Story Embers | Caseybold | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/caseybold/activity/ Activity feed for Caseybold. Fri, 01 May 2026 23:56:08 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 c5b4066dba32afeb5ecb48fd92fe4129 Caseybold replied to the topic The Promise of Jesse Woods Week #6 in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79085/ Wed, 13 May 2020 20:02:38 -0400 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]

]]> 0 c39d2bdc3c731a03e7e9e6a652ebca97 Caseybold replied to the topic The Promise of Jesse Woods Week #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/78284/ Tue, 05 May 2020 15:05:20 -0400 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]

]]> 0 aac08d3921cb473ecfffd1c586dedaea Caseybold replied to the topic Trying to decide in the forum Writers of Children's/Middle Grade Books https://storyembers.org/activity/p/78279/ Tue, 05 May 2020 14:38:28 -0400 @beth20 The guidelines that @corkybookworm shared for differentiating between Middle Grade and YA are pretty universal across several sources, so I’d agree with that. For everyone mentioning Ranger’s Apprentice, that series is riding the line between the two. Technically it’s considered high Middle Grade/low YA, and even a lot of libraries don’t…[Read more]

]]> 0 19e6f0b17b288cdf4e81af45b766ffc4 Caseybold replied to the topic Creating New And Relatable Heroines in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/77398/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 04:28:11 -0400 @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

]]> 0 639ec1fa3a8896274cc860532665e7c4 Caseybold replied to the topic The Promise of Jesse Woods Week #2 in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/77358/ Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:41:45 -0400 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]

]]> 0 b6e2a59488503291b506859f58322407 Caseybold replied to the topic The Promise of Jesse Woods Week #1 in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/77171/ Tue, 07 Apr 2020 21:28:20 -0400 @taylorclogston Only that it’s written  from Matt’s view, knowing what he knows, and not from a more omniscient author perspective.

]]> 0 8fa9c02f418668606d5cf46708dbd9f6 Caseybold replied to the topic The Promise of Jesse Woods Week #1 in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/77129/ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:46:12 -0400 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]

]]> 0 756c347f98777923f106151a0f70fe18 Caseybold replied to the topic Anyone here 16+? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/76818/ Sun, 29 Mar 2020 00:48:44 -0400 @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?

]]> 0 272b2cfa97abac2ae9dc2b4eb2b9e37a Caseybold replied to the topic Anyone here 16+? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/76799/ Sat, 28 Mar 2020 20:45:40 -0400 Hi @naiya-dyani! Yeah I was finishing the first draft of my novel, but I’m back in research mode now 😀 How are you?

]]> 0 11fac68c8f97ecb9536dbe7db00d75a1 Caseybold changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/76782/ Sat, 28 Mar 2020 05:27:20 -0400 0 376892f871b496eebe6a6319f41944b1 Caseybold replied to the topic Does anyone want to read this slightly depressing poem? in the forum Poets https://storyembers.org/activity/p/76780/ Sat, 28 Mar 2020 04:53:21 -0400 @urwen-starial Thanks for sharing this! It puts into words what I, and I’m sure a lot of other people going through COVID-19-related social distancing, am/are feeling right now too. The emotions expressed here are raw and real, and help me see that I’m not alone.

The meter could be tighter, if you’re looking to improve on it. I loved the imagery!…[Read more]

]]> 0 03225f84919e18fcf75c9ebbb851a7b3 Caseybold replied to the topic Anyone here 16+? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/76778/ Sat, 28 Mar 2020 04:44:48 -0400 @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!

]]> 0 8a962b51c7b42a108a768328436a039a Caseybold replied to the topic Insert my grand entrance. *finger pistols* in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/74049/ Mon, 17 Feb 2020 06:19:59 -0400 <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>

]]> 0 8c44b024d076d228b6af3fcafb4416f8 Caseybold replied to the topic Hello World in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/73946/ Sat, 15 Feb 2020 07:09:10 -0400 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]

]]> 0 a98fac369cbfecc040e6a12deadc4ff3 Caseybold replied to the topic Beta Readers Wanted For My HF Kids' Short Story in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/73356/ Sun, 09 Feb 2020 03:32:06 -0400 @abigail-rebekah Ooh congratulations! I’m excited to beta read this 😁😁 Requesting permission now 😊

