Story Embers | papergirlsfb | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/papergirlsfb/activity/ Activity feed for papergirlsfb. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:09:35 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 42dedf3b4e4d5a90418888fcf640321f papergirlsfb replied to the topic So, there is no synonym for grunt... in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/77491/ Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:37:33 -0400 I can say that I’ve had the problem of having no word to use many times also. The options seem kinda like you have to either make it sound like a very gruff man or a Dolores Umbridge.

I use the word ‘snort’ basically on every page I write, because there’s nothing better to use, and people don’t laugh super often in real life.

Maybe go with…[Read more]

]]> 0 daf2bbfedc27f837d79e9fe15b49a158 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Passing out and fainting in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/60151/ Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:46:58 -0400 @selah-chelyah Yeah. Very grateful. Everything works out to God’s plan in the end. I was also in a car accident when I was very young, but I don’t remember it. This car accident was the cause of my scoliosis, and my three fainting incidents, although no one can prove it. It’s made me a better person in the long run, even though I wouldn’t have…[Read more]

]]> 0 0248f30bc3c57dc8c5fff45d444b59bd papergirlsfb replied to the topic Passing out and fainting in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/56835/ Thu, 02 May 2019 01:43:44 -0400 @selah-chelyah No problem! Glad my experiences have come to good use! I have nothing better to do with them other than write about them 🙂

I had also fainted/passed out (a few weeks prior to the time mentioned above) during an x-ray, while it was malfunctioning, which probably was the cause of my inner feelings, although in my head it made sense.…[Read more]

]]> 0 34d98203337352cdd90bc3c6b276347f papergirlsfb replied to the topic Passing out and fainting in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/54545/ Wed, 10 Apr 2019 02:07:57 -0400 @anne-of-lothlorien

Haha! That’s funny!

-Sylvie

]]> 0 d2b20bced737dcbbdccf86ac55b9266a papergirlsfb replied to the topic Passing out and fainting in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/54338/ Mon, 08 Apr 2019 21:03:54 -0400 @anne-of-lothlorien

Huh. Interesting. Did you get a concussion?

-Sylvie

 

]]> 0 a2e48cef8d4a95d489cad69b3e9dec9f papergirlsfb replied to the topic Passing out and fainting in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/54170/ Sun, 07 Apr 2019 16:46:36 -0400 @selah-chelyah

It wasn’t medically induced, though I have had that happen recently, and it’s really weird. I could hear every word spoken, but the ringing in my ears made it hard to concentrate in anything.

-Sylvie Berg

]]> 0 4e94471ca0019e9a080d9e96e96117ae papergirlsfb started the topic Passing out and fainting in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/54169/ Sun, 07 Apr 2019 16:43:58 -0400 So, I started this discussion because a lot of people want to know how it feels to pass out/faint.

For the record, there are many different ways to do this. Stress, medically induced, when you get really freaked out, etc, and for me, I passed out because although my brain was fine, my heart wasn’t doing well. I knew in my head that everything w…[Read more]

]]> 0 7747208f8d932d066a9ac00900c8ee3a papergirlsfb replied to the topic Crazy Writers, Artists, and Dragons in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/54080/ Sat, 06 Apr 2019 02:35:31 -0400 You know you’re a writer when: you think howling at the moon randomly in the middle of the day is normal, and you are surprised when it’s actually not.

And,  just to clear some things up: this is how it feels to pass out (in written form), because a lot of people wonder about this:

My conscious thought was understanding this information, but…[Read more]

]]> 0 4721ef6c9351a92e07f34409baf42586 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Words I can’t find in the English language in the forum Apprentice Island Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/48289/ Tue, 19 Feb 2019 19:06:50 -0400 @kendralynne518

Thanks!

-Sylvie

]]> 0 7f8494e45820b6a842f6685503f39098 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Words I can’t find in the English language in the forum Apprentice Island Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/47794/ Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:14:49 -0400 Oops. It’s so hard to read the little italic script.

@kendralynne518

]]> 0 200da95881e96801fef19272e6506484 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Prayer Requests (no matter how small or large) in the forum Prayer Requests https://storyembers.org/activity/p/47792/ Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:13:21 -0400 @ncstokes

Thanks!

-Sylvie

]]> 0 d78120ef9b0c82d72655f04845831212 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Prayer Requests (no matter how small or large) in the forum Prayer Requests https://storyembers.org/activity/p/46387/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 16:52:13 -0400 @ncstokes

I’m just getting used to the things that I won’t be able to do for a while.

