Story Embers | Bethany | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/ireneadler/activity/ Activity feed for Bethany. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:27:55 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 ab0e9ab18222e96f5e902d61b1ea21a7 Bethany replied to the topic We need YOUR help! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/61429/ Tue, 09 Jul 2019 21:20:13 -0400 That sounds super cool! I’ve been insanely busy recently with life and my day job and haven’t hardly even been writing, so this might help me ease back into writing life and the forums once my busy season cools down a bit.

]]> 0 b759a3ad50616e3f3dcabe9b1eb7768c Bethany replied to the topic Professional Edits in the forum Weekly Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/57583/ Thu, 09 May 2019 13:41:33 -0400 Hmm. Interesting stuff.

I’ve (very) unprofessionally edited a book my brother wrote, and I think I somewhat followed the process as described above, but I’ve been interested in working with an actual editor to see their process, but I guess to have something edited I need to have something TO edit. πŸ˜‰

]]> 0 f9cbc27914dfc3ce8c87076a11d47e3f Bethany replied to the topic War at last!! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55776/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:31:09 -0400 I’m going to be out of town starting tomorrow on a film shoot, but I’ll plow through as much wordage as I can today!!

To arms, people!

]]> 0 442953200df8e5b1901cf1217e2a107b Bethany replied to the topic Balancing writing with busy life and family. in the forum Weekly Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53074/ Wed, 27 Mar 2019 17:14:30 -0400 Great advice there! Prioritizing lists is something I’ve been doing recently. Right now I have a lot of work deadlines piling up, being that April 1 is the start of a new quarter. So I made a list of all the things I absolutely have to get done by the end of the week. (Way too much, by the way, procrastination is a nasty thing.)

The last couple…[Read more]

]]> 0 929c4d15604d138e3afbcf9baed72ed5 Bethany's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/49217/ Tue, 26 Feb 2019 18:24:14 -0400 0 7fac4585ba028b21e05153afc7fff782 Bethany changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/49216/ Tue, 26 Feb 2019 18:23:03 -0400 0 27d1b3fe51a0549b684894384ba964b0 Bethany replied to the topic Word war in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/49150/ Tue, 26 Feb 2019 03:32:54 -0400 Whoop whoop! We got this!

]]> 0 afdb5bde3676b85de899ddaa99c7da38 Bethany replied to the topic Greetings! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45761/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 23:02:03 -0400 Welcome y’all! You may see me jump in and out of the forums at random, but rest assured, I’ll be around!

]]> 0 824c2401b5832f4c1288c71e958f4398 Bethany replied to the topic World building: weather in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45760/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 23:01:26 -0400 Weather… hmm. I haven’t thought much about weather (besides the probably cliche of tying in rain with a depressed character or depressing circumstances), but this gets the gears turning of how to incorporate weather in the future.

]]> 0 97fd68e7c809b7f3c35d3f78a8cbc10e Bethany replied to the topic Character Chats in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/44437/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 16:41:33 -0400 Rylie sniffed the drink she was given. She didn’t know what it was, but it certainly wasn’t coffee. Not the kind she knew, anyway.

“If the secret is what they serve here, I’ll take you up on that,” she addressed the dark haired stranger.

]]> 0 f4ad0a93098d23d96c0f185d6c6777cd Bethany replied to the topic Character Chats in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/44358/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 01:13:38 -0400 (( Oh. My. So excited when I saw this! Now to see if I can keep up. ))

Name: Rylie. AKA Ry. Will answer to anything if food is involved.

Age: Young-ish. Probably 18-20, though maturity and physical age do not always walk hand in hand.

Looks: Long hair, messy, usually tied back; a little shorter than average (although you would do well not to…[Read more]

]]> 0 1d413ad78c84ab138f4ef5ae187515e7 Bethany posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/the-undertakers-son/comment-page-1/#comment-2257 Fri, 18 Jan 2019 21:55:26 -0400 It’s been too long since a story has made me cry. This one did it.

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Anne of Lothlorien Β  I built my first coffin when I was thirteen years old. Β  Father said it wasn’t good enough. Β  I built another. And another. For five year […] ]]> 75e337a1710be22f80cf4c1ca4b59543 Bethany changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41701/ Fri, 18 Jan 2019 21:10:44 -0400 0 63b88cbc983e1ff6d69e3590f64f7ac6 Bethany's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/41700/ Fri, 18 Jan 2019 21:10:11 -0400 0 af21be708c78c19d0d6bd53e82ccbd22 Bethany replied to the topic World Building. A History in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40869/ Sun, 13 Jan 2019 22:30:43 -0400 Most of the time when I’ve written in historical fiction the stories are set in the real world, so more research and less world building was needed.

The one that I did create from scratch I didn’t do a lot of planning to begin with, as I was writing a bunch of short stories that didn’t all fit together in a coherent form. After those stories were…[Read more]

]]> 0 83bf20cf04f0f5a9e3cd9c26e2bcc788 Bethany replied to the topic Has anyone read books by Bryan Davis? Anyone? in the forum Story Analysis https://storyembers.org/activity/p/34763/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 04:03:00 -0400 @kari-karast Haha, yes, very much so! Pretty sure I’ve read every original Sherlock short story and novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Not that I’m recommending them all to most readers, but I can’t deny I enjoy Sherlock Holmes way too much! πŸ˜‰

]]> 0 e7966ec4bbe0d6bb5c51114acaff10ba Bethany replied to the topic Has anyone read books by Bryan Davis? Anyone? in the forum Story Analysis https://storyembers.org/activity/p/34573/ Wed, 12 Dec 2018 04:41:37 -0400 Wow, that’s crazy! I just stumbled across the Dragons series at my local library and checked out the first book because it looked good. I had never heard of the author before, I was just going from the description on the back and skimming a little. But hearing there are others recommending them is getting me excited to start reading!

