Story Embers | Donna Darling | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/donna-darling/activity/ Activity feed for Donna Darling. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:29:42 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 36a050b9e07fca72bbbd5a1a4f0a4326 Donna Darling started the topic IF YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT GETTING A PATREON DO IT NOW in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/57289/ Tue, 07 May 2019 00:19:21 -0400 Not sure where else to put this so I’ll dump it here. (Sorry if this isn’t a good place)

Quickly my fellow writers!!

]]> 0 fcf95868aff8a2c39892e79741bf237c Donna Darling replied to the topic Mr. Mortality & the Heart Collector in the forum Critiques https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53054/ Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:09:43 -0400 IT’S FINISHED!!!!

Part 5 on DeviantArt

http://fav.me/dd2adyg

Epilogue on DeviantArt

http://fav.me/dd34p0k

Both Parts on Wattpad Starting With Part 5

https://www.wattpad.com/707713455-mr-mortality-the-heart-collector-part-5-the-grim

Thank you guys for your support!! I can’t believe that after two years I’m finally finished! :0

Remember: I…[Read more]

]]> 0 7a36782bc270e8732aec64630c7d1eff Donna Darling replied to the topic Working on Part 4 in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53053/ Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:02:11 -0400 Whelp, I didn’t really keep up with my accountability…but “Heart Collector” is FINISHED!!! 8D

]]> 0 958dff82f18c6e09792f9e4104d6e4fd Donna Darling replied to the topic Back to war we go in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/50687/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:57:21 -0400 Now what I’ve always preferred to write are implied conversions…people taking the first steps toward God; such as realizing they’re a sinner, or trying that first fumbling attempt at prayer, or remembering something they’re parents taught them about God, or going back to church for the first time in years, etc.

Maybe we could work from…[Read more]

]]> 0 13b57942ce2966b349b23680bad7d5ce Donna Darling replied to the topic Back to war we go in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/50686/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:49:18 -0400 @i-david If only it were a conversation. It’s conversion as in someone accepting Jesus, getting saved, being born again, surrendering their life to God (whatever your preferred descriptor).

I have never seen anyone write one well. ;v;

]]> 0 02270b25db30f58c4d8770324297344c Donna Darling posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/50030/#acomment-50138 Thu, 07 Mar 2019 02:26:43 -0400 Awesome!! Yeah, my brother and I wanted to drag Kevin into our “Last Ounce of Courage” induced suffering X’D

In reply to - A Kitchen Sink posted an update @donna-darling hey, just curious, do you happen to be a fan of Say Goodnight Kevin? ]]> 25bb3e9501c3fef2495ceb7721fc1afa Donna Darling replied to the topic War Winners! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/50137/ Thu, 07 Mar 2019 02:19:51 -0400 Wooooo!! Yay us!! 8D

]]> 0 2645ce84aba37e340c27c2e63002a0d9 Donna Darling posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/50030/#acomment-50068 Wed, 06 Mar 2019 02:08:45 -0400 Yes, I am! 😀

In reply to - A Kitchen Sink posted an update @donna-darling hey, just curious, do you happen to be a fan of Say Goodnight Kevin? ]]> a789a249569ab8d321aacc7c0f309ef2 Donna Darling replied to the topic Word war in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/49871/ Mon, 04 Mar 2019 07:41:23 -0400 Whoop whoop! Just submitted mine~ Can’t guarantee that my contribution was significant, but it’s certainly better than I’d thought it’d be!

]]> 0 04b47324d2438c1e4cae7f3bc3f29f07 Donna Darling replied to the topic Word war in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/49171/ Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:39:53 -0400 Ooh, one I can participate in! BRING IT!!

]]> 0 468dd3d2cc289f516500d7167350bd6c Donna Darling replied to the topic Mr. Mortality & the Heart Collector in the forum Critiques https://storyembers.org/activity/p/48353/ Wed, 20 Feb 2019 13:13:34 -0400 Part 4 is finished, if anyone’s still interested~

DeviantArt http://fav.me/dd08etn

Wattpad https://www.wattpad.com/697734285-mr-mortality-the-heart-collector-part-4-michael

I hope you enjoy it, and thank you in advance for reading and for any critiques. <3

]]> 0 569501c2b0f22d969f4b4ba3f1159c91 Donna Darling replied to the topic Working on Part 4 in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/48352/ Wed, 20 Feb 2019 13:09:41 -0400 Part 4 is finished!!!

But the story overall isn’t. ^^;

I ended up deciding to save the final few plot points for a Part 5 and perhaps an epilogue. But I still hope to get that finished soon! In the meantime, thank you guys so much for cheering me on! <3

]]> 0 a15650116c045d1de1a6183f4f212503 Donna Darling replied to the topic Working on Part 4 in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/48183/ Mon, 18 Feb 2019 23:47:39 -0400 I’m at 4 1/2 pages, 2300+ words, and on a roll!

