literature
Best corporate culture and workplace literature to better your workplace experience. Journal's favorite stories.
Can I Ask You a Question?
What makes you love a book? Or a book series? When you find one that resonates with you—why? Why that particular book? What about this story or that story that makes you want to shout it from the rooftops, share it online, review it, badger your friends to read it?
By Jackson Ford4 years ago in Journal
Why You Should Do National Novel Writing Month. Top Story - September 2021.
“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” ― W. Somerset Maugham We all have busy lives, but making time for your craft is vital to your future as a creative writer. National Novel Writing Month is one of those events that pushes you to make that time and write that first draft of the novel idea you've been sitting on.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA4 years ago in Journal
Tips, Tricks, And Talks With a Beginner: Writing Tools - Part 1 Notebook
Part 1 Notebook: Being that this is my inaugural piece for Vocal Creators Chronicle, I want to state a few things right off the top. This may come as a shock to you all, but I am by no means an expert. In fact, I am a re-emerging writer of old, attempting to reclaim his craft once again. I consider myself back to where I started. So, in other words, I am, as the header states: a beginner. Don’t think of this as a masterclass or an expert exposé, but rather a fellow writer who is beginning a journey into self-discovery and determination to become the best he can be. This voyage should be taken hand in hand as I share with you what I learn along the way such as some tips, a few tricks here and there, and general discussion.
By James U. Rizzi4 years ago in Journal
The Psychological Aspect of Writing on Vocal
Writing as a Passion, Hobby or a Livelihood Most people write because they love to write. Writing is their passion, hobby or favorite pastime. Writing as a profession is seemingly tough to many because it involves the acceptability of the works to the readers. If the readers love any piece, they are ready to pay for it or vise versa. On the digital publishing platform, it is also no exception. Writing out of passion, getting acceptability to the readers, and earning for a lifetime from writing works are different things. Acknowledging this reality is important for the persons who want to choose writing as a long-term goal.
By Moshiur Rahman4 years ago in Journal
Reading, Writing, and Coffee
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Angela Derscha; I’m twenty-nine years old, and I work as a Medication Aide for an assisted living community in Georgia. But through and through, I'm a writer at heart. My obsession for literature began when I was eight years old, with Michael Moorcock and his impressive dark fantasy work.
By Rain Dayze4 years ago in Journal
My Reading Journey
Well, as an eighteen-year-old, I don’t possess an endless inventory of books to boast on. But amongst the few that I had the opportunity to experience, a few of them are stories I still hold close to my heart. They encouraged me to read more, to write more, and to be a better version of myself. So let me commence.
By Chacko Stephen4 years ago in Journal
The Art of Storytelling
The term "storytelling" is paradoxical. The narrative of the word "narrative" is a sort of inception. As in, the very story of the comprisal of stories is a narrative within itself. Confusing? Yeah, probably. I've always been fascinated by the art of storytelling. Although many people assimilate the phrase as a verb, I've grown to comprehend it as a big-picture concept. The very fact that human beings have the mental capacity to recount large encompassed stories is nothing short of extraordinary. Whether it be through literature, language, film, music, photography, writing, etc., we have been sharing trillions of stories throughout all of human existence. Maybe that's what sets us apart from other species; our ability to understand the difference between the past, present, and future. And the stories that we do possess are entirely rooted in our exemplary awareness of past events. Moreover, even tales that may feature fictional plots in the future were still founded and established in the past. Let's unravel the psychology of storytelling through analyzing its evolution, the mediums in which stories are presented, and how curiously enormous the concept of relaying information through narratives is.
By Jordan Craft4 years ago in Journal
Analyzing Lilith
I haven’t visited my blog in a while. In fact, I’ve been off my writing game for weeks. Less than mediocre book sales and current events have been very depressing and distracting. It seems my creativity and my opinion do not operate well together and I won’t tarnish my blog with political opinion. This is all about writing.
By The Bantering Welshman4 years ago in Journal
In Defence of Vocal+
I joined Vocal+ for the Doomsday Diary challenge. Like many, I was disappointed when I didn't win. Like many, I have also been disappointed in subsequent challenges. Like many, there have been times that I probably could have been nicer, or at least less bitter, about those stories who did place over my own.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Journal
