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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic MAJOR FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT - end of an era in the forum Announcements</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/105106/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 23:42:33 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/daeus-lamb/' rel="nofollow ugc">@daeus-lamb</a></p>
<p>While I would appreciate a response to my previous post (which may have just gotten lost in notifications), I have some questions about the end result of the forum shut-down.</p>
<p>Will the forum still be here, simply closed to new posts and replies? Will we, and others who stumble upon the site, still be able to access and reference the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-105106"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/105106/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Advice on art buisness? (TTRPGers welcome) in the forum Fantasy Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/105105/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 23:12:36 -0400</pubDate>

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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Advice on art buisness? (TTRPGers welcome) in the forum Fantasy Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/105104/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 23:12:09 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I second the suggestion of Instagram as far as social media platforms go. Because it&#8217;s visual, you&#8217;ll reach the people who are looking for visual art. I follow visual artists on there so that I can find them again when I want to commission character art, and I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m not the only one. So Instagram is a good place to connect with people.</p>
<p>As&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-105104"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/105104/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic MAJOR FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT - end of an era in the forum Announcements</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/105024/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2023 14:38:04 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is really disappointing. I&#8217;ve benefited greatly from the discussion and relationships built in the SE forum and I believe the smaller active community as well as the broad range of experience levels represented among the authors on SE have both been great assets in fostering those discussions and building diverse relationships.</p>
<p>While I&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-105024"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/105024/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:46:16 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/rae/' rel="nofollow ugc">@rae</a><br />
Could you email me a link to the chapters you have, if it&#8217;s in Google Docs, or email me a file if it&#8217;s not? I have some thoughts based on your description, but I&#8217;d like to read what&#8217;s actually been written before I jump to anything and I&#8217;d like to be able to send you direct broad-scale feedback. If that works for you, my email is&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-105004"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104976/#acomment-105004" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<a href="https://storyembers.org/members/rae/" rel="nofollow ugc">RAE</a> posted an update <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/r-m-archer/' rel="nofollow ugc">@r-m-archer</a> I know this is sudden, but since you have published and you write in two genres I like, would you like to be on my Google Docs fo my book? I like to have people older than me, who [&hellip;]			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
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				<title>R.M. Archer posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:06:04 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Rae!<br />
Could you tell me more about your book and what sort of feedback you&#8217;re looking for? The genre, length, deadline, and a brief description of the story would be helpful&#8211;as well as whether you&#8217;re looking for big-picture or more specific feedback. I rarely do beta-reading since starting as a professional editor, but I&#8217;m willing to consider&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-104977"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104976/#acomment-104977" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Publishing questions in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:58:50 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Your dedication and your desire to dive right in remind me of myself at your age. I didn&#8217;t successfully publish until I was 15 (which was still too early), but I knew what I wanted to do and I did it. And I get the impression you could readily do the same thing.</p>
<p>But since I have been there, I have some words of caution. Well, the first is&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-104975"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104975/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic How do you decide whether to continue with an old project or start a new one? in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104925/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:46:37 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>I try to stick to one or two projects at a time. Having two allows me to swap between them if I&#8217;m having trouble with one or the other, but still keeps me focused on <em>finishing.</em> Exploring is good and important, especially in the early years of writing, but finishing is also an important skill and it&#8217;s good to learn how to power through on&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-104925"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104925/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Resources for character development in the forum Characters</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104759/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:51:40 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a worksheet available to my newsletter subscribers! It specifically highlights &#8220;character voice questions&#8221; to help you understand what drives and shapes your character, but it includes fields for more basic character information as well. You can <a href="https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/415440/87669491281953901/share" rel="nofollow ugc">sign up to get it here</a>!</p>
<p>There&#8217;s another character sheet template I use all the time, but I&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-104759"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104759/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Hey Guys! in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/103953/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:41:08 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/melancholicwriter/' rel="nofollow ugc">@melancholicwriter</a></p>
