Happy Wednesday! The Insecure Writers’ Group is a group of writers offering motivation and encouragement to all those taking on the challenges of writing. Every month the ISWG sponsors a blog hop where writers can blog about a topic related to overcoming obstacles and exploring various aspects of the writing journey. If you’d like to... Continue Reading →
Happy Wednesday! The Insecure Writers’ Group is a group of writers offering motivation and encouragement to all those taking on the challenges of writing. Every month the ISWG sponsors a blog hop where writers can blog about a topic related to overcoming obstacles and exploring various aspects of the writing journey. If you’d like to... Continue Reading →
Happy 2024! I hope that your year is off to a great start! Mine is, mostly anyway. The beginning of a new year is a funny thing. I don’t know if you’ve ever felt this way, but for me a new year can feel … like a lot of pressure? That isn’t a popular opinion,... Continue Reading →
When I first decided to start a blog and to seriously commit to working on my book, I had one huge reservation. I was very nervous about the idea of sharing my work, and especially of sharing it under the name I used in daily life. The reason for this was mainly because as someone... Continue Reading →
Hello! Happy Monday! (Is there such a thing?) I’m joking, I really do hope that you are having a very happy Monday. And yes I do believe it is possible to have a happy Monday 🙂 Just having moved cross country and not being even close to settled in, I’ve gotten really behind on my... Continue Reading →
I’ve always loved villains. A good villain in a story can make an otherwise bland tale suspenseful and fun. On the other hand, a two dimensional, poorly developed antagonist can make a story fall totally flat. I can think of one recent example of this, (and please, please forgive me if you disagree), but I... Continue Reading →
According to the Greek goddess Nemesis, you can’t have things in your life progressing too well. That’s just not fair. Especially if you don’t deserve it. But they don’t necessarily have to be too terrible, either. Especially if you haven’t been behaving especially bad. Your fortunes should be somewhere right in the middle. A nice... Continue Reading →
A messenger. That’s the way I’ve always seen rainbows. A fantastically beautiful promise that somehow, things will work out. That there is a reason to smile. That the Earth sees you. That the sky smiled at you. What must it have been like in ancient times to see these lovely colors arching through the sky... Continue Reading →
Happy Wednesday! The Insecure Writers’ Group is a group of writers offering motivation and encouragement to all those taking on the challenges of writing. Every month the ISWG sponsors a blog hop where writers can blog about a topic related to overcoming obstacles and exploring various aspects of the writing journey. If you’d like to... Continue Reading →
“Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!” -Bram Stoker, Dracula Who's your favorite literary vampire of them all? I asked myself that question this weekend as I finished reading The Vampyre by John William Polidori, featuring the diabolical Lord Ruthven (spoiler, he's definitely not my favorite vampire). It's a popular... Continue Reading →
Winter Betancourt 