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Blog postWhen I began writing and developing stories I leaned on what I knew best, what was most familiar to me, and what I was most knowledgeable about. In my case, that was children. With four of them, I had plenty of material to work with. Thus I began writing picture books - poorly, I might add. But it was a start. I didn't set limits on what themes or topics I chose to write about because I literally was writing from my experiences with my kiddos. Pretty innocent stuff.
But as I improved as a -
Blog postHere we are at another IWSG discussion to start our month. Can you believe it's September??? Crazy, huh? And our fourth and last child entering his senior year in high school, this is a big year for our family.
On that note, wishing all teachers, librarians, parents, and educators alike a wonderful 2021-22 school year!
So this month's optional question is as follows:
How do you define success as a writer? Is it holding your book in your hand? Having a short story publishe -
Blog postHappy Wednesday, and welcome to another edition of IWSG!
What's IWSG, you ask? It's a group of writers who lend support, encouragement, and guidance to each other. Once a month, we share our insecurities about writing, marketing, and the publishing industry. On occasion, we also share insecurities or struggles from our daily lives. Want to take part? Click on the image at the end of my post. We'd love to have you join us! This month's question: What would make you qui -
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Blog postHappy Wednesday, Everyone!
Here we are at yet another passing month, which means another Insecure Writers Support Group monthly question.
What's IWSG, you ask? It's a group of writers who lend support, encouragement, and guidance to each other. Once a month, we share our insecurities about writing, marketing, and the publishing industry. On occasion, we also share insecurities or struggles from our daily lives. Want to take part? Click on the image at the end of my post. -
Blog postHappy Monday Morning!
It's been a while since I spotlighted a new middle grade release on my blog. So today is a special day because I have Elaine Kaye's next book to share with you! And make sure to scroll to the bottom to enter for your chance to WIN her GIVEAWAY!
***NEW RELEASE***99 CENTS***
BAD FAIRY STRIKES AGAIN by Elaine Kaye
Series: A Bad Fairy Adventure (Book 2)
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Pages: 60
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Blog postHere we are at another edition of IWSG monthly question and post! Is it really May, already?
Have any of your readers ever responded to your writing in a way that you didn't expect? If so, did it surprise you? Yeah, that they actually liked it! 😂😂😂 On a more serious side, I guess the response that effected me the most was when I received my first award for one of my novels. In all honesty and humility, I was shocked. Many of the strong points they highlighted -
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Blog postWelcome to another spotlight of our Insecure Writer's Support Group community! This week, we're asking the question:
Are you a risk-taker when writing? Do you try something radically different in style/POV/etc. or add controversial topics to your work? To address this question, I need to define what I believe the term risk-taker means. According to Merriam-Webster, a risk-taker is:
a person who is willing to do things that involve danger or risk in order t -
Blog postHere we are at our third IWSG post of the year. Crazy, right?
I've decided to veer from our optional question for a minute to share a little of my recent snowmobiling weekend in Maine.
This is MOUNT KATAHDIN
Here's a few interesting facts. The trails were like highways. Amazing!
Lastly, here we are in front of Mount Katahdin. This IWSG optional question is: Everyone has a favorite genre or genres to write. But wha -
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Blog postHere we are at our second Insecure Writer's Support Group post of the year. Don't know what IWSG is? Have no fear. Click on the image below to find out how to participate and to read other posts today.
I do want to give a major shout-out to this month's co-hosts because without you this day wouldn't run as smoothly as it does. Thank you! Louise - Fundy Blue , Jennifer Lane, Mary Aalgaard, Patsy Collins at Womagwriter, and Nancy Gideon!
I've decided to forgo this month's optional qu -
Blog postHappy New Year!
Knowing that, for most people, Covid put a huge damper on any New Year's celebrations, I still have to ask - Did you do anything special, anyway? How did you ring in this new year?
Me - my hubby and I went out to dinner with friends and called it an early night, thankful that we could go out at all.🦋🦋🦋
Moving forward, the IWSG (optional) monthly question is an intriguing one. I really had to think about this one.Image Credit
Question: Bein -
Blog postWith every ending comes a new beginning.
This can be applied to every aspect of our lives from friendships, employment, projects, preferences, and relationships to the actual rising and setting of the sun. Some elements in our lives can come to such a sudden end it can even feel like death has stolen them away. But the hope we live in is that Death has no power of over us, no matter what type of death, that we can always begin anew. "That all things work together for good to them -
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Blog postWe've come to yet another IWSG posting day. I'd like to thank this month's co-hosts - Jemi Fraser, Kim Lajevardi, L.G Keltner, Tyrean Martinson, and Rachna Chhabria - for all their efforts!
I've decided to answer this month's optional question.
Albert Camus once said, “The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” Flannery O’Conner said, “I write to discover what I know.” Authors across time and distance have had many reasons to write. &n -
Blog postI feel like it's been forever since I've chatted with you. Back in the days when I had no worries - writerly speaking - other than writing posts and blogging, I can remember being so excited to scan everyone's blog posts to converse.
