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Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

Our Twitter is @TheIWSG and hashtag #IWSG.

Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

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.

Alex's awesome cohosts are PJ Colando, Pat Garcia, Kim Lajevardi, Melisa Maygrove, and Jean Davis!

June 4 question - What were some books that impacted you as a child or young adult.

I'm sitting here trying to remember what books impacted me as a child, and I can't remember my parents ever reading to me. As a young adult I remember reading The Shining. Scary, but good. Animal House, 1984, and The Catcher in the Rye were mandatory reading in school. What I learned from my English teachers was the underlining meanings in these books. Very interesting.

While I became a voracious reader, I was very much enamored with all kinds of movies.

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Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

Our Twitter is @TheIWSG and hashtag #IWSG.

Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

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.

Alex's awesome co-hosts are Feather Stone, Janet Alcorn, Rebecca Douglass, Jemima Pett, and Pat Garcia!

May 7 question - Some common fears writers share are rejection, failure, success, and lack of talent or ability. What are your greatest fears as a writer? How do you manage them?

When my writing journey began I feared ALL the above. Years later, some of those fears have lessened, but still brewing under my skin. 

Now, I fear age. I know age shouldn't be a factor for a writer, but in this new world of marketing - Instagram and TikTok, making videos, etc...I can't compete with any of that. I try, but I'm a social introvert. 

What writer fears do you have? 

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Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG.

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.

Alex's awesome co-hosts are Jennifer Lane, L Diane Wolfe, Jenni Enzor, and Natalie Aguirre.

April 2 question - What fantasy character would you like to fight, go on a quest with, or have a beer/glass of wine with?

Strider AKA Aragorn from Lord of the Rings: 

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Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG.

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.

Alex's awesome co-hosts are Ronel Janse Van Vuuren, Pat Garcia, and Liza @ Middle Passages!

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March 5 question - If for one day you could be anyone or *thing* in the world, what would it be? Describe, tell why, and any themes, goals, or values they/it inspire in you.

My thought was to be JK Rowling's brain, when the tale of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone popped into her head. And be a part of that moment when she began penning this Amazing series.

Perhaps I could glean some inspiration, learn a few things from how her brain works. LOL 😃

I deleted my first answer to this question> Which was to be one of Jesus's apostles on the boat to see Him walk on water...but thought it might be too controversial. 

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Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG.

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.

Alex's awesome co-hosts are are Rebecca Douglass, Beth Camp, Liza @ Middle Passages, and Natalie @ Literary Rambles!

I'm at a stage in my life where the days pass at lightning speed. There's so much to do and so little time to get it all accomplished.

As for my writing, I finally had my manuscript (that's been stewing on the back burner for like forever) professionally edited. Now, it's the long haul of rereading, fine tuning, and attempting to find those nasty typos from haunting my book. 

It's been 12 years since I published my first book, and I still feel incompetent and unsure of my words and my stories. It's always a mental struggle when I put my book babies out into the world, and wait on pins and needles to get feedback, which is usually good, bad, and meh....Then~ that time spent, those endless hours of mind boggling writing takes on a whole new meaning.

I've somehow lost a bit of that perseverance, that drive to get it done. 

I wonder if all writer's suffer from doubt and insecurities like I do? Do you?