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Insecure Writers Support Group and Anne McCaffrey Audio

It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.

The question for today: Do you write cliffhangers at the end of your stories? Are they a turn-off to you as a writer and/or a reader?

I hate cliffhangers and would never write one. All of my stories end with a definite conclusion.

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I have eight Anne McCaffrey books on cassette – if anyone is interested, let me know, $20.00 for the set.



How do you feel about cliffhange...

The Insecure Writer's Support Group and Creativity

It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.

The question for today: What creative activity do you engage in when you're not writing?

It used to be photography. I’ve been a professional photographer since my mid-twenties. I still enjoy taking photos but don’t do it professionally or seriously anymore. (Although it takes every ounce of control to keep from grabbing cell phones at concerts and turning them horizontal. People...

Researching for Stories Set in the 1800’s

Researching for Stories Set in the 1800’s – Melissa Maygrove

Thank you for hosting me, Diane! I hope your followers enjoy the post.


Writing novels set in the 1800s requires hours of research, if the author is to create a realistic, believable world. Although most readers are unaware of the work that goes on behind the scenes to produce a quality product, avid readers of historicals are well acquainted with the period. Anachronisms, at best, pull them out of the story and, at worst, make them ...

Bubba & Squirt’s Legend of the Lost Pearls and the Insecure Writer’s Support Group

I am posting early for IWSG because Dancing Lemur Press has a new release today. The final book in the series:

Bubba and Squirt’s Legend of the Lost Pearls
By Sherry Ellis
Journey to the past!
Bubba and Squirt embark on their most dangerous quest yet. Whisked away through the vortex to Japan, they must find two fabled pearls that hold the key to saving their father.
To top it off, they must go back and change the events of the past. As they race against time, the fate of their father, and th...

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, Marketing Seminar, and Art Posters

It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.

The question for today: Since it's back to school time, let's talk English class. What's a writing rule you learned in school that messed you up as a writer?

I can’t think of a writing rule, but just using proper, stifled, passive phrases and sentences-which works for school papers-doesn’t work for writing a story. Eliminating words such as “was”-I had to learn that.

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My...

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, AI and Writing, and Greenville Comic Con

It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.

The question for today: Do you use AI in your writing and if so how? Do you use it for your posts? Incorporate it into your stories? Use it for research? Audio?

Unless I am using it without knowing, I don’t use AI for anything. Spellcheck and Google searches are merely programs. So is Publisher Rocket. PhotoShop recently offered me the new AI tutorial and I said no. If you’ve be...

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group and Garden Booming

It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.

The question for today: What are your favorite writing processing (e.g. Word, Scrivener, yWriter, Dabble), writing apps, software, and tools? Why do you recommend them? And which one is your all time favorite that you cannot live without and use daily or at least whenever you write?

Word I use daily, but I also use Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition software. (It works ...

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group

It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.

The question for today: In this constantly evolving industry, what kind of offering/service do you think the IWSG should consider offering to members?

Personally, I’d love a way to connect reviewers to authors and publishers. Yes, we have a database of reviewers, but a listing of writers & authors who review books would be helpful.

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I had a great time last month at the P...

Fourth Bubba & Squirt Now Available!

Bubba and Squirt’s Shield of Athena by Sherry Ellis

A Greek Goddess and a Mythical Monster!

When Bubba and Squirt travel through the mysterious vortex on a quest to save their father, they end up in Athens, Greece where they meet an old woman known as the Oracle of Delphi. Her intriguing riddles set them on a path that leads to the Netherworld, a place where danger lurks around every corner.

With the help of their new friends and some unlikely allies, they must defeat the monster that holds...

The Insecure Writer's Support Group and Distractions

Today is my 33rd wedding anniversary, so I will be taking a break from this month’s IWSG post.

However, I am posting at the Insecure Writer’s Support Group site today about writing distractions and invite you to visit there.
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