Story Embers | M | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/martina/activity/ Activity feed for M. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:42:05 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 e6f3edc1123ae421f16635907db46001 M's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/105288/ Sun, 19 May 2024 00:05:23 -0400 0 a8f3dd1a1b78dc549e766e01ebde44aa M replied to the topic Writin Prompt War: August 2019 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/writin-prompt-war-august-2019/#post-95448 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:12:05 -0400 @jenwriter17 That’s a neat idea! I like having one person who mediates/brings together both cultures, as long as we could keep that under 2500 words. Maybe she has a problem of some kind, and the only way to fix it is by either getting the help of someone or acquiring something from both sides?

]]> 0 0a9fd6de7d33de6115988ea1518c4e14 M replied to the topic Writing Prompt War: May 2019 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/writing-prompt-war-may-2019/#post-89157 Thu, 09 May 2019 23:21:12 -0400 Interesting! Once I wrote this little piece in second person future tense (have I talked about this before? I don’t know, oh well), but it’s only maybe two paragraphs.

Oh, it would definitely be fun + funny to do from the sidekick’s POV!

]]> 0 dedbd0823fd8545442c00fd13de43c6a M replied to the topic Writing Life: Topic 3 in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/writing-life-topic-3/#post-83977 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 22:34:28 -0400 @faith_blum This is a great article! Relating to the schedule-making that you wrote about, I tried a few weeks ago to write out and follow a personalized schedule that had everything I needed in one day on it, with some free time– to the minute. Needless to say, it didn’t work (I need a watch), but it was an interesting exercise in getting things…[Read more]

]]> 0 c5e04f1664cc482dccd6040117819048 M replied to the topic Writing Prompt War: March 2019 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/writing-prompt-war-march-2019/page/3/#post-83861 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 03:11:00 -0400 @christianna-hellwig Thanks for your feedback! Yeah, it was kind of rushed, and I might eventually rewrite it and add the other scenes that I wanted to but couldn’t for lack of time.

]]> 0 c86773203186681c4a279579562d543f M replied to the topic Writing Prompt War: March 2019 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/writing-prompt-war-march-2019/page/2/#post-83747 Sun, 24 Mar 2019 19:40:12 -0400 @christianna-hellwig Thank you! And thank you to everyone who has read through it.

@faith_blum I *finally* wrote and posted an ending that I do like, although it’s not quite as long as I had originally thought (I was planning to add one/two short bonding scenes between Loretta-Jane and Faith, but it’s fine without them and I don’t have time to…[Read more]

]]> 0 ee35a17138485e4aed3d9acfcf94a033 M replied to the topic Writing Prompt War: March 2019 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/writing-prompt-war-march-2019/page/2/#post-82502 Sun, 17 Mar 2019 16:41:32 -0400 @faith_blum Oh yes! Sorry, I was writing it on paper and didn’t think about Google docs :/ Here’s the doc. It’s just a start for now but I’m adding more on to it on paper and will type it up today. Feel free to edit/add!

]]> 0 7771e5c896313141c4992c06e93ca4c1 M replied to the topic I didn't intend this as poetry, but can you look at it please? in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/i-didnt-intend-this-as-poetry-but-can-you-look-at-it-please/#post-82463 Sun, 17 Mar 2019 00:09:34 -0400 @taylorclogston I thoroughly enjoyed reading this! First: this could be described as flash fiction, if you wanted to. I would say that it qualifies very loosely as poetry– yes, the feel and lyric of it is very poetic, but the form doesn’t fit into any poetic category (rhyme, meter, blank verse, line breaks, annoying loss of punctuation).

