Story Embers | Gabrielle | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/gabrielle/activity/ Activity feed for Gabrielle. Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:04:46 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 9735b574214cd2cfcc6d8705fec27265 Gabrielle replied to the topic Weekly Goals #19 in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/20101/ Wed, 03 Oct 2018 16:16:39 -0400 Oof. I’ve been so busy, I haven’t had time to write at all, even though I’ve really wanted to! I’m mostly struggling with trying to come up with a good resolution for the novel I’ve been working on. Maybe over Thanksgiving break I can finally get it finished? Lol. For this week, I want to least plot/outline the resolution, so I have a plan for…[Read more]

]]> 0 94638bb9d26566c20f5dc384cde5b64d Gabrielle replied to the topic What's Your Story About? in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/17504/ Sat, 15 Sep 2018 01:18:53 -0400 Cool! Thanks for starting the thread @gabriellepollack.

 

I’m working on finishing my novel, working title Speak to the Sea. Here’s the blurb that I’ve come up with for it:

“They say the cure for anything is salt water. But can it really wash away a fatal mistake?”

Lucas Thornswood never meant to hurt anyone. But when he makes a fatal mistake…

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]]> 0 eaf62bd47392b8611defcfbaad3a84e0 Gabrielle replied to the topic Pixar? in the forum Story Analysis https://storyembers.org/activity/p/15399/ Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:08:08 -0400 I love how Pixar does their endings. I’ve seen it described as not necessarily the ending that everyone hoped for, or that the characters expected, but it’s the ending that the story and characters needed. (Minor spoiler: Like in Up or Cars 3). I’d like to figure out how they build up to those endings, and incorporate that into my own writing.

]]> 0 afc9e872cfc35de281983fe03dbc84f0 Gabrielle replied to the topic Weekly Goals #14 in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/15398/ Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:05:11 -0400 Well, I didn’t get my WIP finished like I’d hoped to. But I’m also trying not to stress, and take things one thing at a time, so maybe that was a good thing. šŸ™‚ I’m hoping this’ll be the week I get ‘er done, but I also don’t want to put too much pressure on myself.

]]> 0 2f33611818840505cf9a4a347436a5a2 Gabrielle replied to the topic Weekly Goals #13 in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/14027/ Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:30:25 -0400 Well, school starts for me today, so Iā€™ve been pretty busy getting ready! I did manage to make a lot of progress though, and I think Iā€™ll be able to finish the first draft of my novel today or tomorrow!

]]> 0 19a25693ee9642c18e962e30efbe0699 Gabrielle replied to the topic Weekly Goals #6 in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/10010/ Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:35:42 -0400 @gabriellepollack Pitch Wars is an event where authors submit to have the chance to be mentored by an already-published author. They’ll help you revise your manuscript, and then pitch it to agents and publishers. It looks really cool! Here’s the link:Ā http://pitchwars.org/

]]> 0 96cfcfef6a6c5e8161ce903ed4ce4aaa Gabrielle replied to the topic Weekly Goals #6 in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/9886/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:56:35 -0400 Doing good so far! Iā€™m working away at my WIP (hoping to finish it before school starts again). My goal is to knockout 1500+ words per day, and so far Iā€™ve been able to meet/beat that goal.

 

Long term goals: finish first draft by August 20, revise/get critiques over the fall/winter, and polish and submit to Pitch Wars in the spring.

]]> 0 af7db6dbb2cdc9f93b5926b1ebbe55a5 Gabrielle started the topic Camp NaNoWriMo in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/7671/ Sun, 03 Jun 2018 02:53:01 -0400 Hi everybody! Anyone else doing Camp NaNoWriMo this July? I’ve started a cabin with some friends from Nadine’s Ninjas (Nadine Brandes’ Street Team), and we’re still looking for potential ninjas to join.

 

I’ve done regular NaNo once before, and it really helped me make progress. This will be my first time doing Camp, and I’m excited about it!…[Read more]

]]> 0 04852073c0573374d34b9d15a396f7be Gabrielle replied to the topic Camp NaNoWriMo in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/7670/ Sun, 03 Jun 2018 02:48:30 -0400 *Update*: So I went ahead and started a cabin with some friends from Nadine’s Ninjas (Nadine Brandes’ street team). If anyone still interested in joining however, it’s pretty open–we prefer fans of Nadine’s books of course, but we won’t be too nitpicky. šŸ˜‰

]]> 0 63cda02d8bd16f04797d4f07172004f4 Gabrielle replied to the topic Blogs Anyone??? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/7615/ Sat, 02 Jun 2018 21:52:18 -0400 Mine’s titled Word Play, and it finds a home atĀ https://gabriellenblog.wordpress.com/. I blog 1-2 book reviews with detailed content guides per month, along with 1-2 writing/author advice related posts. I’m also on Twitter (@WordPlayBlog) and upload links to my posts there.

