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 our monthly
newsletter here.
The awesome
co-hosts for this month’s posting of the IWSG are: Tara Tyler, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Pat Garcia, Liza, and Natalie
Aguirre!
Today’s entirely optional question: As a writer,
what is the coolest/best gift you ever received?
Gosh, I’ve received so many cool writer gifts
over the years it’s hard to recall who gave what. Ranging from thoughtful to
frightful to humorous, each and every gift touched me in a special way as
welcome reminders that someone thought enough of me to gift me with it. I loved the waterproof pencil and notepad that
stuck to the wall of my shower; if only I could see without my glasses 😊 I’ve revisited my books
“On Writing”, “Bird by Bird”, “Essentials of English”, and “Elements of Style’,
on numerous occasions. I was dismayed when the last bit of wick in my John
Steinbeck candle burned out, but then I received a new candle called “Smells
like she’s writing a Bestseller”. Last
year my daughter gave me a small Christmas tree decorated with tiny replicas of
books I’ve written as well as a few I loved as a child. I vowed to put the “Writing
tree” out on display every year (while I wear my tiny book-replica earrings) from
then on 😉
I’ll be around to see what your favorite
writer/writing gift is – or was. Does anyone have Scrabble Magnets for the
fridge in case inspiration strikes (or wans, I guess) while you’re having coffee?
Happy Writing and a very Merry Christmas to
all!
