Welcome
readers, writers, authors, and bloggers!
For the
fifth time this year, 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 Alex Cavanaugh and fostered by like-minded associates, IWSG is a place to
share the fabulous views and exciting news that occurs along our fascinating
writing journeys. Pull up a chair and join us!
Our awesome co-hosts for
this month's posting of the IWSG are:
Erika Beebe, PJ Colando, Tonja Drecker, Sadira Stone, and Cathrina Constantine!
I know I say
this every year, but that's because it bears repeating – It's National Get Caught Reading Month! I'm reading my
14th book (so far) this year. What are you reading?
Before long,
I'll get back to writing again. Unlike my previous work, I'm writing as a Planner rather than a Panster. But here's the thing; I wrote
the first seven or eight chapters as a panster. But that was before life (never
to be outdone) lobbed tiny hardballs of hardships and sudden halleluiahs. Oh yes, and COVID. It's relatively easy to
get back to reading after a distraction or two. Distractions while writing had
the effect of letting the air out of my tires.
Now that
kids are, for the most part, back in school, distractions are fewer. Switching
to planning as part of my Plan B was just what I needed to get rolling again
;-) By the way, May is Homeschool
awareness Month, though I'm fairly certain few are unaware.
Have you ever switched
gears?
On this day
in 1816, a poem by an as yet unknown writer was published in a local weekly
paper. The sonnet and those that followed fueled deep admiration for the young
romantic lyric poet whose reputation continued to grow long after his early
demise. His first publication could easily be my favorite:
"To
Solitude" by John Keats
This month's IWSG optional question is:
Has any of
your readers ever responded to your writing in a way that you didn't expect? If
so, did it surprise you?
Since
I write with no expectations, I'm pretty much always surprised ;-)
Happy Mother's Day!
"Usually, the triumph of my day is, you know,
everyone making it to the potty." ~ Julia Roberts
