Story Embers | WisdomOfProse | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/wisdomofprose/activity/ Activity feed for WisdomOfProse. Wed, 06 May 2026 22:48:07 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 c324811fecda74754b97924764afb076 WisdomOfProse joined the group Poets https://storyembers.org/activity/p/96477/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:02:55 -0400 0 f2e12b4f42ad2a2c48c9db059e339ff9 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic November Writing Group in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/96476/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 01:39:27 -0400 Oh my goodness, I am so terribly sorry about the tardy reply!! :O I can’t believe it took me so long to get back to y’all! 🙁 Again, apologies, my schedule has been terribly busy.

@noah-cochran

Oh, that’s wonderful that you’ve written so much in surprisingly little time! Welcome to the rollercoaster world of writing! 🙂 What’s been hardest f…[Read more]

]]> 0 d5a583d82a0979d76ae72cf67350c39f WisdomOfProse replied to the topic November Writing Group in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/95588/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 20:57:52 -0400 @noah-cochran

Hello! No, I don’t believe we have. It’s a pleasure to meet you! 🙂

Awww, thanks for asking. 🙂 I’ve been writing more officially since about five or six years ago.

I’m currently working on a novella set in 1930’s Stalinist Russia. Basically, it’s about a U.S.S.R. celebrity actress on a mission to expose the atrocities of Stalin’s…[Read more]

]]> 0 59d7a89eadbe88c66c9b7691fbebb6e8 WisdomOfProse started the topic November Writing Group in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/95554/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:11:46 -0400 @ashira @wisdomofprose @rochellaine @scarletimmortalized @eden-anderson @libby @seekjustice @selah-chelyah @samantha-pen @holly-anne @jenwriter17

Hello!

This is Shira/ @WisedomOfProse! I’ve been fairly busy lately, (hence, my disappearance) my apologies. At any rate, a friend of mine opened a group on the Band app for NaNoWriMo/Writers recently!…[Read more]

]]> 0 13696ad6ee9be74f8128731c06a01927 WisdomOfProse joined the group Historical Fiction Writers https://storyembers.org/activity/p/94854/ Tue, 07 Sep 2021 02:08:31 -0400 0 95ff37238344ec9dcca8231e150f97fb WisdomOfProse changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/94852/ Tue, 07 Sep 2021 01:37:10 -0400 0 6f232fc8bab14e7f706d1a921ffab835 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/82577/ Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:05:29 -0400 @libby
My dear Emily-of-New-Moon,

How are you? I’ve missed you so! I hope you’re doing well!

By the way, your profile pic is beautiful!!!

Yours very truly,

Anne or Cordelia Shirley

 

]]> 0 090724af84d7201534f100cf33d0ebd3 WisdomOfProse posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/76394/#acomment-82576 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:01:18 -0400 @jenwriter17
Thank you, Jenna! I’m sorry, I wasn’t sure if I ever thanked you! (By the way, I love your blog! I’m always looking for it in my inbox! (: )

In reply to - WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Beta Readers For Short Story in the forum General Writing Discussions @ashira @wisdomofprose @rochellaine @scarletimmortalized @eden-anderson @libby @seekjustice @selah-chelyah @sa […] ]]> 7df2eb28cf917465e4cce51e364960ca WisdomOfProse changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/82575/ Wed, 29 Jul 2020 23:56:45 -0400 0 3f538628bf49bc64f29f80dbe8e0f95b WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Any Camp Nano Poets? in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80308/ Sat, 06 Jun 2020 01:26:25 -0400 Hey Emma!

You’re very welcome! 🙂 Oh my word, yes, yes, yes! I love poetic prose so so much. I love sentences that sound so beautiful or so heartfelt that you simply must read them again and quote them all the time!

