Shoutout
Is Formal Poetry A Form Of Literary Bondage?
Introduction This was prompted by a comment on my poem "Boat" by Judey Kachik. You can read it here: The music for this is, of course, "Oh Bondage, Up Yours" by X-Ray Spex fronted by the sadly missed Poly Styrene.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 months ago in Writers
More Of My Vocal Milestones. Top Story - March 2024.
Introduction Once I hit my 1,900th Vocal post I started equating some with important years for me and in history. I also thought I had done a milestone piece but my last one like that was this, mainly about hitting forty thousand reads and how I did it. Things have changed since then, but you might be a little interested in it.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 months ago in Writers
From Page to Podcast . Top Story - June 2026.
Ever since I joined Vocal I have enjoyed a variety of great experiences. What started as an attempt to hone my fiction writing became a hugely successful hobby. I'm also now a poet. So there's that. And an award winner too. With nine Vocal first-place wins, numerous runner-up finishes and honourable mentions, plus several placements in unofficial challenges.
By Paul Stewart3 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 3 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
Doodles and Ditties Results are in!
I know you have all been sitting very patiently awaiting the results from the tiny judges... but we had to wait for the oldest one to wake up. She didn't decide to get out of bed until 11 a.m. Texas time. We have finally finished reading, rating, and judging the entries for the Doodles and Ditties challenge and the results are finally in! 🥳
By Sara Wilson4 months ago in Writers
Oh I Forgot - The Benefits Of Vocal's QuickEdit
Introduction I only have one story in Vocal Resource but today I have requested twenty of my stories to be moved to draft so that I can submit them to Resources I will also submit this article, because an observation in a comment from Naomi Gold made me think of a huge benefit of Vocal Quickedit which could only happen with a model like the Vocal one. If you want to find the quote it is in this story and you will realise why I am writing this.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Writers