]]> 0 3022cc5fb8ecc49f0bb98b8bfd966fc9 Gabrielle replied to the topic Camp NaNoWriMo in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/7612/ Sat, 02 Jun 2018 21:47:22 -0400 @gabriellepollack –Me neither! I’ve done regular NaNoWriMo once, and though I didn’t win, it helped me to get about 20,000 words in on my manuscript in less than a month. Nice thing about Camp NaNoWriMo is you can choose your own goals instead of pushing for 50,000 words in a month. I thought Camp NaNoWriMo looked a little more relaxed and fun,…[Read more]

]]> 0 e8ea148710fca650de2a7957e47a543d Gabrielle replied to the topic Camp NaNoWriMo in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/7491/ Sat, 02 Jun 2018 02:00:54 -0400 @toklaham-veruzia @overcomer @martina @epicaddie2 @sam-kowelĀ @supermonkey42 @gabriellepollack @snapper @jenwriter17 @naomijackson @dekreel @bonnie @melissa-g @kiraelizabeth @aislinn-mollisong @dragongeek @haviloki @sleepwalkingmk

]]> 0 76b64e0ea5bafdf6815a51c14ff43367 Gabrielle started the topic Camp NaNoWriMo in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/7415/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 18:22:05 -0400 Hello Avensers!

 

Is anyone else looking to do Camp NaNoWriMo this July? I am, and I was looking to join/set-up a cabin with some writer friends. Let me know if any of you are interested!

]]> 0 eb410689cbc6a0327895bbdaddd136bf Gabrielle started the topic Short Stories in the forum Plotting https://storyembers.org/activity/p/2179/ Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:52:49 -0400 Hey all! I’m looking into writing more short stories, esp. for anthologies. I’m curious to hear about how you all plot short stories. I’m mostly familiar with plotting novels using the three-act structure. Do short stories follow this same pattern, just condensed? Or is there a different plot structure/pattern I should be looking at? Any and all…[Read more]

]]> 0 93b003adf6a4edcf4f444763d1e52595 Gabrielle replied to the topic Getting to Know You in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1948/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:58:51 -0400 @morreafirebird Very cool! Jaye L. Knight and C.S. Lewis are epic for sure. I haven’t read K.A. Emmons or Gillian Bronte Adams (yet). Have you reviewed any of their books before?

 

@naomijackson Good idea! Mine’s here:Ā Word Play

 

]]> 0 1068d705a5f7c921ebf3cd81ff60b5a6 Gabrielle replied to the topic Getting to Know You in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1870/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:28:20 -0400 @morreafirebird Not the infamous question! Lol. Authors Iā€™m into are Nadine Brandes, Sara Ella, Marissa Meyer, and Anne Elisabeth Stengl. Favorite books/series would be Jane Eyre, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Hunger Games, The Lunar Chronicles, etc. I like a good mix of classics and YA lit. What about for you?

]]> 0 3661c4e7dcabcb87165b8c3f29f896ed Gabrielle replied to the topic Summer Writing Goals in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1759/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 18:20:04 -0400 My goals for the summer:

1. Finish at least the first draft of ā€œSpeak to the Seaā€

2. Maybe write a short story for submission to Spring Song Press?

3. Reach 100 subscribers on my blog.

4. Finish giving feedback on all of my NetGalley arcs.

]]> 0 b49ed7f18819a00c7306b61a093eee95 Gabrielle replied to the topic Getting to Know You in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1757/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 18:16:26 -0400 Hello fellow Avensbeckers!

 

Iā€™m the other Gabrielle (so cool to see we share a name @gabriellepollack 😉), and Iā€™m excited to meet you all!

 

1. I write YA fantasy of various sub genres, along with some short stories and poems.

2. My current WIP is tentatively titled ā€œSpeak to the Seaā€ and is a story about a horse jockey who gets shipwre…[Read more]

]]> 0 c05d6e64498998989ccbffba7590fdcd Gabrielle replied to the topic Story Contests/Anthologies in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1502/ Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:26:54 -0400 @briannastorm

Awesome! Iā€™ll be looking forward to that for sure. 😁

Yeah, it looks pretty cool. Theyā€™ve already published some stuff, and I recognize at least one of the authors theyā€™ve worked with, so I thought that was a good sign.

