Congratulations to all of the authors who’ve made the IWSG the success that it is these last 12 years. Your hard work is appreciated.
This month’s question is: The IWSG celebrates 12 years today! When did you discover the IWSG, how do you connect, and how has it helped you?
I connected with the IWSG during one of the A to Z activities a few years back. I participate in that each year and have learned many things about writing in general. I’ve even picked up a few friends along the way. What has stayed with me and lifted me up when things weren’t going well was knowing that I wasn’t the only one struggling to find readers and make a name for myself. Sometimes a few words of support made all the difference.
Another thing that being part of the IWSG group has done is give me the courage to take the path less taken, to write what I want to write, even if it doesn’t fit in Amazon’s perfect and limited little boxes.
So thank you to those who co-host each month and those who read the various posts. Here’s hoping the group goes on for at least another 12 years!
Hi! I live in Eastern Ontario. I'm married with three adult children and five wonderful grandchildren.
I prefer warm weather, and sunshine but winter gives me time to write.
If I’m listening to music, it will be something from the 1960s or 1970s.
I enjoy action movies, romantic comedies, but I draw the line at slasher flicks and horror. I love science fiction and fantasy as well.
I love to read; I immerse myself in the text and, as my husband says, the house could fall down around me, and I’d never notice. My preferences are as varied as there are genres, but nothing really beats a good romance, especially one that is filled with suspense. I love historical romance too, and have read quite a few of those.
If I’m watching television, you can count on it being a suspense — I’m not a fan of reality TV, sit-coms, or game shows.
Writing gives me the most pleasure. I love creating characters that become real and undergo all kinds of adventures. It never ceases to amaze me how each character can take on its own unique personality; sometimes, they grow very different from the way I pictured them!
Inspiration comes from all around me; imagination has no bounds. If I can think it, imagine it, I can write it!
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9 thoughts on “The IWSG Monthly Blog for September”
Many writers in our group found out about the IWSG through A-Z. Like you, this group has supported me through my hard times.
Lonely ? Definitely. Realised, not soon enough, that it’s no use trying to please other people.
To quote my youngest protagonist so far, 14 year old Evie, www, how can anyone be truly alone ?
(- and a member of IWSG )
Living the Dream 
Many writers in our group found out about the IWSG through A-Z. Like you, this group has supported me through my hard times.
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Hopefully those times are looking up.
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It’s great to find support from other writers who know just what we’re going through.
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It is. Writing can be a lonely occupation.
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That’s right – write what you want!
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Lonely ? Definitely. Realised, not soon enough, that it’s no use trying to please other people.
To quote my youngest protagonist so far, 14 year old Evie, www, how can anyone be truly alone ?
(- and a member of IWSG )
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That’s true.
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Thanks for the reminder about writing what we want to write. Ignore the boxes! I need that same encouragement frequently.
Thanks again!
Lori
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That is a great point, Suzanne–to write what we want to write. As an Indie, I get to do that. Love your answer.
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