Story Embers | R.M. Archer | Favorites https://storyembers.org/members/r-m-archer/activity/favorites/ Activity feed of R.M. Archer's favorites. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:34:24 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 6b57a29fe39ff81d94e9feefc11381c7 Naiya Dyani replied to the topic How to create ''fantasy-Christianity''? in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/77297/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 20:49:22 -0400 @eitan 😛 Well, my family celebrates Passover, too, to an extent. Not like a full-on traditional Passover, but we do go through it. It’s very interesting. I love seeing the ties between the Passover and Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection.

Anyways, that’s really cool! Do you happen to know any languages besides Hebrew and English? I’m…[Read more]

]]> 0 b6e32d15dcc481027d9eeec06d04cc8f Sarah Inkdragon replied to the topic Fantasy Magic? in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/73254/ Fri, 07 Feb 2020 05:36:17 -0400 @deeprun Well, the quadratic equation was originally “derived” in it’s basic form by Euclid, who lived at around 300 B.C.. Meanwhile, I can’t even begin to wrap my head around derivatives even with the wonderful tools we have(calculators, absolutely the best invention ever), in the 21st century. XD In the late 1700’s to early 1800’s, Thomas Young…[Read more]

]]> 0 0ca39a1e9a65bdf4a72d2e91586bb4fb Violet replied to the topic Fantasy Magic? in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/73240/ Fri, 07 Feb 2020 01:58:20 -0400 Before I say anything i just want to say that I totally agree with @r-m-archer ‘s response.

I actually struggled with this for a while because I was afraid any magic would feel supernatural. Especially since my Wip’s genre is Historical Urban Fantasy; at least I think it would be, it’s complicated.

Like @sarah-inkdragon mentioned I have…[Read more]

]]> 0 c4b23cad265847b806c07dfeaf4ca4e8 Taylor Clogston replied to the topic Fantasy Magic? in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/73165/ Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:06:58 -0400 @sarah-inkdragon That’s some really interesting terminology.

@noodle-mum Like Daeus said, Sanderson’s Three Laws are an essential resource, if only because everyone else will have them in mind when discussing magic.

<h2>Hardness</h2>

We describe magic in a given system as being on a scale from “soft” to “hard.” Generally, the harder the magic,…[Read more]

]]> 0 6dd2574893f395022d6076d341903d0c A.N. Parker replied to the topic Fantasy Types in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/72336/ Tue, 28 Jan 2020 21:08:21 -0400 Classified into? Not sure. I believe it might be speculative fiction, as that covers fantasy, a lot of sci-fi, some historical fiction, and a decent amount of horror. Here’s a really good Venn diagram I found from Annie Neugebauer (saying that so the Copyright Monster doesn’t chase after me! 😁).

]]> 0 9ef763b1f95d3b682fe5c2595b2b695d Kate Flournoy replied to the topic The Assassin in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/3974/ Tue, 08 May 2018 15:43:54 -0400 Ooh, and I especially love that she likes dancing. A lot of female ‘soldier/assassin types’ don’t seem to have any room for femininity. @r-m-archer

Though I suppose dancing isn’t entirely a feminine occupation… 😉

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