Story Embers | storyjoy | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/storyjoy/activity/ Activity feed for storyjoy. Mon, 25 May 2026 03:00:53 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 3efa818f680930c2f384bd7fea32bc42 storyjoy posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/coronation/comment-page-1/#comment-5255 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 01:37:52 -0400 THIS MAKES ME WANNA WRITE POETRY AGAINNN!!!!! I love how beautiful, simple, and flowing this is.

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Brianna Rae Β  The moon burned red in the deep, dark pool. The stars gazed down in awe As the maid strode down the ancient path, Her fate engraved by law. Β  The first to r […] ]]> 0465baa238416e92717a6cacb0e04aad storyjoy posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/a-heretics-sacrifice/comment-page-2/#comment-4221 Sat, 09 Nov 2019 23:37:27 -0400 Wait, how have I never commented on this??
I read this story several months back, and it’s stuck HARD with me ever since. Just tonight I decided I had to come back and reread, and it was just as good the second time.
So… wow. Just wow. This was really powerful. And I see a lot of myself in Emiel AND I DON’T LIKE IT!!!! (But, I wish I had…[Read more]

In reply to - Josiah DeGraaf wrote a new post A Heretic's Sacrifice Emiel was twice a heretic. Β  When he rejected the Twelve Gods for Adolsin, the church labeled him a heretic. And when he held onto the Twelve […] ]]> e29d87e3eb653c380a8625a3eabbf349 storyjoy changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67154/ Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:10:17 -0400 0 46cbdcea5d9ccb937c49885a0a549eec storyjoy replied to the topic Word war #6 in the forum Word Wars https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67153/ Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:04:25 -0400 Gahhh. One of these days, a word war is going to motivate and inspire me, instill so many ideas and words into my head that I can’t stop the overflow. They’ll pour out of my fingertips onto the computer screen and I shall write again!!!

*Sigh* Until then, I shall dejectedly cheer on Avensbeck from the sidelines.

Why does life have to be so…[Read more]

]]> 0 d36b67899906979f9211fe4761804edb storyjoy replied to the topic Crazy Writers, Artists, and Dragons in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/63019/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 15:25:43 -0400 You know you’re a writer when you make up new words accidentally. For example, one of my characters just whispered something hoarsefully.

]]> 0 0fc659e0eb0eb5f30e2a7eab6bee8c57 storyjoy replied to the topic Writing Life: Topic 16 in the forum Weekly Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/60506/ Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:38:56 -0400 Wowwwww this was helpful and very wise advice πŸ˜› I’m one of those people who begs for critique, saying that I won’t get offended… and then when I do get it, I secretly become upset and beat myself up because I feel like my story isn’t worth anything. (Which, to be fair, it usually isn’t.) So yeah. Hopefully, with this, I’ll be able to take…[Read more]

]]> 0 f7d2a9b47145ba78d5708ef5206ac29b storyjoy replied to the topic Weekly Goals - June 2019 in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/60423/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:20:24 -0400 *trumpet blast* I started writing again!!! 323 whole words! *bows dramatically* Thank you, thankyou. XD

I know that’s not much, but I’m happy. =P But yeah, I guess my goal for this week is to, uh, keep it up. πŸ˜›

]]> 0 7c32b987e20c016a1b3f390c3a173b93 storyjoy posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/masks/comment-page-1/#comment-3318 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 16:00:37 -0400 WOW and OUCH I relate too much. This is awesome.

In reply to - Hope Ann wrote a new post Each mask hides another, Veil on tearstained veil. Each tattered page of my heart, Inked and stamped and sealed In the shadows of my mind. Β  I wrote myself a fantasy, Bound my […] ]]> aa7b119bf70ff2c919909d21ccf18b7f storyjoy replied to the topic Weekly Goals - June 2019 in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/59997/ Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:08:58 -0400 @katherineh Thanks! πŸ˜€

Heyy, that’s awesome! And smart. I have a tendency to do that (write extra one day and do nothing the next). ;P

]]> 0 6f760bfa59db2b037f419b0f2d352550 storyjoy replied to the topic Weekly Goals - June 2019 in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/59978/ Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:58:28 -0400 My goal is just to write anything at all. πŸ˜› I haven’t been able to for a few weeks, and before a little writing spurt a few weeks ago, I didn’t write for like a month. *sigh* So yeah. I want to start working on my WIP again, and really get it moving this time.