Yes, actually, I’m launching my new blog this Saturday. So far, they’re mostly nonfiction articles, but I’m hoping to maybe get s…[Read more]

]]> 0 45297f1939d7969bcb7c16ddf101d9ed WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Beta Readers For Short Story in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80166/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 01:21:33 -0400 @eden-anderson
I’m so sorry it’s taken me so long to answer! Thank you so much for taking the time to read it!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I’m just curious, how would you recommend that I tweak the plot (because I think the plot is my weakest point) so it’s a lot more cohesive? (I’d love your opinion on it too Selah!)

@selah-chelyah
Thank you…[Read more]

]]> 0 952db09586b8aafd4d057554918ca4cc WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Any Camp Nano Poets? in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80163/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 01:14:50 -0400 @emma-starr
Hey! I am so sorry, I meant to respond a long time ago! Thank you so much for tagging me! Gee, I used to write not-so-very-good poetry, and haven’t actively tried in a long time.  (They say my prose, sounds very poetic, though…? Lol! :D) I love reading poetry, however, when I get the time for it. Unfortunately, I haven’t done…[Read more]

]]> 0 2eef5b97177ca7f0270a28dbaec166c4 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Beta Readers For Short Story in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/76700/ Thu, 26 Mar 2020 02:59:56 -0400 @eden-anderson
No worries! You’re fine! 🙂 I completely understand that life can get really busy. Or you simply forget (both of which have happened to me). 🙂

]]> 0 a9b138242af06da60463d59be006bade WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Beta Readers For Short Story in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/76394/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 01:19:36 -0400 @ashira @wisdomofprose @rochellaine @scarletimmortalized @eden-anderson @libby @seekjustice @selah-chelyah @samantha-pen @holly-anne @jenwriter17 (if you’ve already subscribed, don’t worry I’m just tagging you so you can be added to the thread 🙂 )

Hey everyone!

I’ve started a newsletter (which launches in a week) where I’ll post updates,…[Read more]

]]> 3 13fbb0c0752a797d9d38861324c5657a WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/76393/ Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:30:33 -0400 @libby

My Dearest Emily,

I am so sorry, and please forgive me! I’m afraid I’ve done the same! 🙁 So please don’t worry, because I completely understand, dear! I wanted to write you a nice, long reply “Montegomery style”…but unfortunately idealists don’t always get things done. LOL (Please don’t think I find you obnoxious in the least! I love…[Read more]

]]> 0 787da672399e8be57d2f1781338c25dd WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/76392/ Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:29:11 -0400 My Dearest Emily,

I am so sorry, and please forgive me! I’m afraid I’ve done the same! 🙁 So please don’t worry, because I completely understand, dear! I wanted to write you a nice, long reply “Montegomery style”…but unfortunately idealists don’t always get things done. LOL (Please don’t think I find you obnoxious in the least! I love you very…[Read more]

]]> 0 4fcf402960e50f956a0069599340f5f2 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Stuck with a story...and not sure what to do next. in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/69725/ Thu, 21 Nov 2019 23:18:42 -0400 @libby

Dear Emily! I’ve missed you so!!!!  Lovely to have you back!  <3

I’d love to read your story! However, I doubt I’ll be able to put in as many comments as I would like to just now because of time constraints. So it might take me some time…not because I don’t want to work on it though! 😀

Yours truly,

Anne (or Cordelia) Shirley  😉

]]> 0 cbf89b1e3bb3175244af82fe47691123 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Tips for Writing an Article for Story Embers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/68406/ Sat, 09 Nov 2019 01:01:16 -0400 @jane-maree
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply! I so appreciate the advice! (I especially loved the bit about writing on something you’re “passionate and knowledgeable about!”) To be honest, I didn’t know whether anyone would answer this post, but I’m so thankful you did! I will be sure to tag you for any future questions!

P.S. Yes, I…[Read more]

]]> 0 119ff239ecc0263b7a6e15d67c150eae WisdomOfProse started the topic Tips for Writing an Article for Story Embers in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67436/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 23:22:57 -0400 Hey Emberites!

