IWSG-November 2018

  The Insecure Writers Support Group, IWSG, was started by Alex J. Cavanaugh in an effort to assist writers from all stages, those unpublished to bestsellers, with overcoming their writing fears, struggles, doubts, and concerns. IWSG is about writers helping other writers through encouragement, and community support. The first Wednesday of each month, IWSG posts an optional question …

Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween Everyone Smiles are contagious; let's start an epidemic    -Laura Smith- Smile of the Week

IWSG October 2018

To push myself forward as a writer, I recently joined, IWSG, the Insecure Writers Support Group. IWSG was started by Alex J. Cavanaugh in an effort to assist writers from all stages, those who are unpublished to bestsellers, with overcoming their writing fears, struggles, doubts, and concerns. IWSG helps writers build confidence, something I'm in dire …

Plein Air Writing

It was a gorgeous fall morning, cloudless blue skies, crisp air, and the faint smell of wood smoke tickling my nose.  I flitted around the house gathering stuff together, mentally checking each item off my list. Composition book, two pens (an extra just in case), sweater, coffee. Something was missing. Ah yes, a chair to …

IWSG-September 2018

To push myself forward as a writer, I recently joined, IWSG, the Insecure Writers Support Group. IWSG was started by Alex J. Cavanaugh in an effort to assist writers from all stages, those unpublished to bestsellers, with overcoming their writing fears, struggles, doubts, and concerns. IWSG helps writers build confidence, something I'm in dire need of, …

Do You See What I See?

As children, many of us took great pleasure in laying on the grass searching the passing clouds for animal shapes. Pointing to a particular cloud, we'd excitedly call out, "Look! I see a bear." "That's not a bear," our cohort would reply, "It's a dog." At night, we argued whether we saw a man or …

The Fruits of Our Labors

Last winter, my husband built a raised bed for my first, at home vegetable garden. While it lay fallow the grandboys used it as a giant sandbox.        In spring, we planted sugar snap peas, snow peas, cucumbers, pole beans, onions, carrots, and broccolini. My husband raised a small patch of sweet corn across …

IWSG-Insecure Writers Support Group August 2018

In an effort to push myself as a writer, I recently joined, in fact, as recently as today, IWSG, the Insecure Writers Support Group. IWSG was started by Alex J. Cavanaugh in an effort to assist writers from all stages, published and unpublished, with overcoming their writing fears, struggles, doubts, and concerns. IWSG helps writers build …

Hangin with My Grandson

Wednesday, I had the rare opportunity to spend some one on one time with my 17-year-old grandson, Gavin. He'd been in town visiting his other grandparents and I was able to steal him away for the day. On my way to pick him up, I began to panic. What do you say to a 17-year-old …

Thursday Doors

I took a bit of a detour this week. Instead of writing, I enjoyed a walking tour of Old Monterey and photographed doors from some of Monterey's famous historical landmarks so I could join in the Thursday Doors photo challenge hosted by Norm Frampton at Norm 2.0. Here are some of my favorite doors. Stokes …