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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Character memes in the forum Characters</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2020 02:32:03 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This looketh fun!</p>
<p>Responses to &#8220;I would die for you.&#8221;<br />
Daisy: please don’t<br />
Ron: Then Perish<br />
Fensby: cool<br />
Blue: You will!<br />
Griffin: I would die for you first</p>
<p>Children yelling &#8220;McDonalds! McDonalds!&#8221;<br />
Daisy: we have food at home<br />
Ron: MCDONALDS! MCDONALDS!<br />
Fensby: *pulls into drive through* *orders a single black coffee and leaves*</p>
<p>Fensby: ha look a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-71593"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/character-memes/page/3/#post-103748" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Character Mug Shots (Or, Why Your Character Was Arrested) in the forum Characters</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 15:45:34 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/shannon/' rel="nofollow ugc">@shannon</a> Always good to see a familiar face. 😀</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Character Mug Shots (Or, Why Your Character Was Arrested) in the forum Characters</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 05:55:33 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/shannon/' rel="nofollow ugc">@shannon</a> Why, of course I remember you! Your characters sound like a hoot. (Silvia sounds very relatable, lol.)</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Character Mug Shots (Or, Why Your Character Was Arrested) in the forum Characters</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2019 23:17:01 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, we have a rebellious bunch of characters, don&#8217;t we? XD</p>
<p>Daisy: Tax evasion</p>
<p>Ron: A truly diverse sampling of thievery and general foolishness</p>
<p>Fensby: threatening people with knives and other pointy objects. Claims she wouldn&#8217;t have had to if they had &#8220;been reasonable.&#8221; Ron was been quoted as saying &#8220;I was being perfectly reasonable!&#8221;</p>
<p>Blue:&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-70951"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/character-mug-shots-or-why-your-character-was-arrested/page/3/#post-103009" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic NaNoWriMo 2019: The Crazy Writers Corner 2.0 in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/nanowrimo-2019-the-crazy-writers-corner-2-0/page/3/#post-102146</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2019 01:26:07 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/eden-anderson/' rel="nofollow ugc">@eden-anderson</a> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<em>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<strong>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</strong></em> That&#8217;s wonderful!!!!</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Anyone doing Inktober? in the forum Art Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/anyone-doing-inktober/page/4/#post-98538</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:18:17 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>*is overwhelmed by the awesomeness of this thread*</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been keeping up with this pretty well! These are my favorites so far: little fall-themed portraits of my MCs!</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" src="https://storyembers.org/wp-content/uploads/hm_bbpui/98538/dno9plspj88fyy6c015piv7sblujkrim.jpeg" alt="A small character portrait" width="356" height="411" /></p>
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<p>I don&#8217;t remember what feathers look like, lol.</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Anyone doing Inktober? in the forum Art Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 21:55:02 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/deeprun/' rel="nofollow ugc">@deeprun</a> That last one makes me smile. That dragon looks like a great pet.</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/chalice/' rel="nofollow ugc">@chalice</a> Yep, the insanity has begun! I wasn&#8217;t going to do any today, but I have an exciting idea for the prompt &#8220;bait&#8221; I desperately want to try.</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Anyone doing Inktober? in the forum Art Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 17:41:05 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/chalice/' rel="nofollow ugc">@chalice</a> Oh yeah, I&#8217;m doing Inktober! Let&#8217;s see if I can actually finish for the first time. When I first started two years ago, I only heard about it in mid-October and started then, and I don&#8217;t know what even happened last year. Time got away from me. XD I think I&#8217;m going to do every other day instead of every day, though.