Amateur writers should steer clear of this one platform Zulie is promoting… — When I lost my full-time job in 2020, I explored the possibility of taking on writing jobs. Initially, I thought I had found a job as a writer for a mobile game app, the kind that places you in romantic, choose-your-own adventure scenarios. I sent in my writing sample, signed…

With this post, I will have completed 52 solid weeks in a row of writing online! Going into this year, I knew it would be challenging. But I’m happy to say that I’ve come out on the other side with not only tons of content, but also a better understanding…

Writing For Money Is Easy…If You Know Where To Look. — For the FREE version of this post, visit my website https://sylviesoul.com/5-ways-to-write-for-publications-and-make-money/ Writing in 2021 has afforded me pretty decent results. In 2019, I published “ Waiting Room “ on the website Midnight & Indigo. In 2020, I sold my story “ Suffering Inside, but Still I Soar “ to Flame…

From Wattpad, to your local or national competition and beyond, here are 3 tips you can use to increase your chances of success in a writing contest — I won a writing contest hosted by Wattpad and Tim Hortons! The prizes included a $100 Tim Hortons card and a swag bag of Wattpad-branded goodies. The experience made me reflect on how many times I’ve won writing contests in the past. …

Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles are only part of what makes the Sega sequel so exciting — WARNING: Contains spoilers Let’s get one thing out of the way right now: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a good movie. Is it a great movie? No, not by a long shot. But it’s a hell of a lot better than what we could’ve gotten, lest we forget the infamous…

Tawny encounters Dylan Matthews for the first time — Surprisingly, the rest of the school day went by uneventfully. None of Elaine and her crew were in Tawny’s third and fourth period classes, so she did her best to fit in with the other students. It certainly helped that Maddie was by her side the rest of the day. …

Tawny makes her first real friend at Ivoree Gates — When Tawny arrived to her room, she was surprised to find another girl occupying the space. It wasn’t Elaine, however; this girl was shorter and stockier, with a mess of unruly red curls and freckles. She was in the middle of hanging a science poster on the wall, and adjusted…

Lunch could not have come fast enough. Orientation was stressful for Tawny. She tried to stay focused on her instructor, but all the while she could feel the daggers of eyes in the back of her head. The murmurings and giggles from the other girls in the classroom. Were they…

Tawny did not see Elaine for the remainder of the day, or evening for that matter. That was all well and good; Tawny had orientation early the next morning. At least she wouldn’t have to worry about staying up all night gabbing with a new BFF. Strangely, Tawny felt disappointed…