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Why We Feel Undervalued On Vocal
Introduction This happens to me a lot and while we value feedback from our peers (and every read and comment they make on our stories rewards us with half a cent, we still appreciate a Top Story or even a Challenge win, placement or mention. I have written about this many times before:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Writers
Everybody is Consuming Cali Loria. Content Warning.
Who is Cali Loria? The reclusive author published one acclaimed book of poetry and, after a viral relapse during a cover-to-cover live reading of Moby Dick in New Bedford, Massachusetts, spent the remaining days of her life behind closed doors. A recent discovery of her journals by her son, artist Harry Greene, has reawakened intrigue for the writer who both sought and rebuffed the public eye.
By Cali Loria4 months ago in Writers
My Ever Evolving Vocal Audience
Introduction I recently lost a reader which sort of upset me, because although I supported that person, they just stopped reading and commenting on my work, though they still are actively commenting on others work, so I must have offended them, though I and my friends probably know the real reason.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Writers
Vocal Tips And Guides (And Prompts And Ideas And ...)
Introduction This has come about by people getting aggravated by Challenge Results being late, or the fact there are no new Challenges, despite there being a lot of unofficial challenges around. I run one each month.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Writers
Bourbon with Bill
I had the honor of auditing (another story for another day, but too many credits) a 400/600 level Faulkner course my final semester of undergrad (and what a charmed semester it was). Margaret Yonce, affectionately known as Peggy, was my professor, and my soul sister Paige audited it with me. Paige and I had Shakes and our French courses together, even ditched French one day to go across the river to Aiken, kidnapping J.R. from another class to see Eastern Carolina’s production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged. I do not digress. If you can talk about Faulkner without mentioning Shakespeare, you’re surface reading.
By Harper Lewis 4 months ago in Writers
Searching for Those Who Resemble Us
Perhaps these words pass by some people casually, but there are also those who consider them with deep contemplation. They are not just short, ordinary, fleeting words, but rather very profound thoughts that many of us frequently ask ourselves, and I am one of them.
By Moo Khalifa4 months ago in Writers
The Cask of Amontillado
I started this series a few weeks ago, and since I know everyone is anxiously awaiting the challenge results today, I’m going to update in real time. If you want to play, look for Lit Lit 4b on my page (that link is glitching with the embedding tool. Alas, I shall not send a ticket but go around it instead. https://vocal.media/writers/lit-lit-4b
By Harper Lewis 4 months ago in Writers
Lit Lit 4b
Here’s something to distract you while you wait for challenge results, a literary version of Mad Libs. It looks like I got ahead of the challenge results. I seriously doubt that will be my worst mistake this week. Moving on. Yes, I love y'all so much that I've made a second classic literature mad libs to entertain your nerves while you wait to see if you've won in the latest challenge. In case you’re wondering why I don’t post my own list, it’s because I know what the text excerpt is, which feels like cheating to me, so I abstain.
By Harper Lewis 4 months ago in Writers
Writers vs. Filmmakers
This is the opening chapter of a series I’ve been shaping about the quiet, invisible split between writers and filmmakers, a divide I’ve lived inside my whole creative life. I wanted to write this in a simple, everyday voice, the way I’d explain it to a friend over coffee. No jargon, no pressure, just the truth of how two different creative minds can look at the same story and see two completely different worlds. If you’ve ever wondered why the page and the screen feel like two separate planets, this is where the map begins.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 4 months ago in Writers
Lit Lit Word Game Directory
I’m sure everyone remembers Mad Libs, the absolute best play in the car on long trips game ever. The concept is simple: words are omitted from a passage of writing, and the players fill them with any word that’s the same part of speech. One person records, simply stating what part of speech is needed. After filling in all of the omitted words, the person recording reads the passage from beginning to end. Think Jabberwockyesque.
By Harper Lewis 4 months ago in Writers
