Vocal Creator Chat: 9/19/2023
A place to connect and discuss all things Vocal.
Have questions about creating stories, growing your audience, and getting rewarded on Vocal? The Vocal community and team are here to help answer your questions and feedback together.
Every other Tuesday at 12 PM ET, we'll assemble the Vocal community, as well as our Creator Experience and Product teams, in a thread to respond to creator inquiries for one hour.
Please follow Vocal’s Community Guidelines and don’t spam your own profile or stories in the thread. We encourage the community to report users or comments that break these guidelines.
Some updates and reminders from the Vocal team:
- There are 11 days left to enter the Vocal Writing Awards.
- The word count requirement has been removed from the Art community so creators can share their other art forms more easily.
- We are still fine-tuning our spam and AI moderation processes. We are fighting a new battle each day as the technology evolves, and we greatly appreciate your patience.
Got questions about Vocal or feedback about what’s new? Leave a comment in this thread to join the Vocal Creator Chat.
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📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 04/25/2024
Our “Raise Your Voice Threads” are hosted every other Thursday at 12PM ET to offer creators more avenues to uncover exceptional stories on Vocal. As we are continuously searching for fresh creators and inspiring stories, this thread provides an opportunity to exchange and discuss the stories that have moved and motivated us on Vocal.
By Raise Your Voice by Vocal2 days ago in Resources
BARE HUNTER
CHAPTER 15 I pulled up in front of Sandy’s a little early, so I texted Becca again and left a message for Sharon, hoping she had a good day and I’d see her tomorrow. Two cars pulled into Sandy’s driveway. I don’t know why I was surprised to see another man with her. We’d been apart for two years and I certainly didn’t waste any time getting back on the horse.
By Tina D'Angelo7 days ago in Chapters
The Business of Nature
Dew drops reflected the light of the sun. The inhabitants of Whispering Woods woke up to the golden droplets of water on the leaves of the flora. The oaks particularly enjoyed the light and the maples did, too. Happiness enveloped all who lived there, even the rocks that cried out in the night delighted in the morning.
By Skyler Saunders3 days ago in Fiction
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Have question, all required fields are filled out for Create a Story. But I keep getting a message that says: Unable to save story! Unexpected token '<', "<!DOCTYPE "... is not valid JSON What does this mean? How do I fix it so I can submit my story? I haven't had this issue before publishing my previous two stories. HELP!
@justin Ok, question. I joined vocal plus initially because of the Christopher Paolini challenge and the $10,000 prize and also thought the chance to meet an established famous author would be cool. I haven’t seen ANY COMPETITIONS like that since on vocal, and it’s been almost a year since I signed up. So, technically I have 3 questions. First, are there any major competitions coming up like that again EVER? Any soon? Second, I was thinking since it’s October (scary season) it would be AMAZING to have a horror writer like R.L. Stein, Stephen King, Joe Hill, or Grady Hendrix (or any other famous horror writer) have a competition for who can write the scariest, most eldritch story. Maybe another ghost story challenge or… just a scary story challenge. Third, I was wondering why the top prize for competitions went from $1000 to $500? Just curious!
porque aparece a mensagem de historia recusada porque estava em portugues
Have question, all required fields are filled out for Create a Story. But I keep getting a message that says: Unable to save story! Unexpected token '<', "<!DOCTYPE "... is not valid JSON What does this mean? How do I fix it so I can submit my story? I haven't had this issue before publishing my previous two stories. HELP!
I'm new here, I submitted my story several times but it was rejected, I was told my words weren't up more than the minimum words count(600 words), meanwhile it's more than 1,000 words. I don't understand what's happening
I am new here I created poem. It does not show how to publish it.
great post
I have a question , I have asked it a few times but have not received a response. I have multiple stories that have likes and have been read , but the count for reads is 0 while the likes is more than 1. We dont get paid on the likes yet those are the ones being accurately tracked not the reads. Does anyone else experience this? Judging by my like total im not getting about 25% of my earnings due to inaccurate tracking of the reads.
