tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14784637407187429252024-03-15T16:31:32.935+01:00Everything Must ChangePat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comBlogger246125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-28085440713074327472024-03-06T07:00:00.003+01:002024-03-06T07:00:00.147+01:00IWSG DAY, MARCH 6, 2024, NOT GOING THAT ROUTE, By Pat Garcia @pat_garcia @TheIWSG #IWSG<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDA_oNDl9yK9ddRrIb9a1_b6Pegho2Wjr0BYS7a4t08ojgYKoj4wfqpjDINPd3xuNwt18STqRtKKoH_yC2vNM0XHiJf5ourtvcoJRD7c4B42koAjeWI0RY3kBakYK1M45foD574VMXrc8FhYKnMmIvvMhwbapxywf91L8-dGRRBRBqgHuZ2fJQ9Aan_Pc/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDA_oNDl9yK9ddRrIb9a1_b6Pegho2Wjr0BYS7a4t08ojgYKoj4wfqpjDINPd3xuNwt18STqRtKKoH_yC2vNM0XHiJf5ourtvcoJRD7c4B42koAjeWI0RY3kBakYK1M45foD574VMXrc8FhYKnMmIvvMhwbapxywf91L8-dGRRBRBqgHuZ2fJQ9Aan_Pc/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">Welcome to our third IWSG Day of the year for 2024. </span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex J. Cavanaugh. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;">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!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;">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. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="about://" style="color: #96607d;"><span style="color: #954f72;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</span></a></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;">Submissions: None<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 16pt;">Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG, and </span></b><b><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;">the hashtag is #IWSG</span></b><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-size: 16pt;">The awesome co-hosts for the March 6 posting of the IWSG are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://kristinaseyes.com/" style="color: #96607d;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Kristina Kelly,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248);"> </span></span><a href="https://miffieseideman.com/" style="color: #96607d;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Miffie Seideman,</span></a><a href="http://jeanddavis.blogspot.com/" style="color: #96607d;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Jean Davis,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248);"> </span><span style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248);">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://middlepassages-lcs.blogspot.com/" style="color: #96607d;" target="_blank">Liza @ Middle Passages!</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd6d3_jsLeMSWQZBGG21spIDOcOhJXNuZEoqaroFAy8qkxxkvHNvhQYxo4PeQmYGjwzsMDmDVLcC0AdVMPe9Jkx1mmGpeQGGeCDhvMrfQPyFAvlhEgV7cFZCOmGNSO9cMR5oTvSh9xk74bF2yUSGyy6jF0pVG9qchZQpSIiV5WLuU4_-d_oikaLWefbY/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd6d3_jsLeMSWQZBGG21spIDOcOhJXNuZEoqaroFAy8qkxxkvHNvhQYxo4PeQmYGjwzsMDmDVLcC0AdVMPe9Jkx1mmGpeQGGeCDhvMrfQPyFAvlhEgV7cFZCOmGNSO9cMR5oTvSh9xk74bF2yUSGyy6jF0pVG9qchZQpSIiV5WLuU4_-d_oikaLWefbY/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">Not Going That Route</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">I haven't played with AI nor plan to do any of what I consider the actual work of a writer with AI. Writing a synopsis is a part of my duty as a writer. I said in another blog post last year that the impact of AI on creative writing could be tremendous because not every writer is honest. I don't think writers plan or intend to be dishonest, but after struggling for years and still not getting a publishing contract, AI could persuade many to go that route.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">There are too many ramifications to using AI. Therefore, I am sticking to putting my creative thoughts together and doing whatever is necessary to learn what I don't know about writing one step at a time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">Have a lovely month of March, everyone, and take care.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">Shalom shalom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpiDfzBKoi6LNnKgWs1PkjFWaMwB1qVbim9ofNN9lBQrbmL-7ue0zoF_6yUaxQRNhk9hm-J55hlRaupFCkOpw-Nlxj-6r05mXQhMnfsAM5uhAv_KMxiXk8lkuapJueJuNVLJNPQQszewh_HO5KxvLkyCpTE3lsGbHoJHZIIuOpTsDel9JQ3KSkUsFHrA/s4928/CAW_4683.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">Pat Garcia</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com11Germany51.165691 10.45152622.855457163821157 -24.704724 79.475924836178848 45.607776tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-54469852056972483472024-02-07T12:37:00.004+01:002024-02-07T12:37:52.659+01:00IWSG DAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2024, VISITING BLOGS By Pat Garcia n@pat_garcia @TheIWSG #IWSG<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yCXr-vWcP8jAsbY5WHPiwYuDVV8JJUjDg1rYNmcB-ImE7mOHtws84vGFFDtwVukWFgoGOY6DkD4Cy6MKnpZTaulC6Rg-rUSqm23yGIiF7cU4PCLtFHd1o72HB7y0ot758lIivSMIsNkIvDvAus39W8IAQQ72LUwHvSUAI4Mn3ygTz7JfpggNVKGte_8/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yCXr-vWcP8jAsbY5WHPiwYuDVV8JJUjDg1rYNmcB-ImE7mOHtws84vGFFDtwVukWFgoGOY6DkD4Cy6MKnpZTaulC6Rg-rUSqm23yGIiF7cU4PCLtFHd1o72HB7y0ot758lIivSMIsNkIvDvAus39W8IAQQ72LUwHvSUAI4Mn3ygTz7JfpggNVKGte_8/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">Welcome to our second IWSG Day of the year for 2024. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex J. Cavanaugh. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">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!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">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. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><a href="about://" style="color: #96607d;"><span style="color: #954f72;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">Submissions: None</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1b1b1b;">Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG, and </span>the hashtag is #IWSG.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1b1b1b;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1b1b1b;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The awesome co-hosts for the February 7 posting of the IWSG are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://sewhitebooks.com/" style="color: #96607d;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">SE White,</span></a><a href="https://janetalcorn.com/" style="color: #96607d;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Janet Alcorn,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.victoriamarielees.com/" style="color: #96607d;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Victoria Marie Lees,</span></a></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://cathrinaconstantine.blogspot.com/" style="color: #96607d;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3e62b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Cathrina Constantine!</span></b></a></span><span style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248);"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; 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margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">VISITING BLOGS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">Visiting blogs these days is a test of anyone's patience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">What bothers me most is trying to find the IWSG post.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">I like to find the posting facing me when I open the person's blog. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wish everyone a lovely February. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shalom shalom</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6DNp7sXSbxQ1SIWWR-ZFLLvC4xk3_5oQ3I8qSbNX8fkNaF-k9IQChfqZIfkbUZ8coi8tEqK2KXJs4yg3LIc9zPQZ550kwf-GGwu0u0RJJyBIqAH3Bplcp8C-F-K9zTkQy1TCDtruFH7D3eXb1x2lgxLky2ovyE6u0ho-BJScEMk3BiLaQoizbyrmFyU/s4928/CAW_4683.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4928" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6DNp7sXSbxQ1SIWWR-ZFLLvC4xk3_5oQ3I8qSbNX8fkNaF-k9IQChfqZIfkbUZ8coi8tEqK2KXJs4yg3LIc9zPQZ550kwf-GGwu0u0RJJyBIqAH3Bplcp8C-F-K9zTkQy1TCDtruFH7D3eXb1x2lgxLky2ovyE6u0ho-BJScEMk3BiLaQoizbyrmFyU/w339-h212/CAW_4683.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pat Garcia</span></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com13Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.1624375999999987-26.932019356899161 -131.46256239999997 90 149.78743759999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-69206175189337088602024-01-03T07:00:00.016+01:002024-01-03T07:00:00.136+01:00IWSG DAY, January 3, 2024, My Rule for Gaining Followers and Following Back By Pat Garcia, @pat_garcia, @TheIWSG, #IWSG, #WritingJourney<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4d8mxfYYMm_lKU3cm3EmdGbONs3Y8sH6YxUoAhP-BAdeb5SXN8s-cTk7rwnlYFqbhuunqhDuKOpTmepX7d-pzRm2qwQLLPlAhsjFqBuhBSwf8E2B5INxdta3_7AcMILoXHYm2THkW4oR761FmJERdXV1_oLA-LPBHL2ltdy2zqk3KskCBmyisaW7qq0/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4d8mxfYYMm_lKU3cm3EmdGbONs3Y8sH6YxUoAhP-BAdeb5SXN8s-cTk7rwnlYFqbhuunqhDuKOpTmepX7d-pzRm2qwQLLPlAhsjFqBuhBSwf8E2B5INxdta3_7AcMILoXHYm2THkW4oR761FmJERdXV1_oLA-LPBHL2ltdy2zqk3KskCBmyisaW7qq0/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">Welcome to our</span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> <span lang="EN-US">first </span></span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">IWSG Day of the year</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> for </span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">2024. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">J. </span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">Cavanaugh. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">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!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">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. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><a href="about://" style="color: #96607d;"><span style="color: #954f72;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</span></a></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">Submissions: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">Submitted to the WEP Anthology</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG, and </span>the hashtag is #IWSG.