I was planning on writing an article for SE but am really struggling to get it all in a nice, organized outline. Does anyone have any tips for writing articles for Story Embers?

]]> 0 78245f9aaecdf2624c9cb8937a7d1176 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Anyone Need a Beta Reader? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67435/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 23:16:39 -0400 @jenwriter17

Hey Jenna! I hope you don’t mind my adding on to this thread so long after its original posting!

Here is a short story I’ve written that I’d love to have your thoughts on…if you have time, of course!

By the way, your blog is absolutely lovely! 🙂

 

]]> 0 ff886b6326748b9f000c60f5355d310b WisdomOfProse replied to the topic I'm nobody, Who are you? in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67433/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 22:57:15 -0400 @Caseybold

Hello! Welcome to Story Embers! It’s a pleasure to meet you!

I love many of your favorite authors as well! But I was so surprised – and glad – to find you mentioned Gene Stratton-Porter! I’m currently reading the Girl of the Limberlost. 

Absolutely love that quote, by the way!

]]> 0 3dcff5b0fe006ae2f3f31c93e79eb1d6 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic For All The Historical Fictioners in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/62130/ Mon, 22 Jul 2019 16:04:01 -0400 @emberynus-the-dragonslayer

Salutations! 😉 I am so glad you like Greek/Roman times! I do too! George MacDonald’s The Golden Key is one of my absolute favorite books! Have you read Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis? It’s a retelling of the Cupid and Psyche myth.

@abigail-rebekah

Welcome Abigail! I’ve been so surprised by how many historical…[Read more]

]]> 0 bdd2a101e02571ff69a604d94e525206 WisdomOfProse posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/shelf/comment-page-1/#comment-3479 Fri, 19 Jul 2019 21:39:35 -0400 Thank you so much for sharing, Mariposa! This is so sweet! I absolutely loved it! There is something so tender and heartfelt and delightfully, imaginatively child-like in your writing! Reading this just made me want to be little girl curled up reading Anne of Green Gables and Little Women again! God bless!

P.S. Please send my love to Aberdeen!

In reply to - Mariposa Aristeo wrote a new post “Please read me!” Hardcover whispered as the top of a brown-haired head paused in front of his shelf. Though he knew humans couldn’t hear him, he repeated the plea over and over. […] ]]> 4a8c77d0e4436dbeb00d9eb1a568cea1 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Beta Readers For Short Story in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/61619/ Thu, 11 Jul 2019 23:21:19 -0400 Forgive me for the late reply, I’ve been fairly busy this week!

@holly-anne

Thank you so much for taking the time! Your comments were so helpful and encouraged me so much. I hope you enjoyed reading it! 🙂

Please count on me for any Beta reading projects!

Blessings!

@selah-chelyah

Thank you so much for the kind comments! I really appreciate…[Read more]

]]> 0 e0c77f035dc921da2e9f4b22c0c9cd8c WisdomOfProse started the topic Beta Readers For Short Story in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/61502/ Wed, 10 Jul 2019 02:09:05 -0400 @ashira @wisdomofprose @rochellaine @scarletimmortalized @eden-anderson @libby @seekjustice @selah-chelyah @samantha-pen

Hello Everyone!

I need Beta Readers for my latest short story. I would appreciate any comments and critique (from story structure and character development to dialogue to grammar!) so much! Please invite others if you can!…[Read more]

]]> 0 53ea5e99cc4a632ee73f7f547453105c WisdomOfProse started the topic Has anybody read The Secrets of Story? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/59243/ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 16:14:16 -0400 Hey Everyone!

Has anyone read The Secrets of Story by Matt Bird? (https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Story-Innovative-Perfecting-Captivating/dp/1440348235/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) If so, would you recommend it?

Thanks!

]]> 0 066f6d26dd85fed318c4e061190b05eb WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58299/ Sat, 18 May 2019 21:55:34 -0400 @libby

Dear Emily, please forgive me for not answering! February, March, and April have been crazy months for us!

