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g foolish or weak those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance it s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds the first wednesday of every month is the time we post our woes hopes dreams concerns ideas chit chats or whatever else moves us founded by author alex j cavanaugh the insecure writer s support group offers support for writers and authors alike it provides an online database articles monthly blog posting facebook twitter instagram groups iwsgpit and a newsletter https www insecurewriterssupportgroup com i m co hosting this month right along with erika beebe pj colando sadira stone and cathrina constantine stop by and give them a hello too today s a special day for iwsg because it s the first day after the release of the latest anthology dark matter artificial an insecure writer s support group anthology discover dark matter s secrets what is an ai s true role will bumbling siblings find their way home from deep space dark matter is judging us are we worthy of existence would you step through a portal into another reality can the discoverer of dark matter uncover its secrets ten authors explore dark matter unraveling its secrets and revealing its mysterious nature featuring the talents of stephanie espinoza villamor c d gallant king tara tyler mark alpert olga godim steph wolmarans charles kowalski kim mannix elizabeth mueller and deniz bevan hand picked by a panel of agents authors and editors these ten tales will take readers on a journey across time and space prepare for ignition print isbn 9781939844828 14 95 ebook isbn 9781939844835 4 99 science fiction collections anthologies space exploration genetic engineering amazon itunes kobo barnes noble goodreads also the new contest is being announced today head on over here to learn all about it because you aren t going to miss that either now that we ve gotten the announcements out of the way it s time for this month s question has any of your readers ever responded to your writing in a way that you didn t expect if so did it surprise you the first answer which pops into my head is some people actually claimed they enjoyed my writing now this might sound like a silly statement but i m more than willing to bet that i m not the only one who was and is seriously shocked by this at times of course we hope for it and dream about people saying wow that was good but if you re anything like me there s always that huge voice inside which really isn t convinced this will ever be the case so hearing that for the first time is a shocker very unexpected even if that sounds crazy and even now part of me whispers a little doubt wondering if they re just saying it to be nice or maybe didn t read correctly that self doubt monster is ruthless always has been always will be but here s my other answer when music boxes came out i did have a person in my family who was disappointed i went into darker magic since it s an evil witch who s spinning her most sinister magic in the last scenes i didn t think this was any worse than the usual run of the mill fairy tale but my aunt was frustrated by the unsuitable dark tones and that surprised me another piece i wrote received feedback that i d opened up the reader s eyes to a new for them genre which was unexpected and nice and then another never printed tale shocked a reader with it s brutality and twisted ness which they later admitted wasn t really that bad since they discovered i d only based it on facts from history so what odd or surprising remarks have you received what response weren t you expecting and made you take a think pause posted by tonja drecker at 1 00 am 35 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels iwsg wednesday march 3 2021 iwsg my escape it s iwsg time what is that in the words of the founder alex j cavanaugh the iwsg is there to share and encourage writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance it s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds the first wednesday of every month is the time we post our woes hopes dreams concerns ideas chit chats or whatever else moves us special thanks goes to this month s co hosts sarah the faux fountain pen jacqui murray chemist ken victoria marie lees natalie aguirre and jq rose i m going to be boring this month because i honestly don t have much to report life is calm moving along i ve done some writing could always do more and all is good i hope that many of you can say the same so let s just go right to this month s question shall we everyone has a favorite genre or genres to write but what about your reading preferences do you read widely or only within the genre s you create stories for what motivates your reading choice most of my reading is influenced by the reviews i do for bookworm for kids obviously and i honestly try to keep this list fairly broad since i m also trying to provide a wide ranged reading source for audiences ages 18 and under that said my secret reading desires yep i call them secret shhhh do tend to lean in the fantasy and science fiction directions and with that i mean lighter reads which buzz along with the pure intention to hit adventures and take me to other worlds no strong messages please just sheer entertainment but i also grab up books which dive into science facts or historical fiction or historical facts or cozy mysteries or thrillers or graphic novels or almost anything except drama please not sheer drama and i m definitely not a fan of contemporary or literary fiction it s simply too serious reading is in most cases an escape for me and a chance to let my imagination free real life is serious enough and the people i deal with often have more than enough deep thought discussions about everything from philosophy to culture to science to medicine to politics to religion and beyond so i steer clear of that in my hours of relaxation aka reading but sometimes the most entertaining reads have more depth than anyone might expect just delivered in a different way and what about you what do you like to read most posted by tonja drecker at 1 00 am 16 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday february 3 2021 iwsg blogging friends and the universe it s iwsg time even if i m a little late today in the words of the founder alex j cavanaugh the iwsg is there to share and encourage writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance it s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds the first wednesday of every month is the time we post our woes hopes dreams concerns ideas chit chats or whatever else moves us special thanks goes to the co hosts this month louise fundy blue jennifer lane mary aalgaard patsy collins at womagwriter and nancy gideon actually i ve been thinking all the last days wednesday is iwsg this month i m going to get that post ready more than a few minutes beforehand i even know what i want to say and then this morning hit and yep i d forgotten to do it but at least i know what i want to say first bookworm for kids has its own domain you can now type www bookwormforkids com and be taken right to the site awesome i think so second this month s question blogging is often more than just sharing stories it s often the start of special friendships and relationships