Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Insecure Writer’s Support Group – and the Big Announcement! Plus Conan O’Brien and Clueless Gamer, Editing Services, Ninja News, and Movie Trivia Answers

It’s time for another group posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! 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. I encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen new blogs and leave a comment. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs.

My awesome co-hosts today are Julie Luek, Rachna Chabria, Beverly Fox, and Ilima Todd! Please be sure to thank them for their time and effort to make all IWSG members feel welcome.

And today I am pleased to announce that the Insecure Writer’s Support Group website is now open!!!

Many thanks to the IWSG Admins who helped put it together - Joy Campbell, Michelle Wallace, Joylene Nowell Butler Susan Gourley/Kelley, L. Diane Wolfe, and Lynda Young.

It is still a work in progress and we will continue to add to it over time. You will find pages full of links to great sites and databases under the following subjects – Writing Tips; Publishers, Agents, Queries; Self-Publishing; Marketing; Contests; and Publications.

We also have a page where you can leave suggestions for sites to add to the database. Note we are looking for sites, not individual posts!

The IWSG List is also up on the site HERE.

The first Wednesday will be an encouraging word from the team, and every Monday will be a post from one of the admins about writing, designed to encourage and give you some valuable information or resources.

We also have a Facebook page HERE.

Eventually, we’d like to open it up for guest posts on Wednesday, and expand to include Twitter and possibly a newsletter. (The Twitter hashtag is still #IWSG.)

We invite you to follow and explore the new site. And let us know what we can do to make it a great resource for writers.

Thanks everyone for your dedication to the IWSG and making this site a reality!

Be sure to visit other members on the LIST.


Ninja News

Christine Monson had a wonderful review of CassaStorm on Monday. Her favorite character was Bassan. I’m sensing a trend here…

Joy Campbell is hosting a blogfest in celebration of her upcoming release, Saving Sam. Who's Your Hero? will run from October 22 - 24. See her site for details.

E. Louise Bates just released a new book - Magic Most Deadly. Congratulations, Louise!


M. Pax’s latest is out! Beyond the Edge is live on all Amazon sites, Smashwords, and Kobo. You can find all the links on the landing page HERE.
In addition to her book, Mary’s story, Semper Audacia, is part of the Space Jockey anthology. It was recently released and there are 14 stories, including classics from Philip K. Dick and Algis Budrys.
Congratulations on both accounts, Mary! That is awesome.

Editing Services

Nick Wilford, Freelance Editor is a one-stop shop for affordable editing, proofreading and formatting services. With professional training and ten years of experience as a journalist and editor, the time has come to transfer these skills in order to help out the fellow authors I have come to love.

But it doesn’t stop there. I’m ready to edit anything; from a crucial term paper, to memoirs and other non-fiction books, short stories, articles or job application letters. Let me put that finishing touch on your masterpiece.

Feel free to take a look at my website for further details of my services and prices.

You can also find Nick here – Blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads

Clueless Gamer!

Conan O’Brien is back with Clueless Gamer, and this time he takes on Grand Theft Auto!



Movie Trivia Answers

1 – Apollo 13 – The Abyss – A Beautiful Mind – Ed Harris
2 – 2012 – Con Air – Better Off Dead – John Cusack
3 – Wall-E – The Ice Storm – Ghostbusters – Sigourney Weaver
4 – Lake Placid – Titan AE – The Serpent and the Rainbow – Bill Pullman
5 – Death Becomes Her – Swing Shift – Foul Play – Goldie Hawn
6 – Heat – The Ghost and the Darkness – Top Gun – Val Kilmer

What do you think of the IWSG site? Did the admins not do a fantastic job? See some good news or books? Need Nick's services? Get any of the trivia right? And are you a Clueless Gamer?

Thanks to everyone for making the Insecure Writer’s Support Group a big success! Enjoy the site and please help spread the word.

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Gossip_Grl said...

The Insecure Writers page looks great and plan to go back this weekend and check out the links there.

Unknown said...

Its wonderful to be here Alex and I apologise for not having posted. Moving house and things got lost in between. I have posted and hope you'll make a turn again sometime.

Chancelet said...

So glad this wonderful experience is being broadened and shared to many others, and for all your helpers! I totally forgot to post this month, and I'm sure I had much to express. Anyway, I'll store it up for next month! Again, congrats! Writer’s Mark

Unknown said...

Awesome Awesome Awesome news about the IWSG website! Coolness!

Yay for Nick's freelance editing. Good luck, sir!

Unknown said...

Yay for Mary's release, Beyond the Edge! I'll be ordering a signed copy to add to my collection--she's an amazing writer!

Congrats to Nick for the launch of his Editing services--wishing him much success!

Love the new IWSG site--Huge congrats and thanks to everyone who made it happen! I've dedicated my 100th post to IWSG--you guys rock!

WriterlySam

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