We Are Newspapers, We Are Magazines, We Are Vocal Creators

Introduction

This has been kicked by a number of friends telling me they can't possibly read all my Vocal Stories. All my stories, for me, are a sort of library:

For everyone else, it is a different story....

So, What Is The Story?

When we read a newspaper or a magazine, we pick and choose the bits we want to read. These publications are not like books, which you generally do read all of (unless it is a bad book); you only want to read what appeals to you.

I pick stories that appeal to me either by the title or the author. However, if someone publishes a lot of stories together, and I am subscribed to them, I will choose one or two pieces for my enjoyment. I do admit someone once flooded my notifications with two pages of published stories, so I unsubscribed. Flooding notifications and Facebook feeds really puts me off.

When I publish, I do worry if I publish stories too close together, although sometimes I write things quickly, but this one was almost complete yesterday, and I thought I would wait til today before I let it out.

Because of the nature of feeds, we may just miss stories, so we can't be too upset if someone doesn't see our stories. Sometimes I share mine via direct message if I believe someone would be interested in a piece of mine.

I was slightly surprised to see a Top Story recently with no comments and two hearts, and it is a fine story (and still only has my comment), check it out here and let the author know you have been:

The title caught my eye, and I have seen the author on Discord.

Sometimes it may feel as if you are being ignored, but there are so many factors in play that the reason your story has not been read is that it has not been seen.

I always share mine on my Facebook feed, plus as many groups that I feel it may be appropriate in, which are often not Vocal groups.

Conclusion

Thank you so much for your time. I will try and read and reciprocate as much as I can, but even I miss a lot that I should give my attention to.

Remember, keep writing, keep creating, and keep believing in yourself and together we can do great things.