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4 Subtle Reasons Why You Should Use Personal Pictures For Your Articles
Full disclosure, I stole this idea off of a famous internet writer, Nicolas Cole. When I first started writing online, I read all the top online writers daily. And Nicolas stood out. Not because of his storytelling skills, which are phenomenal, but because he went the extra mile to attach a high-quality image of himself on each and every one of his articles.
By Alvin Ang4 years ago in Journal
How to Turn Your Art into Prints
Mastering a new skill always comes with a learning curve. I'm one of the masochists who like to learn new things, and I've battled my fair share of unexpected obstacles. To illustrate, I bought a used car to "learn how to work on cars." You can guess how that went.
By RJ4 years ago in Journal
Be More Vocal
I have always been trying to find a voice. Since I was a child, I have always been the shy one. The person in the back of the class who never speaks. The invisible boy who everyone forgets. The last one chosen for any group activity or sports team.
By S.A. Ozbourne4 years ago in Journal
5 Lessons Learned From My First 3 Months Writing on Vocal
“You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.” ― Octavia E. Butler
By Trisha Dunbar4 years ago in Journal
Vocal Creators Chronicle Vol. 8
The Vocal Creators Chronicle was founded on a love for creativity with the one ambition to celebrate fellow creators. To fulfil this ambition, we bring attention to a broad range of creators' work, carve out target audiences, and innovate to extend reach to readers. As we return from our Christmas hiatus and step into 2022, we are as adventurous as ever in chasing our dreams. Recently, we've strolled onto Twitter!
By The Vocal Creators Chronicle4 years ago in Journal
4 Writing Lessons From John Fante — The Great Unknown Writer
I read Ask The Dusk by John Fante some months ago, and I’m still reeling from the experience. By God, Fante is the best writer that nobody knows.
By Alvin Ang4 years ago in Journal
The Top Stretching Routines for All-Day Computer Users
Working on your computer for hours on end can be good for your bank account, but maybe not your muscles. The convenience that comes with working online comes with a price. That price that you'll pay might come in the form of weaker muscles.
By AJ Demers4 years ago in Journal
The ‘Pandemic Brain’ is real, can we ever recover from it?
The big and abrupt change in lifestyle when the pandemic began, matched with isolation and the uncertainty on when it will end, exposed people to small but constant doses of stress that messed with parts of the brain that control executive functions, learning, and memory, explained neuroscientist Tina Franklin in an interview with The Atlantic.
By Emapta4 years ago in Journal
The Website Mistake that Cost Me $500
oke up to a nasty surprise this month. Back in October 2020, I did my Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas post. In my haste to find images, I included an image of Mike Pence with a fly on his head from the Vice Presidential debate.
By Shamona Pretz3 years ago in Journal
So You Didn't Make The Cut. Now What?
A Community on the Edge Starting about about 7:00am Tuesday morning, and possibly hours before that, the collective platform waited, refreshing the Top Stories so we didn't miss the penultimate moment. It was make-or break. For some, it seems the anticipated post would define our success or failure on the platform. Self-esteem would be boosted or tanked. Hopes would be lifted or dashed. It came a day late, but and it came in like the wrecking ball we all thought it would be: the 1,025 finalists for the Vocal+ Fiction Awards, which accepted over 13,000 submissions between October 12 and December 29, 2021.
By Ashley McGee4 years ago in Journal
The Why and How of Personal Branding
In the social media era, more people are sharing more information than ever before. But true personal marketing goes beyond this by intentionally building a professional brand others recognize and value.
By Altcraft4 years ago in Journal
What I've learned from one year writing a Substack newsletter
It was one year ago that I finished researching my article No One Reads Books (and other truths about publishing), and determined that my best hope as an author was to create a platform for my writing.
By Elle Griffin4 years ago in Journal