I may just finish off this story this week! :’D

]]> 0 13cba58c3ce3514d92147e8f4521c1fe Donna Darling replied to the topic Working on Part 4 in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/47228/ Tue, 12 Feb 2019 00:21:30 -0400 A haiku on the benefits of writing with internet access

~

In despair I thought

I had no floor plan to use

Then I googled one

~

That is all. Thank you.

]]> 0 c2e26fec81db29c266eba5dbf252135e Donna Darling replied to the topic Working on Part 4 in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/46300/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 02:46:33 -0400 @i-david

@maddiejay

Thank you both! I wrote 128 words today–not the most impressive amount, but better than the past couple days where I wrote nothing lol. ;v;

Thanks for your support~

]]> 0 536d96463f8dfcba2f73d8922342d825 Donna Darling replied to the topic Knaphollow Poets? in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45672/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:40:57 -0400 @maddiejay thank you! :’3

]]> 0 0aae98dfb1a5e3a1a205df4da0e79b68 Donna Darling replied to the topic Knaphollow Poets? in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45669/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:31:46 -0400 All your poems are so pretty! ;v;

This is one of the more recent poems I wrote. I’m kind of proud of it, and I think that the reason it’s so much better than most of my poems is because it’s sincere.

In Which the End of the World is a Metaphor

Well, they say today’s the day the world will end
So I thought that we might spend today as…[Read more]

]]> 0 1834c36f1cb5a8e8f568c3fba4d9c200 Donna Darling replied to the topic Poem - Unfinished Letters in the forum Critiques https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45657/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:18:37 -0400 i relate to this poem a lot. ;~;

]]> 0 c08a710616779496f7ae095f6c3a8152 Donna Darling replied to the topic Update and support in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45656/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:14:27 -0400 Congratulations!! I hope it goes well! 😀

Subbed!

]]> 0 58772ba92433b135a5da0724236f1816 Donna Darling started the topic Working on Part 4 in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45652/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:08:45 -0400 I’m working on Part 4–the final part–of “Mr. Mortality & the Heart Collector”. This is kind of a big deal to me because I’ve been working on this stupid project since late 2017 (it was only supposed to take a month originally LOL)!

If I finish this I think I can finally bring myself to the next stage of creating Mortality: buckling down to…[Read more]

]]> 0 b4f77a884367008f095ed2bb3095de34 Donna Darling replied to the topic A (Short) Story Of Mine in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45644/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 16:53:30 -0400 @i-david I’m tearing up a little…

Again you’re really good at evoking emotions!

However I do agree with @maddiejoy, I think there needed to be at least some slight, discernible change in the POV character him/herself. At least a taste or flavor of change. As it is it doesn’t feel like there’s any arc, and I think that’s why it’s…[Read more]

]]> 0 cbacef615a484071a4fa8901df975c5a Donna Darling replied to the topic World building: weather in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45629/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 16:29:08 -0400 Alas, I hadn’t even thought of this one! :O

These world-building discussions are really good for bringing up things we need to research/think more about! I’ll need to write this one down.

I can say however that the Gardens (little pocket universes where the Reapers go to get respite from their unending work) are in a constant state of spring-ish…[Read more]

]]> 0 1430c1f908a1c4825c2a95c959d86e17 Donna Darling replied to the topic Grab Your Knapsacks and to Arms! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45626/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 16:21:50 -0400 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!

(sorry i know that wasn’t helpful but it was my initial though)

Um…how about a story where the end of the world is a happy ending for the main characters? (and not…[Read more]

]]> 0 a3f6fb019214b7d4a2a2ea7944eb8516 Donna Darling replied to the topic Greetings! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45616/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 16:03:28 -0400 @bekah @samberg0 @naomi-sowell @misspenguin @mckinley

Welcome!!! 😀

]]> 0 1dd0b7cd61cbd903bac6d37d4f34fe74 Donna Darling replied to the topic Mr. Mortality & the Heart Collector in the forum Critiques https://storyembers.org/activity/p/44700/ Fri, 01 Feb 2019 03:34:00 -0400 Woww!! ;0;

Thank you all so much for taking the time to read and for all your kind words!! ;v;

I just finished editing Part 3! I hope you enjoy it! I should warn @jennythefaun that this one is a bit darker than the previous…

Also, if any of you read it on DeviantArt previously, you may be caught off guard by the uncensored swearing this time.…[Read more]

]]> 0 446d637f482f1961e2506ff64b49c82b Donna Darling replied to the topic World Building: Language in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/43042/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 19:37:27 -0400 Aaaaaaah the language thing is one of the things I’m most dreading about this story!! Because it’s about Grim Reapers I’ll be dealing with a variety of cultures across the world–not to mention the main bulk of it is set in Victorian America, so I’ll need to be researching the slang and accents from that era (because American accents have evolved,…[Read more]

]]> 0 9bb4881db217f85c563647f60b418f66 Donna Darling started the topic Mr. Mortality & the Heart Collector in the forum Critiques https://storyembers.org/activity/p/43038/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 19:12:30 -0400 Um…so…since late 2017 I’ve been working on a thing.

