Call Me Les
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Aspiring etymologist and hopeless addict of children's fiction.
If I can't liberally overuse adverbs and alliteration, I'm out!
Website: lesleyleatherdale.ca
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Why Vocal Is For Everyone
I genuinely believe Vocal is THE place to drop my writing creations—I wouldn't have co-founded the Vocal Social Society if I didn't. In fact, I went into detail about my thoughts on writing for Vocal in my previous piece, Forget Insta-Famous. Aspire to be Vocal-Famous.
By Call Me Les4 years ago in Journal
Vocal Subscribe: The Power Is In Your Click
Well, this has been quite a weekend. Not only did our online literary society, The VSS, successfully launch its new social media presence using our article, Introducing The Vocal Social Society: A New Way to Network, but Vocal turned around and surprised us all with the long awaited subscribe button! We at the VSS are over the moon excited to follow our friends, and, more importantly, attract and retain more readers.
By Call Me Les4 years ago in Journal
How to Spin a Yarn
When it comes to unwinding from the daily routine, my creative projects have always been as eclectic as my personalities. An odd quirk of being a writer is that I often feel my characters live on in my mind, resurfacing every once in a while, like whales coming up for air, to remind me they still have stories left to be told.
By Call Me Les4 years ago in Psyche
Five Reasons to Enter A Vocal Challenge
"I want to try everything . I want to try even though I could fail."—Shakira, "Try Everything". New challenges are posted on Vocal regularly. The Summer Fiction Series (SFS) challenges, for example, are in full swing. In case you're only now hearing about the SFS (or challenges in general), don't worry: it's never too late to jump in! You can check out the details of all ongoing challenges here. For many of them, including the SFS, you need to be a Vocal+ member to enter. If you aren't already, you can sign up here.
By Call Me Les4 years ago in Journal
2020: The Year of the Brown Paper Box!
Dear Diary, January 2020 New year, same hairballs. As always, every January I am tortured endlessly by the tantalizing talk of "budgies." Human reviews numbers on her phone and mutters of the birds continuously. Yet not once am I given one to prey upon! I take matters into my own paws. I drown a toy bird in my water dish to demonstrate my wishes, but my servant rejects my gift! If it weren't for the Temptations treats, I swear I'd replace her.
By Call Me Les4 years ago in Petlife
