The Psychological Aspect of Writing on Vocal

Writing as a Passion, Hobby or a Livelihood

Most people write because they love to write. Writing is their passion, hobby or favorite pastime. Writing as a profession is seemingly tough to many because it involves the acceptability of the works to the readers. If the readers love any piece, they are ready to pay for it or vise versa. On the digital publishing platform, it is also no exception. Writing out of passion, getting acceptability to the readers, and earning for a lifetime from writing works are different things. Acknowledging this reality is important for the persons who want to choose writing as a long-term goal.

Difference between a Digital Self-publishing Platform Like Vocal Media and Age-old Analog Publishing Houses

Previously, we needed a diary to start writing. Many of us had the habit of keeping personal diaries. We liked to write and share that with our close friends and relatives. But reaching to distant readers was unimaginable. Now the time has changed. Anyone can write whatever they want and share the works with the millions around the globe in seconds. Surfing the real writing talents as well as the borderless mingling of writers and readers has become much easier. People not only read and share their own country's stories but also enjoy the works from around the globe and share theirs with the world as well. It is more like a global literary center.

Getting Familiar with the Tools Provided by the Platform and Using them Properly

It is not the same as writing in diaries. The digital platform provides us more tools. For example, we can add pictures, videos, links, and so on. It is no surprise that with the advent of so many visual tools like audio or videos, people like to be attracted by those much. The reading habit is increasingly on the verge of decline also. That is why it is a good idea to use all the tools for making a piece of writing attractive to readers though it must be remembered that the platform strongly follows community guidelines and rejects any types of copy-righted content.

How Do Everyday Stats of the Reads Create Pressure on You?

It is our natural tendency that we, the writers on Vocal Media, like to check the stats every morning after we get up. When we see the number, we either may get excited or may feel down. But too much prioritizing the stats, underestimating own works frequently, and giving up after some days is bad for both the creators and the platform itself. Rather it is better to put more attention on creating quality stuff. I can assure you that every time you write, you will get more mature. Just consider your profile as a life-long diary where you are going to put all your stories together. People after hundred years may read it and find it interesting if Vocal allows preserving those there for that long. So, let's forget about the stats and always try to create the best one with the utmost effort.

Your Earnings Vs Your Earning from Reads

In the beginning, there are multiple incentives from Vocal. $5 for reading and leaving hearts to 15 stories of other creators; $5 for publishing 5 stories; $10 for publishing 10 stories; $50 for publishing 50 stories; in the meantime, $5 for first 1000 reads; $5 for an awesome story; $5 for any top story. This is almost $80 dollars in few months. But if you compare that earning with that from reads, you may feel demotivated and depressed. We must remember one thing that one's earning from reads will be significant if one can build an expected reader's base. Moreover, a writer's works will be on the platform for a long, meaning that there is a chance of increasing reads in the long run as well. As a result, in the beginning, as Vocal Media pays much in terms of various incentives, the writers should pay much attention to creating great content, forgetting about the number of reads. But if we pay much attention to stats, it is probable that we may feel demoralized and give up continuing on the platform.

Taking Care of Your Profile: Quality Vs Quantity

If you set up writing as a long-term goal, you must take care of your own profile. As there are a number of bonuses based on the number of stories, few writers may fall into the dilemma of creating low-quality content too quickly. If more and more writers start to do that, the platform will be flooded with poor content, which may force Vocal Media to rethink the initial bonuses for the specific number of stories. Rather, the initial focus should be creating more quality stuff patiently.

Your Stories Will Never Get Old

As Vocal Media has introduced the Quick Edit Feature, creators can edit their stories at any time. It is very common to all of us that after publishing the content, we start to get more ideas regarding that story. We can edit our story any time we want. More importantly, after each editing work, our story becomes a new one to the readers although the title and subtitle do not change. It is also a good opportunity to reach new readers as well. The stories never get old. Moreover, after editing each time, your story will get a more mature and complete one, which may catch the attention of more readers.

Fixing a Long Term Writing Goal and Considering This Platform as a Lifetime Diary or Manuscript of Your Works

Writing is a tough job and it takes a lot of time to excel. Most of the time the earning stream is not guaranteed as well. Readers' preferences may not always match with the writer's passion or interests. In a short time, it is very difficult to be successful. Writers should have a long-term goal. It can be a lifelong goal. Vocal Media can be a writer's digital manuscript or pages of a diary. I have no idea about what Vocal does in case of a person's works after his/her death. But if the platform really allows keeping the works forever, it will certainly be a tremendous one. Younger generations will be able to read the stories from their earlier generations as well and get richer in knowledge.