]]> 0 4383e5b7b5fff0b3d3a83fe1fe596faf Caseybold replied to the topic Hey, peeps! Socially awkward Mayacat has arrived in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/73050/ Wed, 05 Feb 2020 06:58:56 -0400 @mayacat 안녕하세요! 😀

]]> 0 7b6dfa07e8378813abc005e5d786fa84 Caseybold replied to the topic So...Is Anyone Else On Here? in the forum Writers of Children's/Middle Grade Books https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72871/ Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:29:44 -0400 @abigail-rebekah yeah she doesn’t usually do that style she said, so it was a bit of a long shot. I’ll definitely pass that along! Good luck in your continuing search 😀

]]> 0 ee4f2905432a0768391337c0d760030b Caseybold replied to the topic We’re launching something new on Instagram and we need your help! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72848/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:31:05 -0400 @mariposa it’s courtneyseybold 😀

]]> 0 e1ab710ae43e956a957fcdd1d28c2b03 Caseybold replied to the topic "Which You Have Ordained" Critique in the forum Contemporary Fiction Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72845/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:01:21 -0400 @taylorclogston sure! I went into Docs and left a few suggestions. While there I realized the misspellings weren’t yours, so I apologize for saying that. I really loved your style of telling the story, and I hope you don’t change it too much 😀 Good luck!

]]> 0 e7ff5f87700e5273d35a1c0c78aaa3c6 Caseybold replied to the topic Hey, peeps! Socially awkward Mayacat has arrived in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72844/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:25:51 -0400 Hi @mayacat! Welcome to Story Embers 😀

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]]> 0 f33755d402cb4ebfd6603a383715c514 Caseybold replied to the topic So...Is Anyone Else On Here? in the forum Writers of Children's/Middle Grade Books https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72842/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:20:25 -0400 @abigail-rebekah My sister whipped these up really quickly, just trying her hand at the style after I showed her your example images. Is this anything you’d be interested in?

]]> 0 3ec72f1ede121410e96ad75f6168a963 Caseybold replied to the topic So...Is Anyone Else On Here? in the forum Writers of Children's/Middle Grade Books https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72752/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:22:51 -0400 @abigail-rebekah Thanks!

No 🙁 I don’t possess that talent either. I have just enough artistic skill to make something that looks decent every once in a while, but no consistency lol and my people always look . . . unsettling.

What kind of style are you looking for? My younger sister is actually a brilliant artist. If you’re looking for…[Read more]

]]> 0 94bb3ce979d696214767575433da4b41 Caseybold replied to the topic So...Is Anyone Else On Here? in the forum Writers of Children's/Middle Grade Books https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72750/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:11:22 -0400 @abigail-rebekah I’ve been published in a few small e-magazines, so nothing too official 🙂 I’m going into some more serious freelancing this year. My novel is about a young girl during the early Christian persecutions in Rome, around 306 AD.

Are you illustrating, as well as writing, your children’s picture book?

]]> 0 4950de3d258e7368b3decac5aed964fb Caseybold replied to the topic "Which You Have Ordained" Critique in the forum Contemporary Fiction Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72749/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:03:11 -0400 @taylorclogston Wow! I was completely drawn into your story. Like I only meant to open the document and glance at it but ended up reading feverishly to the end in a few minutes lol. Some grammar stuff and misspelled words distracted me every once in a while, but the idea and your development of it were solid and captivating. Do you read through…[Read more]

]]> 0 04de3e24f624fc6d34d3240f53ed9dc6 Caseybold replied to the topic We’re launching something new on Instagram and we need your help! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72730/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 22:00:42 -0400 Count me in! 😀 😀

]]> 0 977edf62eb58cc503590de85117ef781 Caseybold replied to the topic So...Is Anyone Else On Here? in the forum Writers of Children's/Middle Grade Books https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72729/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 21:56:54 -0400 @abigail-rebekah Hi! I write contemporary and historical children’s fiction 😀 I’ve had a few short stories and poems published but I’m still working on my novel. Your book sounds really neat!

