Story Embers | Grace Benham | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/gbfruitbat/activity/ Activity feed for Grace Benham. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:21:45 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 11e6284cf49ae46b7b2a2064d93c6b35 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102933/ Tue, 06 Sep 2022 02:04:17 -0400 Also, I finally have an official WIP, so here’s a character from it!

]]> 0 803c622375c0227d553d037f1daa4ac0 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102932/ Tue, 06 Sep 2022 02:01:47 -0400 @ajstoryteller

I’m back!!!!  Okay, I’ll give her a go.

1) Name: Ciranna

2) Age: like 30s or 40s.  It’s kinda hard to tell since she’s sort of alien- or faerie-like

3) Career/Role in Story: I’d say not the MC…maybe like a motherly character or a mentor??

4) Personality: quiet and wise, but with a fiery side

5) Would you be friends with…[Read more]

]]> 0 8fc235ca55cf7ee7f1b61297a9b333ff Grace Benham replied to the topic Male characters question in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101515/ Sat, 21 May 2022 21:46:28 -0400 @r-m-archer

Thanks that was actually very helpful!  I’ll try to incorporate some of those ideas.  It’s one of my favorite character types too😉

]]> 0 5f7a1c5b8d052ed893cff34ddb966105 Grace Benham started the topic Male characters question in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101513/ Sat, 21 May 2022 20:55:48 -0400 Hey all!

I haven’t been in here in a long time!!

Anyway, the romantic interest character in my story is one of the more “mama’s boy” type characters, but I’m not sure how to go about making that realistically.  I want him to have that kind of personality, and be one of those quieter, polite, super nice guys but I also don’t want him to be unreal…[Read more]

]]> 0 95c0e1bd302104b777758eefe22db4c7 Grace Benham replied to the topic Breaking Stereotypes in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/100812/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 19:53:26 -0400 @katie02

Hi!

I’m not sure what type of grandma you’re going for, but I was thinking if you wanted to make her unusual you could just take whatever stereotype you feel like you keep leaning towards and flip it so she’s the exact opposite, if that makes sense.  Also, something else that I’ve found to be super helpful for my characters is using re…[Read more]

]]> 0 bc36ba44893a2e48d04e448575e80fdf Grace Benham replied to the topic Some MBTI and Enneagram types in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/99393/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:07:36 -0400 @sparrowhawke that was great! Thank you so much!!

]]> 0 088c22ffadfff947c12a893024f44ee4 Grace Benham started the topic Some MBTI and Enneagram types in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/99387/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 18:48:37 -0400 Hi all!

I’ve got a some characters for this story idea, and I think I know what their personality types are.  I just want to make sure I have the characters figured out correctly, so if you’re an ENFJ, ISFJ, INTP, or ESFP, I would really like to know more about your personality type!  Also, I would welcome stuff from Enneagram Eights, Nines…[Read more]

]]> 0 014f1e0613020ba107da648e4a5ebad1 Grace Benham replied to the topic The Creation of Names and Use of Surnames in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/99174/ Sun, 30 Jan 2022 04:13:23 -0400 @storysmith

I recently found this cool method for coming up with names.  I haven’t trie fit for myself yet but maybe it’ll be helpful:

Also, sometimes I just take real names and then modify them a bunch so they sound fantasy-like but still retain cultural elements from real life.  I also really like the LotR “son/daughter of” method.

]]> 0 0884c1eb705794146185ec0bb9cbf4e6 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/99067/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:29:16 -0400 @ajstoryteller
1) Name: Lucy or Lillian

Charlotte, but she goes by Lottie so you got it right with the L sound.

2) Age: I want to say mid-teens

twelve or thirteen I can’t decide…

3) Career/Role in Story: MC

yup

4) Personality: Very compassionate, speaks her mind, and has difficulty trusting others. A bit sarcastic and mel…[Read more]

]]> 0 45d69bf2845f89ac2bd57a9787983a3c Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98993/ Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:03:52 -0400 Just reposting this girl

]]> 0 c26166c88e37ac2dd9a58ae2b8c851df Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98936/ Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:43:56 -0400 @ajstoryteller I loveeee himmm!!!

