Story Embers | Samuel | Mentions https://storyembers.org/members/samuel/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Samuel. Sat, 09 May 2026 06:49:36 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 9e9d3ab3e28b90f3ea6ac891c6149f27 Kylie S. Pierce replied to the topic Should you kill a character (This is a lesson-ish) in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/93998/ Thu, 22 Jul 2021 23:45:20 -0400 OHHH… The mentor death. Be prepared for a rant.

*Sighs*

*SPOILER for Eragon*

Brom. Why, oh, WHY, did you have to kill brutally MURDER him!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? WHY????? *Glares at Christopher Paolini* It wasn’t just to further Eragon’s character arc, you didn’t need him in the story anymore, so you made him DIE.

*Ahem*

*SPOILER over*

*Looks bac…[Read more]

]]> 0 a0bc9fffe9887725f242ee7d09b3a3d9 Noah Litle started the topic Noah Litle Writes - The Blog in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45362/ Sun, 03 Feb 2019 16:57:05 -0400 Hey, guys!

I’m excited to announce that I have started a blog. You can check it out here:

Noah Litle Writes

Right now I’m in a kind of pre-launch stage, where you guys can give me some feedback on the posts and everything before I launch it for real on the first of March.

If you guys could tell me if the posts are helpful/enjoyable/coherent it…[Read more]

]]> 0 a8cb9408f145610a8837024330e54dc2 EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Thread of Musical Writers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40247/ Fri, 11 Jan 2019 02:15:13 -0400 @emgc and @samuel (sorry, I know this has nothing to do with you, but I’m just super excited)

I just learned that  my cello should be coming in this Saturday!! I really want to bounce off the walls I’m so excited to join the cello players, but as the walls in the room I’m in are majorly glass, I don’t think that’s a good idea.

 

]]> 0 5caeb1a946b3ffce8743963aaf9fee2d R.M. Archer started the topic Thread of Musical Writers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/39914/ Wed, 09 Jan 2019 18:17:15 -0400 I know a lot of us on here are musical people as well as writers, whether we play instruments or sing or just like listening to it, and @ericawordsmith mentioned starting a thread, so I did.

I’ll tag all the musical people I can find, but I’m almost certain to miss people. 😛

First off, what instrument(s) do you play? (Including…[Read more]

]]> 0 9d6de1cad90cb8648e2432ff17433975 EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Thread of the Extroverted Writers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/38408/ Thu, 03 Jan 2019 20:34:55 -0400 @parker Good job! Knowing your friend’s cello name is the mark of a good friend or a person who is learning anything cello that they possibly can… Which is how I know almost all the cellist’s cellos’ names from music camp last summer.

@samuel and @emgc Nice cello names!! I love Benedict especially. 🙂 I’ve thought about the names Theodore and…[Read more]

]]> 0 301cded0c32e349018c10c83c97bd6db Eden Anderson replied to the topic Thread of the Extroverted Writers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/38384/ Thu, 03 Jan 2019 18:03:13 -0400 @samuel

Yeah, I do that too. Totally understand. Please feel free to rant…no promises that I won’t ignore you, but by all means go ahead. 😆

Oh, makes sense. And those are legitimate reasons for leaving…I think you were smart to realize that you couldn’t do both. But if you ever do decide to come back, that’d be awesome!

@parker

*eye…[Read more]

]]> 0 e63c3e97446e02029cc7bb21470af5b9 Parker Hankins replied to the topic Thread of the Extroverted Writers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/38383/ Thu, 03 Jan 2019 17:57:17 -0400 @samuel, an affair!?!? XD!!!

]]> 0 978069147b1b2861a8daee6648f17d8c Eden Anderson replied to the topic Thread of the Extroverted Writers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/38378/ Thu, 03 Jan 2019 17:51:16 -0400 @samuel

*sees post*

*chokes*

Uh…it…um…well, certainly looks like you know what you are talking about, sir. And seeing as I know every little about such things, it would be quite foolish of me to try and debate this with you. (In fact I think you about lost me half way through your post 😉…)

And I wasn’t doubting the legitimacy of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 8a8085cfa0eb2820ca525171e034d9c8 Parker Hankins replied to the topic Thread of the Extroverted Writers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/38333/ Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:29:11 -0400 @samuel, yes, you should get Dylan. XD!