<p>That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m so glad we (authors) have means of sharing our resources and knowledge with one another! It&#8217;s so neat to be able to complement one another&#8217;s knowledge and come to a more robust understanding of writing together. ^-^ It&#8217;s like a little microcosm of the Church with its differing gifts. It&#8217;s awesome.</p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Hey Guys! in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:20:52 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Cool! Plot is always my biggest challenge, so it&#8217;s amazing to me when authors are able to just&#8230; come up with them, lol. That&#8217;s awesome. 🙂</p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Hey Guys! in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 19:04:50 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Gotcha. Do your story seeds tend to start with the plot, then?</p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Hey Guys! in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 19:51:27 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Ooh, interesting! Sounds intense. What are your main characters like?</p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Comic recommendations? in the forum Fantasy Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2022 18:26:48 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/scoutfinch190/' rel="nofollow ugc">@scoutfinch190</a></p>
<p>If you like superheroes, the Daredevil comic series by Mark Waid is clean! Vol. 2 gets a little weird for a bit (supernatural-style weird), but overall it&#8217;s really good! I also really liked The Defenders: Diamonds are Forever (which censors cussing).</p>
<p>To piggyback on <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/rose-colored-fancy/' rel="nofollow ugc">@rose-colored-fancy</a>&#8216;s recommendation, Scott McCloud&#8217;s book&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-103849"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/103849/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Hey Guys! in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 19:58:57 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tasha! Welcome back! 😀</p>
<p>Ooh, what&#8217;s your screenplay about?</p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Worldbuilding Advice &#038; Feedback Needed in the forum Research and Worldbuilding</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:23:19 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/storysmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@storysmith</a></p>
<p>Sorry for the months-long disappearance. &#x1f605;</p>
<p>That&#8217;s a really neat (and thorough) history! Thank you for sharing!</p>
<p>LOL</p>
<p>Nice! I love seeing plots inextricably linked to/derived from the worlds they live in; it makes the whole thing feel much more purposeful.</p>
<p>Cool!</p>
<p>Nah, you&#8217;re fine. Worldbuilding rambles are fun, whether you&#8217;re&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-103393"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/103393/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Concerning Beta Readers and Editing (aka, I have QUESTIONS!) in the forum Fantasy Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 17:24:54 -0400</pubDate>

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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Concerning Beta Readers and Editing (aka, I have QUESTIONS!) in the forum Fantasy Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2022 03:38:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s generally how I do it. It&#8217;s the easiest method I&#8217;ve found. Most readers will comment; I&#8217;ve also had some who save up their thoughts and send me a comprehensive feedback list at the end in an email or separate document (I&#8217;ve gotten PDFs multiple times). Either way, though, Gdocs is a good means for them to read it.</p>
<p>I often ask my&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-103370"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/103370/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Concerning Beta Readers and Editing (aka, I have QUESTIONS!) in the forum Fantasy Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:56:46 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Agreed.</p>
<p>As an additional note here, it&#8217;s a good idea to set aside the book for a while if you&#8217;re in the latter camp when you finish. Some time and space will give you a clearer perspective on it once you read it over again after a few weeks or even months. Readers can also help, but it&#8217;s generally a good idea&#8211;especially if you haven&#8217;t done&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-103355"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/103355/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Concerning Beta Readers and Editing (aka, I have QUESTIONS!) in the forum Fantasy Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 04:10:49 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey! Welcome back!</p>
<p>You might not like this answer, but I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s whatever works best for your story. With some series, it&#8217;s definitely better to edit the first book first. I have a duology I&#8217;ll almost certainly refine book 1 in before I write book 2, or at least before I expect book 2 to offer a solid foundation to work from. Meanwhile, my&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-103347"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/103347/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Villains in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 21:14:30 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been meaning to comment on this for weeks and I&#8217;m finally getting around to it. XD My WIP has two main villains: Erdiana Class and Tamerin Lance. (And then a <em>really </em>big bad above them, but he doesn&#8217;t really come into play until the end of book one.)</p>
<p>Erdiana runs the science division of the mega-corporation Grantech. She&#8217;s very smart, very&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-102998"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102998/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Worldbuilding Advice &#038; Feedback Needed in the forum Research and Worldbuilding</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 20:30:52 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah, that makes sense. I can see something sort of along these lines working well:</p>
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<p>I hadn&#8217;t considered the sound issue. Something fabric-like is a good way to get around that, and guild-specific patterns sound really neat.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s interesting! What were the barriers to those alliances previously/what motivated them to remain separate, and how&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-102711"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102711/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Worldbuilding Advice &#038; Feedback Needed in the forum Research and Worldbuilding</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 03:04:38 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Not to cancel the bartering concept, &#8217;cause that&#8217;s neat, but why couldn&#8217;t intelligent creatures wear some sort of satchel or belt (belt would probably work better since it could be kept closer to the body and not get in the way of moving legs) with a money bag attached?</p>
<p>How would tickets/tokens not have the same carrying needs as&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-102702"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102702/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic 100 for 100? in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 18:33:43 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No worries. That&#8217;s rough. :/ I hope you&#8217;re able to resolve that issue quickly.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve definitely had weeks like that, lol. But the minimum is still progress. It&#8217;s awesome you&#8217;ve developed world pieces that you love! What&#8217;s your favorite world element so far?</p>
