#IWSG

The IWSG Wants to Know if You Have Regrets

2026-08-05
SE White
Goals and Hopes, Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, My Books, Writing Process

It’s August 5th and that means IWSG day! So happy insecurity bashing day to you all, and if you’d like to give the group a follow yourself you can find them here. Our lovely co-hosts for this month are Shannon Lawrence, Diedre Knight, Liza, and Pat Garcia!  And the (optional) question to spark the conversations this month: As a writer/author what is something you regret? Or something that you wish you’d done differently in your writing process? Chaos. This question is…

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Pleading for Some Change in the Book Industry, an IWSG Post

2026-07-01
SE White
Blogging, Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, Silliness, Top 10 Lists

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group is a place where writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. It’s a safe haven for you on your author journey and available at this website where you can also find resources, articles, and various other help. The awesome co-hosts for the July 1, 2026 posting of the IWSG are Rebecca Douglass, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Cathrina Constantine, and Jacqui Murray!Don’t forget to go say hello as you’re hopping…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Has an Idea

2026-06-03
SE White
Blogging, Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, My Books, Plotters vs. Pantsers, Romance Tropes, Writing Process

It is that time of the month again! Come join us insecure writers as we forge a path towards our dreams. The main point of the group is to connect, reassure, and support your author journey, no matter what it looks like. We meet on the first Wednesday of every month. Come on in! The co-hosts we should offer our thanks to for June are Victoria Marie Lees, Sarah Foster, Natalie Aguirre, and C. Lee McKenzie! Go check in on…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Gets Warm and Fuzzy

2026-05-06
SE White
Blogging, Critique, Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, My Books, Romance Writers of America

It’s the first Wednesday in May, so it must be IWSG day! It’s the day to post your thoughts, talk about your doubts and brag about the fears you have conquered on your own blog or site. Offer a word of encouragement for others who are struggling. Visit around the group and connect with your fellow writers. We’re all insecure down here! #ImSorryIMadeAStephenKingPun #CouldntHelpIt #ConstantReadersGonnaConstant The co-hosts keeping us all on track this month are Jenni Enzor, Jemima Pett, Jamie of…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group is in Their Nostalgia Era

2026-02-04
SE White
Blogging, Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, My Books, Writing Process

As always, the font of solace we experience is guided by author volunteers from the IWSG. This month we owe our thank you clicks and comments to J Lenni Dorner, Victoria Marie Lees, and Sandra Cox! And the question for February 4, 2026 is Many writers have written about the experience of rereading their work years later. Have you reread any of your early works? What was that experience like for you? You totally thought I was going for the…

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Makes Resolutions for 2026

2026-01-07
SE White
Blogging, Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, My Books, Writing Process

It’s the first Wednesday of the first month in 2026, so it must be time for some IWSG! Sign up for the group yourself if you are so inclined by clicking over to their form. The group can also be found somewhere in that deadly maelstrom known as Social Media by searching #IWSG or @TheIWSG We owe our co-hosting thanks this month to Shannon Lawrence, Olga Godim, Jean Davis, and Jacqui Murray! Give them a clicky-click and a comment to…

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The IWSG and Website Woes

2025-12-03
SE White
Goals and Hopes, Insecure Writer's Support Group Post

It’s IWSG Wednesday and it turns out Wednesday’s child is definitely full of woe because my website was down today. I got it running off of a backup, as you can probably tell because the website is in your eye-holes right now. But I wasn’t in time to make the posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group for December. If you, like me, depend upon this group and rely on the support you can always sign up for it yourself…

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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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