Story Embers | Skye | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/skye/activity/ Activity feed for Skye. Thu, 28 May 2026 10:20:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 8a793e821f8b46a734d98921204e4070 Skye started the topic Blogging Question in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58499/ Tue, 21 May 2019 17:04:20 -0400 So, for the bloggers among us who who own their own domain names:

>What hosting site do you use?

>What is the real cost per month?

>Is your site monetized? How? Does it cover the hosting costs?

>How many followers do you have?

@jane-maree @daeus-lamb @r-m-archer @ anyone else

Feel free to skip any questions you want. But I’d appreciate the…[Read more]

]]> 0 afdf99fa1b93f6c3ab84120cb50d29d5 Skye started the topic Shipping Baby Christians in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53448/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 23:43:51 -0400 What are the theological ramifications of (relation)shipping two baby Christian characters? In my opinion it’s better than a mature believer and a baby Christian, but I’m wondering if it should be done at all? Thoughts? Comments? I’m really open to discussion here 🙂

]]> 0 21f962151a6db9908ed4e7e47e2fd806 Skye replied to the topic The Art of Female Characters(Which I Coincidentally Need Help With) in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53447/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 23:40:07 -0400 I’m late to the conversation so sorry if this is all repeats/does not apply. But here we go 😛

@sarah-inkdragon

Tips:

1) Build on her insecurities

Especially if she’s sixteen, realistically, she is going to have insecurities. Tbh, I relate in a lot of respects to the character you described in your first post, so through that lens I can add…[Read more]

]]> 0 401b011e9bf42f94d26297abe0947736 Skye replied to the topic PROMPT GUILD WAR - Happy Endings but NO CLICHE in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/46344/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 13:48:24 -0400 The only thing I would add to this brainstorming I’ve seen… we have a lot of original story lines, but most of the endings seem like what you’d expect from a happy ending. So I’d just say try to think of epic twists as well as plots!

]]> 0 59d7aae806c5794f26fdbbddfab313d8 Skye replied to the topic A Christmas Proposition in the forum Meraki Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40380/ Fri, 11 Jan 2019 23:22:32 -0400 @mairin-atha Quit making my eyes rain! Thank you so much!!!

]]> 0 267e9ada386eef88176cdb1f89f41612 Skye replied to the topic A Christmas Proposition in the forum Meraki Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/39370/ Mon, 07 Jan 2019 19:56:41 -0400 If you haven’t gotten your story yet, it’s potentially because I still need to write it! But I’m not gonna say who exactly it’s for… b’cause you know… secrets and stuff.

Plan is to write it this afternoon, but no promises… I might be essay writing instead 😛

]]> 0 27bca6db0983160f9be7b58600a6d015 Skye replied to the topic A Christmas Proposition in the forum Meraki Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33826/ Mon, 10 Dec 2018 03:50:50 -0400 @scarletimmortalized scholarshipmail62@gmail.com

]]> 0 62ee486f4c0f102cc8b56bad23dcd91e Skye replied to the topic Potentially the Best 24 Hours of My Writing Life.... in the forum Meraki Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33627/ Sat, 08 Dec 2018 03:38:54 -0400 I have a book in print.

*gasps*

Actually this is my friend’s copy so I still haven’t held it yet. But I will. Soon. As soon as I get home for Christmas break. Yayayayayay!

@selah-chelyah @jane-maree @@ashira

Also, shoutout to our very own Merakian @theswordinthebook for my cover 🙂 She did an amazing job and I literally cannot wait to hold…[Read more]

]]> 0 ac6ed3f959d15b84db86a4c0f28921d3 Skye replied to the topic Potentially the Best 24 Hours of My Writing Life.... in the forum Meraki Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33448/ Fri, 07 Dec 2018 03:44:12 -0400 @ashira @jane-maree Thank you guys!!! I’m still so excited!

]]> 0 7c3dd528458c90fcde3f1cdc4931fcfd Skye's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33109/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 20:22:35 -0400 0 0002615076500f7aafe0f966d759270b Skye started the topic Potentially the Best 24 Hours of My Writing Life.... in the forum Meraki Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33108/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 20:21:16 -0400 OH MY GOODNESS.

