Greetings, First Wednesday in June!

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 - and return comments. This group is all about connecting! Be sure to link to this page and display the badge in your post. And please be sure your avatar links back to your blog! Otherwise, when you leave a comment, people can't find you to comment back.

Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG.

The awesome co-hosts for the June 7 posting of the IWSG are Patrcia Josephine, Diedre Knight, Olga Godim, J. Lenni Dorner, and Cathrina Constantine!

Every month, we announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG post. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say. 

Remember, the question is optional!

June 7 question - If you ever did stop writing, what would you replace it with?

Writing Tips

 

Writing Tips

*Originally published at J.Q. Rose’s Blog.

 

Writing Tips:

READ. Read everything you can get your hands on. Read for entertainment. Read to learn and strengthen your craft. Read. Read. Read.

WRITE. Write down those ideas before they slip away. Write through your block.  Maybe it’s not what you want to say but it can always be revised. There’s no revising nothing. If your muse continues to balk, set your WIP aside, work on something else and come back to it later.

RESEARCH. No matter what genre you are writing in, chances are you will need to do some research.

After you’ve finished your WIP, go back through and TIGHTEN it up, cut out any extraneous words.

EDIT, then edit some more.

And when you’re done editing, PROOF it.

Got CRITIQUE partners? They’ll will help you break it down chapter by chapter, idea by idea.

Send it to your BETA readers.

NETWORK

And finally, the bane of most writers, MARKET your story.

Got any tips you’d like to share?

Can you find the writing tips in the puzzle below?

M	A	K	T	B	J	Q	V	A	C
A	R	E	S	E	A	R	C	H	B
R	E	C	L	T	U	C	K	R	W
K	A	C	R	I	T	I	Q	U	E
E	D	E	M	G	V	D	L	S	X
T	N	W	E	H	M	T	Y	B	F
B	E	T	A	T	G	O	X	F	N
H	P	D	N	E	T	W	O	R	K
I	Q	Y	G	N	W	R	I	T	E
E	D	I	T	R	Z	H	O	U	Z
J	S	A	I	P	R	O	O	F	P

 Sandra