Story Embers | Mrs. Skywalker | Mentions https://storyembers.org/members/padawanpadme/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Mrs. Skywalker. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:40:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 e0e388daf0abea38fe20b073e605d1ac Violet started the topic skillshare in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/skillshare/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:42:14 -0400 I just thought I’d share this, if someone didn’t know. For all you students out there, if you have a .edu e-mail you can get two months free onย Skillshare. No I’m not sponsored, lol.ย I’ve been usingย this for about three weeks now and I’ve actually learned stuff, go figure.

If you’re like me and have had a little extra time on your hands then yo…[Read more]

]]> 0 80dd880caaa404bc39703bc6265bd3ad Taylor Clogston replied to the topic Discussion: Class systems in fantasy? in the forum Themes https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/discussion-class-systems-in-fantasy/#post-103903 Sun, 19 Jan 2020 01:39:41 -0400 @padawanpadme I feel like if you include an overt caste or class system and you aren’t also doing comprehensive worldbuilding on a Stormlight level, you’re telling your reader “here’s a point I’m making about class in the real world,” because you’re drawing attention to something that’s a hot-button issue in the real world.

Which isn’t an…[Read more]

]]> 0 ff2a4b1a3cc1264d5e80eea282352656 Livi Ryddle posted an update: @padawanpadme Just thought I should let you know that I've […] https://storyembers.org/activity/p/71331/ Sun, 05 Jan 2020 15:37:51 -0400 @padawanpadme
Just thought I should let you know that I’ve watched.. *counts on fingers* Five Star Wars movies so far! The first four; Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, Rogue One, and the Rise of Skywalker. Also I’ve seen all the Mnadalorian episodes. And I love everything ๐Ÿ˜€
The reason I saw tRoS before the rest of the…[Read more]

]]> 2 1da8b8d96c32b63f316b4334762d2d34 Hope McClellan replied to the topic How do you name things in your fantasy worlds? in the forum Research and Worldbuilding https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/how-do-you-name-things-in-your-fantasy-worlds/#post-102694 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 17:18:06 -0400 @padawanpadme

I agree with you. I do not like Fantasy Name generator. I’ve tried it, and I still try it in hopes that it will work one day, but it never really does.

Name inspiration is EVERYWHERE. Make lists. Lots of them.

Some places to get inspiration:

  • Nametags of cashiers, waiters, employees everywhere, etc.
  • Street signs
  • Pinterest

    • …

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]]> 0 d28a9e9d4b5a138786f42e57d3fdbc01 Livi Ryddle replied to the topic I'm Here For My Awkward Hello (Finally) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/im-here-for-my-awkward-hello-finally/#post-102456 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 04:39:42 -0400 @padawanpadme

*grins* Ok! And Livi is fine ๐Ÿ™‚

Yaasss… Now that I’ve kinda gotten a little more used to it, it’s getting more fun. And less scary XD

AAAAA YES I LOVE THE SONGS

Ok lol. I’ll have to watch it sometime! Some of my IRL friends are huge fans as well, and I bet they’d loan me their copies of the movies ๐Ÿ˜€

YES I LOVE MAKING CHARRIES…[Read more]

]]> 0 184e638d9e5081bd0e3ccf3d8691103a Naiya Dyani replied to the topic I'm Here For My Awkward Hello (Finally) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/im-here-for-my-awkward-hello-finally/#post-102405 Fri, 06 Dec 2019 20:52:34 -0400 @padawanpadme Bwahaha, yes it does! *rubs hands* Killing this one off wasn’t in my original plan, but then I realized that (a) with my plot, it was only so realistic to have all the main characters survive, and (b) it seemed like the perfect end to his arc. . . very bittersweet. 😌 My favorite kind. Ya know, to write, not to read. 😝 *glances over…[Read more]

]]> 0 0637f03e29d8b4db1c6626456fd3233a Naiya Dyani replied to the topic I'm Here For My Awkward Hello (Finally) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/im-here-for-my-awkward-hello-finally/#post-102397 Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:48:17 -0400 @padawanpadme Same. . . I killed one of my main characters, and now. Well. That character’s friends are a bit traumatized. . .

I do love my children, though. Whether or not they believe me. *pats two charrie heads that kind of resent it right now* (Also, it only recently occurred to me that I should watch myself when I call my characters my…[Read more]

]]> 0 25dfd374826e5494f9637bb6867319f2 Livi Ryddle replied to the topic I'm Here For My Awkward Hello (Finally) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/im-here-for-my-awkward-hello-finally/#post-102165 Thu, 28 Nov 2019 23:46:29 -0400 @padawanpadme

Hello! My name isn’t actually Livi. Or Anne. But you can call me either! ๐Ÿ˜€ I just turned fifteen earlier this month, and I have my permit. So that’s cool.

Favorite books… The Hobbit, Lord of The Rings, Airman, Ender’s Game (to some extent. Long story…), aaand… *scrunches face up, thinking* All the others I can’t think of-…[Read more]

]]> 0 653feb9ec4215db64bcdd2d4798b2efc Naiya Dyani replied to the topic I'm Here For My Awkward Hello (Finally) in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/im-here-for-my-awkward-hello-finally/#post-102094 Wed, 27 Nov 2019 01:20:58 -0400 @padawanpadme Ooh, torturing characters! Well, let’s se–

Most of my characters: SHUT YOUR MOUTH THIS INSTANT.

