Story Embers | Tal | Mentions https://storyembers.org/members/tal/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Tal. Thu, 28 May 2026 05:27:29 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 878648a8467df3f99b7a30fd51c688ab Dakota replied to the topic Would Your Character Rather. . . in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85493/ Sun, 11 Oct 2020 21:59:24 -0400 Whoa . . .  I got way behind on this thread. Oops!

Would you rather be ignored or be criticized?

Dayton: *snorts* “Either way, I won’t be affected. I care very little about what people think about me. But I suppose I’d rather be criticized than ignored.”

Alan: “Uhh . . . I think I’d rather be ignored. Being criticized all the time would be .…[Read more]

]]> 0 65c62b21375280a5ae374b2c464e8617 Gracie started the topic Fantasy Character Castle Chronicles n.1 in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/82479/ Tue, 28 Jul 2020 17:23:57 -0400 This is a post for the actual writing/story portion of this castle (Fantasy number 1). Please do not comment on the thread unless you are a part of this castle and are adding the next portion to the story. (:

(Also, if you don’t want to post your portion in the castle, then search for this to post it again? Tag me, and I can find this and post it…[Read more]

]]> 0 fcab5aa13922dd22e50159cbf211260f Ella replied to the topic NaNoWriMo??? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/81975/ Tue, 14 Jul 2020 20:21:03 -0400 @arindown, @beth20, @chalice, @tal

All right, here’s my plan:  I went into NaNoWriMo without a plan of action and didn’t really think about the consequences, so I’m going to work on it here and there, but just probably get to 20k at the end of the month.   However, I’m going to try next July and have everything prepped.  (I think November wil…[Read more]

]]> 0 9c2f5d91f900f702c7fd295cdd775cb6 Arindown replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/81946/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 20:37:51 -0400 @joelle-stone

The bird-girl smiled. She reminded Libby of Liz at school…only Liz was annoying. “Sorry. I get a little claustrophobic at times. Comes with being trapped inside, I guess.”

Libby wasn’t claustrophobic, but dark images of the inside of the desk bounced before her mind.

“Just Libby, huh?” The lady asked, folding her wings behind h…[Read more]

]]> 0 48bce449df26512b28305230d26a382b Gracie replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/81797/ Sat, 11 Jul 2020 01:22:29 -0400 @tal

Ah. Welcome back prince Luke. Your presence has been direly missed.

Isaac was speaking to unknown people through a bookcase. Then he ordered everyone to take cover and blasted a hole in the wall. All have come through the opening, and everyone is supposed to go round and share their names in their own way as they speed walk down a…[Read more]

]]> 0 6b07a5ffeb07e2fd492ce7a0564c906f Gracie replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/81789/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:48:25 -0400 Oh, and @tal @arindown @ariella-newheart . Where we are in the story, how do you three wish to introduce yourselves to all the new people one the other side of the blasted wall? (:

]]> 0 e86bbc196c8d31c89baf6daa638b9092 Gracie replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/81788/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:44:29 -0400 @joelle-stone Personally, Lytt sounds cool.

 

@rusted-knight @beth20 @anne_the_noob14 @arindown @tal @ariella-newheart

]]> 0 aa87235dabc742faddb780f00ad33468 Ella replied to the topic NaNoWriMo??? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/81648/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 16:09:25 -0400 @arindown, @beth20, @tal, @chalice

Since I’m in the same group as y’all, I wanted to let you know that I’m not ignoring you, but that I can’t post anything on NaNo for some reason.  I asked the people on the help desk, so I’ll hopefully figure it out soon.  JSYK.

]]> 0 e012414082298209ddde1adc0007a1f1 Ella replied to the topic NaNoWriMo??? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/81521/ Thu, 02 Jul 2020 00:05:37 -0400 @tal

I invited you, too.

@tal, @arindown, @beth20

We have a little quartet thing goin’ on, ha! 😄

]]> 0 318146af3761a34a08e8fd8cc03a78d8 Beth Darlene replied to the topic NaNoWriMo??? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/81520/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:08:58 -0400 @writergirl101

Okay got it!