Any chance there could be a way to see in our drafts the minutes it takes to read something? Like before we publish it? Instead of just the word count? Maybe I'm the only one who would appreciate this, but thought I'd throw it out there. Thanks for all you do, Vocal Team!
Can we get more tags in poets community please? Like one for friendship, one for family, one for mental health, maybe a gratitude one
👀 just reading some comments…
Oh! I keep forgetting to mention I still get app notifications for people I unsubscribed to (iOS) 🫥
Thx 4 all of your hard work Vocal. I just have a quick question for the team. Is there any way to keep all top stories up on the front page for the entire day like before so that each story gets the same amount of exposure. Thx
Another question: there is sometimes an issue with comments while some are written in a joking way which is fun some consist of a hidden abuse or insult is there any way to block such a person? from going into a conversation with such an individual they will always make you look smaller and worser not telling about the side effect of your mental and physical health and unfortunately such people will be doing this in an ongoing manner so being able to block such person will be an option no matter who they seem to be in here! Thanks! We all do make mistakes but its not only fun and joy its also lot of work while sharing in here and entirely dealing with hidden abuse or ignorance as it happens a lot too is just not healthy and affects writing sure I deal with it on my own and not only me in here as some people just cant feel it and some do ! and I feel it through their writing but some they are fine with it but someone who is aware of abuse and reaction of body and brain from it need a protection and mostly poets writers are very sensitive individuals from where their creations are arriving in here so an option as a protection from people who we already experienced are harmful behaviours, comments would be a Plus :) ! As they abuse ignore and stay okay while we are left hurt in empathic pains so without such an option we are left entirely open for them to bring new shots to us whenever they want to !
Hello, Just saying hello. I guess that the Vocal folks are extremely busy, so I will only say HELLO!!!!! Except that I miss my comments in my e-mail and my notification replies take forever to get to my stories. 🔆🔆🔆🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️
I was wondering if Vocal could start a delivery service? It would make my life so much easier! You could deliver cash prizes right to my door!
A suggestion to the team that could definitely solve the issues with spam and AI-generated content. I think Vocal+ members and free members whose accounts are in good standing should not have to go through the review process. Their stories should be published immediately. Why not implement a "probation" period for all new (free) accounts? A month or 15-20 stories.
Thank you for the great news! I'm glad you are finally doing something against spam and AI-generated content, because it has been very annoying. Happy to see you removed the word-count requirement for the Art community! It's going to make things so much easier for minimalist writers like me! Thank you! Also, could you please let us know why stories seem stuck in the review process instead of being published right away?
I have a question do we get a premia when we get 1000 more reads? if yes when it is happening once we get 1000 or at the end of the month where it happened as all other bonuses I registered that I got the same day when achieved? Thanks!
I have a question/suggestion. Wouldn't it be possible to pin Kayleigh's Top Story for a couple of days as the first one in the list so that it doesn't vanish under a crowd in a couple of hours? I think it's important for people to see it. https://vocal.media/humans/help-me-dl1x500fe
Also. Bacon is really great. I mean, really. Thoughts? Bacon and churros should be a thing in my life right now. If Vocal or anyone can help deliver that right now, that'd be fab!
I had a relevant question, but I forgot it. So, what's your favourite pancake topping aside from real Canadian Maple Syrup?
Always have questions, but most are answered in time. Overall I still appreciate vocal platform and the content ( minus the Ai)
Hello everyone. Vocal, I know you guys get a ton of suggestions that come from different creators but are the same or similar in content. We appreciate when you say that it’s added to the road map. Maybe, once a week during the leaderboard you can post a generic copy of what’s on the roadmap or maybe even a priority list. I think it might eliminate the same suggestions if people know it’s already on there, and or currently being worked on. Either way, thank you for all you do.
Hi everybody! I don't have anything, just stopping in as a sounding board and moral support!