In the past 24 hours, my devotional book officially came on the market!

and

I FOUND OUT I’M GOING TO BE PUBLISHED ON THE REBOLUTION! Y’all, I’m literally so excited! This is the first time I’ve been published on a big platform like this, and I am so pumped.

It feels like all the hard work is finally paying off. Keep at it,…[Read more]

]]> 0 045c754288f8349c253654efb97d36b7 Skye replied to the topic PROMPT GUILD WAR - In Dreams in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/32698/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:00:15 -0400 Whatever we do, please please please do not end it on a cliffhanger, “And then I woke up.” PLEASE. 🙂

Also, I have finals basically until the 12th, so I will be quiet until then. But I should be able to help with the clean-up part at the end.

Oooh! We could make it about this kid who has some sort of rough life, and to escape dreams. Go back…[Read more]

]]> 0 df25c36553a402b605bff7bb9b5c23c4 Skye replied to the topic A Christmas Proposition in the forum Meraki Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/32437/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 04:10:08 -0400 1. Color – Blue (light and royal), and hot pink 😛

2. Landscape – Grassy hills

3. Food – Pizza and beef

4. Genre – Fantasy, western, and mystery

5. Animal – Horses and cows (this one is a legit tie)

6. Weather – 60* and sunny, with a light breeze. Clouds are a-ok. Any weather that you can get by with wearing shorts and a t-shirt  and be…[Read more]

]]> 0 d801d10c366f7b5ffd498cad173a1f6d Skye replied to the topic WORD WAR - November NaNo Special!!! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/32436/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 04:06:28 -0400 Word count… not counted 😛 Probably about 0, though. Haven’t done much fiction writing lately.

BUT, I PUBLISHED MY DEVO BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> 0 cba55ac37f53abd9a5b905e415c13eab Skye replied to the topic A Christmas Proposition in the forum Meraki Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31963/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 05:18:48 -0400 I could do the writing portion in two weeks… until then I have finals 😛 But it sounds like a lot of fun!

]]> 0 e98e52c03c3793eded133fb760134f9e Skye replied to the topic Of Vigilantes and Valor in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/30470/ Sat, 24 Nov 2018 21:04:06 -0400

@wordsmith You question the valiance of this hero?

]]> 0 104ff3f6b96171e6728e720665836566 Skye replied to the topic Of Vigilantes and Valor in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/30465/ Sat, 24 Nov 2018 20:42:48 -0400 Ok, so tagging didn’t work up above… let’s try that again.

@theinconceivable1

@seekjustice

@eden-anderson

@pursuewisdom

@wordsmith

@brie-donning

@i-david

@aborland

@the-fledgling-artist

And anyone else who might be interested :p

]]> 0 c6df7f1c566fd7352171948896652129 Skye started the topic Of Vigilantes and Valor in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/30463/ Sat, 24 Nov 2018 20:41:13 -0400 Allrighty, folks. Question of the day.

Who was most valiant – Robin Hood, Scarlet Pimpernel, Westly/The Man in Black, or, uh, Batman?

@hope-ann @seekjustice @eden-anderson @pursuewisdom @wordsmith @brie-donning @i-david @aborland @the-fledgling-artist @theinconceivable1 @ anyone else who might be interested

]]> 0 6baa7c86c0530ee8ffcce0f50f842224 Skye replied to the topic {Story Theory - Week 6} The Three Act Plot Structure in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/28245/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 03:42:24 -0400 Here’s the plot to my fantasy WI(very slow)P, Sing Like a Storm. It’s kinda hard to break it down into quarters/three part structure, since I have it set up in seven sections 😛 But I was able to use the 9-point structure. So yeah… Sing Like a Storm, minus 12,000,000 details!

