Story Embers | Sir Leeds | Mentions https://storyembers.org/members/sir-leeds/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Sir Leeds. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:40:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 0a61939634da75e9508b3e73f54ff73d Brian Stansell replied to the topic Horror Story Ideas in the forum Horror writers https://storyembers.org/groups/horror-writers/forum/topic/horror-story-ideas/#post-146261 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 19:15:24 -0400 Hello again, Cainon @sir-leeds and Daeus @daeus-lamb

Here is a horrific idea that I had.  It is only a few lines from the perspective of a Hive-controlled villain.

“You were not born. You were downloaded. You are nothing but fractalated bits of carbon and a series of charges. A code of randomization, that requires debugging. You have no fa…[Read more]

]]> 0 9e6c94b48de4f7b6a9ea8baaaf2d0dbb Bethany replied to the topic Authentic Poetry (not a poem) in the forum Poets https://storyembers.org/groups/poets/forum/topic/authentic-poetry-not-a-poem/page/2/#post-144085 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 01:44:45 -0400 @sir-leeds

“Boo Radley”–that was really good! I loved the imagery! I agree with Anne on a favorite line–that whole stanza was my favorite actually.

@emily-waldorf

I loved the idea of “watching the rain”. It seems to evoke an idea of patience and perseverance through a trial rather than “oh please help i don’t like this it hurts please save me…[Read more]

]]> 0 4d9e755b60e4ac441529fd9f840a7cda Emily Waldorf replied to the topic Authentic Poetry (not a poem) in the forum Poets https://storyembers.org/groups/poets/forum/topic/authentic-poetry-not-a-poem/page/2/#post-143965 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:29:04 -0400 @sir-leeds and @anne-of-lothlorian

After reading my post above I don’t entirely agree with everything I said. You see, I think I have what could be called “sophomore syndrome” and “foot-in-mouth disease”: I have strong opinions that I don’t necessarily pause to think long about before I express them (strongly), and have a tendency to think I know…[Read more]

]]> 0 f2debed5da3aa097ec8b77de07ac2f79 Anne of Lothlorien replied to the topic Authentic Poetry (not a poem) in the forum Poets https://storyembers.org/groups/poets/forum/topic/authentic-poetry-not-a-poem/page/2/#post-143731 Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:44:30 -0400 @sir-leeds

Wow. Just… uh… wow… 😯😭

That poem was amazing. Astoundingly simple in execution and deep in concept. My favorite line was ‘baptize themselves into the church of publication’. This right here… this is my favorite kind of poetry, the kind that makes me tear up because it touched a place in my heart I didn’t know could be touched and r…[Read more]

]]> 0 f1ed9efacb0db6e88a1e8eb45877fe14 Anne of Lothlorien replied to the topic Authentic Poetry (not a poem) in the forum Poets https://storyembers.org/groups/poets/forum/topic/authentic-poetry-not-a-poem/page/2/#post-143717 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 18:01:53 -0400 @sir-leeds

Thanks! 🙂

Boo Radley as in the character from To Kill a Mockingbird?? I have never heard him referenced by anyone else in conversation! XD Would you mind sharing the poem? I’m intrigued!

Tankas sound cool! I should try to write some. 🙂 I loved your October one! Too bad it’s too short. Just today I was walking around campus and…[Read more]

]]> 0 adb546e7ec178d5d5cdd48850f015c39 Anne of Lothlorien replied to the topic Authentic Poetry (not a poem) in the forum Poets https://storyembers.org/groups/poets/forum/topic/authentic-poetry-not-a-poem/#post-143701 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:50:33 -0400 @sir-leeds

Yes, I’d definitely agree that if the traditional poem was better and more honest, I’d go with that, but if the free verse touches more people and is more honest, I’ll go with that. Personally, I find the vehicle of free verse easier to share emotions in almost any day, likely due to the lack of confinement. Not to say that all free…[Read more]