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">The awesome co-hosts for the January 3 posting of the IWSG are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><a href="https://joylenebutler.com/blog" style="color: #96607d;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Joylene Nowell Butler,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/olgagodim.wordpress.com" style="color: #96607d;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Olga Godim,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://pensivepenspost.blogspot.com/" style="color: #96607d;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Diedre Knight,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248);"> </span><span style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248);">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.literaryrambles.com/" style="color: #96607d;" target="_blank">Natalie Aguirre!</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCmlujSkwWkMOKGHLRTE-8fVtfmNfMHb74OaYBK8jImRBmW9jVAdfjyUPck1EXDN5AYPsfMeu9cOJT1jPLmcCHZV3_AM8Su1lw0m8uMR_cv28cVqbQZdLViT5yEgPCP6rl1hVFGtZKywsxf7Kacn7-oW8S7EjyNPJ66YoITyUV9ow3VlHUIHZQkkqv8E/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCmlujSkwWkMOKGHLRTE-8fVtfmNfMHb74OaYBK8jImRBmW9jVAdfjyUPck1EXDN5AYPsfMeu9cOJT1jPLmcCHZV3_AM8Su1lw0m8uMR_cv28cVqbQZdLViT5yEgPCP6rl1hVFGtZKywsxf7Kacn7-oW8S7EjyNPJ66YoITyUV9ow3VlHUIHZQkkqv8E/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><br /></span></u></p>My Rule for Gaining Followers and Following Back</span></u><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">I have begun to look at Mastodon. I am still with X, but I want other options. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">I am on Book Bud, but I haven’t taken the time to get involved with it to say that I follow readers who follow me on Book Bud only. I can say that I follow readers who follow me consistently and put out the word about what I write as long as they are on social media that I am comfortable with. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">Wishing all of you a successful 2024. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">Shalom shalom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuyOatFnCu6kwIwI4eAWvFSQab2Lz6_9YI5qD2Opv1pwf4jYgu2nmYyZfu1WLubUsKTX85skrw2jRY4ORO4MSFmDy3D3V93DkPSnmsQAOoQr8lAjscxUhgWFR7KkMNhzYMN8D0ak7UDTUiMvVav7Tr9ikYIEu-iD36M1IpLFYmIIond9DEJeTxDUwXGM/s4928/CAW_4683.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4928" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuyOatFnCu6kwIwI4eAWvFSQab2Lz6_9YI5qD2Opv1pwf4jYgu2nmYyZfu1WLubUsKTX85skrw2jRY4ORO4MSFmDy3D3V93DkPSnmsQAOoQr8lAjscxUhgWFR7KkMNhzYMN8D0ak7UDTUiMvVav7Tr9ikYIEu-iD36M1IpLFYmIIond9DEJeTxDUwXGM/s320/CAW_4683.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; 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line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;">Pat Garcia</p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com8Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.162437599999998722.341817663821153 -25.993812400000003 78.962285336178837 44.3186876tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-4512604414911150942023-12-06T07:00:00.022+01:002023-12-06T07:00:00.137+01:00IWSG DAY, DECEMBER 6, 2023, MY METHODS FOR REVIEWING A BOOK, By Pat Garcia, @pat_garcia @TheIWSG #IWSG<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEokp05c0R8LR1V3sWUkPfYQAIWVz5fO5pswst0I-vVqRhAudjcccTnj2_b0muJmk6GG68Ves9Ssdni0PJ1szfTO9-QWZ0ryZzUf-KfcTMT7EnUpg6_IQ_W5R6C0cXNV3TbrNsc09QjL038644s3pHZvZ43-Z2uUOMBliE3blvtlxahYKZWxubPz5z1KE/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEokp05c0R8LR1V3sWUkPfYQAIWVz5fO5pswst0I-vVqRhAudjcccTnj2_b0muJmk6GG68Ves9Ssdni0PJ1szfTO9-QWZ0ryZzUf-KfcTMT7EnUpg6_IQ_W5R6C0cXNV3TbrNsc09QjL038644s3pHZvZ43-Z2uUOMBliE3blvtlxahYKZWxubPz5z1KE/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">Welcome to our</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> Last </span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> IWSG Day of the year</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> for </span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">2023. </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">J. </span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">Cavanaugh. </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">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!</span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">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. </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><a href="about://"><span style="color: #954f72;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">Submissions</span></b><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">I made the shortlist in the WEP’s</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">, The Phantom of the Opera</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> Challenge that was held in</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> October 2023</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">NEWS: I finished NaNo. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-hRZWlZXYUcQA8W4BQCLbW3uUY79SwfsXQRQz7-y9_0mpQUUIc_ivu9gZ-GzPij1C8umi6KTOd1WSksrZyDWzvucZBd89g2Z9TfJHF7JM5io13q7MH-Ao_W1wApQzKtfFsohgUknjadqDw1SgArBbPuf34_Ft87fhsaH6LWufaGI5jRpZ75G2d5F8n0/s4032/IMG_0119.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-hRZWlZXYUcQA8W4BQCLbW3uUY79SwfsXQRQz7-y9_0mpQUUIc_ivu9gZ-GzPij1C8umi6KTOd1WSksrZyDWzvucZBd89g2Z9TfJHF7JM5io13q7MH-Ao_W1wApQzKtfFsohgUknjadqDw1SgArBbPuf34_Ft87fhsaH6LWufaGI5jRpZ75G2d5F8n0/w400-h300/IMG_0119.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG, and </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">the </span><span style="color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">hashtag is #IWSG.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">The awesome co-hosts for the December 6 posting of the IWSG are <b><a href="http://www.cleemckenziebooks.com/blog/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #416ed2;">C. Lee McKenzie,</span></a> <a href="http://www.jqrose.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #416ed2;">JQ Rose,</span></a> <a href="http://jenniferlanebooks.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #416ed2;">Jennifer Lane,</span></a> </b>and <a href="https://worddreams.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #416ed2;">Jacqui Murray!</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-seUuGiAnyTl78nT3kx7gRPDOdlhaSAGmyWaa6mqhpruyzehQNB_EyonU4xAC6fjDpUCSc6bDRLUBOgbtJwfHpzD02Ck0ZcxTJnNKjD-KeN7eGYQiqRr6nbhuF6d9-PuZi-XV0vFDoi499MXtjih43e51o_XplKzalsWqlAMiJUY44tMitXcWGcNrh0/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-seUuGiAnyTl78nT3kx7gRPDOdlhaSAGmyWaa6mqhpruyzehQNB_EyonU4xAC6fjDpUCSc6bDRLUBOgbtJwfHpzD02Ck0ZcxTJnNKjD-KeN7eGYQiqRr6nbhuF6d9-PuZi-XV0vFDoi499MXtjih43e51o_XplKzalsWqlAMiJUY44tMitXcWGcNrh0/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">MY METHODS FOR REVIEWING A BOOK<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 36px;">Every book I read for review is not usually the genre I write in. Thus, my critique is based on my experience with the book. When I start reading it, I hope to quickly get into the story if it is fiction or promptly move into the subject matter I am reading about if it is non-fiction. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 36px;">For a book that is well written, I sink into the book quite fast. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 36px;">If a book is filled with many typos, missing words, and/or the structure is so far out, I need to figure out what the author is trying to say; I put the book down and write my review telling why I couldn't get into the book. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 36px;">I do my best to be respectful to all authors, but being compliant does not mean giving a poorly written book a high rating. When people read my reviews, they ask for my honest opinion, and that is what I want to give them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 36px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 36px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 36px;">With this last post of the year, I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a blessed crossover into 2024, and I hope to see you again on the IWSG DAY Platform on January 3, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 36px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 36px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 36px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 36px;">Shalom</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> shalom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5IYchtfJyiZKk3o4SlSoWM2DEl-dTX70txGEUZZHrjmb4PANZvhcnHHg_JT1-KyQ1-DJ7t0cdeSgFY0CXCBXDqjXa2EOtMlrlSBuvbGr4UHkGvGkrU7apKvYuFCAqJ5HN4ES9uflyvqOpqkqvrb9srYJl0g1QlN064Dyt-jo3rMtdCkZIQk222S1EcE/s4928/CAW_4683.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4928" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5IYchtfJyiZKk3o4SlSoWM2DEl-dTX70txGEUZZHrjmb4PANZvhcnHHg_JT1-KyQ1-DJ7t0cdeSgFY0CXCBXDqjXa2EOtMlrlSBuvbGr4UHkGvGkrU7apKvYuFCAqJ5HN4ES9uflyvqOpqkqvrb9srYJl0g1QlN064Dyt-jo3rMtdCkZIQk222S1EcE/s320/CAW_4683.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Pat Garcia</span></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com8Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.162437599999998722.341817663821153 -25.993812400000003 78.962285336178837 44.3186876tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-69132458594701893922023-11-01T07:00:00.031+01:002023-11-01T07:00:00.151+01:00IWSG DAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2023, NaNo – A Good Place To Write That First Draft By Pat Garcia #IWSG @TheWEP @TheIWSG @pat_garcia<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjushKQQ1VD1b8GJHTTTFpaEgz_q6ppucHavVRBHSmuATG1h-fJFUPH5IjCQtZ0aalIzOy5-b8_gE29qNgWs6HK87Qh7xMnTJyEADLb0kDrl_cbQ-zrbqkyckzZzJuG4OkD4ne6_US8OJY7EtQjAan-Ke6OkgEY28nS_aUfZGdXW6Pi8TcobLsR0H-wyIE/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjushKQQ1VD1b8GJHTTTFpaEgz_q6ppucHavVRBHSmuATG1h-fJFUPH5IjCQtZ0aalIzOy5-b8_gE29qNgWs6HK87Qh7xMnTJyEADLb0kDrl_cbQ-zrbqkyckzZzJuG4OkD4ne6_US8OJY7EtQjAan-Ke6OkgEY28nS_aUfZGdXW6Pi8TcobLsR0H-wyIE/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">Welcome to our </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">eleventh I</span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">WSG Day of the year, 2023. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">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!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">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. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html" style="color: #954f72;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</a></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">Submissions</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">: WEP, The Phantom of the Opera, October 18, 2023 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">Won</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">: The Best Book Cover for Janie B at The RRBC’s Online Writer’s Conference and Book Expo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">The awesome co-hosts for the November 1 posting of the IWSG are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><a href="http://www.pjcolando.