The Insecure Writer’s Support Group
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!
Alex J. Cavanaugh's awesome co-hosts for the March 2 posting of the IWSG will be Lauren Hennessy, Lisa Buie-Collard, Lidy, Christine Rains, and Mary Aalgaard!
It can be scary in the writer world. Small publishers closing their doors. Agents dropping clients. Authors always fearful of losing their rights or their money. The rules are always changing.
But, there is one thing that remains constant. People want to read good stories.
So, we need to write them.
Focus on your story. Write all the words. Make it the best it can be.
It may not be easy getting them out to the world, but somehow we will make it happen.
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Christine Rains, C. Lee McKenzie, and Tara Tyler are hosting A MEME Blog Hop to help chase away the winter blues with some Encouraging, Inspiring, and Funny MEMEs! Join us the week of Feb 29 - Mar 4!
Easy Peasy "rules"
- Post a MEME during the week (use your own pic or an easy meme maker app) - and if you can't think of anything, pass on encouraging words from one of your reviews, or an inspiring quote!
- Visit others
- That's it!
Then the awesome hostesses will hop around and Ooo and Ahh and choose one entry each to win an ebook. AND two lucky random participants will win a $20 GC. Enter and spread some warmth!
Here is my second MEME entry for the Blog Hop!
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Very good advice, Heather. Despite being a carer to my husband, I keep writing :0)
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HMG
Writing them to the best of our abilities is all we can do.
ReplyDeleteI can eat a whole sleeve of thin mints!
Thin Mints for the WIN!
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Good point! Everything is peripheral to a good story. We can get too hung up on everything else.
ReplyDeleteIt's true. We've got to focus!
DeleteHMG
"People want to read good stories.So, we need to write them." So very true.
ReplyDeleteAnd no, Captain Picard there is not alone on that Thin Mint thing... :)
TY
DeleteThin Mints for the win!
HMG
Oh man, I haven't had Thin Mints in years. I want one. Or twenty.
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteI have to find someone with them!
HMG
Where there's a will, there's a way.
ReplyDeleteI love Captain Picard.
He was pretty awesome.
DeleteHMG
You can't get your story out into the world if you don't write it first.
ReplyDeletePreach!
DeleteHMG
I can eat a whole sleeve of thin mints and still have room for a litre of ice cream.
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Thin Mints for the WIN!!
DeleteAnd ice cream! Woo hoo!
HMG
People will always want good stories! And yeah, it is scary out in the publishing world.
ReplyDeleteHehehe! Awesome meme. My husband is addicted to those. I have the Tagalongs. Mmmm... Thanks for participating in the MEME Blog Hop!
Tagalongs are also addictive! I mean good!
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Love the Memes from this blog hop!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely scary out there in the publishing world, but we can make it. :)
Thank you!
DeleteThese are fun to make!
HMG
I was having that conversation with someone the other night--how the hardest first step is writing that first book. Then you get to worry about the rest of this stuff. It always starts with the writing. Always.
ReplyDeleteSimple, yet we complicate it.
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Cute meme! And you're right - people want to read good books. Movie makers need some good stories, too. So we have to keep writing!
ReplyDeleteYes!
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HMG
Your graphics are adorable! Thank you for your encouraging words today and the push to keep trying. I know being a writer it's hard for me to get through a story or book if it's not quite polished like it should be. I wish you much success and many dreams come true.
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you. Thanks for coming by!
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I love this post! It seems almost too simple when you write it out, but it's absolutely the truth. There isn't much we can control in the publishing biz, so we have to concentrate on writing what we love and what we're passionate about. Have a great week! :)
ReplyDeleteYes! I love that so many of us feel the same way!
DeleteHMG
You nailed it. Write a good story and people will read it. I think we often lose sight of that. Great to read it here today.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteWe get caught up and we need to focus.
HMG
Yes a good story is a must, Most enjoyable post Heather.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Thank you!
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HMG
Excellent advice in an ever changing world. And I can eat an entire sleeve of thin mints.
ReplyDeleteThin Mints for the WIN!
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Yes, the canvas changes, but the stories need to be good enough persist. That's where we should focus!
ReplyDeleteExactly!
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I like this: Focus on your story. Write all the words. Make it the best it can be. :) Love your meme pic.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteWe've got to get back to basics.
HMG
Great post. Love the meme.
ReplyDeleteJuneta @ Writer's Gambit
Thank you!
DeleteThanks for coming by!
HMG
Great post. Love the meme.
ReplyDeleteJuneta @ Writer's Gambit
Aww, thanks for the encouraging words, Heather. =)
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure!
DeleteThanks for coming!
HMG
I can eat a whole sleeve of thin mints...
ReplyDeleteGood Post, Heather!!!
So true about people needing stories. I just try to focus on "creating great art," because focusing on all the other stuff all the time can make you crazy.
ReplyDeleteTrust me, I can eat a whole sleeve of Thin Mints and then another sleeve of Samoas!
ReplyDeleteGood points, Heather. Thanks for your kind and supportive words on my blog this week. I really appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind support, Heather.
ReplyDeleteThe world does crave good stories. We need to keep that as our main focus. The other part can feel daunting, but the story making, that's what we do.
ReplyDeleteLove the Thin Mints meme.
Thanks for visiting my blog. Mary at Play off the Page
IWSG co-host
Yes, somehow we can make it happen. The world demands good stories and we are the suppliers.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inspiration! I can't eat even 2 thin mints. But I can eat a whole pile of home-made cookies :) Mostly, though, writing is fueled by coffee.
ReplyDeleteWandering late through the IWSG....Rebecca at The Ninja Librarian
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