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I Think Vocal is Breaking Up With Me.
I thought we had something special. I really did. I mean, we had a whirlwind romance, Vocal and I. It started in February when I wrote a little thing. Then I wrote another little thing. And then the THIRD little thing I wrote went straight to the front page. I was a Top Story, baby! Woo hoo!
By Jessica Conaway4 years ago in Journal
What is AMP? What are the Advantages and Disadvantages?
Hello world, Do you want to apply an AMP to your Blogger blog? Or do you want to know the advantages of making an AMP Blogger template and the severe disadvantage? If your answer is yes, then my friends, you have reached the correct page. But, before preparing your website for AMP, please read why significant companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, etc., have not yet adopted AMP.
By Sam Banie4 years ago in Journal
Confessions of an Obsessive Writer
I. Today, my wife and I find ourselves at home. This isn’t at all strange; we’re quite regularly to be found at home, even when there isn’t a pandemic happening. Today’s no different. As the coronavirus drama continues to develop in the world, Valerie and I are relaxing comfortably in my study, contentedly doing what we always do on a lazy Sunday afternoon: self-isolating.
By Michael Vito Tosto4 years ago in Journal
The Art of Writing
Finding it difficult to write something new? Need some writing inspiration and courage to keep going? Here are some wise words from famous writers.
By Shubhro Jyoti Dey4 years ago in Journal
The Joy of Writing
There is absolutely no question about it. The human race is filled with many things that have been known to induce stress. Things like political discourse, rush hour traffic and the interaction of some less than favorable folks to name a few. Some of it can not be helped and must be dealt with. Things like finances, inner family turmoil, diet and weight loss are but a few examples of stress that can not be avoided.
By Tyler Brooke4 years ago in Journal
Are Vocal challenges a waste of time?
Vocal Challenges is how Vocal makes its money. A lot of them are open to Vocal Plus members who pay $9.99 a month or $99 a year. If you're lucky you may have claimed one of their discounts or even got it for me for a few months, as I did. A lot of the big writing contests cost money to join, and lots of writing contests can get anything from a hundred to a thousand entries. Vocal is no exception.
By Chloe Gilholy4 years ago in Journal
Come On, Vocal
Hey, Vocal. It's me again. It has come to my attention that the second-place winner in the Old Barn Challenge did not adhere to the competition guidelines. The story was several hundred words over the 2,000-word limit. You know this. You’ve responded to it. And not well.
By S. Frazer4 years ago in Journal
Let's Talk About Vocal Challenges
To be a part of the Vocal Media Writers community on social media is to be an anthropologist majoring in imposter syndrome and grandiose delusions. I myself am not exempt from either of these descriptors. I have experienced both, and each in response to the announcement of challenge winners. As someone who has been watching (and engaging in) discussions about Vocal challenges for five months now, I have a few words of advice and some questions I would like to extend to the lovely people who make it all work.
By Rachel M.J4 years ago in Journal
What Exactly is a Publicist?
When it comes to defining a publicist, there are a few options. A definition is an excellent place to begin. A publicist is defined as someone whose purpose it is to develop and manage publicity for a public person and provide news coverage on behalf of clients to function as the connection between clients, their public, and media sources, according to Wikipedia. Accordingly, a marketing expert, otherwise called an advertising trained professional, advances their customer's picture, thoughts, administrations, or items by creating positive press, web, TV, and radio inclusion. A publicist's job is to gain you, the client, positive media attention so you may reach, impact, and influence your target audience and same is the job of your online publicist. What a publicist performs for you on a daily basis, of course, depends on your company, your goals, and your budget. A publicist's everyday activities typically include:
By Mehwish Riaz4 years ago in Journal
Out of My Head and Onto the Page
So how do I do it? Get ideas out of my head onto the page? I can only give you tips from this wordsmith on what works for me. Here's hoping it brings something to the table that works for you too.
By Pam Reeder4 years ago in Journal
Every Writer Should Have a Story Garden
I have a little garden of ideas tucked away in a Onenote notebook. In this garden, I grow seeds of story. Some of them are lines of dialogue, while others are anecdotes. Some are quirks of taste or personality. Some are character features. I have philosophical ideas, pet peeves, rants. Fears and goals and dreams, waiting to be assigned to one of the little fictional people floating in my head. I plant them in my garden when they first come to me and there they stay until the time when I decide that they are right for a particular story. Then I get out my pruning shears and cut them free.
By Lauren Elise4 years ago in Journal
A Short Philosophy on Writing
Writer A.B. May once said, ‘To write is to have conscious totality over yours thoughts, and pure awareness of how you see your world, and absolute control over how your pen expresses your universe and existence onto the page.’
By Alyssia Balbi4 years ago in Journal