Story Embers | Maya Wylie | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/m_corinnemusic/activity/ Activity feed for Maya Wylie. Mon, 25 May 2026 03:00:53 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 adadf6f55f8abc04aa8c87d3384ddcde Maya Wylie replied to the topic What do you think of our guild page? in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/23055/ Thu, 18 Oct 2018 15:23:09 -0400 That’s so cool! @daeus-lamb Is there a way to see the other guilds’ pages? I think it would be cool to know who our friendly rivals are and what they’re like.

]]> 0 a5d088669ce08d2d7defd10e48ab1259 Maya Wylie replied to the topic That silly face in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/20072/ Wed, 03 Oct 2018 12:34:51 -0400 So what if the thief is trying to steal the Mona Lisa, and Lisa is trying to steal the Mona Lisa, the security guard is completely oblivious, (not asleep like your typical security guard, but is actually doing his job and legitimately doesn’t notice anything going on) and the janitor saves the day…by painting eyebrows on the Mona Lisa….and/or…[Read more]

]]> 0 68147c20cc7b4ea6f9a7defb11f23771 Maya Wylie replied to the topic To pens, oh Saxon Scribes! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/19693/ Mon, 01 Oct 2018 01:11:35 -0400 Sorry I was out this week, you guys. I had to take a college entrance exam yesterday and I spent the week studying and stressing out. I’m going to try to be of more use next time though!

]]> 0 fa944618d6fcb17be492967153e2ed64 Maya Wylie posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/a-surge-of-senses/#comment-1114 Sun, 23 Sep 2018 02:01:04 -0400 YAS. JUST YAS. It’s so vivid and raw and feely and I love it so much. <3

In reply to - Cindy Green wrote a new post We strung up lights and put stars in the sky, and she held me as we danced over rain-kissed earth. I listened as the voices that calmed me most sang our favorite lines in breathless […] ]]> ef88177aac96f6c246f3406c24348090 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Go crazy with prose in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/18175/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:49:28 -0400 Oh gosh, Meraki’s was soooooo great. I have to say, I think a lot of us writers were hungry/craving sugar this week, judging from the topicality of our stories πŸ˜›

]]> 0 85ed37c2e70ff5768088961d964d7e04 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Time to write in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/17900/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 01:15:14 -0400 Oh gosh, so…..I’m actually terrible at this. I am primarily a songwriter. That means I should write songs. But I have been horrible about setting aside time to write. It’s my senior year and I’m spending a lot of time on school, but I’m also dividing the rest of my time amongst piano practice, cello practice, and swim practice. And I’m using…[Read more]

]]> 0 32085774828aef915ef7677fb6e58267 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Go crazy with prose in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/17775/ Tue, 18 Sep 2018 02:42:03 -0400 I’m super happy with how it turned out, guys! @noah-litle Thank you so much for spearheading this thing, digging in, and getting this thing done. It’s so cute! *joins cheering*

@kate That’s awesome! I love big families:) Have you ever read Cheaper By the Dozen? It’s one of the funniest, most relatable books ever for siblings πŸ˜€

]]> 0 672fd7d2f6d2a5377625103f982f80f6 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Go crazy with prose in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/17722/ Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:59:57 -0400 @kate Oh my gosh XD Our faces do look really similar!! it’s funny, I actually don’t have instagram or a blog, though some of my friends have claimed that my texts to them are inspirational blog posts. I still don’t know why πŸ˜€ And you remind me of myself combined with my INFP little cousin πŸ˜€ How old are you and are you the oldest child? (if…[Read more]

]]> 0 90c5380a9a006d118298e1a71ebc473c Maya Wylie replied to the topic Go crazy with prose in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/17708/ Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:20:11 -0400 I think it’s ready!

]]> 0 23455a7ccb1ae96ec127154f8ddf56c4 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Go crazy with prose in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/17695/ Mon, 17 Sep 2018 16:26:47 -0400 Guys I feel good about this. (that means this story made me hungry enough that I made a pan of brownies. Thanks for giving me sugar cravings and making me eat a bunch of carbs.)