I miss that. And I'm sorry I haven't been around much. Like most of you, the world's current situation has jumbled up a lot. But it's also been an important time of self-reflection, life pondering, and a deepening in my faith in God. All this is necessary, and -
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Blog postI've been less than a blogger over the past year, and that's being generous. But that's a post for another time. Today, I have exciting news for you. Our very own Lynda R. Young aka Elle Cardy just released the most gorgeous boxset of her trilogy Wielder's Storm!
Let's take a peek . . .
FREE on Kindle Unlimited - Amazon | Website
Whoa . . . I normally don't include an image this large in my posts, but I had to. Doesn't the cover hold an urgency about it that makes you jus -
Blog postComing to you from northern New England where the Atlantic is still chilly, the lobstah' is as tasty as ev'ah, and the lighthouses shine on. My family is currently on a much needed vacation at a camp on a lake in Maine we rented for two weeks.
In Maine language that's Up'tah camp.
I'll share photos in my next post, but for now I'll move on to this month's IWSG optional question.Quote: "Although I have written a short story collection, the form found me and not the other wa -
Blog postWelcome to another edition of Marvelous Middle Grade Monday! #MMGM Super glad you're here because I've got the cuties new middle grade release that puts the sweet back in bad.
Amazon / Barnes & NobleBad FairySeries: A Bad Fairy Adventure (Book One)Author: Elaine KayePublisher: The Wild Rose PressGenre: Fantasy Middle GradeLength: 66 pagesAge Range: 8-12
Description: Thistle Greenbud is not a bad fairy. She simply doesn't like rules, and it's just her luck that her homew -
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Blog post“Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking.” – Mahatma GandhiIMAGE CREDIT
LINK*Insecure Writer Support Group aka IWSG is a safe haven where writers share their fears and insecurities, hopes and dreams through a monthly post. Want to join in? Click on the image to find out more or to find other participating members.I'd planned on giving some humorous answer in response to this month's optional question about a deep, dark writer secret I have, but my heart is too -
Blog postWell, we've arrived at our third Insecure Writer Support Group post of this pandemic. Maybe it's the fourth. Guess that depends on where you live. Any hoot, today we're exploring this question:
Do you have any rituals that you use when you need help getting into the ZONE?Care to share?
Finding my muse was never an issue for me for the first few years - and numerous manuscripts - I wrote. Blogging was my big go-to for getting the zone in sight. But it seemed after my first two books w -
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Blog post***I was inspired by Cheryl Rainfield, one of the sweetest and kindest authors I know, to share my thoughts and feelings about how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting so many. Find Cheryl's post HERE.***
Fear. Isolation. Loneliness.Anxiety. Apprehension. Lack of motivation.Sadness. Confusion. Depression.
You may have felt some or all of these emotions during your lifetime. You may be feeling then now since #socialdistancting and #selfconfinement began. Since your daily routine stopped -
Blog postFear. Isolation. Loneliness.
That's mostly what I've been hearing or reading since #socialdistancing and #selfconfinement began a few weeks ago. I get it. It's hard. It totally stinks. There is plenty to fear, plenty to feel isolated over, and plenty to box each one of us into the confinement of loneliness. Well, I mean we writers kind of exist in a self-confined world for the most part, but you get what I mean.
Here's a different way to look at all this. Someone I consider one -
Blog postWe've all heard the phrase Write what you know, so it's no surprise when parts of an author's personality, experiences, hopes, dreams, fears, and goals sneak into a character, scene, or world he/she is creating.
This month's Insecure Writer Support Group's (optional) question is:
Other than the obvious holiday traditions, have you ever included any personal or family traditions/customs in your stories?
For me, the answer is yes - I have included traditions/customs in my stories -
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Blog postI'm late, IWSG!
I know, and I'm super sorry about that. I sat down to write up a post, life happened, and then my aging memory totally forgot about it. #slapsforehead
This month's IWSG question is all about the visual.
Has a single photo or work of art ever inspired a story? What was it and did you finish it?
When I do classroom Skype visits, one of the first things I share with the kids is that I consider myself a visual writer. Lots of my inspiration comes from fl -
Blog postHAPPY NEW YEAR!
What is one of the most common questions people ask when a new year rolls around?Can you believe it's the beginning of another year? Where did last year go?This can churn all sorts of emotions: joy, excitement, growth from reflection, and sometimes angst in the gut - especially for writers. All those goals you set the previous January are now starring you down, boring a hole through your confidence and asking you why some didn't get accomplished. And the ones that did don't -
Blog postThis year has been a dud, at least for me and my family. I don't like stating that out loud, let alone writing it the way I just did. But, as my husband often says, "Sometimes you just have to call a spade a spade."
I've despised the way I've felt about writing throughout this year, but even-more-so about my lack-luster approach to all of you - my cyber friends. Some of you have been blogging with me for over ten years now.
Wow. That's kind of cool. And special. And w -
Blog postTime for another Insecure Writer Support Group post, where we explore all the joys, angst, and insecurities of being a writer.
A huge 'thank you' goes out to this month's co-hosts Sadira Stone, Patricia Josephine, Lisa Buie-Collard, Erika Beebe, and C. Lee McKenzie! Thank you for keeping everything in-line!
This month's group question is: What's the strangest thing you've ever Googled in researching a story?
Oh geez, there are so ma
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