insecure writer’s support group

The Social Media Beast Requires Regular Feeding: an IWSG Post

2025-09-03
SE White
Goals and Hopes, Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, My Books, Recommendations, Silliness

It’s the first Wednesday of September, that blessed time of the -BER months when things are getting cooler, leaves are beginning to think of their change, and the mosquitos are almost back in the hell from whence they sprang. Let us celebrate together by posting for the IWSG! If you’d like to join the group, the sign up form can be found here.  This glorious September, our co-hosts are Kim Lajevardi, Natalie Aguirre, Nancy Gideon, and Diedre Knight. Tell them thank you by stopping…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group and the Question of Ethics

2025-08-06
SE White
Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, My Books, Writing Process

It’s time for yet another installment of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. We meet monthly on the first Wednesdays to offer each other support, help, guidance, and release our insecurities into the digital ether for the others in the group to systematically shoot down until we can feel better. If this sounds like an activity you want to get in on and you haven’t already, join in here. As always we have members of the group donating their time to…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Tries Something New

2025-07-02
SE White
Blogging, Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, Romance Tropes, Silliness

The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Post your thoughts, talk about your doubts and the fears you have conquered. Discuss your struggles and triumphs with the group. It’s a safe space to do so. As always we have kind co-hosts donating their time to keep us all on track. This hot summer month they are  Rebecca Douglass, Natalie Aguirre, Cathrina Constantine, and Louise Barbour! And the optional July 2nd question is:  Is there a genre you haven’t tried writing in…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Brings the Nostalgia

2025-06-04
SE White
Blogging

It’s the first Wednesday in June, so let’s rock the neurotic writing world together in our group! The Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG, if you’re social media inclined. To sign up for the group’s blog hop, go here. As always we have lovely co-hosts this month to thank. They are PJ Colando, Pat Garcia, Kim Lajevardi, Melisa Maygrove, and Jean Davis for the month of June. And there’s an optional question to answer: What were some books that impacted you as a…

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I’m Afraid it’s Another Installment of the IWSG

2025-05-07
SE White
Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, My Books, Silliness, Writing Process

Since it’s the first Wednesday of May, it must be Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Come join in the fun. We really are all about the support! Each month there are co-hosts keeping us all on track. This month, we owe our thank you clicks to Feather Stone, Janet Alcorn, Rebecca Douglass, Jemima Pett, and Pat Garcia! And there’s always a thought provoker of a question you may choose to answer for your post. For May 7th, the question is Some common fears writers share…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group is Going on a Quest

2025-04-02
SE White
Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, Silliness

It’s the first Wednesday in April, which means it’s time to share and encourage. In the group, writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. Every month there are generous co-hosts who donate their time to keep the group on track and the encouragement flowing. This month you should hop on over and leave a comment in thanks to Jennifer Lane, L Diane Wolfe, Jenni Enzor, and Natalie…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Finds Feet of Clay

2025-01-08
SE White
Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, Recommendations

It’s the first Wednesday of 2025, which must mean it’s Insecure Writer’s day. It’s our day to support, encourage, and uplift each other. If you’re interested in joining but haven’t taken the leap yet, the link to sign up is here. If you’re more social media inclined, our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG. As always we have generous co-hosts donating their time to keep us all on track. This month our co-hosts are  Rebecca Douglass, Beth Camp, Liza @…

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The Great Blogging Wrap-Up of 2024

2024-12-27
SE White
Blogging, Holiday Wishes, Recommendations, Romance Tropes, Top 10 Lists

Lets get to some maths for the year. I still genuinely have a lot of fun breaking my blogging year down in stats, although I acknowledge that this is boring for anyone other than myself or other book bloggers. On that note, other bloggers, If you’re interested the 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017 breakdowns are linked. Just as a note: I’ve spent zero pennies on marketing of any kind since I started this blog in November 2016. Instead, I’ve focused on…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Cleverly Cliffhangs

2024-12-04
SE White
Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, Recommendations

It’s the first Wednesday of the month, so that means it’s time for another installment of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! It’s the time of the month when we send out our insecurities into the ether and receive support by the bucketload in return. It’s a pretty sweet deal. To sign up for the group yourself, click here. Our co-hosts this month, gently keeping us all on track, are  Ronel the Mythmaker, Deniz, Pat Garcia, Olga Godim, and Cathrina Constantine! Click on over to their…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group is Creative

2024-11-06
SE White
Blogging

It’s the first Wednesday in November, which means it’s Insecurity time! As a group, let’s air out those raggedy insecurities. Give them a really good kicking for the month. If you’d like to join the group and the insecurity bashing (it’s comforting!), click on over here and sign yourself up. Each month generous co-hosts donate their time to keep the kicking on track and productive. For November, our co-hosts are Diedre Knight, Lisa Buie Collard , Kim Lajevardi, and JQ Rose! And the totally optional…

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