Archives for 2018

5 Frequently Asked Questions, I’ve Been Asked, About Writing. #writerschat

June 29, 2018 by Vacen

Should I edit as I go? I’m not sure what the percentages are but I can assure you it would be different for everyone. Should or shouldn’t you edit as you go? Personally, I do a little of both. My main approach is to get the story down on paper. However, each day I do […]

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Let’s reflect: On health and Indigenous Australian Peoples. #healthcareindustry

June 18, 2018 by Vacen

After reading, Educate yourself, then educate others: WAR, Invasion Day and treaty by Massimo Amerena, a powerful article indeed, I would like to add, yes educate yourself, but also engage in healthy self-reflection of your own attitudes and behaviours. Reflection can be very a powerful tool in identifying a person’s attitude, beliefs and biases. In […]

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It’s a sunshiny day. The truth about being grateful. #healthchat

June 14, 2018 by Vacen

I know a lot of you have been waiting to see how things have been progressing since my DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) breast diagnosis. I allowed myself the privacy to be in the lived experience from diagnosis to final results after surgery without talking about it online. This was my self-care formula and as […]

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Experience inspires enrichment. Enrichment produces the human element #writingrealcharacters

May 24, 2018 by Vacen

I’ve always been a person who believes in experiencing life. I’ve done this for as long as I can remember. If I could only tell you all of the experiences I’ve had, some better than others, I would. But the stories would take years to tell. Each one was experienced in real moments of my […]

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My Rhapsodic Rhythm & Out of Frame

May 12, 2018 by Vacen

My Rhapsodic Rhythm by Vacen Taylor was featured in the Abstract call of @artascent. It is an abstract poem. You can read the blog on Understanding Abstract Poetry here. You can also purchase the art and literature journal here Anything abstract often exists in thought or having no particular concrete existence or reality. #poems #poetry […]

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When Cancer Comes Knocking Writers Write. #DepthofMeaning

May 12, 2018 by Vacen

I wasn’t sure how to begin this. With most stories, we writers often agonise over our first sentence. The events that lead… When I first heard… My heart was heavy… Well, here we go. Yesterday the word cancer was not rooted in my world quite as deeply as it is today. Because yesterday I didn’t […]