So the ending didn’t satisfy me, but it did seem … lifelike?

I’ve known people like Matt. I and some of my friends have dated people like Matt. The real-life arc for those stories is just as meh in the end as Fabry’s, so it felt very true, but not incredibly meaningful. In fiction there’s an opportunity to do better that I wish Fabry had taken…[Read more]

I agree with you guys. The only thing I’d add is that I really appreciated the pacing of the characters’ spiritual growth. St. Paul kind of conversions happen of course, but the everyday way that Matt, his dad, Jesse, and even Earl, are slowly drawn closer to God and begin to see His plans is a lot closer to my friends’ and my…[Read more]

@seekjustice I read a New York Times article by Brit Marling that really shed some light on realistic female characters. There’s a lot of great advice and things to consider in here. Good luck!

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/opinion/sunday/brit-marling-women-movies.html

Hey! I read ahead a little, but I want the stuff we’re talking about here to be fresh in my mind, so I didn’t go too far lol.

Matt, Jesse, and Dickie do have an interesting relationship. Matt genuinely became friends with them and is attracted to Jesse from the start, but because everyone around him looks down on them that mindset rubs off on…[Read more]

@taylorclogston Only that it’s written  from Matt’s view, knowing what he knows, and not from a more omniscient author perspective.

How does Chris Fabry show what the story is about so thoroughly right from the start? How can we learn from this?

The tone from the start was one of remembering, living in the past, and a quiet dissatisfaction. Because it was so retrospective I actually had a little trouble figuring out what was going on at first, but as the story went on that…[Read more]

@naiya-dyani that’s great! I saw you recruiting a new member for the Iron Project maybe? I’m really happy for you guys 😀

We got settled in just in time to be stuck in our house with this whole COVID-19 thing lol. How are you all doing with that?

Hi @naiya-dyani! Yeah I was finishing the first draft of my novel, but I’m back in research mode now 😀 How are you?

@phoenix I’m old! Lol I think I have everyone on this thread beat so far . . . I’m 26. This makes me feel behind. I’m going to try harder to catch up to you guys!

<p style=”text-align: left;”>@dylan-yarbrough Hi! I really just jumped in here to say that the way you did your introduction is so cool 😀 Welcome, and I hope to see you around!</p>

Hi @michael-erasmus 😀

Programming sounds difficult, but cool 🙂 What languages do you work in primarily?

I love trying different cultures’ food. What’s your favorite South African dish?

Do you have a story you’re working on now? I don’t write much fantasy or sci-fi, mostly historical or contemporary fiction, but I’m trying to read a little…[Read more]

@abigail-rebekah Ooh congratulations! I’m excited to beta read this 😁😁 Requesting permission now 😊

@mayacat 안녕하세요! 😀

@mariposa it’s courtneyseybold 😀

Hi @mayacat! Welcome to Story Embers 😀