Story Embers | Catherine Roche | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/writercatherine/activity/ Activity feed for Catherine Roche. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:38:32 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 d783a0415879aeb504be017133caf470 Catherine Roche posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/a-simple-technique-to-unleash-creativity-you-didnt-realize-you-had/comment-page-1/#comment-5694 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 01:48:09 -0400 This is one of my favorite articles. Thank you so much for it!

In reply to - Rose Sheffler wrote a new post A new story is hard to write. And generating ideas to fill it is even harder. When you’re staring at a blank page, Solomon’s words in Ecclesiastes might haunt you: “What has been […] ]]> efa327409a884bf304f33074b381f94f Catherine Roche replied to the topic Writing Excitement in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79577/ Sun, 24 May 2020 21:26:30 -0400 I’ve encounterd a problem: I’ve abused her so much that I don’t know how to make her happy again

]]> 0 0e1814ee5438c8a39c4b399b52c067ef Catherine Roche started the topic Writing Excitement in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79567/ Sun, 24 May 2020 02:09:31 -0400 I’m getting to the redemptive part of my character arc in my story, and that’s exciting! My character gets to be happy again! Kind of.

]]> 0 4a07b11e3e8b15c9b4d3267445be9a4a Catherine Roche replied to the topic Word War X winners! in the forum Word Wars https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79561/ Sun, 24 May 2020 00:11:50 -0400 Congratulations, winners!

I’m looking forward to having more people on the team!

]]> 0 f284c49e21b3efc7b6d86be7565779b2 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Word war IX winners in the forum Word Wars https://storyembers.org/activity/p/77569/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 19:38:09 -0400 @naiya-dynai Hey there! That’s great!

]]> 0 aee160a34f9058fb1b5a99cd18e9fe4a Catherine Roche replied to the topic Word war IX winners in the forum Word Wars https://storyembers.org/activity/p/77475/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 22:17:43 -0400 I’m a bit late, but I was the singular Team 3 participant. Oh well! Hopefully I’ll have some buddies next time. Congratulations, winners!

]]> 0 71e1e7b2d6c7e8ca1787a87641fe3b19 Catherine Roche replied to the topic word War VIII in the forum Word Wars https://storyembers.org/activity/p/70524/ Wed, 11 Dec 2019 22:36:36 -0400 @daeus-lamb Just idiotically submitted a word count for something I wrote today if you could discount that. Sorry! 😥

Fellow Paramis, I’ve been diagnosed with repetitive strain injury in both wrists from both handwriting and typing, so you’ll continue to not see me around for a while, and I won’t really be writing much either. School is already…[Read more]

]]> 0 bd9ad8597d538efb93842f08724f5e65 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Word war #6 in the forum Word Wars https://storyembers.org/activity/p/67280/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 01:44:53 -0400 OHMYGOSH WE WON I CAN’T BELIEVE IT YOU’RE ALL AWESOME!!

@ariella-newheart CONGRATULATIONS THAT I’D A FABULOUS COUNT, FRIEND!

My final was 3045, if anyone was wondering.

WE ROCKED IT, BEST SMALLEST GUILD (perhaps we aren’t the smallest anymore? It’s hard to keep up with the new ones.)

YAYYY PARAMI ALCA

]]> 0 53eac57a70c4874b116e44584e778767 Catherine Roche posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/a-five-step-guide-to-reviving-dead-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-4044 Sat, 19 Oct 2019 03:43:33 -0400 Just… Thank you. I found this article again, and I think I’m being promoted to really write again. My writing for the past couple of years has been very little. I’ve been doing a fanfiction challenge (Inktober spinoff) this month, and it’s reminded me… I love writing. I truly do. And I’m not bad at it, either. I had a work I started in sixth…[Read more]

In reply to - Brandon Miller wrote a new post “I 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 […] ]]> 36d45d3bc804e3108aac247a3a777ed8 Catherine Roche posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/five-reasons-you-should-stop-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-4040 Fri, 18 Oct 2019 21:22:09 -0400 “The words you write can never be as important as you are as a human being.” Oof I felt that

Thanks for a great article!

In reply to - Maddie Morrow wrote a new post We’ve all been struck by writer’s block at one point or another. We lament the shortage of words and wait impatiently for inspiration to return. But even when we’re unable to make […] ]]> a1edb258c0f849a8a80c82859bb35d5a Catherine Roche replied to the topic Word war #6 in the forum Word Wars https://storyembers.org/activity/p/66870/ Sun, 13 Oct 2019 19:58:00 -0400 Woooo, go Paramis! I’ve written quite a bit this week.

