Category: Insecure Writer’s Support Group
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IWSG September 2024
– Since it’s back to school time, let’s talk English class. What’s a writing rule you learned in school that messed you up as a writer? Confession time: I was in Advanced Placement English for my Junior and Senior years of high school, across 2 different schools. I had to “test-in” for my Senior year…
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IWSG August 2024
August 7 question – Do you use AI in your writing and if so how? Do you use it for your posts? Incorporate it into your stories? Use it for research? Audio? GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!! I just thought we’d establish where I am, exactly, on the whole AI and creative work-thing, right up front.…
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IWSG July 2024
I can’t really expound much on this month’s topic, being one’s favorite word-processor thingy. I haven’t had money to really explore anything beyond Linux Office Writer, which is essentially a clone of Word, with just enough differences that it avoids patent infringement. So. I guess we’ll pull another insecurity out of the hat. Networking. Some…
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IWSG June 2024
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,…
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IWSG May 2024
May 1 question – How do you deal with distractions when you are writing? Do they derail you? Well, I suppose I should just show my cards n– SQUIRREL!!!!!!! … I get distracted from a cleaning task by a DIFFERENT CLEANING TASK!!! I’ve actually started downsizing my hobbies a bit because of my easy–SQUIRREL!!!!!!! ……
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IWSG April 2024
I have no idea what I’m doing. I’ve got three front covers completed. One back cover down. I’ve started creating map art. I’ve started looking into how I want to address distribution. And umpteen million manuscripts in various forms of drafts or notes. I know that I need to work on my writing, but somehow,…