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 […]
5 Frequently Asked Questions, I’ve Been Asked, About Writing. #writerschat
Let’s reflect: On health and Indigenous Australian Peoples. #healthcareindustry
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 […]
It’s a sunshiny day. The truth about being grateful. #healthchat
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 […]
My Rhapsodic Rhythm & Out of Frame
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 […]
When Cancer Comes Knocking Writers Write. #DepthofMeaning
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 […]
A Screenwriting kind of way. #writers #festivals #competitions
Some of you might know I received a commendation for Best Unproduced Screenplay at the British Independent Film Festival last month. You can find the logline under awards on the BIFF website here Yes, a fantastic achievement both as a writer and as a female writer. But this is where the work begins if the […]
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