It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. Once upon a time, there was an IWSG question… What is one valuable lesson you’ve learned since you started writing? Fake it ‘til you make it. Being awesome, that is. Some days writing is hard. Some days …
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Why You Need Reader Reviews #IWSG #authorpreneur
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. And I’m co-hosting this month! The other awesome co-hosts are: J Lenni Dorner, Gwen Gardner, Louise – Fundy Blue, and Sandra Cox. I’m going to skip the optional question this month and share some advice instead. Reviews Some …
Achieving Kick-Ass Goals #IWSG
It’s the first Wednesday of a new month and thus time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. Heads up: this is my last IWSG for the year as I take December off from all work to rejuvenate for another year’s productivity. Once upon a time, I would say: “I love goals: I …
Revamp Your Backlist #IWSG #authorpreneur
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I’m going to skip the optional question this month and share some advice instead. While taking a break between books, trying to fill the creative well, I read a ton of books and actually read my emails. …
Being Irascible #IWSG
It’s a new month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support group. I’ve been looking through my files and folders, bringing some order to the chaos. (Yeah, I know, I seem to be in constant chaos and creating some sort of order every now and then.) So I found these scribbles for …
A Decade of Writing #IWSG
It’s a new month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. July Question: There have been many industry changes in the last decade, so what are some changes you would like to see happen in the next decade? You know that Quick-Quotes Quill Rita Skeeter has in the Harry Potter books? …
Notes on the Women in Publishing Summit 2020 #IWSG #writetips #pubtips
It’s a new month, which means it’s time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. There is this wonderful writer’s resource I stumbled upon last year and enjoyed just as much this year. The first online writing and publishing conference dedicated to women, the Women in Publishing Summit is a FREE 5-day online conference, …
Project Evergreen #IWSG #writerslife #authorpreneur
It’s the first Wednesday of the month, which means it’s time for all the insecure writers to get together and celebrate their awesomeness, encourage each other, and get ready for another month in the life of a writer. The fabulous co-hosts this month (besides the awesome author whose site you’re on right now): Lee Lowery …
Persist and Resist in 2020 #IWSG
I’m writing this as 2019 draws to a close. Several things have happened since I went on my unplanned holiday (more like a hiatus) mid-November. Some were good, excellent even. Others were blood boiling bad. But I learned things. Always trust your gut. Never feed trolls – no matter how cute and harmless they may …
Year in Review #IWSG #writerslife
I can’t believe that it’s November already! For me, it means the last IWSG post of the year (I’m taking December off for a proper holiday). Buckle in, this is going to be one awesome – and slightly long – post. I’d like to start this post with amending the details of Grumpy Old Gods …