]]> 0 81d7bae5f98a1f546cee64da8bea9d21 Emily Waldorf replied to the topic Authentic Poetry (not a poem) in the forum Poets https://storyembers.org/groups/poets/forum/topic/authentic-poetry-not-a-poem/#post-143679 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:20:27 -0400 @sir-leeds, I agree with you that poetry should be genuine, but I disagree with your diagnosis. If you’re sacrificing meter and rhyming scheme for genuineness, all you’re left with is genuineness–no poetry at all. There are some themes that poetry was not meant to cover: some topics/themes that cannot be both what you describe as genuine and also…[Read more]

]]> 0 46000e00d90d868f9af55f96313e97e8 Dakota replied to the topic Authentic Poetry (not a poem) in the forum Poets https://storyembers.org/groups/poets/forum/topic/authentic-poetry-not-a-poem/#post-143522 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:46:33 -0400 @sir-leeds

Oh, now you’ve got me in a corner! LOL! Let’s see – like say a villain set out to find hope for himself, that something that would fulfill him. Of course, he goes all the wrong patha looking for it, commiting all manner of evil to get it, but still is empty. Untill, right as he is commiting or aabout his worst evil yet, someone does…[Read more]

]]> 0 5c42362fa46ca7f1c6a2bfddff098cd0 Anne of Lothlorien replied to the topic Authentic Poetry (not a poem) in the forum Poets https://storyembers.org/groups/poets/forum/topic/authentic-poetry-not-a-poem/#post-143453 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 14:43:56 -0400 @sir-leeds Thanks for starting this topic! (I’m coming back to SE forums after probably a year of inactivity and this is my first discussion participation… I was wandering around looking for a conversation to join and immediately jumped on this one :D)

I am an adamant free verse advocate! I can understand how people grow up thinking it doesn’t…[Read more]

]]> 0 e3e983374a2c0e7f61e2bdde3eb5ff46 Bethany replied to the topic Authentic Poetry (not a poem) in the forum Poets https://storyembers.org/groups/poets/forum/topic/authentic-poetry-not-a-poem/#post-143404 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 18:30:22 -0400 @sir-leeds

Ooh that was a good poem. It reminds me of “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer”.

I think I agree with you on free verse. I’ll look into those poets. I just get frustrated with what I call “Instagram poetry”–you probably know the kind. All lowercase and it just seems like a paragraph cut up into random line breaks. And the messages…[Read more]

]]> 0 38c8357e02e74e6b912363cf9dcb1e43 Bethany replied to the topic Authentic Poetry (not a poem) in the forum Poets https://storyembers.org/groups/poets/forum/topic/authentic-poetry-not-a-poem/#post-143347 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 22:46:02 -0400 @sir-leeds

I will look into those poets. I want to read more poetry but it’s been hard knowing where to start. The Bible definitely has some amazing poetry! I think studying writing and poetry has made me appreciate the Bible’s literary qualities so much more. Ecclesiastes is probably my favorite–although I suppose it’s more poetic prose.

Well,…[Read more]

]]> 0 bd06762414d6074af1c9b0fede3e7537 Dakota replied to the topic For All Those Who Want to Help but Don't Know How in the forum Poets https://storyembers.org/groups/poets/forum/topic/for-all-those-who-want-to-help-but-dont-know-how/#post-143309 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 15:40:31 -0400 @sir-leeds Well, it was meant to be lyrical. Most of what I write is meant to be song  . . . someday. But sometimes, like this one, it was just me processing what I wanted to say to someone but didn’t know how. A song that was meant to be sung to someone but probably never will be.

 

So, in short, yes. Though I’m not really sure it would…[Read more]

]]> 0 a1144d2e703aee7768cfd5c8316c80d4 Dakota replied to the topic Authentic Poetry (not a poem) in the forum Poets https://storyembers.org/groups/poets/forum/topic/authentic-poetry-not-a-poem/#post-143308 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 15:37:43 -0400 @sir-leeds  Hello!

