IWSG DAY, September 3, 2025, AI and Its Future In My Writing By Pat Garcia

Welcome to our SEPTEMBER IWSG Day of the year 2025. 

 

IWSG is a writers’ support group created and led by Alex J. Cavanaugh. 

 

At IWSG, we believe in the power of sharing and encouragement. Writers of all levels and genres can express their doubts and concerns without fear of judgment. Our community is a haven for all insecure writers!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us, as we are willing to share our insecurities and successes or offer encouragement and support to others.

 

So, if you’re a writer seeking a supportive community, IWSG is the place for you. Join us and experience the benefits of sharing your journey with like-minded individuals. The link below will lead you directly to us.

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and our hashtag is #IWSG.

The awesome co-hosts for the September 3 posting of the IWSG are Kim Lajevardi, Natalie Aguirre, Nancy Gideon, and Diedre Knight!

 AI and Its Future In My Writing  

I still haven't made up my mind regarding AI. I haven't taken the time because life got in the way. I'm aware of the changes taking place in the writing market, and I have brought a book and will take a course sometime this year. 

Have a lovely month of September.

Shalom shalom

Pat Garcia

IWSG DAY, August 6, 2025, A THOUGHT ON PLAGIARISM By Pat Garcia

Welcome to our EIGHTH IWSG Day of the year 2025. 

 

IWSG is a writers’ support group created and led by Alex J. Cavanaugh. 

 

At IWSG, we believe in the power of sharing and encouragement. Writers of all levels and genres can express their doubts and concerns without fear of judgment. Our community is a haven for all insecure writers!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us, as we are willing to share our insecurities and successes or offer encouragement and support to others.

 

So, if you’re a writer seeking a supportive community, IWSG is the place for you. Join us and experience the benefits of sharing your journey with like-minded individuals. The link below will lead you directly to us.

https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.htm

The awesome co-hosts for the August 6 posting of the IWSG are Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Natalie Aguirre, Sarah - The Faux Fountain Pen, and Olga Godim!

A THOUGHT ON PLAGIARISM 

Plagiarism is one of the things that I dislike the most. I understand that every writer wants to make it big or be in the spotlight, but stealing is not the way to do it. 

For me, writing is a soulful thing. True writing comes from the heart.  Words that you put on paper or in your computer express you and how you see the world. So, I see plagiarism as damaging to your soul, because it doesn't reveal who you truly are.

Have a lovely August and be safe. 

Shalom shalom

Pat Garcia

IWSG DAY, JULY 4, 2025, WRITING OUTSIDE OF MY CHOSEN GENRES BY Pat Garcia

Welcome to our SEVENTH IWSG Day of the year 2025. 

 

IWSG is a writers’ support group created and led by Alex J. Cavanaugh. 

 

At IWSG, we believe in the power of sharing and encouragement. Writers of all levels and genres can express their doubts and concerns without fear of judgment. Our community is a haven for all insecure writers!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us, as we are willing to share our insecurities and successes or offer encouragement and support to others.

 

So, if you’re a writer seeking a supportive community, IWSG is the place for you. Join us and experience the benefits of sharing your journey with like-minded individuals. The link below will lead you directly to us.

https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.htm

The awesome co-hosts for the July 2 posting of the IWSG are Rebecca Douglass, Natalie Aguirre, Cathrina Constantine, and Louise Barbour!

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG, and the hashtag is #IWSG.

WRITING OUTSIDE OF MY CHOSEN GENRES

I write in various romance genres, as well as nonfiction. That is enough for me. However, I do read outside of the various romance genres, and I read a lot of nonfiction.

I don’t plan on writing outside of these areas, but who knows? Everything must change; nothing remains the same. 

Have a lovely Fourth of July and enjoy the rest of July.

Shalom shalom

Pat Garcia

IWSG DAY, JUNE 4, 2025, SOMETIME IN MY THIRD YEAR, By Pat Garcia

Welcome to our SIXTH IWSG Day of the year 2025. 

 

IWSG is a writers’ support group created and led by Alex J. Cavanaugh. 

 

At IWSG, we believe in the power of sharing and encouragement. Writers of all levels and genres can express their doubts and concerns without fear of judgment. Our community is a haven for all insecure writers!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us, as we are willing to share our insecurities and successes or offer encouragement and support to others.

 

So, if you’re a writer seeking a supportive community, IWSG is the place for you. Join us and experience the benefits of sharing your journey with like-minded individuals. The link below will lead you directly to us.

https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.htm

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG, and the hashtag is #IWSG.

The awesome co-hosts for the June 4 posting of the IWSG are PJ Colando, Pat Garcia, Kim Lajevardi,  Melisa Maygrove, and Jean Davis!

SOMETIME IN MY THIRD YEAR

I don’t remember exactly when, but sometime during my third year, I became obsessed with reading. I don’t know if this is entirely factual, but the letters of the alphabet and their shapes fascinated me, and all the adults started avoiding me as much as possible because I wanted them to read to me. What I didn’t know at that young age was that very few of them could read or write, and so whatever book I chose, they read as a figment of their imagination and what they thought the word might be. 

However, my grandfather on my mother’s side could read. He was the only one who could, and it was he who taught me how to read the Bible. When I entered the first grade at the age of five, Mrs. Tyndale, my first-grade teacher, who was married to a Pastor, took over from there. I left her class reading real books, including Dr. Seuss and Catch-22, of which I still have my paperback version, as well as many others.

I fell in love with reading, and I remain in love with it, regardless of whether it’s an actual book, an e-book, or an audiobook. 

Have a lovely month of June, and I hope it is warm in whatever region you’re living in. Be safe. 

Shalom shalom

Pat Garcia