Story Embers | emily-maynard | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/emily-maynard/activity/ Activity feed for emily-maynard. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:40:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 8485c436b67da5ef8873dd5ba9dd4da5 emily-maynard posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/the-impossibility-of-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-5402 Tue, 04 Aug 2020 20:37:08 -0400 This is beautiful! I’ve been learning to balance joy and sorrow lately. I’m naturally optimistic, and it can be hard to not be abrasively happy when others are going through a hard time.

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Sarah Spradlin Β  I feel it, a certain heaviness in my heart as I’m making my way home one evening. Joy and Sorrow are very nearly always together, are very nearly always mi […] ]]> 26041e6e04c922c2b7c691dc6aa0e5d2 emily-maynard replied to the topic Hi from Texas! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hi-from-texas/page/2/#post-113769 Tue, 26 May 2020 13:28:18 -0400 @kimlikesart I’ve never heard of those but am looking for some new books/authors – I’ll check them out!

I love Catan too!

My favorites are Running for my Life by Lopez Lomong and Little Women. Melanie Dickerson and Jane Austen’s books are pretty good too πŸ™‚

]]> 0 11c4b73a65ab580d3fb60e00c0ecfe02 emily-maynard replied to the topic Hi from Texas! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hi-from-texas/#post-113516 Fri, 22 May 2020 21:01:57 -0400 Hey Gracie! I’m pretty new around here, too. I love historical fiction! I’ve written some contemporary but historical fiction is definitely my favorite. It’s cool that you’ve written about several eras in the Bible – everyone just says “Bible times” but really it was written over thousands of years. I’m homeschooled too (what a surprise lol). What…[Read more]

]]> 0 63548ace7277199c92280f5f666ad1ef emily-maynard replied to the topic How strict is a plot structure? in the forum Plotting https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/how-strict-is-a-plot-structure/#post-112867 Wed, 20 May 2020 18:47:04 -0400 Personally, I try to keep the 3-act plot structure in mind but don’t strictly follow it.

]]> 0 d7fc8d4fa4a932fd4b034f506e98e5d1 emily-maynard replied to the topic Reserved Characters in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/reserved-characters/#post-112865 Wed, 20 May 2020 18:41:21 -0400 I have a few close friends would be considered reserved. For a while, #1 was super reserved and hardly said anything. One day something clicked and she started being herself around me and now, whenever it’s just her and me and other people she knows she’s bubbly and loud. #2 is super sarcastic around people she’s familiar with. Basically, even…[Read more]

]]> 0 2b3249856a1f0acb406d618802085636 emily-maynard posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/77993/#acomment-78024 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:22:32 -0400 I think the first one is smoother, but it slows things down. If you’re going for a chaotic feel, I think the second one is better.

In reply to - Beth Darlene posted an update Just a little thing I want your opinions on, πŸ™‚ Just then, his 11-year-old brother, Tim, came crashing out of the house. β€œThat sister of ours sure is something!” he said, slammi […] ]]> f456e6861128de3ef67c4fb163bd3d6a emily-maynard replied to the topic Hello! :) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hello-20/page/2/#post-111029 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:50:22 -0400 @beth20

Hey Beth! It’s nice to meet you! I haven’t read books from either of those authors but I’ll check them out. What’s it like being the youngest?

]]> 0 c7df34b069df8597bf106e1adf809c92 emily-maynard posted an update in the group Historical Fiction Writers: Hey everyone! I'm working on a story set in Miami FL in the […] https://storyembers.org/activity/p/77770/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 23:51:49 -0400 Hey everyone! I’m working on a story set in Miami FL in the early 60s and am trying to find out about how the foster care system worked back then but the Internet isn’t being helpful. If anyone knows about it I’d really appreciate your help! Specifically how long it took house parents to get approved πŸ™‚

]]> 0 fa4e828f7ca66f09b40e929b08eb8731 emily-maynard replied to the topic Hello! :) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hello-20/#post-110332 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:10:37 -0400 I haven’t yet! My mom and I are dying to see it but didn’t get the chance to see it in theaters and of course Redbox is off limits right now.

I’m so glad it helped you!

]]> 0 5bbebb8c085f5b292b614be833b1ae60 emily-maynard replied to the topic Hello! :) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hello-20/#post-110292 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 22:56:01 -0400 I enjoy reading Jeremiah (especially the first chapter) and Acts a lot. job is pretty interesting, too (I’m serious!). Like you said, it’s hard to pick one or even a few!

Can’t wait to check those out!

I’m working on a story (not sure how long it’s going to be yet – I’m still developing the plot) about a 15 year old girl who immigrates from…[Read more]

]]> 0 40e4850c4006e55f6cc5d89e1903a6e7 emily-maynard replied to the topic Popping in to Say Hi ;) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/popping-in-to-say-hi/page/2/#post-110288 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 18:48:37 -0400 @kristianne-hassman

His last name is Graham πŸ™‚

We’re flying into Johannesburg, then driving down to a little town near Durban (where we’ll spend most of the time). We’ll spend one of the days in Durban and go on safari in Kruger for the last couple of days. I’m super excited!

 

]]> 0 f93b005fe65b42ed3baaae6c21c043f4 emily-maynard replied to the topic Hello! :) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hello-20/#post-110287 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 18:33:48 -0400 For example, a lot of people say that all sin is equal and none is worse than the others, but no there is nothing in the Bible to back it up. True, all sin has the consequence of hell (unless one is saved), but God certainly views some sins as worse than others (Proverbs 6:16-19, Luke 12:47-48; also evident throughout the Mosaic law).

Right now…[Read more]

]]> 0 7c5337292a95ae93598cbb37332197dd emily-maynard replied to the topic Hello! :) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hello-20/#post-110247 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:43:16 -0400 I’m still figuring out how to format the quotes lol

]]> 0 8291e769818b0b9ca318e1e5cffb07ba emily-maynard replied to the topic Hello! :) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hello-20/#post-110246 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:41:57 -0400 Hey Claire and Eitan! I like debunking ideas that the Christian community has accepted but don’t match up with the Bible, although I enjoy any sort of intellectual argument. I mostly spar in my Sunday school class (it’s super discussion based) and with other teens in my youth group. I’m fifteen. πŸ™‚

 

]]> 0 c30ad39050ae1de88da753940f76b1ee emily-maynard started the topic Hello! :) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hello-20/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 20:36:09 -0400 Hey everyone!

My name is Emily. I was super excited when I found this website – I didn’t know a community of young Christian authors like this existed! I love reading just about everything (historical fiction is my favorite though) and write mostly historical fiction, not that I’ve written that much.

My favorite books are probably Running for my…[Read more]

]]> 0 51f13f3a6f7098a1ea624b40664a2189 emily-maynard replied to the topic Popping in to Say Hi ;) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/popping-in-to-say-hi/page/2/#post-110216 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 20:24:07 -0400 So cool that you’re from South Africa! One of my best friends is from South Africa, too – his parents are missionaries there and he’s finishing up high school here in the US. I’m going on a missions trip to SA soon (it was supposed to be next month but it got postponed because of the virus)! Ek leer Afrikaans, maar ek praat ‘n bietjie.

So happy…[Read more]

]]> 0 f59476e16a41d8902d5a589b0c5d170a emily-maynard joined the group Historical Fiction Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/77245/ Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:59:05 -0400 0