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Princess Foo replied to the topic Prompt War: Second Person in the forum Events & Guild Maintenance 6 years, 11 months ago
I’m back! *bows as confetti rains from the sky* And… we are a wee bit behind schedule. Ideally, we would be finished writing tomorrow, but we currently only have either 164 words of basic set-up or 1200 words of less basic set-up, depending on if we want to cut out most of that set up as some people planned. The deadline is Sunday night.
I’m…[Read more]
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The Inkspiller replied to the topic Short Story Contest #2 Critique Request in the forum Peer Review 6 years, 11 months ago
@karthmin, I appreciate your silver lining!
By the way, I quite liked Endbringer, though I think I still need another couple read-throughs to understand it properly. It’s funny – I immediately began thinking of the song “O’Death”, specifically the cover performed for Until Dawn – which I totally wasn’t listening to nonstop while writing this…[Read more]
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Martin Detwiler replied to the topic Weekly Wonderings in the forum Erekdale Writing Discussions 6 years, 11 months ago
@catwing I genuinely enjoyed reading that. Your imagination is one of a kind. XD
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Well, it really seemed like that question was a bit of a hit, so I’ll keep hitting on something that a lot of us brought up in our answers to last week’s question:
What is the craziest dream you have ever had?
If you want to elaborate, talk about the level of…[Read more]
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Martin Detwiler started the topic Week 10: Writing Life; Connecting with Local Writers (Brandon Miller) in the forum 6 years, 11 months ago
Posting Brandon’s discussion piece without any of my own comments because of the time. Apologies for getting this out so late. Good way to start a Tuesday morning, though! 😛
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Even though I don’t fit in with the introverted, agoraphobic, germaphobic writer stereotype (see Alex Rover from “Nim’s Island”), I have to agree with them on one thi…[Read more]
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The Inkspiller replied to the topic Short Story Contest #2 Critique Request in the forum Peer Review 6 years, 11 months ago
@morreafirebird, Thanks! Much appreciated.
@kelly-lundgren, Thanks for the read-through and your comments. I see exactly what you’re talking about on 2, 3, and 4. The middle part with Heino and the food was a rewrite from an earlier draft, but with much of the original material excised.
With the battle scene, I agree with you on the overly swift…[Read more]
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E. Grace replied to the topic May 2019 Accountability in the forum Events & Guild Maintenance 6 years, 11 months ago
@devastate-lasting Awesome! That’s so great. 🙂
@karthmin Yeah… I know what it’s like to have a week like that. Maybe try again this week, huh? 😉
How did everyone else’s goals go? I think mine went… okay… I got most of them done, anyway. And I felt like I was pretty productive this week in general, so that satisfies me. 🙂
What are yo…[Read more]
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Catwing replied to the topic Weekly Wonderings in the forum Erekdale Writing Discussions 6 years, 11 months ago
@karthmin
I’m kinda late, but anyway.
(Note: This sort of turned into a bunch of rants about my imagination… But oh, well. Maybe it will make sense or something. So yeah.)
I have a pretty good imagination, so while I definitely don’t have aphanthisa, I don’t think my imagination is as vivid as someone with hyperphantasia.
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Martin Detwiler replied to the topic Weekly Wonderings in the forum Erekdale Writing Discussions 6 years, 11 months ago
@seekjustice That’s so neat! I definitely can relate to this. The small extent to which I can visualize things, they must be things that I am already very familiar with.
@kelly-lundgren No way! I can’t even comprehend what it must be like having such a vivid imagination and then trying to communicate that via words! Especially about dreams – mine…[Read more]
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The Inkspiller started the topic Short Story Contest #2 Critique Request in the forum Peer Review 6 years, 11 months ago
@karthmin, @northerner, my two most favoritest readers and fellow writers,
and also @morreafirebird, @catwing, @princess-foo, @devastate-lasting, @sarah-inkdragon, @kelly-lundgren, @hope-ann and all the other members of Erekdale that I’ve surely missed whose aid I would greatly appreciate.Just to keep it out of the way of the main topic for the…[Read more]
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Princess Foo replied to the topic Prompt War: Second Person in the forum Events & Guild Maintenance 6 years, 11 months ago
It is time to draw our swords/pens and begin battle in earnest! We are ready to start writing! Thank you 3000 to everyone who offered to write—I was worried that @karthmin would be writing it himself, but several people have volunteered to help. Thank you! That said, if you haven’t yet volunteered to write but want to, or find yourself with a s…[Read more]
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E. Grace started the topic May 2019 Accountability in the forum 6 years, 11 months ago
Oops… Yeah, I forgot to make a new topic for May. >.< I feel like I’ve been forgetful about a lot of things lately…
Anyways, here it is. 🙂 How are your goals going, guys? I’m always here if anyone needs prayer or encouragement!
