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More Of My Vocal Milestones
Introduction Once I hit my 1,900th Vocal post I started equating some with important years for me and in history. I also thought I had done a milestone piece but my last one like that was this, mainly about hitting forty thousand reads and how I did it. Things have changed since then, but you might be a little interested in it.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Writers
Words of Love
The filtered sunlight bathed the room in a warm glow befitting a lazy Sunday afternoon. A brown haired girl about eight snuggled a small ball of white fur from her perch on the black lava rock hearth. Nearby, a tall lanky man with a full dark beard stretched across the dark brown shag carpet, resting his head on the bottom of the olive green couch. A curly brown haired woman sat in the Naugahyde rocking chair in the corner, a book splayed open in her hands, as she filled the air with a tapestry woven of words written decades before.
By A. J. Schoenfeld2 years ago in Writers
My Expectations As a Writer Of My Readers And Myself
Mackenzie Davis issued a challenge in one of her more recent articles: Writing is NOT a Safe Space. I think this is an amazing idea - because let's be real, I am not writing for fun. I mean, I am writing for fun, but I also want to be a good writer. I want to be a writer with content worth reading. I want people on my writing platforms who read my work to say: "Oh man, she published a book? I have GOT to read it!"
By Hope Martin2 years ago in Writers
How to Write With Chronic Illness
Do you ever open up Vocal and see a ton of notifications from other creators who are pumping out stories weekly, daily, hourly, and wonder why you are incapable of being as fruitful with your work? Today I'm here to tell you that you're not 'lazy' or any less of a writer than they are, because more than likely you looked at the title of this article and said: "Yes, I have a chronic illness and I am a writer, but how do I maintain both without ruining the other?"
By Amanda Starks2 years ago in Writers
My Nostalgic Story
As I drive four hours straight I am extremely tired, though I am full of excitement for the next chapter to being. Putting Cleveland behind me, praying for safety and familiarity is important to me. I think like the pilgrims hoping when coming to a new land hoping for new beginnings. This isn't a new land for me it's familiarity something I know.
By Emily Curry (Rising Phoenix)2 years ago in Writers
My Science Fiction Imagined as a TV Series
I’ve always wanted to write a book for as long as I can remember. Even more than that, I’ve always wanted to be a writer. My desire to write happened shortly after I learned how to read and write. It was one of my childhood dreams and after all this time, as my writing has grown and changed, and I developed my thoughts on writing and improved, I’ve never outgrown the desire.
By Jasmine Aguilar2 years ago in Writers
Author, Read Thyself
Author, Read Thyself D. A. Ratliff I grew up in the South, where “little white lies” were uttered daily. The “My, you look lovely today—love that color on you.” Or “I swear, that’s the best shrimp and grits I ever ate.” Or my favorite, “It’s so good to see you.”
By D. A. Ratliff2 years ago in Writers
An Apology To Myself
Dear Me, I am sorry. Sorry that you're still working your 9-5, sorry that creative burnout got the best of you, sorry that comparison has gripped you so tight that you have robbed yourself of any happiness. Sorry that you thought you could make it, and you haven't yet. Sorry that writing seems so hard and you end up staring blankly at the page or the screen and inevitably your attention turns back to social media and endless scrolling.
By Leigh Hooper2 years ago in Writers
Readers don't have to love you. Do you love you?
Every now and then, I sense I'm talking too much. I have a habit of thinking aloud, due in part, I suspect, to my falling in love with the dialogic approach to learning employed by my favorite teachers in high school. I figure out what I think as I speak.
By Catherine Dorian2 years ago in Writers