</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/deeprun/' rel="nofollow ugc">@deeprun</a> That&#8217;s&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-66041"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/anyone-doing-inktober/#post-97958" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic NaNoWriMo 2019 Buddies in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 19:44:56 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/corine/' rel="nofollow ugc">@corine</a> Heyo! I&#8217;ve done NaNo a couple years running, and I&#8217;ve found one of the best strategies for me is just to have fun. This is a first draft, after all, so you can experiment as much as you like, and if you think giving all your background characters the most ridiculous names ever sounds fun, you can! And writing feels like less of a chore&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-65576"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/nanowrimo-2019-buddies/page/3/#post-97501" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic NaNoWriMo 2019 Buddies in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:50:05 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/jenwriter17/' rel="nofollow ugc">@jenwriter17</a> Let the buddy-ness commence! XD</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic NaNoWriMo 2019 Buddies in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:31:17 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m NC Stokes there, because I&#8217;m super creative like that. 😛</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic For Those of OUY... in the forum Poetry Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 02:29:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/evelyn/' rel="nofollow ugc">@evelyn</a> What ever style of music I&#8217;m listening to is usually what I write. My most recent one is weirdly reminiscent of a long song, which is strange for someone who never listens to romance-y music, but oh well. *shrug* I often get inspiration from thinking of a song title and then trying to figure out what it could possibly mean. xD</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic For Those of OUY... in the forum Poetry Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2019 01:49:27 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/evelyn/' rel="nofollow ugc">@evelyn</a> I do! I even try setting them to music sometimes. It&#8217;s good fun.</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic For Those of OUY... in the forum Poetry Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:37:54 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>*slides in on my knees* I don&#8217;t write poetry, but I do occasionally write lyrics. Same thing? Maybe not? I just wanted to say I don&#8217;t normally enjoy reading poetry, but I love <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/evelyn/' rel="nofollow ugc">@Evelyn</a>&#8216;s so much.</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Mental Illness/Disorders In Christian Fiction in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 18:54:36 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gooooood morning, I was summoned. So yes, as you might be able to infer from my being tagged, I am on the autism spectrum. I&#8217;ve only known since about the beginning of this year, so my knowledge, aside from personal experience, is limited. But I do consider myself pretty informed. As for mental disorders, I see <em>a lot</em> of the depictions of mental&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-64450"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/mental-illness-disorders-in-christian-fiction/#post-96300" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Dragon Size Question in the forum Research and Worldbuilding</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:06:14 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/warrioroftherealm/' rel="nofollow ugc">@warrioroftherealm</a> That&#8217;s like almost twice the size of Godzilla, for perspective. Too large? I don&#8217;t know, you&#8217;d have to be careful with large buildings and easily stepped on humans, or else you could have a mess on your hands. But if he&#8217;s, say, an almost &#8220;unreal&#8221; creature (if that makes sense), and/or his size is an important part of the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-61365"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/dragon-size-question/#post-92896" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>NCStokes changed their profile picture</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 17:54:20 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic My Blog is One Year Old! :D in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 21:59:42 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/jenwriter17/' rel="nofollow ugc">@jenwriter17</a> *presents you with cake and balloons* That&#8217;s so exciting!</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Would Your Character Rather. . . in the forum Characters</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 02:53:45 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Would you rather be able to change the past or see into the future?</strong></p>
<p>Daisy: See into the future. Seeing where my life is headed ahead of time would be a lot easier than figuring it out and having *air quotes* character development.</p>
<p>Ron: Past. Definitely past. In fact, can we do that right now? Can this be a time travel story?</p>
