IWSG DAY, September 6, 2023 Happy 12th Birthday, IWSG! @TheWEP #IWSG @pat_garcia

Welcome to our ninth  IWSG Day of the year, 2023. 

 

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

 

Purpose: 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!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support. 

So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.

 

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

 

Submissions: None

The awesome co-hosts for the September 6  are Sonia Dogra, J Lenni Dorner, Pat Garcia, Sarah - The Faux Fountain Pen, and Meka James!

Happy 12th Birthday, IWSG!

I learned about the IWSG while participating in the A to Z Challenge and tried it. 

That was some years ago, and  I'm still here. It was and is a decision that I don't regret. 

Happy 12th Birthday, IWSG!

You're simply one of the best. 

Shalom shalom

Pat Garcia

IWSG DAY, AUGUST 2, 2023, MY WRITING MAY CREATE CONFLICT By Pat Garcia @pat_garcia #IWSG @TheIWSG #amwriting

Welcome to our eighth IWSG Day of the year, 2023. 

 

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

 

Purpose: 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!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support. 

So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.

 

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

 

Submissions: None

 

 

The awesome co-hosts for the August 2 posting of the IWSG are Kate Larkindale, Diane Burton,Janet Alcorn, and Shannon Lawrence!

 

 

 

My Writing May Create Conflict

 

I admit that I occasionally write things people don't like, such as a poem, a short story, or an essay, which causes friction. I receive snubs from people I thought understood me. I've learned to accept that people will not agree with everything I write, and I don't try to justify myself anymore.  

 

They have a right to their opinions, and you know what? I've learned I have a right to mine, so I keep what I write. I stand by it and keep going. 

 

Have a lovely August, and be safe. 

 

Shalom shalom

 

Pat Garcia

IWSG DAY, July 5, 2023, The Origin of My Stories, By Pat Garcia, @pat_garcia #IWSG @TheIWSG, #amwriting

Welcome to our seventh IWSG Day of the year, 2023. 

 

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

 

Purpose: 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!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support. 

So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.

 

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

The awesome co-hosts for the July 5 posting of the IWSG are PJ Colando, Kim Lajevardi, Gwen Gardner, Pat Garcia, and Natalie Aguirre!

Submissions: I submitted to the WEP'S Challenge, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, for June. As always, the competition was stiff. That's why I admire it. I won. It was lovely news to wake up to on Monday morning, July 3.

I'm back to submitting again, finally. I'm excited to see what will happen. 

The Origin of My Stories

To say my stories come from my heart is simple but accurate. I write with my vision of how I would like to see people of all nationalities and cultures, whose significant differences are the color of their skin and their language, respect, accept, and react to one another. I keep my eyes open, observe people around me, and listen to others' conversations in languages I may not understand. I am a notorious listener. I go into strange situations and watch people's reactions to me, and I jot down in my journal as soon as I can what I think as I allow the cesspool of ideas and longings to rise and almost drown me. This is where ninety-nine percent of my stories began to develop. To paraphrase Robert Kennedy's quote to my liking,  I see things within me, around me, and outside of me, and instead of laughing about how silly those stories might be, I ask myself why not and write them. 

Have a lovely month of July, and take care.

Shalom shalom

Pat Garcia

IWSG DAY, JUNE 7, 2023, IT'S NEVER CROSSED MY MIND TO STOP WRITING, By Pat Garcia, #IWSG, @The IWSG

Welcome to our sixth IWSG Day of the year, 2023. 

 

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

 

Purpose: 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!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support. 

So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.

 

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

 

 

The awesome co-hosts for the June 7 posting of the IWSG are Patrcia Josephine, Diedre Knight, Olga Godim, J. Lenni Dorner, and Cathrina Constantine!

 

Submissions: None

 

 

IT'S NEVER CROSSED MY MIND TO STOP WRITING

 

I've never thought about pulling the plug on my writing. That doesn't mean I haven't had some hard times that have knocked me down to my knees to pray. I've even cried tears and licked away the cruel words of people who thought they knew how to engineer my  writing life better. But even in these situations, it has never crossed my mind to stop writing. I don't think about something that I don't plan on doing. It's a waste of my energy and my time.

 

 

Take care, everyone, and have a lovely month of June.

 

Shalom shalom

 

 

Pat Garcia

IWSG DAY, MAY 3, 2023, GROWING THROUGH MY CHARACTERS, By Pat Garcia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good Morning, EVERYONE!

 

Welcome to our fifth IWSG Day of the year, 2023. 

 

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

 

Purpose: 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!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support. 

So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.

 

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

 

 

The awesome co-hosts for the May 3 posting of the IWSG are Joylene Nowell Butler, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Meka James, Diane Burton, Victoria Marie Lees, and M Louise Barbour!

 

 

Submissions: None for this month.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROWING THROUGH MY CHARACTERS 

 

I look forward to every story I write because I know I will get to know my characters in a depth that I had not expected. It's a level where they are no longer descriptions on an index card written out of my head knowledge of them, but they receive life as we commune together.  In many ways, it is an art of knowing myself. 

 

 

 

Have a nice month of May, everyone, and be safe.

 

Shalom shalom

 

 

Pat Garcia

IWSG DAY, APRIL 5, 2023, MY FIRST BOOK: TURN THE LIGHT ON, (A Short Story) By Pat Garcia

 

 

 

 

Good Morning, EVERYONE!

 

Welcome to our fourth IWSG Day of the year, 2023. 

 

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

 

Purpose: 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!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support. 

So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.

 

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

 

 

The awesome co-hosts for the April 5 posting of the IWSG are Jemima Pett, Nancy Gideon, and Natalie Aguirre!

 

 

Submissions: None for this month.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MY FIRST BOOK: TURN THE LIGHT ON, (A Short Story)

 

It took me twelve years to finally get the guts to go after what I wanted, and that was a long-term career in writing the type of stories I like to read. 

I stopped hiding, realizing that my actions would transform my life. I have no regrets. If I had to do it again, I would have decided much sooner than I did. 

Nothing compares to doing what you know you have been called to do. 

Have a lovely month of April, and take care.

 

Shalom shalom

 

Pat Garcia

 

IWSG DAY, MARCH 1, 2023, ENVY IS NOT MY STYLE; I JUST WANT TO BE THE WRITER I AM By Pat Garcia @TheIWSG @WEP @pat_garcia

Good Morning, EVERYONE!

Welcome to our third IWSG Day of the year, 2023. 

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

Purpose: 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!

This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support. 

So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.

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

The awesome co-hosts for the March 1 posting of the IWSG are Diedre Knight, Tonya Drecker,Bish Denham, Olga Godim, and JQ Rose!

SUBMISSIONS: None for this month. 

My short story Late Bloomer has been released and can be purchased on Amazon,Apple iBooks, Barnes and Nobles, Kobo, and many other online stores. 

ENVY IS NOT MY STYLE; I JUST WANT TO BE THE WRITER I AM 

I read many good books from highly talented authors, and do my best not to compare myself to them. Comparison is deadly for any writer. It fires up envy. The authors I read are simply fabulous in what they write, and usually, if I get stuck in my own story, I can pick up one of their books and read myself out of the blockage. Each writer is born with a purpose, and their talent and way of writing are unique.  Therefore, I am far from envious and want to stay that way. I want to be the writer I am, not who they are. 

Have a lovely month of March, everyone, and take care.

Shalom shalom,

Pat Garcia