I…[Read more]

]]> 0 87d3fa4d6d292e85508af5c6be73f8af M replied to the topic Writing Prompt War: March 2019 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/writing-prompt-war-march-2019/page/2/#post-82426 Sat, 16 Mar 2019 18:44:49 -0400 I can do some work on the first draft/editing of it also. I love Jenna’s idea of making the victim question their helper. Hm… I’ll throw together something now in case we need it, but maybe someone else can do a more concrete draft

]]> 0 260d82d4c62f65494c13cb53c702b2a0 M replied to the topic Writing Life: Topic 1 in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/writing-life-topic-1/#post-82026 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 21:46:21 -0400 This is amazing advice! Thank you for posting this, @faith_blum

I’ve always been a little confused about the difference between alpha and beta readers, and this is a nice, clear definition. It reminds me of the work that I have yet to do on my current 2nd draft…

]]> 0 dd1bf1575225036a6fe916b1820faa42 M replied to the topic Writing Prompt War: February 2019 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/writing-prompt-war-february-2019/page/3/#post-78562 Thu, 14 Feb 2019 22:51:40 -0400 All right, I’ve just read all of y’alls comments and this story sound like it’ll be pretty awesome. I made a link (here)ย to a doc that we can write on, and I started a little bit of something on it, but please add/change/write a new draft as you wish. (unintentional reference there but I’m keeping it) This’ll be great!

]]> 0 f1dae8f339c583b7980f641114a51dca M replied to the topic Topic #27: First half of the Second Act in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/topic-27-first-half-of-the-second-act/#post-70386 Tue, 08 Jan 2019 14:39:57 -0400 Reading this made me realize that I had forgotten the first pinch point in my wips second act! I have the others, but I especially need to work on fleshing out my midpoint so it’s more understandable,ย  if that makes sense (ha). @faith_blum

]]> 0 8f5ec45dfa4f9f4b15ba021cb76ae62d M replied to the topic Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year/#post-69306 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 03:59:19 -0400 I have an awful lot of goals for this next year, the writing ones being:

– self-publish a final draft of Skye (novel that I started in 2016)

-write a second draft of SoT (a novel that I have 75% of a first draft of as of this NaNo)

-add 40 poems and 6 shorts/flash fictions to my list of potential-anthology-works

It’ll be interesting to see how…[Read more]

]]> 0 b9ab988f201acba33168421b4ce167c2 M replied to the topic Topics poll in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/topics-poll/#post-65037 Tue, 11 Dec 2018 01:45:40 -0400 @faith_blum I also support breaking until January and reinstating the weekly topics as bi-weekly topics. I’m super appreciative of all the work you’ve done as our amazing guildmistress, but am also kind of swamped writing-wise, especially after NaNo.

]]> 0 cbd0285b6077f60a8fce2a2f02ecce97 M replied to the topic Writing Prompt War in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/writing-prompt-war/#post-64040 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 03:16:36 -0400 A weird/creepy/off in a sideways sort of way universe would be interesting– almost “Stepford Wives” style, in that both the reader and the MC know that something is wrong, but it’s just unsettling and slowly more and more obvious.

Like what @serenity and @dragongeek are saying, for the most part.

(Also, I like this prompt! It’ll be really cool,…[Read more]

]]> 0 62ca10e6ee6ec0f5348f8a28de55257e M replied to the topic Word War #3 winner (and word war #4)! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/word-war-3-winner-and-word-war-4/page/10/#post-62913 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 22:47:11 -0400 @faith_blum My final word count is 14,089. I started out NaNo, but had to stop on Nov. 10 because of a wayyyy overcrowded schedule ๐Ÿ™

]]> 0 21d880dcd4498d25ffd06901aba64e74 M replied to the topic another set of eyes...please? in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/another-set-of-eyes-please/#post-61467 Mon, 26 Nov 2018 02:07:55 -0400 I gave it a couple suggestions, but overall, great job! One of my best friends is in a similar situation, so I understand (at least partially) what you are going through. The emotions were conveyed well, although there were some parts that could have flowed better. I really only added some punctuation that might help with the flow. I think that…[Read more]

]]> 0 800928e2b7a237e69d35d817eb4ad7de M replied to the topic Weekly Goals #24 in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/weekly-goals-24/#post-58174 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 23:21:39 -0400 I’d love to add 30 pages (I’m used to writing longhand, so I count pages and average out word count for NaNo) to my zero draft. I’m revising a couple articles, so it’d be great to get those two finished this week also.

