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Enter Stranger, But Take Heed...
There's been a lot of discussion around the Vocal+ Fiction Awards Challenge, and it's finally time to add my thoughts on the matter.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Journal
The Road to Publishing
Do you have an idea for the next great novel of our time? And you’re just letting it kick around in that noggin of yours? Well, Hemingway, I’m one of the only editors you can meet before you even begin to type out that masterpiece in your head.
By Vonne Vantablack4 years ago in Journal
How Very Un Bookclub-like Of You!. Top Story - November 2021.
I am a lover of books but less so of book clubs. Maybe the groups I have seen previously came across as somewhat elitist (although the best honoring-diversity-inclusive-face greets potentials.) Or highly regimented (could I be silently ridiculed/shunned/kicked out of the club if I neglected to read the selected book one too many times?) Or just really straight edge and constricted. And books are not meant to be that!
By The Dani Writer4 years ago in Journal
An Easy Way for Beginners to Choose What to Write About
I used to let fear stop me from writing. In 2015, I tried to write my first blog post. But I didn’t publish it because I couldn’t get past the first draft.
By Mark Joseph Aduana4 years ago in Journal
The Editors And The Editing Process
“When you write a story, you’re telling yourself the story,” he said. “When you rewrite, your main job is taking out all the things that are not the story.” — Stephen King
By Madoc M4 years ago in Journal
It Is ok To Slow Down Your Writing.
I love my newfound writing career. I'm in the early weeks of creating goals to help me become established. However, if there is one major thing that I have learned about writing, it is:
By Carol Ann Townend4 years ago in Journal
Vocal Creators Chronicle Vol. 5
Hello everyone, and welcome to November! For those of us north of the equator, by and large that means cooler temperatures and shorter days. (Yes, our aussie friends, we see you chuckling and waxing your surfboards...) There's just something about winter that makes us head for home, curl up on the sofa and reach for something warm to drink and good to read. But what defines 'home' varies immeasurably from place to place—more so even than the weather. One thing we can agree on is that we all long for somewhere to belong, to rest and feel at ease.
By The Vocal Creators Chronicle4 years ago in Journal
Vocal Media 70 Years Ago
"I first want to apologize to the Vocal team for using the challenge image to apply for the challenge. This is where my boldness begins. "
By Casimiro Filipe 4 years ago in Journal
I finally got up the courage to write my first book.
I’m Quezia, I'm 18 years old, and I’m a Brazilian girl. I started reading books regularly when I was 12, and as a reader, and a kid, I had this huge imagination, thus when I was 13 I started to have the desire to write a story that was only mine. But, unfortunately for me, I believed that I was not prepared enough to write a story, that I needed experience, and that I needed to be older to write my stories. I kept that thought for a long time. I think deep down in my heart, I was afraid of being a terrible writer. Honestly, I still have this fear.
By Qu3zia V3iga4 years ago in Journal
6 THINGS I LEARNED FROM MAKING MY FIRST $1000 AS A FREELANCE COPY WRITER
When I first started FREELANCE writing, it was nothing to write home about. I did everything I could just so I could get gigs no matter how little the pay was. And thinking about it now, I’m cringing and squeezing my eyes because I still can’t believe I did that.
By SophieVee4 years ago in Journal
I'm a Fiction Writer; I Hate It . Top Story - November 2021.
Okay, okay, I don’t hate it. I love being an author. I love creating my own world and becoming the god of it every time my pen hits the paper. I love breathing life into my characters, nuancing their every motive, exploiting their built-in weaknesses, defining their strengths. I love giving people an escape into another reality, providing readers with redemption from the mundane and the ability to feel magic again. I love getting lost in my own imagination, following my wildest muses to wherever they might lead. It’s addicting, it’s life-giving. It’s giving into insanity just a little bit to see what your mind can really come up with if you’re the one making the rules. I love fiction. I love creating it. Here’s what I hate about it:
By Benja Matteson4 years ago in Journal
I Just Want To Write, God Dang It.. Top Story - November 2021.
Many people have to get up at 4:00 AM to do what their heart desires. They cram what they love into the first hour of their day and then drudge through the rest with the things they have to do to get to do the one thing that they actually want to be doing.
By Melissa Steussy4 years ago in Journal