It’s an experimental first chapter for Mortality called Mr. Mortality & the Heart Collector. The idea was for it to 1) get the ball rolling on the actual writing of this series–help me get a feel for how the characters are on paper rather than just inside my head, give me a sense of the st…[Read more]

]]> 0 9f40e04ee9d44b7bdfe2de437ee0dbad Donna Darling replied to the topic Knaphollow Poets? in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41265/ Wed, 16 Jan 2019 05:06:33 -0400 I’m not big on reading poetry, but during my teen years I was huge into writing it and I still dabble in it now and then.

]]> 0 d34bb9eb52b76b57b32b8a2deaada191 Donna Darling replied to the topic A (Short) Story Of Mine in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41121/ Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:48:02 -0400 @i-david Ahhhhhh this is all so beautiful!! You are so good at evoking emotions David!

I can’t really think of anything to critique, except that the bit where he’s (or she’s) describing the obects she left behind feels a bit awkward? Idk how to explain it. ;v;

]]> 0 2ef0388c8525bcc0fb1aba5f15f07bcc Donna Darling replied to the topic Welcome! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41120/ Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:37:18 -0400 Thank you both! XD

@maddiejay That sounds amazing!! I’ll keep an eye out for it next time I’m book shopping! 8D

@kari-karast I do!! I still haven’t finished reading it tho. *face-palms* I need to make that a project one of these days…I’m bad about that lol, but I read the first three books and I loved them! <3

]]> 0 09da9ff0700ac8bea3dca48b378e6200 Donna Darling replied to the topic World Building. A History in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41119/ Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:30:05 -0400 *gasping with excitement*

Ok, so, guys, you should probably know that I kind of struggle with world-building?? But the history I’ve created for Mortality (my gaslamp fantasy), while being fairly simple, has done sooooo much to unlock world-building ideas and plot points and I’m super proud of it!!

So, here we go:

Mortality is set in an…[Read more]

]]> 0 7bb8310299ab7ccf2b9ccdc0b98ce930 Donna Darling replied to the topic Welcome! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40154/ Thu, 10 Jan 2019 18:53:39 -0400 @maddiejay

Thanks!! I’m really excited for it, it’s my baby! <3

Oooh, what was yours about? Where can I read it? I love the genre so much! lol

Thank you, glad to be here~

Knaphello @i-david~

We are swarm, we are legion, and the forum shall know our name and thus know terror! 🙂

@hgm_barnes18

Than you, thank you~

]]> 0 c2fb2e2747158a2a2844b4d42cbaa5a8 Donna Darling replied to the topic Welcome! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40109/ Thu, 10 Jan 2019 07:54:27 -0400 Oh, yeah, I have a guild now!! 8D

Hi everyone! I’m Donna Darling (or at least that’s my pen name)! I am 20 years old, Hufflepuff and ENFP (as my sig says), and still waiting for my life to begin. I write specfic, especially of a creepy or weird sort but with lots of heart. My current project is a paranormal gaslamp fantasy.

I love cartoons and…[Read more]

]]> 0 a694127079446056f81a851ab76d1914 Donna Darling replied to the topic Plotting my short story series in the forum Plotting https://storyembers.org/activity/p/30624/ Sun, 25 Nov 2018 16:04:24 -0400 @jane-maree Exactly! Just like a TV series. 😀

]]> 0 7fcf14cf6981766877ac324e8dc39fd9 Donna Darling replied to the topic Plotting my short story series in the forum Plotting https://storyembers.org/activity/p/29571/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 18:33:32 -0400 Um…well…that didn’t actually help me much, but I really do appreciate the attempt! 😀

Also, I frickin’ love Webtoon!! 8D

However, I’m afraid that Webtoons (especially I Love Yoo, which is one of my favorites) aren’t really comparable to what I’m trying to do with my story. With most Webtoon series, every episode is a continuation of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 3580342799dcc8361ab67fb8595993d0 Donna Darling started the topic Plotting my short story series in the forum Plotting https://storyembers.org/activity/p/28771/ Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:38:54 -0400 Whelp! Here goes: ^^;

So, for the past three years I’ve been planning a short story series (think like an episodic tv show in prose). I chose this format because I knew that this story would not work as a novel series, at least not with what I had in my head.

I’m not exactly the strongest when it comes it plotting, but I’ve become pretty…[Read more]

]]> 0 f28b234c64077782e522eb2ed18127f6 Donna Darling replied to the topic Hello there~ in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/26657/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 19:59:44 -0400 @h-jones Haha, thanks!! It’s my opinion though that everyone’s heritage has beautiful and interesting about it~ Do you know anything about your family’s background?

