Inspiration

10 Works Of Literature That Are *Technically* Fan Fiction
Fan fiction--the popularist fiction written by normal people (usually girls and women) and posted online/in a public forum--is frequently deemed trashy. Similar to salacious magazines a teenage boy hides under his bed, fan fiction readers are forced to hide their hobby and penchant for fan fiction. While the internet made the dissemination of fan fiction easier and more accessible, it is not uncommon to hear stories from parents and grandparents about a fan fiction that was passed around high school hallways chapter by chapter.
By Alisan Keesee2 years ago in Writers
The Power Of Poetry And Prose
Introduction I was out walking, as I usually do each day, and started thinking about whether it is better to write poetry or prose when creating something that may be fictional or observations on defined things like people, places, pets and more.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Writers
The First Piece I Ever Wrote
My first work published on Vocal. It has been revised but ultimately became the pathway for my recovery. I am still a work in progress and write almost daily. (I'm sure some of you have noticed that, lol)
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden2 years ago in Writers
A Funny Idea I had Recently
So I have read a fair few hundred books in my time, thousands, millions, every book written so I think I am the most valuable source of information on good and terrible books. No, I’m just kidding. But I do love to sit and read a book with a cup of coffee every now and then. So I have read loads of books and I have furtherly enjoyed some more than others. But that is how it goes for the general reader, you have your favourite genres, writers and tropes. For me…personally… It's a dystopian future book that has my heart, or a fantasy world where you need to go on a dangerous adventure to save the world, anything with magic that makes me so absorbed in the book I feel like the main character and if I’m feeling frisky you can’t go wrong with a spicy enemies to lovers romance trope.
By Terri Allen2 years ago in Writers
The Enigmatic Case of James R. MacRae
Chapter 1: The Mysterious Arrival James R MacRae, a seasoned insurance agent, was known throughout the small town of Crestwood as an enigmatic figure. His arrival in town was shrouded in mystery, with whispers of his past and the secrets he carried. The townsfolk were captivated by his presence, yet wary of his intentions.
By Richard Jones2 years ago in Writers
"The Requiem of Elysium: The Symphony of Worlds"
"The Requiem of Elysium: The Symphony of Worlds" Part 1: The Enchanted Overture In a world where reality intertwines with imagination, a symphony of worlds comes to life. Among them is Elysium, a realm of boundless magic and wonder. At the heart of Elysium is the Eternal Driver, a being of great power who maintains harmony between worlds. But as the world's tunes begin to fade, darkness pours in, threatening to destroy the very fabric of its existence. A young painter named Aria finds herself drawn into this monumental orchestra as her painting comes to life, taking her to the Élysée Palace. There she meets Callum, a talented musician, and Lyra, a mysterious wanderer. Together they learn about the impending discord that could herald the end of all worlds.
By Kashan Butt2 years ago in Writers
"From Passion to Purpose: Understanding the Depths of Love and Connection"
is there a distinction among sex and having intercourse essentially there's a colossal contrast you can be having intercourse and there can be no affection included having intercourse is different to having intercourse having intercourse implies that you're associated with the individual that you're drawing in with and that implies that you're not concealing yourself like all things considered assuming that you're genuinely having intercourse as in genuinely having intercourse it's a truly weak second yet a many individuals that are having intercourse it's not weak like they're putting on an act they're attempting to show the body in the best light resembles that is that is having intercourse yet it's not having intercourse since you're not completely genuinely being you're open weak self so to be that that can be really unnerving which is the reason a many individuals have intercourse yet they don't have intercourse on the off chance that you will have intercourse, you're completely there at that time regardless of whether it's weak regardless of whether it resembles well this is a piece abnormal yet you're completely there and connecting with there with your accomplice as you're doing that so it's perfectly defenseless and not unsurprising and it won't seem as though it looks on the motion pictures and that doesn't make any difference it's way preferable something way better over that similarly as critically however is to make love it's not just about getting into bed and doing the sexual demonstration there's a ton that paves the way to that so how can you treat the individual that the remainder of the day since you can be dealing with them like with a dismissal and I don't actually mind we should rush with this and have you done this and in the event that you have the children doing this and, bounce into bed and have intercourse that is simply sex having intercourse implies during the day have you gotten some margin to go how can you do what's happening for you anything I can assist you with gracious I love that you did that like there's appreciation there's liberality there's care and the manner in which you treatment treat them so then when you hit the hay together and afterward when you contact like your present in your touch their present in there how yummy is that and that is they're making love that is genuinely exquisite way better than sex whenever
By Tipu Das2 years ago in Writers
The Effect of the Green Socks. First Place in Writers Challenge. Top Story - August 2023.
