It's another
posting day for the Insecure
Writer’s Support Group! Today, we release our fears to the world – or offer
encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic.
If you’d like to join us, click on the link above to sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month and encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen new blogs and leave a comment. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs.
If you’d like to join us, click on the link above to sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month and encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen new blogs and leave a comment. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs.
The awesome
co-hosts today are: Erika Beebe, Sandra Hoover, Susan Gourley, and Lee Lowery!
Today's
optional question is: What pitfalls would you warn other writers to avoid on
their publication journey?
Discipline and consistency are part of each writer's journey. I believe we have to put in the work to ensure we are producing books with some level of consistency. It helps keep our names in the public eye and people take us seriously as we add more titles to our catalogue.
In my view it's critical to learn the craft of writing and never stop adding to your skills. Also, study the market so as not to get taken in by snake oil salesmen. This is particularly important if you're on a limited budget.
Discipline and consistency are part of each writer's journey. I believe we have to put in the work to ensure we are producing books with some level of consistency. It helps keep our names in the public eye and people take us seriously as we add more titles to our catalogue.
In my view it's critical to learn the craft of writing and never stop adding to your skills. Also, study the market so as not to get taken in by snake oil salesmen. This is particularly important if you're on a limited budget.
The 2018
Annual IWSG Anthology Contest
Genre: Young Adult Romance
Theme:
Masquerade
A Masquerade
can be a false show or pretense, someone pretending to be someone they aren't.
It can be a ball, a fancy dress party, it can be a mask. Open to
interpretation.
Submissions
accepted: September
5 - November 4, 2018
How to
enter: Send your
polished, formatted (Double spaced, no page numbers), previously unpublished
story to admin @ insecurewriterssupportgroup.com before
the deadline passes. Please include your contact details, your social links,
and if you are part of the Blogging, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter IWSG
group.
Judging: The IWSG admins will create a
shortlist of the best stories. The shortlist will then be sent to our official
judges who will be announced September 5.
Prizes: The winning stories will be edited
and published by Freedom Fox Press next year in the IWSG anthology. Authors
will receive royalties on books sold, both print and eBook. The top story will
have the honor of giving the anthology its title.
The
IWSG/WEP COLLABORATION
The Insecure
Writer’s Support Group has entered into a new partnership with the
Write...Edit...Publish Challenge (aka WEP) which is the brainchild of Denise
Covey and her wonderful team. WEP is a free online writing/creative community.
Choose
from the following formats: FLASH FICTION, POETRY, NON-FICTION,
ARTWORK, PHOTO ESSAYS
- SUBMIT your name to the Inlinkz list that will be provided on the WEP blog. The list opens 01 August which is TODAY!
- CREATE your entry for the August challenge - CHANGE OF HEART
- EDIT your entry
- POST your entry on your blog/face book page on August 15 - state feedback preferences
- READ other entries, giving feed back
ALL GENRES WELCOME except erotica - 1,000 words maximum.

Starting in
August, the Facebook group will have new activities included. Be sure to
We have some great stuff happening!
ReplyDeleteWe stop learning and growing, we're doomed.
True, Alex!
DeleteYou've done a great job, Joy, keeping your name in the public eye.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bish.
DeleteI try.
Always keep learning is a great way to keep your career fresh and advancing.
ReplyDeleteThat's true, Susan.
DeleteThere's a lot you can spend money on and most of it isn't effective.
ReplyDeleteThat's so true, Diane. That has been my experience on this journey.
DeleteYou're so right. Studying the market is essential and avoiding those people who want your money is another.
ReplyDeleteYes, we want consistency in the quality of our writing. Learning the craft and keeping on learning are so important.
ReplyDeleteIts a shame that scammers are everywhere to leech a buck from the unwary.
ReplyDeleteDiscipline and consistency. Two little words filled with meaning and the essence of this business. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteI'm super late stopping in, but I completely agree. Sometimes I shudder when I read something a writer has been working on because I recognize that they aren't studying their craft. Thank goodness it's never too late to improve, eh?
ReplyDeleteI had to chuckle at the "snake oil salesmen" phrase. LOL
ReplyDeleteJoy, you are a great example of discipline and consistency...