Steward of the Pen

Good writing, guys! It looks like it was a slow week for a lot of the guilds, but that’s okay. Come July we’ll go crazy and make lots of progress!

@j-a-penrose Ahh, Jess, we all know you’re competitive. Don’t try to hide it. 😛 (But I am too, so let’s win. xD)

@noodle-mum Neat! I’m a fantasy fan too, and that’s mainly what I write. I haven’t read any of those authors, though. What do you like best about them?

Yes! Having characters learn to overcome their lies is always such a good thing. We pretty much all believe lies about something, so that character arc can really resonate with us even if we…[Read more]

@elisha-starquill Aw, cool! You’ll have to let me know if you get one!

Male parrotlets sometimes learn to talk, and in rare cases females can. Blu doesn’t, although I think she used to a little bit when she was younger, but it was barely recognizable. Parrotlet talk is kind of warbled and much less clear than that of a parakeet or larger parrot.…[Read more]

@noodle-mum Hey, welcome to Story Embers! Nice to meet you!

Do you have any favorite authors? Are there any particular themes you like to tackle in your stories?

I can definitely relate to your struggles with the inner critic. Overcoming my perfectionism is a constant battle for me, and sometimes the inner critic just won’t leave me alone. xD…[Read more]

@elisha-starquill Hmm, I’d say Blu is moderately easy to take care of. I have to do a deep clean of her cage once a week, and I have to clean out her dishes every day and make sure she gets plenty of variety in her diet (fruit and vegetables and stuff) and not just seeds. She also needs a lot of social interaction, and she can make a pretty big…[Read more]

@fallen-prince @elisha-starquill Welcome to our crazy and wonderful guild! We’ve had lots of good times here, so I can’t wait for you to join in the fun (and learning)!

A little about me: I mainly write fantasy, I’m an INFJ (probably), I’m a homeschool student, and I don’t hate chocolate, but I respect people who do (it takes a lot of courage to…[Read more]

*runs in with balloons*

Yay, Parimi Alca is one year and one day old! *throws confetti* Thanks for a great year, everyone! And while we’re at it, we should give @j-a-penrose the One Year of Being an Amazing Guildmaster award. 😉

Cake and ice cream, anyone?

I only have around 900 words so far, but I’ll see what I can do over the weekend!

@j-a-penrose Daeus announces the word wars on this forum, so would it be better if we all subscribe to it so you don’t have to worry about announcing them?

Congratulations to Meraki, and good work everyone! Getting that story to fit into the word limit was really hard, but I’m glad we were able to pull it off!

Yay, great work guys!

I hope we win, but I’m also wondering if we’ll get a sixth (seventh?) honorable mention. xD

@ariella-newheart Ooh, I read that one a while ago! It’s so lovely, and so appropriate for us as writers. I should print it up and put it on my wall.

@writercatherine That’s really cool! I love the rhythm of it. Very dramatic and fitting.

@christlover That’s okay. Thanks for starting for us!

Would anyone be able to pick up where @christlover left off? I won’t be able to because I’ll be gone almost all day tomorrow, but I can hopefully help edit on Sunday.

We can do this, guys! *hands out mugs filled with everyone’s favorite motivational beverages*

@christlover Do you have a plan for the rest of the plot? If so, could you outline it briefly here? If not, could we start brainstorming ideas to help you finish it? We’re drawing near to the deadline, so it would be good for us to tie up the story so we can focus on editing for the last couple days.

@pursuewisdom @evelyn @ariella-newheart @julia…[Read more]

@christlover That’s the way the document is always set up. You can go ahead and work on it in suggestion mode, and @j-a-penrose will accept the suggestion as an edit later. It’s mostly set up that way so that she can keep track of what changes are being made, and so that the editing doesn’t get out of control. (Because we don’t always agree on…[Read more]

@evelyn Cool, thanks for the recommendation!

@j-a-penrose Ooh, I’ve heard of all those. They sound good! What kind of content warnings?

Ugh, yeah, bad romance is an issue. I didn’t read a huge amount of middle-grade contemporary (most of it was just a little more historical), but they did all start to feel the same pretty quickly. And the…[Read more]

The amount of fantasy subgenres is insane! I’m sure most books must fit at least partially into several of them. I’ve given up on trying to figure out the subgenres of my series. Honestly, most of them would probably change with almost every book.

Yes! I like what @j-a-penrose has in mind for the introduction.

For the rest of the plot, I guess we just need to establish what kind of story “You” is writing. Also, has “You” taken the place of the protagonist, or has “You” simply joined the story alongside the protagonist? How do the other characters treat “You”? Do they recognize “You” as the…[Read more]

Danger. That is what you face when you, a long-time writer of animal fiction and fantasy, feel the inclination to brave the unfamiliar biome of contemporary. You grip your pen and gulp. The metal feels cold in your sweaty hand. Research growls at you from under a neighbor’s bush, its demanding eyes gleaming. Now you must face the laws of the real…[Read more]