The Characteristic Moment
The beginning to my book, as well as some b…[Read more]

]]> 0 90695234c34717ccab9f80dc178601f8 Skye replied to the topic {Story Theory - Week 5} Plotter vs Pantster (and why I think they don't exist) in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/27153/ Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:45:19 -0400 I plot before, but it’s more of just a rough outline with “Ok, this needs to happen here” and throw in a couple details there. Maps, twists, character sketches/details, etc., but a lot of what happens in the story I don’t have exactly planned out.

]]> 0 c3c5d86af0c65a98cfc32076aa2c3cef Skye replied to the topic The Tenderfoot's Progress in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/26126/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 03:12:22 -0400 @jane-maree Pretty good. As noted above, I finished the first draft. Since then, I’ve been working through edits, and am getting pretty close to publishing it. Just waiting on a couple photos to come through/finishing touches. Another SE member is doing the cover for me, and it’s looking pretty awesome. So I’m excited for that! Now, just trying to…[Read more]

]]> 0 f405d2a3ce7fe48069c234897a55f329 Skye replied to the topic Any guys out there? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/24068/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 01:46:12 -0400 Alrighty. I’ve been half following this thread for too long and have finally decided to jump in. Before I throw in my two cents, though, I want to start with a couple notes.

  1. I am a girl. So thank you for letting me into this thread, haha
  2. I am not a master of the Bible by any sense of the word. However, I like to think that I am at least…

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]]> 0 29a5597ff2f3dbcfb8af910009ec92a6 Skye replied to the topic PROMPT GUILD WAR - Mona Lisa Comedy! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/22820/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:19:09 -0400 I guess humor is our strong suit! Way to go, guys!!

]]> 0 1fd24e8510510befeb350e9d938e5356 Skye replied to the topic The Tenderfoot's Progress in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/21738/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:50:44 -0400 Thanks guys 🙂

]]> 0 d870740c2cd16ec46b5e0c5d6d9e255a Skye replied to the topic {Story Theory - Week 1} What is Theme? in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/21051/ Mon, 08 Oct 2018 21:44:10 -0400 One of my favorite books is Les Miserables, and actually the reason why I liked it so much was because it had such a strong theme – the theme of redemption.

]]> 0 5323f72321d29e304ea4bc6e05428d0f Skye started the topic The Tenderfoot's Progress in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/20926/ Mon, 08 Oct 2018 03:29:13 -0400 I finished the first draft of my devotional book today! I’m so pumped! Now for edits, cover compilation, promotion, and self-publication…. the fun begins? haha

]]> 0 cdf52038a318ea5afbf4e939a65e97ac Skye replied to the topic The Legends and Lore of Meraki in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/20355/ Thu, 04 Oct 2018 20:59:31 -0400 GUYS THIS IS SO COOOOOOL.

I love like everything y’all have said so far. I agree about we should totally do a medieval fantasy world with different genre halls and everyone gets a different archetype and we do character introductions and role play and

Do it all.

I also love gifs haha 🙂 They’re so fun!

Additionally, pizza and Rewrite the…[Read more]

]]> 0 871f03390ad81dc69c015b6ae409151e Skye replied to the topic is it wrong to get mad at a bully? in the forum Themes https://storyembers.org/activity/p/19492/ Sat, 29 Sep 2018 14:23:13 -0400 Hey @theinconceivable1 !

Wow, this sounds like a situation. I think that probably the best things you can do are (a) keep standing up for Taylor and (b) if things do get bad, tell your teachers/staff/authorities/etc.

I realize that since he’s a couple years younger than you, it might be difficult logistically to make your lives collide. But…[Read more]

]]> 0 f19d523c9db5b03367c1e3a500a632ba Skye replied to the topic On College and Writing (of course) in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/19239/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 12:18:25 -0400 @taylorclogston Duuuuude it’s great that you have 36 credits done already. I had like 6 😛 So if you do decide to go to college, you’ve got a year out of the way already. I don’t know what to tell you… I guess don’t just settle for something you can live with, but something you can’t live without.

@cassandraia Congratulations on your…[Read more]

]]> 0 725e3f7a13ddcc1bfe4a99b2d43497ee Skye started the topic On College and Writing (of course) in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/19202/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 00:11:32 -0400 Hey everybody! So, I just started my first semester of college, and I’ve been wondering.

