Stream of Consciousness
The No-Nonsense Writer
As I approach the important milestone of 500 stories written and published on Vocal, I want to spend a few moments of everyone's time to discuss the reasons why I'm so harsh towards certain players and teams. When I first joined this platform nearly 10 years ago, I wanted to write about anything from my personal experiences to current events happening right now. I do my due diligence to encourage everyone to take something away from the stories I write and learn from them. In this story, I'll go over some people and teams that I've called out and heavily criticized. Some people need to hear the truth, and I refuse to make excuses for other people's wrongdoings. Plus, I won't sugarcoat anything in order to make someone feel comfortable. I stand by everything I've written so far, making zero apologies.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 2 months ago in Writers
Questions on Vocal
I am confused I thought free account creators lost our earnings from reads, but it seems that I am still earning somehow. When does some of those new rules start like no more earning for free account creators? I thought it started when we all were or most were getting verified and all the new rules. I have only made maybe rounding off about 15 or less cents over the past two weeks. I like earning from reads, but being a free account creator will I continue to earn, or does it just stop come August? I wish Vocal reads my suggestion about a $5 bonus for reading and commenting if they do take away my chance to earn on reads.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Writers
Dork Drabbles
Now for all the readers out there in Vocal land. The next 'Dork' question is 'What was the last book you read that was SO good you didn't want it to end? Why did you like it? This one is a hard one for me to answer, but if I had to pick one or two, they would of have been the 'North and South' series written by John Jakes or even his 'Kent Family Chronicles' series. I would really like to know how both these families prospered into the 20th century and now. I hope you guys share yours.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Writers
Dork Drabble
Here's one for all the artists out there. The next 'Dork' question is 'What thing do you like to doodle OBSESSIVELY. The things that I like to do is draw or 'doodle' are houses, odd shapes and just about anything that I can think of drawing. One time I tried faces, but then I usually go back and draw trees and flowers. If you read one of 'Mechanical drawing' articles my 'doodle' was of an 'A' frame house. I know there are artists out there in the Vocal communities and I hope you share your obsessive doodles with me. Please.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Writers
Dork Drabbles
I'm in the mood to answer fun questions that children ask a times. The next Dork question is 'What yummy snack food do you crave most often?' This one is kind of a hard one for me to answer because I did have quite a few snack foods that I liked. I like sweet and I like salty sometimes together and yet even I think mostly separately. I really crave salty and like potato chips in all the various varieties that they have today. Then again, I crave candy bars like Twix, Snickers, and/or Milky Way. Please share your favorite.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Writers
Dork Drabbles
Here is another Dork drabble question for one to think about. 'What song to you like to sing in the shower?' Hope this is not too private and personal, but this is from a kid's book. I am not much of a singer in the shower but believe it or not I like songs from Broadway especially the songs from 'West Side Story' and or 'South Pacific'. I could hum those songs all day long. There are a few country and pop songs I could hum to myself too, I guess. Please share your favorites whatever they may be now.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Writers
Everything seems to be going good...
This is just a note that I am wondering about being someone who is a free account creator. Everything is going good for me here at Vocal.media.com, but one question 'Are we free account creators still getting paid for reads or not. If we are not, I hope the higher-ups will please consider accepting my suggestion for free account creators to be allowed to earn say $5 bonus for reading and commenting on 50 other creators' stories. Comments should be at least two sentences long and no SPAM comments. I made this suggestion on Justin's article on New Vocal. Nothing.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Writers
The Winter of a Writer's Discontent.
Novel's spirit is now free, as it dances with the wildness of the wind. Here she once stood - poised between youth and age, her beauty tempered by time, yet radiant with wisdom. Her autumn shadow which once carried fiery leaves, bare limbs of balance and transformation - has now become wintered. Her greying hair loosens slightly, reaching out, like branches in the wind...and the mountains behind her silently ululate in between a golden and snowy equilibrium - here, there is neither dawn nor dusk, just the eternal middle.
By Novel Allen2 months ago in Writers