Me: But–

Kiet: *looks at me with tears in his eyes and hugs his cat tighter*

Me: *melts* I’m sorry, Kiet! I’ll stop!

 

]]> 0 e1ce7a25b54c374441cf7751653ada53 Brink replied to the topic What is involved in Beta Reading? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/what-is-involved-in-beta-reading/#post-101836 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 20:35:52 -0400 @padawanpadme Thank-you!

]]> 0 9dd1725dd58332c27cd98484cbe99783 Brink replied to the topic What is involved in Beta Reading? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/what-is-involved-in-beta-reading/#post-101748 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:41:33 -0400 @padawanpadme Wow, that really answered most of my questions. Thank-you!

Should beta-readers be other writers, or would anyone do?

]]> 0 9c45440ea6fc988cb1250511b3ad4809 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Discussion: Class systems in fantasy? in the forum Themes https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/discussion-class-systems-in-fantasy/#post-100166 Wed, 06 Nov 2019 03:30:07 -0400 @padawanpadme Ooh, class systems. . . something I need to work on!

My current WIP mostly takes place in a rural mountain village where class lines are a lot more lax than they might be elsewhere. However, I am dealing with some social issues in the village that I have to figure out. See, there are two characters that give me an interesting…[Read more]

]]> 0 6273cbb26d754d166a848d24faad5afd ShadowWriter161 replied to the topic Help! in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/help/#post-99998 Mon, 04 Nov 2019 00:12:14 -0400 @padawanpadme

I certainly donโ€™t mind you responding. One can never have to much good advise. ๐Ÿ˜€

I have found that my main female character is an introvert and the male lead is an extrovert. Should make for an interesting dynamic, haha. Iโ€™ve yet to take the test for the side characters, but I will soon. (Wish me luck ๐Ÿ˜‰ )

@corine

I am the sam…[Read more]

]]> 0 549d7030bd8b3e9fd801156b957b6a70 Chelsea R.H. replied to the topic How Dost One Create A Fantasy Government? in the forum Research and Worldbuilding https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/how-dost-one-create-a-fantasy-government/#post-99629 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 02:28:08 -0400 @padawanpadme

I second @sarah-inkdragon ‘s suggestion to watch Hello Future Me’s videos on the subject. He has some really good ones that make a lot of sense. Also, have a look at the Mythcreants website. They often examine politics and government in fantasy/scifi worlds and why or why not they work.

]]> 0 6f6db681211e7173a7ccda081437f8d8 Sarah Inkdragon replied to the topic How Dost One Create A Fantasy Government? in the forum Research and Worldbuilding https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/how-dost-one-create-a-fantasy-government/#post-99586 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 03:12:00 -0400 @cassandraia

Haha, right! I saw you replying and for some reason thought you were the one with the post. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Anyhow @padawanpadme XD

]]> 0 cfa53ae45b0fbc558f6dbfa8d1fd15a2 Cassandra Hamm replied to the topic How Dost One Create A Fantasy Government? in the forum Research and Worldbuilding https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/how-dost-one-create-a-fantasy-government/#post-99583 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 02:04:29 -0400 @sarah-inkdragon great advice! But did you mean to tag @padawanpadme since she was the one with the question? ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 0 7fa75ad12cfeaaf51ffd1b64d83a8a82 Cassandra Hamm replied to the topic How Dost One Create A Fantasy Government? in the forum Research and Worldbuilding https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/how-dost-one-create-a-fantasy-government/#post-99548 Sun, 27 Oct 2019 17:45:28 -0400 @r-m-archer is absolutely right! Love your answers to this!

@padawanpadme you’re welcome! ๐Ÿ˜€ glad I’m not the only one tired of them. XD happy to help ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 0 bb4660f546187476c6f3836d44d834d6 Daeus Lamb replied to the topic How Dost One Create A Fantasy Government? in the forum Research and Worldbuilding https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/how-dost-one-create-a-fantasy-government/#post-99298 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 22:11:08 -0400 @padawanpadme Well, it helps to understand why governments work certain ways–what were the pressures or ideologies that caused them to form so?

A non-clichรฉ government is largely one filled with non-clichรฉ characters with complex ficades, vices, and virtues.

]]> 0 9678cfb4c46784cc9ce110c5bd10ba7d R.M. Archer replied to the topic How Dost One Create A Fantasy Government? in the forum Research and Worldbuilding https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/how-dost-one-create-a-fantasy-government/#post-99291 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:37:05 -0400 @padawanpadme Absolutely! Happy to help! ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 0 33ed79ad2dd76e5ac47a5a48dd4c7feb Princess Foo replied to the topic How do you name things in your fantasy worlds? in the forum Research and Worldbuilding https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/how-do-you-name-things-in-your-fantasy-worlds/#post-99271 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 01:41:13 -0400 @padawanpadme *laughs because of despair* Figuring out names is really hard. I usually do one of two things.

