Audrey Caylin

@seekjustice Hi! 🙂 I feel like I haven’t been able to be on here as much lately.

Did your birthday already pass? If so, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Mine is tomorrow, and I was wondering how far we were apart, and who was technically older. 😛

@rochellaine @jenwriter17

HELLLOOO! I feel like it’s been ages since I’ve chatted to anyone on here. Even though it’s only been three days.

@rochellaine You still on?

@ariel-ashira @dragon-snapper @seekjustice @alia @catwing @valtmy @daughteroftheking Anyone else wanna join?

@rochellaine @jenwriter17 @valtmy @dekreel @ariel-ashira @catwing

I’ll be here for a little bit, trying to write a blog post!

(also, if you’ve ever wanted to know anything about my book, let me know! I’m trying to come up with some random pieces of trivia and I’m finding it difficult…)

@valtmy

It was about six, so I think I wandered off and gpt distracted and then went for dinner.

I’ll probably have to go in a minute.

@valtmy

Sorry, I just kinda disappeared on you yesterday.

@valtmy

Ah, arranged marriages are another interesting point that a lot of people malign (though in some cases, how can you blame them?).

Something else you could try though, is an alternate history type thing. I have no much experience with that genre, but the plot could work in that sort of setting.

@valtmy

She sounds quite interesting. I should read more about her.

Well, then you’ll either have to choose to confront the issues or just make up a world where they don’t exist 😛

@valtmy

When did Marie Curie live? I can’t remember exactly how much formal education she had, but she was an extremely clever woman who definitely had a lot of knowledge (and would have made a good forensic scientist :P, which I’m sure would be helpful for your character).

When I create fictional countries/cultures I tend to make them a mash up…[Read more]

@valtmy

I don’t know. They’re new(ish) books, so they wouldn’t be in the public domain yet. Are you part of an online library like BorrowBox or Overdrive? They’d probably have some.

The thing I’ve noticed, in Western societies at least, which is what I know the most about, is the whole “you can’t do this because you’re a woman” is much more of a…[Read more]

@valtmy

I like the sound of that idea! Have you ever read the Brother Cadfael mysteries? They’re quite fun and they’re about a medieval monk during the first English civil war solving murders. I quite enjoy reading those, especially since it’s very obvious the author did her research.

@valtmy

Well, you’re my friend, so I would feel bad if I couldn’t overlook your annoying MC (and yes, she is annoying. I hope she gets better before the end). 😀 But when its just a book written by someone I don’t know, I have no patience.

@valtmy

That’s the problem. I absolutely adore historical fiction but can’t stand half of it. Or more than half of it. But yes, I have an extreme affinity to the “Common man”, which leads me to reading a lot of war historical fiction, because the war (both first and second world wars) were really won by the courage of the average Joe Bloggs. I…[Read more]

@valtmy

Yeah, true. I tend to dislike high born lady types (it’s the Australian in me), so that’s probably why I don’t like them. I also dislike the Regency era ladies in Jane Austen 😛

And yeah, you would think so. But in my experience, people will write anything in their diaries and that usually shows you their more flawed side, which you tend…[Read more]

@rochellaine

I don’t really read historical diaries for anything other than research. I tend to find I dislike the person after reading them, I don’t know why. I read Anne Frank’s diary and found it really hard to feel sympathy for her afterwards. I tend to prefer biographies or autobiographies, rather than actual diaries.

I think the thing I’ve…[Read more]

@valtmy

Yeah, the stereotype really annoys me, though I don’t really have any idea how much truth is in the stereotype.

@rochellaine

Elsie Dinsmore and I’ve read about other books, such as Gone with the wind and I also have read things like Lottie Moon. I found her annoying until she went to China.

@rochellaine

Hello! Are you still around? I’m not working on anything but I’m happy for a chat.

Gone with the Wind is one of the classics I haven’t read. But I’ve never really wanted to, especially as Southern belle type characters tend to put me off. I think its set in the South?

@rochellaine  Well, I’m not too fond of Scarlett, but overall, it’s a very well-written, profound book. I love how the author pays attention to detail. The society, the world and the emotions feel so real, it’s nearly palpable. Overall I give it a 6 out of 10.

I need to get off. I might be back later tonight. See you guys later!

@rochellaine  That’s a great way of putting it. . .

My writing is. . . okay. . . I’m considering writing a steampunk novel sometime in the future. Maybe a steampunk retelling of Gone with the Wind. That would be cool.

I’m not on Story Embers as often as I should, so I can’t give a clear answer. What I do know is that it’s thriving.

Wait,…[Read more]