I guess I would consider poetry part of who I am. It’s my way of processing, enjoying and struggling with life ever since I was little. Lately I haven’t written as many complete poems, (working full-time is more taxing on one’s creative life than I thought). Now I now expert by any means, but I still enjoy a good poem whenever…[Read more]

]]> 0 e2024ae7e2fbd79ab2b2875d77268a9e Bethania Gauterius replied to the topic Authentic Poetry (not a poem) in the forum Poets https://storyembers.org/groups/poets/forum/topic/authentic-poetry-not-a-poem/#post-143282 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 17:42:36 -0400 @sir-leeds

I’m glad you brought this up. I’m a very amateur poet so I’m always trying to get ideas on how to improve. I have noticed that my best poems are the ones where I do get specific and personal. With poetry you want to pack as much as possible into few words so if you want your poem to be effective, I think you have to get concrete. One…[Read more]

]]> 0 245a37e94b65943e50ea3bd765d18d80 Daeus Lamb started the topic archiving the guilds in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/archiving-the-guilds-3/ Fri, 26 Jun 2020 01:43:59 -0400 Heads up. We’re moving the guilds to the archives. You’ll still be able to access old posts, but you won’t be able to make new…[Read more]

]]> 0 e0e388daf0abea38fe20b073e605d1ac Violet started the topic skillshare in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/skillshare/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:42:14 -0400 I just thought I’d share this, if someone didn’t know. For all you students out there, if you have a .edu e-mail you can get two months free on Skillshare. No I’m not sponsored, lol. I’ve been using this for about three weeks now and I’ve actually learned stuff, go figure.

If you’re like me and have had a little extra time on your hands then yo…[Read more]

]]> 0 bdb1246a8e06adf3b53820467d5cfe72 Emma Huckabee (Emma Starr) replied to the topic Any Camp Nano Poets? in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/any-camp-nano-poets/#post-110104 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:32:21 -0400 @sir-leeds Thank you so much for your thoughtful answer. 🙂

The word count goal has a conundrum for me. You brought up a great point that stories and poems are so different. I think that word count might work against my poetry. I’m not sure, but it seems like stories are better for word count goals.

This month I’m going to log all of the words…[Read more]

]]> 0 cbff3f1574c6d445cc2222be5ac7fb0a Emma Huckabee (Emma Starr) started the topic Any Camp Nano Poets? in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/any-camp-nano-poets/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 21:55:44 -0400 Hey guys…so I’m a poet…and I’ve always pretended to be allergic to NaNoWriMo and Camp NaNoWriMo. This was because I was thought, geez, a poet like me can’t do that.

Update: A friend of mine has, in fact, convinced me to do that.

I’m going to tackle a poetry editing goal and (I hope) a word count goal this month. So here I am.

I need…[Read more]

]]> 0 600bd4a49fa6b803c4e0d8fa029cc6fb Emma Huckabee (Emma Starr) replied to the topic I NEED YOUR HELP! ANSWER THESE 4 QUESTIONS!! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/i-need-your-help-answer-these-4-questions/#post-109557 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 20:19:36 -0400 @phoenix @evelyn @kate @sir-leeds @deeprun @taylorclogston

Thank you all so much!! Your answers are all thought-provoking. Here are some of my thoughts…

@taylorclogston  I used secular literature as a very general term. I define Christian literature as a work that is by a professing Christian. So I defined anything other than Christian as…[Read more]

]]> 0 ad54330dd81c13899807f683cede392e Emma Huckabee (Emma Starr) started the topic I NEED YOUR HELP! ANSWER THESE 4 QUESTIONS!! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/i-need-your-help-answer-these-4-questions/ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:20:03 -0400 I’m conducting a survey, and I would appreciate it SO much if you answered these questions:

  1. Do you believe Christians should read secular literature (literature produced by non-believers)? Why or why not?
  2. How should a Christian approach reading secular and/or non secular) literature?
  3. Can (secular and/or non secular) literature be a source…

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]]> 0 1ce8d50399c6d40ed621efa6c0688a39 Daeus Lamb started the topic Introducing GROUPS in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/introducing-groups/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 15:42:02 -0400 Hey SE people!