So I know poetry counts… How about song lyrics? I’ve written some of those this week… I’m not sure who to tag, so I’ll go with @daeus. 🙂 I guess they’re pretty much poetry…

Side note, is the Guild War Hall of Fame going to be updated soon? 😀

]]> 0 0b3c2cd71d8abdaee27591cbbba8c74e Catherine Roche replied to the topic It's Me! (@writercatherine) in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/66869/ Sun, 13 Oct 2019 19:54:07 -0400 Oops, I’ve been off for a while! :/

@evelyn I’m doing a fanfiction challenge this month (an Inktober spinoff) and really enjoying it! It’s been great motivation to actually write because fanfiction is easier, and there’s so many scenes I’d love to fill in from my favorite book series. We’ll see about my WIP…

Thank you so much! I love writing…[Read more]

]]> 0 58fd4f60cb608aca9aecebb6fef35744 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Word War #5 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/66868/ Sun, 13 Oct 2019 19:44:50 -0400 Not a bad showing! Everyone remember that there’s another due tonight! Let’s win this one! 😀

]]> 0 29f01c0c994559c7c487824e206c6cda Catherine Roche posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/59451/#acomment-66867 Sun, 13 Oct 2019 19:43:13 -0400 @april-j-rhys Not sure? All I know comes from her newsletter and Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38347283-the-notorious-virtues).

In reply to - April J. Rhys posted an update @writercatherine Hey! 😀 So I guess this is what we use in the place of a DM? Anyway, thanks for welcoming me and it’s great to meet you! How long have you been part of the gu […] ]]> f14ee0ada9dbda663ffa39776db4da29 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Dystopian Biome in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/66866/ Sun, 13 Oct 2019 19:41:37 -0400 @evelyn

My advice would be to find the thing that makes your story different. If your oppressive government is just another one that kills people who disagree with it, your story might be pretty regular. But if the government is made up of fairies that oppress humans because they can’t fly, and they use the humans for entertainment, that’s much…[Read more]

]]> 0 d599dc2e8fdf33191b9dae78fbf62c14 Catherine Roche posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/how-developing-cultural-arts-can-boost-your-storys-worldbuilding/comment-page-1/#comment-3964 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 01:43:20 -0400 Great article! Thank you!

One slight note: It’s not *quite* accurate to mention Ronan art in the mythical stage when you dated it approximately 800 B.C., and the legendary founding of the Roman Empire is 753 B.C.; finally, considering that culture takes time to build. But you did date it approximately, so I’ll take my nerd self out now! Once…[Read more]

In reply to - Martin Detwiler wrote a new post For many of us who write speculative fiction, worldbuilding is a key part of the process. I enjoy harmonizing the story world, themes, and characters. When I succeed, the results […] ]]> d5a6be2e4c50e3e2b466ca5897e96fcd Catherine Roche replied to the topic Word War #5 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/64825/ Mon, 09 Sep 2019 00:18:25 -0400 Get those counts in, everyone! 😀

@evelyn @steward-of-the-pen Great job!

]]> 0 3920b75e8daf927354729f95cf54e454 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Word War #5 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/64806/ Sun, 08 Sep 2019 16:51:00 -0400 You’re welcome! 😀 Last day, everyone!! Write, write, write!

I’m so proud! I’ve written 2221 words! That’s more than I’ve written in the past several months put together! (It’s all thanks to word sprints, hehe. And my brother for inspiring me. It’s all on a couple of short stories and a couple poems. Poems count, right?)

]]> 0 cf81061004e81b5a2ee8bca92f2cfa3e Catherine Roche replied to the topic It's Me! (@writercatherine) in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/64805/ Sun, 08 Sep 2019 16:42:46 -0400 @evelyn Well, I started writing it when I had absolutely no knowledge of writing (except that which I had gleaned from reading), so the written part is like…. REALLY bad. I didn’t even know that “Show, don’t tell” was I thing when I wrote it or anything. So if I decide to keep going on it, I don’t think there’s anything I would want to salvage…[Read more]

]]> 0 5cebd8609a4180d32dc797b9b55d7995 Catherine Roche started the topic Word War #5 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/64464/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 21:08:30 -0400 Hello! I hope I’m not overstepping my boundaries here by posting this, but I wanted to make sure to get the word out to the Paramis that aren’t subscribed to the Word War category.