She preferred to be called THE Rankin instead of Mrs. Rankin. It seemed odd to us in her eighth-grade gifted class to be called by just her surname, but she also wasn’t your average caffeinated teacher. She was assuredly one of those souls so far outside the box she wasn’t even in the same state as the box. Her honey-sweet Alabama accent made our small class feel like home. Best class ever.
By Barb Dukeman2 years ago in Writers
Love Story
The Love Story Sally and John met in college. They were both in the same English class, and they were instantly drawn to each other. They would spend hours talking about books, movies, and music. They would also go on long walks together, talking about their hopes and dreams.
By Alfi Dar2 years ago in Writers
Biscuits and Blood: the first story I ever wrote
After earning my associates degree at Guilford Technical Community College in 2019 I transferred to the University of North Carolina in Greensboro in 2020 where I majored in media studies. One of the first classes I took in my first semester was screenwriting. We only had one assignment for the whole semester and that was to write a 30 minute long screenplay. Every week we would work on part of our scripts and then go over what needed to modified to make the script a suitable end product.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Writers
Rescued by Friendship: A Tale of Rediscovering Hope
In the big city of Horizonville, there lived a man named Alex. He felt really sad and lost hope in life. Even though he looked up ways to deal with feeling alone on the internet, he still felt really lonely inside.
By aman dolui2 years ago in Writers
Want to Feel Special. Read This
Author's preface: A comment on a recent story published here (thanks Kendall DeFoe) triggered something in me which caused me to recall a story I had written many years ago, way back in 2016. That article was published on a different web publishing platform, which I will not name, but rhymes with tedium, from which I have since been twice suspended and (apparently) permanently banned. It was written as part of my 1000 page view up all night write-athon which was some stupid thing I thought to try and do after I finally hit 1000 page views. I had started publishing there in early 2015 so it took me a solid year to hit the 1000 mark with close to 200 stories published in that first year. I was quite prolific back in those days and, exactly like today, I was not very popular, as those dismal stats clearly indicate. That said I was very proud of the achievement, and decided I would try a stunt where I stayed up all night (5pm until 8am the next day) and try and write and publish as many articles as I could in that time span. I conceived of the idea the day I hit 1000, and initiated the challenge the following evening so I did not have time to think much about how difficult a thing that actually could be. Also, exactly like today, I did not tend to think very much in advance about stuff, and figured it would just work itself out in the end. This other unnamed platform did not have a ludicrous and absurd minimum word count requirement like Vocal, nor did it have a roving censor brigade, and one could get away with just about anything in those early days on the site. As per my typical MO, I tended to take a very laissez-faire attitude with respect to the "rules" which obviously ended up hurting me fairly badly many years later when I got my first suspension, and then again a year after that when I was suspended a second time. This was about two years ago and that suspension has yet to be rescinded, despite several petitions, so amounts to a permanent ban. In any event I can't actually recall how many stories I banged out, but think I got close to fifteen. Below is just one of them which surprisingly holds up even today both in terms of its truth value (I am still an almost never read writer) and its overall quality (fair to middlin at best). Crazy how the computer references seem so dated and ancient. It really was not that long ago. lol! Enjoy!
By Everyday Junglist2 years ago in Writers