]]> 0 89cdf4536038a08ae9e15fd624c1c65f Maya Wylie replied to the topic Go crazy with prose in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/17668/ Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:22:35 -0400 Y’all, it’s getting close.

@noah-litle There are just a few comment/suggestions to go over, I tried to clear out the ones that have been decided as well as the grammatical suggestions so that it’s cleaner to work with. πŸ™‚

]]> 0 964c2fc94100fe3e53cc48146daa125c Maya Wylie replied to the topic Go crazy with prose in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/17434/ Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:15:44 -0400 @noahlitle Great job! It’s really coming together. We’ll all just keep picking at it until it’s done πŸ˜€

@kate Excellent analysis of simplicity and complexity, I’d never thought about it all that way before. *fistbump* Right on!

@somebodywhoknowswhatthey’redoing When is the deadline?

]]> 0 e05c1527d4b8dc297eee72bfedcabd07 Maya Wylie started the topic Sing! 2018 in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/16970/ Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:33:39 -0400 Hey guys, anybody attending the Getty’s Sing! 2018 conference in Nashville? @hope-ann I thought I saw you at the Ryman show tonight, are you here??

]]> 0 7b9628302d0ee70305626b3acbfce0a2 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Go crazy with prose in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/16800/ Sun, 09 Sep 2018 04:05:34 -0400 @r-j-karas I think it looks great! I really like it. I love the way you tied it together with Ecclesiastes. And guys, I love the fact that it’s just a given that fish have short term memory loss XD

I gave you a few suggestions that might make it read more smoothly. I was mainly looking for little grammatical clarifications, and trying to let…[Read more]

]]> 0 d8d0184d552c513c1d4090204c05ea73 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Go crazy with prose in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/16209/ Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:19:55 -0400 @noahlitle Don’t freak out. Cindy is weird, when she says she has been stalking you, she doesn’t mean it in a creepy way, she just means “I have seen you around, but not actually met you yet.” And hello from me, by the way πŸ˜€

@cindy Quit freaking people out.

]]> 0 c26b4cc99fb4b967b0402b06e3b03391 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Go crazy with prose in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/16170/ Tue, 04 Sep 2018 21:16:36 -0400 URBAN DRAGONS! I definitely like the idea of an urban setting, whether it’s fantasy or not.

]]> 0 25c8259ee5c37a24646299530abc2218 Maya Wylie replied to the topic MBTI Roll Call!! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/15388/ Wed, 29 Aug 2018 16:06:51 -0400 @sarah-inkdragon Oh my gosh! That is an awesome story πŸ˜€ I’m on a swim team, and the higher levels of it help coach the younger levels sometimes. So one day my friend and I were coaching the younger kids. I’m a redhead, so I burn within 5 minutes of sun exposure. So my friend and I were hiding under his towel as a hood of sun protection, and we…[Read more]

]]> 0 997b9ba493ad16f6ae3cab98926380ba Maya Wylie replied to the topic MBTI Roll Call!! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/15172/ Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:37:48 -0400 @daeus-lamb She is totally right πŸ˜€

]]> 0 13bc014b9c8e646c3b85d8e3e09c8938 Maya Wylie replied to the topic The Accountability Thread in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/15095/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 18:01:07 -0400 That’s great! I started on some lyrics the other day, and I did a little bit of music mixing yesterday, so I’m making progress–I have tidbits. I hope to have a workable product by Sunday.

