Guess What? It's IWSG Time.

Brain Child of Alex J. Cavanaugh



The awesome co-hosts for the January 4 posting of the IWSG will be Eva @ Lillicasplace, Crystal Collier, Sheena-kay Graham, Chemist Ken, LG Keltner, and Heather Gardner!
I think I'm more exhausted than insecure this month. While I took some time away from social media, I packed the hours with a road trip, lots of cooking and family gatherings. With so many events back-to-back insecurity slipped a notch on my list of concerns. 

However, it's still there lurking and waiting to trip me up. 

Here are the two areas that have me up tight:

I'm testing out a new blog format to see if 1) I can actually do it, and 2) if anyone will care enough to read it.

I'm ready to plunge into draft #2 of the last book in my Pete Riley trilogy, but I'm still not happy with some of it.


Question: What writing rule do you wish you’d never heard?

I absolutely hate show don't tell. I'm a storyteller and I like to tell stories. Some of the best books ever written "tell" a story. So leave me alone with the telling. 

Want to see what others in this group are saying about their insecurity and how they answer this question? Here's your chance.


Beware the White Rabbit (Anthology: They Call Me Alice), Leap Books, Summer '15
Sliding on the Edge, C. Lee McKenzie, WestSide Books, Spring '09
The Princess of Las Pulgas, WestSide Books, Fall '10
The First Time, Fall '11 (Anthology story: Premeditated Cat)
Alligators Overhead, Outskirts Press, Fall '12
Two and Twenty Dark Tales (Anthology story: Into the Sea of Dew