]]> 0 70457365b6ad99c64295b21891d14b3e storyjoy replied to the topic Writing Prompt War: May 2019 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58586/ Wed, 22 May 2019 16:31:21 -0400 Wow, I’ve been so inactive on here lately – sorry about that! BUT CONGRATS YOU GUYS!!!!!!!! This story was hilariously great! XD

]]> 0 d7828bc10776b41a5752cba02ff857f9 storyjoy replied to the topic Word War April 2019!! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55781/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:27:18 -0400 It has to be fiction, right? Because I have to write a personal essay for school of a humorous incident that has happened to me, and a lesson that can be learned from it… and that’d be pretty awesome if it could count towards my word count XD

]]> 0 566879d2cb5f50d4fc26c7d881f156b1 storyjoy replied to the topic Word war #2 in the forum Word Wars https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53050/ Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:56:53 -0400 Yikes, I forgot about this! *dashes off to feverishly write*

]]> 0 ae272a159f075837057c0ef48de412c0 storyjoy replied to the topic Writing Prompt War: March 2019 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/50976/ Thu, 14 Mar 2019 22:34:57 -0400 Again, I’m busier than ever and probably won’t be super helpful on this one, but I’m just popping in to say I love the paramedic idea!! And I’ll be keeping tabs on this, maybe interjecting something here and there. πŸ˜€

]]> 0 d731f3b7fa58088544c973a4b8504da6 storyjoy replied to the topic Word War February 2019 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/49363/ Wed, 27 Feb 2019 14:42:31 -0400 Hey! Sorry I’ve been suuuuuperr inactive lately. Life has gotten pretty busy. I haven’t written too much either partly because of being busy, partly because of procrastination, and mostly because of lack of inspiration. But anyway, I shall try to contribute something to this. A little bit. Hopefully.

*scampers off to procrastinate some more write*

]]> 0 f0c1e279875f89161354e223c8f90850 storyjoy posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/the-undertakers-son/comment-page-2/#comment-2623 Wed, 27 Feb 2019 14:38:57 -0400 SJLHKSJAHKJAFIEKJOILJEKWIFJILSDJFLSDFAJ
THIS IS SO GOOD
*sobs*

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Anne of Lothlorien Β  I built my first coffin when I was thirteen years old. Β  Father said it wasn’t good enough. Β  I built another. And another. For five year […] ]]> 7db8017eecc2d6f386609a9ce6d0b739 storyjoy posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/a-five-step-guide-to-reviving-dead-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-2493 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 13:39:58 -0400 Yeeeeeeeeesssssssssss thank you!! I needed this πŸ˜› You just inspired me to dig out that novel I ditched a while back… (we’ll see if I actually get around to it or not, but at least the motivation to do so is here now. XD)
Thanks for writing this!!

In reply to - Brandon Miller wrote a new post β€œI started a project a few years ago and wrote a chunk…but I never finished it. What should I do now?” I’ve heard this tale from every writer ever. We’ve all had a project sputter a […] ]]> 0a719f3c28631b9a7dd443f9c0c0112a storyjoy replied to the topic Writing Prompt War: February 2019 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/47004/ Sun, 10 Feb 2019 23:11:40 -0400 I really like what @kay and @christianna-hellwig said. Sorry, I probably won’t be on here much because I’ve been pretty busy, but once you all get up a first draft I’ll try to at least read through. πŸ™‚ I’m totally fine with whatever ideas you come up with and decide on though

]]> 0 b06fd2f90179abb0b8e1fe446b05c138 storyjoy replied to the topic Writing Prompt War: February 2019 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/45699/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 21:13:07 -0400 YESSSS!!!!!!!! How bout writing a story from the villain’s perspective?

