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Starting Your Story, Your Scenes, and Your Chapters.
How many times have you opened a book and read a stale first line that talks about the surroundings, the weather, or some other issue that really doesn’t make much difference to the plot?
By Rachel Carrington4 years ago in Journal
7 Writing Muses Hiding in Plain Sight
I don't want to write today. I really don't. I want to make jewelry. I want to read a book. I want to contemplate my navel. I want to rewatch a hilarious YouTube video I found with Craig Ferguson and Robin Williams engaged in a lightning round of irreverent banter. I want to laugh.
By Eleyne-Mari Sharp4 years ago in Journal
A Guide To ARCs
I get a lot of questions about ARCs, and how I get them. So, today I thought I would share with you some tips and tricks for requesting ARCs, and best practice when it comes to reviewing them.
By Elfie Riverdell4 years ago in Journal
Eroded.
I am being eroded. Anxiety gnaws tirelessly at every part of me. Somehow I manage to endure the incoherences of being perpetually dropped from a terrible altitude whilst drowning under a heavy sea.
By Hannah Salisbury4 years ago in Journal
The Many Benefits of Writing Unsalaried Pieces
Every writer can affirm that the many unsalaried pieces they wrote before writing for the money have an enormous influence on their writing career. They were simply enjoying the process not knowing that writing will someday become their main source of income.
By Madoc M4 years ago in Journal
Enter Stranger, But Take Heed...
There's been a lot of discussion around the Vocal+ Fiction Awards Challenge, and it's finally time to add my thoughts on the matter.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Journal
The Road to Publishing
Do you have an idea for the next great novel of our time? And you’re just letting it kick around in that noggin of yours? Well, Hemingway, I’m one of the only editors you can meet before you even begin to type out that masterpiece in your head.
By Vonne Vantablack4 years ago in Journal
How Very Un Bookclub-like Of You!. Top Story - November 2021.
I am a lover of books but less so of book clubs. Maybe the groups I have seen previously came across as somewhat elitist (although the best honoring-diversity-inclusive-face greets potentials.) Or highly regimented (could I be silently ridiculed/shunned/kicked out of the club if I neglected to read the selected book one too many times?) Or just really straight edge and constricted. And books are not meant to be that!
By The Dani Writer4 years ago in Journal
An Easy Way for Beginners to Choose What to Write About
I used to let fear stop me from writing. In 2015, I tried to write my first blog post. But I didn’t publish it because I couldn’t get past the first draft.
By Mark Joseph Aduana4 years ago in Journal
The Editors And The Editing Process
“When you write a story, you’re telling yourself the story,” he said. “When you rewrite, your main job is taking out all the things that are not the story.” — Stephen King
By Madoc M4 years ago in Journal
It Is ok To Slow Down Your Writing.
I love my newfound writing career. I'm in the early weeks of creating goals to help me become established. However, if there is one major thing that I have learned about writing, it is:
By Carol Ann Townend4 years ago in Journal
Vocal Creators Chronicle Vol. 5
Hello everyone, and welcome to November! For those of us north of the equator, by and large that means cooler temperatures and shorter days. (Yes, our aussie friends, we see you chuckling and waxing your surfboards...) There's just something about winter that makes us head for home, curl up on the sofa and reach for something warm to drink and good to read. But what defines 'home' varies immeasurably from place to place—more so even than the weather. One thing we can agree on is that we all long for somewhere to belong, to rest and feel at ease.
By The Vocal Creators Chronicle4 years ago in Journal