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!
First Love: The Art of Making Doughnuts
An Insecure Writer’s Support Group Anthology
The sweetness of first love…
Could a fiercely independent cop’s heart be stolen by the guy who makes her favorite doughnuts? Will a maid who used deceit to snare a mail-order husband get a dose of her own medicine? Can her handsome neighbor rescue a modern-day “princess” from a tenacious ex-boyfriend? Can two strangers in a rideshare be honest enough to fall in love for real? Can you remember your first love? How about your second? Third? Fourth?
Featuring the talents of Linda Budzinski, Melissa Maygrove, Michael Di Gesu, Sylvia Ney, Katie Klein, Kim Elliott, Templeton Moss, S.E. White, Denise Covey, and Sammi Spizziri. Hand-picked by a panel of agents and authors, these ten tales will touch your heart and rekindle lost feelings. Prepare to return to that first love…
Release date: September 6, 2022
Print ISBN – 9781939844880, $14.95
eBook ISBN – 9781939844897, $4.99
Romance - Clean & Wholesome (FIC027270) / Contemporary (FIC027020) / Historical (FIC027050)
186 pages, Freedom Fox Press, an imprint of Dancing Lemur Press, L.L.C.
Founded by author Alex J. Cavanaugh and a Writer’s Digest Top Sites for Writers, the Insecure Writer’s Support Group offers support for writers and authors alike. It provides an online database; articles; monthly blog posting; Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram groups; #IWSGPit, and a newsletter.
https://www.
Links:
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/First-
Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.
iTunes https://books.apple.com/us/
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/
Scribed - https://www.scribd.com/search?
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/
Congratulations to the anthology authors.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for co-hosting today!
I've never heard of Magical Realism. Thank you for introducing me to a new genre. Thank you for co-hosting this month.
ReplyDeleteLynn La Vita @ http://la-vita.us/
You're a step ahead of me. I couldn't write in either of those genres - but love to read them. Thanks for co-hosting!!
ReplyDeleteWell, fortunately magical realism is a type of fantasy. So you're close.
ReplyDeleteI love reading and writing magical realism. For me, it has a sort of parallel to cyberpunk, in that it feels like "this, only moreso" (which is to say, reality dialed up to 11), with the moreso being fantasy instead of science fiction.
ReplyDeleteSharing... I'm up for doughnuts any day.
ReplyDeleteYes, it makes sense that MR is associated to F. Either one is fun to read. Thanks for co-hosting, Constantine.
ReplyDeleteMagical realism is a huge challenge--one I haven't attempted.
ReplyDeleteI love magic realism, have written a novel with those elemnts.
ReplyDeleteHi, I look forward to reading the anthology. Thank you for co-hosting.
ReplyDeleteShalom aleichem,
Pat G @ EverythingMustChange
The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman is one of my favorites. I can see why the hybridity of Magical Realism would make it hard to write. Thank you for co-hosting!
ReplyDeleteI have a few stories written in the genre of magic realism. There is a very fine line between it and fantasy, one of my main genres as a writer. I think the difference is in the depth to which magic permeates the society you write about. If the society is steeped in magic, can't exist without it, at least on some level, it's fantasy. But if magic is just a sprinkle in our mundane world, a flavoring of sorts, it is magic realism.
ReplyDeleteOlga Godim from https://olgagodim.wordpress.com
I'd probably do better with magical realism than fantasy. I rarely read fantasy, but magical realism is a genre that I have read and enjoyed and even made attempts to write.
ReplyDeleteArlee Bird
Tossing It Out
Bravo to all the authors of First Love. What a beautiful cover! All the luck with this new release.
ReplyDeleteI like your collection of favorite reads on your blog side panel. I loved Kathryn Stockett's The Help also. Thanks so much for cohosting this month's IWSG question. All best to you!
Thanks for co-hosting! And why wouldn't magical realism turn into fantasy? Wouldn't fantasy be more interesting shaded with realism? My gritty historical fiction (and probably my newer series on art crime mysteries) is most likely shaded by social realism. I'll echo what others have said this month: Write what you love and have fun doing it! Have a great month.
ReplyDeleteThanks for co-hosting and for boosting the IWSG book -
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the anthology contributors. Thank you for co-hosting IWSG this month!
ReplyDeleteFunny how the genre your mind wants to really write steers you that way. Thanks for co-hosting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for co-hosting today, Cathrina. Magical realism ~ I have to go find out what that is. Have a happy and creative September!
ReplyDeleteOh my, I wouldn't even know the difference between magical realism and fantasy. LOL.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the winners of the anthology! I will have to go get my copy :)
You know, I don't quite get magical realism either. Why not just give in to the fantasy elements and let it be fantasy? @samanthabwriter from
ReplyDeleteBalancing Act
I had a go writing MR once, but never quite hit the mark. I'll leave it to the experts. Thanks for the feature!
ReplyDeleteA good fantasy writer is a gem to treasure, though. So I'm glad fantasy comes more easily to you! Thanks for co-hosting this month. Happy IWSG Day!
ReplyDeleteThanks for co-hosting this month. Magical Realism is tricky but I do think it is a form of fantasy so you're close.
ReplyDeleteThank you for co-hosting! Magical realism as a genre, would not be my first pick. But some books like "Midnight’s Children" by Salman Rushdie really did a number on me. So I'm open to reading more from that genre. But write? I never will :D
ReplyDeleteHi Cathrina! Thanks so much for featuring FIRST LOVE , today, and for hosting! Michael Di Gesu
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the anthology authors! I like to try all sorts of genres through short stories, but my longer works always seem to melt into fantasy and/or paranormal. *LOL*
ReplyDeleteWoot for the anthology release!
ReplyDeleteI don't do well with magical realism either. Then again, I don't do subtle very well. Thanks for co-hosting!
I love magic realism! The line between that and Fantasy can be blurry anyway. Very honest and true answer. Have a great September!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the anthology authors. This books looks like lots of fun!
ReplyDeleteMagical Realism? I must be living under a rock because this is the first time I've hard of it. lol
I'm not sure I really know the difference between magical realism and fanatsy. I'd better look them up :) Thanks for co-hosting this month!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could write magical realism either. I'm not a big fan of reading it, and I have to enjoy a genre to be interested in writing it.
ReplyDeleteSo glad the IWSG anthology is out! Congrats to all the authors whose stories were selected!