]]> 0 6a27d3f49ee7a4cee5851bca70af5b81 Maya Wylie replied to the topic MBTI Roll Call!! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/14985/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 02:55:38 -0400 INFJ

I’ve heard that my type is rare. I guess it’s true–I don’t think I actually know any INFJs personally other than myself. I really like the mystical, mysterious, introspective stereotype, honestly πŸ˜€ It makes me feel like an awesome, bearded mentor on a mountaintop– sort of a Gandalf-ly person. I like to think I’m helpful and give good…[Read more]

]]> 0 04b8292ab83ee1570e3002b10cebf676 Maya Wylie replied to the topic The Accountability Thread in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/14931/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 00:24:17 -0400 @raemarie Thanks! You too!! Did you get something written? #accountability πŸ˜€

]]> 0 29cf756ab407b5f8b4ed000fd22a258c Maya Wylie replied to the topic Talk, you frigid people! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/14930/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 00:22:25 -0400 @r-m-archer YAAAS! Organization twins unite! I am the queen of lists, schedules, alphabetization, and grammar Nazism!Β  And of course, Cap is my totally my homeboy, he will be ruling alongside us, making sure that truth, honor, and patriotism abound, as well as making sure everyone watches their language. ;D We’ll probably have to fight Starlord…[Read more]

]]> 0 358e35b6638d84ebb6d2a99f062c6ab3 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Talk, you frigid people! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/14919/ Sun, 26 Aug 2018 23:21:50 -0400 @r-m-archer Absolutely! Then it wouldn’t be quite as much work for you to rule the world, since you wouldn’t have to do it alone! We could split up the ruling between all of us πŸ˜€

]]> 0 cb342e7501b839581fbb2a98e02bf48a Maya Wylie replied to the topic Talk, you frigid people! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/14910/ Sun, 26 Aug 2018 22:59:05 -0400 1.Tea or coffee? (The world breathlessly awaits your answer.)

Both. Coffee in the morning and tea for the rest of the day. Coffee with heavy cream keeps me awake and chai tea lattes keep me happy. πŸ™‚

2.How did you become a writer?

How did I become a writer? uhhhhhhh. Let’s see. I remember writing little stories when I was tiny, but I didn’t…[Read more]

]]> 0 daff0ca808364fd8300ebfb2c9ca3043 Maya Wylie replied to the topic The Accountability Thread in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/14383/ Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:39:01 -0400 My goal is to write a song by next weekend. @raemarie I’m with you, I need to actually write something. I have not written a whole song since…..last…October? *shudders*

]]> 0 2b26338bda73a984b8bbd9ada2aeb1be Maya Wylie replied to the topic A new day in New Wessex in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/14382/ Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:34:31 -0400 Sounds good, I haven’t been very intentional about being active here. I guess I haven’t had any writing projects I’ve been working on lately and I’m not very experienced. *starts an accountability thread* I’m always here observing, but I have been terrible about participating. I agree though, we should be a tight community. As Andrew Peterson has…[Read more]

]]> 0 55dac4cc36cff04778d473ecf0609b68 Maya Wylie posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/handcrafted-worlds/#comment-491 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 20:57:57 -0400 “my thoughts are as tangled as my hair.” Always. And Cindy, you know how tangled my hair is. πŸ˜€ Beautiful work, as always <3

In reply to - Cindy Green wrote a new post i. In another universe, the sky is always the softest blue, but it rains more often than it does here. The storms are loud and claim to know all about me. My thoughts are as tangled […] ]]> 5df4fe933116f984160c81f3622fc940 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Tragedy, ahoy! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/7859/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 20:26:51 -0400 @kate I HATH FOUND ANOTHER LOKI GIF WARRIOR (I tend to use Loki gifs in mostΒ  all of my responses to people :D)

Great ideas, you guys. One challenge about this is that we need to get the reader attached to the character as quickly as possible, but also as authentically as possible. In thinking over the last character death that I cried over, and…[Read more]

]]> 0 177a45944d12e50f66ba1936299248c0 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Spanish Poetry, Anyone??? *pleasepleaseplease* in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/2329/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 14:07:52 -0400 @scribbles That’s so beautiful! I always love seeing how other languages put things graphically- “NingΓΊn idioma es suficiente” like “no idiom is sufficient.” Though the direct translation is just “No language is enough.” The feelings are different.

