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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

IWSG: Valuable Lessons

It’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. 

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JUNE QUESTION: What is one valuable lesson you've learned since you started writing?


MY ANSWER - learn all you can, keep writing, but always write for yourself first, and never throw ANYTHING you write away. Rules, market fluctuations, fan opinions, submission calls, and people in charge are constantly changing. If you write for yourself first, and don't give up, you will always be satisfied. Also, don't let rejections get to you. Sometimes it can take years to get a piece published - my record is 20 years later :-)


What valuable lessons have you learned?

4 comments:

Pat Hatt said...

That is some record, damn. Yep, write for yourself is sure a good way to be.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

That's quite the record. But it did have an end because you didn't give up.

Chrys Fey said...

I loved all of your lessons and advice. :)

Unknown said...

write for yourself is sure a good way to be.


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