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Tales From Beyond: The Haunted Letter Challenge: The Entries
Greetings to the demented, the disturbed, the deranged. The entries for the “Tales from Beyond: The Haunted Letter Challenge” have been received and are festering in the dark deluded dungeons of the supernatural judges who are currently being haunted and disillusioned as we read each and every entry. There are 34 spooktastic letters in total.
By Rick Henry Christopher 4 months ago in Writers
200 Stories on Vocal.Media
Once again I struggle to find the words to describe what this accomplishment means to me. Even now I flounder in the deep end of my doubts, wondering if I can support myself in the future with my writing, and yet I still haven't given up on the dream.
By Amanda Starks4 months ago in Writers
What I Learned Writing 24k Words in 5 Days
If you’re struggling with your book, you need to surrender yourself to your story. You don’t have to give up — you really shouldn’t do that. But you might just need to surrender yourself to let the story go where it wants to.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA4 months ago in Writers
Public Speaking - Trauma
Public speaking can be difficult, even if you take a speech class in high school. I no longer picture people in the audience in their underwear, or look at one person in the audience, or look over everyone's head, or look at the back of the room.
By Denise E Lindquist4 months ago in Writers
Maybe I still see rockets in the sky
I remember looking to the sky in my youth and thinking every plane a rocket, every bird a dragon, every wind a whistle, light and high. The trees would sway in the breeze and I would sway with them, the connection between us something I could feel in my bones, but never say aloud. I never said very much then, but I felt it all: the immensity of this world as a child within it. I remember pulling back coarse branches and parting prickly bushes; I remember how my hands felt in the mud, grass tickling against my palms, my fingers caked with dirt. I remember the feel of the smooth, cool rocks, the wriggling of worms, the smell of rain in the air. I remember my early winters, bundled in jackets and scarves, lying face first in the snow, wishing never to leave.
By angela hepworth4 months ago in Writers
My First Month on Vocal: A Unique Experience
It has officially been just over a month since I joined Vocal and I have to say that this experience has been wonderful. I’d love to share my thoughts on these first 30 days as a Vocal creator and my plans going forward.
By Krysha Thayer5 months ago in Writers
Propaganda I'm Not Falling For (As a Writer)
Being a writer is hard. It’s even harder when you’re constantly met with criticism, “hot takes,” and conflicting ideas of what a writer is. One of the downsides to social media being such a prevalent tool for writers to promote their work and connect with other writers is that you’re constantly seeing what to do or what not to do - solely based on people’s personal opinions.
By Katherine J. Zumpano5 months ago in Writers
A Good Story
Hemingway said: "The first draft of anything is shit." But for one particular screenplay that I laboured over, the second, third and fourth drafts were also going to be shit. And it would stay that way until I made some big changes. So, I had to start over, almost from scratch. I had to get back to craft. And I had to abandon proselytizing.
By Marie Wilson5 months ago in Writers
