Advice
How I Use My Benable Profile to Showcase My Vocal Stories
There's no denying, life is hard, and if you know what I know, you'll be smart enough to take advice from those who have gone before us, and people who have walked in our shoes (or at least traveled the same path).
By Justiss Goode4 months ago in Writers
Are You Still Sitting on the Fence About Becoming a Serious Writer?
Many years ago, I wrote about how I was inspired to become a writer, because of a particular book: The Courage to Write. Please enjoy what I originally shared and feel free to comment on your own inspiration, either for your overall career as a writer, or simply for your inspiration when it comes to writing on Vocal or other platforms.
By Justiss Goode5 months ago in Writers
I Write to Outlive the Version of Me Who Almost Didn't
The first time I almost stopped writing, I was twelve and my mother found the notebook. It was a spiral-bound thing, the cover soft with use, pages crammed with poems I wrote in the margins of math classes, during the silences after dinner, in the twenty minutes before sleep when the dark felt safe enough to be honest. I had hidden it under my mattress because that was where important things went in the stories I read—treasure maps, diaries, the evidence of selves too fragile for daylight.
By Muhammad Sabeel5 months ago in Writers
Goose and the Golden Egg
Goose and the Golden Egg We have all seen them. The magical emails draw in the hopeful writer, desperate to make something, anything, from their work. The lure and promise of $50-$100 per piece accepted for publication. The hopeful possibilities of making a couple of grand a month from their writing. Anything from data entry to essay submissions is needed by many entities, and you are in a prime position to earn that income, after all, the writer just did. In fact, the writer makes a couple of thousand a month, maybe more, even while they sleep. What they don’t tell you is how long it took them to reach that income. They don’t cite their own stories or poetry in those publications either, so you can’t verify those claims.
By Alexandra Grant5 months ago in Writers
How Multiple H-1B RFEs Can Complicate a Petition
Some H-1B applicants receive Requests for Evidence that challenge more than one aspect of the petition at the same time. These cases can become especially difficult because U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may question the specialty occupation, wage level, and educational qualifications together rather than separately.
By Sheila Danzig5 months ago in Writers
Who Is Salih Ongun and What Is His Professional Background?
In today's fast-changing business environment, professionals who combine education, experience, and a strong understanding of industry trends often make a lasting impact. One such individual is Salih Ongun, a business owner known for his involvement in the commercial electricity and energy sector. His professional journey reflects the importance of continuous learning, strategic thinking, and adapting to changing market demands.
By Smith Colin 5 months ago in Writers
Gatekeeping in Writing Communities. Top Story - June 2026.
Not every harsh opinion is valuable, just as not every valuable opinion has to be harsh. -Annam M. Gordon Writing communities can be strange places sometimes where gatekeeping is alive and well in many of them. Most writing forums seem to have its share of drama, cliques, and people who appoint themselves the authority on what counts as “real” writing. Reviews and comments can quickly turn into status signaling, where “real writers do it this way.”
By Annam M Gordon5 months ago in Writers
