Advice
Story Contest Scam: What Would You Do?
I'm in a pickle, Vocalists. Lend me your wisdom. TL;DR I recently entered a short story contest. There was an entry fee, which I know is fairly standard. I paid extra for judges feedback on my entry. The "feedback" arrived today, and it's not feedback on my submission. It's just generic advice, and feedback on the winning entry. I feel sure that's not what I paid for, and I'm unsure what I want from them, or what to do next.
By L.C. Schäferabout a year ago in Writers
Stop comparing your journey with others.
In the forest of life, creatures thrive in diverse ways. The swift rabbit dashes through its fleeting 15 years, while the gentle tortoise ambles along, savoring 150 years or more. This contrast teaches us that life isn't about racing, comparing, or conforming. Instead, it's about finding our inner peace and pursuing our purpose.
By Matthew Victor Ufedo about a year ago in Writers
Help your friends the right way.
When we want to support a friend in need, our intentions are often pure. However, our approach can sometimes be misguided, unintentionally stripping them of their dignity and self-worth. It's essential to recognize that a person's ego and self-esteem are delicate and vital components of their overall well-being.
By Matthew Victor Ufedo about a year ago in Writers
Living courageously
How does one live courageously? It might be showing up for your heart and soul in ways that set them on fire. It might be booking in that dance class where you know no one, to live courageously is to do things that you are uncomfortable with but do them with pride and power. When we act in a powerful way, we are telling the universe we are strong and stable and that nothing can hinder our success. We move through the world in a different kind of way when we are living courageously, opportunities open like fresh doors of change. And it’s up to us to step through them.
By Mia Watanabeabout a year ago in Writers
The Warm Embrace of Self-Acceptance
The Warm Embrace of Self-Acceptance It takes years to build your trust but it takes a moment, a simple rustle of words through the air, a singular action that dwindles the faith we have in someone. Life has always had its flair of shedding and unwavering our realities with the ones we need to embrace, of robbing us of the sturdy land of certainty and plopping us into the ocean of the unknown, stumbling us into the blatant truth of existential being, making us learning the lessons the hard way. While we may fight it or fight through it, at its dimwits we ought to accept the gospel truth, nothing stays the same. Every breath we draw, every tear that we shed, and every smile we dance with, is permanent in its impermanence, it is so immortal and yet so fleeting. Though time and tide wait for no one, the imprints of our joy and melancholy, the life that we lead through the memories that we create through experiencing our mortality for the first and the last time, become infinite savouries and scars that we hold on to, that change us and shape the way we lead ourselves and charge through the world.
By Hridya Sharmaabout a year ago in Writers
Chosen by the Emerald Songstress
**Finding Chosen by the Emerald Songstress** In the heart of the ancient forest, where the trees whispered secrets older than time, there was a legend known only to those who dared to listen. The legend spoke of the Emerald Songstress, a mystical being with a voice so enchanting that it could heal wounds, bring rain to parched lands, and even call forth the sun after the darkest night. But more than her song, it was said that she held the power to choose a guardian of the forest, one who would protect the land and its creatures for generations to come.
By Kingsley Egekeabout a year ago in Writers
Challenges And Prompts For Vocal Creators
Introduction I will admit that the thing that tempted me into Vocal was the big money challenges (which are now smaller but more frequent) but surprisingly Vocal actually covers all my requirements for writing and rewards.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a year ago in Writers
Sensational! Krisdayanti Withdraws from Batu City Pilkada and Apologizes to Megawati
After the polemic in the period approaching Indonesia's democracy day in 2024, especially after the upload of the 'emergency warning' which was then followed by a demonstration by a handful of people. Now we find ourselves approaching the election registration, gansist, in about a week. But approaching this registration, something quite exciting happened again, there was one of the candidates, who had actually been involved in politics for quite a long time, but finally decided to withdraw from the event.
By david Davidabout a year ago in Writers
