Amanda Starks

Joined September 2018

215 stories

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Epic fantasy writer, poet, and hopefully soon-to-be novelist who wants to create safe spaces to talk about mental health. Magic, swords, and monsters abound!

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Your Poetry: Reimagined [ 2025 Writing Contest ]
How many new things can I start this year? Apparently not enough, as I've been wanting to run a contest for a long time and I just can't wait anymore!!
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Writers
Vocal Original Stories: Expanded
2024 was a year of experimentation, diving into worlds both familiar and stranger in the hopes of broadening my creative backlog.
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Motivation
CASTLING: The Novel that Refuses to Quit. Runner-Up in New Year, New Projects Challenge.
Novel writing is a whole different beast to the short, snappy stories you generally find online. With Vocal we can dive into a story, finish it, and say goodbye all within short order, but a novel? Writing a book takes months, if not years of non-stop work.
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Motivation
My 2024 Vocal Wrapped. Top Story - January 2025.
My 2024 Wrapped 2024 was such a strangely wonderful year. It felt both like a culmination and a filler for my journey as a writer, and I don't hate the feeling!
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Writers
Our Destructive Path
Sunset comes with sweeping lies, lulling you into a serene peace. Eyes closed we walk hand in hand along the shore of destiny;
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Poets
I am Glad Not to Live Forever
So tired, strung out - dire. Everything burns and I have not the water to put it out. Neighbors spew hate and lies and I don't have an embrace large enough to let them know they are loved.
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Poets
Waiting at the Bus Stop
Waiting at the bus stop swaying and bobbing on my heels moisture collecting with every breath a warm scarf hugging my neck
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Poets
Patrons of the Depressed Writer
Behind every published story, there is a pair of aging parents squinting on their phones, searching in all the wrong places for their daughter's new work.
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Humans
Winter is Coming. Top Story - November 2024.
Oh, god, it's here already. I freeze in place at the sight before me. In this liminal space - white desensitized walls rising high above while semi-organized lines of sheep part around my frozen corpse - I am but a single flake of ice in this storm.
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Fiction
In the Dark We Dream
They say the dark is cold and harsh, but I see it as nothing but an old friend waiting with open arms to envelope me in a peaceful embrace of calm and tranquility.
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Poets
Using Tiny Glade for World Building Planning
THIS. IS. SO. COOL. I recently came across this diorama builder while scrolling past posts on social media showing off tiny villages, little ruins, and majestic castles! Instantly I found myself captivated by the cute & quaint art-style, serene atmosphere, and simplistic game mechanics.
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Writers
The Dead Don't Rise
The river ran backwards on the day the Queen vanished. A good outcome for Baxter and his crew, for it served as the perfect distraction to the ultimate heist.
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Fiction