]]> 0 981c1dcb008c8cf7bd47e65324a9f342 storyjoy replied to the topic Prayer Requests #1 in the forum Prayer Requests https://storyembers.org/activity/p/37270/ Wed, 26 Dec 2018 18:17:02 -0400 @h-jones I’ll be praying for you. That sounds really hard. I’m sure you have been, but one thing I’d encourage you to do is pray, a lot. God can use situations like these to show us our own weakness and draw us closer to Him, because He’s the only one who can save us. Trust in Him and His strength!! =))

“…in everything by prayer and…[Read more]

]]> 0 d6b0101687b4552e0f31b1c68417bd56 storyjoy posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/to-be-feared/comment-page-1/#comment-1995 Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:32:53 -0400 *can’t breathe*
*still can’t breathe*
*gasping, sobbing breath* that was so gooodddd….

In reply to - Gabrielle Pollack wrote a new post Arron didn’t believe in panicking. The threat of imminent loss brought fear, but few would dare steal from him or his team. Β  But there were some. And that knowledge, co […] ]]> 016744a3aca1c59158640f0c615f787e storyjoy replied to the topic Writing Prompt War in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/34244/ Tue, 11 Dec 2018 02:35:11 -0400 I’d be willing to give it a go as well, but I can’t promise that I’ll be done by the deadline or that it’ll be anything worth anything. πŸ˜› So just be aware that I might pop up with something out of the blue. XD

]]> 0 2bf129a1332c553f5132a4b1ab1038ce storyjoy replied to the topic Topics poll in the forum Annual Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/34059/ Mon, 10 Dec 2018 20:42:07 -0400 Yeah, like others have said I’ve been ridiculously busy. It was insane last week, but I’ll probably be better now. πŸ˜› πŸ™‚

Taking a break from… what exactly? Weekly topics? Guild wars? Everything?

]]> 0 a506b24984b6252aaf7b8198455e6c02 storyjoy replied to the topic Writing Prompt War in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33742/ Sun, 09 Dec 2018 14:41:03 -0400 Ahhh I love this!! I’ve written a couple dream scenes and they’re so. much. fun. xDD I have one in my current WIP that deals with the character having a dream of the bad things that have happened in her past as she tries to get over it and move on…. Idk if we’d be able to incorporate something like that within a short story or no. I also really…[Read more]

]]> 0 2a3b829c7da02203a749379ffa50a662 storyjoy replied to the topic Watch our SE representative on live stream! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33694/ Sat, 08 Dec 2018 21:46:26 -0400 @katthewriter Yep!! πŸ˜€ No, it’s my 6th year qualifying and 4th year going. πŸ˜€

Yess, I really miss the JW Marriott.

]]> 0 4cebc1024a17166e8d788eafb5635b39 storyjoy replied to the topic Watch our SE representative on live stream! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33692/ Sat, 08 Dec 2018 21:35:42 -0400 @katthewriter Junior. AWESOME!!! Yess, I know/met her!!!!!!! =D =D =D

]]> 0 3a88eeceb800f12748c1178370b90c09 storyjoy replied to the topic Watch our SE representative on live stream! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33665/ Sat, 08 Dec 2018 18:06:08 -0400 @parker Haha, thanks! πŸ˜€

@selah-cheylah Thank you so much πŸ˜€ Praise God, because it was seriously pretty much a miracle.

@wordsmith Yepp. We did have a layover though.

