Welcome readers, writers, authors, and bloggers!
We’re glad you’re here! It's the First Wednesday of the month; when we
celebrate IWSG Day in the form of a blog hop featuring all of the
members of the Insecure Writer's Support Group. Founded by
author Alex Cavanaugh (Thank you,
Captain!) and fostered by like-minded associates, IWSG is a comfortable place
to share the views and literary news from our perspective writing desks as we
record our journeys. Check out the August newsletter here
Our awesome co-hosts for this month's
posting of the IWSG are: Tara Tyler, Lisa Buie Collard, Loni Townsend, and Lee Lowery!
This month’s
optional question is: When you set out to write a story, do you try to be
more original or do you try to give readers what they want?
Unless it is a sequel or part of a series, I'm not thinking of the reader when I set out to write a new story. Yet. My routine is writing, editing, revising, repeating, then revealing. Reader
reviews will come soon enough. And they don’t mind letting us know ;-)
One sweet reader I call Goldilocks contacted me regarding the ending to Cotton’s Place before she’d finished
reading the book, “Blue’s not gonna die, is he?” Bless her heart. I’ll never
tell. But does Goldilocks dictate the ending? Are we writing the story or am I? Do I care what she thinks? You bet I
do. And I’m elated that since she likes this character so much, there’s a good
chance she’ll love the ones she hasn’t met yet ;-)
Last month was a bit crazy, so I’ve got some catching up on visiting to
do this month. See ya around!
Oh! One
more thing:
Q: Why, even on the hottest of
days, do writers always feel chilly?
A: They are surrounded by
drafts.
