Basically I just want to fangirl over your poetry XD But…[Read more]

I will tag some people that might be able to help you out. 🙂

@daeus-lamb  @snapper  @jane-maree  @brandon-miller  @j-a-penrose  @jenwriter17  @cindy  @evelyn  @r-m-archer

Aw, I sure wish! I’m in northern Idaho. 2,200 miles… 🙂

Now I wish I live in Pennsylvania… 😥

LOL. 😁

Emily Dickenson is a favorite of mine. Also Rudyard Kipling and J.R.R Tolkien and Shel Shiverstein. @cindy is amazing, and so many other people around here. (Have you read any poetry off the blog?) You should come hang out with us in the poetry sections some time.

What kind of poetry are…[Read more]

Hello! 🙂 I would love criticism/positive comments regarding this poem. This is the fourth draft of this poem, so I’m aware that it’s still a bit green and needs accurate punctuation. The point of my posting this is to see where to take the poem through my next revision.

Here are some…[Read more]

Sadly, due to my inability to function, I didn’t give any notice, but if you see this today, Friday the 25th, it’s available online for…[Read more]

@evelyn

Aw, thanks! You are so encouraging and inspiring! *squishes you to death with hedge-hugs*

Thanks so much for the advice!! THIS IS SO AWESOME!!! I can’t wait to try out what I’ve learned! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!…[Read more]

I don’t know how I got it or where it came from…but it’s here.

And it’s stuck. And is showing no sign of leaving any time soon…

I’ve tried to talk sense to myself, but this idea just keeps on popping right back up, strong and persistant.

I CANNOT get rid of it.

And since I can’t make it leave, I am resolved to do…[Read more]

One of my goals this year is to submit at least 3 poems to Story Embers. I’m going to do…[Read more]

xD But seriously, well done. I really enjoy reading your poetry. (:

@daeus-lamb @cindy @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @m_corinnemusic @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @julianne @germaine-han @maddiejay @sesi @r-j-karas @rosemarylouise @msqueen8 @eden-anderson @raemarie @ethryndal @bama-rose

Make Your Own Inspiration

It’s in a playlist about composing music, but I think this video is applicable to any creative process.

So, how do you guys “get in the way of inspiration”?

@daeus-lamb @cindy  @kate  @r-m-archer  @literatureforthelight  @m_corinnemusic  @j-parkhurs…[Read more]

I think @cindy might do some blackout poetry… Ah! Yes! I found her article on blackout poetry here: https://kingdompen.org/the-hidden-art-of-blackout-poetry/

*drum roll*

I’d like to start a collaborative Pinterest board specifically for Story Embers subscribers! 😀 This way, those who use Pinterest for platforming can expand their reach, and those who use it for fun can discover content from other SE…[Read more]

For those of you who write historical fiction, don’t worry! Yes, I’ll probably cover some aspects of…[Read more]

@libby @cindy @evelyn @scribbles

(Tag other poets who you think of!)

I need some ideas. I have a city that needs a name.

So, the city is a kind of modern (think early 1900s) city, but with an ancient roman/middle eastern twist. That basically means they have an arena for ancient roman style games and an open marketplace squeezed between industrial brick.

Fire away!

Hit me.

I’m open to any…[Read more]

For something like six months now, we’ve studied character development every week. It’s been a good journey, but now I’m coming to the point where I don’t have a whole lot more to discuss. If anything else comes to mind, I’ll make a topic out of it, but if nothing comes to me, next week I think we could start on something…[Read more]

How about the antagonist? What do they want, and why can’t they and the main character both have what they want?

Have you ever tried the Snowflake method? That’s what I and a friend used for NaNo outlining this year.

The word war. How’d we do?

We actually beat the record from past guild wars! I was amazed. We had 51,082 — a whole novel’s worth in a week.

So, the winner?

……

With 72,127 words, it goes to Parimi Alca. I’m super impressed with those guys, especially since I’ve heard they’re the…[Read more]

The word war. How’d we do?

We actually beat the record from past guild wars! I was amazed. We had 51,082 — a whole novel’s worth in a week.

So, the winner?

