Purpose: To share and encourage. 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. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds! Posting: The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Post your thoughts on your own blog. Talk about your doubts and the fears you have conquered. Discuss your struggles and triumphs. Offer a word

As part of my "pause and regroup" of the last few weeks, I attended a Josh Groban concert here in my hometown. At first, I wasn't sure about it. I've listened to his music since he first came on the scene back in 2001 but didn't know how a live performance would be. And, his early music is tied to a traumatic experience for me. I clung to one of his songs, You're Still You, during a time when I felt like everything about me had changed, because it was the message I needed to

It's so easy to get caught up in all the insecurities that weigh us down as writers and authors. Today I thought I'd share something positive instead. Learning to recognize what is going well and remembering those things often really helps me to keep moving forward. On July 1st, I launched a Kickstarter with 5 other authors. The idea was two-fold: build buzz for our Seasons of Sugar Creek series and sell book boxes for the series. All of us were excited and nervous. Would peo

It has been almost two years since I've taken part in the Insecure Writers Support Group blogshop. I've missed it! Seems like this first month of blogging is about a lot of things I've missed. One of the reasons I love this group is because you can see others struggling through various aspects of what I like to call Author Imposter Syndrome (AIS). Published authors struggle with this as much as unpublished writers. AIS can manifest itself in a couple of ways. For instance, "f