So… There’s a war going on! It started last Monday (the second) and is going through this Sunday (the eighth). You submit your word count here:…[Read more]

]]> 0 eaa660b22138d04eab69740a6ae21de0 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Guild War: A Cultural Collision in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/64460/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 20:37:46 -0400 @jane-maree Thank you!

]]> 0 20be8c9d8c3d83c0b42d4853e18e9899 Catherine Roche posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/four-tactics-to-make-tragedy-more-meaningful-in-your-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-3750 Wed, 04 Sep 2019 20:33:48 -0400 Going in the bookmarks bar! Thank you!

In reply to - Gabrielle Pollack wrote a new post Authors are notorious for inflicting pain upon their characters. In our defense, how else would we propel the plot if our characters didn’t brave the gauntlet?   But if mi […] ]]> 3bf7c49f9f6c9d982c5736e713f6b2ec Catherine Roche posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/59451/#acomment-64360 Tue, 03 Sep 2019 22:27:19 -0400 Yay! Did you hear that she’s writing the Notorious Virtues? It’s something related to Rebel of the Sands, but I forget what.

In reply to - April J. Rhys posted an update @writercatherine Hey! 😀 So I guess this is what we use in the place of a DM? Anyway, thanks for welcoming me and it’s great to meet you! How long have you been part of the gu […] ]]> c1f93b05eda585eaef8e0c1b22a2caf5 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Guild War: A Cultural Collision in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/64353/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 21:10:28 -0400 Oh, I arrived just in time to miss this! I’m sure the entry is great, though!

]]> 0 a46d5b37d91f2bcb602d0cc9e09d7c16 Catherine Roche replied to the topic It's Me! (@writercatherine) in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/64352/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 21:09:26 -0400 Welp, I say I’ll be more active, and I’m not on for almost a month.

@elisha-starquill I’ll check that out! Nope, I haven’t Great Expectations quite yet. Yeah, the trilogy was good; I’d also highly recommend the Four Kingdoms series by Melanie Cellier for clean Christian fiction.

Cool! I’ve written a bit of poetry lately; I might go back and…[Read more]

]]> 0 a3610ee07b0b9edccc9ee16e7379e2c9 Catherine Roche replied to the topic It's Me! (@writercatherine) in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/63134/ Fri, 09 Aug 2019 22:13:22 -0400 @elisha-starquill Hi! Thank you!

Right now I’m reading the Becoming Beauty trilogy by Brittany Fichter. It’s Christian fiction, and has been pretty good. It’s one of my friend’s favorites. (@/corkybookworm, but she’s not in the guild so she can’t see this.) You? And yeah! That’s really exciting! We’ve done really well overall with the win and all…[Read more]

]]> 0 e4feec8a5a7c706090ba8f8a5c22062d Catherine Roche started the topic It's Me! (@writercatherine) in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/63067/ Thu, 08 Aug 2019 18:17:12 -0400 @j-a-penrose

I’m sorry I’ve been so inactive here for so long, but hopefully I’ll be more active now! (To be honest, I haven’t written anything in months… But at least I’ve read articles, stories, and poems, critiqued works, and read a lot of books.) A HUGE congratulations to all of you for winning a guild war!!! That’s so awesome! I’ll have to…[Read more]

]]> 0 5e0cfa8682bdf158f36f34af27f632d1 Catherine Roche posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/59451/#acomment-63066 Thu, 08 Aug 2019 18:12:43 -0400 Ohh, those books! My dad read those to me and my siblings when we were younger! It’s been a long time.

In reply to - April J. Rhys posted an update @writercatherine Hey! 😀 So I guess this is what we use in the place of a DM? Anyway, thanks for welcoming me and it’s great to meet you! How long have you been part of the gu […] ]]> 0741011b83f128d6ef2c636a9d2764a6 Catherine Roche posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/59451/#acomment-63065 Thu, 08 Aug 2019 18:11:47 -0400 Hi! I’m sorry; I’ve been really inactive here of late. I’ve been part of the guild now since… looks like August 25, wow!