<p>Fensby: Hm&#8230;&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-61297"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/would-your-character-rather/page/5/#post-92816" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 18:24:47 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/elizabeth/' rel="nofollow ugc">@elizabeth</a> That sounds like a lot of fun. &#8220;Hotheaded little stinkers&#8221;&#8230; hm, sounds like some of our characters have a lot in common. *sends exasperated glance at characters* We love em&#8217; anyway, though, right? 😉</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 02:38:16 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/elizabeth/' rel="nofollow ugc">@elizabeth</a> ?????? As in, Elizabeth from KP?????? WELL, it&#8217;s been a few millennia, hasn&#8217;t it? xD I don&#8217;t see a lot of Aladdin retellings, so I&#8217;m pretty curious- what&#8217;s yours like?</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic WattPad /Fanfic Self/Misc Online Publication Self Promotion Page in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/wattpad-fanfic-self-misc-online-publication-self-promotion-page/#post-92125</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 17:22:12 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/catwing/' rel="nofollow ugc">@catwing</a> Oh, wow, thank you! That&#8217;s really encouraging.</p>
<p>@anyone who&#8217;s curious I think I have like 4 episodes out? I&#8217;m a little confused because I released one in two parts, but I&#8217;m pretty sure there&#8217;s 4 in total.</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic WattPad /Fanfic Self/Misc Online Publication Self Promotion Page in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 19:20:58 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/blueberry/' rel="nofollow ugc">@blueberry</a> Thanks for making this!</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been publishing a serial one episode at a time on my blog, does that count? Here&#8217;s a link to the <a href="https://weridasusual.home.blog/2019/02/19/the-wishmaker-episode-1/" rel="nofollow ugc">first episode.</a> Next one comes out next week, hopefully.</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Greetings in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 01:42:06 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did I&#8230; did I just tag myself? *shakes head*</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/middleearthmusician/' rel="nofollow ugc">@middleearthmusician</a></p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Greetings in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 01:40:51 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/ncstokes/' rel="nofollow ugc">@ncstokes</a> AHHH SWORDS! They&#8217;re so cool! I can&#8217;t wait until I get to learn how to use them. I do Taekwondo.</p>
<p>*casually takes over the world*</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Heyo in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 01:37:24 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/italian-stallion/' rel="nofollow ugc">@italian-stallion</a> Ha! I refer to Robert Redford as Death all the time now, and only me and my mom usually get it.</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Greetings in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2019 21:43:03 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/middleearthmusician/' rel="nofollow ugc">@middleearthmusician</a> Hi! I&#8217;m NC, welcome to SE! I&#8217;m a martial artist, too! Do you do weapons yourself? I really love the staff.</p>
<p>What is it with writers and world domination, anyway? If someone else said they wanted to take over the world, everyone would think they&#8217;re crazy, but here it&#8217;s like &#8220;oh cool me too.&#8221; XD</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Plotting/Pantsing aren&#039;t working out...what now? in the forum Plotting</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2019 04:19:13 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/kr-lalonde/' rel="nofollow ugc">@kr-lalonde</a> This is a veeeery familiar problem to me. Here&#8217;s what I did, in case it&#8217;s helpful: I made it a goal to write something short, finish it, edit it, and then&#8230; move on. Let it sit. It wasn&#8217;t anything publishable, was rarely something I felt like showing off, and a lot of the time I moved on and didn&#8217;t miss it. BUT!! I finished, and that&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-58999"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/plotting-pantsing-arent-working-out-what-now/#post-90576" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Heyo in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2019 04:00:59 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/italian-stallion/' rel="nofollow ugc">@italian-stallion</a> That&#8217;s a great one! I like Miniature and Nothing in the Dark. Miniature is just so sweet, and then Nothing in the Dark is like &#8220;surprise! It&#8217;s the personification of death!&#8221; xD</p>
<p>Is your tag a reference to something? It sounds familiar.</p>
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				<title>NCStokes started the topic An apology in the forum Announcements</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 22:29:43 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have not been active on here. Said Captain Obvious.</p>
<p>Anyway, I have not had a lot of time to invest here, and that&#8217;s only going to get worse over the summer. I&#8217;m sorry I made a commitment I can&#8217;t keep. It&#8217;s time for me to move on and leave this guild, I&#8217;m afraid.</p>
<p>*waves*</p>