@jenwriter17 Thank you!! πŸ˜€

]]> 0 92cb5d3452f1def08fbff5b37f687387 storyjoy replied to the topic Watch our SE representative on live stream! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33514/ Fri, 07 Dec 2018 15:27:02 -0400 @parker Yeah! I met him first in 2016, I believe πŸ˜€

Thank you!! πŸ˜€ No, I haven’t, this is my first year even making the top 15. πŸ˜›

]]> 0 3abb42a6564cc8016d3262030fb94b4b storyjoy replied to the topic Watch our SE representative on live stream! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33505/ Fri, 07 Dec 2018 13:17:45 -0400 @wordsmith We actually flew, and it was somewhere around 5 hours or something. πŸ˜€

@selah-cheylah Thank you!! πŸ™‚ I placed 4th, praise God πŸ˜€

]]> 0 3872e3b164f1b2939927532aab735002 storyjoy replied to the topic Watch our SE representative on live stream! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33374/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 23:03:28 -0400 @wordsmith Oh, and I wasn’t too sad that they didn’t come back to me, though I did have something prepared by then and it would have been nice. xD

]]> 0 306e1b8bd447e12ab66fd4bdc9a9e21e storyjoy replied to the topic Watch our SE representative on live stream! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33369/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:06:57 -0400 @evelyn Ahhh, I definitely will! ;D

]]> 0 6edcf4692fa1797363f5ed0026ab8470 storyjoy replied to the topic Watch our SE representative on live stream! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33366/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:04:40 -0400 @wordsmith I don’t know a ton, but they do a good job teaching the basics each Nationals. So yeah, I can do decently. πŸ˜› πŸ˜€ It’s a TON of fun, you gotta try it sometime. πŸ˜€

]]> 0 be197b2cb52fb948fcf4ff6bb759f0a0 storyjoy replied to the topic Watch our SE representative on live stream! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33363/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 21:59:43 -0400 @christianna-hellwig I told him. XD

@parker Cool! I know him πŸ˜€

@evelyn LOL Yep, square dance in a couple hours. I can’t wait. xDD Guess you’ll just have to do BB next year *innocent shrug*

@wordsmith Thank you!! :DD Yes, the Bible Bee is seriously incredible and encouraging =D

Thanks everyone!!! God seriously has worked miracles over the past…[Read more]

]]> 0 46ba5b3d9caa44b559bf74114eff67e8 storyjoy replied to the topic Watch our SE representative on live stream! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33249/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 04:33:52 -0400 @h-jones Thank youuuu!!! =DD It’s seriously amazing and all God’s doing. =D I’m still in shock tbh xDD

]]> 0 de3f2a43086c8c9d4903e5a000d459af storyjoy replied to the topic Watch our SE representative on live stream! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33167/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 23:22:30 -0400 @parker Btw, who’s your friend? I probably met him at some point or another. xD πŸ˜€

]]> 0 0cc448b108d3fe7e6e15b0686f92a165 storyjoy replied to the topic Watch our SE representative on live stream! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33166/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 23:21:27 -0400 @daeus-lamb Whoa, wasn’t expecting a bajillion new notifications from Story Embers. XD Thanks!!! Means a lot πŸ˜€

@christianna-hellwig Ahhh!! I met Tobias! I was wondering if you and he were sibs. ;D

@everyone, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I am seriously in shock and it’s so amazing. :DD And yes, by God’s grace I qualified for Finals!!! =DD

Thanks again,…[Read more]

]]> 0 339bde63b65313880c1397edde6d70a0 storyjoy replied to the topic Word War #3 winner (and word war #4)! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31995/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 15:17:59 -0400 @christianna-hellwig NIIIICE!!! Way to go!!! =D =D =D

]]> 0 857564c9fd3340aed007ea1782107260 storyjoy replied to the topic Word War #3 winner (and word war #4)! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31981/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 13:18:04 -0400 I think I have 1,563, maybe a little more but not sure. Sorry….. @faith_blum

]]> 0 4781bdc796f14938ee2d3708e602e9b1 storyjoy replied to the topic Concussion input in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31293/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:52:23 -0400 @kari-karast That would be SO FUN!!!