]]> 0 de7db85c34f8953dca091d0bc3df0ed5 M replied to the topic NaNoWriMo 2018 in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/nanowrimo-2018-3/#post-55994 Mon, 29 Oct 2018 03:08:33 -0400 Okay: here’s my link! I literally made the account 15 minutes ago, but I think I have two or three accounts on the website now… this is the only one that I could get to work.

]]> 0 71a887096b5c841256d56e6145e6c79e M replied to the topic NaNoWriMo 2018 in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/nanowrimo-2018-3/#post-55992 Mon, 29 Oct 2018 02:46:29 -0400 @christianna-hellwig Same. I’ve been beaten pretty badly by NaNoWriMo for three years now (very long sigh), but I’ve found that no matter if I win or not, it gives me a little push on whatever WiP I’m working on at the time. And I finished my first complete novel in last year’s NaNo (I cheated a bit and started with a 15000 word half-finished…[Read more]

]]> 0 84f02d96052c22f3c0d88c999f9d5c8a M replied to the topic The New Guild Page! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/the-new-guild-page/#post-55116 Thu, 25 Oct 2018 22:01:04 -0400 @faith_blum This is soย  neat! I wonder who came up with the names… and I didn’t realize we were doing so well in the Guild Wars! Awesome work, y’all ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 0 4f2d5e6d21198263ac13b6406e7056d4 M replied to the topic Hi! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/hi-8/#post-53626 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 23:01:27 -0400 @faith_blum I’m so excited to have you be our guildmaster! I was going to ask you what your favorite books are, but someone else already did, so… ๐Ÿ™‚ welcome to Avensbeck!

]]> 0 b42cb8a450bd0c116d01bbe88eb29c45 M replied to the topic Poetry Collections in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/poetry-collections/#post-53105 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 01:17:42 -0400 @evelyn The Dickens reference is from A Tale of Two Cities, which happens to be one of my favorite books. Let’s just say that I’ve read it more than once… ๐Ÿ˜‰

]]> 0 0e70823b29eb88a615752aaed66c9d51 M replied to the topic Farewell from Your Guildmaster in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/farewell-from-your-guildmaster/#post-53103 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 01:16:30 -0400 @gabriellepollack I’m going to miss you so much! You’ve been my guildmaster since the beginning (well, except for that one time that I accidentally guild-jumped and asked a question on another guild bc I didn’t know how to use the forumsย  but that’s beside the point) and have been amazing the whole time. I wish you all the best in non-Story…[Read more]

]]> 0 9017f3fccf91f251b4186aaa759772f5 M replied to the topic Poetry Collections in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/poetry-collections/#post-52539 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 22:28:42 -0400 Hello @evelyn ! (Thanks, @libby , for letting me know about this post ๐Ÿ™‚ ) Right now, I am actually working on putting together a short anthology of my best/favorite short stories, flash fiction, and poetry. The (working) title of the anthology is “A Silver Thread” (Dickens reference; I’m a nerd), and I am using the connection of timeย to link…[Read more]

]]> 0 1617f979ebb2df21613d71a7b9f37d78 M replied to the topic Who Are Your Story's Characters? in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/who-are-your-storys-characters/#post-52305 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 23:16:16 -0400 I currently have a couple main characters for different WiPs that I am fleshing out, but I’ll talk about two of them here. ๐Ÿ™‚ Also, @katherineh , I do the same thing with my characters, for the most part: create a realistic person and drop them in a situation to see how they react. It’s fun! *two thumbs up*

*deep breath*

1) Maja is a 32 year old…[Read more]

]]> 0 06a3145d330d136549592f444ee46b9f M replied to the topic Word War #2 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/word-war-2/#post-49230 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:50:01 -0400 I will try… I’ve been meaning to add some chapters to my WiP!

]]> 0 481d835b4ee611abdab76d8a0e1553cb M replied to the topic My Website!!!! in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/my-website/#post-48001 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 02:23:14 -0400 @jenwriter17 Beautiful website!! I love the Luther quote also ๐Ÿ™‚ How did you do the “Book Progress” thing? It’s really cool!