We’ve launched a cool new feature on the forum called groups.

You can find them in the nav bar like so:

Groups are hubs for writers to gather around something they share in common. They include a Facebook-like feed and most of them also include their own forums.

So far there are three types of groups:
1. Word war…[Read more]

]]> 0 27866bb85b7948b655b5215a9c433616 Buddy J. started the topic Oi! Rillumen, let's huddle... in the forum Rillumen's Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/oi-rillumen-lets-huddle/ Fri, 13 Dec 2019 15:33:17 -0400 @missfaeriekaiti
@happyholly_c
@corkybookworm
@quinn-ofallon
@kayla-joy
@pookiemonster
@inkling-for-christ
@sir-leeds
@rolena-hatfield
@grace-tolkienista
@graceabounds2129
@brie-donning
@cassidy
@bill-of-the-hill
@silverdragon
@therealameliahoch
@e_elaine_soup5
@brandon-miller

 

OKAY! So, Hope Ann is currently launching Dust to Flame. It’s a…[Read more]

]]> 0 6d1c0f4d2c7cdd0b0be69e64d6ab9498 Coralie replied to the topic word War VIII in the forum Word Wars https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/word-war-viii/page/4/#post-102587 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:46:05 -0400 Here are the word war results!!

We didn’t do so hot, but I know I needed a break after the intense NaNo effort. We’ll do better next time! We got this!!

And congrats to the awesome…[Read more]

]]> 0 79b65613bdd395283fad61a0a3869355 Coralie replied to the topic Word War VII in the forum Word Wars https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/word-war-vii/page/2/#post-100556 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 03:11:38 -0400 Don’t forget to submit your points!

Go, Rillumen, Go! We got this, guys! Tonight’s the deadline, so get in those last few words and submit those word counts!

@pookiemonster Man, those donuts were good!! Thanks!!…[Read more]

]]> 0 7d3df65abfc9e36ec713e08f621555b9 Violet replied to the topic Word War VII in the forum Word Wars https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/word-war-vii/#post-100090 Tue, 05 Nov 2019 14:42:38 -0400 GO Rillumen!  This time we’ll write! Or at least try, lol 🖊️

I have faith in you. But more importantly, I have motivational doughnuts! ヽ(ᵔᗜᵔ)ﾉ🍩 🍩 🍩 🍩…[Read more]

]]> 0 629020bd864b634c29f69e4330731d42 Emma Huckabee (Emma Starr) replied to the topic A Poem for the CONTEST! in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/a-poem-for-the-contest/#post-98804 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:51:07 -0400 @sir-leeds I love your poem!

I do see what Story Ember meant now about the embellishments. You’re not flaunting a bunch of different poetry techniques in this poem (but you do use vivid language). Also, the poem’s character is a child, so there is power in the simplicity of the character’s voice. 🙂

I love the ending lines:

“And the lonely lamp…[Read more]

]]> 0 00b5f7c3cf6b4c72588c96a13bfd15f1 Emma Huckabee (Emma Starr) replied to the topic A Poem for the CONTEST! in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/a-poem-for-the-contest/#post-98724 Sun, 13 Oct 2019 20:49:58 -0400 @sir-leeds @k-a-grey Thank you so so SO much for all the amazing feedback. 🙂 I’ll be sure to tag you all when I post the next edit!

