Story Embers | Melissa G | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/melissa-g/activity/ Activity feed for Melissa G. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:31:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 9bc75fd6943401df457ab044c51b238c Melissa G replied to the topic Melodrama *dramatic music* in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/melodrama-dramatic-music/#post-37449 Sat, 02 Jun 2018 11:03:12 -0400 @gabriellpollack Ooh this is a really interesting one! For me, I think melodrama appears when the author is trying too hard to make the reader feel something, and so they hurl a big ball of emotion at the page. It’s far more effective, if the reader knows and loves the character, and the character undergoes strong emotions with the reasoning…[Read more]

]]> 0 102fa5ae22a50e5425d9c978b69e7418 Melissa G replied to the topic Getting to Know You in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/getting-to-know-you/page/4/#post-33420 Thu, 03 May 2018 13:03:25 -0400 @overcomer I’ve watched the ABC version of the Good Doctor and LOVED it! I think my heart broke several times during the finale. xD

@gabriellepollack I enjoy photographing a mixture of subjects; books, towering trees, quietly forgotten houses, flowers, etc. I suppose you could say, whatever catches my eye in the moment. 🙂 What about you?

]]> 0 663e61808fd9ce3e275ff2ce2a66b09b Melissa G replied to the topic Prayer Requests #1 in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/prayer-requests-1/#post-32735 Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:36:17 -0400 @morreafirebird I’ll definitely be praying, Audrey. <3 I’m facing similar decisions in a few months, and it’s already terrifying. I hope God will open doors or close others to help guide you onto the best path. Here are some verses I turn to when fear, stress, or anxiety burn within me:

“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation b…[Read more]

]]> 0 83c82b854cc9e26f3e57bea25b0d93a1 Melissa G replied to the topic Summer Writing Goals in the forum Avensbeck Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/summer-writing-goals/#post-32243 Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:10:53 -0400 I like Guildings! xD

Winter Writing Goals (I’m in the Southern Hemisphere. Confusing, I know. :P) :

– Finish first draft of Silver Storm
– Complete at least half of Golden Revenge‘s fourth draft
– Finish first draft of the short story Here Lies

Marketing Goals:

– Gain 50 more blog followers
– Start an email newsletter (?)

]]> 0 d56f5f280f9f51736da7bd715aaeb923 Melissa G replied to the topic Getting to Know You in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/getting-to-know-you/page/2/#post-32218 Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:04:08 -0400 @morreafirebird *waves back* It’s so great to see you here! *hugs*

@naomijackson  Great idea, I’d love to comment on all of your blogs!! Mine is: Quill Pen Writer

@jenwriter17 Oooh a steampunk horse? That would be amazing! 😀

]]> 0 168d35a09eb584452f89efc99fb540d2 Melissa G replied to the topic Getting to Know You in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/getting-to-know-you/page/2/#post-32064 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 23:24:01 -0400 *slips inside, bobs a curtsy* Hello everyone!

1. I mainly write fantasy, though I do dabble in sci-fi and occasionally dystopian!

2. I’m currently working on a novel called Golden Revenge:
Cursed with the touch of gold, all Mida wants is to disappear into a normal life and hide her curse. In the midst of a refugee camp, Taylan dreams of…[Read more]

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