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Is Your Child's Smartphone Stealing Their Childhood? The Truth Every Parent Needs to Hear
Picture a family dinner table. Plates are full. Food is warm. But nobody is talking. The parents are scrolling. The children are watching videos. Everyone is physically present but mentally somewhere else entirely — absorbed in a glowing rectangle that demands their full attention and gives very little back.
By sammmy6 months ago in Writers
What Exactly Does A Publishing Company Do? (And What Would They Have Done For My Book?)
I self-published 1 Lovelock Drive. I chose self-publishing because 70 per cent royalties sounded better than the 10 to 15 per cent a traditional publisher offers.
By Ellen Frances6 months ago in Writers
You’re Not Lazy—You’re Just Doing This One Thing Wrong
I used to call myself lazy in a way that sounded almost casual. Like it wasn’t a big deal. “I’m just being lazy today.” “I’ll do it later.”
By John Smith6 months ago in Writers
Reading to Become a Better Writer
You are what you write through your life experiences and how you feel, because it affects how you write. When you’re happy, you naturally choose words that reflect your state of mind. The same goes for when you feel upset, worried, anxious or scared.
By Elizabeth Woods6 months ago in Writers
Reviving The Vocal Creator Chat Would Be A Great Idea
Introduction I am a severe critic of Vocal when things are not done properly, but I have made no secret that it is the finest publishing platform for all kinds of writers. However, we would love more interaction with Vocal moderators and technical experts.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 6 months ago in Writers
Neglect Becomes Our Ally
I am an independent novelist. That is, I start my lecture by explaining to the non-writer audience that when I put out a book, I am the author, the editor, and the publisher. Then, I say the thing that no one says.
By Stephanie Van Orman6 months ago in Writers
The Real Truth About Losing Weight — And Why Everything You've Been Told Is Wrong
Every January, millions of people make the same promise to themselves. They slash calories to dangerously low levels, sign up for grueling boot camps, swear off carbs forever, and push their bodies to the absolute limit — only to find themselves, six weeks later, right back where they started. Sometimes heavier. Always exhausted. Always wondering what they did wrong.
By sammmy6 months ago in Writers
7 Healthy Habits That Will Quietly Transform Your Daily Life
We live in an age obsessed with extreme wellness routines — ice baths at 5 AM, hour-long workouts, 47-step skincare rituals. But here's the truth nobody wants to admit: the most powerful health changes are also the simplest. They don't require a gym membership, a nutritionist, or a complete personality transplant. They just require you — showing up, every single day, making slightly better choices than the day before.
By sammmy6 months ago in Writers
The Itch to Explore: Why Adventure Themes Keep Players Coming Back
Something specific happens when a game puts you at the edge of a map and tells you the next territory is uncharted. The curiosity that fires up is not a complicated psychological phenomenon. It is the same basic human drive that built trade routes across deserts and sent people up mountains for no commercially justifiable reason. Game designers figured out early that they did not need to manufacture this impulse; they just needed to create conditions where it could activate. That discovery quietly became the foundation of one of the most durable design principles in the medium.
By sammmy6 months ago in Writers
Why Unwritten Thoughts Are Lost Forever
There is a specific kind of loss that most people recognize only in hindsight: the realization that something once understood clearly has vanished without leaving a trace. It is not the loss of a fact, but the loss of a connection, a realization, or a way of seeing that once felt complete and meaningful. The mind remembers that something mattered, but cannot recover what it was. No record exists to return to. No artifact remains. The understanding did not fail. It simply disappeared.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 months ago in Writers
The Quiet Moment That Changed Nothing… and Everything
There was nothing special about that evening. No big event. No important news. No sudden change. Just a quiet moment. Samir sat by the window, watching the sky slowly lose its color. The day was ending the same way it always did—softly, without asking for attention.
By Ibrahim 7 months ago in Writers
AI Can Clarify Thought Instead of Replacing It
The Accusation Is About Origin, Not Appearance The accusation that using AI makes writing deceptive sounds strong because it targets authorship, not style. It implies that if a tool is involved at any stage, the final product is no longer truly yours. That assumption only holds if the tool is the source of the thinking. If the reasoning, direction, and conclusions originate elsewhere, then the presence of a tool does not transfer ownership. It only affects how the ideas are presented.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast7 months ago in Writers