I sing classically, and I’ve been working on some Italian arias. The literal translation of one…[Read more]

]]> 0 e3aa935099718cafb38f57003b98f635 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Welcome to New Wessex! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/2044/ Thu, 26 Apr 2018 01:13:01 -0400 @daeus-lamb No story ideas at the moment, but I have been thinking for a while that I should try a short story. So maybe next week, for the joust deal, I can try and get a first draft done and up the New Wessex word-count:) That is how that works, right?

Also, I’ve read some of your poetry and it’s amazing! I’m so glad I’m in your guild! Do you…[Read more]

]]> 0 b443e069920b599b235c7f56739a1b42 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Welcome to New Wessex! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1919/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:15:35 -0400 Hi, everybody! My name’s Maya, I’m really excited to be here! I was led here by the fabulous @cindy, who is just the bestest. I’m not primarily a writer- that is, I’ve dabbled in it over the years, but never been very good. I have never written a story, other than the little “books” I tried when I was 6 or 7. I have written a few poems for…[Read more]

]]> 0 64adeff5dd1177b370a4fbc340bd982e Maya Wylie replied to the topic The huge question... in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1561/ Tue, 24 Apr 2018 03:15:16 -0400 What about “Emberlets/Emberlits?” It’s probably stupid, but it’s kinda cute πŸ˜€

]]> 0 a650afc15661ba311ae58304efb7601c Maya Wylie replied to the topic Spanish Poetry, Anyone??? *pleasepleaseplease* in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1558/ Tue, 24 Apr 2018 03:09:55 -0400 @scribblesΒ  I’m not fluent, by any means, but I know enough to get by. I probably won’t be very helpful, but I would LOVE to see what you’ve written! That sounds so cool!

]]> 0 2ee093f2d9ad79d300b563bc93306f54 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Who is your favorite artist? in the forum Art Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/1556/ Tue, 24 Apr 2018 03:03:57 -0400 I love Monet, especially some of his cityscape-ish ones:) Durand, and many of the other Hudson River School painters are great too! Aedan Peterson, Joe Sutphin, and Garth Williams are also great.

]]> 0 831cf779b65ec3b47868354566382a69 Maya Wylie replied to the topic *The Sky Starts Raining Sunflowers* in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/841/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 18:38:48 -0400 @sam-kowal

*pets Stan before he remembers that he’s fearsome and terrible*

THANKS STAN! *smoke bomb* *disappears*

]]> 0 3848e12bf9cd929f140f5660613c5240 Maya Wylie replied to the topic Any other poets out there??? *eagerly searches the horizon* in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/808/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 16:58:52 -0400 I have some experience with poetry, but I don’t write it consistently. I am focusing on songwriting right now, which, I suppose, is a form of poetry. I would say that I try to emulate Andrew Peterson’s songwriting style most.

I admire @cindy and other folks who know how to do freeform poetry πŸ™‚ The Roar on the Other SideΒ is one of my favourite…[Read more]

]]> 0 8be0d24c9231930615a619109d0b7885 Maya Wylie replied to the topic *The Sky Starts Raining Sunflowers* in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/778/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:59:20 -0400 @cindy Okay, okay. *reluctantly steps out from behind Cindy* Hi, people! *Batman-whispers to Cindy* BUT DARKNESS!

@sam-kowal Can I pet your dragon?

]]> 0 75f54104677dc20c529811fdf3310aa7 Maya Wylie changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/335/ Tue, 17 Apr 2018 03:38:31 -0400 0 1e6c5da0d65c5f0721bc67ddcba8fae7 m_corinnemusic replied to the topic *The Sky Starts Raining Sunflowers* in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/313/ Tue, 17 Apr 2018 03:13:22 -0400 *slides in behind Cindy and waits for her to introduce me*

*waves awkwardly*

 

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