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">PJ Colando,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://jeanddavis.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Jean Davis,</span></a><a href="http://www.lisabuiecollard.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Lisa Buie Collard,</span></a></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><a href="https://pensivepenspost.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Diedre Knight!</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuiR-C7_RXfYCLv34J3o9ScFnZGur94WhYK6vGT5sgQFWwOYZX2WIu9zYYK9YD6zdmcY5tuuEUPCNiQjFGSYe6alNVv2QteyPWUx3dxQ_ossUsfJSSl4S0M9ebQyeljCVBsxP1RLhLlPyDOLkNch0utm3k-yLz3MPjQHBvMcQG1_ThJ6qHsZvKkOY4GGY/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuiR-C7_RXfYCLv34J3o9ScFnZGur94WhYK6vGT5sgQFWwOYZX2WIu9zYYK9YD6zdmcY5tuuEUPCNiQjFGSYe6alNVv2QteyPWUx3dxQ_ossUsfJSSl4S0M9ebQyeljCVBsxP1RLhLlPyDOLkNch0utm3k-yLz3MPjQHBvMcQG1_ThJ6qHsZvKkOY4GGY/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><b><i><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">NaNo – A Good Place To Write That First Draft <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">The unrevised manuscripts in my computer are witnesses to my participation in NaNo. For me, NaNo is hard work. So, I am shutting down as many outside activities that have nothing to do with NaNo to achieve my goal this time–– the first draft of my new book. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">It may be a novella or a novel, and I have an idea: my characters are talking to me, and I want to see what happens. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">I wish you a lovely November and a Happy Thanksgiving for those in the USA! Enjoy your family and the feast.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">Shalom shalom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtNetlujUMzFP_qImcPHT9LYzZv_X1nssTUvbCdTncSM9gcexoQ0-He23-E9Frbx5o_4cXX3pc_4rhW01C0F_cPfnnLholxzZZm9shOeFSxR8Lho3CFMraUvYbXCZE5vFXuZPk3lQuu3qgIchHAzghu0lHwVqTJACqG1EX_kyymJmtekyKj3utv7w3S8/s4928/CAW_4682A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4928" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtNetlujUMzFP_qImcPHT9LYzZv_X1nssTUvbCdTncSM9gcexoQ0-He23-E9Frbx5o_4cXX3pc_4rhW01C0F_cPfnnLholxzZZm9shOeFSxR8Lho3CFMraUvYbXCZE5vFXuZPk3lQuu3qgIchHAzghu0lHwVqTJACqG1EX_kyymJmtekyKj3utv7w3S8/w200-h133/CAW_4682A.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;">Pat Garcia</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 32px;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com7Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.162437599999998722.341817663821153 -25.993812400000003 78.962285336178837 44.3186876tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-6451123754581992242023-10-04T07:00:00.019+02:002023-10-04T07:00:00.154+02:00 IWSG DAY, OCTOBER 4, 2023, HAVEN’T CAST MY VOTE FOR OR AGAINST AI, YET By Pat Garcia @pat_garcia @TheWEP #IWSG<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkYIn610r4Z79xtXlGDV3h_taJBl72FAF-HZLAjbVDYkhS_Zv2qWfeBeLERKTIp55vnYa5BM44yQZmU7JbQMcqIKXkFcTbpPMUmnfpAzQqelLTdOagX35-1XD4ZWd18TG0ULxxEhg1WBmTWhN3iEth3HGPCK9Tohl76MpyfTx9pM-zhRfxezGfCzj_b8/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkYIn610r4Z79xtXlGDV3h_taJBl72FAF-HZLAjbVDYkhS_Zv2qWfeBeLERKTIp55vnYa5BM44yQZmU7JbQMcqIKXkFcTbpPMUmnfpAzQqelLTdOagX35-1XD4ZWd18TG0ULxxEhg1WBmTWhN3iEth3HGPCK9Tohl76MpyfTx9pM-zhRfxezGfCzj_b8/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;">Welcome to our </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;">tenth I</span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;">WSG Day of the year, 2023. </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;">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!</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;">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. </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html" style="color: #954f72;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</a></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 16pt;">Submission : None<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">The awesome co-hosts for the October 4 posting of the IWSG are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.literaryrambles.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Natalie Aguirre,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://kimlajevardi.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Kim Lajevardi,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://fictioncanbefun.wordpress.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Debs Carey,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://gwengardner.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Gwen Gardner,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://twistingmyths.substack.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Patricia Josephine,</span></a></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="https://www.rebecca-douglass.com/%20" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Rebecca Douglass!</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-XV9cixHB6V2VJR7Ot_Zvt7l5-WYWw4KazaFIx3eyLisEx1nIKdvoesYFNSqiLQwhQ2DqySUzea0WO05WJdNPthCa79ka90sJVXCaC_6sj2ETKOEVrtUseBQhS3D9ZMsr-LwcmmTHTVQmJ7-dH9hRs6tBdpN9fWS-owsVkEzT9laIFAM8S9YobWyttY/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: 16pt;">HAVEN’T CAST MY VOTE FOR OR AGAINST AI, YET<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">My vote about AI is still out, not because I'm scared. Someone has to address the many factors in favor of AI concerning honesty and other moral ethics questions that I have. Since AI doesn't have a conscience, it can swipe, copy, and steal passages of manuscripts or any business or scientific documentation. Uncovering any damage done to the writer or author would take years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">Have a lovely month of October!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHT78IIyaInx73X6j-6lUwsu5Y9IzXA_SCOCy6iZADs5wZ4u4UwKNSTy4XzPI14yo_K7kliYZww25YiY-sdgWaWomLB-DuwWCUAlcOZIBNL3cOwtJLsRkwDxTKnfqDpGsb1quKyMn0y6ZTmRa-ATEg72aB59gU6MUj_EO7XaJ7B0w_U5roMablXaSxuC8/s4928/CAW_4683AB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4928" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHT78IIyaInx73X6j-6lUwsu5Y9IzXA_SCOCy6iZADs5wZ4u4UwKNSTy4XzPI14yo_K7kliYZww25YiY-sdgWaWomLB-DuwWCUAlcOZIBNL3cOwtJLsRkwDxTKnfqDpGsb1quKyMn0y6ZTmRa-ATEg72aB59gU6MUj_EO7XaJ7B0w_U5roMablXaSxuC8/s320/CAW_4683AB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">Shalom shalom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p><o:p></o:p></o:p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 16pt;">Pat Garcia<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com14Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.1624375999999987-26.133376490983892 -131.46256240000002 90 149.78743760000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-86068817771221981902023-09-06T11:00:00.030+02:002023-09-06T11:00:00.155+02:00IWSG DAY, September 6, 2023 Happy 12th Birthday, IWSG! @TheWEP #IWSG @pat_garcia<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTZhfjqfRdojlrU2Nh0iwRuW07yvcNYWZBrbAK-kQUrXwm23DzpB-ZNaJ8hD7y2DK0HcWmVca0mUCmr80_I-Y2Km2ejnvvI5JYUGrSrVZAg6aviPxTb0qfXyAeWP-mfvGh_lGwtShYWuiov65yeZvLm2eyx88d5bHRslg8Xjf0j0sWIRknO8lNs_w6gc/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTZhfjqfRdojlrU2Nh0iwRuW07yvcNYWZBrbAK-kQUrXwm23DzpB-ZNaJ8hD7y2DK0HcWmVca0mUCmr80_I-Y2Km2ejnvvI5JYUGrSrVZAg6aviPxTb0qfXyAeWP-mfvGh_lGwtShYWuiov65yeZvLm2eyx88d5bHRslg8Xjf0j0sWIRknO8lNs_w6gc/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Welcome to our ninth </span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> IWSG Day of the year, 2023. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html" style="color: #954f72;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Submissions:</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> None</span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: center;">The awesome co-hosts for the September 6</strong><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: center;"> are </span><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: center;"><a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=5c08bbedea&e=d0725b974e" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;">Sonia Dogra,</a> <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=7348841ac6&e=d0725b974e" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;">J Lenni Dorner,</a> <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=f30752e412&e=d0725b974e" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;">Pat Garcia,</a> <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=f357a915c7&e=d0725b974e" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;">Sarah - The Faux Fountain Pen,</a> and <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=76655b85bc&e=d0725b974e" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;">Meka James!</a></strong></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuzAfrgrhweYy2ndqzPaA15Wbl9C3sGFsgSh4OEVRANPolauIfQ7uWMokp8u9SJtyUuAcFEAzfomIhRcd4tD9z4TLcaoUw_pvNNrqWSfUE-OJMkr6wq6sU6DReqONUu64fhcXvtVjpTCvDvDXA-8MZZM2Wy9JTkZSvTn0iuDr0pZf0WUkWO-SKAu7zj4/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuzAfrgrhweYy2ndqzPaA15Wbl9C3sGFsgSh4OEVRANPolauIfQ7uWMokp8u9SJtyUuAcFEAzfomIhRcd4tD9z4TLcaoUw_pvNNrqWSfUE-OJMkr6wq6sU6DReqONUu64fhcXvtVjpTCvDvDXA-8MZZM2Wy9JTkZSvTn0iuDr0pZf0WUkWO-SKAu7zj4/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><u><b>Happy 12th Birthday, IWSG!</b></u></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">I learned about the IWSG while participating in the A to Z Challenge and tried it. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">That was some years ago, and I'm still here. It was and is a decision that I don't regret. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Happy 12th Birthday, IWSG!</span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">You're simply one of the best. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Shalom shalom</span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg128B0Xn-dSiN2NzQkzn9h9XD5E_7ttXldDAgVvVoeeTpjY7cp6IjsvhbRduvHGcbLhUB5lLP1ch2zD3J1JDMiMPyOQxvVDiaLQnzfgyMVKEwe8qiGPrgP_yMmM7oNp7QfWekIUORZDEIVvxzck17bSLx1-Aoq2YqbP_UP0B3lseHz6Hs_C_JcBCMTo98/s2048/IMG_0411.jpg" style="clear: left; 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margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Pat Garcia</span></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com33Germany51.165691 10.45152622.855457163821157 -24.704724 79.475924836178848 45.607776tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-43543198137217508662023-08-02T07:00:00.018+02:002023-08-02T09:35:16.971+02:00IWSG DAY, AUGUST 2, 2023, MY WRITING MAY CREATE CONFLICT By Pat Garcia @pat_garcia #IWSG @TheIWSG #amwriting<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIZ9ykeD8WM7vOzy2OWmqjDy2soAqi3sdZ98rGrgOO2bxz6Uc6HSu0iHeoBqmjumobaLp1RKcMYSJRGHskqOE7_c7utUOHNp0jFqqjaKbOgv-t8Qc-15gm87O4xq-7eMlHBMrKy8BqcEIOSj4NDXQLLtS6udvvsIABe9oVYx92IKpIYdXhg8dCTvb1fc/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIZ9ykeD8WM7vOzy2OWmqjDy2soAqi3sdZ98rGrgOO2bxz6Uc6HSu0iHeoBqmjumobaLp1RKcMYSJRGHskqOE7_c7utUOHNp0jFqqjaKbOgv-t8Qc-15gm87O4xq-7eMlHBMrKy8BqcEIOSj4NDXQLLtS6udvvsIABe9oVYx92IKpIYdXhg8dCTvb1fc/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Welcome to our </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">eighth</span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> IWSG Day of the year, 2023. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html" style="color: #954f72;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Submissions:</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> None<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-size: 14pt;">The awesome co-hosts for the August 2 posting of the IWSG are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://katelarkindale.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Kate Larkindale,</span></b></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><a href="http://dianeburton.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Diane Burton,</span></b></a><a href="https://janetalcorn.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Janet Alcorn,</span></b></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248);"> </span></span><span style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248);">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://thewarriormuse.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Shannon Lawrence!</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFy9dMK1fRMPdxxkWBlLgL383no5zpKFJtiNwLLi6tmlJCkr-W646lXsVTLBh4IDqgxP6LzHoOa6s4oL5Dhs5u6FxgMEJM9rQzUx0u4SYrlijF_7llPzwApRyZpTRXj2RIs_1ciUczNo-QY4p4BaXvNbKx_PaKlsHAMEfdNXqQFB0gFn-65PA97EpNDYY/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFy9dMK1fRMPdxxkWBlLgL383no5zpKFJtiNwLLi6tmlJCkr-W646lXsVTLBh4IDqgxP6LzHoOa6s4oL5Dhs5u6FxgMEJM9rQzUx0u4SYrlijF_7llPzwApRyZpTRXj2RIs_1ciUczNo-QY4p4BaXvNbKx_PaKlsHAMEfdNXqQFB0gFn-65PA97EpNDYY/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">My Writing May Create Conflict<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Have a lovely August, and be safe. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Shalom shalom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJTwXXXboMoXGmmE2at98xxttTiZrMFd_lHOWR0uzHiVB9ih-T2dAUxv_04LND6lpMF6p1sL79paOvDFvus0WaUZ5KVelT5-XXjj4SKHRnqQeTLUAsRD_aG7Nv99tJcDje-5_FuZ7L1aH0WkaHea0yC5txLXU8oDmQcMAVTddrpluURnx0iPjUep0YfI/s720/B16DB680-C33F-44F0-AC8B-CA531A01078E_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div>Pat Garcia</span></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com9Germany51.165691 10.45152622.855457163821157 -24.704724 79.475924836178848 45.607776tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-86530232916979568752023-07-05T07:00:00.022+02:002023-07-05T07:00:00.143+02:00IWSG DAY, July 5, 2023, The Origin of My Stories, By Pat Garcia, @pat_garcia #IWSG @TheIWSG, #amwriting<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLlTYeCulh5RHNlMZFUl9jUzHrOjbCmSmkBAxXK6oHkmRojHTovCfVKluCMeCjrQOO2KiY2pOWGJXT1ukKOKCmGmhSgsfadPjcPcnjx4Wa9C37jP5t354VGvBzXamfegShelc0lDnLLOqNb-CwIog8Yw1xFU0pdB4cSK8N_C4n3XczFwPpFjDCspKFxs/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLlTYeCulh5RHNlMZFUl9jUzHrOjbCmSmkBAxXK6oHkmRojHTovCfVKluCMeCjrQOO2KiY2pOWGJXT1ukKOKCmGmhSgsfadPjcPcnjx4Wa9C37jP5t354VGvBzXamfegShelc0lDnLLOqNb-CwIog8Yw1xFU0pdB4cSK8N_C4n3XczFwPpFjDCspKFxs/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to our seventh IWSG Day of the year, 2023. </span></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. </span></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">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!</span></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">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. </span></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</span></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The awesome co-hosts for the July 5 posting of the IWSG are </span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://www.pjcolando.com/" style="background: none; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><strong style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">PJ Colando,</strong></a><strong style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </strong><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://kimlajevardi.com/" style="background: none; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><strong style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Kim Lajevardi,</strong></a><strong style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </strong><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://gwengardner.blogspot.com/" style="background: none; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><strong style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Gwen Gardner,</strong></a><strong style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </strong><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://www.patgarciaandeverythingmustchange.com/" style="background: none; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><strong style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Pat Garcia,</strong></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background: none; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> and </span><strong style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://www.literaryrambles.com/" style="background: none; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank">Natalie Aguirre!</a></strong></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">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.</span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPL1DGBZ5mw3ODuVOaSdvWc4xSvklnf8X3_7Mw0a1ZVWadBTKuvGf2ZO32M55EmXaVhEps0sbdIbDy_sBiUnU7EDG3u8b823TkZ35cZ7RCS7s_cBprDT9y-FeWLbZnIgRHnMbstcm5_xnph0skoWLkDWnpDQvlO67e5neliHGgfiua6Tq_YmI-Iojh_g/s320/Badge_Winners_Close5_Pat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPL1DGBZ5mw3ODuVOaSdvWc4xSvklnf8X3_7Mw0a1ZVWadBTKuvGf2ZO32M55EmXaVhEps0sbdIbDy_sBiUnU7EDG3u8b823TkZ35cZ7RCS7s_cBprDT9y-FeWLbZnIgRHnMbstcm5_xnph0skoWLkDWnpDQvlO67e5neliHGgfiua6Tq_YmI-Iojh_g/s320/Badge_Winners_Close5_Pat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm back to submitting again, finally. I'm excited to see what will happen. </span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPbKvX-_sjvaSmJmV7LzhHT7rFkzNZ5Nr3uHaiDCVOb_paMnLMeWD4r0CAFryw2APmU9z_URJjKbR8YJXH4S4gtdyhmCXkcalnuAl-1gw6GNxkiyIgFtLb3u4BMJ6YBpfSAfN2Z7cejZcMbH5mXX9p_ji-Uoj-xoWGxQwKxM-Bs1ABpB4nHDcC0t1XmI/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPbKvX-_sjvaSmJmV7LzhHT7rFkzNZ5Nr3uHaiDCVOb_paMnLMeWD4r0CAFryw2APmU9z_URJjKbR8YJXH4S4gtdyhmCXkcalnuAl-1gw6GNxkiyIgFtLb3u4BMJ6YBpfSAfN2Z7cejZcMbH5mXX9p_ji-Uoj-xoWGxQwKxM-Bs1ABpB4nHDcC0t1XmI/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">The Origin of My Stories</span></u></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">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. </span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have a lovely month of July, and take care.</span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shalom shalom</span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwahaWE12_wt6OkKNfkZcl79jdXDP89TFKbGIaIs01LxkSYlr_jWAxZf-i0AD077CUjvTC6Byn9TwYEJIqJwMoT0HNMRg06Vcm6BSC0oNEAEkUNDdw2T95wkIJJzlYKvsvvFxvLTX8TYuN9zjqplCnyadSizMjW0Nz6FpAB57XGVkON0VH6Bv_3D3UMuU/s154/Pat_Garcia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="154" data-original-width="119" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwahaWE12_wt6OkKNfkZcl79jdXDP89TFKbGIaIs01LxkSYlr_jWAxZf-i0AD077CUjvTC6Byn9TwYEJIqJwMoT0HNMRg06Vcm6BSC0oNEAEkUNDdw2T95wkIJJzlYKvsvvFxvLTX8TYuN9zjqplCnyadSizMjW0Nz6FpAB57XGVkON0VH6Bv_3D3UMuU/w154-h200/Pat_Garcia.jpg" width="154" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: none; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pat Garcia</span></p>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com29Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.162437599999998722.341817663821153 -25.993812400000003 78.962285336178837 44.3186876tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-71372823121444208592023-06-07T07:00:00.014+02:002023-06-07T07:00:00.141+02:00IWSG DAY, JUNE 7, 2023, IT'S NEVER CROSSED MY MIND TO STOP WRITING, By Pat Garcia, #IWSG, @The IWSG<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq3Px0cchpI_a272oqY04ZlQ69UHmSES-o70yVNUpZupnmfQdiSlMw030XoPj26BeAbhNtjqob0bBLq3vNwfJ7ehArEBovmt4PnABys8F2QP82ICF6AUkT4wVo9daKwqk-9oyICYWFsGfJ2JQPgBNyPRmr27uGL61_Ve-MQZYVJ-pxYpOqeWaCrWK/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq3Px0cchpI_a272oqY04ZlQ69UHmSES-o70yVNUpZupnmfQdiSlMw030XoPj26BeAbhNtjqob0bBLq3vNwfJ7ehArEBovmt4PnABys8F2QP82ICF6AUkT4wVo9daKwqk-9oyICYWFsGfJ2JQPgBNyPRmr27uGL61_Ve-MQZYVJ-pxYpOqeWaCrWK/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Welcome to our </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">sixth</span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> IWSG Day of the year, 2023. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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!</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="about://" style="color: #954f72;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-size: 14pt;">The awesome co-hosts for the June 7 posting of the IWSG are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.patriciajosephine.com/blog" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Patrcia Josephine,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://pensivepenspost.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Diedre Knight,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://olgagodim.wordpress.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Olga Godim,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://jlennidorner.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">J. Lenni Dorner</span></b><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248);"> </span><span style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248);">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="http://cathrinaconstantine.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Cathrina Constantine!