Category: Insecure Writer’s Support Group

  • IWSG January 2018

    What are your favorite and least favorite questions people ask you about your writing? Sadly, not many people ask questions, and when they do, it’s the same questions: What do you write? I will say there are a number of things that I don’t like people saying about my writing. These things make my eye…

  • December IWSG

    What are five objects we’d find in your writing space? Only five? Like most people, I have pens and paper and books, a stapler, cups to hold the pens and so on, so I guess we’re looking for the less common things with this question. I have what I call “The Bard’s Noose” hanging on…

  • IWSG November

    How has your creativity in life evolved since you began writing? Hmmm… This is a hard one to answer, because I get squirreled so often by ideas that I think look nifty and “I wanna try it right now!” I’ve always gotten squirreled like that. There are days when I wish I hadn’t pulled myself…

  • IWSG October

    How do major life events affect your writing? Has writing ever helped you through something? Y’all need to stop stalking me. I know I’m so fascinating, but asking questions like this is more creepy than the heavy breather on the phone (who incorrectly describes me, by the by). Years of observation have shown me a…

  • IWSG September

    What publishing path are you considering and why? This is a loaded question. Lots of baggage here. Back in my carefree and foolish youth, I thought my writing was BRILLIANT! (It was not, but everyone starts somewhere.) I thought I was a damned GENIUS! (Once again, not so much, but there’s a learning curve.) At…

  • IWSG August

    August 1 question – What pitfalls would you warn other writers to avoid on their publication journey? Oh, this one is going to be rich since I haven’t actually published anything yet. I’m going to be looking at things from a self-publishing angle, so if that isn’t your cup of tea, you can skip this…