]]> 0 15f71a350a7ee2996cac1e92adc7bd42 Gabrielle started the topic Story Contests/Anthologies in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1489/ Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:50:52 -0400 Hello friends!

Iā€™ve been looking around for different story contests and/or anthologies accepting submissions, similar to the one that Rooglewood Press used to do. I came across these two, and didnā€™t know if any of you guys had heard anything about them bef…[Read more]

]]> 0 36c660abca3631b5b7d4477207c0fad0 Gabrielle replied to the topic *waltzes in wearing glass slippers* in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1434/ Sun, 22 Apr 2018 22:06:35 -0400 @pookiemonster Cool! What’s the premise of your novel?Ā  And thank you–I’ll definitely keep you in mind for beta-reading…assuming I can actually get this novel finished!Ā 😅

]]> 0 43a37e05eec16c7db96658f5b207dedc Gabrielle replied to the topic Well-done dystopian novels...where can I find 'em? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1383/ Sat, 21 Apr 2018 22:10:17 -0400 @morreafirebird

Definitely agree with the Out of Time trilogy recommendation. They were amazing! The Matched Trilogy by Ally Condie was also great, and fairly clean. Also, one of my besties wrote a Christian dystopian novel called Reintegration (author is Ashley Bogner). It started out slow, but the ending was amazing! She also did a great job…[Read more]

]]> 0 adb26fc5b7e3355217cf4d0815ff9d53 Gabrielle replied to the topic *waltzes in wearing glass slippers* in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1381/ Sat, 21 Apr 2018 22:00:43 -0400 Thanks! Iā€™m hoping to finish at least the first draft this summer. How about you? Any projects youā€™re working on? @pookiemonster

]]> 0 31d10ebd78abb884eb4ecd2afb505bc8 Gabrielle replied to the topic *waltzes in wearing glass slippers* in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1276/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 23:51:24 -0400 @briannastorm –Neat! And we writers sure appreciate our editor friends. šŸ˜‰

 

@sam-kowal –Thanks! I think so too. Most of my pins on my writing ideas board on Pinterest consist of regional gothic prompts for all sorts of creepy stories. I think it’d be fun to do an anthology one day.

]]> 0 b963881f9c5da5b4ecd4eaf09d6665a9 Gabrielle replied to the topic *waltzes in wearing glass slippers* in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1219/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:50:15 -0400 Very cool! Iā€™m hoping to at least take creative writing classes on the side, if not a full-on minor. @elizabeth

]]> 0 c84c1827d0be513d3e70ca6076b86b46 Gabrielle replied to the topic *waltzes in wearing glass slippers* in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1215/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:45:49 -0400 @elizabethā€”Same. Summer canā€™t come soon enough! Do you mind if I ask what youā€™re studying? Iā€™m a business major, and I work as a barista on the side. Thus the dream of owning my own coffee shop! XD Books are still my main passion though, and Iā€™m hoping to work in the publishing industry somehow. Weā€™ll see where God leadsā€”itā€™s always an adventure, amirite?

]]> 0 e1ee416c1c857e2e1a04a4ccaf09c575 Gabrielle's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1212/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:38:55 -0400 0 c0c7186b895b6e2e790700206824c23c Gabrielle replied to the topic *waltzes in wearing glass slippers* in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1206/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:14:23 -0400 @elizabethā€”Thanks! Iā€™m excited to be a part of this cool community. šŸ˜‰ I know, I was surprised to find that one of the mods shares my nameā€”that sure doesnā€™t happen too often! Hopefully it wonā€™t be too confusing. šŸ™‚

The novel I wrote in highschool is like an adventure novelā€”a fictional setting, with a historical feel. The tag line I went with f…[Read more]

]]> 0 46fce6c5b38864a3ceb849a9074f4c98 Gabrielle replied to the topic *waltzes in wearing glass slippers* in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1180/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:59:11 -0400 Oops, and I forgot to mention that for those of you who are into social media, you can connect with me on Twitter, Goodreads, and the Go Teen Writers FB Group. Thanks!

]]> 0 4105f57a1fb8e554f4d48b33fa936c03 Gabrielle started the topic *waltzes in wearing glass slippers* in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1092/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 03:35:53 -0400 Hello everybody!

First off, let me say that I am THRILLED to be here and meet you all. I’m so thankful to find a community of dedicated Christian writers to write with! I found Story Embers through Kingdom Pen, which I only just recently discovered thanks to the advice of K.M. Weiland.

 

Who I am: I’m Gabrielle, a homeschool graduate, voracious…[Read more]

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