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Lori Z. Scott commented on the post, Suffering Writers Don’t Need More Optimism, They Need More Opportunities to Strengthen Others 4 years, 6 months ago
Writing through the pain is a remarkable path to healing sometimes. 🙂
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Lori Z. Scott commented on the post, Suffering Writers Don’t Need More Optimism, They Need More Opportunities to Strengthen Others 4 years, 6 months ago
I also have a chronic illness, so I understand some of what you are dealing with. I’m sorry it has kept you from writing, but remember that God is full of surprises. He can take all our heartache and draw good from it. As I wrote in my upcoming YA novel, sometimes it’s the scars that make us beautiful.
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Lori Z. Scott commented on the post, Suffering Writers Don’t Need More Optimism, They Need More Opportunities to Strengthen Others 4 years, 6 months ago
What an amazing testimony. Glad your firecracker is doing better and still shedding light in the world. 🙂
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Lori Z. Scott wrote a new post 4 years, 7 months ago
Editor’s Note: This article is the fourth installment in our five-part series on renewing storytellers’ souls. To learn why we’re doing this series and how we’re approaching the topics, read our introdu […]
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Lori Z. Scott commented on the post, 5 Stylistic Choices You Need to Stop Making 4 years, 8 months ago
Thank you!
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Lori Z. Scott commented on the post, 5 Stylistic Choices You Need to Stop Making 4 years, 8 months ago
I’m glad you found it helpful! Yay!
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Lori Z. Scott commented on the post, 5 Stylistic Choices You Need to Stop Making 4 years, 8 months ago
Wow! What an insightful comment. The tips I suggested helped me improve my prose, and it was my goal to pass those on. However, you make some valid points. I tip my hat to you!
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Lori Z. Scott wrote a new post 4 years, 8 months ago
If you could just, like, cut a few things from your most recent draft that would totally make your writing so much better, would you go to the effort to do it?
Excuse me, that sounded awkward. Let me try […]
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Ooh, another acronym!! Thanks so much for this, Miss Scott! Just what I needed. 😉
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Thank you!
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These are such great reminders! I wish I had known some of these rules earlier in my writing. Telling emotions especially–I find that one even in published novels sometimes. It’s sneaky. 😝
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I’m glad you found it helpful! Yay!
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Wow! What an insightful comment. The tips I suggested helped me improve my prose, and it was my goal to pass those on. However, you make some valid points. I tip my hat to you!
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Lori Z. Scott commented on the post, How to Overcome 3 Common Fears Writers Face with Social Media 4 years, 9 months ago
Perfect! Good luck. Story Embers uses the hashtag #embersgram and you can find them at @story_embers. You might find some accounts you can connect with there.
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Lori Z. Scott commented on the post, How to Overcome 3 Common Fears Writers Face with Social Media 4 years, 9 months ago
You do a great job connecting with people! 🙂
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Lori Z. Scott wrote a new post 4 years, 9 months ago
For many writers, joining social media is like a waiter serving you a whale for dinner and telling you to eat it by closing time. The task is overwhelming.
At conferences, in critique groups, and during […]
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Thank you so much for sharing those words of wisdom and encouragement! I’m launching an Instagram platform on Tuesday, actually, so this couldn’t have come at a better time 😀
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Perfect! Good luck. Story Embers uses the hashtag #embersgram and you can find them at @story_embers. You might find some accounts you can connect with there.
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You do a great job connecting with people! 🙂
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Lori Z. Scott commented on the post, Should You Write Children's Fiction for the Christian or General Market? 4 years, 10 months ago
Wonderful! Thanks for reading it. 🙂
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Lori Z. Scott wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
As we stumble along in Jesus’s footsteps, we want the stories we craft to be a source of light to our broken and chaotic world. But we don’t own a corner on the lane of creativity. We share the space with hun […]
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Wonderful! Thanks for reading it. 🙂
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Lori Z. Scott commented on the post, The Scene Goal Playbook: 4 Ways to Drive Your Plot Forward 4 years, 10 months ago
Thanks for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed it!
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Lori Z. Scott wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
Offensive line coaches in football think strategically. While they may love a quick score, they don’t expect a touchdown without a fight. Instead, they develop a series of plays with a singular goal: to advance t […]
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Yaaay, another acronym by the amazing Ms. Scott!!!! *jumps around doing a happy dance*
Thanks so much Ms. Scott!! I love your articles – they’re so helpful! And this one is totally going in the bookmarks bar… 😉
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Thanks for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed it!
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Lori Z. Scott commented on the post, 3 Creative Ways to Choose the Theme for Your Next Novel 5 years ago
Amusing stories! Two amazing authors. 🙂
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Lori Z. Scott commented on the post, How to Develop Unmistakable Speaking Styles for Your Characters 5 years ago
Sometimes I just can’t help myself, I guess. 🙂
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Lori Z. Scott wrote a new post 5 years, 1 month ago
“Help you, I will.”
As soon as you read those words, I bet an image of Yoda from Star Wars popped into your head. Every writer hopes that their characters’ voices will be just as unique and unforg […]
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Wow, this was so helpful (and another acronym, yay)! Thank you so much, Miss Scott. 🙂
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Sometimes I just can’t help myself, I guess. 🙂
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Yay! Thank you for your kind words. I’m happy you found it helpful.
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Lori Z. Scott wrote a new post 5 years, 2 months ago
A few summers ago, I visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. Every little detail—the buildings, layout, animatronics, costumes, food, and music—whispered authenticity. As I explored, I g […]
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Lori Z. Scott commented on the post, Can’t Finish Your Novel? The Problem May Be Your Midpoint 5 years, 3 months ago
Thank you for your kind words! You made my day!
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Very well written article! I 100% agree. Sometimes as a reader, you can just tell when something in the writing isn’t adding up, or feeling like it should.
When my niece was diagnosed with leukemia at age two, I couldn’t process what this meant for her, our family, or our faith, so I wrote a story to get it out of my head. What was really meant for myself and my family as a reminder of our hope and an encouragement for us, has ended up being shared by a lot of my family and friends over the years. In my mind, that means it resonated with the hearts of a lot of people. It poured out of me as if it was exactly what God wanted me to say and that feeling was amazing. He will work His purposes through us if we let Him, but often we have to go through hell to do it. Thanks for a great post. I love the phrase “Christ can not be held back.” Amen! (And my niece is now an 11-year-old firecracker, so she has an amazing testimony to hope!)
What an amazing testimony. Glad your firecracker is doing better and still shedding light in the world. 🙂
This was an encouraging, helpful article, Lori! I am 18 and have experienced much suffering over the years in the form of chronic illness and chronic pain. A lot of my pain and struggles spill over into my writing, and my characters often are an image of myself. While I don’t write as much as I did before as I’m still sick, I hope to one day (soon!) write a story that will give others hope to carry on and remind them they never walk alone. Thank you!!
I also have a chronic illness, so I understand some of what you are dealing with. I’m sorry it has kept you from writing, but remember that God is full of surprises. He can take all our heartache and draw good from it. As I wrote in my upcoming YA novel, sometimes it’s the scars that make us beautiful.
Writing through the pain is a remarkable path to healing sometimes. 🙂