#IWSG: Writing is a Calling

 

It's Insecure Writer's Support Group Day!

The first Wednesday of every month is when writers who participate visit other writer's blogs to lend support and receive it as well!

Sadly, I can't participate this month 

so I've disabled comments.

But here is the link to sign up, the optional question, 

and our host and cohost links below if you'd like to participate: 

If you'd like to join, go HERE. 

The optional question: What would make you quit writing? 

(I'll just sneak in here and say "nothing". It's a calling and I can't stop doing it). 

Thanks to our host Alex Cavanaugh,

and

The awesome co-hosts for the July 7 posting of the IWSG:

 Pat Garcia, Victoria Marie Lees, and Louise – Fundy Blue!

#IWSG: Things Are Getting Drafty

 

It's Insecure Writer's Support Group Day! The first Wednesday of every month we blog about our thoughts and fears on writing, and offer encouragement to those who are struggling (hint: we all struggle). If you'd like to join, go HERE. 

Many thanks to our founder and host, Alex Cavanaugh, and this month's rotation of co-hosts: J Lenni Dorner, Sarah Foster, Natalie Aguirre, Lee Lowery, and Rachna Chhabria!

This month's optional question is: For how long do you shelve your first draft, before reading it and re-drafting? Is this dependent on your writing experience and the number of stories/books under your belt?

Good question. I don't have a set amount of time between first and second drafts, but I have noticed that the longer it sits, the more errors/typos/plot issues become apparent. A good month or two gives plenty of distance. It helps to put the second draft aside to stew for a while as well. For me, this doesn't change with experience. 

I actually looked this phenomenon up because inquiring minds want to know *winks*. It's called "change blindness":

The New York Times defined it as “the frequent inability of our visual system to detect alterations to something staring us straight in the face." ~BigThink.com

Anyway, it doesn't affect just writers, it affects everyone. 

See? We're not so different after all! 

How long do you shelve your first draft? 

Does your "change blindness" get better with experience? 

#IWSG: Sorry, No Post Today

 

It's Insecure Writer's Support Group day! Thanks so much for stopping by. Sorry I can't post today, but I will be back for June's post. If you want to join, we'd love to have you. 

Go HERE to sign up.