Top Stories
Stories in Journal that you'll love, handpicked by our team.
When Vocal Earnings Started To Beat A Writer's Medium Earnings. Top Story - May 2023.
Six months to a year ago, I would not have imagined the possibility I'm about to share. I wouldn't have bet it would become a startling reality. As it has, I'm going to share the facts with you and let you draw whatever conclusions you may.
By Jason Morton3 years ago in Journal
Classmate Moms. Top Story - May 2023.
When you’re a little kid in school many thoughts come to mind about your fellow classmates. You think so-and-so is your best friend, maybe your worst enemy. Maybe they’re very good on the blacktop playing basketball or they’re the fastest runner on the track during gym class. One thing you never think about until you get older is the fact that these classmates will one day grow up and become parents. Yes, one day your fellow toddlers and teenagers are going to have kids of their own who will follow in the footsteps of their youthful decadence.
By Joe Patterson3 years ago in Journal
Choosing the Right Tense for Your Novel: Past, Present, or Future?. Top Story - May 2023.
If there was one thing from my second creative writing class that is going to haunt me for the rest of my career it would be my Professors scribbled handwriting on the coversheet of most of the work that I turned in with the words STOP SWITCHING TENSES written in increasingly larger letters as the semester went on.
By Elise L. Blake3 years ago in Journal
Show, Don't Tell.. Top Story - April 2023.
Show, don’t Tell! Anyone who fancies themselves a writer will have been told this at some point. It’s writing 101. Most of you will be nodding along to this thinking, “Listen up, Noobs, man’s about to throw down some classic advice.”
By Shane Dobbie4 years ago in Journal
My First Time Using AI Software. Top Story - April 2023.
Oh yes. It's one of the most controversial topics in the world of writing. And I tried it. Yes, I know it's not something a creative writer should be using. But before you click out of this article, hear me out. And no, I had no help with this article. It's all me.
By Amethyst Champagne4 years ago in Journal
sometimes i feel completely overwhelmed by it all. Top Story - April 2023.
I was talking with my friend James recently about the state of the world. While I'm on an island in the arctic in Northwestern Canada, he lives in the United States, a country that too often makes too much noise. We've been writing buddies for probably two years now, and I consider him a dear friend.
By Oneg In The Arctic4 years ago in Journal
Morning Pages of a Prodigal Writer. Top Story - March 2023.
It’s 5am on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. I am easing into being 32 years old. I do not usually journal here. My morning pages are kept elsewhere in a red book without lines. But a blank page is still a blank page and I have ink that needs to run.
By Loryne Andawey4 years ago in Journal
