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!
The awesome co-hosts for the November 5 posting of the IWSG are
Jennifer Lane, Jenni Enzor, Renee Scattergood, Rebecca Douglass, Lynn Bradshaw, and Melissa Maygrove!
Jennifer Lane, Jenni Enzor, Renee Scattergood, Rebecca Douglass, Lynn Bradshaw, and Melissa Maygrove!
November 5th question - When you began writing, what did you imagine your life as a writer would be like? Were you right, or has this experience presented you with some surprises along the way?
I began writing only because I wanted to write my personal history and didn't want it to be a cure for insomnia for my descendants. lol So, I thought I'd try to see if I could even write something of any length. I'd heard about NaNoWriMo but too late for that year, so I did my own in January. And wrote 80,000 words.
And I was hooked! One of my sons kept pushing me to see about selling it to a publisher, but I resisted for a long time. I did eventually sell it (after 20 rewrites), and it's still one of my bestsellling books.
I never have gotten back to my personal history.
