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 as we record our journeys. Check out the
September newsletter here.
Our
awesome co-hosts this month are: Sonia Dogra, J
Lenni Dorner, Pat Garcia, Sarah
- The Faux Fountain Pen, and Meka James!
Happy
12th anniversary, IWSG! I haven’t been around quite that long, but
that doesn’t curb my enthusiasm ;-) Cyber hugs all around!
The optional question(s) for this month is: When did you
discover the Insecure Writer’s Support Group, how do you connect, and how has
it helped you?
My first IWSG post was on May 4, 2016. I talked in somewhat
over-flowing prose about stalking my mail carrier for a response to a
submission. I shared a quote by Malcolm Forbes about how failure is success if
we learn from it. Then I unabashedly wrapped up with a transcribed embrace for
all of us: “The surest thing you’ll ever know is when words still flow
unfettered…”
As far as I can tell, July 6, 2016, was the very first
official Optional Question of the Month. The question was: What’s
the best thing someone has ever said about your writing?
My answer was that someone said I paint beautiful word
pictures. The compliment came from an
author I deeply loved as a friend and respected as a mentor. She’s gone now, but her words remain embedded
in my heart, indelible proof that someone – and not just anyone – believed in
me. I can’t adequately describe how heartening that was. Is. She might as well have been the one jogging behind me the
first time I rode my bike without training wheels. The one who let go, knowing
I’d be alright.
Encouragement instills
confidence, which has everything to do with success. Members of IWSG
already know these are just a couple of the many nouns we pass around like
reassuring hugs. Inspiration is
another. Join us and see for yourself!
I'm on the road today, dear friends. So I'll be just a little behind schedule on my visits ;-)