@tal I got yours also!

]]> 0 6a38281c7af0e1bfd51138d11613c3b8 Arindown replied to the topic NaNoWriMo??? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/81512/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 21:19:39 -0400 @tal

Even if you’ll be joining later, do you want to be buddies? I just thought it would be fun to have a group with a couple of us Emberites…so nobody feels alone or lost. I’m talking about myself.😆

My username is Arindown.

]]> 0 8986d3d255746149f00df1baf331dabb Ella replied to the topic NaNoWriMo??? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/81509/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 20:22:55 -0400 @tal

Cool. 👍

@beth20

I changed my username btw.  The invite from Chai❤ is me.  JSYK

]]> 0 cea85d0c5f086b31e30e3d2156bfd5ea Arindown replied to the topic NaNoWriMo??? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/81454/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:35:40 -0400 Just wondering if anyone else is doing NaNoWriMo this July?

Tagging a bunch of you.

@kimlikesart @tal @beth20 @claire-h @katja-r @melodyjoy @rusted-knight @thedarkninja03 @ariella-newheart @anne_the_noob14 @kristianne-hassman @anne_the_noob14 @dakota

]]> 0 2a84bede85b980f8fcf1be8c7378e866 Beth Darlene replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/81359/ Sun, 28 Jun 2020 03:40:25 -0400 Jaylin watched the two men and the girl talk. He didn’t want to intervene but he was starting to get queasy with hunger.

@kimlikesart I assume it was Dharin who ran in?

Dharin ran in brandishing his sword. “What’s going on?” he demanded.

Jaylin was overjoyed to see him. He walked over and stood next to him.

 

??? Sorry didn’t really know what…[Read more]

]]> 2 6babd53d637e3a678fcd4d441b175a78 Gracie replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/81324/ Sat, 27 Jun 2020 14:48:18 -0400 Teagen’s eyes widened as the gun slid beside the couch and several magazines. He looked from them to the man, Wow,

“This is a better choice. It’s a Beretta M1934. Seven shots a mag.”

Teagen nodded and knelt to retrieve it. His right-hand’s fingers closed around the barrel, as he laid the poker on the ground with his left. He craned his neck…[Read more]

]]> 0 dbc94b9d5b1c56fdad167ccfea366a02 Beth replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80421/ Mon, 08 Jun 2020 19:55:36 -0400 @tal

Okay cool!

Um yeah, their personalities in animal or object form!

]]> 0 96b1407bf1bdad427a1edd40a99ea74d Beth replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80417/ Mon, 08 Jun 2020 19:10:45 -0400 @tal

Oh cool! I just joined YWW too!! What’s your name on there?

Alrighty, sure! So did you see what Rusted Knight did with the mirror, I forget?

After that everyone’s just been looking at their reflections, Dharin ran out of the room bc he didn’t like what he saw and Isaac followed him. Nobody still knows Isaacs’s name only Dharin knows a name…[Read more]

]]> 0 bbc1b1ed03070c80d86fbba46dd643db Beth replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80383/ Sun, 07 Jun 2020 18:45:56 -0400 @tal @ariella-newheart

Yoohoo! Where’d you guys go? lol

We need Luke and Marlowe!

]]> 0 a0ba4ce0398c9214d792388c4d404dab Eitan replied to the topic Share Your Setting! in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80332/ Sat, 06 Jun 2020 13:41:09 -0400 @tal

Hmm. so probably I misunderstood you, but it was for good 😉

@arindown

Beautiful drawing!

Hmm… In case of attack – probably by more savage desert people, or maybe by merchants who want to conquer their oases – they’ll mainly use magic. Sandstorms, fast-floods, maybe even burying whole armies under migrating dunes… Try to fight…[Read more]

]]> 0 341ab5cdcdfd5909b1d44b91acb71d36 Eitan posted an update: @tal Oh. Now I understand how tactless and insulting I […] https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80328/ Sat, 06 Jun 2020 08:11:55 -0400 @tal

Oh. Now I understand how tactless and insulting I was. I’m so sorry if I insulted you or degraded your WIP in any way, I totally didn’t mean that. I ask your forgiveness.

