Why I Won't Be Writing About Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Anymore
Why I won't write the same thing over and over
Anyone who has been keeping up with my body of work on Vocal will know that a number of what I’ve written have been pieces about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard and the thoughts I’ve had about that entire saga. If I’m being Frank it’s made up a large number of my readings. Which has been both a blessing and a curse. Gossip sells and sells well depending on how soon you catch it.
This being said though, I haven’t enjoyed writing these click bait types of stories. There’s no promise that it will do well once it’s out on your profile. And nine times out of ten these stories are not the most uplifting of subject matter. Hence why you don’t really see a lot of true crime from me here, also the reason being I’m publishing a novel the falls under crime and mysteries.
But I digress, this is why I’ve made the decision to not write about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard anymore. It’s just made me tired and discouraged and I just don’t want to write anything that makes me feel that way. I started my Vocal profile for fun and most of it has been fun, but having to write about this annoying story to get any reads has been discouraging so I’m just not going to write about them anymore.
I do have some plans about what I would really like to write about.
Short fiction stories have been something I’ve had a lot of fun doing. Writing for the fiction summer challenge this past summer was a lot of fun and I would love to do something like that again but on my own terms and at my own pace. That doesn’t mean I won’t do any more challenges because I actually love doing the challenges when I have enough time to do the challenges along with any rewrites I need before submitting it for the challenge in question. I also will be posting more reviews for the different books, movies, and other forms of media that I’ve consumed over the last couple of months. Another thing I will be writing about it my recent struggle with depression, my recent diagnosis of Bipolar 2 Disorder and the journey I’ve been taking to finding a sense of wellness through my own internal chaos. I know the latter is something I had started to talk on before and let fall off, but I want to keep pushing that dialogue forward and see if anyone else feels the same in regards to finding that inner peace.
I constantly feel like I’m a rookie to this Vocal thing. I see the top stories and feel blown away and even a little envious because I know I write well but I just haven’t gotten the readers I’ve needed. To be fair chances are a lot of the people writing for Vocal are probably familiar with advertisement and what sells so to speak. Are people who’ve worked in publishing and know the kinds of books that sell, of course I can’t know that for sure because I haven’t spoken to any of these people, but I would say it’s a reasonable guess as to why a lot of them are having the success on this site. This doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with Vocal, not at all, I love Vocal and all of the content they offer and all the content it allows me to offer. The issue I’m talking about here is I think in a lot of ways a society issue.
People love gossip. People love watching the lives of others falling apart at the seams. People love to watch and or read about other people suffering. Why we are built like this, who knows, but we are. I could and probably will write a whole other piece about this but I will wrap it up fast by saying that it’s probably so people don’t have to think about their own miserable lives when they’re digesting the trouble others are going through. It’s a sad truth, but it is an undeniable truth.
I will say if there is a story that gets under my skin and I won’t feel at ease until I share it, I will write about it. This isn’t me locking a closed door but rather closing a door and leaving it unlocked. While I don’t feel I will write about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard again, I won’t say never because I’m sure there will come a point where something happens with those two that I just won’t be able to ignore. However, for the time being, I won’t be writing about them for a long time. I’m not saying never, but I am definitely not keeping them in my Rolodex of work on Vocal anymore.
This is already long winded so I am going to wrap up with this.
I am beyond appreciative for the readers who have read everything I have about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. As I said before it made up a large number of reads for my entire profile. I just want these reads to see and read more of what I can do as a writer. Also, I just want to have fun again with my writings for Vocal. So that’s what I will be doing and I do hoping readers will come along for the ride and enjoy everything I have to offer in the upcoming future. I can’t promise everything I write will be as tantalizing as the gossip pieces I wrote before, but I think there will still be something for everyone.
About the Creator
Coco Jenae`
Fiction Writer
Drag Artist
Reader
Film Lover
A Lover
A Pursuer of Wellness
Nomyo ho renge kyo
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