@sir-leeds Would you post that poem about the children? I would love to read it! Also, I made an account with Submittable. 🙂 I didn’t know Footprints in the Sand when I wrote my poem, but I see the similarity that…[Read more]

]]> 0 26081bd214017b1b2f58c26994499e18 Violet replied to the topic Word war #6 in the forum Word Wars https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/word-war-6-3/page/2/#post-98471 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 01:30:03 -0400 I saw that no Rillumen members had responded yet so I thought I’d go ahead and tag y’all just in case anyone missed it.

I’ve spent moke time baking so far this week than writing.¯_(ツ)_/¯     I will definitely try to wring a couple of hundred words out of tonight though. Does anyone have a word goal for this week?…[Read more]

]]> 0 85b1e11ef8d51cccb059abc3a40c7406 Daeus Lamb started the topic Dear Rillumen in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/dear-rillumen/ Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:53:39 -0400 Hello peeps,

I guess I can’t be sure, but I assume Brandon has said goodbye to you? Well, not bye, but that he’s stepped down from guildmastering due to an overwhelming work load.

I wanted to step in on his behalf to let you know about the future of the guilds.

Many other among the guildmasters noticed that the job is mentally taxing and that…[Read more]

]]> 0 cf8ef2f929db1c764ca25e6547063812 K. A. Grey replied to the topic A Poem for the CONTEST! in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/a-poem-for-the-contest/#post-98455 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 19:02:50 -0400 @emma-starr I think it’s lovely.   I think you have some great images in there, but you could, as @sir-leeds said, “embellish” it a bit.  For example, try not to use trite expressions.  We know that winter is grey and cold, now let us see it in a new way.  So instead of saying the tea is cold, you could say it has “lost its warmth, lost its sou…[Read more]

]]> 0 bb2d230d8032e38dbfb6a7a883e46d85 Evelyn replied to the topic A Poem for the CONTEST! in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/a-poem-for-the-contest/#post-98449 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:58:10 -0400 @emma-starr I love it!

However, like @sir-leeds said, Story Embers has a very particular style they like and I have my own style and you have yours.  *shrugs*  I’m not sure what to tell you. 😛

]]> 0 a741a2990ade2ae39d198ad140df9feb Emma Huckabee (Emma Starr) replied to the topic A Poem for the CONTEST! in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/a-poem-for-the-contest/#post-98426 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:25:56 -0400 @anne_the_noob14 Thank you!!

@sir-leeds I appreciate your feedback! What I’m actually trying to convey is a process of healing over the course of a year. As the seasons go by (with similar themes in each), the girl becomes more and more reconciled. In that light, what changes to you think should happen? Maybe what’s happening in the last section…[Read more]

]]> 0 90707eee1596df24dd08015ee3b911c9 Emma Huckabee (Emma Starr) started the topic A Poem for the CONTEST! in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/a-poem-for-the-contest/ Mon, 07 Oct 2019 22:48:12 -0400 @katthewriter @libby @evelyn @scribbles @kb-writer @sir-leeds @k-a-grey @evelyn @w-o-holmes

I want to enter this poem in the contest. I need your help–please critique, praise, give advice, anything! I want to know if this is bland, if it means something, or if it’s powerful to you. Say anything that it made you think of or made you feel. Is the…[Read more]

]]> 0 b1123dbe4c12c414fd70d10be041c9ab Brink replied to the topic NEW ACTIVITY: Mini Prompt War & Critiques in the forum Rillumen's Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/new-activity-mini-prompt-war-critiques/#post-97541 Sun, 22 Sep 2019 23:32:05 -0400 @graceabounds2129, cool prompt! Your calendar shows another prompt immediately three days after, but I thought we were doing this only every other week. I’m in for this first one.

Who else is…[Read more]

]]> 0 679e1915f741e617347c9474201a29de Emma Huckabee (Emma Starr) started the topic Silly poems! ;P in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/silly-poems-p/ Thu, 12 Sep 2019 01:22:42 -0400 Hey, guys! Lately, I’ve been experimenting with some silly poetry. (It’s sort of half bad poetry, half good poetry…I’m not sure how to explain it). I’m interested in your opinons. 😉

ALSO, if any of y’all have been writing silly poetry, showcase it on this thread! Weirdness and silliness are welcome!!