That’s great news!

-Sylvie

]]> 0 612adca23307175b1088a2e97b058c68 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Words I can’t find in the English language in the forum Apprentice Island Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/46000/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 22:09:29 -0400 @kendralynne519

Yeah. My character is a prince, and he doesn’t like this hobo character because he’s dirty, and, well… a hobo…. but he respects him, but he doesn’t want to. Does that make sense? The only problem is that there is no word for that that I can find.

-Sylvie

]]> 0 fa79ff2f83a018f574e6042c4db57afb papergirlsfb started the topic Words I can’t find in the English language in the forum Apprentice Island Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45936/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:04:59 -0400 I need a word for annoyance with respect. You know when you’re looking at someone and you’re like, wow they are super annoying, but I totally respect them.

The English language is annoying! I need that word to complete a chapter in my book and I will not be able to write anything with out it. Why does the English language have a word ‘we…[Read more]

]]> 0 1413d322493a30dd5a513fae53fc89d8 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Crazy Writers, Artists, and Dragons in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/44292/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 22:28:53 -0400 You know you’re a ….. disney fan? musician? a bit of both?…..when you have an argument with your sister as to the exact pitch of the ding when the guy (Vladimir) in the snuggly ducklings clinks his ceramic unicorns.

-Sylvie

]]> 0 ddef161a00dcf94ced1e26072c6659ff papergirlsfb replied to the topic Prayer Requests (no matter how small or large) in the forum Prayer Requests https://storyembers.org/activity/p/44291/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 22:24:34 -0400 Oww! I know how that feels (relatively). My back now has metal rods in it, and I’ve been wanting to stretch for so long. I will pencil you in…

-Sylvie

]]> 0 318e63616aa6badb5a3b710155f8791f papergirlsfb replied to the topic Crazy Writers, Artists, and Dragons in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/43751/ Mon, 28 Jan 2019 19:42:10 -0400 @kari-karast

YESS! I’ve done this SO many times. My little sister has now gotten into the habit of pulling out another knife to protect herself just in case. I frequently remind her that if I really wanted her dead…. she would be dead….

heh heh. Not creepy at all, right?

-Sylvie

]]> 0 a01676b1619b91a178e8e5e15ce0e174 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Said: Dead or Alive in the forum Apprentice Island Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/43114/ Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:22:29 -0400 I wrote a book when I was a lot younger (I’m talking 7 or 8), and I re-edited it to make sure there were no ‘said’s in it, and then I learned that said is virtually pass-over-able. When I read, I never notice when the characters ‘said’ in their conversations, but I notice it a lot when authors put ‘ “Oh, hello,” she blustered. ‘ or something of…[Read more]

]]> 0 363ce1db89f393a42b65b0f672d3c71d papergirlsfb replied to the topic Children's section in the library v.s. YA section in the forum Story Analysis https://storyembers.org/activity/p/43112/ Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:12:48 -0400 @lin Yeah… it’s kind of annoying.

]]> 0 a8355fe5901c56d39cfb6c8a0bb6c7f9 papergirlsfb replied to the topic The Good, the Bad, and the Morally Delayed in the forum Critiques https://storyembers.org/activity/p/43111/ Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:05:13 -0400 @michelle Thanks!

]]> 0 70fd1d83997737e37953de33a24a581b papergirlsfb started the topic Children's section in the library v.s. YA section in the forum Story Analysis https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40943/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 17:06:29 -0400 Do you guys find that the YA books sometimes (mostly) have bad content in them, or is it just me? Even though I’m 14 and some people say that the Children’s section is to young for me, I find they usually have good content and better plot lines. Like, YA books just throw a swear word or an inappropriate scene to make it “better” and more age…[Read more]

]]> 0 0db649e62ee5f1ced5a3efbb6c89c056 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Help with Good, Grabbing Plotlines in the forum Apprentice Island Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40942/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 17:00:18 -0400 I find it helpful to picture what I want, and what certain characters want, and how far they will go to get said Want. Like, for instance, I have a villain, a King, and I imagine him wanting his rule to continue on, but he doesn’t think his sons are ‘evil’ enough for him, so he makes a deal with another guy so the guy will become King after he…[Read more]

]]> 0 fcce67079963c88a44ebebaacb386007 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Prayer Requests (no matter how small or large) in the forum Prayer Requests https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40119/ Thu, 10 Jan 2019 14:24:11 -0400 Thanks!