Who all on SE is in college?

Which state is your college in/where do you go?

What’s your major?

And how in the world do you make time for writing with all the college stuff you have to do?!

@anyone

]]> 0 b076785658dd31495e608d81d2e3fd10 Skye replied to the topic {2018 - Week 17} Writing from the POV of the Opposite Gender in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/18892/ Mon, 24 Sep 2018 23:20:41 -0400 My main MC (redundant, haha, but you get the picture) is a guy, as are several of the supporting characters. I think they’re turning out fairly realistically because a lot of their traits and actions are based off of my brothers/guy friends and what they do/would do.

I think this is a good tip for either guys or girls writing the POV of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 052c8bfdae03c02bc91309f1d39ccd9f Skye replied to the topic WORD WAR - write, write, write! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/18766/ Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:55:19 -0400 So for one of my classes I have to write a play… does that count?

]]> 0 c35d51b29a45915f87309cf95d94ec7f Skye replied to the topic WORD WAR - write, write, write! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/18712/ Mon, 24 Sep 2018 01:20:12 -0400 Ah… when it starts tomorrow. But no worries… other papers must be written.

]]> 0 2d4c96817a7cb0ce0baa82f00918370f Skye replied to the topic WORD WAR - write, write, write! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/18711/ Mon, 24 Sep 2018 01:19:38 -0400 Hahahahaha these college papers come to good use for something finally 😛 If that counts, I’ve got around 2000 words to add to the count. More coming because the paper isn’t finished yet, and still needs edited. So I’ll try to get you a final word count when it’s done 🙂

]]> 0 177e0dd93769eb88dd8be6e076e9bb87 Skye replied to the topic PROMPT GUILD WAR - Original and Unique Prose! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/18529/ Sat, 22 Sep 2018 14:21:26 -0400 @jane-maree It’s lovely! lol But hey kudos to you for doing it! Parodies are hard to sing 😛 So nice job!

]]> 0 6a95a0f4b61b178b206e2ec4dd7bbeba Skye replied to the topic Hi everybody! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/18061/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 21:48:58 -0400 @eden-anderson, nope, not from PA – just an Eagles fan 🙂 From before they were good, haha. But their QB’s didn’t hurt my opinion of the team at all.

]]> 0 d779adecff90ad87a8ee832886a0b5f3 Skye replied to the topic Hi everybody! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/17935/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 02:23:36 -0400 Alllllll right. So much to say….

First off, @eden-anderson , welcome to Story Embers! So glad you decided to join us! Les Miserables is one of my favorite books, and I like the other authors you listed a lot, too. Nice taste 🙂 And yes… the discussions/replies here can get long. That one on chivalry… my goodness. Very. Long. But good 🙂 I’…[Read more]

]]> 0 f73e44b09a5fb86297c0745bd95c0fd8 Skye replied to the topic PROMPT GUILD WAR - Original and Unique Prose! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/17932/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 02:02:45 -0400 Yay! Way to go everyone! All y’all did a stupendous job! Definitely calls for a pizza party. And, ice cream should be included. Just sayin’…

Maybe cake?

]]> 0 48afff7a6e1cf51ff4caa22cf942baf3 Skye replied to the topic {2018 - Week 16} Your Turn! in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/17772/ Tue, 18 Sep 2018 02:33:51 -0400 @jane-maree Thanks for praying! Presentation went well 🙂

]]> 0 8b045399dfdf0abc8ebc8207ff38e29e Skye replied to the topic {2018 - Week 16} Your Turn! in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/17709/ Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:20:35 -0400 I really like how you’ve switched it to pertain more to our current WIP’s. So good job 🙂

As far as the third question goes… what could you improve… I don’t know. I did have a thought that it might be kind of fun to do within-the-guild wars. Maybe. I dunno.

