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Livi Ryddle posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
So I’ve been working on a story recently, and I was wondering what you guys think of this part…
Cornelius had been walking for a while now and thirst threatened to get the best of him. He stooped beside the stream and cupped some water into his hands to drink.
Dang. This water tastes weird. Not bad, but weird.
Smacking his lips, he started…[Read more]
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Bethel replied to the topic You Have Arrived at Parimi Alca! in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
@silverclaw-bonnetfolly and @steward-of-the-pen Hello, and thanks! 🙂
Steward of the Pen. Unfortunately, no, I don’t ride horses– my family moves around a lot and we’ve never really been in a good place for riding.
@evelyn. It’s alright. 🙂 I’m not offended. *hands you pizza and tissues*
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J.A.Penrose replied to the topic You Have Arrived at Parimi Alca! in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
Just dropping in to say, welcome to our new Parimi!
Everyone make sure we give a stellar welcome to our newest…[Read more]
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PursueWisdom replied to the topic Guild War…6? in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
Hi all! I just wanted to take a second here to remind all of us Parimians to review/comment/edit/whatnot on our guild’s draft that the very talented ESJohnson and Darth Pen worked on. 🙂 I see a few of us have already commented which is wonderful; if you haven’t, please look it over so we can make it the BEST!! 😉 (In other words, we need you.…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose started the topic Lesson 27 : Raving About Pacing in the forum 7 years, 4 months ago
Hopefully by now, (sorry newbies) you have got a fair grip on Pacing and Suspense.
Today, you have a super easy task. Name one text, (try to use one that you haven’t before in these lessons) and show how it used pacing and suspense well. Try to be spoiler sensitive!
To help clarify, a text can be a book, poem, movie, song, play, video game,…[Read more]
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ESJohnson replied to the topic Guild War…6? in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
Okay, everyone, how about this? The first few paragraphs are coming together!
(And @silverclaw-bonnetfolly , I may be able to incorporate some of your ideas! WHEEE! 😊😊😊)
Father had always told him that there were only two things in this world–light and darkness.
When he dreamed he saw neither.He saw blood and skin and bones, porcelain s…
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Steward of the Pen replied to the topic Guild War…6? in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
@ariella-newheart @pursuewisdom @esjohnson @silverclaw-bonnetfolly @e-jo3 @everyone
All right guys! Can you all share your ideas for specifics here? We can take a vote on which ones to use tomorrow, and then one of you can volunteer to write it and post it by Tuesday morning. That ought to give us at least 5 days to revise and polish. Don’t…[Read more]
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Cassie Hartfinh replied to the topic Guild War…6? in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
*rushes in from faraway land of Tennessee*
The downside to traveling is I enter the guild war late in the game.
Anyways, guys, I am seeing some STELLAR ideas here!! And now, for MY ideas.
The past three nights, I have dreamed of three things: the first night, somebody said to me “…if you are the New Mercy…”. The second, I was crushing…[Read more]
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Evelyn replied to the topic NaNoWriMo 2018 in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions 7 years, 4 months ago
Thanks! You too.
Here’s a question for everyone… would you do it again? If so, what would you change?
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J.A.Penrose replied to the topic You Have Arrived at Parimi Alca! in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
A very special welcome to @anne_the_noob14! *cheers* (sorry, I couldn’t find your tag anywhere!)
Here is our mysterious sixth guilding everyone! Make her feel…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose started the topic Guild War…6? in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
Parimis to attention!
I know we haven’t gotten the results back from our NaNo word war yet, but the Prompt War of December has arrived!
Now, some of your are new to this, and that is okay! It’s fairly simple, and you’ll soon work it out.
1. We brainstorm our ideas regarding the prompt through this thread. Here is where we will discuss…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose started the topic Lesson 26 : Compare and Contrast in the forum 7 years, 4 months ago
Again, this is a recap lesson to help you keep on improving your skills in Pacing and Suspense!
The goal today is to write a really slow, suspenseless snippet, then one that is full of suspense. BONUS POINTS if they are the same scene. Not that there are points, but that will help give you the right idea.
As always, keep it fairly short. I’m…[Read more]
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CalebOnline started the topic The Mysterious Man in the forum Characters 7 years, 4 months ago
Hey guys, it’s Caleb!
So I have this character in a video series that I want to develop, and I wanted to see if you could help me.
His name is Bobby Jones, and he is supposed to be a mix between Indiana Jones and an adventure hero stereotype… the thing is, no one meets him. Although the plot of my story revolves around finding him, he’s…[Read more]
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Julia replied to the topic NaNovember…GUILD WAR : WORD WAR in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
Great job, @steward-of-the-pen @j-a-penrose @silverclaw-bonnetfolly @ariella-newheart @sarah-vdh !
