UPDATED: IWSG: Fears

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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MAY QUESTION - Some common fears writers share are rejection, failure, success, and lack of talent or ability. What are your greatest fears as a writer? How do you manage them?

MY ANSWER - This post has been updated on 5/11/25. I never received the newsletter with this month's question. When I emailed admin on May 5 asking about the newsletter and posting for this month, they simply replied "Due to health challenges, one has not been able to put one together." I'm not certain how everyone else got the question for this month. I still have not received any other reply even after reaching out to several people several times. I know things happen, but I'm frustrated. This was already an incredibly difficult week for me so it's ironic that my fear might best be described as "Not being seen or heard". Which is how I am now feeling. How did you find out about this month's post topic?

How about you? What are your fears?