Maybe after this intense Bible competition is over. ;P It starts, um, this coming Monday *gulp* soooo I’m kinda pressed for time right now (obviously, not enough to keep me from writing up 10 detailed paragraphs of how I got my concussion, but anywayyysss….) XD After that, though, it’d be super fun! =D

]]> 0 bb9d9d735b2aec39aab401aa4cd348a4 storyjoy replied to the topic Concussion input in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31290/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:45:49 -0400 @kari-karast That would be so awesome. XD XD

]]> 0 f665255be9a7cac061cf67a7ac5cb9ef storyjoy replied to the topic Concussion input in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31288/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:42:00 -0400 @kari-karast Whenever I’m in any place that has swords, which isn’t very often at all, sadly. =P xD

XDD

]]> 0 ea5d737c02a40c3d4d49e3963204a0c8 storyjoy replied to the topic Concussion input in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31286/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:35:42 -0400 @kari-karast Good to know! *loves telling stories XD*

Yeah, the swords actually weren’t mine and we didn’t have any better ones at the time, soo… =P (also, soft swords aren’t nearly as satisfying to clang together!! XD XD) But yeah, thanks! And that’s great about the pool noodle. XD XD

@thewirelessblade Of course, what else would a…[Read more]

]]> 0 81b5ee94b48713e7b35694dce21867cc storyjoy replied to the topic Concussion input in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31281/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:07:00 -0400 @libby WOW that sounds serious. :O

Yeah, @kari-karast Like Libby said, it’s the same for me; I wanted to deny the seriousness to the point where I easily convinced myself I was fine. And told everyone that I was fine. To the point where when my mom tells people about it, she says it didn’t slow me down at all but I was ready to swordfight the…[Read more]

]]> 0 7e60085da26fcf5e181d4549cd69daf9 storyjoy replied to the topic Concussion input in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31173/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:12:25 -0400 @kari-karast Oh, ok. πŸ™‚

Well… let’s see. It’s been 4 1/2 weeks and I, the usually highly energetic/motivated person that I am, still never feel up to doing anything active like running/fighting etc. (Btw, my concussion was minor, I didn’t even black out.) And I had pretty much a nonstop throbbing headache for the first week and a half or so,…[Read more]

]]> 0 33cea34971b46627a391f22f5a69bbb9 storyjoy replied to the topic Concussion input in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31170/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:03:30 -0400 ^^^^ to @kay ‘s question about what you’re specifically wanting to know XD

]]> 0 67d399634e1864a692f387f4b03c16c0 storyjoy replied to the topic Concussion input in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31168/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:54:04 -0400 Ok, sooo… xDD First of all, how bad is the concussion? Did the hit knock her out, or what?

]]> 0 601be2ddf0d4f4e1c300eb8e5d8a87dc storyjoy replied to the topic Crazy Writers, Artists, and Dragons in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31165/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:40:28 -0400 @kari-karast Maybe make a new thread (no, I don’t know of any that would currently work… though I haven’t been on here for a while so idk) and you can tell me exactly what you need to know πŸ˜€ (Btw, I actually got the concussion while swordfighting. Go figure. XD)

]]> 0 7449fde91618618fbb3bef6fa0478159 storyjoy replied to the topic Crazy Writers, Artists, and Dragons in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31147/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 15:20:14 -0400 Btw, if anyone needs help with writing about a character with a concussion, I’m here for ya! xD Though you might not wanna get me started…. (for the record, a concussion does NOT entail just a headache for a few hours and then you’re fine!! NO SIREE!!!)

]]> 0 f7de1ed1fce9c92ffcff30659a9710e9 storyjoy replied to the topic Crazy Writers, Artists, and Dragons in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31145/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 15:09:27 -0400 @kari-karast I LITERALLY GOT A CONCUSSION ABOUT A MONTH AGO (unintentionally)!!! It’s not fun at all… but at least it’s helpful for writing. Also, I’ve realized that concussions can happen much more often than you’d think… Several of my characters probably have concussions at this point. Oops.

]]> 0 f66ecf8e2767dba1212fe5874c4f09b3 storyjoy replied to the topic Word War #3 winner (and word war #4)! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/30358/ Sat, 24 Nov 2018 00:26:07 -0400 Whoo! Go guys!! *waves pom-poms* unfortunately I won’t be able to join the sprint, but I’m cheering everyone on and will try to write a bit more before November ends too! ;D

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