My total (counting my Creative Writing and my NaNoWriMo novel) is… 53,105! I honestly didn’t think I would make it; this my first year ever finishing NaNoWriMo. :3
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PursueWisdom replied to the topic You Have Arrived at Parimi Alca! in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
Greetings, fellow Parimi Alcaians!! (<– please correct me if I’m addressing our guild incorrectly)
I’m one of the newbies here. 🙂 And since I’ve already introduced myself in a bio thread, I’ll link it here for any of those who may be interested: https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/a-n-intj-history-buff-narnian-team-cap-me/
Something I…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose replied to the topic NaNovember…GUILD WAR : WORD WAR in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
Okay guys! GOOD JOB EVERYONE!
Please hand your TOTAL WORD COUNTS IN.
I managed 81073 all up.
You guys all did SO well and I am SO proud of you!
@cassie-hartfinh
@esjohnson
@coggleton
@julia
@silverclaw-bonnetfolly
@evelyn
@ariella-newheart
@sarah-vdh
@steward-of-the-pen
@e-jo3
@writercatherine
@thewanderingtypewriter
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J.A.Penrose replied to the topic You Have Arrived at Parimi Alca! in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
PARIMI ALCA. IT IS TIME TO INTRODUCE NEW GUILDLINGS!
@calebonline
@write-owl
@obrian-of-the-surface-world
@pursuewisdom
@azeline-d
@anneWelcome you guys to Parimi Alca and I really hope you find it absolutely stellar! I’m sure we’re all desperate to meet you and get to know you, so introduce yourselves! Go mad!
Guys, make our newest…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose started the topic Lesson 25 : Piece of Suspense in the forum 7 years, 4 months ago
Hello All!
There has been a lot of really good things going on for this guild lately, and even more changes are coming. Us guildmasters are all plotting away at making things improve.
Today signifies the beginning of summing up our theme on Pacing and Suspense. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting general Activities to sum up…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose started the topic Lesson 25 : Piece of Suspense in the forum 7 years, 4 months ago
Hello All!
There has been a lot of really good things going on for this guild lately, and even more changes are coming. Us guildmasters are all plotting away at making things improve.
Today signifies the beginning of summing up our theme on Pacing and Suspense. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting general Activities to sum up…[Read more]
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Ariella Newheart replied to the topic NaNovember…GUILD WAR : WORD WAR in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
@cassie-hartfinh WOW. I hope Beju’s okay! I haven’t even gotten to meet him properly. 🙁 Why must you, Vorok?
@silverclaw-bonnetfolly Ooh, that’s cool. Good luck! Or good aether! Or whatever it’s supposed to be. xD
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Ooh, intriguing! 🙂
Does it seem more female or male? Hmm… It feels like it could go either way… it doesn’t feel like one or the other yet, reading through.
Once you pick one gender though, you probably will want to add a quick description in this clip to signify that.
Oh ho, this seems good *rubs hands together in anticipation*
My mind automatically thought the sprite was male. I could visualize it being all dramatic: ‘Who DARES to summon /The Great Water Sprite/!?’ etc., etc.
And I agree with @evelyn. Once you decide, some description would be helpful 🙂
I don’t think it necessarily seems more male or female. Make it a dude though, I feel like all the sprites I read of in stories are girls =P
@evelyn True.
@obrian-of-the-surface-world Maybe I should paste in the rest of the story. (Below) Me and my friends took turns adding a sentence or two to the starting sentence to write the first couple pages, down to where he knocks himself out, and then I write the rest. It’s kinda a mess right now, and I’m still working on editing it, but maybe…[Read more]
I’m sorry, lol. I didn’t realize I made so many typing errors!
” he knocks himself out, and then I WROTE the rest.”
“The wad OF money appeared in…”
I think that’s all the ones, lol. I’m not usually this messy!
Wow. That is hard to determine where any cues might come from because it shifts too many story threads into random directions. Not sure still if I can get a gender decision on the brief part where the Water Sprite shows up. Do you have a backstory in mind for the Water Sprite? That might give you a better idea of which traits might lend…[Read more]
@anne_the_noob14 No problem! 🙂
By the way, next time it might be easier to start a thread in the Parimi Alca writing discussion section… it’s easier to read and respond to long messages that way. 🙂
@evelyn Ah, you’re right! Lol I didn’t think of that soon enough 😀
@obrian-of-the-surface-world Right. I haven’t yet thought up a backstory for the Sprite yet. And yes! It does help 🙂 Thanks!
@anne_the_noob14 I think that this seemed more like a girl. If you want it to be more masculine, though, maybe mention a deep/male voice or something? (I’m sorry it’s taken me forever to see this 😛 I got super behind on emails!)
*thumbs up* It’s ok, lol. Holidays are always busy for everybody 😛