have you made any friends through the blogosphere gosh yes i can t even begin to count the amount of super amazing people i ve met because of blogging honestly it s changed my world on that end and i count every single one of them as a blessing there are tons and tons of great people out there and blogging has given me a way to meet some of them each one is really dear to me even if i have time issues and don t reach out to all of them nearly often enough and some have even fallen by the way side which makes me feel so terrible but i can t keep up with all of them even if i wished i could is there any way just to reach out and give all of you a huge hug not being able to keep up with everyone is probably one of my biggest regrets in life all of you are really that wonderful third and this one does have to do with some of those amazing friends i ve made on through blogging i m just going to quickly mention this now because i m actually saving the announcement for a later date but i received an email sunday which offered to have music boxes included in a time capsule that s being sent to the moon through writers on the moon super cool right this also involved writing a small note to future readers i hate these things because i never have any idea what i should say well a few hours after i received that email my brother called to tell me about a package my parents received from the cousin of my grandfather who lived to be a week short of 99 and passed away about 10 years ago she was cleaning out her house and found a box of old papers from my great great great grandfather not only does it include perfectly preserved love letters and postcards from the 1890s but there was a manuscript which was published in 1956 by my great great great grandfather turns out that he was a writer and a poet he was commissioned to write the town s history of where he lived oh it s not a gripping read and really only done for someone who knows the area well which i do not but the poem was neat and actually fit the moon idea very very well or at least the last half of his poem did now some of his poem is heading to the moon and i can t help but wonder what he might have thought of that if he had known so i ll just leave you with the last bit of his poem too then let us pause a spell to write that future youth may know those valiant men who strove with might to lay the forest low posted by tonja drecker at 6 27 am 10 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday january 6 2021 iwsg writer what haves and what nots welcome to 2021 and another year of iwsg in the words of the founder alex j cavanaugh the iwsg is there to share and encourage writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance it s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds the first wednesday of every month is the time we post our woes hopes dreams concerns ideas chit chats or whatever else moves us special thanks goes to the co hosts this month ronel janse van vuuren j lenni dorner gwen gardner sandra cox and louise fundy blue i m going to forgo this month s question and head into writer what haves and what nots the last 8 months or so i slipped away from my connection to the blog o sphere and even struggled to halfway keep up with iwsg the reason life simply got busy and my preferred browser doesn t let me post comments on blogger which doesn t make things any easier evil computer but i m determined to get all of that back underway stop by and say hi to all of you i have missed you and force myself to make time for writing too seriously isn t cloning possible yet writing has suffered but with all of the covid shut downs i don t feel so guilty on that front i m impressed with those authors who have had releases the last year and are forced to deal with the much tighter marketing front as if being a writer isn t hard enough so i see this as time for me to get my story ideas tightened up and refined no time pressure more because i haven t had the time but that s neither her nor there right i have thought about closing myself in my little writing office and ignoring the world to finally let those words flow but the kids and my husband weren t huge fans of that idea go figure and my cows and chickens might complain too yeah they want to eat oh and i might have spent a little too much time binging shows on netflix and youtube i consider that research for my writing brain which it might not be but i m not convinced of that yet add over 300 reviews i did on bookworm for kids aehm is that too much and yep writing has fallen by the wayside but that s going to get better now right a magic wand might be better than cloning but i haven t found that one yet either and what about all of you are you filled with writer what haves what nots or what evers or have you been indulging in writer research as well posted by tonja drecker at 1 00 am 13 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels iwsg thursday november 26 2020 happy thanksgiving here s wishing everyone a very happy and blessed thanksgiving posted by tonja drecker at 8 16 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday november 5 2020 iwsg better late than never hello and welcome to another round of iwsg for those of you who don t know this group meets every month on the first wednesday of the month to share frustrations inspiration tips kind words problems or anything else that hits a writer s world being a writer is not always a path non writers understand plus this is simply a fun amazing group this blog hop was started by the very amazing alex j cavanaugh and has since grown into quite the community with anthology contests lots of advice on the website a facebook group pitch opportunities and so much more a special thanks to this month s co hosts jemi fraser kim lajevardi l g keltner tyrean martinson and rachna chhabria i m late but here the story of my life this year anyway happy november everyone can you believe thanksgiving is just around the corner i have seen turkeys running around in the pastures and fields if i were them i d run too this month s question i ll start with today s question albert camus once said the purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself flannery o conner said i write to discover what i know authors across time and distance have had many reasons to write why do you write what you write my reason for writing isn t that deep i write because i enjoy it i write because it s something i ve done since i learned my abc s if i don t write for publishing purposes i ll still write stories for myself it s simply something i enjoy doing some people like to cook others like to rebuild cars others like to run it s a part of who i am sometimes my writing reflects my concerns sometimes it s to share experiences or thoughts sometimes it s to release anger or frustration sometimes it s to explore ideas and broaden horizons sometimes it s to try something new and sometimes it s simply to have fun and hope others are simply entertained now if i could find time to write this year the farm has been keeping me on my toes much more than usual i ve been a bit stressed with ridiculous projects like finishing painting the house before the cold temperatures settle in digging and trying to figure out how to renovate our many year n...