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Showing posts with label IWSG Instagram. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IWSG Instagram. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

IWSG: Using Social Media

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. 

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


APRIL 3 QUESTION - 
How long have you been blogging? (Or on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram?) What do you like about it and how has it changed?

MY ANSWER - My first Blog post was in October 2010. I joined Facebook around the same time. I was hesitant about both. A friend encouraged me to start the blog as a way to get back into my writing which I had given up for a time. I finally joined Facebook because my daughter's ballet studio only had a Facebook account instead of a web page and it was the easiest way to keep up with information about her classes and performances. While I quickly became comfortable with both platforms, I've used them to varying degrees since. Some months, I blogged nearly every day while others I only blogged a couple times a month. Sometimes I'm on Facebook and posting multiple times a day, and other times it may be weeks between visits. I joined Twitter sometime later but have barely every utilized it. I joined Instagram and Pinterest in the years that followed but utilize them in much the same pattern as Facebook. I like Facebook for keeping up with friends and family, and for checking out what other professionals are doing. I enjoy Instagram and Pinterest for checking creativity and sharing design ideas as well.

What about you? How long have you been blogging? (Or on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram?) What do you like about it and how has it changed?

Sunday, January 13, 2019

IWSG News


1) The #IWSGPit Twitter pitch is once a year now – and the next one is on January 15. Hundreds of agents and publishers will be checking the hashtag that day. For rules and a list of genre hashtags, visit the #IWSGPit page.

2) Here are the prompts for January over at the IWSG Instagram:


3) Congratulations again to the IWSG Anthology winners! I believe this publication will hit shelves in April 2019. Here are the stories and authors selected for the fourth anthology:

Oddly Suited by LG Keltner
Sea of Sorrows by AV Brown
Behind the Catcher’s Mask by Jennifer Lane
A Diver’s Ball by Angela Brown
Fearless Heart by Deborah Solice
The Dark Charade by CD Gallant-King
The Cog Prince by Elizabeth Mueller
Flower of Ronda by Myles Christensen
Remedy by Chelsea Ballard
Charleston Masquerade by Carrie-Anne Brownian 


What news do you have to share this month? Have you heard any good news lately?

Monday, October 8, 2018

IWSG: Dates to Remember

Don’t forget that the IWSG has partnered with Write…Edit…Publish

This month’s challenge - Déjà vu or Voodoo. 

Add your name to the list, write your story, post on your blog or Facebook, and visit others. 
And there are prizes! 
Full details at the WEP site regarding genre, length, etc. Déjà vu or Voodoo – do you? 


Here are the prompts for the IWSG Instagram the next two months:




This is the last month to submit to the IWSG Anthology Contest. 

Young adult romance is the genre and masquerade the theme. 
Entry is free, you just need to be a member of the IWSG on some level. See the site for details. 

Don’t miss this opportunity to be in a royalty-paying anthology!



We have a date for the next #IWSGPit Twitter pitch – January 15, 2019! 

Visit the IWSG site for details. 

You don’t want to miss it. 


Finally, IWSG member Christopher Votey has created a cool course and program and IWSG members get a discount! 

My course is Digital Notes Organizer – Making Your Personal Encyclopedia. The first part will teach you how to put a wiki on your computer that is 100% private and secure and can be integrated with Dropbox for backup purposes and being able to share with others. 
The second part of the course teaches you how to use wiki software, great for your installation and for being able to edit any online wiki (ie, Wikipedia, Wikia). 
My course is $49.99, but I want to do something special for all of those who’ve show support for this site. When you check out, enter the following codes: 
IWSG80 – Get Course for $9.99 (10 Available) 
IWSG50 – Get Course for $24.99 (20 Available) 
IWSG25 – Get Course for $36.99 (50 Available) 

Get the full details at Christopher’s site and take advantage of his generosity!