During a casual Zoom call, one of my coworkers shared a photo he took of an egg balancing on a table. He explained that during the spring and autumnal equinox, an egg is capable of balancing on its point. It has something to do with the Moon and Sun’s gravitational pull on the Earth. This […]
Category: My Writing
Actionable writing advice and tips that aspiring writers can use for motivation in their creative career and journey.
The Website Mistake that Cost Me $500
This post contains affiliate links I woke up to a nasty surprise this month. Back in October 2020, I did my Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas post. In my haste to find images, I included an image of Mike Pence with a fly on his head from the Vice Presidential debate. Fast forward to September 2021, and […]
How to Write a Top Story on Vocal Media
I’ve written a lot about Vocal Media. While I prefer Medium and my own site for writing, I still find value in cross-posting my site onto Vocal Media as well. Occasionally, I will achieve the coveted goal of creating a “Top Story” — a post that the editorial team at Vocal Media deem good enough […]
Walking by Your Ghosts
I was meeting family for dinner in downtown Toronto, and I found myself retreading familiar ground. It was the same path I traveled to go to class just 2 years prior, when I was taking a course on Professional Communication at George Brown. It was the same path I took to go to my part-time […]
3 Ways Vocal Media Can Improve to be Better than Medium
Recently, I was asked to participate in a research interview for Vocal Media. (Full disclosure: I was offered $100 for my time, as well as an annual membership to their Vocal+ program.) I was designated their “standby participant”, and would only be asked to participate if their initial candidate dropped out. As luck would have […]