Story Embers | Mariam | Mentions https://storyembers.org/members/mariam/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Mariam. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 03:14:44 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 64926026b7cb909091ea82d9f4ce6e6e Banana Peacock Warrior replied to the topic Questions from a Writer who Doesn't Remember How to Write in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/61958/ Wed, 17 Jul 2019 16:59:38 -0400 @mariam: I did a bit of OYAN too!

Well, like Princess Foo said, I do think there is a fine line between plotting too much and losing your steam and just having at it without a direction. When I get a brand new story idea I want to build on, I like to base the plot off of my character arcs- so basically I’ll get a very basic outline done (with…[Read more]

]]> 0 9871292d6fe279f7c76310e2ea8cdb8d Princess Foo replied to the topic Questions from a Writer who Doesn't Remember How to Write in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/61953/ Wed, 17 Jul 2019 15:18:09 -0400 @mariam I also did OYAN! My novel got to the 2018 semi-finals, it was very exciting.

What you should do next works differently for every author. I like plotting out the story before I get started. I make a list of all the characters and list physical and character traits. I write down what summery of the story I have. Generally, this will be…[Read more]

]]> 0 27cb122630609705994916c60ae1bf9c Evelyn replied to the topic Hello Everyone! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58010/ Wed, 15 May 2019 14:19:50 -0400 @mariam You’re welcome! I’m sorry you had trouble finding it, but I’m glad to be of help. (:

]]> 0 2be36e46dd1ba01641c24f5abcc21c0e Evelyn replied to the topic Hello Everyone! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58008/ Wed, 15 May 2019 14:17:42 -0400 @mariam You can fill out this survey to apply for a writers guild:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3ceCbGSK3UCBqPzCv94yNVWxDbTdQximqrrs1Mh_otNLRVQ/viewform

Then it will take a couple weeks, but they’ll find a guild that fits your needs and strengths. 🙂

]]> 0 66af5f2075812e232453cc960876b9a7 Evelyn replied to the topic Hello Everyone! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/57914/ Tue, 14 May 2019 15:54:54 -0400 @mariam Ah, I love The Lord of the Rings.

I just learned actually that there are sub genres under “fantasy.” Portal fantasy, contemporary fantasy, high fantasy, low fantasy, gaslamp fantasy, and so on. It’s very interesting!

]]> 0 f9d0bf9a37f4f094142c66ea70afcb4d Evelyn replied to the topic Hello Everyone! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/57899/ Tue, 14 May 2019 12:35:31 -0400 @mariam Ah neat! I love those both. Especially fantasy. Do you have a favorite fantasy book? What about historical fiction?

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