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Hello Parimis!

I’m going to say now: feeling unmotivated and discouraged is something I struggle with a lot. I don’t tend to deal with it well (you can occasionally walk into my room to find me curled up in blankets on the floor with a lifetime supply of chai-tea and tissues) but it looks like Faith has a few words of wisdom for us…[Read more]

Hello Parimis!

This week, there is a word war! *cheers*

What: Seeing how many words you can write individually, as well as seeing what guild wrote the most. The words have to be fiction. (poetry or prose)

Who: All of those on the Story Embers Forum. (us included!)

When: Monday 22 EST to Sunday 29 EST

Where: Right HERE

Why: To help build your…[Read more]

Hello Parimis!

This is our Weekly Guild Discussion from Brandon this week, and we’ll be looking at a really cool topic: Reading. Without any further rambling at the front, we’ll hand over to Brandon.

Okay so, we’re all writers, right? We weave words and spin tales and generally have a good go at reality. For most of us though, our love for s…[Read more]

Hello, guild people! 🙂

Once my writing teacher told me that every writer had a super power. Something that they were especially good at. Maybe it was wordsmithing, or world building, or description, or connecting readers with a character, or creating a sense of suspense, etc.

So, since I’m still meeting you all, I wanted to know what you think…[Read more]

Ello Parimis! It’s me, Jess! Yay. I feel like it’s been an age since I’ve written one of these, but today, we are looking at health while writing. This probably sounds an awful lot like what you’ve heard in PDHPE lessons, but just bear with me. 😀

Disclaimer: I am not a professional in any of the subjects discussed in this lesson, and am…[Read more]

Up to lesson four now, Parimis! Today we’re hearing from Martin, and he’s looking at what he has dubbed, ‘the Artist’s Eye’. I can’t wait to get stuck into it. 😀

Thanks Martin!

When we sit down at our desks and take up our pens, ready to mark down the next few hundred words, what is the mindset that has filled up all the space on either side…[Read more]

Hi Guys! Today, we’re hearing from Faith, and looking at how you can balance your writing life with the rest of your life.

24 hours. 1,440 minutes. 86,400 seconds. That’s how much time we have each day. And yet, it seems like we never have enough hours, minutes, or seconds to get everything done. What do you do when you can’t seem to squ…[Read more]

In my defense, I believe no one knows about this. *confused shrug* But let’s give it a…[Read more]

Hello Parimis! We have another lesson from Daeus today, and it’s on Beta Readers! Woot! We all love Betas, and Beta-ing is equally as awesome. Let’s see what Daeus has for us today.

Beta reading is a great way to make friends, help others, and even polish your skills.

Today, I want to give you some tips so that, when you beta read, the friend…[Read more]

For those who don’t know, we are now starting to work together to post the annual theme discussion, and this time around, it’s on the exciting art of the Writing Life. This course/section won’t be super practical for right now, but maybe we can be using it later, and being sure to build up and appreciate the amazing relationships with other…[Read more]

Oooookay. So, I think there is a war going on. Not 100% sure, because there are high levels of chaos in the guildmaster realm, but here we go.

Prompt: “Write a believable conversion scene”

Time: Monday 11th – Monday 25th

Word Limit: 2500

Level of Freaking Out by Guildmaster: High

For those who are new to Parimi Alca Guild Wars, or if you j…[Read more]

It’s been forever since I’ve said anything. And agh I am so sorry.

This time, I was aware that I wouldn’t be about. However, in the hectic mess of life, I had assumed I had asked someone to step in until things at this end were sorted out. So, either I totally forgot to do that, or no one actually took it on and it got forever lost in the…[Read more]

*clears throat* Is this thing on? *taps microphone*

Screeeeeeeech!!!

Yikes. Don’t do that, Cassie. You’ll scare everybody away. And you can’t afford to do that. You need these people.

But why?

Because how else can you create the next greatest fantasy series if you don’t have a bunch of beta-readers giving feedback?

Hmm. You’re right. Scaring…[Read more]