]]> 0 8a79edc5f83e9b41eb8dbaed5bd0ce02 Bethany's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/34540/ Wed, 12 Dec 2018 03:05:27 -0400 0 f07ae87f66a9e999b3b00b603306ebfb Bethany changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/34538/ Wed, 12 Dec 2018 03:01:34 -0400 0 1bdde6cf324aae0ab0b913d9cfe07fec Bethany replied to the topic Hello from Flyover Country... in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/28219/ Sun, 11 Nov 2018 21:14:43 -0400 @esjohnson πŸ˜€ I’ve written a story from the perspective of a sailor on the ship during Paul’s shipwreck at Malta, one from a 1st person POV through Peter’s eyes when he betrayed Jesus, and one about Jesus’ appearance on the road to Emmaus. I think if I write any more in the future though I’ll use totally made up characters in that time setting…[Read more]

]]> 0 4a2007a17e9233eff99245d758065a15 Bethany replied to the topic Hello from Flyover Country... in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/28047/ Sat, 10 Nov 2018 04:27:43 -0400 @cassie-hartfinh I just used CreateSpace through Amazon, it’s super cheap and easy printing on demand! πŸ˜‰

The book is called “The Three Paintings,” but it was a kind of vague title so it’s easier to look it up under my name (Bethany Meckle). It’s on Amazon or CreateSpace.com.

]]> 0 24120d4ca8314808dbb2da6ec34f79c7 Bethany replied to the topic Hello from Flyover Country... in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/27906/ Thu, 08 Nov 2018 21:32:11 -0400 @cassie-hartfinh I’ve self-published the book of Aesop’s Fables, and given a few of the copies away, but only sold like 4 or 5. I’m working on putting up all those stories on my website for free anyway, though. My brother is also quite an author so I’m hoping to help him get a book published sometime in the near future.

As far as Douglas Bond…[Read more]

]]> 0 5a1868377cda31ab8a47185a4a8dfcd8 Bethany replied to the topic Hello from Flyover Country... in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/27879/ Thu, 08 Nov 2018 19:32:39 -0400 @ashira Thanks for the welcome! πŸ˜€ I’ve written some historical fiction (always get inspired to write more when I read Douglas Bond’s books!!), I’m not super great at it yet but I enjoy trying!

]]> 0 0c413c86bbf29bb83c5cb7f526e7eb4b Bethany replied to the topic Hello from Flyover Country... in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/27875/ Thu, 08 Nov 2018 19:30:56 -0400 @cassie-hartfinh – My, quite the entrance! I already sense a kindred spirit. πŸ˜‰

Well, I am currently working on getting back into actively writing, but my current project is a novel I started for NANOWRIMO (first full length novel, as long as I finish it!). It’s sort of contemporary fiction, pulling from several genres, though, including some…[Read more]

]]> 0 d43972c79f478911e26918b7db32002c Bethany's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/27850/ Thu, 08 Nov 2018 17:38:35 -0400 0 a42dbbc079cefff9f963592f31130538 Irene replied to the topic Hello from Flyover Country... in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/27849/ Thu, 08 Nov 2018 17:38:16 -0400 Haha, nice!! Thanks!! Can’t wait to learn some more and interact with y’all. πŸ˜€

]]> 0 5442b6225be53086084ceff5701a9cf4 Irene replied to the topic Hello from Flyover Country... in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/27841/ Thu, 08 Nov 2018 16:58:11 -0400 That’s awesome! It definitely is a lot of fun.

I haven’t written any historical fiction for a little while now, I’ve been meaning to pick it back up, but I really like 1700s and 1800s, mostly set in America. That, and Bible days/early church! Oh, that’s cool that you like writing dystopian! I haven’t met too many people who like dystopian as a…[Read more]

]]> 0 c9cf65b271100e6828325697f074e3e6 Irene replied to the topic Hello from Flyover Country... in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/27830/ Thu, 08 Nov 2018 15:55:24 -0400 @evelyn Ooh, I really like the Hound of the BaskervillesΒ too! That’s probably my favorite of the full length novels. I actually haven’t watched the show, but I’ve definitely heard a lot of good about it from a lot of people! Maybe I’ll check it out sometime. πŸ˜‰

I’m actually the administrative assistant for the film school (it’s run by two…[Read more]

]]> 0 3f4c0cce9c03c1b49e21848f1dcaff6d Irene replied to the topic Hello from Flyover Country... in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/27765/ Wed, 07 Nov 2018 23:57:55 -0400 Thanks Evelyn! Haha, mine neither really, but one of the only female characters, so… πŸ˜› (the name was my brother’s suggestion since I couldn’t pick!)

I’ve read most of the stories, yes, and it’s hard to pick a favorite but maybe the “Blue Carbuncle” and the “Second Stain.”

]]> 0 0d96d1f518ecfb480961a89a02f9a674 Irene started the topic Hello from Flyover Country... in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/27738/ Wed, 07 Nov 2018 20:52:14 -0400 …aka the Dakotas.

Hi! I’ve followed Kingdom Pen and now Story Embers for quite a while but finally decided to join. I’ve been writing short stories since I was pretty young, and my brother inspired me to get back into writing again recently. I’m a homeschool graduate and I work for Motion University (an online Christian film school). Over the…[Read more]

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