]]> 0 86eb6a450ac6c331e109ac541e2991a2 M replied to the topic Guild War #5: Rise of the Avensers in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/guild-war-5-rise-of-the-avensers/page/2/#post-47474 Wed, 12 Sep 2018 23:30:17 -0400 @libby Thank you! ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 0 6a391dfd026aca1cf8950c7bc08b6b30 M posted an update: @gabriellepollack Hopefully this isn't too late, but I'd […] https://storyembers.org/activity/p/17254/ Wed, 12 Sep 2018 23:29:53 -0400 @gabriellepollack Hopefully this isn’t too late, but I’d like to vote for Submission #1 in the Guild War. Thanks ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 0 36246730f37e165a8a6e33083c6847ed M replied to the topic Guild War #5: Rise of the Avensers in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/guild-war-5-rise-of-the-avensers/page/2/#post-47213 Tue, 11 Sep 2018 02:32:08 -0400 I added my flash fiction to the doc. ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 0 4a3773d1326bb79987349dd3199ca9aa M replied to the topic Guild War #5: Rise of the Avensers in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/guild-war-5-rise-of-the-avensers/#post-46884 Sat, 08 Sep 2018 16:26:01 -0400 I wrote a very short piece (maybe 500 words?) from the perspective of a girl’s favorite pen about letting go (if it sounds dramatic, it was), kind of like @sleepwalkingmk ‘s idea. I can see if I can find it if y’all would want to read it.

]]> 0 ea0cdceb2d131d76e0045391016f5cff M replied to the topic Weekly Goals #14 in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/weekly-goals-14/#post-45278 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 17:03:51 -0400 My only official goal for this week (Sunday to Sunday)- add seven pages (longhand) to my WiP. And, as always, journal every day.

]]> 0 f370ca9c234f77054580f3e4b9355990 M replied to the topic The Silver Thread- an anthology in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/the-silver-thread-an-anthology/#post-44690 Sat, 25 Aug 2018 23:39:48 -0400 @toklaham-veruzia Thank you! I’ll send you a couple via docs soon.

]]> 0 afb0a2faeb78865fe2731e3187a510e2 M replied to the topic The Silver Thread- an anthology in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/the-silver-thread-an-anthology/#post-44304 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 00:49:38 -0400 @libby That sounds great! Any advice/feedback is welcome. Would a google docs link or an email work better for you?

]]> 0 576e119bac11a0f37a9c7a18ce0066b2 M started the topic The Silver Thread- an anthology in the forum https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/the-silver-thread-an-anthology/ Thu, 23 Aug 2018 23:45:13 -0400 Hello fellow guildlings! ๐Ÿ™‚ I’ve been thinking for a while now about creating a small anthology of some of my best/favorite poems, flash fiction, and short stories. This is a pretty wide-spread critique request, so if you have a certain preference for what you like to read/critique/etc., I probably have it. Any help is much appreciated! I’ll send…[Read more]

]]> 0 63ff94b6c01e9cbac622155a6245dd5d M replied to the topic New Inactivity Policy in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/new-inactivity-policy/#post-44293 Thu, 23 Aug 2018 23:25:54 -0400 Sounds good! Thanks for letting us know ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 0 98bdfbe392f7d89a44095b6d84913a36 M replied to the topic Weekly Goals #12 in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/weekly-goals-12/#post-43512 Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:54:39 -0400 @gabriellepollack I’m back! I’ve been inactive on the internet for the last…while. (Traveling!)

My writing goals for this week are:

-to write and schedule three more posts for my blog

-to finish a short story I’ve been putting off for a while

-to acquire a notebook for rewriting the first draft of my current novel-in-progress (and actually…[Read more]

]]> 0 1bf4835647e47be0869a5409076cfcc9 M replied to the topic Weekly Goals #5 in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/weekly-goals-5/#post-39178 Mon, 18 Jun 2018 23:59:07 -0400 I (surprisingly) did reach my goals for last week! I scheduled four blog posts for this summer and wrote a page minimum in my journal every day. For this week, my goals are:

-finish a short story I am working on

-write one+ page in my journal every day

-edit a poem I wrote two weeks ago

]]> 0 a05efbd0fa8f2b940ae20f7883f9c77b M replied to the topic Guild War #3 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/guild-war-3/page/3/#post-39106 Mon, 18 Jun 2018 03:19:53 -0400 I’m also voting for @sam-kowal ‘s story. Great work on both of them though!

