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Children's Day- fun day :)
I know you are trying to skip because.. Duh! you are not child any more, I guess most of the audience is either in their teenage flow or already enjoying adulthood.
By Anweshaabout a year ago in Writers
Don't be Everything for Everyone.
It is a burden for children to carry the weight of being an achiever and to be successful. Kids who grew up into other people’s expectations and eventually lived their life trying to prove themselves to everyone. It is something we didn’t want, yet we have unconsciously been doing it our entire life.
By Komalabout a year ago in Writers
Shame, Guilt, and Self-Criticism
You are a Badass Deck, by Jen Sincero — It’s time to get mighty clear about what makes you happy and what makes you feel the most alive, and then create it instead of pretending you can’t have it. The cards in this deck were created from a book You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life.
By Denise E Lindquistabout a year ago in Writers
Do You Have Van Gough Syndrome?
Are you disillusioned by only a few followers, views, and reads? I am proud of myself. I joined Vocal Media in September, and this is my 30th story, and I now have 14 followers.
By Calvin Londonabout a year ago in Writers
Boil, boil, toil and trouble.
Let’s just say for fun, they never came. Let’s imagine a place where we live in peace and harmony, just minding our own. Let’s pretend this is not really happening.
By JBazabout a year ago in Writers
Time to Asphyxiate Your Darlings
I recently received a reply to an email of mine that said: “Thanks for your email — a bit convoluted to read, but I think I understand what you’re asking for?”
By emabout a year ago in Writers
The Officially Unofficial Dishonourable Mention Challenge!
Before we go any further, I wanted to extend my sincere apologies for completely dropping the ball with the challenge I ran a few months ago:
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Writers
Art inspired winners
This challenge was set to demonstrate how art can move us, inspire us, and help us to come up with the ideas we all need to help us with our creative writing work. If nothing else, I hope that this exercise demonstrates how we can all be inspired by art. If you ever find yourself short of an idea for a story, why not try looking at a painting, a sculpture, a photograph, or even visiting an art gallery? Choose a picture, any picture and just look at it for a few minutes, allow yourself to be absorbed by what you can see. Imagine what the artist was feeling when they created the work and imagine yourself as a part of the picture. I can pretty much guarantee that, after just those few minutes, you will have some new ideas to write about.
By Raymond G. Taylorabout a year ago in Writers
Fun with Neologism
Everything that is old was new once upon a time. Someone at some point in time had to have that light bulb moment to create something that never existed before. And language, the words we use are no exception.
By Lilly Cooperabout a year ago in Writers
Still Crawling And On Top
Introduction I covered this about two weeks back but I am surprised that without any Top Stories on Vocal, the reads of my Vocal stories are still rising significantly. Not only that my subscribers are rising too.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a year ago in Writers
What's Its Name?
Names have power. We answer to them, sign them, give nicknames, and when all else fails to ring true we change them. The idea that knowing the name of a thing or a person gives power is ancient and crosses many cultures, religions, and beliefs. bestowing a name grants honor and even power to the name-r over the name-d.
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Writers
Holidays? Holy Days? Pen It To Win It!
The Lead-In Are you ready for the upcoming holidays? We're in that stretch of the year where it feels like they're never ending. Christmas decorations are in stores before Halloween costumes have left them. Thanksgiving is around the corner. And that's not even counting the less well-known holidays (at least in America) like Rosh Hashanah. But hey, rather than stress about the presents you haven't bought yet or how to navigate the tumultuous waters of arranging gatherings that everyone can attend, let's have some stories!
By Laura Pruettabout a year ago in Writers