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 […]
Experience inspires enrichment. Enrichment produces the human element #writingrealcharacters
May 24, 2018 by
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 […]
My Rhapsodic Rhythm & Out of Frame
May 12, 2018 by
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
May 12, 2018 by
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
May 4, 2018 by
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 […]
Creative chat: How do we deal with rejection and disappointment?
February 6, 2018 by
I’d like to provide some clarity on success and failure. I’ve received my first rejection for the year. See, I do receive rejections too! REJECTED I think it’s important that writers, creatives and artists view these situations as steps forward and not back. Myself, having studied counselling, community services and now social welfare, working both […]
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