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Natalie Cone replied to the topic How do I prevent outlining from becoming a creativity killer? in the forum Plotting 4 years, 9 months ago
@ashley-tegart I love your comment so much! It’s so funny to me how differently you feel about the drafting process, and it’s fun to see the different tricks you do to make it more fun for yourself. Regarding brainstorming on paper — Oh, there is something so exquisite about a lovely notebook and just the right pen! I recently found a leather…[Read more]
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Natalie Cone posted a new activity comment 4 years, 9 months ago
@obrian-of-the-surface-world Thank you for the kind words! I checked out your blog and subscribed! I’m looking forward to reading more. I’m glad you found my blog! Poor thing is just sitting out there unused. I did great sending out a weekly newsletter, for a time, and then it just ended. I couldn’t keep it up. The podcast has been taken down,…[Read more]
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Hi Natalie,
Check out what’s going on under the Audio Cinema Topic under Fantasy Writers. Entries do not have to be of the Fantasy genre, however. I only chose that group because it seemed to have the most active participants. There are several entries, so you can scroll through and see what our fellow members are submitting. We just pop the…[Read more]
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Natalie Cone posted a new activity comment 4 years, 9 months ago
That’s great advice. I do love writing writing short stories because I ALWAYS pants those, and it’s so much fun. By the time I’m finished I look back over it and realize there are parallels, symbolisms, and balance that wasn’t the intention in the beginning. So far, the novels I’ve finished have followed the same process pattern … I just start…[Read more]
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Natalie Cone replied to the topic Howdy, all. in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 9 months ago
Nice to meet you! It looks like you fit right in already! I’m brand new here, as well. I am absolutely blown away at how much activity and help goes on around here. It feels like a sweet kind of family dynamic.
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Natalie Cone started the topic How do I prevent outlining from becoming a creativity killer? in the forum Plotting 4 years, 9 months ago
As a homeschool mom, I know planning is KEY. I am super organized and really enjoy the planning process. I heart spreadsheets and love making them pretty with multicolor rows, etc. It makes a huge difference in the daily grind, and it’s a real sanity-saver.
I believe it to be same with storytelling. I enjoy the planning process there, as well.…[Read more]
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Natalie Cone posted a new activity comment 4 years, 9 months ago
I would love to send a short story. I’m rusty and still trying to get my sea legs for the ocean waves of writing again. I have (had) a blog at nataliecone.com, but the site keeps crashing and I haven’t updated it in forever. I was actually just talking with my husband about possibly shutting it down because I’m so lost as a writer right now, I…[Read more]
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Hi Natalie,
I just use the free version of WordPress.com for my existing WIP.
I did buy a domain from GoDaddy but am holding that in reserve. This Story Embers site is on WordPress, so it is pretty stable. You are welcome to check out my site at: excavatia.wordpress.com
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Hey Natalie,
I was able to find your Blog with the “way back machine”. That was very cool. The PodCasts didn’t have the links, so I couldn’t hear any.
I did notice that you had planned to send out a weekly newsletter.
Wow! Boy, that is quite the commitment! I don’t think I could send one out that frequently. I would burn out too soon and run out…[Read more]
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Natalie Cone posted a new activity comment 4 years, 9 months ago
Thank you!! There are other parts of your comments I’ve been wanting to reply to, but got sidetracked with lesson planning for our upcoming homeschool year. 🙂
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Natalie Cone posted a new activity comment 4 years, 9 months ago
Thanks @obrian-of-the-surface-world ! I already have Audacity and use it for podcasting. Thanks for the suggestion! It’s a great resource. I’ve got a techie side, too, and it’s a lot of fun to play with.
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Natalie Cone posted a new activity comment 4 years, 10 months ago
Count me in!! Is this still going on?
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Absolutely! I have posted 3 of these, so I was waiting for a few others to give it a shot before I posted some more. The reviewer/listener questions are the 2nd post, I believe, If you would like offer your personal review. Bethania did one, and Bronte did one, and Joelle did one.
I am still waiting for Cathy and Rose to give it a try too. The…[Read more] -
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Natalie,
If you want to try Audacity…
Here is the official site if you want to download it: “www.audacityteam.org”
Also check out their page: “www.audacityteam.org/download/online-safety-when-downloading/”
These days, one cannot be too careful.