]]> 0 c0c49fbe134ef68580d3e3fb21c3eeb4 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98932/ Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:07:06 -0400 @ajstoryteller

1) Name: Jairen

2) Age: uhhh 18-ish?

3) Career/Role in Story: side character

4) Personality: seems smart, maybe kinda moody

5) Would you be friends with that character?: maybe??

6) Any other details you may have gotten from the picture: what’s that battery thingy?

7) What would this character’s nickname be? None

8) Cha…[Read more]

]]> 0 6afc777c4bdc05e2459893b6d7eecc18 Grace Benham replied to the topic Name Meanings and Comparisons! in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98881/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 03:39:46 -0400 @emma-walker yesssss I always go way too in-depth with my names!!  And I try to make them the right country of origin too

Right now I have a character who’s rather on the large side and his last name is Piccoli which means “small” XD

 

]]> 0 b60c2eaa13cd1e565e421cbcfc951a44 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98873/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 23:27:57 -0400 @emma-walker she sounds cool!  I like the tie-in with the other characters!

]]> 0 f1620a29630cb9650763ddd5623e2b88 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98870/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 23:05:18 -0400 @erynne 😂😂 he sounds adorable!!

]]> 0 87158f0e7cb9a81578449691a13a09a6 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98868/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 22:40:45 -0400 @emma-walker

1) Name: Liana

2) Age: 16

3) Career/Role in Story: maybe a sort main-ish character or important side character

4) Personality: seems quiet and soft-spoken but maybe fearless and wild at heart?

5) Would you be friends with that character?: I think so

6) Any other details you may have gotten from the picture: I like her outfit…[Read more]

]]> 0 605303ed2d2ace35437887182836963d Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98864/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:46:38 -0400 1) Name: Jamie

2) Age: 6-8?

3) Career/Role in Story: side character

4) Personality: intelligent and sweet.  Kind of wacky like little kids are

5) Would you be friends with that character?: yesss

6) Any other details you may have gotten from the picture: cute!

7) What would this character’s nickname be? Why?:  J for short?

8) Cha…[Read more]

]]> 0 68a174aa2a2ead41bce94de16c4eb5ad Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98862/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:37:52 -0400 @emma-walker 😆 she does have a lot of picture so it’s nice

@erynne 👍🏻 I’ll do him

]]> 0 bafc1c7a5be9ef1344943623be5f99b3 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98858/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:33:34 -0400 Here she is a little happier and cleaned up a bit

]]> 0 1c9c89588b3a2fae79d3683008dbd1d2 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98857/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:32:14 -0400 Heyyyy I got one!


@erynne she’s from the dead-wife/mother story if you’re interested

]]> 0 dbe017a42e968e826b9065663490a648 Grace Benham replied to the topic Grief Trope in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98802/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:40:47 -0400 @erynne yay thanks!  Well, the correct response to all the weird things we say is “I’m a writer”😂

Also, I’m so sorry about your dad.

]]> 0 f70190b1ea97c810505b6f27154a00bd Grace Benham replied to the topic Grief Trope in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98799/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:29:34 -0400 @erynne thanks for your advice!  Also, mostly the reason I think it could be cliché is because is it natural for a person to be depressed like that for multiple years after the death?

]]> 0 282fb9f5c462b1edc60d934babb2094c Grace Benham started the topic Grief Trope in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98766/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 03:28:27 -0400 Hi everyone!

I have this story idea, and basically a large part of the story is built off of the whole devastated-single-father sort of trope.  He and his wife were super in love and they had a little boy and everything, but then she died in a fire.  One of the main drivers of the story is his disillusionment afterwards and the way he starts b…[Read more]

]]> 0 c52d268ccc94cea23cb42619a99025c8 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98503/ Thu, 06 Jan 2022 17:17:35 -0400 @ajstoryteller I’ll try to do her this evening when I’m done with stuff 🙂

]]> 0 4d73886aeda912c204c66ab182055b05 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98500/ Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:09:30 -0400 @erynne

Cool!  Is she for the dystopian-ish story?

