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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

IWSG: Story Ideas

UPDATED: 7/10/23

So sorry for the confusion on the first posting of this entry. I've been out of town and unable to update the changed topic. The below should be on point now.

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t’s time for another group posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! founded by Alex J. Cavanaugh. Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you’d like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs. You can also join us on twitter using the hashtag #IWSG, or on the Facebook page.

Now, IWSG hosts have changed up the format in an effort to make it more fun and interactive. Every month, they will announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG Day 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.

Don’t forget to visit others that day to see their answers. Want to join, or learn more? Visit our - Sign-up List.


JULY QUESTION - Juneta Key says "
99% of my story ideas come from dreams. Where do yours predominantly come from?"


MY ANSWER - While I have indeed been inspired by dreams, I have just as often been inspired by songs, snippets of overheard conversations, emotions I'm exorcising, and people and places I come across in my travels.

How about you? Where do your story ideas come from?

3 comments:

Natalie Aguirre said...

I think you got a different question than the rest of us. I remember being so excited when I wrote my first book. Now I'm more realistic about the process.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Yeah, the newsletter went out with the wrong question but Juneta updated it the next day.

Karen Baldwin said...

I never saw my writing as a career until I was in my forties. It's been a long journey to publication but I found on-line writer groups and joined two in-person writer groups.