Reija Sillanpaa
Bio
A wise person said, "Be your own audience". Therefore, I write fiction, poetry and about matters important and interesting to me. That said, I warmly welcome you into my audience.
Achievements (1)
Stories (128/0)
The Greatest Gift
Something isn’t right. This place is all wrong. I know it as soon as I come to. How long I have been out cold, I cannot tell. I try to focus. To remember, but the effort sends me spinning. I struggle for air. I need a hit of oxygenated blood to stop the descent, but I can’t get it.
By Reija Sillanpaa5 months ago in Fiction
Better Than Before
A few days into the new year, I, along with other Vocal writers, received an email from Vocal summing up my 2023 on the platform. The email also mentioned it was the best year yet for Vocal. While it may have been Vocal’s best year to date, it certainly wasn’t my best year on Vocal.
By Reija Sillanpaa5 months ago in Motivation
Writing a Book in 30 Days
There is a plethora of resources that support the idea of writing a book in a month. If you search for “Write a book in 30 days” on Amazon, you get dozens of results. The National Novel Writing Month is based on the idea of writing a book in a month.
By Reija Sillanpaa10 months ago in Writers
The Discovery
The diagonal rain beat on the windscreen and the wipers, even on their fastest setting, were next to useless. Condensation spread over the windshield, making visibility even worse as Kati negotiated the narrow, winding road that led to her new home.
By Reija Sillanpaa10 months ago in Chapters
Will AI Replace Fiction Writers?
AI is a hot topic at the moment and seems to dominate a lot of discussions among writers, artists, songwriters, and other creatives. As AI becomes more and more advanced and sophisticated, do creators need to worry? How likely is AI to threaten our livelihood? Are we about to become an endangered species?
By Reija Sillanpaa10 months ago in Writers
