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The First Draft
The first draft, eh? A bit daunting isn’t it? Remember, every writer you’ve ever loved started out at this exact point — and it scared the crap out of the lot of them.
By James Garside4 years ago in Journal
Voice
Opening Lines What do the following passages have in common and how’s it relevant to your writing? Have a guess and then I’ll tell you.
By James Garside4 years ago in Journal
Will I Publish Low-Content Books on Amazon?
Amazon has a lot of ways you can publish content to make a few bucks. From full-length novels to short serials, there's something for just about everyone. But are low-content books something I would publish myself?
By Michael Brockbank4 years ago in Journal
Character — The Carrot and Stick Approach
“Just because you are a character doesn’t mean that you have character.” — Winston Wolfe, Pulp Fiction How do you make characters that have character? Here’s my carrot and stick approach.
By James Garside4 years ago in Journal
How to Overcome Internal Resistance (With Brain Science)
For writers, artists and others in the creative professions, the greatest enemy is often not external resistance (although that can be plenty discouraging), but internal resistance.
By Syed Balkhi4 years ago in Journal
Writers: You Don’t Need A Writing Desk
A writer is someone who puts pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and creates a world that didn’t exist before, regardless of where they are sitting when they create this world.
By Elise L. Blake4 years ago in Journal
A Child Born into Poverty
To My Childhood Equestrian Coach, We see the same scenario in our small town again and again. Children born into poverty. Community eyes watch them grow and hope that they won't continue the cycle. Most never lend a helping hand. Thankfully you did, and you may not even realize that you are one of the people that I need to thank for where I am today.
By A. Keson4 years ago in Journal
Things I've Learned While Writing My First Novel, Lesson 1
A few years ago, I made the dubious decision to pursue my master’s degree in creative writing. I got into a respected program, completed my classes and produced a number of short stories, poems and stage-plays. All that was left was to write a novel, which would serve as my thesis.
By Owen Schaefer4 years ago in Journal
Tiffany Gordon: An Anthology of Poetry
Some people make the world a better place. Tiffany Gordon is one of them. As a writer, one of the most critical challenges is to find your voice, to speak about what matters and what fills your heart. When you read Tiffany Gordon's poetry, you will find pulsing through it a heartbeat pounding with spirituality. Each verse is loaded with a desire to build empathy, to share perspective, to grow love.
By The Vocal Creators Chronicle4 years ago in Journal
How To Become A Millionaire Writing On Vocal
How To Make A Fortune Writing On Vocal Last week I wrote a story that was published on Vocal and over the course of three days, it had over a thousand reads. Given that I seldom get more than five or six reads for my posts this was a bit of a shock.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Journal
Not One Of Mine
First of all, I have enjoyed writing stories on Vocal Media and I have read some good stories on here but i also put in a lot of hard work and motivation into writing these great stories. I have entered a few times in the same challenges. I would think I would at least win something for my hard work at least got some comments on how good my stories are and why wasn't it picked for the challenge.
By Victor Robinson II4 years ago in Journal
10 Ways to Use Your Core Values to Become a Better Writer
If you want to be better at writing then write for your values, not for the publication. Instead, find the publication or topic that best aligns with you. When you write with a focus on core values you truly write from a place of passion. Thoughts and ideas seem to flow in abundance as you sail into success as a writer.
By Trisha Dunbar4 years ago in Journal