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	<title>Story Embers | Jess R. Plowman | Group Activity</title>
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				<title>RAE posted an update in the group Sci-fi Writers: So...I need someone who is crazy about correcting grammar, as [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104959/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:12:23 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So&#8230;I need someone who is crazy about correcting grammar, as in typos, sentences that are not structured right, inconsistencies in spelling and capitalization, wrong punctuation. If your like that, would you mind editing an incomplete original sci-fi book? I know this sounds like an ad, but I need someone to help me out with my grammar. Just let&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-104959"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104959/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jaclyn joined the group Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2023 21:10:48 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Abrielle started the topic Short story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 01:10:26 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi guys! I recently finished a short story (though it is technically a little long for a &#8216;short story&#8217;). I was wondering, would anybody be willing to give me feedback on it? If your willing to read it but don&#8217;t have time for in-depth criticism, my big question is, is it worth turning into a full length novel?</p>
<p>Well, here goes.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Crow</p>
<p>The&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-104833"><a href="https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/short-story-6/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>RAE posted an update in the group Sci-fi Writers: So I&#039;ve got a problem, I like to plan out stories like crazy [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 10:39:31 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So I&#8217;ve got a problem, I like to plan out stories like crazy and many of them I will never write down but will just be added to my mind&#8217;s archives. One of theses stories will be the death of Grathmere, my hidden Antag for Guardian Angels and the following 3 books (What can I say? I wanted a complete story). The problem is, after he is defeated by&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-104806"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104806/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>RAE posted an update in the group Sci-fi Writers: 13th Birthday Sabotage
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Nahim Nayhelm was [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104790/</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2023 11:18:36 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>13th Birthday Sabotage<br />
RAE</p>
<p>Nahim Nayhelm was today twenty-one. The Laxorian landscape of tall grasslands was filled with armored Realn as they prepared for the ensuing battle on the old ruin grounds of the city of Laxan. As Nahim’s hands glided through the checks of his weapons, he thought back through all the birthdays he had had o&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-104790"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104790/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>RAE posted an update in the group Sci-fi Writers: Hey. It&#039;s RAE. I have been trying to write a book called [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104739/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:39:01 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey. It&#8217;s RAE. I have been trying to write a book called Guardian Angels, a space story. Can I get some constructive criticism on the first chapter?</p>
<p>1.	Laxan<br />
Billowing smoke filled the air. Lava drooled into the city streets. Rock soared into the air to land on crawling Nanian  bugs. Ash was mixed in with every shaking breath. They had lost. The&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-104739"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104739/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>RAE joined the group Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:23:56 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Abrielle joined the group Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 23:04:43 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Sarafini joined the group Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104415/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:27:55 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>BookDragon joined the group Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 12:41:03 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Emma Walker replied to the topic SW RP/Collaborative Story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156265</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 02:31:28 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/winter_rose/' rel="nofollow ugc">@winter_rose</a> also I sent the story to your primary email.</p>
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				<title>Emma Walker replied to the topic SW RP/Collaborative Story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156264</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 02:30:54 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/winter_rose/' rel="nofollow ugc">@winter_rose</a> I’m so sorry I must’ve accidentally deleted the doc…</p>
<p>Lets see… General Zeinli Danu-Windu, her Padawan Goane, and Clone Captain Bo’.<br />
There’s also her cousin, a Mando and part of a sect in the Order but not a Jedi, although he has a lightsaber. Lt. Will Danu.</p>
<p>Then there was Agent Jaina Danu, his sister, an agent for the republic. S&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-103983"><a href="https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156264" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Winter Rose replied to the topic SW RP/Collaborative Story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156263</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 02:04:40 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>I think the second one would be cool.  It would give us a new setting to work with as well.</p>