<p>I actually just saw that in my inbox this morning, lol, but I might have to give it a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-102213"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102213/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic 100 for 100? in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102167/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 21:31:34 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes! And I&#8217;ve actually had a lot of that with this book, which is nice.</p>
<p>Nice! Enemies-to-friends can be a lot of fun. 😀</p>
<p>The challenge still going well for you?</p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 02:59:56 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now it&#8217;s eating my posts, too. *facepalm*</p>
<p>Idea pages are definitely fun!</p>
<p>Cool! I&#8217;ve been using babynames.com of late, but I&#8217;ve used a variety of naming sites; I don&#8217;t recall if that one&#8217;s on my list yet.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s a really tough question, since I enjoy all of this book&#8217;s characters so much. XD Alaric has come the most naturally in my outline. I&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-102078"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102078/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2022 19:40:41 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s frustrating! I&#8217;ve known the forum to eat posts with links in them, but it&#8217;s extra annoying when there&#8217;s not even an apparent rhyme or reason to the post-eating. 😛</p>
<p>They are, which I appreciate. ;P It&#8217;s shifting the schedule on a spoilery Q&amp;A I was going to do, too, but that&#8217;s actually going to be a good thing I think since it was&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-102014"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102014/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:36:25 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>No worries. I&#8217;ve done that before. XD</p>
<p>It&#8217;s gone pretty well so far! The paperback delay was frustrating (I still don&#8217;t have my copies; Amazon is taking forever), but no one has seemed too upset about it or anything. XD And it gave me an excuse to do more with the shop on my site, which is a long-term plus. The book seems to be&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-101918"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101918/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101746/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2022 21:40:17 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are a<em> lot</em> of characters in each, so I can&#8217;t really blame you. XD Older superhero versions are often best, lol. Though I&#8217;ve had some surprises recently with newer superhero media.</p>
<p>So am I, so I definitely understand. XD</p>
<p>Aw, thank you! I really appreciate your sharing the infographic to your story. ^-^ Honestly, just sharing stuff is awesome&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-101746"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101746/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101714/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 18:52:22 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Smallville is DC, not Marvel, but it&#8217;s pretty good! I watched the whole series and enjoyed it.</p>
<p>I was advised to start with either Mistborn or Elantris and Mistborn caught my eye more readily so I went with that. XD That is super annoying. 😛 It&#8217;s worst when they have apparently random books from a series with books missing in between, as opposed&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-101714"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101714/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101697/</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2022 01:36:34 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ooh, neat! That reminds me a little of the way kryptonite works in the old Smallville show. Throwing in that bit of political/social intrigue is really cool! I love how you&#8217;ve integrated those elements with one another. 🙂</p>
<p>Interesting! I haven&#8217;t read Elantris yet, but having read the first two Mistborn novels I&#8217;m definitely interested in reading&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-101697"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101697/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101690/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:00:37 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I do! I have <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/11rcgvuw6bsmk1l1YQodF0YoXztUl6qdG" rel="nofollow ugc">a whole folder here</a>. Thanks for asking! What&#8217;s your social media handle? I&#8217;d be happy to follow you. ^-^</p>
<p>I know that feeling, lol. I&#8217;ve gotten a lot better about it over the years, but I definitely jumped around quite a bit before settling on this next project. XD Your duology sounds neat! Discovery writing is a lot of fun. What&#8217;s&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-101690"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101690/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101686/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:13:18 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m participating! I&#8217;m plotting a sci-fi novel. Hopefully I&#8217;ll start drafting by the time the challenge ends, but we&#8217;ll see how things go; I&#8217;m trying to take this project slow and ease back into writing after almost three years of editing and publishing prep, lol. (Those three years are finally finishing up when my fantasy novel releases a week&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-101686"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101686/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Male characters question in the forum Characters</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101516/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2022 22:05:27 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Awesome! I&#8217;m glad it helped. 🙂</p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2022 21:17:50 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve known some guys who fit that description and are still definitely masculine, and in trying to break it down I think the main thing is that they do a good job of filling their biblical role as men. They do exemplify gentleness and self-control, they&#8217;re polite, but they&#8217;re also protectors, they&#8217;re not afraid to do the hard things, they often&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-101514"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101514/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Hey Guys! in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101366/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 15:29:17 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/kaytlin-phillips/' rel="nofollow ugc">@kaytlin-phillips</a></p>
<p>Kaytlin! Welcome to SE! 😀</p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic *shy wave* Hi! in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101152/</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2022 20:30:06 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re welcome. Likewise! 🙂</p>
