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 views and literary
news from our perspective writing desks as we record our journeys. Check out
the January newsletter here
Our awesome
co-hosts this month are: Jemima Pett, Debs
Carey, Kim Lajevardi, Sarah
Foster, Natalie Aguirre, and T.
Powell Coltrin! Feel
free to hop around and say hello to
everyone!
The optional question for this month is: Do you have a word of the year? Is there one
word that sums up what you need to work on or change in the coming year? For
instance, in 2021 my word of the year was Finish. I was determined to
finish my first draft by the end of the year. In 2022, my word of the year
was Ease. I want to get my process, systems, finances, and routines where
life flows with ease and less chaos. What is your word for 2023?
What a great question! The first word
that came to mind even as I read the question was “Finish.” But I’ve already
used it. The term “Satori” has been on my mind for months on end. It roughly
translates to “sudden enlightenment”. This time next year, I’d like to be able to
tell you I had it this year;-) Therefore, my word for 2023 is Steadfast
because that’s what I’ll need to be in order to achieve at least a couple of
the goals I’ve set. Ready, Set, Go!
In honor of Trivia Day, here are a few
literary fun facts:
Charles Dickens actively practiced
hypnosis, most notably on his wife (mother of their ten children) whenever she
got one of her frequent headaches. However, he himself refused to be put into a
trance.
Regrettably, Stephen King doesn’t
remember writing “Cujo”. Fortunately, Mr. King has since parted ways with the
memory-thieving genie in a bottle ;-)
No one could have guessed that Mary
Shelley’s “Frankenstein” would one day inspire the invention of the defibrillator.
Much less that old Dick Tracy comics would inspire the future invention of the
SmartWatch.
Early episodes of Star Trek introduced
gadgets that most of us now find impossible to live without, like the cell
phone - with Facetime.
Can you imagine not only writing an
epic, timeless novel but also being around to realize it also changed the
world?
Happy writing!