]]> 0 a5c8bcf420065260ea37c50348453370 Arindown replied to the topic Share Your Setting! in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80293/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 21:22:31 -0400 @tal Your Skreel sound beautiful, and amazing. Lately I’ve been developing a bit of a Steampunk storyline, and I’ve got pterosaurs in it, which I think are really cool. My little brother had me draw a flying elephant for his fantasy world today.😆

@anne_the_noob14 Well, if you haven’t been able to visit your world, I suppose they would also block…[Read more]

]]> 0 2cd6b37738f7fca1ccdc4c75d2a717dc Eitan replied to the topic Share Your Setting! in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80288/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:39:11 -0400 @tal

It sounds really cool! They’re like dragons, but that migrate from place to place on the wind currents, and so enable humans to use them effectively?

]]> 0 55802048fe39cb4f90f433b3718b5de2 Arindown replied to the topic Share Your Setting! in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80275/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:31:25 -0400 @tal Wow! I love your map and all the dragon things, and language, and swords.🤩 That is all so awesome. I especially love your way of naming things (because I just randomly name my places…😉).

@anne_the_noob14 Old trees, pirates, and bounty hunters? Sounds like someplace I would like to visit.😆 I love how your government system is set up. Also,…[Read more]

]]> 0 d43d9405642bc825d33fefd866e173af Eitan replied to the topic Share Your Setting! in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80270/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 13:45:24 -0400 @tal

I really like your world!

Cool! Can you tell us more about them?

 

Hmm, languages! I used to be a conlanging nerd, though I used a YouTube guide. It was addicting, so I stopped when I realized I spend too much time on it… Maybe I’ll create a ”sketch language” for my setting, but no one is interested in my exotic phonology, rich…[Read more]

]]> 6 aba71e72ac776f24ee9a9ec348454f42 Gracie replied to the topic Share Your Setting! in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80266/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 04:52:16 -0400 (Very long, none need feel compelled to read)

Okay, so far I just have names and their meanings. No language per se (thanks @tal by the way). But I do have a culture forming, it’s definitely a work in progress though.

Tribal people, natives, of the earth more than we are (I assume).

Names:

Huwana – Feminine – Of The Heavens

Omaru – Masculine…[Read more]

]]> 0 e20a6f1e83c1b3849c98c061409c2743 Gracie replied to the topic Share Your Setting! in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80246/ Thu, 04 Jun 2020 22:49:49 -0400 @tal

Oh! Prince (king) Luke’s sword is Tir Finite!

That all sounds really cool.

How do you create a language?

]]> 0 bf6b8a856c05b0908957b36f6a6dfe88 Gracie replied to the topic Share Your Setting! in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80219/ Thu, 04 Jun 2020 20:12:55 -0400 @tal

It sounds really cool. I’d be interested in hearing more!

The air paths sound interesting,.. how do they work?

]]> 0 9fe366e560103012b2fc0f82c8916689 Arindown replied to the topic Share Your Setting! in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80214/ Thu, 04 Jun 2020 18:05:30 -0400 Just tagging a bunch of people that might be interested.

Sorry if I tagged you and you find it annoying.😆

@kimlikesart @tal @beth20 @lucy @claire-h @katja-r @melodyjoy @rusted-knight @thedarkninja03 @ariella-newheart @anne_the_noob14 @kristianne-hassman @writergirl101

]]> 0 5bfe2966e92761b32e6c1bd9dc7e7b4d Beth replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80049/ Sun, 31 May 2020 16:48:10 -0400 @tal Haha I get ya lol!

@anne_the_noob14

Okay see ya!

]]> 0 a9676c7febb4c9eb4c3c1fab891ab901 Beth replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80025/ Sat, 30 May 2020 19:50:21 -0400 Come on guys I’m bored lol!!

@anne_the_noob14 @tal and everyone else! I don’t feel like finding everyone’s tags haha!!!

