Parimi Alca! in the forum Announcements 7 years ago
Parimis! Attention!
We have some amazing new Parimis! I’m sure you’re all super excited, like me, plus, holidays have started for where I am, so I’m trying to convince myself that essays can wait, and I can actually do a heap more here to get it properly going again.
Anyways. Please make @april-j-rhys and @being-crazy-is-not-all-bad feel welcome…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose started the topic Writing Life : Balanced Writing Life to Health in the forum 7 years ago
Ello Parimis! It’s me, Jess! Yay. I feel like it’s been an age since I’ve written one of these, but today, we are looking at health while writing. This probably sounds an awful lot like what you’ve heard in PDHPE lessons, but just bear with me. 😀
Disclaimer: I am not a professional in any of the subjects discussed in this lesson, and am…[Read more]
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The Fledgling Artist replied to the topic How can I make this character matter?? in the forum Characters 7 years ago
@calebonline @myclipboardismyviolin @gabriellepollack
Thank you guys so much for your ideas. I think as of now, I have good enough reasons for her to be there without readers rolling their eyes at me. Haha. Initially, I thought when the story starts off she would already be sick/having issues. But when I figured out that it made more sense for her…[Read more] -
J.A.Penrose started the topic Writing Life : What to Do When You’re Not Writing in the forum 7 years ago
Up to lesson four now, Parimis! Today we’re hearing from Martin, and he’s looking at what he has dubbed, ‘the Artist’s Eye’. I can’t wait to get stuck into it. 😀
Thanks Martin!
When we sit down at our desks and take up our pens, ready to mark down the next few hundred words, what is the mindset that has filled up all the space on either side…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose replied to the topic Guild War : A Believable Conversion in the forum Announcements 7 years ago
MY DUDES, WE DID AWESOME!
Wait for it…
We were highly commended again! Guys, this is stellar! It was a super hard prompt, and I’m so proud of you. Plus, getting highly commended every time has to be a good sign. 😛
Here’s the doc with all of the entries!…[Read more]
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Taylor Clogston replied to the topic Neo-RPFL in the forum Characters 7 years ago
@calebonline Thank you for the invitation, but I’m going to pass this time.
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Ariella Newheart replied to the topic Neo-RPFL in the forum Characters 7 years ago
@calebonline Looks interesting. I was never sure how to join RPFL. (The 50 pages of stuff was rather daunting.) How does this work, exactly?
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J.A.Penrose started the topic Writing Life : Is there Any More Time? in the forum 7 years ago
Hi Guys! Today, we’re hearing from Faith, and looking at how you can balance your writing life with the rest of your life.
24 hours. 1,440 minutes. 86,400 seconds. That’s how much time we have each day. And yet, it seems like we never have enough hours, minutes, or seconds to get everything done. What do you do when you can’t seem to squ…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose started the topic A Very Late Word War in the forum Announcements 7 years ago
In my defense, I believe no one knows about this. *confused shrug* But let’s give it a…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose replied to the topic Guild War : A Believable Conversion in the forum Announcements 7 years ago
Okay. Guys, the submission is in and judged, and we did great! I’m still waiting to hear when we’re meant to announce things, cos everything is a bit of a mess right now.
Also…word war?? That’s…not on the calendar. Or in the chat. But okay then. Um. Yes. Apparently, things there have changed too. I’ll make a post on it, but…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose replied to the topic Guild War : A Believable Conversion in the forum Announcements 7 years ago
Yay! I was going to write something today if nothing else had appeared, but this is looking fabulous!
Everyone else? Please jump in and edit at your…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose started the topic Writing Life : Bundle of Betas in the forum 7 years ago
Hello Parimis! We have another lesson from Daeus today, and it’s on Beta Readers! Woot! We all love Betas, and Beta-ing is equally as awesome. Let’s see what Daeus has for us today.
Beta reading is a great way to make friends, help others, and even polish your skills.
Today, I want to give you some tips so that, when you beta read, the friend…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose started the topic Writing Life: Arranging Alphas and Betas in the forum 7 years, 1 month ago
For those who don’t know, we are now starting to work together to post the annual theme discussion, and this time around, it’s on the exciting art of the Writing Life. This course/section won’t be super practical for right now, but maybe we can be using it later, and being sure to build up and appreciate the amazing relationships with other…[Read more]
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Julia replied to the topic Guild War : A Believable Conversion in the forum Announcements 7 years, 1 month ago
@j-a-penrose *gives you coffee* *hopes you like coffee because there’s controversy on that subject* I totally relate; I guess we’ll have to push onward together 😛
Woo-wie! This is a toughie! I’ve never written this sort of thing before. We should make it very emotional. Like, life or death maybe? My immediate thoughts are that we need to give…[Read more]
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