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June 5 question – In this constantly evolving industry, what kind of offering/service do you think the IWSG should consider offering to members?

Oooo…. psychological counseling? Energy drink recipes that actually work and don’t taste like butt?

But seriously, I think while we all have some of the same needs (pitch practice sessions, agent hook-ups, online workshop X, list of useful sites A…), some of us have different needs.

Like a kick in the ass, metaphorically speaking.

But, in lieu of starting a business stalking writers in chat rooms bemoaning their inability to just sit down and write, surreptitiously gathering location and phone information to feed to a local gang with a contract to “scare up some inspiration and discipline” in a specific target, perhaps we should consider more practical options with lower insurance and litigation costs.

I know there was at least one attempt at setting up an unofficial IWSG conference, and a few attempts by other IWSG members to create local meeting groups for their areas, so maybe that could be a thing? Or maybe a mentor program: “newbie writer A” signs up and gets paired with “old hand X” based on similar genres or publishing paths or something.

Check out the Insecure Writer’s Support Group to see what other writers are thinking about!