<p>No worries! I&#8217;ll usually talk for as long as there&#8217;s a conversation to be had, so I&#8217;m down for long conversations but I&#8217;m also content when a conversation naturally winds down/someone runs out of things to say. *shrugs* I&#8217;m pretty chill. XD</p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic What&#039;s everyone been up to? in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101149/</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2022 19:49:22 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, for many horse people it&#8217;s a passion of theirs, and for me it&#8217;s more of a casual interest. XD There&#8217;s nothing wrong with that, and I actually love seeing people do what they love, so that&#8217;s another fun thing about working with horses and their people, lol.</p>
<p>Aw, thank you! ^-^ Yes, I&#8217;m so happy with the artwork! My cover designer and the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-101149"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101149/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101119/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 17:09:39 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/unicorntamer/' rel="nofollow ugc">@unicorntamer</a></p>
<p>Not really. I have some photographed in my phone because I shared them with particular friends, but I don&#8217;t consistently post my finished designs anywhere. (I have a DeviantArt account I created for following artists; I could start posting there if I wanted a place to share my designs more often.)</p>
<p>Probably. That&#8217;s the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-101119"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101119/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic What&#039;s everyone been up to? in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101114/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 23:24:58 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeahhh agreed. XD</p>
<p>I was a summer camp counselor at a Christian horse camp last summer, so I worked with horses for about three months there. I learn quickly and I&#8217;m pretty comfortable around (most) horses, so it&#8217;s a good fit for me. But I do feel out-of-my-depth sometimes since most of the folks I&#8217;ve worked with (both here and at the summer&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-101114"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101114/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic What&#039;s everyone been up to? in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101087/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 21:52:50 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/erynne/' rel="nofollow ugc">@erynne</a></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been working a new job that&#8217;s been zapping my energy, lol. It&#8217;s not bad work&#8211;I groom horses and do some maintenance stuff on an equine farm&#8211;but it is pretty draining. On the other hand, having a lot of my time taken up has pushed me to make better use of the time I have left over and I&#8217;ve been able to get some platform-building&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-101087"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/101087/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic *shy wave* Hi! in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2022 21:43:59 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I use plenty of references. XD Style&#8230; Realistic, I suppose? At least, that&#8217;s the intention. XD There&#8217;s a mix of for-fun and for-characters. I started out focusing on characters, but after I decided I enjoyed design I started doing more just for fun as well. I also have several designs that aren&#8217;t for specific characters but are representative&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-100996"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/100996/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2022 01:38:49 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whoops! I forgot to answer this question. My dystopian tends to be a little more sci-fi than dystopian, with the societal problems more subtly beneath the surface than a lot of dystopian and more emphasis on the technological advancements on earth. (Not a whole lot of space travel involved, since for some reason I&#8217;ve always had trouble with that&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-100862"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/100862/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic *shy wave* Hi! in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 23:15:57 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ooh, nice! I love the look of watercolor, though I&#8217;ve never learned to work with it personally. The most visual art I normally do is some fashion design with colored pencils now and then; clothes seem to be the only thing I really have a knack for. XD</p>
<p>YES! You do ballroom! Me too! I <em>love </em>ballroom dance. It is so much fun. Swing and waltz are&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-100859"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/100859/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic *shy wave* Hi! in the forum Introduce Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 19:56:41 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/unicorntamer/' rel="nofollow ugc">@unicorntamer</a></p>
<p>Welcome!</p>
<p>These are a couple of my favorites, too (I mostly write fantasy and dystopian sci-fi). What do you like most about writing fantasy?</p>
<p>I sing, too! I&#8217;d ask whether you&#8217;ve ever been in choir, but I guess Noah covered that with his question, lol. I was also going to ask what kind of dance you do, but he definitely beat me to that. XD</p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:09:14 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, yes, but I&#8217;m rereading it. So I know how his character develops all the way through the end. I guess he never completely loses his recklessness, but I do think he matures significantly. (And, to be fair, he is still just 11 or 12 by the end.)</p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:19:22 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That makes sense. His recklessness is a little frustrating in the first book, anyway. (I&#8217;m in the process of rereading the series and I&#8217;m only about 40 pages into <em>North! Or Be Eaten</em> thus far.) But I liked his arc&#8230; and I think I have a soft spot for reckless characters anyway, lol.</p>
<p>Cool!</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 23:42:11 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Cool! I think I prefer Tink for his mix of fun and seriousness (and maybe in part because he&#8217;s <em>not</em> the protagonist; I have a very short list of protagonists who are favorite characters XD), but I definitely relate to Janner the most (oldest sibling here, lol).</p>
<p>Aw, thank you! That&#8217;s where I recognized you from, actually. 😉 I&#8217;m&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-100642"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/100642/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 22:23:37 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Annabelle! Hi! Welcome!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s an excellent list of books. Who&#8217;s your favorite Wingfeather character?</p>
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				<title>R.M. Archer replied to the topic Character Voice Game in the forum Characters</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 01:01:13 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/noah-cochran/' rel="nofollow ugc">@noah-cochran</a> This is a fun idea! I&#8217;ll try to come back to it later this week while I&#8217;m on break from my bigger writing projects and I&#8217;ll hopefully have some more brain power, lol.</p>
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