]]> 0 f22edb662bb4ec856ef3ef0c088bd893 Caseybold joined the group Contemporary Fiction Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72728/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 21:52:16 -0400 0 697ba714083c8ce04821976e9dfd4586 Caseybold joined the group Publishing and Marketing Nerds https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72727/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 21:51:45 -0400 0 63b426c1eb7a2cf15ea3f0bdcaea590a Caseybold joined the group Poets https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72726/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 21:50:10 -0400 0 97d8765d97af6a4bb0609efb1cda2376 Caseybold joined the group Writers of Children’s/Middle-Grade Books https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72725/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 21:48:38 -0400 0 b04b0c9c7a1682917cc945c16680f227 Caseybold posted an update in the group Historical Fiction Writers: Thanks for the tag @seekjustice! https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72724/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 21:48:15 -0400 Thanks for the tag @seekjustice!

]]> 0 1d7770625c5e755b071359f1efac91e3 Caseybold joined the group Historical Fiction Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72723/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 21:47:17 -0400 0 85b15605c5c6fa953776994397b10e8e Caseybold replied to the topic Hello! I'm new... :) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71601/ Tue, 14 Jan 2020 07:38:27 -0400 Hi @vic! You play and teach violin? That’s so amazing! Violin is one of the most beautiful-sounding instruments 😀

It’s really impressive that you only decided to pursue writing a book a few weeks ago and you’re trying to become part of a community already. It took me way longer than that to figure out what was what and join some groups. I hope…[Read more]

]]> 0 c3244b754c4af3d38312be370a131f60 Caseybold replied to the topic Hey hey in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71534/ Sun, 12 Jan 2020 03:37:52 -0400 @joshuapior Actually no 🙁 I tried to find a Korean translation of that quote and couldn’t. The Korean in my signature translates to “Where there’s a will there’s a way”, another favorite quote of mine 🙂

@naiya-dyani I started out with an interest in anime, which got me interested in Korean Dramas. I’m also into some video gaming, and in…[Read more]

]]> 0 5939e92639369ca7f4ad7a052a7acb33 Caseybold replied to the topic Hey hey in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71511/ Sat, 11 Jan 2020 08:23:38 -0400 @joshuapior The different alphabet does complicate things. I studied French and Spanish (and a little Italian, and Greek lol) in high school too. I love languages. The biggest problem for me is deciding to study just one language long enough to make some meaningful progress.

Korean sentence structure is similar to Latin and the romantic…[Read more]

]]> 0 b9bc6f57c8b659a22df0e1e28a56a839 Caseybold replied to the topic Hey hey in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71509/ Sat, 11 Jan 2020 05:07:41 -0400 @joshuapior That would be so cool! Most of the places I’d like to travel to are in Europe as well, but it’d be awesome to go just about anywhere. I’m learning Korean now and would probably go to South Korea first, given a choice of anywhere and the funds and time to do it lol. Korean culture is fascinating to me, and the way they arrange their…[Read more]

]]> 0 81bc8327e65410e14bcd7335413164b5 Caseybold replied to the topic Strength in Numbers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71508/ Sat, 11 Jan 2020 05:02:13 -0400 @deeprun I’m so glad you took this on! Your ideas are awesome, and I’m really excited to start the experiment. I sent you an email so you’ll have my address 😀

@morreafirebird Google hangouts is a brilliant suggestion for chatting with each other! I also have some stuff that’s ready for critique, but would be very happy to start with whomever :D…[Read more]

]]> 0 f0390d8725f46948de2e8d253afe624c Caseybold replied to the topic Hey hey in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71467/ Fri, 10 Jan 2020 01:56:43 -0400 @joshuapior Your blog looks really cool! I started reading and will definitely come back for more 😀 Your introduction is awesome too. Makes me feel a little lame by contrast lol.

Where would you most like to travel? I’d like to travel. I’ve moved around a lot (6 moves in the last 5 years . . . ) but never outside the U.S.

What are your favorite…[Read more]

]]> 0 88259c57321a320d660ade5404c02b61 Caseybold replied to the topic Strength in Numbers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71446/ Thu, 09 Jan 2020 04:38:30 -0400 Thank you so much for your responses @deeprun @elisha-starquill @morreafirebird!

@deeprun Exactly! I agree about shared experience and friendship being integral to a great writing group dynamic. I’m not sure that kind of thing can be achieved virtually, but I’d be very willing to give it a try. Your experiment sounds interesting, and if you put…[Read more]

]]> 0 942bb7fae662246b8dd42c2bd6947baf Caseybold started the topic Strength in Numbers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71410/ Wed, 08 Jan 2020 01:22:40 -0400 The advice to get a group and let other writers critique my work is coming from all sides lately. I’m wondering, how do you all do that?

