Insecure Writers Want to Know
Happy 15th Anniversary, Insecure Writers Support Group! Thank you all for your kind support in this difficult writing vocation we have. Here’s where you can purchase a copy of Determination: A Mother of Five Conquers College. Please leave a review, if you do read my memoir. Thank you!
So, I missed you last month. But I accomplished quite a few writing tasks. I sent out three essays for publishing consideration. I’ve pitched two writing workshops, one for an online conference and one for an in-person writing conference.
My August writing workshop at the library went well. What an engaging group of ladies and a gentleman. We discussed the different types of journaling. Why journaling is important. How we can make our entries more meaningful through sensory details and emotion. Participants learned how to dig beneath what happened to discover what the event or memory means to them. We helped each other. We listened to each other. And we learned from each other. What more could anyone ask for in a workshop.
I have a few upcoming events.
On Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., I will be signing books at C. Simpson Used Book Shop. If you are in the area, please stop by and say “hi!”
The bookshop’s address is:
Rt. 209
West End Plaza
Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania
The Pocono Liars Writing Group will hold their FREE writers’ workshop on Saturday, October 3rd, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Eastern Monroe Public Library, 1002 N. 9th Street in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
I will be presenting the “Pitching to Markets” workshop. Three main questions need to be answered when pitching fiction and nonfiction to markets. I will assist participants in answering these questions and drafting pitch letters for their stories and essays. Find more information and sign up for your FREE tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pocono-liars-writers-workshop-tickets-1997150619264
Now for the IWSG monthly question. My favorite character archetype to create for my protagonist in stories is the underdog. I want the younger sibling. The person who is not as strong or talented as the next character. I want the character who is worried or scared. The one who is not sure of life. Or the next step to take. Or what to do. I want the character that the reader will be surprised and excited to find that this character has underestimated his or her abilities. Who realizes, through the action of the story, that she or he can do it. Can make it and save the day. We all need to believe in ourselves. It just might take a whole [story] journey to make it happen.
I can’t wait to read your post to see which type of character archetype you enjoy creating for your protagonist or your story. I always learn so much from you. Happy IWSG Day, everyone!
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This post was written for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I’d like to thank our hosts for September: Kate Larkinsdale, SE White, JS Pailly, Olga Godim, and Natalie Aguirre! Please visit them if you can.
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