]]> 0 df2828636a69f1fbf380211df08942aa Gracie replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79863/ Thu, 28 May 2020 19:14:24 -0400 @tal

I like the words at the bottom of your message. It’s good.

]]> 0 a738ba0310c16bd0db5b512655ccd072 Livi Ryddle replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79664/ Tue, 26 May 2020 03:02:33 -0400 @tal Aah, gotcha.

@ariella-newheart You’re good! Yeah, so basically Dharin and Jaylin left the girls back in the hall, and now they (the guys) have run into Isaac and then Luke. Issac is masquerading as a Frenchman, and Dharin is by now almost totally convinced that this whole thing is an experiment that’s being run by a team of wizards. 😀

Hope…[Read more]

]]> 0 fb207e24ef96e65ac51248121563d411 Beth replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79653/ Tue, 26 May 2020 00:51:22 -0400 @tal

Aww I see! Thanks.

]]> 0 cd2facf85d27118275585656d546e924 Beth replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79645/ Tue, 26 May 2020 00:22:54 -0400 @anne_the_noob14 @tal @rusted-knight

Okay holy smokes, I really need to start replying bc I’m kinda lost so…any way I’m gonna write a reply right now lol!

]]> 0 18056402d5feb326de5560504b099581 Livi Ryddle replied to the topic Favorite Fantasy Book in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79605/ Mon, 25 May 2020 17:08:58 -0400 @beth20 Cool idea! Here’re mine, in no particular order:

Lord of The Rings – J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien

Ranger’s Apprentice series – John Flanagan (Mild swearing alert)

All the Percy Jackson series – Rick Riordan (Greek mythology, with their gods and goddesses and all)

Airman – Eoin Colfer (Mild swearing)

Harry Potter – J.K.…[Read more]

]]> 0 4186783020b128a605b9d79e3d15da95 Livi Ryddle replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79588/ Mon, 25 May 2020 03:00:42 -0400 @tal

Well snap XD I did the same thing as @rusted-knight did lol. I didn’t see the latest post. Let’s see…

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The lad shook his head. “Oh, no, you didn’t wake me up. And please —please, stand. Save your bows for the One True King.” Dharin stood, a bit confused, as the boy went on: “My name is Luke, anyways. Prince Luke.” He stopped, lo…[Read more]

]]> 0 dbf6fa9dba43df52907cfc02500781bc Livi Ryddle replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79587/ Mon, 25 May 2020 02:51:23 -0400 @everyone

Here’s a slightly different version of my earlier bit, since Dharin doesn’t totally understand the French spoken by Isaac:

(Italiacs meaning he’s either thinking or speaking in a language besides English [that they call the Common tongue])

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Dharin glanced down at Jaylin as the boy asked, “Hey, you want to explore what’s beh…[Read more]

]]> 0 2eed9c5d7a450677d211ea24fca7fee6 Livi Ryddle replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79576/ Sun, 24 May 2020 21:01:21 -0400 @beth20 @rusted-knight @tal

M’kay, here’s a quick little bit! Hopefully I kept y’all’s guys in character XD

@rusted-knight By the way, what does Isaac mean by “feint French”?

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Dharin glanced down at Jaylin as the boy asked, “Hey, you want to explore what’s behind some of these doors?”

He smiled, and was about to reply when a man stepped…[Read more]

]]> 2 dbc0f503132b42c4f7ad989f7db65a93 Beth replied to the topic Favorite Fantasy Book in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79562/ Sun, 24 May 2020 00:11:58 -0400 @tal

Okie! 🙂

]]> 0 f881ccf93bd042dd5db5b399182b6474 Beth replied to the topic Favorite Fantasy Book in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79559/ Sat, 23 May 2020 23:57:49 -0400 @tal

Ohhhhh yeah lol! I like him! Oh, I have a question for you, after reading the first book did you read the second book or the first to the one back in time or whatever haha!

