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The beauty in graffiti's artform
Years ago graffiti was viewed as an illegal activity and condemned as malicious destruction of property. It was seen as mere vandalism by the wayward wanton youth who was a waster of time and was also a scourge on society. We never stopped to think that it was the youth trying to express themselves in the only way that they had available to them. That they found and saw beauty in the freeform of expression giving their voices an outlet and substantive value. Beauty is everywhere. One just has to look hard enough.
By Novel Allen4 years ago in Journal
Time Management For Creatives
It’s a slippery thing, time. We all get the same amount, yet none of us feel we have enough of it. And what we have seems to slip through our hands.
By Sheryl Garratt4 years ago in Journal
Rejected. Again.
Today's job market is one of the strangest I've ever seen. Right now I'm hearing that this is the perfect market for job seekers, but if that were true, would I be a year and a half into the job search?
By willow j. ross4 years ago in Journal
5 Tips To Stand Out As A Valuable Remote Worker
We live in a challenging time, where the pandemic has become an onset of a global market crisis, as well: so many people were laid off, and some of those who still have some job positions are overridden with worry and anxiety, struggling to make ends meet and wondering how will they live if they get fired soon.
By Ema V4 years ago in Journal
Write, Always Write (even if it doesn't feel right)!
This is part of the Vocal Social Society Self Help Guide which can be found here. <=⚡ I was recently visiting a Facebook writing group and I saw a young woman who was celebrating a successful day of writing. Her post read,
By Lightning Bolt ⚡4 years ago in Journal
Setting Goals and Boundaries for Yourself as a Writer
Although I've had my Vocal account since 2017, I've only been writing steadily on this site since the end of last summer. Wow. It's almost been a year since I began to dedicate myself to my Vocal page; unbelievable that's it hasn't been that long (it's felt like I've been doing this since forever). If you were to look at my page, you can definitely see that my Vocal.Media adventure has been all over the place since I began writing just last summer, but boy have I had so much fun in doing it.
By 'Lissa Stufflestreet4 years ago in Journal
3 Ways Freelancing Improves The Life Of An Introverted Writer
When I told my mother that I didn't like talking to strangers and socializing, she suggested that I should become a writer.
By Chau Trieu4 years ago in Journal
Dear Vocal Creators: We Can Fight Misinformation!
We are so tired of misinformation and fake news that even though it’s all words and ideas, they are taking a hit on our bodies. We have information fatigue, news fatigue, stress, and more.
By Avocado Nunzella BSc (Psych) -- M.A.P 4 years ago in Journal
writer’s block …
i’ve had writer’s block for eight years. i’ve been writing every day since i turned ten. mostly because my dad, told me growing up, that i wasn’t allowed to read anything ELSE until i read the bible & wrote a page in my journal.
By Caitlin Nightingale4 years ago in Journal
Not earning money on Vocal? Get the most from the experience and better hone your writing skills.
From a young age I realized that I was partly autodidactic. Some things I could learn from others without much of a problem, but there were other areas which, within reason, I should have adapted to like everyone else, but no matter how hard I tried, I could not master being tutored by another person.
By Novel Allen4 years ago in Journal
Why Startups Fail: It’s All About Marketing and Team
The majority of business books focus on success stories. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have sold so well. But survivorship bias sometimes paints a picture too pretty to be true. What if instead of success stories we study the stories of failure? In the frenzy of excitement, it’s easy to forget that in reality, the majority of startups crash-land in the first 3 years of their existence. The dream wears off, the reality hits. The smartest thing an entrepreneur can do is to study exactly why startups fail, identify a problem, and think about how to prevent it. The CB Insights research portal made a list of most common reasons for startup failure based on the post-mortems of the 101 failed startups (the figures exceed 100% because there usually more than one reason):
By Shakuro4 years ago in Journal
No Matter How Hard I Work, I Will Never Have The Same Opportunities as Kim Kardashian
I’ve wanted to be a professional writer for as long as I can remember. I used to write ‘books’ in elementary school and share them with my teachers. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve dreamed of holding my book in my hands and meeting fans at book signings. I’d love to write full time and support myself with my writing, but that hasn’t happened yet. I have made some money from my writing, but it’s not enough to support myself. Even worse, I haven’t been able to finish my book.
By Jade M.4 years ago in Journal