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!
Posting: The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day.
August 7 optional question - Has your
writing ever taken you by surprise? For example, a positive and belated
response to a submission you'd forgotten about or an ending you never
saw coming?
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Sorry for the late post! The day got away from me! No personal news to share today, but there is plenty of IWSG news! Read on!!
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The 2019 Annual IWSG Anthology Contest is open for submissions!Guidelines and rules:
Word count: 3500-5000
Genre: Middle Grade Historical – Adventure/Fantasy
Theme: Voyagers
Submissions accepted: May 1 - September 4, 2019
Need some clarification on the genre?
Middle grade – suitable for 9 – 14 year-old children.
Historical – it must have historical aspects and be set in a time before 2000 or earlier. It just needs to be set in the past. Adventure/fantasy – the subgenre can be either adventure OR fantasy. The fantasy genre is acceptable as there are many ancient cultures and times that believed in supernatural occurrences.
The next #IWSGPit will be January 15, 2020
8:00 am - 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
8:00 am - 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
So much depends upon a red wheel barrow....so begins the famous poem by William Carlos William - the inspiration behind this prompt. Which can be taken in myriad directions. It can be purely a prop. A part of the setting in a garden? A construction site? A factory? What depends upon it?
It can be used to carry away debris from
a broken home. Or bricks for a new one. Maybe a skeleton, or a heist.
Anything is possible. Will it turn out dependable or feckless? That's
the question ... and you get to decide!
Please welcome Juneta Key to the IWSG admin team.
Juneta Key writes SPECULATIVE FICTION, and loves fantasy and all its
subgenres, the paranormal, mythological and space opera. In 2019, she
entered into a partnership with another Indie author as co-owner of
Stormdance Publications, to create fun, quality themed anthologies,
especially about grumpy old gods. She’s one of seven founders of the
Storytime Quarterly Blog Hop founded in 2015.
I agree, there is a lot of scope for anything to be in that wheelbarrow. I think we'll see some great entries!
ReplyDeleteHi Heather - WEP's wheelbarrow will be interesting. IWSG is great as too the co-hosts that keep the wheels turning ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteIt was so wonderful to see a reference to his famous poem that I have to enter, Heather 🌹
ReplyDeleteWe do have a lot going on!
ReplyDeleteLots of news! Glad you remembered to post, though. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout out. Happy IWSG!
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot going on!
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong with having no news. It's nice to get a break sometimes.
I have always loved that Red Wheelbarrow poem. Love that it's now the inspiration behind the prompt.
ReplyDeleteI hope we get a lot of great entries in the the anthology contest.
ReplyDeleteI had to visit this August post. Summer seemed so young just a month ago!
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