]]> 0 85abeec6c963ec8091e3060c04d447bf M replied to the topic Avensbeck Book Club Discussion #1 in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/avensbeck-book-club-discussion-1/#post-39023 Sat, 16 Jun 2018 16:26:34 -0400 1. I noticed that Tolkien uses the atmosphere and the setting to tell more about the character in a way that isn’t just telling (if that makes sense).

2. I like that just about every other person on the quest is a character foil of Bilbo.

3. Also, the way that Tolkien switches into a tone of talking with the reader draws me in to the story even…[Read more]

]]> 0 ef1e9ab33c9c7b9c23c84f9edc8dac5b M replied to the topic Guild War #3 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/guild-war-3/#post-38775 Wed, 13 Jun 2018 02:01:56 -0400 All right, sounds good. I’ll try to help edit @jenwriter17 ‘s story sometime soon!

]]> 0 2503c8f10b59051cad362c8eb74622d4 M replied to the topic Guild War #3 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/guild-war-3/#post-38743 Tue, 12 Jun 2018 17:56:38 -0400 @j-a-penrose I added something to the doc also. And I like your story, @jenwriter17 ! It’s an interesting situation and very realistic characters.

I’m not really sure what I was thinking with my choice in POV and tense… y’all will have to read it. ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 0 f5bba4b2e59c03b00578693ca5157eec M replied to the topic Welcome Thread for New Avensers! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/welcome-thread-for-new-avensers/#post-38011 Tue, 05 Jun 2018 23:51:52 -0400 Hello @natalie-marie !! I’m so glad you’re an Avenser. ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 0 c20000cada1e9970a3ccfd5813f800c8 M replied to the topic Camp NaNoWriMo in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/camp-nanowrimo/#post-37815 Mon, 04 Jun 2018 22:19:39 -0400 I usually do Camp NaNo, but not this summer. Best wishes to everyone participating, though!

]]> 0 0732bc8090f89269430fbb3f0c9432ba M replied to the topic Weekly Goals #3 in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/weekly-goals-3/#post-37813 Mon, 04 Jun 2018 22:16:35 -0400 I’ll be editing a few poems I wrote a while ago, and stockpiling blog posts to schedule for this summer. Four is my goal for this week (I have them all outlined) and I have one finished and saved already!

]]> 0 4abb67f53a5c7f1c077298ad95e3157d M replied to the topic Avensbeck Book Club, Anyone? in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/avensbeck-book-club-anyone/page/2/#post-37810 Mon, 04 Jun 2018 22:14:04 -0400 Awesome! I love The Hobbit,ย even though I didn’t vote for it. ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 0 4cc4be2343a06d9b2cb7eaf9af39225a M replied to the topic Avensbeck Book Club, Anyone? in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/avensbeck-book-club-anyone/page/2/#post-36798 Tue, 29 May 2018 22:03:09 -0400 I’ll vote forย The Cheveis Trilogyย andย Pride and Prejudice.

]]> 0 36c120fdee2da908482ce39b35ed8742 M replied to the topic Backstory and Emotion in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/backstory-and-emotion/#post-36006 Fri, 25 May 2018 00:26:51 -0400 @gabriellepollack Based on the generalized definitions of character arc, it’s a Shift/Growth Arc. And yeah, her firey-ness ends up getting her into quite a bit of trouble, as expected.

]]> 0 e248ef4318815581359dd1c04a102e85 M replied to the topic Backstory and Emotion in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/backstory-and-emotion/#post-35865 Wed, 23 May 2018 23:46:36 -0400 @gabriellepollack Her pride is mostly stemmed from her nature. She’s never been totally accepting of the imposed government and while she has to obey it in order to stay alive, she bristles at almost any confrontation.

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