<p>Yeah that might be helpful.  I only skimmed a few of the older posts though.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, would you be able send me the descriptions of your characters again? I tried to find the file in older posts but it didn’t seem to be working.</p>
<p>. . . . . .&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-103982"><a href="https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156263" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Emma Walker replied to the topic SW RP/Collaborative Story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156262</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 17:32:12 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I guess I should go back and review what all just happened.</p>
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				<title>Emma Walker replied to the topic SW RP/Collaborative Story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156260</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:17:25 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/winter_rose/' rel="nofollow ugc">@winter_rose</a> either way is fine with me lol</p>
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				<title>Emma Walker replied to the topic SW RP/Collaborative Story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156259</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:17:25 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/winter_rose/' rel="nofollow ugc">@winter_rose</a> either way is fine with me lol</p>
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				<title>Winter Rose replied to the topic SW RP/Collaborative Story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156253</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 02:34:22 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Okay!</p>
<p>It looks like the last things that happened is the group with Solstice, Zeinli, Cresh, Bo’, and Rookie are in the forest planning their next course of action, and the rest of them (including the king and the prince) are on a republic ship that has just been captured by the Separatists.</p>
<p>My original idea was for the characters to repair t&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-103975"><a href="https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156253" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Emma Walker replied to the topic SW RP/Collaborative Story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156252</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 02:14:54 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/winter_rose/' rel="nofollow ugc">@winter_rose</a> That&#8217;s greattttt</p>
<p>Ah lol, okay.</p>
<p>okay cool. Let me edit it some and I will.</p>
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				<title>Winter Rose replied to the topic SW RP/Collaborative Story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156251</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 02:13:05 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/emma-walker/' rel="nofollow ugc">@emma-walker</a></p>
<p>I learned a lot last year, haha.  It was a crazy year but it was good.</p>
<p>No, I see the email.  I have two emails and I don’t regularly check the one I gave to you &#x1fae4;.  That was my bad.</p>
<p>Hehe sounds super cool!! Yes, shoot me the story, I’d love to read it.</p>
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				<title>Emma Walker replied to the topic SW RP/Collaborative Story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156250</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 02:06:32 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/winter_rose/' rel="nofollow ugc">@winter_rose</a> yeahhh wby?</p>
<p>Hmmm… what was the gmail you used for when I sent the sw fanfic doc…? Because I might’ve emailed the wrong person Lolol</p>
<p>Hehe actually… I might send you the story. It starts as a rp with a friend with rebels charas but then I wrote the rest. And I love this new character………..</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>lol kk</p>
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				<title>Winter Rose replied to the topic SW RP/Collaborative Story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156248</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:59:22 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Sweet!</p>
<p>Oh, I must not have seen.  Sorry! My primary email is raspberrryrose05 at gmail.com if you ever need to reach me again and if you didn’t already have it.</p>
<p>Really? What is your idea?</p>
<p>Okay! I’ll look back and see what exactly is going on in this story….</p>
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				<title>Emma Walker replied to the topic SW RP/Collaborative Story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156247</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:50:36 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/winter_rose/' rel="nofollow ugc">@winter_rose</a> Heyyy.<br />
It was good! I think I tried emailing you not too long ago too?</p>
<p>I actually had the most amazing idea that goes great with my Depa Jarrus! 😀</p>
<p>we Can keep going with the roleplay if you’d like. If we can figure out what we were doing lol!</p>
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				<title>Winter Rose replied to the topic SW RP/Collaborative Story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156242</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:25:32 -0400</pubDate>

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<p>Hello!! Sorry for the late reply.</p>
<p>Indeed, it has been a very long time!  How was 2022 for you?</p>
<p>Would you like to continue the roleplay? Or start a new one?  I’m open to any ideas you may have. &#x1f601;</p>
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				<title>93@ImperatorPenguin posted an update in the group Sci-fi Writers: I&#039;m new here.

I have Aspergers.
