Vocal Media has come under fire again. Recently, the writing platform announced a Summer Fiction Series: eight fiction writing challenges for a chance to win up to $5000. It didn’t take long for controversy to rear its ugly head; after the results of The Old Barn Challenge were announced, it was revealed that the second-place […]
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Vocal Media: Should the Right to Edit Only Be Offered to Paying Vocal Plus Members?
In my last post about Vocal Media, I discussed whether it was worthwhile to write for the platform, and how it compared with Medium and hosting your own website. Recently, Vocal Media announced that it would finally be allowing for quick edits of submissions. In the past, if you needed to revise your writing, you would […]
5 Winning Writing Contest Strategies
The website Vocal Media held a writing competition to attract more viewers to the platform. Dubbed “The Little Black Book Challenge”, users were encouraged to craft a short story involving the titular black book, and the grand prize offered was $20,000. Well, the contest came and went, but not without its fair share of controversy. […]
Is Vocal Media Worth It? Can You Make Money Writing For Vocal Media?
(UPDATE: This post is slightly outdated. For my most up-to-date thoughts, please check out my 1-year review on Vocal Media – https://sylviesoul.com/vocal-media-review-1-year-later/) I’ve been trying out the platform Vocal Media. It’s one of the more recent writing platforms to appear on the scene, similar to Medium and Newsbreak. I decided to try Vocal Media since […]