It’s Time To Part Ways Vocal
Why I made the decision to say goodbye
I’m sorry but although I’ve been a member here since May 2021 and I’ve now published 928 stories, I have made the hard decision to say goodbye.
When I first started with this site, I was impressed with all Vocal stood for and certainly impressed with how it encouraged and got behind its writers. But sadly that has all changed and most of those changes have not been positive.
So yes, I cancelled my V+ Membership again yesterday. To be honest I cancelled it some time ago but Vocal enticed me back with 4 months free membership — so I thought I’d give the site a second chance.
And I gave it a good chance — even when my free membership ran out a couple of months ago I paid my monthly fee — but I’m sorry it’s not the site for me anymore.
I have so many fond memories of Vocal, memories of the parts of Vocal that have now been lost.
Here’s a few of the memories I have of a once glorious and supportive site for writers :
Challenge Prize Pools
Once upon a time the challenges were worth entering. The prize funds were up there with the best of any of the competitions on the internet and the sponsorships and non monetary awards were thoughtful and…
