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  • IWSG February 2026

    February 4 question – Many writers have written about the experience of rereading their work years later. Have you reread any of your early works? What was that experience like for you? Most of my experience has been “put the patient on the donor list, but we’re burning most of it.” Even now, as I…

  • The Next Generation of Writer

    My son has started writing and publishing mash-up fan fiction. He’s having fun, and he says he’s getting a lot of views. He asks how I think Character X would react to Situation 34. He tells me about the chapters he’s just published. He recently asked if I would like to read his work. I…

  • IWSG January 2021

    A new year and a new me, am I right? Well, not really. It’s still the same old me with the same old problems, hopes, daily resolutions—“today I’m going to be productive and—-.” We all know the chorus. But there are some glimmers of hope: I’ve got a part-time job that I enjoy, I’ve settled…

  • Sometimes Hope Springs Like An Irritating Weed

    I did it again. After I’d sworn off beta readers for multiple issues, I found another person whose interest was piqued and expressed that she’d like to read my work sometime. Selena often complains that as a voracious reader, it can be difficult to find books that are both good and cheap (or free). Well,…

  • Inserting Real Details

    A lot of authors do it. Some are sneaky about it because they don’t want to be sued by a conglomerate like, say, those who might be thought of as wearing mouse ears, or perhaps others who are associated with the golden arches.  Many companies are very touchy about how their products are represented. And…

  • IWSG Post

    I’m taking a tap-out today. My head is in a less than awesome space. So we shall answer this month’s hot, HOT, SIZZLING HOT IWSG 1st Wednesday prompt: How has being a writer changed your experience as a reader? Badly, sad to say. I’m very detail-oriented by nature. I may have ranted about that in…