……

With 72,127 words, it goes to Parimi Alca. I’m super impressed with those guys, especially since I’ve heard they’re the…[Read more]

If you wrote this week, but haven’t turned in your word count yet, this is your last chance. @raemarie @cindy @kate @m_corinnemusic @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @julianne @germaine-han @maddiejay @sesi @r-j-karas @rosemarylouise @msqueen8 @samuel

@germaine-han @literatureforthelight @cindy @noahlitle @msqueen8

How life is, that the most unheroic detail can somehow make the distances between us seem smaller, and the room less cold. I stand with Kate, and everyone follows suit. If talking has died down, maybe everyone’s spirits will be revived by a little bit of a stretch and walk.

The grating of many wooden chairs follows, and with a start…[Read more]

Let’s talk about relational development. Just like the meaning we bring to the world is often found in our relationships, usually the best character development is actually relational development between one character and another.

Today, it t…[Read more]

I forgot there was a word war this week! I’m going to need to set myself some automated reminders.

Anyway, we’re going to do the best we can. The guilds have decided to war starting today and ending Tuesday night.

This works like it always does. We write as much as we can and try to outdo everyone else!

Here’s what can count toward…[Read more]

Check it out here

I think it needs a bit more in the way of stronger verbs and unique prose. I think the core is strong enough, just…[Read more]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iL-_uaWuvSI883engtZVvP9MgXNB4oyulGv2IYgZdK8/edit?usp=sharing

@cindy @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @m_corinnemusic @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @maddiejay @sesi @r-j-karas…[Read more]

Josiah fixed it up all nice for us. This isn’t officially launched, but I thought I’d give you a sneak peek at it so you can share any suggestions for how to make it better.

New Wessex

The purpose of this page is be awesome, store important/fun information, and let curious…[Read more]

I thought with our discussion of handling tricky subjects in the article realm it might be neat to discuss writing criminal types.

Here are a few questions to get us started:

1. How do we write highly engaging criminals without endorsing their criminal activity?
2. Can one write a criminal character just for the purposes of the plot…

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N2ncbna_hrlN9NX976LxrFGYCm_NV_3_yMoeqSmPOi0/edit?usp=sharing

I still have to go back and fix repetitive language and put some details to rights, but here’s my draft, about the same length as Kate’s. Please tear it apart… and edit away.

Also, I assume for the sake of time, people…[Read more]

I’m going to do a slightly more in-depth post about disposition for this week’s theme discussion topic. If you missed it, here’s my first post on disposition: https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/disposition/

This being a relatively new idea for me, I’m still learning about it and I did a lot of that learning over the past week. The…[Read more]

I can write something-that’s-not-so-good-but-it’s-still-something by tonight, then turn it out to all of you so we can jump into the editing process.

Or, if someone is reading this who wants…[Read more]

If I counted right, our total was 20,961 — an awesome word count!

However, Rillumen nocked it out of the park with 39,179 words. :0

Collectively, all the guilds wrote about 200,000 words in one week! *faints*

While we didn’t win, keep in mind we really weren’t too far off. Some of us were…[Read more]

So right now I’m brainstorming/outlining for my WIP, and in short, I know where I’m going to end, I’ve figured out my beginning, but it’s a little hard for me to continue plot-brainstorming. Maybe it’s because it’s a lot of work, but I’m hesitating to try to create a plot line from the first plot point and getting it to end where I…[Read more]

Parents.

The obvious fact is that most parents in novels die or are already dead (at least it seems like it). The less obvious fact is that even when they’re around, they’re not very important as parents.

What may be even less obvious is that even when they do matter as…[Read more]

The word war is now over and we hope to announce the winner tomorrow. (If you haven’t given me your word count yet, please go post that in the related thread.)

Right on the coattails of that guild war we have another battle. War is life! *raises…[Read more]

I hope you don’t mind if I splatter my not-fully-formed thoughts all over this page.

For a while, my writing conscience has nagged me about this topic I call Disposition. To me, it encapsulates everything that makes a scene matter. Having just stepped out of rewriting a scene where I did not use this principle, it got me…[Read more]

The six guilds are competing in a massive word war. The guild that collectively writes the most words (for fiction projects) this week wins. That’s all there is to it — very straightforward. The war starts right now and ends Sunday night.

If you’ve been wanting to increase your weekly word count, now is the…[Read more]