I’m sorry… I had two exams today (and have a presentation coming up, so prayers are…[Read more]

]]> 0 e9eb64f87b1305b581da40a0a8f40858 Skye replied to the topic What do you do when you fall in love with your antagonist? in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/17707/ Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:17:08 -0400 One way to make your villain a little more original/not just your stereotypical confused dude is to make them misunderstand, not misunderstood. This way, they are legitimately bad. But, they still have a growth process to go through, not everyone else conforming to their wrong ideals.

I don’t know how much this really pertains to the topic, I…[Read more]

]]> 0 705befbfc9d753e0c53e4481cd920aa8 Skye replied to the topic "hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, you kill my father, prepare to die!" in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/16848/ Sun, 09 Sep 2018 23:36:38 -0400

Because college…

@theinconceivable1

]]> 0 834a9258ee1ad177461f0d11f193a74b Skye replied to the topic "hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, you kill my father, prepare to die!" in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/16814/ Sun, 09 Sep 2018 13:53:05 -0400 You seem a decent fellow…

*breaks character for a moment – this is an amazing idea and I 100% approve*

 

 

I’d hate to kill you.

]]> 0 ef7240c98378683e711cd7ea4f7859fa Skye replied to the topic Mailchimp in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/16503/ Thu, 06 Sep 2018 14:11:34 -0400 I figured out what my problem was 😛 The subscriber form was working, just not for me, since it had already popped up once on my site, and cookies and all that stuff. At least I’m 99% sure that’s what the problem is, after reading the fine print.

Thanks for your help, though, guys! Even if it turned out the problem was just me not reading enough…[Read more]

]]> 0 85176c90cac92b5a51d1f7a9a0aa90eb Skye replied to the topic Mailchimp in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/16067/ Tue, 04 Sep 2018 15:05:12 -0400 @josiah how do you do it for the wordpress.org sites?

]]> 0 cb5c1c8cdd696caf2542cd59bdfd381e Skye replied to the topic Mailchimp in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/15927/ Mon, 03 Sep 2018 20:38:30 -0400 Ok… so, I think I got the welcome email set up, but I’m having more issues 😛 The pop-up I created isn’t showing up on my Wordpress (.wordpress.com) site. I tried using the MailChimp widget and the arbitrary HTML widget, but neither was working. Do I need to use Jotform or something like that for MailChimp and Wordpress to work…[Read more]

]]> 0 9f301524157969b2de30828321fbbd15 Skye replied to the topic Introduce your CHARACTERS! in the forum Meraki Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/15862/ Mon, 03 Sep 2018 03:53:47 -0400 @jane-maree is this Sprig of Green story at all related to the one that you had on KP like a year ago?

My Characters:

MC – Cotter Embrose

Cotter is my antihero. He’s an orphan, bitter from the loss of everything knew. He was adopted by Sir Sabilon, the Prince, who raised him and educated him through the Academy. Cotter grew in strength and…[Read more]

]]> 0 1255b37ab66c1ec56a0a3b63b5c20e08 Skye replied to the topic Mailchimp in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/15836/ Mon, 03 Sep 2018 01:09:57 -0400 @hope-ann Thanks! I *think* I got it set up!

-Skye

]]> 0 71d9c15df056a3edb374c9042310483c Skye replied to the topic The Greatest Showman! :D in the forum Story Analysis https://storyembers.org/activity/p/15785/ Sun, 02 Sep 2018 13:34:39 -0400 @faith_blum

I can definitely see what you’re saying in a lot of these things. Here’s my two cents…

1. I am not a student of structure or plot (which I probably should be), so I can’t critically review something in this area. Also it’s been like 5 months since I’ve seen The Greatest Showman, so I may be forgetting stuff. But, that being said,…[Read more]

]]> 0 09372cc59ebfb1757c99b143a93e479a Skye replied to the topic Mailchimp in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/15777/ Sun, 02 Sep 2018 04:47:23 -0400 All righty…  I finally bit the bullet and got Mailchimp for one of my blogs. Which I’m super excited about! But also, I have no idea how to use it 😛

My first question, as it is currently the most pertinent, is how do you send a certain response email to people who just subscribed to your mailing list? I figured out how to do the popup part,…[Read more]

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