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The Joy of Writing
There is absolutely no question about it. The human race is filled with many things that have been known to induce stress. Things like political discourse, rush hour traffic and the interaction of some less than favorable folks to name a few. Some of it can not be helped and must be dealt with. Things like finances, inner family turmoil, diet and weight loss are but a few examples of stress that can not be avoided.
By Tyler Brooke5 years ago in Journal
Are Vocal challenges a waste of time?
Vocal Challenges is how Vocal makes its money. A lot of them are open to Vocal Plus members who pay $9.99 a month or $99 a year. If you're lucky you may have claimed one of their discounts or even got it for me for a few months, as I did. A lot of the big writing contests cost money to join, and lots of writing contests can get anything from a hundred to a thousand entries. Vocal is no exception.
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Journal
Let's Talk About Vocal Challenges
To be a part of the Vocal Media Writers community on social media is to be an anthropologist majoring in imposter syndrome and grandiose delusions. I myself am not exempt from either of these descriptors. I have experienced both, and each in response to the announcement of challenge winners. As someone who has been watching (and engaging in) discussions about Vocal challenges for five months now, I have a few words of advice and some questions I would like to extend to the lovely people who make it all work.
By Rachel M.J5 years ago in Journal
What Exactly is a Publicist?
When it comes to defining a publicist, there are a few options. A definition is an excellent place to begin. A publicist is defined as someone whose purpose it is to develop and manage publicity for a public person and provide news coverage on behalf of clients to function as the connection between clients, their public, and media sources, according to Wikipedia. Accordingly, a marketing expert, otherwise called an advertising trained professional, advances their customer's picture, thoughts, administrations, or items by creating positive press, web, TV, and radio inclusion. A publicist's job is to gain you, the client, positive media attention so you may reach, impact, and influence your target audience and same is the job of your online publicist. What a publicist performs for you on a daily basis, of course, depends on your company, your goals, and your budget. A publicist's everyday activities typically include:
By Mehwish Riaz5 years ago in Journal
Every Writer Should Have a Story Garden
I have a little garden of ideas tucked away in a Onenote notebook. In this garden, I grow seeds of story. Some of them are lines of dialogue, while others are anecdotes. Some are quirks of taste or personality. Some are character features. I have philosophical ideas, pet peeves, rants. Fears and goals and dreams, waiting to be assigned to one of the little fictional people floating in my head. I plant them in my garden when they first come to me and there they stay until the time when I decide that they are right for a particular story. Then I get out my pruning shears and cut them free.
By Lauren Elise5 years ago in Journal
Why I Write
I will be short and to the point. My creative passion is writing. Growing up I went to a classical school. This meant that I read a lot of old literature such as Dantes Divine Comedy, Plutarchs Lives, and so on. Eventually, I went on to read other books such as How to Win Friends and Influence People, The Power of Letting go, The Enneagram, and The Art of Thinking Clearly. I loved the way these books addressed the problems within society. Many times I would try to talk to my peers about these books. I am not able to communicate very well the ideas from the books in a conversational manner, so often times I would fabricate stories on the spot to explain the various themes from the books I was reading. These stories that I would tell seemed to help people better understand the ideas that I was presenting to them.
By Aidan Schultz5 years ago in Journal
Marigold Memories
Marigold Memories One glance at the small bouquet of golden marigolds on the entryway table and I find it hard to breathe, my chest tightening against my will. I make an excuse and escape to the powder room. Staring into the vanity mirror I see the golden flecks in my green eyes staring back at me.
By Sherri Rolfs5 years ago in Journal
Writing Prompts - Create Your Own
Blank pages come in myriad forms. Ghostly rectangles on desktop screens. College-lined blue on white cheap paper. Yellow schoolchild tablets. Heavy pebbly stationary with a monogram. Yet they have a commonality: blank pages beg to be filled. With writing.
By Diane Helentjaris5 years ago in Journal