@ericawordsmith, I know Samuel has named his cello! Derick!

]]> 0 6dd2a0cfea0675c013d762fd8dc70609 EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Thread of the Extroverted Writers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/38310/ Thu, 03 Jan 2019 04:00:05 -0400 @r-m-archer Oh cool!! So what sort of style of singing do you sing? I’m a hardcore Celtic girl…

@eden-anderson What? No, you were awesome before I learned you were an ENFP. <3 True… I think I might be slightly more introverted than you… Probably because I actually really love being alone, which is weird for an extrovert. I love slinking…[Read more]

]]> 0 a14fc254c9d9dfec0f61b4d8be06002a EricaWordsmith replied to the topic Thread of the Extroverted Writers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/38149/ Wed, 02 Jan 2019 15:51:58 -0400 @parker

ANOTHER CELLO PERSON?? I fell in love with it this year… there’s just nothing quite like the sound of a cello that will make me stop and hush everybody so I can hear better.

@samuel how long have you played?

]]> 0 acb5dda62658019276bf814b88379db5 Parker Hankins replied to the topic Thread of the Extroverted Writers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/38146/ Wed, 02 Jan 2019 15:49:53 -0400 Ooh! Cello! @samuel plays it! *thinks I’m tagging right*

]]> 0 f5f2fed70205c3efa731d55077ec1eff Selah Chelyah started the topic A Matter of Life and Death... in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/38121/ Sun, 30 Dec 2018 01:59:00 -0400 @ethryndal  @bama-rose  @raemarie  @corissa  @kate  @r-m-archer  @literatureforthelight  @j-parkhurst  @gabbyj  @cassandraia  @chalice  @noahlitle  @julianne  @germaine-han  @maddiejay  @sesi  @r-j-karas  @rosemarylouise  @msqueen8  @samuel  @eden-anderson  @professorsjb  @elizabeth  @scarletimmortalized  @parker  @katthewriter  @noahlitle @samuel Oops! I get so many Story Embers posts in my inbox I tend to skim and miss things. *insert grimace emoji here* Congratulations to you, too, Samuel!

]]> 0 fd7b5154f64e51b61ee365dabd138399 Noah Litle replied to the topic The winner is... in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/32673/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:36:40 -0400 @r-m-archer

@samuel also completed NaNo.

@samuel

Dude, I think you need to change your signature. People might actually not be reading them because of it. XD

Actually I’m kind of serious. Every time I see it, I think: “I read them!“

]]> 0 6328906433e637946283b37a54358a9b Daeus Lamb started the topic The stuff of dreams - a war in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/32470/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:47:36 -0400 Hey guys,

After our long break, we get to do a prompt war again!

If you’ve followed the topic about charm in stories, you probably noticed I’m fascinated with dream sequences. So I decided to make that the theme of our prompt. 😉

Starting today and lasting for two weeks, we have the assignment to write the very best dream sequence we can. (In…[Read more]

]]> 0 56b16571acc13e851aad72bc5b4f2c2d Cassandra Hamm replied to the topic Favorite Characters??? in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/32438/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 04:14:43 -0400 @literatureforthelight and @maddiejay, Six of Crows 😀 <3 I love both Inej and Kaz (though Inej is my favorite; sorry, Maddie). Also, @samuel, I just ordered Ender’s Game today (before I read this) because I’ve been intending to read it. I’ve heard awesome things.

@kate, I agree about Luke Skywalker. He is *soooooo* whiny! 😛

My favorite…[Read more]

]]> 0 231648dc9e7ba406295a943de0375e48 Daeus Lamb replied to the topic The winner is... in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/32355/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 23:10:00 -0400 Hey guys! Sorry, I’ve been traveling and pretty much without internet. This is a perfectly fine place to place your word counts. I’ll be calculating the winner as soon as I’m able.

@ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @sesi @r…[Read more]

]]> 0 1b29f5b9273ead0f192cfc4e42e8c4a9 Daeus Lamb replied to the topic The winner is... in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/32354/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 23:09:58 -0400 Hey guys! Sorry, I’ve been traveling and pretty much without internet. This is a perfectly fine place to place your word counts. I’ll be calculating the winner as soon as I’m able.

@ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @sesi @r…[Read more]

]]> 0 5858e8bcda41c65ae1ea929e34ea7ee6 Daeus Lamb replied to the topic The winner is... in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/32353/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 23:09:57 -0400 Hey guys! Sorry, I’ve been traveling and pretty much without internet. This is a perfectly fine place to place your word counts. I’ll be calculating the winner as soon as I’m able.

@ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @sesi @r…[Read more]

]]> 0 8c43716f48d6493dfeaf6808ad440bdf Noah Litle replied to the topic Good or Evil? in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31832/ Fri, 30 Nov 2018 21:27:54 -0400 Okay, guys. Here it is.

And again, just in case:

Good or Evil

It’s a rough draft.

I only have one request: Please read the whole thing before commenting or editing.

And if you have time (or if you don’t have time for commenting or editing), post here and tell me how it makes you feel. Or how it makes you…[Read more]

]]> 0 830e4bd3b5177c2079719c10e7b74e1f Sarah Baran replied to the topic Ethryndal Day in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31270/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 21:43:10 -0400 OKAY, folks. Apparently, I have the esteemed position of Featured Guild Member. And not only that — I’m also the first featured guild member, so I can’t piggy-back of off previous examples because there are no previous examples. Which means I have to trailblaze this thing, WHICH MEANS…

This is the long-winded way of saying, “I have no idea…[Read more]

]]> 0 d73c1322832bf5ced801cb5ed7dde8ea Daeus Lamb started the topic Ethryndal Day in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31068/ Tue, 27 Nov 2018 21:22:37 -0400 Hey guys,

It’s me. Normally, each week we focus on our theme topic — which right now is worldbuilding.

Today though, we’re going to do something different. We’re going to try, the last week of every month, to focus on one of our guild members. I’ve decided to work down the list on our guild page, so today we have our snarky elf, @ethryndal.

How…[Read more]

]]> 0 529834f335a5e8dbbf6da8186e239297 Noah Litle replied to the topic Good or Evil? in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/30721/ Mon, 26 Nov 2018 14:34:57 -0400 Sorry I’m late. This week’s word count for Good or Evil: 3,845. I think that’s a record

And I finished the story!

Word count for the finished story as of yet is: 14,627.

I’m still going to work on adding scenes and editing this next week, though. And I’ll try and post what I’ve got Friday evening.

Thank you all for your support and…[Read more]

]]> 0 1f4e14e216aea38412e035d89f969475 R.M. Archer replied to the topic Do Teen Guys Cry? (help me out please) in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/30444/ Sat, 24 Nov 2018 18:49:12 -0400 That sounds totally reasonable to me (the male characters in LotR cried multiple times and it in no way lessened their masculinity). But I’m not a guy, so I’m interested to see what the guys think.

@noahlitle @josiah @daeus-lamb @samuel

]]> 0 93c113ec598c3d67f72a70ddb5dfb5d0 Grace replied to the topic Favorite Characters??? in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/30321/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 22:05:20 -0400 @samuel One of my favorite characters that I can think of (at the moment) is Inej Ghafa from Six of Crows. She has an uncanny ability to move silently and is skilled with weapons (which is always cool), and despite the fact that she lives in a really dark environment, she has hope and faith that life will be better. She once thinks to herself…[Read more]

]]> 0 3f122fb7637f17edc2b3dc9d15de8eac Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Favorite Characters??? in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/30315/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 20:18:01 -0400 @samuel, I commiserate on Eragon. He may not be my least favorite, but he’s pretty much a block of wood. Murtagh forever. It should have been Murtagh’s story.

Oh boy though, now I gotta choose… D: Heellllpppp!

Okay. I’m probably gonna get a lot of backlash here… Least favorite character. *braces self* Luke Skywalker. I know there’s a whole…[Read more]

]]> 0 29580dfacb91f4cc604a40c078965d46 Bama Rose replied to the topic Favorite Characters??? in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/30300/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 18:19:50 -0400 Hello @samuel, and thanks for tagging me in this, @noahlitle.

