IWSG - Snow Day

 This is my Insecure Writers Support Group post for February 2025.

Alex's awesome co-hosts this month are: 

Joylene Nowell Butler,

Louise Barbour,

& Tyrean Martinson!

Please stop by their blogs and say thank you. 

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February 5 question - Is there a story or book you've written you wish you could go back and change?

The short answer is no. Nothing significant about them, anyway.

The first two novels I ever wrote got put aside for years. I debuted with #3 and published #4 as my second. By the time I went back to publish the first two (under a different pen name), they had gone through countless edits, and I hadn't seen them in years. I had become a better writer by then, and thanks to them being shelved for so long, I was able to be much more objective and polish them up quite a bit. They don't get rave reviews like my westerns, but they are wayyy better than their original versions. 

I'm lucky I had the self-awareness - and the good advice of my CPs! - to wait and not publish something really amateurish. Had I done that, I would go back and polish it up.

Now I'm all about moving on to what's next and improving my craft as I go.

We got some record-breaking snow down here in the south. I'll end my post with some chilly photos for your enjoyment. 

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IWSG is the brainchild of Alex J. Cavanaugh. It's a monthly bloghop that offers a safe haven for writers to express their feelings and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. It's also a venue for offering  support, both in the form of comments and positive posts. Writers of all kinds are welcome. 

We 'meet' the first Wednesday of every month. If you're interested in learning more, click on the link above. And don't be intimidated by the size of the group. We're not expected to visit everyone on the list.