Process
Legacy and generational impact
In the heart of Canada, where the fields echoed with the shouts of soccer enthusiasts, lived a legend named Sarah Mitchell. For over a decade, she had graced the pitch as the stalwart of the Canadian women's soccer team. Her dedication, resilience, and unyielding spirit had carried her team through victories and defeats alike. But as the Women's World Cup approached, Sarah knew that this tournament would be her swan song.
By Mentor okafor10 months ago in Writers
4 Long Years As A Vocal Writer
I started my eventful writing relationship with Vocal four years ago, and I’m truly happy that I did. As I reflect on why I’m here, I remember that I wanted this to be a space where I could be vulnerable, honest, and even if I didn’t win any cash I’d at least get to express myself in a way that I don’t feel as comfortable to in other spaces as a Black man. So, as I read through the many different prompts I’ve tackled, I admire how I followed through with writing pieces that I felt wouldn’t win but were still necessary to write. Whether they would be viewed as too political, too Black, too sad, or too different. I also admire that my writing has never been flagged, and I’ve never felt discouraged to share my story.
By Alexis Dean Jr.11 months ago in Writers
My first writing
My first time writing with a hope of payment or earning reads was on a website much like this called helium. You wrote for different subjects, earned from read and entered competitions. From this site I did a few writing jobs for various websites and personal hires. At the time I was happy to earn enough to pay for the monthly internet bill.
By ASHLEY SMITH11 months ago in Writers
The Voice in My Head When I Write
Recently I have started paying much closer attention to the voice in my head when I write. If you are a writer you probably know what I am talking about, or maybe it’s different for you. For me, the voice is the one that reads the words (‘out loud’) in my head as they move from my fingers, through the keys, to my screen. Depending on the topic of whatever particular writing project I am tackling at the time that voice varies considerably. It moves in tone from haranguing lecturer to sarcastic asshole to gentle comforter, and everything in between. Of course finding the words to match the voice is the real trick, or is it the other way around really? The hard part is finding the voice, the right voice for the right application, and then channeling that voice to the page in a way that conveys what the spoken word can, but in (at least) one less dimension. Without the spoken voice and body language that goes with it communicating what you really want to convey, what you really think, can be what feels like an impossible task. The joy of writing for me comes on those few occasions when that task is managed effortlessly and the words on the page and the voice in my head align just so. When that happens the missing dimension(s) disappears, and it is like I am there in the screen with the words talking directly to the reader. Like I have left a part of myself on the page, an imprint of my actual presence, but without all the messiness that comes with physical interactions between strangers. I get to say my peace, the stranger (reader) can take it or leave it, love it or hate it. In either case I did what I set out to do, and they got stuck with a little taste of my voice in their head if only for a brief moment in time. Imagine living with that voice for your entire life. That would suck now wouldn’t it?
By Everyday Junglist11 months ago in Writers