I’m Writing a Cozy Mystery

I’m Writing a Cozy Mystery

  Let’s rock the neurotic writing world! Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG. The awesome co-hosts for the May 3 posting of the IWSG are Joylene Nowell Butler, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Meka James, Diane Burton, Victoria Marie Lees, and M Louise...
Sleep Plotting, a go-to author tool

Sleep Plotting, a go-to author tool

I get stuck occasionally on where a novel should go next. That’s writers block, some folks say. It happened often during our protracted quarantine, so I switched to short stories as my writing venue. This created a treasure trove of short stories, so that...
The Derivational History of Songs

The Derivational History of Songs

https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com Back story – what every writer is admonished to filter throughout the chapters of a book. Thou shalt not begin with back story is a commandment of the highest order. Infuse the back story of characters and actions in...
There’s No Place like Home

There’s No Place like Home

“There’s no place like home,” Dorothy famously said. (my husband and i wed in my parents’home. This post is written on the date of their wedding anniversary, which I’m certain they are celebrating in heaven) “There’s no place...
Q & A with an author pal, Dennis Crosby

Q & A with an author pal, Dennis Crosby

what is it about writing that is attractive to You? Well, there’s certainly something cathartic about it. It’s an amazing outlet for stress and anxiety. I’ve had days that have been so difficult that my only recourse for expression and comprehension was through the...