1) I go to google translate, stick whatever placeholder name I have been using so far in, (River city, tall people, magic trinket) and try and bunch of languages until I get a word I kind of like, then I mess around with the spelling a…[Read more]

]]> 0 d40295d2f4b9f774c8fa159c9d9bb189 Evelyn replied to the topic How Dost One Create A Fantasy Government? in the forum Research and Worldbuilding https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/how-dost-one-create-a-fantasy-government/#post-99240 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 19:27:34 -0400 @padawanpadme Hey, no problem. I’m glad to be of help!

Looking back I probably should have given an example or something. ๐Ÿ˜›

 

]]> 0 678670c08be2afe71e4e9c8348acbbbb Naiya Dyani replied to the topic *waves* Greetings, felllow Emberians! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/waves-greetings-felllow-emberians/page/2/#post-99131 Sat, 19 Oct 2019 00:51:16 -0400 @josiah Thanks! I need to read more Dickens sometime. Any books you would especially recommend?

@padawanpadme Thank you! I’m not sure exactly how long I’ve been writing. . . I think I really starting dabbling in it around fifth grade. No one is ever permitted to read anything I wrote in the time period that followed ๐Ÿ˜› . It was terrible. I mean…[Read more]

]]> 0 f01478f3cce6fb65abe084a8a5e19362 Evelyn replied to the topic How Dost One Create A Fantasy Government? in the forum Research and Worldbuilding https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/how-dost-one-create-a-fantasy-government/#post-98882 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:45:01 -0400 @padawanpadme Kinda to echo @r-m-archer โ€ฆ figure out your government based off of the people. The people (or at least some of the people) in your country are the ones that build it. What are their values? What do they look too? What are their religion?

Government is not a one-size-fits-all. ๐Ÿ˜‰

The way to get a unique government is to base it o…[Read more]

]]> 0 005680ace63169c44620677fc49bed9b Holly Anne replied to the topic *drumroll please* in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/drumroll-please/page/2/#post-93094 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 09:42:19 -0400 @padawanpadme

No worries ๐Ÿ™‚

Aww thanks *blushes* ๐Ÿ™‚

That’s so cool that you like doing characters so much: We’ll have to share tips and feedback lol because I could do with some of that haha XD

And yes…Plot…the joys of trying to be original and ending up with a weird cliche N.D.Wilsonesque piece of half-finished writing? Well, that’s kinda…[Read more]

]]> 0 3f280c2573a2d24e2aba7f4b0b40af80 Selah CJW replied to the topic The Elusive Critique Partner Creature in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/the-elusive-critique-partner-creature/#post-93075 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:09:47 -0400 @padawanpadme

Yes, lol, no problem! ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 0 9bde5ca2fd3c65cf1a3cc2f0edefcc87 Selah CJW replied to the topic The Elusive Critique Partner Creature in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/the-elusive-critique-partner-creature/#post-93019 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 02:11:35 -0400 @padawanpadme

Love your topic title, lol!

I personally find that the people I know best in general (closer friends, family, etc…) make the best critiquers. I also have a lot of them, not just one, as well. I don’t know how much difference that makes, but it has worked super well for me! Just having the basis of people you trust more, I…[Read more]

]]> 0 e10eb7579893bc54b8af7e3d87db353f Holly Anne replied to the topic *drumroll please* in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/drumroll-please/#post-92792 Fri, 05 Jul 2019 23:09:54 -0400 @padawanpadme

Nice to meet you *Bows ๐Ÿ™‚

Yep, definitely not ones I’ll be posting lol!!!

My favourite part is the prose and descriptions. I absolutely love doing really unusual and detailed descriptions. I love trying to really make people ‘see’ what I’m describing by using different sorts of metaphors etc…

And I love characters…[Read more]

]]> 0 76ae524a454c3240128bab43c07faa5e Daeus Lamb replied to the topic The Elusive Critique Partner Creature in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/the-elusive-critique-partner-creature/#post-92714 Wed, 03 Jul 2019 22:41:11 -0400 @padawanpadme As far as I can tell, it works by being involved with a lot of other writers and getting critique from them. And you just keep an eye out for the people you really like working with. Nothing fancy. No guarantees, but it generally works out.

]]> 0 73b0cb7a115ebf1e2c9e72a2c6156fbe Daeus Lamb replied to the topic Ideas for science fiction character names? in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/ideas-for-science-fiction-character-names/#post-91463 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 20:36:17 -0400 @padawanpadme

https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/

^^ That’s a good starting point.

To get technical, it really depends on your sci-fi culture. If it’s futuristic America, just make up stuff that sounds cool and fairly normal. Futuristic Chinese? Make up something that sounds cool and Chinese. Now if it’s alien, you can do a pretty good fake by…[Read more]

]]> 0 facd8197cbab51ce108efef5e7cd0f32 Brink replied to the topic Ideas for science fiction character names? in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/ideas-for-science-fiction-character-names/#post-90919 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:08:31 -0400 @padawanpadme Look up baby names.

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