I like playing video games [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/103966/</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 03:26:06 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m new here.</p>
<p>I have Aspergers.<br />
I like playing video games and watching cartoons.<br />
And I have anxiety issues.</p>
<p>Currently, I&#8217;m working on a rewrite of the Star Wars Original Trilogy&#8230; specifically publishing the thing.<br />
It&#8217;s not what it sounds like.</p>
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				<title>93@ImperatorPenguin joined the group Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/103965/</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 02:55:52 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Emma Walker replied to the topic SW RP/Collaborative Story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sw-rp-collaborative-story/page/12/#post-156104</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 02:28:13 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/winter_rose/' rel="nofollow ugc">@winter_rose</a> Hello!!</p>
<p>Its been such a long time!</p>
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				<title>Esther posted an update in the group Sci-fi Writers: Hi all! I’m super excited to be part of a Christian Sci-Fi f [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/103305/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:24:32 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi all! I’m super excited to be part of a Christian Sci-Fi forum. It’s super neat to meet all of you. 😀 </p>
<p>A little bit about me:<br />
Loves coffee,<br />
Loves cats,<br />
Loves daydreaming about writing,<br />
Aspiring to make a difference with words.</p>
<p>At the moment I’m writing a serial story about a Globalised Society connected by Alternate/Virtual Reality.<br />
Is this&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-103305"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/103305/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Esther joined the group Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/103300/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:14:29 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Arindown (Gracie) joined the group Sci-fi Writers</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102863/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 19:48:44 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Brian Stansell replied to the topic The Importance of Being Human in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2022 18:20:46 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you, Jess! (<a href='https://storyembers.org/members/toljamedia/' rel="nofollow ugc">@toljamedia</a>)</p>
<p>That is very encouraging.  I am becoming increasingly alarmed by the serious attention given to the &#8220;transhumanism&#8221; movement that is taking over our youth cultures who are abandoning faith and moral and foundational traditions that have stabilized communities. These &#8220;self-defined progressives&#8221; are instead becoming&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-102002"><a href="https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/the-importance-of-being-human/#post-151400" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jess R. Plowman replied to the topic Soft Science Fiction - Maybe? in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:17:52 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/rose-colored-fancy/' rel="nofollow ugc">@rose-colored-fancy</a> just hearing &#8220;I like sci fi and I like that idea&#8221; is actually a great encouragement for what I&#8217;m trying to figure out lol. Thanks so much!</p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:46:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/toljamedia/' rel="nofollow ugc">@toljamedia</a></p>
<p>So, I don&#8217;t have much/any advice on the publishing front, but I just had to pop in and comment!</p>
<blockquote><p>I want to be able to talk about God like its 1880s Kansas, but with the sense of yearning and progress that space provides. I have an agricultural research planet run by an interstellar version of NASA. The rest of the plot is just dealing&hellip;</p></blockquote>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:37:04 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I often doubt whether I should really classify my WiP as science fiction &#8211; it absolutely is, technically, but I don&#8217;t really get into a lot of the tropes. I feel like from a marketing standpoint, I would let down a lot of the expectations that the most dedicated sci fi readers would be looking for.</p>
<p>My plot is largely literary, and I&#8217;ve also been&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-101846"><a href="https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/soft-science-fiction-maybe/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jess R. Plowman replied to the topic The Importance of Being Human in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:20:37 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re still interested in the theme (which I certainly find interesting!) I see no reason to let it go.</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t strike me as derivative of 80s movies. At least from the part posted, I get more of an Andy Weir vibe, the near-future perspective, pulling from all those extant schools and organizations. Also, even amid words like &#8220;quarantine,&#8221;&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-101845"><a href="https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/the-importance-of-being-human/#post-151142" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Brian Stansell started the topic The Importance of Being Human in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 04:12:17 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Back in July of 2017, I began writing the beginnings of a science fiction thriller, but kind of abandoned it partway through.  It seemed reticent of the kind of scary space stories of the 1980s era movies when Alien and others were so popular in theaters.</p>
<p>I thought I might drop a little bit of it here to see what you guys think of it.  Is it w&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-99261"><a href="https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/the-importance-of-being-human/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>ScoutFinch190 replied to the topic Sci-fi short story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 02:04:36 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/obrian-of-the-surface-world/' rel="nofollow ugc">@obrian-of-the-surface-world</a></p>
<p>Thank you for the tip!  That would work a lot better than what i currently wrote. I know Jake is technically waking up in a strange scenario, but it would probably be better if he didn&#8217;t struggle and waited to see what would happen.</p>