]]> 0 3c2658501c26c8928900b923c40b4b44 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98495/ Thu, 06 Jan 2022 03:07:20 -0400 @erynne oops yeah I’ll edit it

]]> 0 923400daa3692b65ac86ce509e4677d2 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98493/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 22:05:38 -0400 1) Name: Jaye

2) Age: 16

3) Career/Role in Story: side character?

4) Personality: confident and friendly

5) Would you be friends with that character?: probably?

6) Any other details you may have gotten from the picture: ummm stylish maybe?

7) What would this character’s nickname be? None

8) Character’s greatest strength: very det…[Read more]

]]> 0 bcbd5d31bb56c3464bcd97dd91bce566 Grace Benham replied to the topic MBTI stuffs in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98490/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 20:37:53 -0400 @erynne yeah I think that’d be fine.  Thanks!

]]> 0 8e1a97ffc3ef8c1f723ec3855a9cbc4e Grace Benham replied to the topic MBTI stuffs in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98488/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 19:27:34 -0400 @erynne
Yesshhh I ammmm.  I’m @seamistmagic if you want to follow.  Sorry though—I may not be able to follow you back because I’m not supposed to follow people I don’t know in real life

]]> 0 7abd960c71d0d7f3a145744b738b4c04 Grace Benham replied to the topic MBTI stuffs in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98483/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 05:32:34 -0400 @erynne here’s a little thingy I found very helpful for typing my characters.

]]> 0 38d5b084affed60936013ae085b93315 Grace Benham replied to the topic MBTI stuffs in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98481/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 01:07:29 -0400 <p style=”text-align: left;”>@erynne</p>
I actually haven’t tried it much for characters since it’s so complex sometimes. XD I’m a 1 though.

I laugh WAY too much
I’m bad at making jokes
Pintrest is my go to to find funny memes

That’s me 😂😂

 

 

]]> 0 d2feae1dba7f2f49bc18c2e69df5d46a Grace Benham replied to the topic MBTI stuffs in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98467/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 21:34:23 -0400 @erynne and @joelle-stone

ENNEAGRAMMMM 😃

Sorry I just had to butt in on that conversation

]]> 0 6ed6c4883f9232865465d25559f01660 Grace Benham replied to the topic MBTI stuffs in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98457/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:58:21 -0400 @k-a-gray I started reading your stuff an I was like YES ME TOO.  It reminded of some other stuff about me/my type that I hadn’t thought of.  So yeah, I also just mutter little one-liners under my breath, but so quietly no one hears them which is kind of sad but I don’t really have the courage to say them out loud or something.  And I’m also rea…[Read more]

]]> 0 596dd734fb596ff5aab7f52c8d7b7462 Grace Benham replied to the topic MBTI stuffs in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98435/ Mon, 03 Jan 2022 05:41:31 -0400 Hiii

So, I’m an ISTJ.  I’m not exactly sure which parts of my personality are characteristic of that type and which are just me specifically, but I’ll try to be helpful XD

Friend status

  • I don’t have a best friend outside of my family because I’m super shy and, at least back in elementary/middle school, by the time I bothered to make frien…

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]]> 0 e83645599cf8dde1ef38b8fe4f7c280a Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98354/ Thu, 30 Dec 2021 19:36:38 -0400 @ajstoryteller

1) Name: Edmund or Elliot

Will

2) Age: late teens

My characters age throughout the story, starting at 14 and going to 18. I usually think of them in the 15-16 range since that’s about average XD

3) Career/Role in Story: Protagonist or protag’s best friend

Hes an important side character, and one of the protagonist’s best frien…[Read more]

]]> 0 670d8695a41b98f11134cc2af2888d03 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98349/ Thu, 30 Dec 2021 17:40:21 -0400 @ajstoryteller that’s a great idea!

I’ll see which of these new guys I can do later today if they don’t get done by someone else first.

]]> 0 de62d8e155b6f458f07d6a91c3b13786 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98348/ Thu, 30 Dec 2021 17:39:03 -0400 @emma-walker who are Cassidy and Aspen?

]]> 0 9c342c37408b83830ff0b47c8aa21a7f Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98346/ Thu, 30 Dec 2021 17:37:27 -0400 Hiiii sorry for abandoning you all!  We were stuck in the mountains with no power XD

Anyway, I read through most everything that I missed and it all sounds really cool as always!

