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Plagiarism: What's the Harm, and Why You Should Care
Author's Note: Most of the information contained within this article has been obtained through my years of experience in academic and professional settings, with no particular source to be cited. However, I have included Wikipedia and Oxford University under the "Sources" section at the bottom, because they were used to confirm that my assertions were accurate, and because they are excellent sources for anyone looking to understand this topic more fully.
By Lena Beana4 years ago in Journal
What it’s Like Being Back in a Local Writer’s Group
It’s Good To Be Back And what a great evening it was. A good turn-out, good readings, good vibes. We have set ourselves a 500 word assignment ‘I heard it on the radio’. Car radio? Kitchen radio? Iphone headset radio? Looking forward to hearing the work of our very talented and diverse authors. Is that another short story collection coming on…?! See you next meeting, Thursday 7th April, 7pm, Old Town Cafe Parsons Street Banbury - Banbury Writers’ Cafe Blog Post
By Chloe Gilholy4 years ago in Journal
The beauty in graffiti's artform
Years ago graffiti was viewed as an illegal activity and condemned as malicious destruction of property. It was seen as mere vandalism by the wayward wanton youth who was a waster of time and was also a scourge on society. We never stopped to think that it was the youth trying to express themselves in the only way that they had available to them. That they found and saw beauty in the freeform of expression giving their voices an outlet and substantive value. Beauty is everywhere. One just has to look hard enough.
By Novel Allen4 years ago in Journal
Write, Always Write (even if it doesn't feel right)!
This is part of the Vocal Social Society Self Help Guide which can be found here. <=⚡ I was recently visiting a Facebook writing group and I saw a young woman who was celebrating a successful day of writing. Her post read,
By Lightning Bolt ⚡4 years ago in Journal
Setting Goals and Boundaries for Yourself as a Writer
Although I've had my Vocal account since 2017, I've only been writing steadily on this site since the end of last summer. Wow. It's almost been a year since I began to dedicate myself to my Vocal page; unbelievable that's it hasn't been that long (it's felt like I've been doing this since forever). If you were to look at my page, you can definitely see that my Vocal.Media adventure has been all over the place since I began writing just last summer, but boy have I had so much fun in doing it.
By 'Lissa Stufflestreet4 years ago in Journal
Dear Vocal Creators: We Can Fight Misinformation!
We are so tired of misinformation and fake news that even though it’s all words and ideas, they are taking a hit on our bodies. We have information fatigue, news fatigue, stress, and more.
By Avocado Nunzella BSc (Psych) -- M.A.P 4 years ago in Journal
Not earning money on Vocal? Get the most from the experience and better hone your writing skills.
From a young age I realized that I was partly autodidactic. Some things I could learn from others without much of a problem, but there were other areas which, within reason, I should have adapted to like everyone else, but no matter how hard I tried, I could not master being tutored by another person.
By Novel Allen4 years ago in Journal