One of my favourite characters (I can’t narrow it down very far!) is probably Horton from Horton Hears a Who. I love that movie altogether but Horton is really intriguing because of the way he is willing to see things from a different perspective. He is open to different ideas about t…[Read more]

]]> 0 c6c41e8362074a1df22e5bd5cd5cd974 Noah Litle replied to the topic Favorite Characters??? in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/30293/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 17:49:08 -0400 Hey, @samuel.

My favorite character would have to be Linus Larrabee from the 1995 movie Sabrina, which also happens to be my all-time-favorite movie. (not the 1954 movie it was based on. and definitely not the 2018 movie! that one is something different.)

I’m not sure why I like him. There’s too many things I like about him, really. XD

I gu…[Read more]

]]> 0 9c2d5e181dccaabe5d344cf8868ad914 Daeus Lamb started the topic An argument: charm is found in the unexplored in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/29755/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:01:45 -0400 Dear Saxon Scribe,

Imagine you’re a Viking or one of those other early explorers of America. Since you were five, your grizzly uncle has told you stories about the time his vessel was blown off course and he spied afar off a coastland peeking through the mists.

Now, twenty years older, you sit on the prow of your boat and a wild country…[Read more]

]]> 0 27fd059f871b329463e9fad3ed276585 R.M. Archer replied to the topic The awful dilemma: how to explain your story world in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/29726/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:38:13 -0400 @samuel Those are all really good examples/things to think about. Especially “If it doesn’t contribute to character, plot, or relevant setting (ideally two of the three), cut it.” I’ll have to keep that in mind.

@eden-anderson My blog is finally back up, so here’s the article I mentioned. 🙂

]]> 0 e942827c4411d5d32f0e39b21257ad36 Noah Litle started the topic Make Your Own Inspiration in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/29494/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 03:53:43 -0400 Just watched this video and thought it would be good to share it here.

Make Your Own Inspiration

It’s in a playlist about composing music, but I think this video is applicable to any creative process.

So, how do you guys “get in the way of inspiration”?

@daeus-lamb @cindy  @kate  @r-m-archer  @literatureforthelight  @m_corinnemusic  @j-parkhurs…[Read more]

]]> 0 aac31a3fe72cf1c3530aa759de3e0907 Noah Litle replied to the topic Good or Evil? in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/29489/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 03:32:12 -0400 Hey, guys. Here’s the word count for Good or Evil: 2,772 words added.

Total word count for the entire story is up to 11,589.

I think I’m going to buy myself something if I finish the story by the end of the month. What do you guys think, good…[Read more]

]]> 0 b1bc9c0e2974e043474c86dd1f082fc0 Samantha Farrar replied to the topic Farewell, Stan Lee in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/28447/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:31:51 -0400 @i-david

Thanks for creating this thread.

He was a great author and artist!!!! I loved his work!!! 

My sister drew this picture yesterday night for her art page on Instagram.@thelastlightfury

It was a crazy last minute decision, as she posts every Tuesday morning, but definitely worth it to honor this great man!!! The pen has great power…[Read more]

]]> 0 79a914d9fff192b2d33b07da9fdf50ce Noah Litle replied to the topic Good or Evil? in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/28421/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:42:45 -0400 Thanks, @chalice, @kate, + @samuel !

]]> 0 728fc5a1ba54e7f3e7ec8bdf00d0926f Daeus Lamb started the topic The awful dilemma: how to explain your story world in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/28333/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 21:05:26 -0400 Hey Saxon Scribes,

To be honest, this post is more about me learning from you all then offering any great wisdom. When you have a complex story world, anything from a fantasy world or ancient Persia, you’ve probably faced this huge dilemma.

On the one hand, readers could be extremely confused (maybe they’ll even completely misinterpret what is…[Read more]

]]> 0 ceffb2dbca7f89c44528673f751b6125 Daeus Lamb replied to the topic What do you want to study next? in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/28330/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 20:42:47 -0400 Well guys, I really appreciate all this feedback. It looks like the three main topics everyone wants to hear about are theme, plot, and worldbuilding but worldbuilding got the most votes by a small margin. I’m thinking that’s what we’ll go with.