@karthmin @ajaj2000 @kelly-lundgren @devastate-lasting @seekjustice @ereki
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Princess Foo replied to the topic Prompt War: Second Person in the forum Events & Guild Maintenance 6 years, 11 months ago
We got a lot done on chat last night. We worked out the style, tone and problem of our story. To sum it all up: The story will be told like it is a video game, although the fact that it is a game is not directly mentioned.
Ready? Let’s begin.
<You approach the testing chamber. [Description placeholder because it will take me too long to come up…
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Catwing replied to the topic Guild Improvement Ideas in the forum Events & Guild Maintenance 6 years, 11 months ago
@sageinthemeadow @seekjustice @devastate-lasting @emgc @filewriter @warrenluther04 @lady-frosttongue @ajaj2000 @briannajean @thetessinator @sarah-inkdragon @kelly-lundgren @lydia-writes
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Filewriter posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
Hey, guys! Sorry, I haven’t been very active in the guild AT ALL lately. I’ve decided to go on hiatus from Story Embers for a little while. I figured out that I’ve just committed to too many things and I’m having trouble with doing them all. So, while Story Embers is really important to me, it’s also one of the things that I’ll be giving up. For a…[Read more]
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Aw, we’ll miss you, File!
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You’ll be missed my friend, but I understand. Enjoy your break! I shall await your return. *hands you feathers for your journey* Until we meet again. :3
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Hey, mate it’s okay. Do what you have to do 🙂
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Aw, well I’ll miss you! Thanks for being awesome. 🙂
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Darn, I get back from a hiatus to find friends going on a hiatus. (Wait what’s the plural form of hiatus? *hmm*)
We’ll all miss you, but I understand that sometimes, breaks are necessary! See you soon! 🙂
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Martin Detwiler replied to the topic Weekly Wonderings in the forum Erekdale Writing Discussions 6 years, 11 months ago
Oi. Thanks for the reminder, @catwing!
So, first off, I think I’ll post the link to the google doc every week, so it’s really easy to access and fresh in people’s memories. (The google doc for asking questions, that is.)
But until I get more questions in there, I’ll keep asking you guys a question each week.
How vivid is your imagination?
To…[Read more]
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Martin Detwiler started the topic Week 9: Writing Life; Getting a Professional Edit (Jane Maree) in the forum 6 years, 11 months ago
Hello Ereki!
Today we have a new discussion piece brought to us by Guildmaster Jane Maree! This is a more technical writing life article about professional editing.
I learned a whole lot from it! Hope you guys do as well. 🙂
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Getting a Professional Edit
If you’re pursuing publishing, whether traditional or self published, a pr…[Read more]
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E. Grace replied to the topic April 2019 Accountability in the forum Events & Guild Maintenance 6 years, 11 months ago
Hey guys! What are your goals for this week?
As for me:
– Edit
– Finish painting
– Perform well on Friday
– Meet my running goal
– Beta-read
Proverbs 16:3 “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”
@hope-ann @mlbolangerauthor @lady-frosttongue @sarah-inkdragon @devastate-lasting @sageinthemeadow @enu [Read more]
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Catwing replied to the topic Guild Improvement Ideas in the forum Events & Guild Maintenance 6 years, 11 months ago
Yeah. Probably. @hope-ann
Okay. Let’s try to do a write-in tomorrow (Tuesday) around 7 pm EST. (I would say tonight, but I’m busy this evening and since it’s my idea I should probably show up for the first attempt. :P)
So whoever shows up first can just start it off. There’s a set time so that people will show up around the same time and not more…[Read more] -
Catwing replied to the topic April Word War! in the forum Events & Guild Maintenance 6 years, 11 months ago
The moment you may or may not have been waiting for…
The results of April Word War!
Parimi Alca: 60,196
Meraki: 41,706
Erekdale: 23,954
New Wessex: 23,438
Avensbeck: 14,653
Rillumen: 6,096
Knaphollow: 5,154We got third. *throws feathers* Great job everyone! We were only 516 words ahead of 4th. That was a close one. So no matter how small your…[Read more]
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Princess Foo started the topic Prompt War: Second Person in the forum Events & Guild Maintenance 6 years, 11 months ago
KREEE! KREE! To me my warriors! It is time to battle again against the forces of doom. Or something. This month’s prompt: Write a story in second person.
Just like always, we need three people to commit to writing, and three to commit to editing. However, even if you didn’t commit to helping, don’t let that stop you from participating. The more…[Read more]
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