Wednesday, October 7, 2015

#IWSG for October 2015

The Insecure Writer's Support Group (IWSG) is the brilliant idea of Alex J. Cavanaugh. The purpose of the group is to share doubts and insecurities and to encourage one another. Please visit the other participants and share your support. A kind word goes a long way.

The awesome co-hosts for this month will be TB Markinson, Tamara Narayan, Shannon Lawrence, Stephanie Faris, and Eva E. Solar!

It's that month of things that make us squirm, give us chills, and frighten us to death. For writers, that's every month when it comes to our insecurities.


 



Just remember...

You are not alone. Don't pull a horror movie faux pas and go off by yourself. We can survive if we stick together.
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34 comments:

  1. Suzanne FurnessOctober 7, 2015 at 2:36 AM

    Some great quotes and advice to keep us going. Thank you :)

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  2. TB MarkinsonOctober 7, 2015 at 3:16 AM

    Wonderful quotes that make you think.

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  3. NicolaOctober 7, 2015 at 3:54 AM

    Great quotes, Christine!! Happy October!!

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  4. Natalie AguirreOctober 7, 2015 at 7:37 AM

    Love the quotes. They are so true!

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  5. Madeline Mora-SummonteOctober 7, 2015 at 7:51 AM

    Yes, let's not be the one who goes off in the woods to check out that mysterious noise...the one who never comes back because they've been eaten by a monstrous pile of rejection letters or they've fallen in a giant plot hole... :o

    Love the Pressfield and Bradbury quotes in particular. :)

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  6. LidyOctober 7, 2015 at 9:25 AM

    I love the quotes, love using them and pinning them on Pinterest. The last two are my favorite.

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  7. Alex J. CavanaughOctober 7, 2015 at 10:16 AM

    That last one is so true!

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  8. Hilary Melton-ButcherOctober 7, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    Hi Christine - they are great quotes ... and good to read - to remind ourselves that we can succeed ... cheers Hilary

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  9. emaginetteOctober 7, 2015 at 10:52 AM

    Love the quotes. :-)

    Anna from Elements of Writing

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  10. L. Diane WolfeOctober 7, 2015 at 10:53 AM

    People post about the good stuff and we forget they have bad stuff, too.

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  11. ELAdamsOctober 7, 2015 at 11:19 AM

    Great quotes and advice! :)

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  12. Susan Gourley/KelleyOctober 7, 2015 at 11:49 AM

    So true about going off by ourselves. We're not alone though it feels like it at times.

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  13. cleemckenzieOctober 7, 2015 at 12:05 PM

    I could hand any of these signs in my office. I relate to every one of them.

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  14. Cherie ReichOctober 7, 2015 at 12:17 PM

    That highlight reel quote is the one I need to remember. Great quotes!

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  15. Loni TownsendOctober 7, 2015 at 12:45 PM

    "Don't pull a horror movie faux pas and go off by yourself." HA! You made me giggle.

    Great encouragement today, Christine! Thanks!

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  16. Juneta keyOctober 7, 2015 at 1:01 PM

    Great post. My favorite quote is number 3 down about the highlight reel---it is soooooo true, wonder how we can stop doing that?

    Juneta Writer's Gambit

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  17. Chemist KenOctober 7, 2015 at 1:20 PM

    You always turn Insecure Wednesdays into Confidence Building Wednesdays. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  18. Sarah FosterOctober 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM

    Wonderful quotes! I love the second to last one. I find being a writer makes me scared to death most of the time.

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  19. AnonymousOctober 7, 2015 at 3:12 PM

    I like the last one the best. There are days I'm really down and wonder why I keep going, but then I get too stubborn and refuse to quit.

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  20. Crystal CollierOctober 7, 2015 at 3:43 PM

    Awesome. Thanks for the encouragement today.

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  21. Olga GodimOctober 7, 2015 at 4:02 PM

    Great quotes. Ray Bradbury is my favorite.

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  22. Carol KilgoreOctober 7, 2015 at 4:32 PM

    I like equating being an author with Halloween and scary things. True. Love the Stephen King quote. That's true, too.

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  23. H. R. SinclairOctober 7, 2015 at 5:09 PM

    Yay, themey author quotes.

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  24. Julie FlandersOctober 7, 2015 at 5:12 PM

    Thanks for this - I needed to read it today! Great idea to mix Halloween with how scary writing can be.

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  25. Tyrean MartinsonOctober 7, 2015 at 5:51 PM

    Excellent quotes! I especially like the last one!

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  26. Christine RainsOctober 7, 2015 at 8:32 PM

    Thank you, everyone! I have a house guest this week, but I'll get to visiting blogs next week as I play catch-up. Have a great week!

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  27. AnonymousOctober 7, 2015 at 8:48 PM

    Love the quotes and couldn't help giggling at the 'horror movie faux pas' line. A few of my past IWSG posts have been about fear, but I'm getting better! :) Enjoy the rest of your evening! Eva, IWSG Co-host

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  28. AnonymousOctober 7, 2015 at 10:20 PM

    Great quotes! Love the Bradbury one :)

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  29. UnknownOctober 7, 2015 at 10:33 PM

    Excellent quotes. I really needed to hear some of them at this time.

    Sorry to leave a link, Blogger won't allow my wordpress comment:
    Daily (w)rite

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  30. dolorahOctober 7, 2015 at 11:45 PM

    Awesome use of the horror theme :) I like King's quote.

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  31. Heather R. HoldenOctober 8, 2015 at 6:09 AM

    So many great quotes! :)

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  32. Ellie GarrattOctober 8, 2015 at 8:31 AM

    Great and inspiring quotes. Loving the horror theme!

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  33. A. B. KeuserOctober 8, 2015 at 11:20 AM

    Great Quotes. Thanks for compiling them

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  34. Steven Arellano Rose Jr.October 16, 2015 at 1:30 PM

    I think a group of this sort is really great. Writing is very tough and you feel like you're on edge all the time in making your work good and acceptable to others while putting your own personality into it. On top of all this, they are not kidding when they say, writing is a lonely business/art. I feel like I'm finding that out more each day with my own writing experience. Thanks for the good quotes, Christine; they are very encouraging.

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