Social Networking Sites Vs Vocal Media

We do not mind spending a lot of time valuelessly every day on social networking sites. But we become really tired and start to calculate our profits after writing for few months on Vocal. This is regretful because it is still beneficial to us when we are spending time and writing on Vocal with no read, no earning. Writing has lots of benefits. It builds one's personality. It has a direct positive impact on the health of our brain. Writing is an active action that helps our brain to energize positively. Moreover, it keeps a person disease-free, healthy, and long-living. On the other hand, there are a number of researches that support that other networking sites induce people into depression, anxiety or many complexities although it is true that they let you use their platform freely.

Creating Your Reader's Base Slowly and Communicate with them on a Regular Basis

After a story being published, we generally share that on our social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin etc. We can also share on our Facebook author pages as well. There are a number of effective Facebook pages where the updated stories can be shared. The most important thing is that we can spend some time regularly on these and interact with our fellow readers and writers. They can help us give some honest feedback and reviews which are really helpful for creating quality content. Links to some of the great Facebook groups of Vocal Media readers and writers will be shared below.

Do Not Consider Other Writers as Your Readers and Do Not lose Heart

There are a number of Facebook pages that only comprise writers. Writers may not have much time to read all the works. That is why there may be little or less than expected responses from those pages. In my opinion, there is nothing to regret as the members are all writers, not the readers.

Reading, Writing and Promoting Your Work

Every single writer is a good reader. It is almost essential to read a lot to create great content. While a person chooses to write on Vocal Media, s/he must have to balance among three things; regular reading, writing and promoting the works. When a creator sees drops in daily reads, s/he may feel pressured about the content that s/he has created with hard labor. Then, s/he can spend a significant amount of time behind the promotion. Moreover, too much tenacity to promote works may divert a writer from his/her passionate writing goals and forces to choose topics which s/he is not truly interested to create content. As a result, that content's quality goes down. If this continues for long, the writer may fail to continue and give up. The principle is to stick to your passion even if you do not get a single read. Because Vocal needs quality content for its readers and a continuous flow of content for all communities.

A Story may be Worth Enough to Soothe One Million Readers

In the past, there were not too many writers. Publishing any works was also difficult. As a result, the number of complete works was also very few. There were millions of readers who only read the successful published works. A powerful novel, storybook or nonfiction type was wroth enough to please hundreds of thousands of minds. Folk thought of those, dreamt of those and lived their lives as per those. Time has changed a lot. Now there is an ocean of contents. Readers have to choose the necessary ones which they prefer to read themselves. Otherwise, they get lost in the midst of innumerable works. Both the numbers of quality writers and content have increased. Another important point is that content's quality changes over time, based on multiple factors. That is why one content does not necessarily stay the same attractive ones for long. Platforms like Vocal also provide multiple tools to get your content updated with the change in time. Thus, the creations can remain modern forever.

Balancing between Commercialization and Art of Writing

It is certainly difficult to draw a balance between return on investment and upgrading the value of Art. We live in the age of capitalism. Very few things move without profits. What about Vocal? We all know that Vocal Media is a completely ad-free platform. Its revenue-generating stream is different. Its popularity has increased because it is a win-win platform for writers-readers and the digital publishing platform itself. But if the platform can do something regarding the permanent earning solutions to the top creators, many wonderful writers may consider writing as a lifelong solution. For example, it can offer the top creators free Vocal Plus membership. Consequently, the platform will never starve from good content.

How Many Visitors Visit Vocal Every Day?

You will be surprised to know that A huge number of visitors visit this platform every day. The data is shown in the screenshots above. Certainly, to meet the demand, This platform also needs a huge amount of quality content that will create a longer-lasting impression with a positive impact on people's lives.

Paving the Path to be a Great Writer in the Future

Many writers spend a long time to be great creators. We are not exceptions. If you consider writing as a long-term goal, it is surely going to pay you back in terms of money, pleasure, creativity and so on. And for that, understanding this platform thoroughly and interacting with it properly is important. We can consider this awesome wonderful platform as a global literary center that is creating new writers every day and giving lives to the old ones as well. Hopefully, the psychological aspects will help writers, readers and the platform itself to build a long-term sustainable profitable relationship that will change not only the lives of millions but also make the world a better place to live in.

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Great Platform for Readers and Writers on Facebook,

• Vocal Creators Chronicle

• The Vocal Creators Lounge

• International Readers' and Writers' Community

• The Vocal Readers and Writers Group

• Vocal Social Society

Here is My Facebook Author Page

• Moshiur Rahman