I mean, I know there’s the forum, but (and maybe this is just idealistic) I’m thinking something like, I don’t know, the Inklings lol, and I haven’t seen anything like that online yet. Maybe I’m just…[Read more]

]]> 0 c497cf0fd501e5571ccbdbb935243314 Caseybold replied to the topic For All The Historical Fictioners in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/68816/ Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:01:58 -0400 @abigail-rebekah Okay! I’ll look into the series more 😀 Thanks!

]]> 0 2a7ca726b82c34d7dc754848698bc34e Caseybold replied to the topic For All The Historical Fictioners in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/68642/ Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:16:47 -0400 @abigail-rebekah I’ve never heard of John J. Horn. I’m always looking for new authors to love though! Which book of his would be best to start with?

]]> 0 4de50521e4917bb5629d876cc86ab256 Caseybold replied to the topic *Smiles shyly* Hi, want to be friends? in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/68160/ Tue, 05 Nov 2019 23:32:43 -0400 THERE ARE HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON BOOKS?! How did I not know this lol?

@urwen-starial I write about young people and their adventures, historical or contemporary. I write poetry too. What are your stories about?

I’m a runner, I’m learning Korean, and I love listening to Lisa Hannigan and anything Jack White (he’s been involved in a few…[Read more]

]]> 0 40ad6dbfda2b2719b546777271ec1643 Caseybold replied to the topic *Smiles shyly* Hi, want to be friends? in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/68107/ Tue, 05 Nov 2019 16:11:16 -0400 @urwen-starial Hi! Nice to meet you 😀

You do so many cool things! Is your username something you invented or is it from something? What does it mean? It sounds awesome 😀

]]> 0 11cad65399f4eaf56ade15ca2c02c1f7 Caseybold replied to the topic I'm nobody, Who are you? in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67600/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 15:23:04 -0400 @josiah That’s awesome!

I’m reading The Divine Comedy now, and Pride and Prejudice is an old favorite of mine too. I haven’t read the others you mentioned. The classics are on my list though! Mistborn . . . Is that Brandon Sanderson? I started watching one of his classes on Youtube and wanted to find something of his to read. I read Ender’s Game…[Read more]

]]> 0 480448d19b5a96b3fa7c965c31ad87a4 Caseybold replied to the topic I'm nobody, Who are you? in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67599/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 15:05:06 -0400 @evelyn It’s still really cool that you’ve written so much! I haven’t read any of her books, but I remember that Jodi Picoult quote “You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” when I’m tempted to edit my thoughts into nothingness before I’ve even said anything.

I’d still love to hear about your novels, and if you want someone…[Read more]

]]> 0 7fca63eca4b28535c1157ce316d37eda Caseybold replied to the topic I'm nobody, Who are you? in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67546/ Sun, 27 Oct 2019 05:23:30 -0400 @josiah I’ll definitely start Crime and Punishment next then 😀 You said before that you taught through that book – what does that mean?

What are some of your other favorite books and authors?

]]> 0 93a4db9345aace8b804a777b99eb7391 Caseybold replied to the topic I'm nobody, Who are you? in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67530/ Sat, 26 Oct 2019 22:15:58 -0400 @evelyn That’s so cool! It’s been a while since I’ve gone to an English Country Dance. All of my friends got into swing dancing lately, so the last few dances I attended were swing. It’s hard to practice some of that stuff without a group, you know?

I want to read Crime and Punishment too. I probably should have started there, but a friend r…[Read more]

]]> 0 2310c2a5936336588d584f446da5d485 Caseybold replied to the topic I'm nobody, Who are you? in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67516/ Sat, 26 Oct 2019 17:51:37 -0400 @clevercraftsman Oh gosh, so hard to pick just one! Manalive is the first novel of his I read, and that’s really what got me hooked, so that’s a good starting place. The Man Who Was Thursday is awesome, as are the Father Brown stories. For non-fiction, G.K. Chesterton’s Orthodoxy is fantastic. I know you said you don’t read poetry much, but he al…[Read more]

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