Inspiration
First Book Blues
My first novel, Tea With Nanny , was self-published in 2017 on Amazon: it originated from a creative writing course in college in 1985. Although I had wonderful relationships with both of my grandmothers, my paternal grandmother, "Nanny" and grandfather- "Paw-Paw", (by her second marriage, never really knew my biological grandfather) held a considerably significant influence in my childhood, thus the photo of Nanny as a young woman on the cover.
By ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)about a year ago in Writers
Eight Vocal Challenges Complete And Suggestions For Rearrangement Of The Communities
Introduction When I saw that Vocal had eight challenges on the go it hit me and a few others badly. This is not a criticism of Vocal because it gives people a lot of choices if they want to enter a challenge, and I know Vocal Creators who will only enter an official challenge.
By Mike Singleton đź’ś Mikeydred about a year ago in Writers
Using Tiny Glade for World Building Planning
THIS. IS. SO. COOL. I recently came across this diorama builder while scrolling past posts on social media showing off tiny villages, little ruins, and majestic castles! Instantly I found myself captivated by the cute & quaint art-style, serene atmosphere, and simplistic game mechanics.
By Amanda Starksabout a year ago in Writers
Rediscovering My Love for Words (A Blog from Across the Pond)
I don’t think you can really comprehend how much you miss something until it is no longer around all the time and as a creative person it wasn’t writer's block in the traditional sense that took it away for me. But it was more of an emotional spiral that took away my emotional spark exactly 7 years ago, and in the last year I have made it my mission to revive my creative self.
By Vivid Magazineabout a year ago in Writers
Then, Suddenly, Everything Felt Like Nothing
Introduction: When Life Loses Its Spark At some point in life, we may find ourselves caught in a moment where everything that once meant so much suddenly seems to lose its weight, its value, its purpose. Maybe it happens after a setback, a breakup, a job loss, or sometimes without any specific reason at all. A sense of emptiness settles in, and what was once fulfilling now feels hollow. This feeling can be deeply unsettling, as if the colors of life have faded to shades of gray. In this article, we'll explore why this happens, what it means, and how to navigate these moments when "everything feels like nothing."
By Muhammad Nadeemabout a year ago in Writers
On the socioeconomics of being humane
The socioeconomics of humanness lies in the beauty of balancing the aspects of togetherness and isolation. In a world where life coincides with the duality of forces, oscillating between the forces of light and dark, beauty and hate, love and hatred, birth and death, humans are the most endearing and detrimental beings ever to exist. The prowess of intellect and communication, with the stellar mind that created the strides of evolution and lapses of civilization, is undeniably the most striking aspect of what makes humans the most resilient beings of them all. Yet we fall into the pits of downfall, where we forget the radiance of hope, the enclasp of a mother’s warmth, the depth of kindness, the trance that we fall into from time to time although harrowing, is what makes us human. We have to go through a phase of failure and aloofness to fully embrace the goodness of bliss and the peonies of gratitude that embellish the strides of our existential realm.
By Hridya Sharmaabout a year ago in Writers
Some People Are Just Born Lucky
Introduction: Exploring Luck, Opportunity, and Hard Work Everyone's heard the saying, "Some people are just born lucky." It's a sentiment we often use when looking at those who seem to have everything fall effortlessly into place: success, wealth, love, health. These "lucky" people appear to glide through life, untouched by the hurdles that most of us encounter. But is it really just about luck? Is there something more going on behind the scenes?
By Usama Shahidabout a year ago in Writers