Gee, hard question! I think I would say these are probably my very favorites: The Book Theif, Hugo, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Life is Beautiful, The Case for Christ, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Hallmark), Wonder, Anne…[Read more]

]]> 0 750984ff4af3a082a1b73694470be021 WisdomOfProse's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/57141/ Sun, 05 May 2019 22:01:13 -0400 0 5c0585c67928507c866fb5a9d2892744 WisdomOfProse posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/the-why-what-and-how-of-journaling-for-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-2594 Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:52:52 -0400 Thank you so very much for this! I was recently given a beautiful notebook from Mexico and wanted to use it for journaling, though I had no idea how to start (and every day that I was resolutely determined to start, I was kept back by the exact same thing: busy life). Your article encouraged me so much! Thank you!

In reply to - Brandon Miller wrote a new post The time for New Year’s resolutions has come and gone. Why are we talking about journaling now? Because, as a writer, you’ve probably noticed that it’s a fad on Instagram and conte […] ]]> 8cfed025ad37b41d62e951fd96c2f5cc WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/48937/ Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:25:19 -0400 @libby

Thank you, Emily! My, I haven’t written poetry in quite a while…not complete ones… but I should so like to take it up again!

“Sometimes I’m ashamed at how many books I haven’t read.”

If it makes you feel any better, I’ve felt the same way, hahaha! 😉 By the Way, I love Book Theif and Beauty and the Beast so much too! Have you watch…[Read more]

]]> 0 2f74ee1d5a1832f8c767e5b4e3ffbce9 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/47723/ Thu, 14 Feb 2019 23:25:29 -0400 @selah-chelyah
Please, please, please forgive me for the tardy reply! There has been a lot going on this month (good things, though 🙂 )

I was at an old college built in the 1800s. It’s quite lovely! My aunt did a photo shoot for my whole family there. Thank you!

I can see now why everyone loves Mercedes! She is definitely one of my very…[Read more]

]]> 0 2e523bef91fa73f80dca61aa7dc4920f WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/47722/ Thu, 14 Feb 2019 23:22:57 -0400 @libby
Just wanted to say that I read both of your poems on the Blog and loved them! They are so beautiful and sweet and gentle! God bless you and keep on writing!

P.S. I absolutely fell in love with The Count of Monte Cristo!!!

]]> 0 d7c77e3e61a192ed3ec1c8cd4e6b80b0 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/40716/ Sun, 13 Jan 2019 01:12:30 -0400 @libby

I’m so I’m so glad you’re recovering so quickly! 🙂 (By the way, I found out about your accident when I found a post about it in a Prayer Request thread.)

How far have I read?…I think I’ve read up to chapter twenty five, so far…its most exciting! Though I will admit that it can get dark.

I absolutely LOVE how human everyone feels!…[Read more]

]]> 0 70625ed4848a4d9cddd013e13449c6e8 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic For All The Historical Fictioners in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/39512/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 01:31:15 -0400 @ashira

I haven’t read Mara completely yet…I want to read it this year (maybe within the next six months?) though!

I did not know about Moccasin Trail! Thank you! Another read for 2019! 😀

]]> 0 8bb950743835a33b52adb4898fa4e97b WisdomOfProse replied to the topic For All The Historical Fictioners in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/36528/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 23:13:58 -0400 @ashira

Hi Ashira!

Please forgive me for not answering earlier! These last weeks have been crazy for me!

Thank you! I do love both books! I love the depth of the Characters and how dynamic they are in the Bronze Bow. And Eloise Jarvis McGraw has such a vivid style and love of gritty characters – her books feel SO real, even if certain details…[Read more]

]]> 0 467876d0b548bc5283ef1990fe330ea3 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/36526/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 23:10:42 -0400 @libby

Dear Emily of New Moon,

How are you feeling? I heard you had an accident! I will be praying for you! I so hope you’re feeling better!

