IWSG - On Writing

Insecure Writer's Support Group

Purpose of the IWSG: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds! Join us!

The Question:

What is your favorite writing craft book? Think of a book that every time you read it you learn something or you are inspired to write or try the new technique. And why?

My Answer

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, by Stephen King. When doubts crept in, this book helped to inspire me to continue. And I love trying new things, always.

Here are some of my favorite quotes from his book On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

 

"The scariest moment is always

just before you start.”

 

“you can, you should,

and if you’re brave enough to start,

you will.”

 

“Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.”

 

“Write with the door closed,

rewrite with the door open.”

 

“Writing is not life,

but I think that sometimes

it can be a way back to life.”

 

The next one though is the most important:

 “You cannot hope to sweep someone else away

by the force of your writing

until it has been done to you.”

 

―Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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 And don't forget the outstanding co-hosts this month:

PK Hrezo, Cathrina Constantine, PJ Colando, Kim Lajevardi, and Sandra Cox!

Be sure to say hello!

KEEP WRITING!

and thanks for stopping by!

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IWSG - Unnecessary Prose

Insecure Writer's Support Group

Purpose of the IWSG: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds! Join us!

I hope you all had a glorious holiday 

and have started the New Year 

with confidence and purpose!

Once again I'm relying on the 

Question posted to fill my post.

Question - Being a writer, when you're reading someone else's work, what stops you from finishing a book/throws you out of the story/frustrates you the most about other people's books?

 Answer: - I just finished a mystery set in the English countryside, one of my favorite places. The mystery was a good one, a who-done-it with great characters, and well written,  but filled with constant rehashing of the clues and motives.

It drew me out of the story continuously. At first, I thought it was the author's first book and understood because I know I did the same thing in my first attempt, but it was the third book. By then, the editor should have caught that, if not the author.

I finished the book, but I won't be reading another. There are very few books that I just couldn't finish. That's because they simply didn't hold my interest, usually because I find myself not caring about the characters or the storyline. It's very disappointing when the description fails to fit the book.

 The outstanding co-hosts this month are:

Ronel Janse van Vuuren 

J Lenni Dorner

Gwen Gardner 

Sandra Cox 

Louise - Fundy Blue!

Be sure to say hello!

KEEP WRITING!

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IWSG - Purpose

Insecure Writer's Support Group

Purpose of the IWSG: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds! Join us!

Question - Albert Camus once said, “The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” Flannery O’Conner said, “I write to discover what I know.” Authors across time and distance have had many reasons to write. Why do you write what you write?

 Answer: - I write what I want to read. I write because it’s therapy; it keeps me sane, and because I have something to say. Will it save the world? No. Will it change the world? No. Will it entertain the world? Maybe. I hope so. Will you learn something? Always.

Yes, I share what I know yet learn much, much more. Each story teaches me something new. I hope it will the reader too. Just a few days ago I released a book of poetry. It's my favorite form of expression and I write it whenever I find myself unable to express my emotions any other way.

I made a promise to my grandmother, and I've finally kept that promise. Will it change the world?  No. But it will entertain!

 The outstanding co-hosts are:

Jemi Fraser, Kim Lajevardi,

L.G Keltner, Tyrean Martinson,

and

Rachna Chhabria!

Be sure to say hello!

KEEP WRITING!

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And as announced!

My Just Released 

Book of Poetry!

"Yolanda Renée had reached a new dimension in her writing and tamed some very wild beasts in the process! This poet has opened her heart, bared her soul, and in the process created inspiring and uplifting verse. But also raw and terrifying."

Author & Poet Cindy Parker

For Opal is a collection of 100 poems written by Yolanda Renee. Influenced by and in memory of Lilly Opal Stansberry, her grandmother. Renée's lyrics portray a moment in time. Highlighting love, loss, tragedy, and survival. There are a few that were created just for fun and several that have a murderous slant. But they are all a small picture of life and written from the heart.

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