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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Happy Anniversary ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

🎊 12 Years Strong 🎊

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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!

Let’s rock the neurotic writing world! Our Twitter is @TheIWSG and hashtag #IWSG

Alex's awesome co-hosts are Sonia Dogra, J Lenni Dorner, Pat Garcia, Sarah - The Faux Fountain Pen, and Meka James!

September 6 question - The IWSG celebrates 12 years today! When did you discover the IWSG, how do you connect, and how has it helped you?

I scrolled all the way back to April 1, 2013 to find my first IWSG post. I entered the A to Z challenge to begin my journey with this Fantastic group.

I'm a social introvert, and it took me a while to join in. I have never regretted it. Over the years I've connected with many gifted authors. I have dozens and dozens of blogger friends that I look forward to reading about their journey each month.

When I started blogging, I used to post often. But life is hectic, now I post once a month for the IWSG. This support group encourages me like no other. 

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https://www.alexjcavanaugh.com/p/the-insecure-writers-support-group.html

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!

Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!Our Twitter is @TheIWSG and hashtag #IWSG 

Alex's awesome co-hosts are Kate Larkindale, Diane Burton, Janet Alcorn, and Shannon Lawrence

August 2 question: Have you ever written something that afterwards you felt conflicted about? If so, did you let it stay how it was, take it out, or rewrite it?

Yes. Last month's post. I deleted it minutes before it was supposed to go live. 

Last months post in a nutshell:  Authors, who are well aware of the long hours, and hard work it takes writing, editing, publishing, and marketing, and then post DNF's & bad reviews for Other authors novels--- this bothers me. Even if I hated or disliked a book, I could never, would never post a DNF or a bad review to any author's work. --- 'nough said.

As far as my own writing process, I have rewritten or deleted  scenes I was conflicted about. 

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https://www.alexjcavanaugh.com/p/the-insecure-writers-support-group.html

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!

Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

Our Twitter is @TheIWSG and hashtag #IWSG

Alex's awesome co-hosts are Patrcia Josephine, Diedre Knight, Olga Godim, J. Lenni Dorner, and Cathrina Constantine! 

Question: If you ever did stop writing, what would you replace it with? 

I'd have lots of time on my hands, that's for sure, because I'm a turtle writer. As far as replacing those hours and hours of writing, truthfully I don't know what I'd do...  

Good Question... 

The IWSG Book Club Presents THIS QUARTER DISCUSSION:  JULY 27, 2023 For those interested in our quarterly spotlight reads, the first official discussion will be on jULY 27, 2023.  The featured titles are: IWSG Member Book: Razor Valentine - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43789927-razor-valentine Craft Book: How To Rock Self-Publishing: A Rage Against The Manuscript Guide - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50609426-how-to-rock-self-publishing Don’t forget we have IWSG swag! All of us here are volunteers and the domain name costs money. The little extra from swag purchases goes to that domain. And it’s your chance to show the world you are insecure and proud! Visit the IWSG Swag page today! Have news you want to share with your IWSG members? Email: JunetaKey@gmail.com Please add IWSG to the subject line.

Administrators:    Alex J Cavanaugh Michelle Wallace L. Diane Wolfe C. Lee McKenzie Pat Hatt Juneta Key  Sandra Cox    FREE! The Insecure Writer’s Support Group: Guide to Publishing and Beyond Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo / Smashwords The Insecure Writer’s Support Group: Writing For Profit Amazon / Barnes and Noble / Kobo

 

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https://www.alexjcavanaugh.com/p/the-insecure-writers-support-group.html

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!

Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

Our Twitter is @TheIWSG and hashtag #IWSG

 Alex's awesome co-hosts are Joylene Nowell Butler, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Meka James, Victoria Marie Lees, and 

M Louise Barbour!

May 3 question - When you are working on a story, what inspires you?

What inspires me: Watching great movies. Action-packed with some romance. Thrillers. Mysterys. And lots of fantasy. 

Also, reading, plenty of great books in all kinds of genres.

  

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https://www.alexjcavanaugh.com/p/the-insecure-writers-support-group.html

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!

Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

Our Twitter is @TheIWSG and hashtag #IWSG

Alex's awesome co-hosts are Jemima Pett, Nancy Gideon, and Natalie Aguirre!

April 5 question - Do you remember writing your first book? What were your thoughts about a career path on writing? Where are you now and how is it working out for you? If you're at the start of the journey, what are your goals? 

I definitely remember writing my first book. It was a long and frustrating journey. I didn't know what I was doing. My grammar was atrocious, but I kept plugging away. I never took any creative writing classes. I learned how to write by reading, reading, and reading. I can't recall how many drafts, how many revisions, how many rewrites, and hours I put into that first manuscript. And, I'm still learning something new every single day.