@dekreel @libby @dakota @evelyn @kb-writer…[Read more]

]]> 0 9dc05d5e58dd7d43302d220319270ca3 Buddy J. started the topic Is there a war of some sort going on? in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/is-there-a-war-of-some-sort-going-on/ Mon, 26 Aug 2019 23:01:39 -0400 Hey there! I’m not technically here… oh well. I was just heard there’s a war going on, and wanted to cheer you…[Read more]

]]> 0 500d3de4ac41cca604222e54a50db2ad Coralie started the topic Slippery Syntax in the forum Rillumen's Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/slippery-syntax/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 23:02:00 -0400 Okay, guys! Time for a discussion!

Recently, I’ve been juggling a novella challenge and the 100 for 100 challenge. I kind of left the novella challenge by the wayside, but not before writing around 23,000 words for one draft and 4-5 for another in a different pov. I also thought this would be a good chance to try my hand at first person, since my…[Read more]

]]> 0 32878ef284baf1df882863927a7858f4 Brink replied to the topic Prompt war! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/prompt-war-2/page/2/#post-92096 Wed, 26 Jun 2019 00:33:46 -0400 We need more people to help out! Come on and critique the story @graceabounds2129 wrote.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18KxRINR2GZzW-dxt13ZhBRzAR6WiCDCmuM8XBul0XUk/edit?usp=sharing

“Illuminate the…[Read more]

]]> 0 0b70f4a3992dbf0db70e9fde681df557 Brandon Miller replied to the topic Character Lounge: Going Down in the forum Character Lounge https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/character-lounge-going-down/#post-92093 Tue, 25 Jun 2019 23:14:33 -0400 (Oh hey, look who forgot to tag everybody)

@missfaeriekaiti
@happyholly_c
@corkybookworm
@quinn-ofallon
@kayla-joy
@nuetrobolt
@pookiemonster
@inkling-for-christ
@sir-leeds
@rolena-hatfield
@grace-tolkienista
@graceabounds2129
@wordsmith
@brie-donning
@cassidy
@bill-of-the-hill
@silverdragon
@therealameliahoch
@e_elaine_soup5
@emma-starr

Name:…[Read more]

]]> 0 878d50c01280b07dceac10c3f2513d06 Daeus Lamb started the topic Prompt war! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/prompt-war-2/ Mon, 17 Jun 2019 18:40:06 -0400 Hey guys! I’m filling in for Brandon today.

Prompt war!

Your goal is to write a story where you bring out the beauty of something ordinary in the middle of a very dramatic setting.

Have fun and see if you can beat the mighty Saxon Scribes.…[Read more]

]]> 0 f97cb2b2604f37d89c9cd623a4f5f185 Brandon Miller started the topic Traditional vs Self Publishing in the forum https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/traditional-vs-self-publishing-2/ Wed, 12 Jun 2019 02:21:12 -0400 Hey guys

It’s been a while since I posted one of these (or anything, really) but when I saw what Jane from Meraki had cooked up (along with help from Daeus and Faith), I had to make sure to share it. If you’re trying to decide whether you want to pursue traditional or self publishing, it’s your lucky week.

Self Publishing vs Traditional…[Read more]

]]> 0 a273337572bb4b1007017917ceaffd9b Brink started the topic Where is everyone? in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/where-is-everyone/ Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:24:46 -0400 Rillumen has been so inactive lately! Where is everybody? Or has it always been this slow and I never noticed? Not that its bad or anything!

I almost missed the latest word war, so I thought I would remind everyone to quickly send in their total words! The time’s already up, but Daeus Lamb added something today reminding everyone to send in their…[Read more]

]]> 0 1c073f37ac602cb7d690a19718adc59d Brandon Miller started the topic Professional Edits: How To in the forum https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/professional-edits-how-to/ Tue, 07 May 2019 00:52:04 -0400 Hey y’all!