I’ll just repost this guy to make sure he doesn’t get lost

]]> 0 1e18a93cd6965c4d4ce3f132f65b1486 Grace Benham replied to the topic Dual Points of View in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98268/ Fri, 24 Dec 2021 18:00:43 -0400 @rose-colored-fancy and @daeus-lamb thanks for the help!  I wanted third person for one because he’s less of a personal character so it almost feels invasive to do first-person if that makes any sense.

If you decide to go forward with it, I would write a couple chapters from both povs, then get feedback on it before you write the whole book th…

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]]> 0 5733e3259fe567320ee4720cc7b8b7c9 Grace Benham started the topic Dual Points of View in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98249/ Fri, 24 Dec 2021 02:58:10 -0400 Hey, so I had this story idea that I want to write with two different points of view alternating.  Is it weird or confusing to go from first person for one character to third person for the other character?  I don’t know if there’s a way for that to work out, or if I should just avoid that altogether.  Any advice would be great 🙂

]]> 0 17e05257509af536a5bbc14075aef8ab Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98131/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 16:21:43 -0400 @emma-walker yes it is!  😂. Feel free to do him (or not)😁

]]> 0 2c510e95160241ba477fbd8fe4e796ca Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98124/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 05:50:37 -0400 Also his face has sharper angles like this picture, but the rest is like the one above.

]]> 0 d78f585b9ce8a6b34aee2a4cb23f3bab Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/98123/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 05:49:36 -0400 Hey everyone!  I tried to post earlier but it didn’t go through, so I’m trying again.  Anyway, sorry I left and now I have one of my own!  And his clothes have nothing to do with him or the storyline, I just couldn’t find any other good pictures.

]]> 0 46e2f76d9c75f312c7b5021c1763f455 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/97731/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 03:23:59 -0400 Also, @emma-walker where do you get your character pictures from?

]]> 0 c0328ac0e57b7eac19f1634ed5a5da72 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/97728/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 03:20:14 -0400 @emma-walker here’s the purple haired girl

1) Name: Reya

2) Age: 19

3) Career/Role in Story: no clue, side character?

4) Personality: serious, maybe kind of quiet but still nice

5) Would you be friends with that character?: maybe?

6) Any other details you may have gotten from the picture: she looks warrior-y

7) What would this c…[Read more]

]]> 0 3d392dcd8a3b7fb04e92d960c32bf5da Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/97624/ Sun, 12 Dec 2021 05:08:58 -0400 @emma-walker oohh okay.  Here goes

1) Name: same as before (Maree)

2) Age: whatever Dakota’s is

3) Career/Role in Story: well, a servant and stuff XD

4) Personality: kind, loyal, maybe bubbly personality?

5) Would you be friends with that character?: yes

6) Any other details you may have gotten from the picture: she looks like she has so…[Read more]

]]> 0 5577f239d1e6ca15eeab526f55c72f6e Grace Benham replied to the topic Creating relationship between reader and villain in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/97623/ Sun, 12 Dec 2021 04:59:44 -0400 @erynne here are my favorites that I can think of:

Darkstalker from Wings of Fire because he’s not really trying to be evil but ends up becoming the villain because of his choices

Prince Kasta from The Kinder Poison—completely infuriating, partly because he comes SO CLOSE to being good but he’s still evil!

]]> 0 a39c93fc2e8680853f4ce5d643a5be7c Grace Benham replied to the topic New Plot Announcement!!! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/97622/ Sun, 12 Dec 2021 04:55:57 -0400 @erynne I read through all this and your story sounds really cool!  I would love to read it someday!  I might have questions or feedback or something later but I can’t think right now XD

]]> 0 a3748c37264050456ffcddf68080b180 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/97608/ Sat, 11 Dec 2021 23:53:09 -0400 @erynne sure, I can do that!

]]> 0 2c58e77f921ec1a889aab97bf1ea18b1 Grace Benham replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/97602/ Sat, 11 Dec 2021 23:13:41 -0400 @emma-walker

XD I’ll try again if you tell me the role

@erynne that sounds cool.  What’s the basic idea of your story?

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