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Insecure Writer’s Support Group – Making Time to Write

This would have to be about the fifth time I’ve joined the Insecure Writer’s Support Group, only to slack off and drop out. If that’s not something to feel insecure about, I don’t know what is. That, and this post is really late.

Every time it’s the same story. Join, manage to make a few posts, then life gets in the way. My writing slows down, and eventually comes that Wednesday that I forget to create an IWSG post. And it’s that much easier to forget again the next time it comes around.

But I did end up feeling a little more defeated the last time. I joined ISWG because I was definitely feeling insecure. I know a blogger shouldn’t measure their worth in comments, but I had at least come to expect a few to pop up for each of my posts. But lately, I hadn’t been getting any. And I had just revamped my blog, with an awesome banner and everything.

I did my IWSG post, hoping it would help recharge my blogging battery. I was upbeat and hopeful.

No comments for a couple days. Same old, same old. Then came an email. Alex, wonderful guy that he is, was kind enough to point out that the purpose of the group is somewhat defeated if I don’t allow comments to my blog posts.

Yes, that’s right. Somehow during my blog revamp, I had turned off the comment section.

Most people probably would have been encouraged to realize this. “Well great. People were probably reading the entire time, they just couldn’t make comments.”

Not me. I highly doubt Alex intended this, but I grew even more defeated. I threw up my hands at my own stupidity. I was five months pregnant, just starting a new job, and both mentally and physically exhausted. So I gave up.

I haven’t written much of anything since then.

Things certainly haven’t gotten any less busy, with a now two 1/2 month old baby, the same high stress job, and a house to keep up. And I realize they will never get less busy. Life will never provide time for my writing. I have to make it myself, somehow.

So, here’s to making the time. And hopefully, to staying committed, at least until summer break comes along, to posting at least to IWSG each month. So, I’ve got April down, late though it is. Come back and see me in May :-)