Don’t let Goggle or any other search engine send you to any where else, if you decide yo…[Read more] -
Thanks @obrian-of-the-surface-world ! I already have Audacity and use it for podcasting. Thanks for the suggestion! It’s a great resource. I’ve got a techie side, too, and it’s a lot of fun to play with.
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Natalie Cone joined the group Fantasy Writers 4 years, 10 months ago
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Yay, Natalie! Welcome to such a good group! We have a lot of fun here! Explore the Topics or start one of your own. Introduce any fun exercise that you can to help us “iron-shapen” each other.
[Proverbs 27:17 NLT] As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
[You might suspect that I love the “blueletterbible.org” site. I joyfully…[Read more]
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Natalie Cone replied to the topic Lost Short Story Writer in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 10 months ago
High fives!! The premise of mine right now … It’s more like a short story series, which I would love to release one at a time on my website/blog. The story has androids, war, hope, heartbreak, loyalty, and a terra-formed planet. It’s been tons of fun. Tell me about yours!!
And thanks for your encouragement about short story writing still…[Read more]
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Sci-Fi too?!
I love some good sci-fi! My first stories were sci-fi. I also had drafted my first novel-length stories in Sci-Fi. Check out the other Groups in the Forum too. You can belong to several at the same time, you know. (I belong to “seven” (my magic number it seems), and one of them is “Horror Writers”…shhhh! Don’t tell! I put a scary,…[Read more]
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Natalie Cone replied to the topic Lost Short Story Writer in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 10 months ago
@obrian-of-the-surface-world I’ve read your latest response three times with tear-filled eyes and I need to go through it a few more. Here’s what’s hitting me hard about your words: everything you have said in this thread DIRECTLY addresses the original post that was lost … Plus more. Several times I’ve read over my post to see if, somehow, the…[Read more]
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Hi Natalie,
Check out the Article that Martin Detwiler of Story Embers wrote and my agreement reply to it.
I do very much agree with you. The whole sea is darkness. I wasn’t intending to mean we shouldn’t go into dark area. What else would we be doing holding up…[Read more]
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Natalie Cone joined the group Sci-fi Writers 4 years, 10 months ago
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Natalie Cone joined the group Writers of Children’s/Middle-Grade Books 4 years, 10 months ago
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Natalie Cone replied to the topic Lost Short Story Writer in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 10 months ago
Brian, thanks for the helpful info and encouragement! You said, “We are often a misunderstood group because God calls each one of us down a unique path of gift expression.” This was a comfort to me, as I feel like a misfit in every atmosphere. You also said you guys needed some short story writers, which also is music to my soul, because it seems…[Read more]
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Natalie Cone replied to the topic Lost Short Story Writer in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 10 months ago
Hi!! Nice to meet you, Lily!
Short stories are definitely fun! Oddly, my short stories are all over the place regarding genre. My novel attempts are Middle Grade or the occasional YA.
What about you?
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Natalie Cone replied to the topic Lost Short Story Writer in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 10 months ago
Hi!! I’m so happy to see your comments! I’m sorry if it seemed my post was complaining … The irony in the moment wasn’t lost on me. 😆
Joy, nice to meet you! Your questions are fun ones!
1) What themes do you most enjoy incorporating into your stories?
Darkness, irony, triumph, courage, crossroads, hope
2) What are some of your favorite…[Read more]
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Natalie Cone started the topic Lost Short Story Writer in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 10 months ago
I spent an hour pouring my heart out. It was a beautiful and heartfelt post. Then I tapped “submit”, received an error, and the entire post was lost.
The irony is amusing, in a bitter way, considering the title of this post.
I don’t have any more time to introduce myself, so I’ll just say Hi. I like writing short stories. Novels seem impossible…[Read more]
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My wife is a corporate attorney with sharp financial sense, bullish pragmatism, and interests in real estate and investments. She has her gifts and I was the American & English Lit major and country boy, preacher’s kid, and southerner who likes pickup trucks and Shakespeare. We are odd ducks, but hey, God does the blending and it works in a…[Read more]
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