Process
Behind the Page
Lately, I have struggled a bit with channeling my creativity into new stories and poems. There is an element of writer’s block, but there is also a lack of focus and motivation involved. Ironically, in my opinion, those with an artistic bent tend to have a lot going on in their brain. Currently, translating that jumbled mess in my mindspace (yes, I made up that word) into a story, whether that be prose or poetry, has been a challenge.
By Randy Baker3 years ago in Writers
Exam Season Survival: Top Tips for Nurturing Your Mental Wellbeing
Exam Season Survival: Top Tips for Nurturing Your Mental Wellbeing Hard work is the sole key to achieving any goal and dreams that you hold in life. Being true to yourself and placing your utmost efforts in whatever you do, will lead you to the desirable outcome that every person yearns for in their lifetime. To be or not to be the conventional goal achiever, society puts a lot of pressure on children and young adults to academic excellence and achieve good marks in every exam the student undertakes. While it is important to give your 100%, sacrificing your mental health in the process ultimately results in complete burnout and renders you unable to function healthily and productively.
By Hridya Sharma3 years ago in Writers
Love Me, or Leave Me Alone
I stepped onto the train, just in time to hear the loudspeaker announce, "The doors will be closing now!" A sigh of relief escaped my lips; mingled with the attempts to catch my breath. Another rush hour morning, and as usual, there was barely standing room, much less any empty seats. As I elbowed my way to grasp a hold of the pole, my stomach decided to advocate for the other passengers I had showed no mercy for. A few weeks ago, I thought I needed to start eating breakfast more regularly; a few weeks from now, I don't think getting a seat on the train will be quite as difficult.
By Alaine Hay3 years ago in Writers
My Science Fiction Imagined as a TV Series
I am working on a serialized science fiction suspense story that I’ve been publishing over on Kindle Vella. In short, Vella is a platform for readers and writers of serialized fiction and non fiction. The first 3 episodes are always free and after that an episode costs tokens. The minimum is 600 words which cost 6 tokens. 700 costs 7, and 1,000 costs 10 and so forth.
By Jasmine Aguilar3 years ago in Writers
All I Know Is I Know Nothing
I've never been one to desire love for myself. In fact, more often than not, I've rejected love more than I have embraced it fully with open arms and compelete trust. Some might accuse this attachment style as avoidant, and those people just might be the ones to read me with utmost clarity. It is with regret that I learn this too late in life.
By Meli Remborn3 years ago in Writers
Let's Forget
The scene opens with a creator, the Originator, sitting at a desk. The following is the dialogue that occurs between the Originator (O) and the Machine (M). The Originator is a young man. On the desk is a laptop, in front of which he is sat, his fingers hovering over the keys ready to type, the microphone on so that they can converse.
By Rachel Deeming3 years ago in Writers
How to Write With Chronic Illness. Top Story - March 2024.
Do you ever open up Vocal and see a ton of notifications from other creators who are pumping out stories weekly, daily, hourly, and wonder why you are incapable of being as fruitful with your work? Today I'm here to tell you that you're not 'lazy' or any less of a writer than they are, because more than likely you looked at the title of this article and said: "Yes, I have a chronic illness and I am a writer, but how do I maintain both without ruining the other?"
By Amanda Starks3 years ago in Writers
Apollo 11 A Monster Jump for Humankind
In the records of mankind's set of experiences, barely any occasions have caught the aggregate creative mind and represented the unlimited capability of human accomplishment like the Apollo 11 mission. Sent off by NASA on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission was not only a logical undertaking; it was a demonstration of human assurance, development, and the unflinching soul of investigation.
By Galaxiesbuzz3 years ago in Writers
The technological Devil
I've been a traditionally published author for 25 years now, and let me tell you, it’s been a wild ride. I've seen the whole landscape of writing change, and I’ve picked up more than a few tricks along the way. Not that I love saying it, but yeah, I’ve been around long enough to know a thing or two.
By Christian Bass3 years ago in Writers
Labels I Didn't Want to Ask For
I would imagine that the writers for Modern Women won’t have a problem finding something to write about for this month's prompt which is labels. Growing up watching Disney and Rom Coms I assumed that my life would have a happy ending. As I got older and into my teens, having been bullied at school I decided that I much preferred my own company and along came my first label “loner”. I didn't mind this label, in fact, I wanted people to know it so they left me alone! Then there was the label of “young woman”, in her prime, attractive and should be the object of men's desires. I was a little bit but not much, I got the usual inappropriate and unwanted attention that sadly most women get but nothing too bad. When my now husband came along I then became his “woman”. I hated being called that and was quick to tell him to never ever call me his woman! As well as being someone's “girlfriend” I was also a daughter, a sister, a granddaughter, a cousin and a friend. Trying to keep up with all these labels felt impossible back then let alone now. I soon became a “wife” and all that entails. I quickly went from young and carefree woman to being married and keeping a house. Yes, I’m afraid that I was that “woman” I did and still do all the housework like so many women do as that is our label is it not? To care for the men in our lives, their label is to be a “big, strong man” and provide and it's my job to do everything else. Then I was the ultimate label of a “mother”, I was no longer Amy and I’m now called Mum, Mummy and Mama. Not just by my children but by my husband and everyone else. I am no longer a person but just labelled as “Mum”. “It will be ok Mum” The nurse said when I cried at my baby's vaccinations “Isn’t Mummy brave” the nurse had said when I had my own vaccinations “What would Mum like to drink?” the waitress had said at the café As a woman, I have so many labels and stereotypes which I have fallen into without realising. The label of “stay at home” Mum is me, I should wear it around my neck “yes I am at home with my children all day, no I’m not working as well”. I want to scream “I am more than a parent!” The labels that have been bestowed upon me are not labels I asked for. I am a woman there's no arguing that and I behave like I should, cooking, cleaning taking care of my man and my family but in the background I am trying to regain my label, I’m trying to do something for myself. Word by word, story by story I’m trying to add to my label and I want it to say, I used to be bitter about life. Bitter that I didn’t have a label. Bitter that I didn’t have more money. Bitter that things weren’t going my way. But now I realize that every setback, every challenge has all been a blessing. A blessing I wouldn't see if everything had gone “perfectly.” Because to keep making music—to keep doing what I feel like I'm put on earth to do—I have to ask my friends and fans for help. Without the struggle, I'd never have seen the depth of their love for me. And that’s been the most healing part of the whole journey. “I am a writer too”
By Muhammad Arifin 3 years ago in Writers