</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Submissions: None</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQCNI-P_vCWBar51oPJUBlp5XAzT7caY2nO-xc005d1pFxUCOZjFcajEwzcUr9QUhX_hs5S2F-fDzt-8o2TmAqHwl8z5yc9P-_8UEWFhMGktEFElJLql7ty3i7ocLHFTApn-rt5tLiEJEodmVxh2a1HMBm7shpIqp3IqP2YJYcBUyeJ1KUnib5rvZ/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQCNI-P_vCWBar51oPJUBlp5XAzT7caY2nO-xc005d1pFxUCOZjFcajEwzcUr9QUhX_hs5S2F-fDzt-8o2TmAqHwl8z5yc9P-_8UEWFhMGktEFElJLql7ty3i7ocLHFTApn-rt5tLiEJEodmVxh2a1HMBm7shpIqp3IqP2YJYcBUyeJ1KUnib5rvZ/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><i><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">IT'S NEVER CROSSED MY MIND TO STOP WRITING<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Take care, everyone, and have a lovely month of June.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Shalom shalom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9pvWbSQzjumrE15gFbiY3eIiXsafgTgkt2ATGABibnqSv6YyTQzYumrL6yvVQLeKP3oVgQ-qEIyOf7J8dDxLyQNHyNLjx4cykgPZ-rMyO8RnPF7tfh6rUOX5mTBwGvKCOFLdjB1zT3u980DBwnEaM_Mnssy2PBArxPTWx7SFxuWNo8lviNlCrTRk/s1080/Photo%20on%2030-03-16%20at%2009.44%20%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Good Morning, EVERYONE!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Welcome to our </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">fifth</span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> IWSG Day of the year, 2023. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; 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font-size: 14pt;">The awesome co-hosts for the May 3 posting of the IWSG are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://joylenebutler.com/blog" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Joylene Nowell Butler,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ronelthemythmaker.com/blog/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Ronel Janse van Vuuren,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://authormekajames.wordpress.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Meka James,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://dianeburton.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Diane Burton,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.victoriamarielees.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Victoria Marie Lees,</span></a></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: rgb(244, 242, 248); font-size: 14pt;">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">M Louise Barbour!</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; 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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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Have a nice month of May, everyone, and be safe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Shalom shalom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; 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margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Pat Garcia<o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-22308007175098563872023-04-05T07:00:00.022+02:002023-04-05T07:00:00.228+02:00IWSG DAY, APRIL 5, 2023, MY FIRST BOOK: TURN THE LIGHT ON, (A Short Story) By Pat Garcia<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9N1GZjSXQaZYE19z_bLe2syLBHju8vkqVvd1mP1NHXAAcTEJ4C7H0KuQKuEjvxJtXFX2mJ5uxtReGFR-PCby48Y-gi31xp-OQyReacx0aetQQuEsf17T6rxFfgCPQNvB0TAlW7z6Al4rBZB6zbQPrwN-i2PB-27ikuST-O9NUta6ZLjUpi_aFhhB/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9N1GZjSXQaZYE19z_bLe2syLBHju8vkqVvd1mP1NHXAAcTEJ4C7H0KuQKuEjvxJtXFX2mJ5uxtReGFR-PCby48Y-gi31xp-OQyReacx0aetQQuEsf17T6rxFfgCPQNvB0TAlW7z6Al4rBZB6zbQPrwN-i2PB-27ikuST-O9NUta6ZLjUpi_aFhhB/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Good Morning, EVERYONE!</span></b><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Welcome to our </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">fourth</span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> IWSG Day of the year, 2023. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html" style="color: #954f72;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; font-size: 14pt;">The awesome co-hosts for the April 5 posting of the IWSG are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://jemimapett.com/blog/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Jemima Pett,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://nancygideon.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Nancy Gideon,</span></a></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; font-size: 14pt;">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://www.literaryrambles.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Natalie Aguirre!</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Submissions: None for this month.</span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2kgCB6dHFsGGpPDsJ5EYuEvjAJDN5jQTl9dR1St_Q5zRNiIocWjLS9ikfS7Bm7aFb93eIfYm_h3g3-E9CfGBy995aJgjoJ4k0lNY2m7FAjeq6aIDr81ZJrTtHRidzs_Ji7nMyMw1nNzVIZIluow-5RaGuOk5aKMIAyZnySZT2uSCkidOCA236S2P/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2kgCB6dHFsGGpPDsJ5EYuEvjAJDN5jQTl9dR1St_Q5zRNiIocWjLS9ikfS7Bm7aFb93eIfYm_h3g3-E9CfGBy995aJgjoJ4k0lNY2m7FAjeq6aIDr81ZJrTtHRidzs_Ji7nMyMw1nNzVIZIluow-5RaGuOk5aKMIAyZnySZT2uSCkidOCA236S2P/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /></strong><p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><u><i>MY FIRST BOOK: TURN THE LIGHT ON, (A Short Story)</i></u></span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">It took me t</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">welve </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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. </span></strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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. </span></span></strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Nothing compares to doing what you know you have been called to do. </span></span></strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(14, 16, 26);"><b>Have a lovely month of April, and take care.</b></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Shalom shalom</span></span></strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"></span></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOXhw0aKXcwlboqXzBE5nrO8BJ7uismniXmrIJ5UrDcQsK5V-P9gz4OXAkHe6fLwoyGjPCOqOWdlURATOKsc4QOaZww0cOesIf2CzAXyGLQhFSFi3qnwX_TZc1WD8tpAse9LhjESK4PId2-3D7ey9DH8Dnrzbzst1P57nQgt36KgAPZm8fwTtBJ0x/s720/B16DB680-C33F-44F0-AC8B-CA531A01078E_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="663" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOXhw0aKXcwlboqXzBE5nrO8BJ7uismniXmrIJ5UrDcQsK5V-P9gz4OXAkHe6fLwoyGjPCOqOWdlURATOKsc4QOaZww0cOesIf2CzAXyGLQhFSFi3qnwX_TZc1WD8tpAse9LhjESK4PId2-3D7ey9DH8Dnrzbzst1P57nQgt36KgAPZm8fwTtBJ0x/w184-h200/B16DB680-C33F-44F0-AC8B-CA531A01078E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="184" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></strong><p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Pat Garcia</span></span></strong><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com10Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.162437599999998722.341817663821153 -25.993812400000003 78.962285336178837 44.3186876tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-84911409532223692752023-03-01T07:00:00.050+01:002023-03-01T07:00:00.207+01:00IWSG 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<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk80omOZTao4CTNYdWpfd9yZ_VBqxKlPbN-9r6apDwLoQaRirXzqqbSyX0UQMywHr6qpN-oOERD5Va-3u2pCcmD81O61VRNWXVwF37_pzwXMfTe0BNl5DB_Xb-dobYo2X7WeF_72VhxfJ5oW54W4p5VBcRF8Nj8xXpuMddt0cQSmqAlI9AVX2Ah7vm/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk80omOZTao4CTNYdWpfd9yZ_VBqxKlPbN-9r6apDwLoQaRirXzqqbSyX0UQMywHr6qpN-oOERD5Va-3u2pCcmD81O61VRNWXVwF37_pzwXMfTe0BNl5DB_Xb-dobYo2X7WeF_72VhxfJ5oW54W4p5VBcRF8Nj8xXpuMddt0cQSmqAlI9AVX2Ah7vm/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Good Morning, </strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>EVERYONE!</b></span></span></div><div><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to our third IWSG Day of the year, 2023. </span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. </span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">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!</span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">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. </span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">The awesome co-hosts for the March 1 posting of the IWSG are </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pensivepenspost.blogspot.com/" style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Diedre Knight,</a> <a href="http://www.bookwormforkids.com/" style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Tonya Drecker,</a><a href="http://bish randomthoughts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Bish Denham,</a> <a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/olgagodim.wordpress.com" style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Olga Godim,</a> </b><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">and </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jqrose.com/" style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">JQ Rose!</a></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jqrose.com/" style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><br /></a></b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jqrose.com/" style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><br /></a></b></span></span><p></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SUBMISSIONS: None for this month. </span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My short story <b>Late Bloomer</b> has been released and can be purchased on Amazon,Apple iBooks, Barnes and Nobles, Kobo, and many other online stores. </span></span></p></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6i_fG-_SQvMoJ8-qMObpBSxrFnMyjxvCIdfDOUxYi4q7nMvt0vGQSbCbPoQ8ARGAtUPV00LPm0XbVGzUfzxTLeHxDWeOn9CfHn44idmEpD50vnerBOyCP-aAHUfCy7qjhQ8AcnlL_EZtrMzMcdyNGpQUo5dNgZr4tUTEr9S8SqgY4lvh3QxXjvBMM/s1600/LATE_BLOOMER_by_Pat_Garcia_.JPG_1024_X_1600_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6i_fG-_SQvMoJ8-qMObpBSxrFnMyjxvCIdfDOUxYi4q7nMvt0vGQSbCbPoQ8ARGAtUPV00LPm0XbVGzUfzxTLeHxDWeOn9CfHn44idmEpD50vnerBOyCP-aAHUfCy7qjhQ8AcnlL_EZtrMzMcdyNGpQUo5dNgZr4tUTEr9S8SqgY4lvh3QxXjvBMM/s320/LATE_BLOOMER_by_Pat_Garcia_.JPG_1024_X_1600_.