Welcome Readers and fellow Writers, to the October 2018 virtual meeting of
the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Founded by author Alex Cavanaugh
and comprised of writing members just like you (and me), featuring writing
tips, resources, articles, contests, and
IWSG swag! See what we’re all talking about here and join us as we share our writing
journeys.
*We
meet on the first Wednesday of every month – join us and enjoy!
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| Happy Balloons Around the World Day! |
This is my 41st
consecutive IWSG post, but many have been involved a lot longer. There’s always
something going on in our group. For instance, just last week (9/24) there was this
outstanding guest post by Lynda Dietz, and I’m sure more than a few of us are
working on submissions for this year’s IWSG
Anthology Contest.
Can you
believe it’s the 40th week of 2018? That’s right, only 92 days left
till National Fruitcake Toss Day (January 3rd). Remember, if you don’t toss it away, you’re
supposed to keep it until Christmas and
give it (anonymously?) to someone as a gift.
Though I don’t
recall ever having too many, I miss those days when time seemed to stand still
enough to hear a butterfly or at least
imagine the sound of its delicate wings.
I started a
year-long writing project in January, and have been fairly good at keeping up with weekly requirements, in addition to
ordinary obligations that sometimes resemble a game of Asteroids. I submitted
two stories over the summer (one rejection, one as yet unknown) I’ve even
jotted down a few ideas for the April 2019 A to Z Blogging Challenge as I look
ever forward to finishing the aforementioned January project. Am I worried that
I’m two weeks behind? Nah. All in good
time ;-)
After all,
on this day in 1945, a ten-year-old Elvis Presley made his first
public appearance singing “Old Shep” He won 5th place. I doubt he worried, but he certainly kept
trying.
Then again,
in the words of Sinclair Lewis, the first American winner of the Nobel Prize
for Literature: “NOW is a fact that cannot be dodged,” and with that in mind, I’d
best get busy and leave you with a question: What is something you frequently
lose or misplace?