]]> 0 d8f02ae3ee8d3a6aadfc5dfa5f64a1b4 Beth replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79558/ Sat, 23 May 2020 23:53:39 -0400 @tal

It looks like Livi is gonna respond with her character to you. So I guess I’ll go ahead and write Jaylin’s response to Isaac! 🙂

]]> 0 fde15b0e0067de7e0cc4007cb7a1cc7f Beth replied to the topic Favorite Fantasy Book in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79556/ Sat, 23 May 2020 23:45:45 -0400 @tal

I have heard and read some of those! I read The Green Ember books and part of the first Wingfeather Saga!

I will have to check them out!

@arindown  the amazing person who did my profile art! 😉

I have read all of those! Though I only read some of the first book to the Wingfeather Saga! My favorite character in the Green Ember is…Small…[Read more]

]]> 0 3ec7a038955f9303dd9ab051c74d17df The Inkspiller replied to the topic Would Your Character Rather. . . in the forum Characters https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79547/ Sat, 23 May 2020 19:24:06 -0400 Would your character rather, go into the past and meet his/her ancestors or go into the future and meet his/her great-great-grandchildren?

Countess Kyreleis: I have grandchildren???

Erhard: Future – I’d like to hear the songs they’ll be singing of my deeds!

Fritz: What, like the time you fell off your horse, off a bridge, into the Vltava, and…

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]]> 0 79d6e665e73fe281a15acdd282a0aa3d Livi Ryddle replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79543/ Sat, 23 May 2020 18:48:37 -0400 @claire-h

I totally understand! Thank you for joining, even if it wasn’t for long!! And may you have lots of motivation and time to do everything you need to do 😉

@tal 😀 Glad I’m not the only one! And I don’t forget my MCs… but King whats-his-face is one who I kinda just mentioned in passing in my book so it’s not like he’s terribly…[Read more]

]]> 0 7bf95042554c339556395d4d4ef72d0f Beth replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79541/ Sat, 23 May 2020 17:37:32 -0400 @tal and @rusted-knight

Love your guys’ characters!! I will write my response soonly! 🙂

@claire-h

Oh so sad! 🙁 Hope to see Emory around later! 🙂

]]> 0 bc813d629e8f24a4b9d4a0e299288c49 Livi Ryddle replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79528/ Sat, 23 May 2020 01:38:06 -0400 @rusted-knight

Oh. Wow. Ok so I love that?? Just the whole feel of it and how observant Isaac is.

@tal

I like Luke! And his kingly clothes will certainly make Dharin confused lol. He’s gonna think Luke is King [*cue me forgetting my own character’s name*]’s son XD

It seems that Dharin is up to reply… However, I’m about to be in a video call…[Read more]

]]> 0 06c9822656d4f0ec17e780be3176bb27 Beth replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79508/ Fri, 22 May 2020 19:40:14 -0400 @tal

Yes you should!

]]> 0 93dbd3dcfcaa12fe192f9fe0a45f9d92 Livi Ryddle replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79479/ Fri, 22 May 2020 13:26:22 -0400 @tal Welcome! 😀

]]> 0 51de9222c8f7ebe641ec7aefa90b6baf Beth replied to the topic Character Castle in the forum Fantasy Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79462/ Fri, 22 May 2020 02:25:54 -0400 Awesome that it’s back and good!!! Yah!! @claire-h Love your new profile pic!!

@rusted-knight I like Isaac!! Also, love your quote!!

@tal So basically you just bring one of your characters and introduce him. Then he interacts with the castle or just one of the other characters! You just write what he does then the other person will respond with…[Read more]

]]> 0 178164778a8de5706cd3eef31afa9f24 Taylor Clogston replied to the topic How strict is a plot structure? in the forum Plotting https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79312/ Wed, 20 May 2020 01:23:31 -0400 @tal Hi! I really like your profile pic. DeepRun is a great artist.

Plot structure is kind of arbitrary. On the one hand it’s a tool to help us make something coherent, but on the other hand it helps us conform to what most people expect, usually subconsciously, in a story. My pet theory is that we as novelists are best served adhering to…[Read more]

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