IWSG - BUILDING CASTLES

THE INSECURE WRITER'S SUPPORT GROUP

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.

Henry David Thoreau

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This insecure post I want to offer a little inspiration for the projects you're pursuing and thought this quote by Thoreau would help achieve that!

I'm thrilled to be starting a new venture with the awesome Aussie Denise Covey and WEP-Write…Edit…Publish Blog Hop featuring flash fiction challenges.

I'm awaiting the first edits from my publisher on my third book Murder & Obsession, and I'm still working to put two new projects into the readers hands.

My life is full, complicated, and blessed. Wishing you all the happiness, inspiration, and success, you desire!

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The awesome co-hosts for this posting of the IWSG are

Charity Bradford, S.A. Larsen, AJ, Tamara Narayan, Allison Gammons, and Tanya Miranda!

As Alex says, "Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!"

The Twitter hashtag is #IWSG

Did you know there's a t-shirt for the IWSG! You can purchase it here – 

http://www.neatoshop.com/product/IWSG

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I just received this message from Laura Johnston regarding

Authors Untied Against Child Slavery

Campaign Ending This Weekend‏

Authors and Bloggers,

Thank you all for your support of this campaign. We have reached nearly $3,000 in donations and hope to reach that goal amount--or even break it!--by this weekend before the campaign closes on the Fourth. If any of you can share the campaign on your social media outlets in the next couple of days and ask your friends to donate, that would be great.

Campaign Link:

https://yourrescue.org/projects/authors-united-against-child-slavery/

Laura Johnston

Please consider a donation or sharing on FB or Twitter.

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In the near future consider a new Flash Fiction Challenge with the WEP

IWSG - WHAT'S NEXT?

THE INSECURE WRITER'S SUPPORT GROUP

http://alexjcavanaugh.blogspot.com/p/the-insecure-writers-support-group.html

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. Post your thoughts on your own blog. Talk about your doubts and the fears you have conquered. Discuss your struggles and triumphs. Offer a word of encouragement for others who are struggling. Visit others in the group and connect with your fellow writer - aim for a dozen new people each time. Be sure to link to this page and display the badge in your post.

The awesome co-hosts are Eva Solar, Melanie Schulz, Lisa-Buie Collard, and Stephen Tremp!

As Alex says, "Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!"

The Twitter hashtag is #IWSG

(This information was taken directly from Alex J Cavanaugh's blog.)

 

It seems petty to talk insecurity when my third book was just approved for publication by Curiosity Quills Press. What's odd was the amount of stress writing this last book raised. Maybe due to other issues, but finally, the trilogy is complete and the relief is profound – BUT – what do I tackle next? Science fiction, horror, or do I stick with what's worked and write another mystery? Does Detective Steven Quaid continue to solve crimes or do I put him aside and try something new?

I have several options, projects waiting to be finished and yet I'm unsure which one to pick. I want to try something new and yet that damn detective isn't done speaking. I figure I'll work on the marketing for Murder & Obsession, and when my muse is ready, she'll point me in the right direction.

What do you do when a project is completed? How do you choose your next project or does it choose you?

Funny thing is, I was more confidant before I ever published novel one, (probably because of how little I knew) now I struggle with everything. I know marketing is my biggest source of insecurity but this year I'm determined to up my marketing game. Despite recent blog posts that say it's a waste of time, I'm not giving up. I'll find my stride. How's that sound for confidence?

 

COMMITMENT

 

There's one sad truth in life I've found

While journeying east and west -

The only folks we really wound

Are those we love the best.

We flatter those we scarcely know,

We please the fleeting guest,

And deal full many a thoughtless blow

To those who love us best.

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox~

 

This blog is in honor of my two sons who remind me daily the true meaning of love and the commitment I made when they came into my life.

 

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Spring break is over and the real work begins.

 

Murder & Obsession, book three of my murder trilogy has been accepted for publication. (Yes, I did the happy dance!)

 

 



BURIED!

This picture is to demonstrate how I've been feeling since my last post regarding the goals I've set for 2015—buried! So maybe my goals were a bit ambitious, but I was sure I could achieve them when I wrote them down, but a month in, I'm no longer as certain.

Still, it's only a month in so I'm blaming the depressive qualities of winter – cloudy gray skies, a frozen dishwasher pipe, a flood on the kitchen floor, the drip, drip, drip of a leak that just wouldn't quit, and then finding out it's been dripping for months maybe years, and the wooden water soaked beams of the floor need to be replaced. Oh the joys of owning a 100 + house!

But there is no quit because each day the sun shines brighter and longer, I can feel the hope of spring. And while the muse has me working despite everything, I'm not yet working on any of the book goals I listed in January, but on the changes for Murder & Obsession suggested by my editor.

The novel I thought I'd finished is still in rewrite, so please excuse me while I concentrate on perfection. Although, I did enter WOW's winter flash fiction challenge, so that is something I can check off the list.

 

Oh, and once again I'm joining Mari L. McCarthy's 

21 days Declutter Your Life Journaling Challenge

Starting on March 1^st.

Okay, I admit it, I need all the help I can get!

 

I also recently wrote a post for Mari's blog Create Write Now that discusses how journaling helped me rediscover my muse after a year of illness.

       Journaling Is A Cure For Writers Block

 

 What about you, have you achieved the goals you set? Do you journal? How has it affected your writing?

 

 Do You Have A Goal?

 

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