Onwards And Upwards
Where I Am On Vocal
Introduction
I am now able to publish on Vocal and just posted my 3,500th story. These have been a difficult three months.
People have blamed me, sometimes jokingly, but that did hurt a lot, and I still feel very shut out. The fact that I don't have to look for stories to reuse means that I can support other creators
But Looking On The Bright Side
I still have a good set of friends who have stuck with me and I am thankful for their encouragement, but there are a lot who have stopped commenting on my work, but my reads are rising again, which implies people are reading my work.
A villanelle I posted yesterday has had fifty-nine likes, though thanks to Vocal's flawed stats, I don't know how many are actual reads
This is what I mean by the Vocal stats issues, four years on, it's not been addressed
Conclusion
I am in a better place than I was on Vocal, but nowhere near where I want to be. Despite all this, as I have said in the past, it is the best publication platform, and for many it is a lucrative coffee money source.
Thank you so much for reading, and the music has to be Wet Willie's "Keep On Smilin'"
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Comments (5)
What an achievement, Mike, well done. You are always appreciated, and you are a constant source of inspiration. I must get back and do some more Villanelles and try a new one from Zejel- you introduced me to.
Wooohooooo Congratulations on your 3500th piece! ππππππ I hope most of those likes on those post turned out to be reads
I got overloaded on villanelles in that godawful challenge, so Iβm going to skip it until I recover from the villanelles of regret. π
So happy that you're back in action! Headed to read your villanelle! π
Great job, Mr. Mike. You are so right one must write to get reads and comments for at one time when I just read and commented my stats went down and now since I am writing again my stats improved.