#iswg

It’s a long time since I wrote a post for either of my blogs. In keeping up the ROW80 challenge, I’ve found my creative energy for “reporting my progress” has been close to nil. Certainly my desire to share has dwindled greatly over the years. I always wanted my writing to be about the stories in my head, not about me. Lately… there’s been waaaay too much “Me” in the mix. But today is a sort of…

August? Already? If you’re like me at all, this year things seem to be just flying by. Some, of course, comes from just being that much busier (especially mentally) than I ever remember being. It seems there’s always something I need to keep track of, need to schedule, plan, do, sketch out, organize, save, report… Oh, how I dread reporting. It’s not much of a surprise, I guess, that I have…

Well, it’s another first Wednesday of the month, so this would be an Insecure Writers’ Support Group post now wouldn’t it? Yup. It is. Looks like our ninja Alex asked the question: July 5 question – 99% of my story ideas come from dreams. Where do yours predominantly come from? Mine definitely come from dreams the majority of the time. Day dreams especially. When I’ll just be staring off into…

A bit of everything for added flavour

Beware Your Sacred Chaos After I posted my Goals for Round 2 of the ROW80, I had intended to be a bit more prompt with my posts. Didn’t happen. I also really wanted to get involved this month in the ISWG ( I love the question of the month: When you’re working on a story, what inspires you? since inspiration is one of my beloved playgrounds). I also didn’t really want to miss another First Friday…

Confession time! My characters hold most of my negative traits. ISWG: What personal traits have you written into your character(s)? #writing #IWSG: @TheIWSG

What personal traits have you written into your character(s)?

This is a loaded question. Do I really want to reveal all the traits, MY traits, I included in my writing?

Fiiiine. I guess I’m brave enough. Pfft. Or at least I’m able to fake it.

I found when writing, I was inserting more of my faults, what I’d consider my negative qualities. My Mount Kilauea anger, for example, was something I put…

#ISWG: Don't Make An Author Cry-Good, Bad And Ugly Questions @ISWG #interview #authors #bloggers #book

What are your favorite and least favorite questions people ask you about your writing?

When promoting my book, there were moments that made being an author thrilling… and others that caused me to wonder, what have I done? With that thought, I’d like to encourage bloggers to really think about their interview questions because they will have an impact on the author. Be kind. And be specific.…

#ISWG – Why I Love #Fantasy

For those who don’t know, the Insecure Writers Support Group is open to all writers to share their fears, doubts, and concerns, as well as your triumphs. So if you have something to share, visit the link at the end of this post!

A Confession…

Other than the short story I wrote for 12 Short Stories, I haven’t written anything this month. Well, that and blog posts. But am I worried? Okay, yeah, I…