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nQeqQoxl-SY80KNSNm4kJBNjfcQ9xbLExbC2faz1__oumhfR633aixMXRTmhg6a7TJv0MfTAiPqMQ_X1VAFYYWWGHRt_eu3Zy_PLzyrkJz0Rx8Zs56hRjwxBOJnbHePSldCR4ugNPCvKtCltlkoI3H3BiNuXnREhQGDCzzpUm2p_kFTlhn-oYIg1/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nQeqQoxl-SY80KNSNm4kJBNjfcQ9xbLExbC2faz1__oumhfR633aixMXRTmhg6a7TJv0MfTAiPqMQ_X1VAFYYWWGHRt_eu3Zy_PLzyrkJz0Rx8Zs56hRjwxBOJnbHePSldCR4ugNPCvKtCltlkoI3H3BiNuXnREhQGDCzzpUm2p_kFTlhn-oYIg1/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><i>ENVY IS NOT MY STYLE; I JUST WANT TO BE THE WRITER I AM</i></u></b> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;">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. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Have a lovely month of March, everyone, and take care.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Shalom shalom</span>,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7g0EyJFrD2ehpWAemG_i4g7uWGQdlyIyYtPA-ZUjCro3YYJict9EHgcL2BLOtuQG9rYWOzU9lGmxrKe1od79n5REwBDivJz4R39bKK-O4TEkv8_-VQr5_rBIsEcX6ee0ORfI7JBgWiJ3yFu0FvQdeQlnm-rtlibASerhzOW75VzvvaNiaxAP35aQ/s1080/Photo%20on%2030-03-16%20at%2009.46%20%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7g0EyJFrD2ehpWAemG_i4g7uWGQdlyIyYtPA-ZUjCro3YYJict9EHgcL2BLOtuQG9rYWOzU9lGmxrKe1od79n5REwBDivJz4R39bKK-O4TEkv8_-VQr5_rBIsEcX6ee0ORfI7JBgWiJ3yFu0FvQdeQlnm-rtlibASerhzOW75VzvvaNiaxAP35aQ/w200-h133/Photo%20on%2030-03-16%20at%2009.46%20%232.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Pat Garcia </div></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com14Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.1624375999999987-28.947342749241443 -131.4625624 90 149.7874376tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-31891306733208789702023-02-01T07:00:00.026+01:002023-02-01T07:00:00.211+01:00IWSG DAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023, MY BOOK COVERS By Pat Garcia @TheIWSG #IWSG @pat_garcia<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMr-Eaj86hpAn0DwZUCUVv-x_-3mq74v4pN6P_nroiHvNrAb0TuYcCK7KVi8RML4PwmgyoGF1AFj_dmvWSwBMs8UZBer8ooctVDPf6uqSiXIvDk_n1fuCr4fAYiQaCJLg2nJboHuu648FFLuYlaLJjYr0wksrx5g3oKeYZcuiXMh3i43NgK-Bmiet/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMr-Eaj86hpAn0DwZUCUVv-x_-3mq74v4pN6P_nroiHvNrAb0TuYcCK7KVi8RML4PwmgyoGF1AFj_dmvWSwBMs8UZBer8ooctVDPf6uqSiXIvDk_n1fuCr4fAYiQaCJLg2nJboHuu648FFLuYlaLJjYr0wksrx5g3oKeYZcuiXMh3i43NgK-Bmiet/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Good Morning, </strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>EVERYONE!</b></span></span></div><div><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to our second IWSG Day of the year, 2023. </span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. </span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">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!</span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">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. </span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The awesome co-hosts for the February 1 posting of the IWSG are </span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://worddreams.wordpress.com/" style="color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><strong style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Jacqui Murray,</strong></a><strong style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </strong><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://www.ronelthemythmaker.com/blog/" style="color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><strong style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Ronel Janse van Vuuren,</strong></a><strong style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </strong><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://www.patgarciaandeverythingmustchange.com/" style="color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><strong style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Pat Garcia</span></strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">,</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> and </span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://gwengardner.blogspot.com/" style="color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><strong style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Gwen Gardner!</strong></a></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SUBMISSIONS:</span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I participated in a 31-Day Blogging Challenge, A DAY IN MY LIFE... and wrote only submissions for the Challenge. </span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELCjFipfybFYXbRcNO00sGA8wsHQW_XGo0xU4CYlhSOB2yPYA-vsXTIduMkxjz4rmVT5QgoGK5zr4WHE4tJHhIdKXpe-m3PzxZBHu7mJ9IJg4ywyc2bVoEYNXBJegSL0VzarR-I7i5C3y5pLSVG3L8InQFKWEFQv5DjYaGAATM-OVCIHFpusv_w5H/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELCjFipfybFYXbRcNO00sGA8wsHQW_XGo0xU4CYlhSOB2yPYA-vsXTIduMkxjz4rmVT5QgoGK5zr4WHE4tJHhIdKXpe-m3PzxZBHu7mJ9IJg4ywyc2bVoEYNXBJegSL0VzarR-I7i5C3y5pLSVG3L8InQFKWEFQv5DjYaGAATM-OVCIHFpusv_w5H/s320/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">My Book Covers</span></b></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am both an indie writer and a traditional writer. </span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For all my indie stories, I use a publishing company that does an outstanding job on my covers. </span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My novel for the traditional publisher has yet to enter the publishing process. However, I have been informed that I would have input about the cover. </span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Have a lovely month of February, and take care. </span></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Shalom aleichem,</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCDPD1xwAwOgFZgsnuCuZ_6RcaROWGBdZ4gsqb6lu_0mrXhSQ-y3Qey49-A6mGNjQ6uLulKKHxq1h05cWNrQ7ZujAHUbnDPSN2Z948JtaLqTTFYLblnRG8-270_0vptTAd35o7azJOCIYSgCaarNSfL_Ul2vPzARnmKOYFNcrVmdd0kra84IbNJnS/s1080/Photo%20on%2014-10-15%20at%2009.35%20%235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCDPD1xwAwOgFZgsnuCuZ_6RcaROWGBdZ4gsqb6lu_0mrXhSQ-y3Qey49-A6mGNjQ6uLulKKHxq1h05cWNrQ7ZujAHUbnDPSN2Z948JtaLqTTFYLblnRG8-270_0vptTAd35o7azJOCIYSgCaarNSfL_Ul2vPzARnmKOYFNcrVmdd0kra84IbNJnS/w200-h133/Photo%20on%2014-10-15%20at%2009.35%20%235.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pat Garcia</span></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-14845888978603541672023-01-04T07:00:00.008+01:002023-01-04T07:00:00.188+01:00IWSG DAY, JANUARY 4, 2023, MY WORD FOR 2023 By Pat Garcia @pat_garcia @TheIWSG #IWSG<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhi1D7Uk_QJ3xUe6vJYhh8TUcdj2a8ZhrLgvhucQSdmekljO24Ix9XqAJHT0-BvaCFLDLs7IuuijcpHG8QXis1n5Wpl7NAGlLFuZYEhMH1YFftXEXRH2mc8NSIgln-Yt66jb5_lnw9DPV-ATrvLs_OEzaYEzmUX-l_txXLmMDwGLNxT2xgls3YBMs/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhi1D7Uk_QJ3xUe6vJYhh8TUcdj2a8ZhrLgvhucQSdmekljO24Ix9XqAJHT0-BvaCFLDLs7IuuijcpHG8QXis1n5Wpl7NAGlLFuZYEhMH1YFftXEXRH2mc8NSIgln-Yt66jb5_lnw9DPV-ATrvLs_OEzaYEzmUX-l_txXLmMDwGLNxT2xgls3YBMs/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to our first IWSG Day of the year, 2023. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a;">I</span><span style="color: #0e101a;">WSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. </span><span style="color: #666666;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><span style="color: #666666;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">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!</span><span style="color: #666666;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><span style="color: #666666;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">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. </span><span style="color: #666666;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span><span style="color: #666666;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><span style="color: #666666;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</span><span style="color: #666666;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><span style="color: #666666;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><span style="color: #666666;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: #f4f2f8;">The awesome co-hosts for the January 4 posting of the IWSG are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://jemimapett.com/blog/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Jemima Pett,</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://fictioncanbefun.wordpress.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Debs Carey,</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://kimlajevardi.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Kim Lajevardi,</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thefauxfountainpen.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Sarah Foster,</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.literaryrambles.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Natalie Aguirre,</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: #f4f2f8;">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://journalingwoman.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">T. Powell Coltrin!</span></a></span><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><span style="color: #666666;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><span style="color: #666666;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><span style="color: #666666;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: large;">Submission Results for December 2022 <o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: large;">I won the WEP'S The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Challenge with my submission, Waiting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: large;">I won the first ever MICRO-READ Contest Held by the Rave Reviews Book Club with my submission, JANIE B. <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have received for the second year in a row the KCT International Literary Award for my book, LET HIS BANNER OVER ME BE LOVE<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: large;">NO NEW SUBMISSIONS FOR JANUARY 2023.</span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKiH1EYWeNgy5ANngUaTWOHm-K8qXWLMfyRzqu7WFWBWB8VI6DzEEMfCEJ4JVSvoMKggKRT8v-FUetG595rvayEDspzvQnnhyi4yhobPWuqzneVbackYoc7SP50dgeL4oWh3UQRBvzT2LwkiEVDpom9ebJ4tu7yMZn1N5w7pcEFJ9q-HVi_AexjnY/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKiH1EYWeNgy5ANngUaTWOHm-K8qXWLMfyRzqu7WFWBWB8VI6DzEEMfCEJ4JVSvoMKggKRT8v-FUetG595rvayEDspzvQnnhyi4yhobPWuqzneVbackYoc7SP50dgeL4oWh3UQRBvzT2LwkiEVDpom9ebJ4tu7yMZn1N5w7pcEFJ9q-HVi_AexjnY/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></u></b></div><b><u><br /><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></u></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">MY WORD FOR 2023</span></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">My word for this year is <b>Consistency.