]]> 0 578edbfb5272229683421c5aa15e8164 papergirlsfb started the topic The Good, the Bad, and the Morally Delayed in the forum Critiques https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40066/ Wed, 09 Jan 2019 22:54:08 -0400 Following advice here, and posting my own ‘topic’.

Sorry about that, @pendragon ! I still don’t know my way around here yet.

As you might’ve guessed, my book title is called ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Morally Delayed’. I’m hoping to get it done by the next school…[Read more]

]]> 0 d9cae61c3f7681c948a1387fd74d5b3e papergirlsfb replied to the topic Prayer Requests (no matter how small or large) in the forum Prayer Requests https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40060/ Wed, 09 Jan 2019 22:14:58 -0400 I have a surgery coming up soon, which takes time to heal from ( is 4-8 weeks a long recovery time?). Can anyone pray for me for that, please?

-Sylvie

]]> 0 ea87882fa251d186a0e74a7c13d696b5 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Prayer Requests (no matter how small or large) in the forum Prayer Requests https://storyembers.org/activity/p/39057/ Sun, 06 Jan 2019 18:00:20 -0400 @ella-grace

Totally! I will write you in…. How old are you? Just wondering, not to be creepy or anything….

-Sylvie

]]> 0 1557cdfc1a876b5267806b006745f50c papergirlsfb replied to the topic Our Annual Theme? in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/39056/ Sun, 06 Jan 2019 17:56:31 -0400 @ads_forest

No idea…. I don’t even know what that is….

]]> 0 6a8bf7e178b7a7ed3d97b305820205c6 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Welcome to Apprentice Island! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/39054/ Sun, 06 Jan 2019 17:53:29 -0400 @cheyvictoria

Yeah, I did, but I was kind of confused on how to use it…. is it just for one month, or what? Maybe we should move this conversation to another part of the guild, so as to not fill this one too much….?

]]> 0 ddeee832cae7f76b3ea0b3216b8cd6b9 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Welcome to Apprentice Island! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/39052/ Sun, 06 Jan 2019 17:48:46 -0400 @rachellio

Another person asked the same question before on page one or two… for everyone who has already answered, maybe read those pages…. some people are long-winded : )

-Sylvie

]]> 0 3358e24e9a5fbe8f6e9b1d4c52c2687d papergirlsfb replied to the topic Welcome to Apprentice Island! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/38675/ Fri, 04 Jan 2019 21:09:39 -0400 @cheyvictoria

I wrote a trilogy when I was younger, but it wasn’t very well written. I had a good story line, but it was kind of… bleh. I’ve been working on this one book since September, using the One Year Adventure Novel curriculum, and I have multiple one or two chapter beginnings of books, and a few worlds and maps and characters written…[Read more]

]]> 0 12036eeab267331f475a4c168b6f02f7 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Written by an enemy in the forum Apprentice Island Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/38671/ Fri, 04 Jan 2019 21:04:46 -0400 My friend told me to read the Lunar Chronicles in the YA section in the library, which I loved, and the author, Marissa Meyer, published a book about the villain/antagonist of the story, which I liked. It was about this girl who was second in line for the throne on the moon. She thought that she would make a better queen than her sister, and so…[Read more]

]]> 0 f818eb5b9dabf332957aef4a08e45912 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Welcome to Apprentice Island! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/38667/ Fri, 04 Jan 2019 20:54:14 -0400 How old are you all, and how long have you all been writing for, and have you gotten anything published?

I’m in grade 9 (14), I’ve been writing for at least 5 years, although not very well, and so far I haven’t gotten anything published. I am hoping that by the end of grade 10 I will have published something, although my friends think that I am…[Read more]

]]> 0 e399e2e639a819f073f3e764bf545d84 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Welcome to Apprentice Island! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/37895/ Mon, 31 Dec 2018 17:35:13 -0400 @cheyvictoria

Not at all! I would love that! I put it on a board in critiques somewhere…..

@corine

Fantasy, I think… I like to think that I write what I read, in the sense of genres, but I read a lot, so…..

]]> 0 cf2672bbed45a100fc494fc0317c0143 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Poem In Progress in the forum Critiques https://storyembers.org/activity/p/37893/ Mon, 31 Dec 2018 17:29:14 -0400 I would critique this, but I am not very good at poetry. Like, at all. It confuses me. Good job though, as far as I can tell : )

-Sylvie

]]> 0 d6950572d1f601e687ba700a5a162c2f papergirlsfb replied to the topic Written by an enemy in the forum Apprentice Island Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/36815/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:27:01 -0400 I find that writing a chapter in their point of view is a great way to get their feelings out, even if you don’t actually use it in your book. And create different reasons that the villain does things. Put her/him past regular reasoning.

