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!

You can check out my website here!

RE:SURGENCE now available for download!

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To Starfall
"This is an end?" she whispered with awe, gazing out from the lighthouse blazing in the night crowds of passersby pausing to stare up at the sky
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Poets
I Was Tested for ADHD: Here's What to Expect
So recently I went in to get tested for ADHD, a diagnosis that I had suspected to be true for most of my adult life. From the struggles to focus on simple tasks, general forgetfulness, fidgeting and behavioral patterns that one could describe as "excitable", it all seemed to point to the signpost of ADHD.
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Psyche
To the Depths. Top Story - September 2024.
"This is an end," she cried stumbling down the steps of the burning monument screams of shock echoing through the waves
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Poets
To Stardust
"This is an end," she said coming down from the tower screams of despair echoing through the plumes of dirt, dust - and yes through her very bones -
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Poets
Ephemerality Upon the Blue
She floats upon the deep blue instilled with a tranquility to rival the night sky, listing starboard to peer into her reflection -
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Poets
The Enemy to Innocence
Shouts echo down the corridor of a home, interrupting the peaceful slumber of a child who laments the quiet they once had when they were
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Poets
How Music Inspires My Writing. Top Story - September 2024.
The Power of the Beat What might surprise you coming from a fantasy author is that music has inspired me more than any other medium.
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Writers
Snow Falling Like Ashes
Snow falling like ashes blankets the bodies of the fallen - inked to the bone for the wars they bled, lying to themselves for the cause they swore to protect,
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Poets
RE:SURGENCE IS HERE
As soon as the PDF was converted to a shareable link, I think I audibly screamed, "FINALLY!" If you don't remember from the RE:SURGENCE poems, at the bottom of each one, I kept promising that once everything was published, I would be sharing a free, fully formatted PDF for anyone to read or print out.
By Amanda Starks2 years ago in Writers
My Thoughts on Exclusive Stories. Top Story - August 2024.
THE LOW DOWN I'm sure if you've been on Vocal in the last 24 hours you've become aware of the new "exclusive stories" feature that the Vocal team has launched on the site. It's something the community has been asking for for years: an update on the "pledges" feature that had little to no value for readers, nor the writers besides a very kind and generous monthly tip.
By Amanda Starks2 years ago in Writers
Burn
They told me this fire would hurt, that love is a curse if you care enough, but I never gave heart to the thought that our love was
By Amanda Starks2 years ago in Poets
Thank You
It's hard to find the words to describe the feelings I experience whenever I visit Vocal Media. Awe, I think, could be a close descriptor; awe for the people who share their passions on this website every single day, and awe for those same people who go out of their way to bring encouragement and heartfelt engagement to another writer's doorstep.
By Amanda Starks2 years ago in Writers