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				<title>NCStokes changed their profile picture</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 22:24:15 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Heyo in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 22:23:22 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/italian-stallion/' rel="nofollow ugc">@italian-stallion</a> That&#8217;s awesome! I really like that show. Do you have a favorite episode?</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Heyo in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2019 23:20:24 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/italian-stallion/' rel="nofollow ugc">@italian-stallion</a> Is your profile pic a reference to the Twilight Zone by any chance?</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Anyone up for a challenge? in the forum Camp Artifex Art Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2019 18:02:44 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/the-fledgling-artist/' rel="nofollow ugc">@the-fledgling-artist</a> That sounds like so much fun! I&#8217;ve never been super interested in drawing comics, but have a few ideas I want to experiment with. I&#8217;m really into the animated storytelling genre on Youtube though, and that makes me want to try animations/animatics. Maybe with some practice. 😀 I do have a project I&#8217;m working on, though I&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-57697"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/anyone-up-for-a-challenge/page/7/#post-89239" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Anyone up for a challenge? in the forum Camp Artifex Art Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/anyone-up-for-a-challenge/page/7/#post-88656</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 23:04:20 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/the-fledgling-artist/' rel="nofollow ugc">@the-fledgling-artist</a> *reapears* Hm, I really don&#8217;t like hands, to be honest. Worked on drawing some today, though, so I think I&#8217;m getting better. Any recent art projects of yours you&#8217;re excited about?</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Michael Stanton in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 20:49:59 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/michael_stanton/' rel="nofollow ugc">@michael_stanton</a> I remember you from the KP forums&#8230; yikes that feels like a long time ago. What&#8217;s the premise of your novel, if you&#8217;re good with sharing?</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Warning: graphic/mature topic ahead in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 01:39:37 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/lianajdouglas/' rel="nofollow ugc">@lianajdouglas</a> Interesting concept. Thanks for the warning in the topic. Here&#8217;s the legal side of this: The police are required to investigate deaths by suicide. The police will want to see any suicide notes/go over the crime scene. From what research I&#8217;ve done, some suicide cases require an autopsy. State laws vary, of course, and you should do&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-56946"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/warning-graphic-mature-topic-ahead/page/2/#post-88409" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Anyone up for a challenge? in the forum Camp Artifex Art Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/anyone-up-for-a-challenge/page/7/#post-88207</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 23:50:28 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/the-fledgling-artist/' rel="nofollow ugc">@the-fledgling-artist</a> My hands don&#8217;t have a tenancy to cramp either, though my posture is pretty awful. XD</p>
<p>What are you most comfortable drawing? I tend to draw people almost exclusively, and avoid dogs at all costs. Seriously, I have never drawn a decent dog face, lol.</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Anyone up for a challenge? in the forum Camp Artifex Art Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 16:31:17 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/the-fledgling-artist/' rel="nofollow ugc">@the-fledgling-artist</a> That&#8217;s a loooot of gestures. Are your hands okay? Still got all your fingers? XD</p>
<p>I&#8217;m still drawing everyday, and trying to draw stuff I don&#8217;t normally. (most recent from the disturbing art-related google searches: &#8220;how to draw blood.&#8221;) I started because 1) writer&#8217;s block, 2) frustration with my current art, and I figured I&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-56612"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/anyone-up-for-a-challenge/page/6/#post-88080" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic I&#039;m bad at these! 😂 in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/im-bad-at-these-%f0%9f%98%82/page/2/#post-87978</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 02:47:05 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/red_converse/' rel="nofollow ugc">@red_converse</a> Hi! *shakes your hand* I&#8217;m NC, welcome to SE! (hey that rhymed) So, how did you find out about this site? Or did you already mention that? Sorry I&#8217;m tired and my focus is just ¯_(ツ)_/¯</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Invincible — a poem in need of your help! in the forum Poetry Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 02:33:47 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/emma-starr/' rel="nofollow ugc">@emma-starr</a> I know next to nothing about poems, so I don&#8217;t really have a critique (yess I am helpful aren&#8217;t I), but I just wanted to say that I normally don&#8217;t really like poems, but this one is&#8230; different. I love it.