Story Embers | MNValentine | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/mnvalentine/activity/ Activity feed for MNValentine. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:40:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 d32e918613ae748b057767017275864d MNValentine replied to the topic I need helpz in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/i-need-helpz/#post-58860 Sat, 10 Nov 2018 03:45:37 -0400 @thewirelessblade

Hi! I know I don’t post here much, but I thought I’d reply since this topic always kind of annoys me. The truth is, the most annoying female characters written by male authors are the ones that adhere too much to stereotypes (of any kind!). Girls are people first, and girls second (maybe not even second…there are other things…[Read more]

]]> 0 a5cf9df877691ab797f2b55d27e4d41f MNValentine replied to the topic Writing a reluctant "chosen one" without being obvious in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/writing-a-reluctant-chosen-one-without-being-obvious/#post-43394 Sun, 12 Aug 2018 22:45:46 -0400 Hi @steward-of-the-pen πŸ™‚ And I’ll include @fawxofthecomics too πŸ˜€ I love this idea!!

One option is to give her a friend who doesn’t want to be Thunderstruck but feels like he/she could step up and do it if they had to. Try stressing the way that friend feels, and work in the main character’s feelings in a less obvious way. You can make it look…[Read more]

]]> 0 ae47fa7a80eff3423d8d17e68ba4c8f8 MNValentine replied to the topic HELPβ€” Is My Heroine Helpless? in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/help-is-my-heroine-helpless/#post-40255 Sun, 01 Jul 2018 02:02:54 -0400 Yeah, let me know πŸ™‚ I’d love to!!

]]> 0 2d26ea9eceef3f553c8217e0996956d1 MNValentine replied to the topic HELPβ€” Is My Heroine Helpless? in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/help-is-my-heroine-helpless/#post-40062 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:54:53 -0400 @sarah-narnathron Hi! I think it kind of depends on the length of the story. If there are a lot of characters, maybe give Breen another friend to interact with and help. If it’s basically just her and Josiah, I think the way it is sounds fine – she is acting mainly around his needs, but it’s because she loves him and because he is essentially her…[Read more]

]]> 0 3612f8a9581feb42614478b7ebebfd3e MNValentine changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/9455/ Thu, 21 Jun 2018 01:08:25 -0400 0 eb8e3b72e4faf1be739957cd95ffb717 MNValentine replied to the topic Contests and Literary Magazines? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/contests-and-literary-magazines/#post-39449 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:07:03 -0400 @elizabeth @kate Thanks anyway πŸ™‚ Like I said, there aren’t a lot of good ones that I know of, so it’s not a big deal.

@briannastorm Yes, I’m editing my story for the contest and hope to submit it in a few days. I’ll check out splickety. Thanks!!

]]> 0 498a65ccea1e4f683eb4b313f19895f6 MNValentine started the topic Contests and Literary Magazines? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/contests-and-literary-magazines/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 18:08:49 -0400 Hi! I know I haven’t been on in a while, I’ve been crazy busy πŸ™‚ But I am wondering if anyone knows of other magazines/contests I could submit stories to. There are a ton out there but most of them publish post-modernism, which I don’t write or like, so I’m looking for some that publish other types of fiction or fantasy.

Anyone who knows of any,…[Read more]

]]> 0 85c014c2be557f0522ebb19d3a3df75e MNValentine replied to the topic Finally Wandered Over... in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/finally-wandered-over/#post-34177 Wed, 09 May 2018 18:22:11 -0400 @briannastorm Thanks πŸ˜€

My story has several premises, because it’s been in the works for at least five years… Essentially the idea is that there is an underground society of magical people, blending in with ordinary people. I’ve focused a lot on trying to tell a fairly passe fantasy story in a realistic style, with emphasis on the blending of…[Read more]

]]> 0 ee441d1754fde95724f6b88fb4f45ce9 MNValentine started the topic Finally Wandered Over... in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/finally-wandered-over/ Tue, 08 May 2018 01:18:06 -0400 Hi! I’m M. N. Valentine, disembarking after the voyage from kingdom pen. To those who don’t know me, I’m a senior in high school. I enjoy playing violin, photography, and reading. In every spare minute, I write fantasy of all kinds. My current project is a six book series of urban fantasy books set in the northwest US, where I live, with the first…[Read more]

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