Insecure Writer’s Support Group – Rereading Jane Eyre

#IWSG Why do I write what I write? @TheIWSG #amwriting #WWWBlogs #amwriting

This post was written in response to the Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly (first Wednesday of every month) blog hop to where writers express thoughts, doubts and concerns about our profession. By the way, all writers are invited to join in! Let’s rock the neurotic writing world! Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSGContinue reading “#IWSG Why do I write what I write? @TheIWSG #amwriting #WWWBlogs #amwriting”

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#IWSG POV: Protagonist or Antagonist? @TheIWSG #amwriting #WWWBlogs

This post was written in response to the Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly (first Wednesday of every month) blog hop to where writers express thoughts, doubts and concerns about our profession. Let’s rock the neurotic writing world! Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG The co-hosts for the March 6 posting of the IWSGContinue reading “#IWSG POV: Protagonist or Antagonist? @TheIWSG #amwriting #WWWBlogs”

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#IWSG Avoiding Pitfalls @TheIWSG #amwriting #WWWBlogs

This post was written in response to the Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly (first Wednesday of every month) blog hop to where writers express thoughts, doubts and concerns about our profession. Let’s rock the neurotic writing world! Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG The co-hosts for the August 1 posting of the IWSGContinue reading “#IWSG Avoiding Pitfalls @TheIWSG #amwriting #WWWBlogs”

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#IWSG ‘Celebrations’ #amwriting #InternationalWomensDay #ProudWoman

This month’s IWSG question for debate is, ‘How do you celebrate when you achieve a writing goal/ finish a story?’ comes just a day before International Women’s Day, so I’m combining both ideas in this post, that is celebrating writing goals, personal goals and celebrations in general. Pride in our lives and work, and the celebration of goalsContinue reading “#IWSG ‘Celebrations’ #amwriting #InternationalWomensDay #ProudWoman”

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#IWSG Plotting & Pantsing #amwriting

This post is written in response to the insecure writers support group’s monthly prompt. January 4 Question: What writing rule do you wish you’d never heard? I’ve been thinking hard about this question all day, and I can’t think of an answer. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a writing rule which has influenced meContinue reading “#IWSG Plotting & Pantsing #amwriting”

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Pride and Prejudice: The Plight of Indie #Authors #IWSG

This article is written as part of the monthly group posting of the Insecure Wtiters Support Group. Today my insecurity is due to the prejudice against independent authors, from within and without the publishing industry. Prejudice means disfavouring or disliking something without an objective or fair reason for doing so. Pride, on the other hand,Continue reading “Pride and Prejudice: The Plight of Indie #Authors #IWSG”

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Writers as Reviewers

Today’s insecurity is related to reviewing. Should I review every book I read or only those I enjoyed and would therefore recommend? Should writers review other writers publicly at all? Most writers are avid readers, and some are also reviewers. It seems logical for writers who are readers to review the books they read, butContinue reading “Writers as Reviewers”

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What happens when a writer prefers reading to writing?

It’s the first Wednesday of March! Time to blog hop with The Insecure Writer’s Support Group! What happens when a writer prefers reading to writing? I’m a writer, but before being a writer, I was a reader. I’m still a reader. In fact, I think I’ll always prefer reading to writing. I blame my kindle app,Continue reading “What happens when a writer prefers reading to writing?”

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Insecure Writer’s Support Group: First Wednesday of the Month Blog Hop

Why is writing a second novel more challenging than a first novel? I have to begin by reminding myself of the things I’ve learned about writing a first novel and self-publishing… the hard way When I started writing my first novel and in July 2013, I never imagined there would be so much more than writing involvedContinue reading “Insecure Writer’s Support Group: First Wednesday of the Month Blog Hop”