Like, for example, let’s say the villain has a daughter, and that daughter gets rushed to the hospital. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 72dbd01e9729b762ad48cb12152bcd8d papergirlsfb started the topic Prayer Requests (no matter how small or large) in the forum Prayer Requests https://storyembers.org/activity/p/36625/ Thu, 20 Dec 2018 19:13:08 -0400 Hi its me again. This page looked lonely. Anyone have prayer requests?

]]> 0 4de75c235fcdf27e377c95d914c34dea papergirlsfb started the topic Written by an enemy in the forum Apprentice Island Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/36624/ Thu, 20 Dec 2018 19:11:10 -0400 I’ve tried writing in the villains Point Of View, and it is so fun trying to rationalize the reasons of why they do things. I recently wrote something like this and I really like that sometimes, although the villains do bad stuff, sometimes they’re for good reasons.

]]> 0 53110e1da10014fcfbac051717cab458 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Dear Diary in the forum Critiques https://storyembers.org/activity/p/36619/ Thu, 20 Dec 2018 18:58:07 -0400 @lord-of-watermelon

1LIFE1CHANCECHOOSELIFE

That looks better : )

]]> 0 a5a1dbbfa8cd7c57abb77208d7b8f33e papergirlsfb replied to the topic Dear Diary in the forum Critiques https://storyembers.org/activity/p/36499/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 21:22:23 -0400 @lord-of-watermelon

JLIFEJCHANCECHOOSEWISEA

Either would work.

– Sylvie

]]> 0 f7fb6b0f3f5d3c664fcaf3a150d5d05e papergirlsfb replied to the topic Dear Diary in the forum Critiques https://storyembers.org/activity/p/36108/ Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:12:35 -0400 Hi everyone!

My name is Sylvie! I’m new, as you may’ve surmised. I put this in the announcements page by accident… oops! I still haven’t explored this website long enough 🙂

I’m in grade 9, and my goal is to have a published book by the end of grade 10. I’m doing half days at the highschool, because I was homeschooled since Jk. For english…[Read more]

]]> 0 5eda8f5c98f8b6903d45d72f23c50cab papergirlsfb replied to the topic Welcome to Apprentice Island! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/36107/ Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:09:50 -0400 Sorry! Wrong spot for that…

]]> 0 2d84e68c20f7a04901d8afcee0c8b3d9 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Dear Diary in the forum Critiques https://storyembers.org/activity/p/36106/ Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:08:19 -0400 @pendragon

I really liked it! I would totally write more backstory if I were you. I know that would be hard, because it already states that the reason that she starts this diary is because of the grandfathers death, and that in turn is the reason the book is written.

I really would like to see this as a full-blown book, too.

Sincerely,

Sylvie

]]> 0 29ea8269e8f7396eba52e0ab836c2c72 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Welcome to Apprentice Island! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/35867/ Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:24:49 -0400 Hi everyone!

My name is Sylvie! I’m new, as you may’ve surmised. I’m in grade 9, and my goal is to have a published book by the end of grade 10. I’m doing half days at the highschool, because I was homeschooled since Jk. For english I’m using the One Year Adventure Novel curriculum, which I am loving.

Is this where we’re supposed to get feedback…[Read more]

]]> 0 007f6c5be02c3e65f263b6298a555574 papergirlsfb changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/29744/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:26:17 -0400 0 f93e566b9b6bba67e0375c249be9afa2 papergirlsfb's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/29670/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 02:10:17 -0400 0 d61aa89cacd74c03d69055b49f3671f8 papergirlsfb replied to the topic Crazy Writers, Artists, and Dragons in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/29669/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 02:05:59 -0400 I love reading these! So true and so funny!

You know you’re a writer when….

You have a kid in your class that looks like a character from a book and you spend all of class watching him/her to see if they are like the character in any way but the looks.

]]> 0 024822dd00f8f5652358fa4d81bf70bc papergirlsfb posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/how-should-christian-authors-depict-swearing/comment-page-1/#comment-1665 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 23:29:11 -0400 I have just started school recently, after being homeschooled for 8 years, and I am APPALLED at how often kids swear these days. I was raised in a Christian family, and although my parents swear (by accident), us kids are not allowed to ( I’m 14, by the way). In my writing, because I know it’s part of the English language, I throw in an occasional…[Read more]

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