IWSG Day and RIP

nsecure Writer's Support Group Day is here!

Insecure Writer's Support Group

Today is Insecure Writer's Support Group Day!

Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!

Posting: The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Post your thoughts on your own blog. Talk about your doubts and the fears you have conquered. Discuss your struggles and triumphs. Offer a word of encouragement for others who are struggling. Visit others in the group and connect with your fellow writer - aim for a dozen new people each time - and return comments. This group is all about connecting!

Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

The awesome co-hosts for the November 4 posting of the IWSG are
Kalpana, Kim Lajevardi, Rebecca Douglass, Jennifer Lane, and Cathrina Constantine!

Every month, we announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG post.

These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say.

November 4 question - As a writer, do you have favorite themes that you like to explore in your stories? If so, what are they?

I do!

I love the first meeting of two minds that really get each other. I love first kisses. I love the moment when two characters know they can trust each other, and open up about their fears and hopes, without worry.

I can write all those things, I think.

Other stuff I love but can't write as well, are:

A group of characters pulling off a grand feat, together, then celebrating.

A murder mystery!

RIP Terry Denton. My kids love the 13-Storey Treehouse books.

RIP Sir Patrick Stewart.

Another theme I love to explore, and don't always get right, is grief. I get blindsided by the passing of authors and musicians and actors I admire, and never seem to have the right words.

Here's a playlist of Patrick Stewart reading Shakespeare's sonnets:



He was my Star Trek captain, and has been since I was 12. Here's Wil Wheaton's first post, on hearing the news. I should go find a few of my old diaries down in our storage room, to see what I might have written when I watched Star Trek for the first time. Maybe that will help, over three decades on.

Hugs to all of you!