Advice

What really makes a good parent?
What does parent education really mean? I have just finished reading a book entitled 'Kids Under Construction' by Ricki D. Pavlu a pastor, who is also a parent. Throughout this book he shares his memories of raising his children and giving hints and tips to new parents and to those who have been in this grand profession for years. It is a great book that to me brought the sacred and secular together for we were all created by the one great parent who we were made in his image. Parents are our first teachers as so was God. Pray!
By Mark Grahamabout an hour ago in Writers
Reactively: What Is Most Important In Our Vocal Publications
Introduction While Vocal have given us a "transparent guide" on how Top Stories are chosen (to be taken with a large cellar of salt) which you can read here:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about 11 hours ago in Writers
The Pit and The Pendulum – a scene lives on in my mind
The 1960s had so many scary movies. They were not full of blood and gore; rather, they took you to the edge and let your imagination fill it in. Vincent Price and Ray Milland starred in so many. My friends and I would go to double features for $.50 cents ($.25 per movie). Godzilla or King Kong didn't scare me. I always felt sorry for the creatures who were being shot at.
By Andrea Corwin about 20 hours ago in Writers
The Traditional Writer is Dead
The traditional writer is dead. More than that, the “traditional” writer never existed in the first place. “But Stephanie,” you say, “what about those writers who use the old-style formats, formal writing, those who don’t break the rules? Aren’t they ‘traditional’ writers?”
By Stephanie Hoogstad2 days ago in Writers
I Made $20,000 on Tomato. Then I Watched It Choose AI Over Writers.
On September 7, Tomato released new rules. I was lurking in several writers’ groups. Messages came one after another. Some posted screenshots. Some cursed. Some said, “I’m done writing.” I checked my own dashboard. August earnings: 100 yuan. Around Chinese New Year, it was still 5,000 a month. I had one or two million-word books. I ran them for a year or two. Now this.
By Jin3 days ago in Writers
Origami
Do not judge a book By the colors on the cover Dazzling like lightening Electric shock can smother You’re origami maybe?
By Raine Fielder3 days ago in Writers
Writing Reflections: Echo Cries
Happy Saturday once again, my friends! I’m back with another Writing Reflection. This week, I want to focus on a poem that falls under a category that I write quite often: poetry based on mythology. If you have followed my profile for a while, you have probably noticed that I like to write poetry based on Greek and Roman mythology. In particular, I like to write this kind of poetry using variations of the poem style of the nonet, but instead of nine lines, I use twelve or, sometimes, thirteen lines (although this is rare, and usually only because I have miscounted and don’t want to go through the work of rewriting the poem to be twelve lines).
By Stephanie Hoogstad3 days ago in Writers
Some More Poetry Observations
Introduction This was kicked off with a poem I published this week, inspired by the work of a Facebook friend, Justine. As you may have noticed, I often try new poetry forms, and a lot of them come from this page here
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 days ago in Writers
The First Draft Is An Alibi
My first draft is the version that makes me—the writer— look good . Or it makes the subject look bad. It’s not until three drafts later where the uglier, more honest sentences creep in. It’s those words I was avoiding because it implicates me too.
By tatiana vitas4 days ago in Writers
Remote Work Resorts
Let me be brutally honest: the traditional office is dying a slow, painful death, and frankly, it's about time. After spending the better part of two decades watching corporate Australia cling to outdated work models like a security blanket, I've witnessed something extraordinary unfold over the past few years. The pandemic didn't just force us to work from home - it exposed the glaring absurdity of forcing talented people into sterile cubicles for eight hours a day, five days a week.
By Narghiza Ergashova4 days ago in Writers
Measuring Value
You are an employee that goes beyond the "craft to execution" and "problem-solving to initiative". You bring strategic impact along with your market vision that directly influences that company's bottom line. But your rank and net pay in the hands of your employer does not change. Not because you are not valuable to them but because they can not afford your services at the market rate nor can they re-design the upper echelon to accommodate your growth and talents without causing "waves". If you give far too much for the same old, you are the majority of the talent stuck within dormant companies that have no systems of recognition of talent based on merit.
By Narghiza Ergashova4 days ago in Writers
Are You Building a Career or Just a Brand?
Let’s face it: we’re all living double lives. There’s the version of you that gets up, does the work, and delivers results. And then there’s the curated, polished, LinkedIn-friendly version of you - the one who seems effortlessly successful, constantly grinding, and always "on." Over time, it feels like this second version of ourselves has taken center stage. We’ve become performers in our own career dramas, and honestly, the show is exhausting.
By Narghiza Ergashova4 days ago in Writers