Time for our next weekly guild discussion. This week we’ve got Jane Maree from Meraki with tips to help us prepare for a professional edit. (If you’re not sure if you need a professional edit, check out Josiah’s great article on the topic.)

 

If you’re pursuing publishing, whether traditional or self published, a pr…[Read more]

]]> 0 684c2052291f4a764c9e1fff2212e19a Emma Huckabee (Emma Starr) started the topic Invincible — a poem in need of your help! in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/invincible-a-poem-in-need-of-your-help/ Sun, 28 Apr 2019 00:18:38 -0400 @scribbles @kate @libby @evelyn @h-jones @k-a-grey @sir-leeds

This is a recent short poem of mine. I would like to submit it to Story Embers, so I’ve added to the original to get the word count. When writing this, I had a distinct image in my mind of a warrior coming back to their heart after leaving it behind. The theme is the numbness and the…[Read more]

]]> 0 d6de03ff89ad7f6fbfdc67a2c42b0d0c Emma Huckabee (Emma Starr) started the topic Outlining vs Actual Writing in the forum Rillumen's Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/outlining-vs-actual-writing/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 21:20:54 -0400 I have a story idea, (finally!) and I’ve been trying to outline before I start writing the actual story. However, getting everything figured out is turning out to be pretty hard. (My main resources have been K.M. Weiland’s blog and Story Embers resources) When I write poetry, I draft out my idea with very little planning but with a strong idea of…[Read more]

]]> 0 a1d084f7db37ff9322524e5c4f5ef712 Brandon Miller started the topic Word War! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/word-war-6/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 11:53:59 -0400 Y’all know what to do.
Let’s get some words.

Start: This morning

End: Sunday night.

Submit to: *link here now*

Write: An awful lot.

Let’s go,…[Read more]

]]> 0 0e0b55dbb2d2eadcf1c56615bf30e7a4 Buddy J. started the topic *nods* in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/nods/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:52:06 -0400 Hey guys… It is I… Wordsmith. *nods*

Not long ago I took a long break from all this online stuff… and I finished the first draft of my novel. And I want to let you know, that working with Rillumen is one of the greatest, if not THE greatest reason I actually had it finished in the time-frame of one year. The word-wars have been amazing.…[Read more]

]]> 0 d0d75112f0eb4edf4f94e5cd28b67d17 Brandon Miller started the topic Reading for Writers in the forum https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/reading-for-writers-2/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 01:58:00 -0400 Hey guys, this week our weekly discussion is from Brandon Miller.

(oh. me.)

How and What to Read as Writers:

Okay so, we’re all writers, right? We weave words and spin tales and generally have a good go at reality. For most of us though, our love for stories started on the other side of the experience — as readers. Now that we’re writing, it’…[Read more]

]]> 0 8d7076b00d21e385047319fa3b61c950 SilverDragon replied to the topic Squirrel Problems...Also Not-Goodbye in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/squirrel-problems-also-not-goodbye/#post-85607 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:46:09 -0400 welcome back @wordsmith! I’m relatively new to the guild, and haven’t had much time to participate in things, but I’m here! The name’s SilverDragon, pleased to make your acquaintance *shakes hand*

]]> 0 ef12fb25f6848fd4efa744cf67233726 Buddy J. replied to the topic Squirrel Problems...Also Not-Goodbye in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/forums/topic/squirrel-problems-also-not-goodbye/#post-85603 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 05:06:06 -0400 @scribbles

Ah! I return to find you gone… but I totally understand. 🙂 We’ll miss you greatly! Until nextime… adios.

So I turn to you Lumenites! I am back! After falling off the face of the earth… yes… it was cool… space is awesome… ya’ll should try going some day.

Anyway… I just needed a gigantic break from online stuff. And it…[Read more]

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