For those of you who write historical fiction, don’t worry! Yes, I’ll probably cover some aspects of…[Read more]

]]> 0 aa1d1060804f06c83ac3ceb8e70a3ebe Gabrielle Pollack replied to the topic NaNoWriMo-ers??? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/28292/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:19:51 -0400 @evelyn Nano is the perfect time for chocolate. 😉 *gratefully takes tea* Happy first year! 😀 And happy first time to you too, @samuel :).

]]> 0 ce1964486a1d84b612e5b0258ac782d4 Parker Hankins replied to the topic NaNoWriMo-ers??? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/28113/ Sat, 10 Nov 2018 18:41:56 -0400 @samuel, Yep!

Well, you’ve kind of told your progress on Ydubs. I don’t know where your NaNo profile is.

]]> 0 c34e6c84b0f0d19e990a08ece3f43592 Parker Hankins replied to the topic NaNoWriMo-ers??? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/28110/ Sat, 10 Nov 2018 18:37:37 -0400 @samuel, I’ll be over 40k by the end of the day. But I am going for 100k you know so it’s important to get a lot done.

You’re doing really good yourself!!

]]> 0 04fa517478cd9266443d52b8f4698fa1 Parker Hankins replied to the topic NaNoWriMo-ers??? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/28107/ Sat, 10 Nov 2018 18:34:08 -0400 Hey, @samuel, I’m doing NaNo as you know!

]]> 0 1040e977e233817aed0bb2a0eb1d3ca5 NCStokes replied to the topic NaNoWriMo-ers??? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/28102/ Sat, 10 Nov 2018 17:48:14 -0400 @samuel Why, yes, hello there! This is my second year doing the month of insanity *AHEM* I mean NaNoWriMo. Yes. (If you can’t tell my brain is already scrambled.) Are you peoples planers or pantsers, or a little bit of both? I thought I was a plantser, but I’ve strayed so far from my original plan, I don’t know what’s happening anymore. 😛

]]> 0 79156bbb6ba81a5df69264f2683d7e22 Gabrielle Pollack replied to the topic NaNoWriMo-ers??? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/28087/ Sat, 10 Nov 2018 15:38:33 -0400 @samuel @evelyn Yay! Fellow nanoers! *hands you both a hearty helping of sanity chocolate* Is this the first year for you two?

]]> 0 c5f9a392d9c5c8a8fcf4163d53deea7c Noah Litle started the topic Name That City! in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/27624/ Wed, 07 Nov 2018 04:12:37 -0400 Hey, guys!

I need some ideas. I have a city that needs a name.

So, the city is a kind of modern (think early 1900s) city, but with an ancient roman/middle eastern twist. That basically means they have an arena for ancient roman style games and an open marketplace squeezed between industrial brick.

Fire away!

Hit me.

I’m open to any…[Read more]

]]> 0 85ca7cbdb3f5752b6f67e09986f3ba15 Daeus Lamb started the topic What do you want to study next? in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/27260/ Mon, 05 Nov 2018 19:18:55 -0400 Hey Saxon Scribes,

For something like six months now, we’ve studied character development every week. It’s been a good journey, but now I’m coming to the point where I don’t have a whole lot more to discuss. If anything else comes to mind, I’ll make a topic out of it, but if nothing comes to me, next week I think we could start on something…[Read more]

]]> 0 278cd03c61141f7b6cf98e07ca447c97 Daeus Lamb started the topic The winner is... in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/26685/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 21:41:10 -0400 Guys, this is crazy. A little sad. Absolutely awesome.

The word war. How’d we do?

We actually beat the record from past guild wars! I was amazed. We had 51,082 — a whole novel’s worth in a week.

So, the winner?

……

With 72,127 words, it goes to Parimi Alca. I’m super impressed with those guys, especially since I’ve heard they’re the…[Read more]

]]> 0 8def478b435a2fe3762c0ae1bde77d28 Daeus Lamb started the topic The winner is... in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/26684/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 21:41:07 -0400 Guys, this is crazy. A little sad. Absolutely awesome.

The word war. How’d we do?

We actually beat the record from past guild wars! I was amazed. We had 51,082 — a whole novel’s worth in a week.

So, the winner?

……

With 72,127 words, it goes to Parimi Alca. I’m super impressed with those guys, especially since I’ve heard they’re the…[Read more]

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