We’ve launched a cool new feature on the forum called groups.

You can find them in the nav bar like so:

Groups are hubs for writers to gather around something they share in common. They include a Facebook-like feed and most of them also include their own forums.

So far there are three types of groups:
1. Word war…[Read more]

I just wanted to gather some thoughts on an idea. Would you guys appreciate having short story competitions once a month again? And if so, would you like to have individual submissions, or would you like to make small groups? (note that this will only be taking place within the guild of Parimi Alca. Maybe every now and then we…[Read more]

I vanished off the face of the earth for a few months, it seems. However, I have officially graduated from school, completed exams, and therefore should be free again, like the old days.

I’m really sorry for the general chaos of me not being around, and not really speaking to anyone at all.

Thank you so much @Jane-Maree for…[Read more]

@esther-sears
@parker
@caleb-e-king
@jessi-rae
@theswordinthebook
@selah-chelyah
@thewirelessblade
@fctait
@professorsjb
@katthewriter
@lightning-spider
@skye
@mairin-atha
@e-b-raulands
@jillifish
@dakota
@brooka3
@scarletimmortalized
@joseph_darkgrate
@NicoleG
@theinconceivable1
@elizabeth
@ellen-blanc
@ashira
@moonlighting-novelist
@ed…[Read more]

@esther-sears
@parker
@caleb-e-king
@jessi-rae
@theswordinthebook
@selah-chelyah
@thewirelessblade
@fctait
@professorsjb
@katthewriter
@lightning-spider
@skye
@mairin-atha
@e-b-raulands
@jillifish
@dakota
@brooka3
@scarletimmortalized
@joseph_darkgrate
@NicoleG
@theinconceivable1
@elizabeth
@ellen-blanc
@ashira
@moonlighting-novelist
@e…[Read more]

Prompt: Write a story in which two cultures clash

Word Limit: 2500

Time: Monday 19th (August) – Monday 2nd (of September)  [Sorry for lateness. 😬]

The Judge: Possibly me? I’ll get back to you on that. 😂

For those who are new to Parimi Alca Guild Wa…[Read more]

First up, full apologies. A fair few major life things happened, and I was overwhelmed and basically shut myself in my room and just cried while trying to keep on top of things for basically a month. On that, prayer for dealing with deadlines and…[Read more]

GUESS WHAT???

WE WOOOON. Not the usual Honorable Mention for a change!  😝

Here is the doc if you want to check them out.

Jane was reeeeally impressed. She was super impressed, particularaly seeing that I sent her a message a day or so before saying, “ACK. THERE’S A WAR AND I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE PARIMIS ARE DOING.”…[Read more]

It was really nice to come back from a week of injections, hospital trips, conferences, and essays (legit. It should not be legal to assign teenagers with thirteen essays to do in five days. *dramatic sob*) and to find that you had gotten on with writing, and had done an a.m.a.z.i.n.g job at it. So proud. You guys made…[Read more]

I’m agreeing with Grandmother’s hands. Also, seeing that it has to be in a dramatic setting, maybe…[Read more]

For the next two weeks, that’s exactly what we’…[Read more]

So, this one is written by Jane, with the input of Faith and Daeus who are two of Story Embers’ self-published writers, unlike Jane who is very much neck deep in working through the traditional publishing world.

So you know from the start, both have their benefits and disadvantages. Particularly…[Read more]

This week’s (or more, last week’s) lesson is from Martin, and is looking at the pros and cons of typing, and writing by hand. 

So, without any further rambling from Jess, let’s see what Martin has to say about notebooks and keyboards!

Things I’ve learned from my own experience with both mediums:

Typing:

Pros:

Typing is fas…[Read more]

If you hadn’t noticed, we’re three weeks behind! *hides face in shame* However, I’m just going to catch it all up tonight so that we’re back on track!

This particular post was written by yours truly on why we should even write in the first place.

If you’re reading this, the chances are pretty high that you’re a writer. But how oft…[Read more]

But guess what, guys? There’s a good chance that we’ll have a word war in July when we’re Camp NaNo-ing to absolutely thrash the other guilds!…[Read more]

If you are new to the vast quantity of writing forums out there, April and July are Camp NaNo seasons. Camp NaNo is an online writing “camp” where you and up to 19 fellow writers band together to try…[Read more]

Welcome Elisha and Simeon Shedd! (Also, if any of you know their tags, please tag them! I can’t find the tags.…[Read more]

Parimi Alca is ONE YEAR OLD! *flails* It was announced to the world on May 28th, and Steward reminded me of this the other day. Unfortunately, I then totally ran out of time to actually say anything. 😛 But I just wanted you all to know this exciting fact, and get excited with me. 😀

So yay,…[Read more]

We didn’t win, sadly. </3  That title goes to our friends over in Meraki, so be sure to congratulate them!

Our main issue was (as we kinda knew) that it was a HUGE story trying to masquerade as a super-duper…[Read more]

We have a word war happening, people!

This one is going from Monday to Sunday. If you’ve already written words from Monday to today, count them as well. *facepalm* Still can’t believe I forgot this.

Here is the…[Read more]

Great…[Read more]

Thankfully, Faith is here today…[Read more]

If we haven’t started on a draft in 24 hours, I’m probably just going to start writing. Just so that we definitely have something to hand in. *fingerguns* Ideally, I let you guys write the first draft so that you can practice and grow, but having something happening is the no. 1 priority.

Volunteers,…[Read more]

For all of you old-timers, (You’re over a year old, some of you. Yikes!) you should be pretty familiar with the routine, and it would be great if you keep things going smoothly through the rather chaotic drafting process that’s about to ensue.

The doc we’ll be writing in is…[Read more]

While I’m here, I just wanted to thank you all for being so good with being active and commenting and helping each other out with things. I’m quite often not replying to things, and it’s just great to see you all doing it instead! <3

Moving on. Today’s lesson comes from my awesome cousin, Jane, who does a lot with editing,…[Read more]

@coggleton That’s an interesting idea, but it seems like it could get really confusing. (I had to read your post a few times to fully understand what you were saying.…[Read more]

If you haven’t seen our guild home page, you definitely should check it out. And I know that the running list of current members is completely wrong, but I plan to get Daeus onto that soon. (Or get his permission to let me fix it.)

However, what I want to draw your attention to, is that I’ve talked about ‘biomes.’ Back in our ‘[Read more]

I mean, how often do we sit down to write and find ourselves scrolling through Pinterest boards of different…[Read more]

@calebonline I’m not 100% sure what you mean. Because from memory, that’s what 2nd person entails?

@christlover Hmm, yes. Letters are a fairly obvious one. The problem would be that they generally have both 1st and 2nd person within them…

“We’ll win the war this time.” The thought brushes, feather-light, against your mind. “Just what exactly is it?”

A war of You.

Well Parimis! After that fantastic smashing of a word war, I think it’s time…[Read more]

Parimi Alca: 60196
Meraki: 41706
Erekdale: 23954
New Wessex: 23438
Avensbeck: 14653
Rillumen: 6096
Knaphollow: 5154

WOOT! Good job…[Read more]

Back on task though. Today we’re hearing from Maddie about how to gain the habits required to write consistently. I’m excited, because I’m…[Read more]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Disclaimer: I am not a professional in any of the subjects discussed in this lesson, and am…[Read more]

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]