It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. The canter and gallop are variations on the fastest gait that can be performed by a horse or other equine. The canter is a controlled three-beat gait, while the gallop is a faster, four-beat variation of the …
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Adventures in Audio: An Introduction to Audio Production #IWSG #authorpreneur
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. Audio plays such a vital role in how we experience the world. Whether through the sound-effects in movies (Who can forget the Jaws sound-effect?) or being aware of what’s going on around us, audio cues us how …
Character Choices #amreading #IWSG
*If you’re looking for my A-Z post for today, check the main blog page. It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. The each time I do this read-a-thon for my A-Z Challenge posts, I read so many books in so many genres in so …
If You Don’t Have Time to Read… #IWSG #writerslife #amreading
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I saw this question on the IWSG site a while back and thought I’d answer it today. Book reviews are for the readers. When you leave a book review do you review for the Reader or the …
Ronel’s Top Ten Indie Publishing Tips #IWSG #authorpreneur #writerslife
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. Since I launched my first book in 2018, indie publishing (or self-publishing, if you want) has come a long way. Some things remain constant, while other things continuously shift. Whether you’ve just started out or knee-deep in …
An Author’s Goals for 2024 #IWSG
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I seem to do this every year… In 2023 I was overly ambitious. And got burnout. I’m still recovering (mainly by watching cooking shows like MasterChef and spending time in the kitchen). But I did achieve a …
Done and Dusted. An Author’s Year in Review 2023 #authorpreneur #IWSG #writerslife
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. This was quite a year. And I’m looking forward to resting in December. I shared some of my lessons learned in my IWSG posts throughout the year: I found a new podcast to listen to that spoke …
Keeping the Muse Alive #IWSG #writerslife
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know I’ve been struggling creatively the last couple of months. I had blasted through the first couple of months of this year to do all the things …
Spring Cleaning and Decluttering #IWSG #AuthorLife #BookRecommendations
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I would like to thank everyone for their supportive comments and emails over the last month — it meant a lot to me. I’m on the road to recovery, even when some days it doesn’t feel like …
Guess Who Has Burnout #IWSG #AuthorLife
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. Some of you probably called it in January when I said I’m going to write more “and do all the things” with more pennames (that I still keep secret)… I’m in burnout. I’m trying to build the …










