Interview: Iris Applewood Author of Keeper of Lost Loves
I would like to introduce you to fellow writer and friend Iris Applewood author of Keeper of Lost Loves. I met Iris through an online authors’ group associated with Author …
How to Make the Most of Soggy Tent Camping
Remember our visit to Cherry Springs State Park in Western Pennsylvania that I spoke about in my Star Gazing in Pennsylvania blog post? The campsite reservations didn’t stick and we …
Back to school time! What’s an English grammar rule you learned in school that messed you up as a creative writer?
Insecure Writers Want to Know Oh, English class. I love English grammar. Diagramming sentences. Parts of speech. Conjugating verbs. Introductory phrases. Dependent clauses. I know, I know. I’m that irritating …
Interview: Hannah Jordan Author of For You I’d Break
I would like to introduce you to fellow writer and friend Hannah Jordan. I met Hannah at South Jersey Writers Group. She has published short form literary fiction and nonfiction. …
5 Tips for Surviving the Heat While Hiking or Camping
One of my daughters and I had a tent-camping trip planned to Western Massachusetts this summer. Of course, it coincided with one of those devastating, muggy-hot heat waves that occur …
Do you use AI in your writing? If so how? Do you use it for your posts? Incorporate AI into your stories? Use it for research? Audio?
Insecure Writers Want to Know Okay. It’s true. I don’t know enough about AI to use it for my writing. ChatGPT or any of the other programs. Besides, I prefer …
Canadian Rockies Glacial Waterfalls
The Icefields Parkway out of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, took us through the Canadian Rockies in our search for glacial waterfalls. The Athabasca Falls. The Sunwapta Falls. Stunning. …
What is your favorite writing app, software, or tools? Would you recommend them? Which is your all-time favorite?
Insecure Writers Want to Know I don’t have any fancy tools, apps, or software for writing. Tech-challenged, remember? I just use my brain, any research I’ve done, my creativity, and …
Jasper National Park: The Canadian Rockies
After our Alaskan adventures, we headed back east, stopping off at Jasper National Park. Oh, the Rocky Mountains, jutting out of the ground, swirled and folded, looming grand above the …
In this constantly evolving industry, what kind of offering/service do you think the IWSG should consider offering to members?
Insecure Writers Want to Know IWSG offers so much to fellow writers already. A monthly space for us to share the anxiety of being a creative writer. Opportunities to become …