Ahh, that’s understandable. u-u Thank you for your kind words!

Ah, fun! I’d like to read that. Where on here can I find that? Also, a poet! Awesome!!

Yes, I do! Not a lot tho, and…[Read more]

]]> 0 02e8fde342019a209b4e366c49c055f7 Donna Darling replied to the topic What. in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/25091/ Sun, 28 Oct 2018 19:35:48 -0400 @i-david Just gonna say: that poem was adorable and really well-written David! I hope we get to see more of your poetry in the future! 😀

]]> 0 5bdf7517514fac7ce65c652ceb063958 Donna Darling replied to the topic Hello there~ in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/25087/ Sun, 28 Oct 2018 19:22:54 -0400 @h-jones Yes, it is! I have so much to be proud of on my Polish side, and even more on my Jewish side! ^0^

Oh, thank you for asking!! My current WIP is a short story (intended to be an introduction to a longer series) about a boy living in Victorian Era America who becomes the Grim Reaper’s assistant, and he has to help him hunt down the ghost of…[Read more]

]]> 0 2b718a0355bfc1dd5c6ad86b659b1649 Donna Darling replied to the topic Hello there~ in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/24527/ Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:38:01 -0400 @h-jones Heyo, more of my people~ Thank you!!

And yes, I am a third generation Polish-American (among other things, lol)! I’m named after my all-Polish grandmother. :3

]]> 0 285c832712ac7e52d59027de23627ddc Donna Darling replied to the topic What. in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/24432/ Fri, 26 Oct 2018 05:21:18 -0400 @i-david Hello fellow newbie and-probably-person! I second the poetry thing, please do share if you feel comfortable!

]]> 0 17e6e90963b8ac1317e04fe2f0ba8a26 Donna Darling replied to the topic Hello there~ in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/24264/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 18:16:43 -0400 @millennium-m You totally should! Those books are amazing!

Ah well, creepy stuff isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Rest assured though, should you read anything I write, I tend to strive for a more light-hearted and humorous tone.

(Oh! And I forgot to mention my passionate love for cartoons!! Shows like Gravity Falls have had a strong impact on my…[Read more]

]]> 0 59aa01426ead85935aa1d1e39a10c739 Donna Darling replied to the topic Hello there~ in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/24261/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 18:11:53 -0400 @millennium-m Thank you!

Hello Emily! Heck yes!! High fives back Woot! Homeschoolers unite!

I’m a fan of C.S. Lewis, spooky podcasts (like Lore and Welcome to Night Vale), all things Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter (new fan), and Doctor Who (also new).

I tend to write creepy (and comedic) Paranormal/Fantasy, although I also dabble in mystery a…[Read more]

]]> 0 236992bc0c40b401c727b382d8d37bf6 Donna Darling replied to the topic Hello there~ in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/24243/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 17:22:16 -0400 @the-fledgling-artist Thank you! Me too! I’ll have to check it out then~

]]> 0 ebd187b1a5abd84e28ddb1beb5bf5cca Donna Darling's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/24241/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 17:19:04 -0400 0 3eacffaca78042675e203fb3e777fb28 Donna Darling replied to the topic Hello there~ in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/24224/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:33:37 -0400 @the-fledgling-artist Ah, ok~ o3o

Well, I believe it all started when something on Facebook (don’t really remember what) led me to the Christian Storytellers Manifesto. I thought it sounded awesome, so I signed it, and that naturally lead to me looking at Story Embers some more. I ended up signing up for their mailing list, which lead to me…[Read more]

]]> 0 2a59be8f70fb4f4e2cca01fd634a8a30 Donna Darling replied to the topic Hello there~ in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/24096/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 04:44:12 -0400 @samantha-pen Thank you!!!! 😀

I came up with my pen name when I was 14. Donna because it’s the English translation of my real first name (which is Polish), and Darling because…Idk. It was alliterative? Probably mostly because it sounded cute. I went through several more intended pen names before settling back on this one because I realized…[Read more]

]]> 0 1a33d163fc0665c4cd464e6433049936 Donna Darling started the topic Hello there~ in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/24037/ Wed, 24 Oct 2018 22:33:38 -0400 I’m Donna Darling! (Or that’s my pen name at least.) I’m a recent home school graduate and former (unpublished) fanfiction writer.

Storytelling has been my life-long passion, and story-telling for Jesus is my ultimate goal. I write paranormal/fantasy fiction now, tending to create creepy stories with lots of humor and heart.

I’m so excited to be…[Read more]

]]> 0 38f30e784614ced5e176c7684d682153 Donna Darling changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/24035/ Wed, 24 Oct 2018 22:20:18 -0400 0