My favorite right now is the Restoration series by Terri Blackstock. It’s the best Christian fiction I’ve ever read. Highly recommend that one. The Four Kingdoms series by Melanie Cellier is another great Christian Fiction…[Read more]

In reply to - April J. Rhys posted an update @writercatherine Hey! 😀 So I guess this is what we use in the place of a DM? Anyway, thanks for welcoming me and it’s great to meet you! How long have you been part of the gu […] ]]> 4bcecac77872c2babb96fdab521fbcfa Catherine Roche posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/every-star-in-between/comment-page-1/#comment-3501 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 01:11:24 -0400 Wow, I think you just taught me the meaning of “achingly beautiful.”

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Sarah Spradlin   My soul weeps, and its tears glisten in the fading sunlight; emotions run out into the open, empty air of aloneness. On my skin, they trim their graves with […] ]]> 1244e3518464bc2a3a7022b67be4df64 Catherine Roche started the topic Ask the Reader: Books That Fulfill These in the forum General Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/61315/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 20:58:59 -0400 So, I’ve been reading the Ask the Reader booklet from Story Embers, and often as I go through genres I read a lot of, I recall book series that fulfill what these readers want more of beautifully and are incredibly well-written. I was wondering if any of you also have these, and please share them if you do!

  • Young Adult, Science Fiction, and…

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]]> 0 c24f36336a308c2b595513f5f8584d31 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Word War #4 in the forum Word Wars https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58923/ Wed, 29 May 2019 17:13:39 -0400 @j-a-penrose 🙂

]]> 0 94b27b07d20504285ece1b6e0d1b2d9e Catherine Roche replied to the topic Poetry Biome in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58435/ Mon, 20 May 2019 22:48:17 -0400 *waves madly* HELLO! I like poetry! *waves even more madly* This is my favorite poem I’ve written. It’s a Dystopian story poem with a negative character arc.

They took my heart.
They burned it to ashes.
They tear us apart.
Life weakly flashes.

They do what they want.
They destroy people’s lives.
From safety they taunt
All those with knives.

I w…[Read more]

]]> 0 94f0d1493e689b2c3e00f5fe3198ba7b Catherine Roche replied to the topic Historical Fiction Biome in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58431/ Mon, 20 May 2019 22:12:42 -0400 Hi everyone! While I don’t consider myself a historical fiction writer, I’ve enjoyed playing around with writing short stories focusing around events of history. It’s a great way to practice research and the like, I think. I thought I’d pop by here since no one else has yet. (My main two I’ve written are about the Boston Tea Party and an argument…[Read more]

]]> 0 842644d0546f40cd83c8e9e78e89fdce Catherine Roche replied to the topic Guild War : You Know It in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58430/ Mon, 20 May 2019 22:06:25 -0400 Aw, sorry I missed this one! *goes off to read the story*

]]> 0 522b9d13dffbb10e9fdb409ee7d83f29 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Dystopian Biome in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58428/ Mon, 20 May 2019 21:57:54 -0400 Hello, it’s my biome! I love Dystopias and writing them! I feel like it’s a really hard genre to avoid being stereotypical or cliche with, though. Thoughts?

]]> 0 9543a02bbef84743455d5a1cf39174e7 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Fantasy Biome in the forum Parimi Alca Writing Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58427/ Mon, 20 May 2019 21:56:00 -0400 @rebecca-w Interesting! So the one that popped into my head is a pretty obvious one, and that’s the power to read someone’s potential for good/evil, or to read whether someone’s intentions are good or bad. Pretty basic, though… @evelyn had a good idea.

]]> 0 e864e8e16810b4e76f5cd9c555cff6b8 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Writers' Corner in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58426/ Mon, 20 May 2019 21:50:08 -0400 Whoops, sorry for the double post! I didn’t think the first one sent.

]]> 0 7b6bcd93e8d881bbc1ea3ddb2812b273 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Writers' Corner in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58425/ Mon, 20 May 2019 21:49:44 -0400 Hello! So, for the first time in months, last night I sat down and actually wrote something that wasn’t for school! Yay! A whole 657 words. XD Not a ton compared to some other writers, but it’s still writing!

Also, did you know that the first Hunger Games book has more ratings on Goodreads and Amazon than the first Harry Potter book? Not what I expected!

