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 members and guests 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 April newsletter here
Our awesome co-hosts
this month are: Jemima Pett, Nancy Gideon, and Natalie Aguirre! Feel free to hop around and say hello to
everyone!
The optional question for this
month is: Do you remember writing your first book?
What were your thoughts about a career path on writing? Where are you now and
how is it working out for you? If you're at the start of the journey, what are
your goals?
As I somewhat feverishly wrote my first book, I basically had a career, two part-time jobs, and a small family. Time for writing was tight, to say the least. Thus the adverb “feverishly”; you tend to write (and run and drive) faster when racing against time. I had written short stories for years. Yet a career in writing hadn’t entered my mind. But the book was different. From the moment the premise came to mind, I couldn’t wait to write it. What I wanted, desperately needed to do was get the all-consuming story out of my system. Once the story was finished, I realized it wasn’t ever leaving my “system” or my heart ;-) And the idea of sharing what I write began to feel much less terrifying.
I’m finishing up my
fourth (and likely last) book now. I continue to keep my weekly writing goals
(700 words per week) ridiculously low in hopes of achieving them. Despite the busyness
of tax season, my grammar app says I wrote 4400 words last month! I hope I’m
not writing in my sleep ;-)
It’s National Bookmobile Day! Did you know Library Camels spend five (5) days a week delivering
books in Kenya? Or that elephants deliver books in the hard-to-reach mountain
regions of northern Thailand? Indeed they do! And you can read all about them (and others) in a book called “My
Librarian is a Camel”
“If you don’t like to
read, you haven’t found the right book.” J.K. Rowling