Story Embers | Carolyn Matthews | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/carolyn-matthews/activity/ Activity feed for Carolyn Matthews. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:40:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 9702ee32f2cbc383bb0c89dcc1fd0243 Carolyn Matthews replied to the topic The Ode of Desdemona in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/the-ode-of-desdemona/#post-43142 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 01:50:47 -0400 @andrew thanks! @e-b-raulands it was pretty awesome! the rhythm was hard to catch at first, but it really put pictures in my head! nice job, it rocked!

]]> 0 c816e188660a90d0eba93701df60d3bf Carolyn Matthews replied to the topic Hello Fellow Embers! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hello-fellow-embers/#post-43140 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 01:46:21 -0400 @andrew thanks!

]]> 0 023fcafb06a1f881b3b4b11b1804cc2b Carolyn Matthews replied to the topic Hello Fellow Embers! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hello-fellow-embers/#post-41663 Wed, 18 Jul 2018 21:30:09 -0400 @andrew idk how long it will be, probably pretty decently wide if I can keep from rushing it

]]> 0 bf014f41662b1f1d4d6ac4fc20ed6492 Carolyn Matthews replied to the topic Crazy Writers, Artists, and Dragons in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/crazy-writers-artists-and-dragons/page/4/#post-41660 Wed, 18 Jul 2018 21:15:03 -0400 @sam-kowal amen.

@hope-ann

  • You know you’re a writer when you begin biting different parts of your lip to see how the pain differs for your character.
  • You know you”re a writer when you begin pinching different parts of your body to figure out which feels the most like biting your lip so you can write a comparison.
]]> 0 47606a95dd52d56540759468195f87ca Carolyn Matthews replied to the topic Preachy Scene Trouble in the forum Themes https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/preachy-scene-trouble/#post-40670 Thu, 05 Jul 2018 14:47:40 -0400 thank you @daeus-lamb

]]> 0 2a78bebec8866d35163a6385132fa08b Carolyn Matthews replied to the topic Ahoy Mateys! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/ahoy-mateys/page/2/#post-40668 Thu, 05 Jul 2018 14:46:29 -0400 @a-small-mousepad yes I did! THank you! It’s an aquarium game I used to be addicted to!!!!!! Can’t remember the name of it 🙂

]]> 0 f13ae7b7076e65e1399f3ee3e8b2f376 Carolyn Matthews replied to the topic What does it look like for God to be alive in your story? in the forum Themes https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/what-does-it-look-like-for-god-to-be-alive-in-your-story/page/2/#post-40485 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 18:34:59 -0400 @daeus-lamb     It’s a really cool question. I think that God should be acknowledged in the story as a real being. Characters should struggle throughout the story, occasionally yelling at God. Basically, make it realistic and include God’s patient silence throughout the novel, as well as encounters with him. I feel like you should also give him co…[Read more]

]]> 0 9731b12869f1e67fa81fff5a65cf33dd Carolyn Matthews started the topic Preachy Scene Trouble in the forum Themes https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/preachy-scene-trouble/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 18:27:17 -0400 Hey again! So I am writing a dystopian Christian novel. In it two Christian women meet. One is around 64 and the other is 18 and has raised herself. I’m thinking they will study Proverbs and base their idea to NOT have a full fledged rebellion off of it. How do I make these scenes not preachy???? I mean to include a lot of scripture because they…[Read more]

]]> 0 41868fb5d2dc3241d9d1a65036887c6c Carolyn Matthews's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/10494/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 18:22:55 -0400 0 d5b18c95866bccc2ee5d46cd8ee5eb07 Carolyn Matthews posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/10380/#acomment-10493 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 18:16:13 -0400 thank you

In reply to - Carolyn Matthews posted an update @daeus-lamb just curious, when can I get into a guild????? ]]> b94981270286228f1eb7658b2aabd5d2 Carolyn Matthews replied to the topic Hello Fellow Embers! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hello-fellow-embers/#post-40483 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 18:15:47 -0400 @the-fledgling-artist @literatureforthelight        Thanks! 🙂

]]> 0 8e8f25eb4a96502c21d9ca7a3e5a7b0e Carolyn Matthews posted an update: @daeus-lamb just curious, when can I get into a guild????? https://storyembers.org/activity/p/10380/ Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:40:50 -0400 @daeus-lamb just curious, when can I get into a guild?????

]]> 2 2a6e95b465ca904d3b16a603131d095f Carolyn Matthews posted an update: @ethryndal hello! https://storyembers.org/activity/p/10379/ Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:39:10 -0400 @ethryndal hello!

]]> 1 a824c702477023c9cc80bce4e317eafd Carolyn Matthews replied to the topic Character Names... in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/character-names/#post-40368 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:16:11 -0400 They’re all lovely. I used to make up weird names too. Still do, just not as much!

]]> 0 d544550c2a949250bfcce448e514a513 Carolyn Matthews replied to the topic Ahoy Mateys! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/ahoy-mateys/page/2/#post-40366 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:59:36 -0400 welcome! have fun! I’m new too!

]]> 0 7e700a27e082434bfbc820e42ed388ed Carolyn Matthews replied to the topic Hello Fellow Embers! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hello-fellow-embers/#post-40364 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:55:40 -0400 @literatureforthelight @the-fledgling-artist I am planning on doing so. My current book is dystopia where the government has begun to fear Christians and kills them all. However, two escape: one by divine intervention and one by complete ignorance. Together, they strive to make a difference, but do it in a very not cliche way.

]]> 0 781e196639f9b2a564ef7becbe750a1a Carolyn Matthews replied to the topic Hello Fellow Embers! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hello-fellow-embers/#post-40361 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:52:21 -0400 yes! In the one I am writing I do so!

]]> 0 b04743476882b24bbbfdd5b0b9835926 Carolyn Matthews started the topic Hello Fellow Embers! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hello-fellow-embers/ Wed, 27 Jun 2018 19:09:11 -0400 Hi! I’m Carolyn Matthews! I am an enthusiastic writer of dystopian fiction. I also write fantasy. I started writing when I was 5, and have been addicted ever since. I am also a murderer-

Of my characters. In the past two books I have worked on, the main character dies (of execution of murder) in the last chapter. However, they do not die hopeless…[Read more]

]]> 0 f74274abbfb77968cc4fc528793e4a66 Carolyn Matthews replied to the topic "Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese." in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/poets-have-been-mysteriously-silent-on-the-subject-of-cheese/#post-40026 Wed, 27 Jun 2018 18:53:40 -0400 hey! I was on KP too! What is an INTP? Just curious

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