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">There are writing classes that I've signed up for, stories that I want to write, and music that I want to compose, and all these areas call for consistency. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Having set a standard for myself, I don't want to become lazy, uncaring, or lose the fire within me. I want to conceive and pour out the best work within me consistently. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">I wish all of you the best year ever.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Take care and be safe.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Shalom aleichem</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qBupJW4SZTFdw-SvbQrZrR8gwLMu1wxMpKQXZ21JVxj8-_vjQkyGL8urR3ZQvnO--XJiltxvNjGjN0RZyyZxKsRac6Q_neYj-HnXyUfX-REZSYRKmWzY-K1PWQ1bBL0uczESE1XrjOW8QIJt5xkQruUn_s1dC3uQtMRe5b8bOuTHej-0nECZzv6_/s720/B16DB680-C33F-44F0-AC8B-CA531A01078E_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="663" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qBupJW4SZTFdw-SvbQrZrR8gwLMu1wxMpKQXZ21JVxj8-_vjQkyGL8urR3ZQvnO--XJiltxvNjGjN0RZyyZxKsRac6Q_neYj-HnXyUfX-REZSYRKmWzY-K1PWQ1bBL0uczESE1XrjOW8QIJt5xkQruUn_s1dC3uQtMRe5b8bOuTHej-0nECZzv6_/w181-h197/B16DB680-C33F-44F0-AC8B-CA531A01078E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="181" /></a></div><br /><p></p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; 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font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>Pat Garcia</span></div><div><br /></div><br />Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-23179827141767279092022-12-07T07:00:00.015+01:002022-12-07T11:12:58.115+01:00IWSG DAY, DECEMBER 7, 2022, A TIME TO SLOW DOWN By Pat Garcia #IWSG @TheIWSG<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthc8DAzbBpDG63UkexVdX5vqRxSmZZDHyRbuGYeUvgXlspDRcs_9FOkn8ouP1ltG4Xp7nVOCu5PUzQLiq11KwcpII7P7yy9F-2_wOPmKTw1TM9OaoWoKcPW5TQVpPqBCDvIl6_aKHhQBe0Bu9yjsJurxccFHipMjeDwJ0HjJoY5xnxUAsMPjVD81e/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthc8DAzbBpDG63UkexVdX5vqRxSmZZDHyRbuGYeUvgXlspDRcs_9FOkn8ouP1ltG4Xp7nVOCu5PUzQLiq11KwcpII7P7yy9F-2_wOPmKTw1TM9OaoWoKcPW5TQVpPqBCDvIl6_aKHhQBe0Bu9yjsJurxccFHipMjeDwJ0HjJoY5xnxUAsMPjVD81e/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hello, Everyone,</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">The awesome co-hosts for the December 7 posting of the IWSG are Joylene Nowell Butler, Chemist Ken, Natalie Aguirre, Nancy Gideon, and Cathrina Constantine! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Submissions</span></b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">: STILL PREPARING MY LAST WEP STORY FOR THIS YEAR. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> THE MICRO-READ CONTEST HELD BY RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB – STILL WAITING ON THE RESULTS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bey2HDM8aR2sVfyxcETsLZdrKSPbPpgCu6OV8Au9bCbB8iC0-4wnt3pPKaEphBOVeIji641whAEmq9idfgXfkhZbE3A3PKXl2arihygWnu83wmbECXh0yU4rqNzoRfLm0UIdB2_-DtMUUbBAbhzbZb010irBRWmcvurob9QAIGPzw0D1eJ0rC2Yc/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bey2HDM8aR2sVfyxcETsLZdrKSPbPpgCu6OV8Au9bCbB8iC0-4wnt3pPKaEphBOVeIji641whAEmq9idfgXfkhZbE3A3PKXl2arihygWnu83wmbECXh0yU4rqNzoRfLm0UIdB2_-DtMUUbBAbhzbZb010irBRWmcvurob9QAIGPzw0D1eJ0rC2Yc/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">A TIME TO SLOW DOWN<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">I usually slow down my rhythm bit by bit, starting December 15, so I can stop working during the Christmas holidays and the end of the year by December 20. I do this every year. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">I will continue to read, but it is for my pleasure.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Take care, everyone, have a Merry Christmas, a good crossover into 2023, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">and I hope to see you there. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Shalom aleichem,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje42CCM9cgA_Rcysqy9rg_ohJJxAjJjxWPNSGpVJgZ-RNcn3ao2CPNxF6rqlMsU3LBjbOXEwyCnEfko6iaDKWycw93Z7KIkq7_U923Nn9FWCZmPMx4V6hXQAbt7f6xClruzovlg2FNUIR27S7H6pmtm-2r0RIcv6AmCJAhFSBqZMoo0VSZiO5Kcj0u/s1080/Photo%20on%2030-03-16%20at%2009.46%20%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje42CCM9cgA_Rcysqy9rg_ohJJxAjJjxWPNSGpVJgZ-RNcn3ao2CPNxF6rqlMsU3LBjbOXEwyCnEfko6iaDKWycw93Z7KIkq7_U923Nn9FWCZmPMx4V6hXQAbt7f6xClruzovlg2FNUIR27S7H6pmtm-2r0RIcv6AmCJAhFSBqZMoo0VSZiO5Kcj0u/w200-h133/Photo%20on%2030-03-16%20at%2009.46%20%232.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Pat Garcia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com9Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.162437599999998722.341817663821153 -25.993812400000003 78.962285336178837 44.3186876tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-54403324329664213332022-11-02T07:00:00.014+01:002022-11-02T07:00:00.174+01:00IWSG DAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2022, PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH By Pat Garcia, @TheIWSG, #IWSG, @pat_garcia<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg43MdjV43ROzdqt5q9XClAdH0hfAwAqAGupWIi75h_I0ho6i_Al4F079ctoFV47filiYOoGRB332MGbYN4tS9qPJYw8n81GYTh0uGLLBAV7zOSsvE9bkXAYe1rhiPeIhwirizkZLIeNoxdbvPGQfp6zccyMhBEIlmzhlgH750c3Qya_PyCZeBa0jj/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg43MdjV43ROzdqt5q9XClAdH0hfAwAqAGupWIi75h_I0ho6i_Al4F079ctoFV47filiYOoGRB332MGbYN4tS9qPJYw8n81GYTh0uGLLBAV7zOSsvE9bkXAYe1rhiPeIhwirizkZLIeNoxdbvPGQfp6zccyMhBEIlmzhlgH750c3Qya_PyCZeBa0jj/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Hello Everyone,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> It is IWSG Time!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /><br /></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities, our successes or giving encouragement and support to others. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html" style="color: #954f72;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; font-size: 14pt;">The awesome co-hosts for the November 2 posting of the IWSG are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://pensivepenspost.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Diedre Knight,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://douglasthomasgreening.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Douglas Thomas Greening,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://nickwilford.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Nick Wilford</span></b><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8;">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="http://dianeburton.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Diane Burton</span></b><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">!</span></a></span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Submissions: The WEP'S THRILLER CHALLENGE FOR OCTOBER<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"> <span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">THE MICRO-READ CONTEST HELD BY RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJT_AMN9jztb27FeZijZci63tkeHWuaDcvaQXW40nzCdiIFpUiuG3rE5iCDD7QmjuGP3wTbq-MksWv7fuu3hLPlB8E1FXQG5cMHcOXlYI9GKxoBmw-H16L1BTmt2IS-z0hUJ_61nZtjRdhtpjAR371iCfxUx8yXtYx8qBFme2_dyOlbhkzhO3roC_H/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJT_AMN9jztb27FeZijZci63tkeHWuaDcvaQXW40nzCdiIFpUiuG3rE5iCDD7QmjuGP3wTbq-MksWv7fuu3hLPlB8E1FXQG5cMHcOXlYI9GKxoBmw-H16L1BTmt2IS-z0hUJ_61nZtjRdhtpjAR371iCfxUx8yXtYx8qBFme2_dyOlbhkzhO3roC_H/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><u>PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH</u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">One simple answer. I have yet to participate in the last four years, but I have been participating since 2012 and will participate this year. NaNo is an excellent way to get those first drafts out of my mind and onto paper.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Have a lovely month of November, and take care. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Shalom aleichem,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; 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margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Pat Garcia</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com17Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.1624375999999987-23.914945576343513 -131.4625624 90 149.7874376tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-35353187753785618572022-10-05T07:00:00.019+02:002022-10-05T07:00:00.197+02:00IWSG DAY, OCTOBER 5, 2022, ONE OF THE BEST CHARACTERISTICS OF MY FAVORITE GENRE By Pat Garcia, #IWSG, @TheIWSG<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikpixCUB5z9v-jZYSCcBVdFKUAna9hUOg7AiZjdrkAbaQsb6mrfH_m0Sf4DdxVUPsI7d87DrjEJIRx-NyiPTX1mCoAfPpK5Lymopn5b48V9BgDm_UC_N_ZkxOGryc0GERF_RNSw5vkFbUmF-mbOYjkDfr3bypk1jsfBIlQvyXghAroHzz8-WnWUlT/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikpixCUB5z9v-jZYSCcBVdFKUAna9hUOg7AiZjdrkAbaQsb6mrfH_m0Sf4DdxVUPsI7d87DrjEJIRx-NyiPTX1mCoAfPpK5Lymopn5b48V9BgDm_UC_N_ZkxOGryc0GERF_RNSw5vkFbUmF-mbOYjkDfr3bypk1jsfBIlQvyXghAroHzz8-WnWUlT/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Hello Everyone,</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> It is IWSG Time!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">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!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities, our successes or giving encouragement and support to others. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; font-size: 14pt;">The awesome co-hosts for the October 5 posting of the IWSG are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://www.bookwormforkids.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Tonja Drecker,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.victoriamarielees.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Victoria Marie Lees,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://playoffthepage.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Mary Aalgaard,</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8;">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="http://sandracox.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4; text-decoration: none;">Sandra Cox!