]]> 0 17b25a6cb889bd091d1fc409cb6383a5 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Writers' Corner in the forum Accountability & Achievements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58424/ Mon, 20 May 2019 21:49:02 -0400 Hello! So, for the first time in months, last night I sat down and actually wrote something that wasn’t for school! Yay! A whole 657 words. XD Not a ton compared to some other writers, but it’s still writing!

Also, did you know that the first Hunger Games book has more ratings on Goodreads and Amazon than the first Harry Potter book? Not what you…[Read more]

]]> 0 6fae67459f40ad8f4e5c2d8f02de923e Catherine Roche replied to the topic You Have Arrived at Parimi Alca! in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/56999/ Fri, 03 May 2019 21:10:40 -0400 Hey, I’ve been kind of missing around here for a couple of weeks, but a late welcome to you new people! @april-j-rhys @being-crazy-is-not-all-bad Apologies if someone already asked this, but what are your favorite book series?

(Alas, we are no longer the only guild with two words in its name… *glances at New Wessex and Camp Artifex*)

]]> 0 3fc2ee532226b710271c5df616055912 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Word War : April 2019 in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/56998/ Fri, 03 May 2019 21:04:35 -0400 Oop, sorry I missed this! Hopefully I can catch the next one!

]]> 0 4dc8cd6bfc4183e2a22bf4171362fbe5 Catherine Roche posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/use-details-to-create-realistic-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-2983 Tue, 30 Apr 2019 15:24:41 -0400 (I’m way behind on articles, but anyway.) Thank for this article! It’s definitely going in the bookmarks bar.

In reply to - Kim Vandel wrote a new post Most of us were readers before we were ever writers. We learned to appreciate the lure of a good story long before we tried crafting one. We’ve all stayed up past bedtime, planning to s […] ]]> b518546414119a1631517e7ba9dad59b Catherine Roche replied to the topic A Very Late Word War in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53635/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 19:40:01 -0400 Hmm, the form was still open, so I submitted the words I wrote last week. (Though I didn’t know one was going on when I wrote them.) Hopefully it still counts! 🙂 @j-a-penrose

]]> 0 653cbe2319f7759d02c95f553b721a5a Catherine Roche replied to the topic Guild War : A Believable Conversion in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53634/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 19:31:47 -0400 Sorry I left y’all hanging! I’ll go peek at what you wrote! Do we have results yet? @j-a-penrose

]]> 0 837db13a1fd3893919a9e2cc1070071f Catherine Roche replied to the topic Writing Life : Bundle of Betas in the forum Weekly Theme Discussion https://storyembers.org/activity/p/53632/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 19:29:33 -0400 I’m always so excited when I make a suggestion that makes it to the final product! Like on the guild wars on here. I’m always proud when I read the final product and it has a line from me in it. XD My only other beta reading experience is with two writing friends. I tend to be better at spotting little things than big things, though.

]]> 0 7138e51e9edf4955d29d96e3a224b58d Catherine Roche replied to the topic Guild War : A Believable Conversion in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/51230/ Sat, 16 Mar 2019 17:42:59 -0400 @j-a-penrose @evelyn @julia @ariella-newheart @rebecca-w @steward-of-the-pen @trufflehunter

Well, here are some options, I guess.

  • A gentle (or very not gentle!) character whose heart is touched by God
  • A stubborn character that watches someone martyred for their faith and wants to have the same humility & strength as them.
  • A proud character…

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]]> 0 791ab883b71d2af6eef323ff9b60e3f8 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Guild War : A Believable Conversion in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/51064/ Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:23:41 -0400 One believable thing that could be put at stake is family members. It’s a sad truth that many parents will reject their children if they change religions.

]]> 0 6154ba615b287e6039598e68b5be37f4 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Guild War : A Believable Conversion in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/50781/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:24:48 -0400 @j-a-penrose

Hi!

Someone I know would argue about the faith with the man she was dating. He eventually convinced her of the truth. She became a member of the church soon after they were married. They’ve been married a long time and have four children now, but whenever I see them together they seem to be as deeply in love as when they first…[Read more]

]]> 0 f01674f2bffbb2a6a1c5081c76a1bb84 Catherine Roche replied to the topic Cue Your Scatter-Brain Guildmaster Kicking Herself in the forum Announcements https://storyembers.org/activity/p/50775/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:18:42 -0400 @j-a-penrose Subscribed to the general Announcements section and Parami Alca’s Announcements and Annual Theme Discussion. 🙂 Those updates sound great!

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