<p>Again, thank you for the fighting tips! They are certainly one of my many weak spots&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-99210"><a href="https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sci-fi-short-story/page/2/#post-147574" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Cathy replied to the topic Sci-fi short story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2022 18:46:55 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>oh I know it lol!! Professional procrastinating and constant redrafting.</p>
<p>Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh a lot&#8230;? (nix almost cried, I did cry, a lot&#8230;&#x1f62d;&#x1f62d;&#x1f62d;)</p>
<p>Lol, I figured out that my MC&#8217;s scar symbolizes choice, and I learned the story behind that aaaaaaaand the story behind why he compulsively tells the truth in every situation even though he&#8217;s very very&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-99200"><a href="https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sci-fi-short-story/page/2/#post-147564" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Brian Stansell replied to the topic Sci-fi short story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2022 02:36:22 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So, if two guards have Jake between them, and at the beginning of the scene, Jake is unconscious, his body would be hanging slack between them, lower than their waistline.  Any striking to be done would be below the guard’s waistline with Jake’s body angled down to a slant to the floor.  A knee to the stomach would require one of the guards to rel&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-99169"><a href="https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sci-fi-short-story/page/2/#post-147526" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>ScoutFinch190 replied to the topic Sci-fi short story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2022 17:40:52 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/obrian-of-the-surface-world/' rel="nofollow ugc">@obrian-of-the-surface-world</a></p>
<p>Thank you for the tip! I was thinking something was off with that scene! If one of the guards hit Jake in the stomach with his knee, would that work?</p>
<p>I just love how Story Embers has writers and authors of various age groups!</p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2022 01:13:15 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/scoutfinch190/' rel="nofollow ugc">@scoutfinch190</a></p>
<p>I noticed something here&#8230;</p>
<p>Think about the physical proximity of the two guards that would be on either side of him.  Punching their captive in the mouth would make more sense if he was upright and facing them, or pinned to the wall.  At best, a guard might give him a grazing blow down the side of his jaw, but that would b&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-99148"><a href="https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sci-fi-short-story/page/2/#post-147505" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>ScoutFinch190 replied to the topic Sci-fi short story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:30:31 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(I&#8217;m gonna add this into part two) The reason the prisoners are working manually is because the dirt holds a flammable material that may ignite if they used heavy machinery.</p>
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				<title>ScoutFinch190 replied to the topic Sci-fi short story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:28:42 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/joy-caroline/' rel="nofollow ugc">@joy-caroline</a></p>
<p>(I remembered telling you about this so I wanted to tag you as well &#x1f601;)</p>
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				<title>ScoutFinch190 replied to the topic Sci-fi short story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:25:38 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s part two!</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/this-is-not-an-alien/' rel="nofollow ugc">@this-is-not-an-alien</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/obrian-of-the-surface-world/' rel="nofollow ugc">@obrian-of-the-surface-world</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/gracie-j/' rel="nofollow ugc">@Gracie-J</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/lissie-w/' rel="nofollow ugc">@lissie-w</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/fitz/' rel="nofollow ugc">@fitz</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/jbstanhope/' rel="nofollow ugc">@jbstanhope</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/rose-colored-fancy/' rel="nofollow ugc">@rose-colored-fancy</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>(I block quoted the beginning because I&#8217;m considering removing it)</p>
<p>A brief FYI: a character does say &#8221; if I’m to go to h&#8212;, I’ll take some with me&#8221;, I know some people are sensitive to the use of the word &#8216;Hell&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-99145"><a href="https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sci-fi-short-story/page/2/#post-147502" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>ScoutFinch190 replied to the topic Sci-fi short story in the forum Sci-fi Writers</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:24:31 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/this-is-not-an-alien/' rel="nofollow ugc">@this-is-not-an-alien</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/obrian-of-the-surface-world/' rel="nofollow ugc">@obrian-of-the-surface-world</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/gracie-j/' rel="nofollow ugc">@Gracie-J</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/lissie-w/' rel="nofollow ugc">@lissie-w</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/fitz/' rel="nofollow ugc">@fitz</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/jbstanhope/' rel="nofollow ugc">@jbstanhope</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/rose-colored-fancy/' rel="nofollow ugc">@rose-colored-fancy</a></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s part two!</p>
<p>(I block quoted the beginning because I&#8217;m considering removing it)</p>
<p>A brief FYI: a character does say &#8221; if I’m to go to h&#8212;, I’ll take some with me&#8221;, I know some people are sensitive to the use of the word &#8216;Hell&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-99144"><a href="https://storyembers.org/groups/sci-fi-writers/forum/topic/sci-fi-short-story/page/2/#post-147501" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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