There are tons of people in the Bible who did creative works & projects God requested of His people that we can learn from (thank you for bringing this up, it is a good point to ponder).
Are there examples that go along with this discussion, you think?

A painter once said of his impression on the stars:…[Read more]

Thank you so much for the critique!

Ah, yes- good point. I’ve been guilty of abrupt resolutions before. XD In fact, in just about all my recent short stories. xP

So that was really good advice, thanks! God bless you! ;D

*highfives back* Yes, thank you! You covered a lot of things that my poor brain wasn’t able to put into words. Like, I literally had to copy and paste most of the conversation into a google doc so I could highlight and comment just so I could form some basis to put my thoughts together and it was still confusing 😂…[Read more]

This is what I come back to…? Like I just came to reply to Noah…😁✌️

*So, seeing as I started this debate up again it is possible I may have started something*

*again.*

Ok ok, guys, a lot of arguments just spark from misunderstanding what the other people say. Lets look unpack this!

Once I reply to Camirvablahblah…[Read more]

@k-a-grey

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

@inkhorn

@noah-cochran

@jared-williams

Hello! Thanks for joining the discussion!

Also, gotta admit, when you went into the whole “skeletal design of a woman accommodates carrying a child in their womb, etc., etc.” thing, it felt kinda condescending. True for the most part, but unnecessary and condescending.  Which Lona also expresses, though somewhat snarkily😉

I thought the…[Read more]

Thank you both so much! I use repetition/refrain often for songs, but lately I’ve started using it in regular poetry. I was concerned that repetition would bore people.

It’s nice to meet you as well, K. A. Grey, and thanks for the stanza tip. I did fragment the lines for emphasis, but that is a good point on readability.

did that help at all, or shall I try again?

It was very helpful! Your suggestions have sparked new ideas. If you don’t mind, could you review this new idea and see if it makes sense and is realistic?

My idea goes something like this:

The girl’s (I’ll call her Lyra for now) act of running away is the first crack in the world’s…[Read more]

In extremely volatile places, nomadic civs would be a great idea. Thanks for your thoughts!

@emily-waldorf

Other ideas I had was: short shrubby things that are heat resistant, or just burn up and regrow very quickly.

That’s a great idea. I will be keeping that one.

Levitating plants.

Now you’ve go me thinking…I will be keeping this…[Read more]

Soo, the first thing I thought of is that she’s actually insane, and her family is desperately trying to bring her back down to reality. So one day she thinks it’s aliens, another day it’s noxious gases being released, but she’s clearly unstable. So once she finds the truth, she will basically destroy her own inner world, which her fam…

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@k-a-grey

@emily-waldorf

Here’s one for y’all:

Fantasy world in a medieval-like era. This world is brimming with geothermal energy and tectonic shifts, and is constantly rent by earthquakes. Often, these earthquakes are far more than normal earth quakes. Some have ripped pieces of land apart creating huge trenches, others have…[Read more]

sorry for the late reply.

lol. it was close. Most of the differences are just me being exceedingly nitpicky. =)

The differences:

– red scales instead of green

– the front fins are near perfect except the three fingers come straight out of the curve of the fin, so there is no hand-like connection between the fingers and the…[Read more]

Okay, I’m not sure about this idea, but here goes. I’m thinking along the lines of It’s a Wonderful Life. Your character is so overwhelmed and frantic with life that she/he wants to go to the Mirror City. The Reflector surprisingly agrees to take her on the condition that she stay in the building that connects the two cities. She…[Read more]

First of all, that is amazing! The ending just so–*wired writer’s chef’s kiss*–so grim and gloriously terrible. Okay, so a couple of suggestions. You have an amazing idea, but no story (because what you have is just a scene). You have the potential to really go places with this story, though. You already have a sympathetic character…[Read more]

 Okay, cool!  I’d love to help with yours too, so do you want to trade comments?

That would be great!

I wrote a little scene, and my sister loved it so much, she wants to know the rest of the story.  Problem is, I don’t know the rest of the story. 😂 Thoughts on where I should go from here?

First of all, that’s a really cool concep…[Read more]

@inkhorn

I figured others were in the same place as me! Thanks, I love it, too. It’s supposedly his last words.

I was working on the post full of tags and you were both in it, but you beat me to the punch. Thanks a ton!

This is perfect timing! I’m brainstorming for another book and having a bit of trouble on figuring out some points.

Also, your quote from Bach is AWESOME!

@k-a-grey

I wouldn’t mind in the least.

don’t worry about it! I can post my email. That’s fine!

jwilliams.logos@gmail.com

@k-a-grey

I can see where you are coming from with Harry Potter, and I have some good friends who feel the same way. Hold strong to those convictions!

I appreciate you being willing to beta read my novel! I know reading a novel is a big ask, so whatever you can get done would be greatly appreciated. I know some…[Read more]

If you ARE actually working on the pig pen, I hope it’s going well! 💪

Did you finish your planet story?! You said you were almost finished last night.

That’s awesome! Haha, that totally makes sense! Publishing is weird and hard but I’m sure you’ll figure it out. Best of luck!

Thanks for doing another word sprint with me and I’ll be around if you ever want to do another one!

Ahh, that’s SO cool! Working with…[Read more]

I’m writing a fantasy project that I’ve been working on for several years, and I’m trying to have it done by the end of this month. (it’s a little bit stressful considering I have A LOT to…[Read more]

May I ask what your project is about?! Or maybe your not writing fiction, but that’s cool too!

But I am here now and I’ll keep checking back.

Yes, I’d love to. When do you want to go?

@k-a-grey (or anybody 😄)

Thank you so much doing this me! I really enjoyed it, it helped me focus, and yes, we should do it again!

Ok, if someone comes up with a prompt, I’ll be one of the contestants. Also, a suggestion: picture prompt

Oh dang ikr?!? I started collage this year so I’ve barely been on StoryEmbers for the longest 🙄 (In fact I am procrastinating assignments as we speak…😂)

Thanks, I really hope to!!! I hope it’s really something that challenges and inspires people to change, people on every side of the issue…

Yessss!!! It’s a topic so many…[Read more]

Ok, so that was a long time. Idk if you even still remember but I promised to give my thoughts on the article about queer representation so I’m finally back now, I swear I’ve been working on it this whole time just really slowly in corners and pockets of time between…*”stuff”* 😒. But anyway! Sorry for the delay and lemmie just jump…[Read more]

Ok! Yeah, I totally get that, like condoning their character flaws is just ugh, but I love antiheros! Also…you read the Great Gatsby, oh honey I’m so sorry!!

Bingo! Totally agree there

Ok! That’s fair 😉

I really, really haven’t seen a lot of Christian books that do this and it kinda frustrates me but I get why they don’t.…[Read more]

Thank you for that. I love INFJs but I don’t understand them XDD

Don’t worry, I don’t think we understand ourselves XD

Would you and @k-a-grey mind telling me how you think you would be as a parent?? And don’t for a second that that I have an INFJ mom in my story that I based off one of you and now need to know how you’d act as a parent…

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@rose-colored-fancy

Thank you for that. I love INFJs but I don’t understand them XDD

Would you and @k-a-grey mind telling me how you think you would be as a parent?? And don’t for a second that that I have an INFJ mom in my story that I based off one of you and now need to know how you’d act as a parent…[Read more]

Also, some other things…I’d never admit it in person, but I’m a hopeless romantic.  I’m a realist in terms of daily life, but in my head I’m full of dreams which the realist side of me says will just get crushed.  I’m basically a walking paradox.  I like to say my room and desk is “organized chaos.”  It looks like chaos, but it’s org…

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