</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Anyone up for a challenge? in the forum Camp Artifex Art Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/anyone-up-for-a-challenge/page/6/#post-87889</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2019 03:05:11 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>*emerges from the shadows* Heyo! I&#8217;m not doing this challenge (seriously you guys are impressive though), but I&#8217;ve been making an effort to draw <strong>something</strong> everyday. Today, I just did some quick gesture sketches of a person fighting with a staff. I wanted to contribute to this forum a little instead of just stalking you guys like a creepy next&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-56432"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/anyone-up-for-a-challenge/page/6/#post-87889" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic What would a dorm full of guys look like? in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:10:23 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/ericawordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@ericawordsmith</a> Oh sweet butter crumpets, that&#8217;s funny! I get shipped at inopportune times too, but never with random strangers! XD I&#8217;ve been meaning to chime into this thread for a while, but if you&#8217;ve got all the information you need, that&#8217;s fine. I was just going to say that the dorm would probably be pretty messy&#8230; and with stuff that makes&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-56367"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/what-would-a-dorm-full-of-guys-look-like/page/3/#post-87816" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Word War #3 in the forum Word Wars</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:28:55 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>*waves encouraging little flags from the sidelines* Go Emberites!!!!!</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Share Your Stories!! :D in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:05:47 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All these are just&#8230; *jaw drops* *picks jaw up off the floor* *affixes it to my face again* I would much rather read these than 90% of the stuff I find at the library.</p>
<p>So, I do have a WIP, though it&#8217;s pretty much impossible to write a good synopsis without spoilers, but it&#8217;s a early steampunk era with magical fantasy races and people who have&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-55498"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/share-your-stories-d/page/3/#post-86951" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 18:46:30 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you! Sorry for the late reply, my laptop put up a fuss and&#8230; died a little bit. Anyway, I&#8217;m on a different machine now, so I&#8217;m still working to get my files and such moved over. After I do that, I&#8217;m going to do a little bit of renovation on my blog, so your how-to will be super helpful!<br />
Thanks again! </p>
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				<a href="https://storyembers.org/members/evelyn/" rel="nofollow ugc">Evelyn</a> posted an update <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/ncstokes/' rel="nofollow ugc">@ncstokes</a> I&#8217;m really enjoying the Wishmaker! 😀
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 18:06:19 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you so much! Well, as for categories, I think I&#8217;ve figured out how to sort my posts, but can&#8217;t seem to figure out how to make it so when you click on &#8220;books&#8221; or &#8220;my writing&#8221; you get those categories. Do you have any experience with that?</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Crazy Writers, Artists, and Dragons in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 15:59:14 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/cassie-hartfinh/' rel="nofollow ugc">@cassie-hartfinh</a> 1000% percent accurate. Especially trying to explain what your novel&#8217;s about&#8230; it&#8217;s hard to make it sound interesting without spoilers!</p>
<p>&#8220;So yeah, there&#8217;s this girl and this guy and they&#8230; meet. But it&#8217;s not a romance novel! And then there&#8217;s this other guy, or was it- No, it was definitely that other guy, and he, um, does&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-53966"><a href="https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/crazy-writers-artists-and-dragons/page/14/#post-85343" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Writers&#039; Corner #1 in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/writers-corner-1/page/9/#post-85246</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:54:32 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/evelyn/' rel="nofollow ugc">@evelyn</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/catwing/' rel="nofollow ugc">@catwing</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/ericawordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@ericawordsmith</a> I&#8217;ve got to go consume nourishment. Happy writing everyone!</p>
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				<title>NCStokes replied to the topic Writers&#039; Corner #1 in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:42:12 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/evelyn/' rel="nofollow ugc">@evelyn</a> *definitely does not blush or squeal or do anything embarrassing upon being complemented* I am a proud INTJ with no messy emotions whatsoever&#8230; Obviously.</p>
<p>And yes! Soon! I really want to post it next week *cough* because I don&#8217;t have anything else prepared *cough* and I should have time to write/edit this week.</p>
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