Donna Darling

@donna-darling

I LOVE IT. *applauds*

Also… judging by your forum signature… you like Harry Potter?

@donna-darling

It’s a snow white retelling about an assassin. It’s published in the Five Poisoned Apples anthology, and called Red as Blood. It’s on Amazon!

And I know it was aimed at David, but I absolutely loved what you said about the guild 😂👌🏻😍

@donna-darling

Hello and welcome! 😀 Glad to see you here.

Knaphello, @donna-darling !

It’s like there’s just more and more of us that keep coming. 😀

@donna-darling

Hi!

a paranormal gaslamp fantasy sounds fantastic!

My short story that just published was the first time I’d ever explored gaslamp, and I think it’s such a fun genre!

Glad you’re here!

@donna-darling

I didn’t read every message other than yours so someone may have already said this but I had an old and experienced writer once tell me: In a short story series make sure you stay fluid with interesting segmented stories. Through all the short stories in the series also have an overarching story that builds slowly throughout all o…[Read more]

@donna-darling Yep, gotcha.

First of all: this idea is really cool! I love the TV show sort of style. *thumbs up*

Let’s look at some thoughts on plotting short stories/’episodes’ for this.

You’ll obviously have the overall plot, which each episode will be leading up toward. By the sounds of it, you’ve got that nailed down all right. It’s…[Read more]

@donna-darling This is a bit of a tough situation. Let me just try outline it for a second to make sure I understand your problem before trying to offer any advice.

You’re writing a series of short stories that flow on from each other, but not (quite) in one continuous story. They each have their own theme and development, beginning and end, then…[Read more]

@donna-darling A little; only that there’s some Dutch in there somewhere, I’m pretty sure. Sadly, our family doesn’t know much about its heritage. Oh! I do know, however, that our ancestors were whalers on the East Coast of America, and Moby Dick has a character that was inspired by one of my forefathers, so that’s super cool. 😀

You’re more t…[Read more]

@donna-darling Maybe we can both be the evil ones =P

Now that I think about it I don’t actually care for horror anime that much. Most of the big popular ones are really cringy and usually the manga was way better. Shiki and Steins;Gate are both pretty good until their plots kick into gear at which point I think they both get pretty stupid, but…[Read more]

@donna-darling Thanks! I’ll just forewarn you that most of my ither poetry works are not nearly as fun and frenetic. I have a tendency to lean towards writing somewhat darker stories… *Shrugs* But I love to write sone comedy as well!

@donna-darling What?? Polish and Jewish?? I envy you, truly. xD That’s super awesome!

Wow, that actually sounds really interesting! I do have to be cautious around horror just because of my personal limitations (anxiety, blergh), but the vibe of it feels really cool! Very neat. I approve. *thumbs-up*

Thank you for the inquiry! 🙂 As of write now…[Read more]

@donna-darling I really enjoy Lore (and weird spoopy stuff in general; Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti used to be my jam, now it’s more Stephen King and way too much anime), though I’ve not listened to any Night Vale. I got the Audible book a few days ago on sale, but not sure when I’ll actually listen to it =P

And I also happen to be a third…[Read more]

@donna-darling Bruh, that is super cool. It must be super neato to know your heritage!

What are some of your stories about?

Well thanks, all!

@parker Cool, thanks. I think I’ll share this piece normally on here, though I’ll probably use mah docs for other projects.

@h-jones I appreciate the tip! Also, do I want to join Avensbeck…? Honestly, it’s a lot of fun to see the friendly guild rivalries that pop up. I can only wonder what the best one is,…[Read more]

@donna-darling Wow that’s so cool! I’m glad you’re here. ^-^ Have you checked out the blog yet? They have lots of really good articles and short stories. Highly recommend.

@donna-darling I believe they assign you to one based off how you answer their questions? That way they can pair you with a Guild Master who can help you with your weaknesses.  I’m in the (only) visual arts guild, so I’m not entirely sure how it works for the writing guilds. Maybe if you requested to be placed in a specific one they would…[Read more]

@donna-darling Hello! I hope you enjoy your time on Story Embers! Are you planning to join a guild?

@donna-darling

Hello and welcome from a fellow newcomer!!!! It is really exciting to finally find something like this.

Can I ask how you came up with your pen name? I am so stuck on a pen name for myself and always wonder how people come up with theirs. Thanks ahead of time 🙂

I’m a 17 year old senior btw.