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The Account of My Most Memorable Composition. Content Warning.
The Account of My Most Memorable Composition As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a warm golden glow across the quiet town, a young writer sat at their desk, heart pounding with anticipation. The room was filled with the scent of freshly brewed coffee and the soft rustle of papers, all waiting to come alive through their words. This was the moment they had been waiting for - the birth of their first thousand words.
By Hamari Duniya Pak2 years ago in Writers
Writing a Book in 30 Days
There is a plethora of resources that support the idea of writing a book in a month. If you search for “Write a book in 30 days” on Amazon, you get dozens of results. The National Novel Writing Month is based on the idea of writing a book in a month.
By R.S. Sillanpaa2 years ago in Writers
What is Your Voice?
Detecting Your Accent Despite opinions to the contrary, what constitutes a writer’s “voice” relies on their writing style, technique, vocabulary, and grammatical structure. Detecting a writer’s voice is something that most people do after reading a specific author for a long time. It’s like your relationship with someone that you've become intimately familiar with. Family members, friends, and coworkers are all people we become so familiar with their speech patterns that we instantly know if someone is trying to impersonate them. Or if there is something wrong with them, by the way, they are talking alone.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Writers
From Fuzzy Feelings to Finer Verses
Have you ever been told you can’t? That you aren’t good enough? Take a moment. Breathe. Now, imagine meeting me in person. Imagine we’re sitting across from each other (or side by side if direct eye contact isn’t your thing). You’d notice that I rarely flaunt my identity. But today, I lay my cards on the table and tell you I am a poet and an author with bona fide publications to my name. (Please, don’t rush off to find them; this isn’t a sales pitch.)
By Dan-O Vizzini2 years ago in Writers
Musings and Advice
I broke 2,000 reads overnight. Yippee!! It’s taken me over 290 stories to reach this number, with about 95 subscribers. I have put a lot of work into each of these stories. Most of these reads came from the last thirty days. I have been a member of Vocal since July of 2021, but I have only written for less than six months total during this time.
By Mother Combs2 years ago in Writers
11 Sentences About Writing No One Wants To Hear. Top Story - September 2023.
Writers are not usually ones for gatekeeping, but we do sometimes keep some things for ourselves even though there can be a benefit in sharing with those who may not have been through the pages as we have - yet.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