I’m now reading the Count of Monte Cristo!!! I’ve barely started, though it’s most engrossing! Any tips or favorite passages or themes?

Love,

Anne of Green Gables

]]> 0 078fb1b95e855ca234417203ea8e5679 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic For All The Historical Fictioners in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31095/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 02:42:10 -0400 @samantha-pen

Thank you for the post! I saw it on Thanksgiving but could write back at the moment. It can be so easy to forget why this holiday is actually here and the history behind it amid the busyness! (The turkey! the stuffing! The gravy! Oh my! LOL 🙂 )

Forgive me, I meant to write earlier on your post about your college placement test.…[Read more]

]]> 0 930e2430ba22092d0ad681a8de75b85b WisdomOfProse changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/25550/ Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:04:27 -0400 0 91aceac6fb84fe1045510432707feb38 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic The Poetry we Know and Love- a general poetry discussion topic in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/25544/ Mon, 29 Oct 2018 19:56:22 -0400 @libby

Thank you for tagging me, Libby! I meant to reply earlier but didn’t get the time!

I haven’t written a full poem, actually, in a while, but I would love to go back to doing it! I write a a stanza here and a couplet there, but I haven’t finished one in a while. I love reading poetry, though, when I get to. There’s something about poetry…[Read more]

]]> 0 d5c1ffac9e1718805035acfd66f63c87 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Blog Articles/Freebies in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/25542/ Mon, 29 Oct 2018 19:55:57 -0400 @kb-writer
Forgive me, Katherine! I meant to reply earlier but didn’t get the time!

Thank you so very much for the suggestions! I would like my blog to mostly focus on analyzing literature and writing, so those ideas are perfect!

And yes, words like that are just what I was looking for.

As it is, my blog is still a WIP. Incidently, I started t…[Read more]

]]> 0 b5bc3580c9ca789094bd82689009a1ab WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/25527/ Mon, 29 Oct 2018 19:40:27 -0400 @libby

I’m so sorry for not answering earlier! These last days have been somewhat busy.

I haven’t read Emily of New Moon yet but I’m slightly familiar with it. My closest Kindred Spirit is Anne of Green Gables. It’s a pleasure to meet you Miss Emily of New Moon! ;D  I would also say Meg/Jo, because I have bits of both. I’m so glad you’ve rea…[Read more]

]]> 0 e034f88f1cb494c41b11ba5b662d7be3 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic For All The Historical Fictioners in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/25525/ Mon, 29 Oct 2018 19:38:52 -0400 Hello Everyone! I’ve been intending to answer the thread for the last two days, but couldn’t get to it!

@seekjustice

Thank you so much for starting this! What a wonderful idea! I can’t watch movies without critiquing their historical innacuracies either.

@libby

I love many of the authors you mentioned as well! 1400s Italy is such an inter…[Read more]

]]> 0 a20da5e6a4a7906ee9e8c37912fac7d9 WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/23821/ Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:50:47 -0400 @selah-chelyah

]]> 0 59ea5261636c5bcb565189807821194a WisdomOfProse replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/23820/ Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:50:02 -0400 @samantha-pen, @libby, @seekjustice, @eden-anderson.

Hello everyone! I’m so sorry for the delay. I meant to reply earlier but couldn’t get to it!

To make amends I wrote extra! (actually, no, that’s my typical response) I tend to think that everyone loves talking as much as I do!

Just for curiosity’s sake: Does anyone have a “Literary Kindred…[Read more]

]]> 0 f82743c2c8f4a7396b93419cd170084d WisdomOfProse started the topic Blog Articles/Freebies in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/23305/ Sat, 20 Oct 2018 18:05:05 -0400 Hello Emberlings!

I am working on a blog and would love to have suggestions for articles. My first article is about what happens when people lose imagination.

I would also love suggestions as to freebies. I was thinking of giving a 20ish page writing/drawing prompt downloadable. Each page would give a vivid word (such as passion, effervescence,…[Read more]

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