The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Turns Fifteen!

It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.


September 2 question - Do you have a favorite character archetype you tend to gravitate toward in your writing?

Nathan Baugh has an extensive list of character archetypes HERE. Seventy-seven in fact!

I would say a lot of my characters tend to fall between brooding loner and resilient survivor. Most of my In Darkness characters fell in that range as did several of my Circle of Friends characters. I guess as an only child who has been through some stuff, I can relate to those archetypes.

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group is fifteen years old this month!

To celebrate, Alex has asked that we list our books with links and when visiting other members, purchase some of their books.

I’m just going to link three of my books:
How to Publish and Promote Your Book Now!
In Darkness (paranormal romance)
Overcoming Obstacles with Spunk! The Keys to Leadership & Goal-Setting

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And a charcuterie board from August – lots of fresh fruits and veggies!

What archetype do you tend to use?

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group and Homemade Food

It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.


August 5 question - As a writer/author what is something you regret? Or something that you wish you'd done differently in your writing process?

I wish I’d honed my craft better before the release of my first series of books. I did great with my two non-fiction but I feel more experience, better editing, and more practice would’ve helped my first fiction titles. My second set of fiction titles are worlds better and I am so proud of them, but that first set will forever taint me and keep readers from finding my paranormal romance series.

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Garden still growing and I am attacking homemade versions of all the highly-processed foods we no longer want to consume. I make my own pancake mix, sun dried tomatoes, salad dressings, tortillas, bagels, croutons, etc. We use Stevia, honey, and maple syrup only. Organic peanut butter. Even homemade crackers. And with the garden exploding, I am drying so many herbs and such now.

I also have my own catnip tree. Yes, that plant to the left is catnip. Over twelve feet tall!

I still enjoy doing charcuterie boards. Here are some from the past couple months: 

 

 

 

 

 

What do you regret? What do you make in your kitchen or from your garden?

The Insecure Writer's Support Group and Book Industry Changes

I have A LOT going on this week, including house guests Thursday and Friday, so I will not be posting here today.

However, I am over at the IWSG site with my answer regarding book industry changes as well as giving you a list of things about publishing that you might want to change. (Or blog about today!)

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, 5K, and Getting Old

It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.

June 3 question - Do most of your story ideas come from one place (the news, dreams, etc.) or do they hit from all over the place?

99% of my story ideas come from dreams. I will dream a scene, and if it is powerful and emotional enough, I will expand upon it during the day. Once I have a solid idea, I write it down. Some become stories, some are just too convoluted. (It took me several tries to make The Alien make sense, but I did!) But every published fiction books/story from me originated from a dream.

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Life notes...

My father-in-law was in the hospital last month and my husband spent a week in Arkansas with him. It’s just very frustrating. Hospitals and doctors suck. Their view of the elderly is “You are old and going to die soon so we don’t really care.”

On a more positive note, my garden is growing great.

And…I smashed my 5k time! 32:06. When I ran the Senior Game 5k on April 10th, I was at 36:06. Four minutes off in just six weeks! I am now in an elite group for my age. My ultimate goal is to do it in thirty minutes. (And the guys I ran against in the Senior Game 5k – I would’ve smoked them like a Christmas turkey as their time was over 33:00!!)


Where do your story ideas come from?