</span></a></span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Submissions:</span></u></b><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> None<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeShS00szxt5Ywunr3UX2xipKNK3UWDqP_O-hmK3ZpA6BjZ8PTMqvU9T2St67aeL_3FYYl1uAs5mdKLyFAYMBaaTpyJJTbLglkZ0KHQixG_8tkub8x63KJqL87emsMYqg_UXnBO9e4RKaQwX7aHwn3VoLOQdosYP_b05MWhJO6TmelnumWG16tmgRq/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeShS00szxt5Ywunr3UX2xipKNK3UWDqP_O-hmK3ZpA6BjZ8PTMqvU9T2St67aeL_3FYYl1uAs5mdKLyFAYMBaaTpyJJTbLglkZ0KHQixG_8tkub8x63KJqL87emsMYqg_UXnBO9e4RKaQwX7aHwn3VoLOQdosYP_b05MWhJO6TmelnumWG16tmgRq/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">One of the Best Characteristics of My Favorite Genre</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">I do my best to make my characters real by creating their living experience within the story––a reality that might happen in life. The character's emotional, physical, and mental world and how they overcome obstacles that are seen by many as impossible is vital to me so that I can write the best romance story that I can write. Thus, writing character profiles before I begin writing the story is one of my best characteristics of writing in the romance genre.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">Take care and be safe. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">Shalom aleichem,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUUd-ePRUoWUJYW48QsOPHia7Y_SseFDd29uMPxyWoOBrXo8ObFs5EBkYgVx3tKm8ecyKku5NxSUNjzJ8Szl0Q49wPXdTau9MUIbfEm7LRD8gASX0LiWlxhjWO60paolQfyFawbQRk3UGMUfAthFk09OIlHj2tfsjtAyMaTSnsujOpR38vnwNneCu/s1080/Photo%20on%2030-03-16%20at%2009.46%20%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUUd-ePRUoWUJYW48QsOPHia7Y_SseFDd29uMPxyWoOBrXo8ObFs5EBkYgVx3tKm8ecyKku5NxSUNjzJ8Szl0Q49wPXdTau9MUIbfEm7LRD8gASX0LiWlxhjWO60paolQfyFawbQRk3UGMUfAthFk09OIlHj2tfsjtAyMaTSnsujOpR38vnwNneCu/w200-h133/Photo%20on%2030-03-16%20at%2009.46%20%232.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;">Pat Garcia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com8Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.162437599999998722.341817663821153 -25.993812400000003 78.962285336178837 44.3186876tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-14793453734479313302022-09-07T07:00:00.041+02:002022-09-07T07:00:00.192+02:00IWSG DAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2022, TACKLING THE GENRE THAT WOULD BE THE WORST FOR ME TO WRITE By Pat Garcia<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsh9WIP32M6ehRkvnM0oBbKGS-Y2mlC4qbNrHPdPSFU5YtuoDGA3S2OahOp6US4mw8YN0_pTbNIIkElCcF9foY7INjBHv3uuFzsXCJzmzsZ6cl4Hu0vmzJgNcd9fdCqwsa_m299qS95tMAaiztwsQXSp3kVGy8D3KTz0-8C1scHmN3QO792BzJ40pK/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsh9WIP32M6ehRkvnM0oBbKGS-Y2mlC4qbNrHPdPSFU5YtuoDGA3S2OahOp6US4mw8YN0_pTbNIIkElCcF9foY7INjBHv3uuFzsXCJzmzsZ6cl4Hu0vmzJgNcd9fdCqwsa_m299qS95tMAaiztwsQXSp3kVGy8D3KTz0-8C1scHmN3QO792BzJ40pK/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Hello Everyone,</span></div><div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> It is IWSG Time!</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">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!</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities, our successes or giving encouragement and support to others. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">The awesome co-hosts for the September 7 posting of the IWSG are Kim Lajevardi, Cathrina Constantine, Natalie Aguirre, Olga Godim, Michelle Wallace, and Louise - Fundy Blue! </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Submissions:</b> I was finally able to participate in the WEP again. Due to working on two manuscripts, I didn't have the time. It was great to be back and even more of an honor when I was notified that I had won. The authors that write for the WEP are outstanding, and the competition is always stiff and challenging. It is open to all, so come join us. </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWOAU09kaOVP-tgVWGPIqhN86DMin35Ul9USmdJtDGgfw8_3WvBy2oLNeSDTss3h8gu2bfPA21CQLCF5hSmW28Imkm6Xdgxzt2lD7BLY4FBWac3zSclRG45szZdkea-BzS0UXB6nN0nOJVK0GhQtggChdKVUS_sPn3DKFxloJQD3vkqN4-CD5agQa/s320/A%20BADGE%20PAT%20GARCIA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWOAU09kaOVP-tgVWGPIqhN86DMin35Ul9USmdJtDGgfw8_3WvBy2oLNeSDTss3h8gu2bfPA21CQLCF5hSmW28Imkm6Xdgxzt2lD7BLY4FBWac3zSclRG45szZdkea-BzS0UXB6nN0nOJVK0GhQtggChdKVUS_sPn3DKFxloJQD3vkqN4-CD5agQa/s1600/A%20BADGE%20PAT%20GARCIA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> <br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-h2tx4BTQNVWiyE9zMQcI8_whIWCub6P01J34Vmkg3WlI_TUiU-yDBRjyVdvwJbuS4N1wenV4dqZAMbPYRGyaDfip0Ueivg8ftzP-7Bg7ESaCD7lGJPWtkD7knLm4wCdarcaGmDa4My4x2e2NOqUss21RIWvtkRMShwD85-sNvEHV0P11NdwH4NI/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-h2tx4BTQNVWiyE9zMQcI8_whIWCub6P01J34Vmkg3WlI_TUiU-yDBRjyVdvwJbuS4N1wenV4dqZAMbPYRGyaDfip0Ueivg8ftzP-7Bg7ESaCD7lGJPWtkD7knLm4wCdarcaGmDa4My4x2e2NOqUss21RIWvtkRMShwD85-sNvEHV0P11NdwH4NI/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><b><u><span style="font-size: medium;">TACKLING THE GENRE THAT WOULD BE THE WORST FOR ME TO TACKLE </span></u></b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Undoubtedly, the Horror genre would be the worst for me to tackle. I have read five or six good authors that write excellent horror stories, and I've had severe traumatic experiences each time. My psyche reacts to what I read, and it takes me days to overcome it. So, I don't try to write horror because I have too much respect for the authors of this genre than to miswrite something that even I wouldn't want to read.</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Have a great month of September and be safe.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Shalom aleichem</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKU2Igs43yHu9ajTSabaoLI1z-aslPtMK9WgmbNVnntOXZwjeY3bUEwRVGEr3ObrIebOwqmXTQ4cvHxQb3RUYMsm14nEVDbZC7QPzKRZE6xLMvPPG6ShN4D2m3DbNfl2iMIlgRwczi8k0BXZ17OMMuW04YYgPtcO1LxxPE0xdvy9LcuB108Emqy-Z/s1080/Photo%20on%2014-10-15%20at%2009.35%20%235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKU2Igs43yHu9ajTSabaoLI1z-aslPtMK9WgmbNVnntOXZwjeY3bUEwRVGEr3ObrIebOwqmXTQ4cvHxQb3RUYMsm14nEVDbZC7QPzKRZE6xLMvPPG6ShN4D2m3DbNfl2iMIlgRwczi8k0BXZ17OMMuW04YYgPtcO1LxxPE0xdvy9LcuB108Emqy-Z/w200-h133/Photo%20on%2014-10-15%20at%2009.35%20%235.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pat Garcia</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com165Q63P4P7+G4-25.2636424 121.11275-80.937476857068972 50.800250000000005 30.410192057068979 -168.57475tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-39225952423540481842022-08-03T07:00:00.056+02:002022-08-03T07:00:00.200+02:00IWSG DAY, AUGUST 3, 2022, WRITING IN WHICHEVER DIRECTION MY CREATIVE MUSE LEADS ME By Pat Garcia, #IWSG, @TheIWSG<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeck3RYqpMaTZpOf9jILnUOEXEPYOjZxELjtXh8f9HxRiZ16562ZrL1XWVrND336gMrtM-pEOu4dTWFtlBTEBH33OJwSxZHuSCNnC8EZjYiepK0JaE604udZAZHNpDfnV-EHcmGw8wCmX2ouWelhHS5vSjLOjW58LkwbG9-xcJ546yYtqmjkwsxxOy/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeck3RYqpMaTZpOf9jILnUOEXEPYOjZxELjtXh8f9HxRiZ16562ZrL1XWVrND336gMrtM-pEOu4dTWFtlBTEBH33OJwSxZHuSCNnC8EZjYiepK0JaE604udZAZHNpDfnV-EHcmGw8wCmX2ouWelhHS5vSjLOjW58LkwbG9-xcJ546yYtqmjkwsxxOy/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;">Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;"> It is IWSG Time!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><b><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;">Purpose:</span></b><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;"> 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!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;">This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities, our successes, or giving encouragement and support to others. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><u><span style="color: #6d284c; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html" style="color: #954f72; text-decoration: none;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</a></span></span></u><span style="color: #6d284c; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><u><span style="color: #6d284c; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></u></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><u><span style="color: #6d284c; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></u></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;">The awesome co-hosts for the August 3 posting of the IWSG are </span><a href="http://taratylertalks.blogspot.com/" style="color: #3e62b4; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px;" target="_blank">Tara Tyler,</a><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"> </span><a href="http://www.lisabuiecollard.com/" style="color: #3e62b4; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px;" target="_blank">Lisa Buie Collard,</a><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"></span><a href="https://www.lonitownsend.com/" style="color: #3e62b4; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px;" target="_blank">Loni Townsend,</a><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"> and </span><a href="http://leelowery.com/" style="color: #3e62b4; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px;" target="_blank">Lee Lowery!</a><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"> </span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8;">I</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><u>No Submissions this month</u> </span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjUrB6atema1KwT6ZzZD01MqngVoM94N0bpsZ3JRJUmyQ-P0ue1SMfbaVI4eGfDkSPlkqVPet8VKwXDf_oXrj3mARFCTW9W17lvyA96diNn2I_rKOqkqYxcMHQ8oxsuFueDiI5TbUbg-pdATHINh0giuGwMcAY5a1P5EmUeWOAebUJ1BBHzKKfba5/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjUrB6atema1KwT6ZzZD01MqngVoM94N0bpsZ3JRJUmyQ-P0ue1SMfbaVI4eGfDkSPlkqVPet8VKwXDf_oXrj3mARFCTW9W17lvyA96diNn2I_rKOqkqYxcMHQ8oxsuFueDiI5TbUbg-pdATHINh0giuGwMcAY5a1P5EmUeWOAebUJ1BBHzKKfba5/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f4f2f8; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Writing in Whichever Direction My Creative Muse Leads Me</span></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">I must admit that I struggled with this question at the beginning of my writing career. I found my answer by examining my beliefs and my raison d' être for writing. Simply put, I don't write what I don't want to read myself. For me, the highest satisfaction is writing a book I know I can be true to regardless of what others may think about my creative imagination.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wishing all of you a lovely month and take care.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Shalom aleichem,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd2d_5-bPi0YX3J9t0qFig8OPUbt5DZob83pyHKsHQLATEuuhoTwxexz0cUy_sgpTQUfCR3nLRxLxB69Fnb-Z-arBsxHyKGu_AV5RlblGEBfbelHPSubzst_twxqxIuWSj3Ru7TA_FDAgIXW5oIhurLaegEwFPDfv8b4smC09JPK_wEnkD4T8wgiE/s1080/Photo%20on%2030-03-16%20at%2009.46%20%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd2d_5-bPi0YX3J9t0qFig8OPUbt5DZob83pyHKsHQLATEuuhoTwxexz0cUy_sgpTQUfCR3nLRxLxB69Fnb-Z-arBsxHyKGu_AV5RlblGEBfbelHPSubzst_twxqxIuWSj3Ru7TA_FDAgIXW5oIhurLaegEwFPDfv8b4smC09JPK_wEnkD4T8wgiE/w200-h133/Photo%20on%2030-03-16%20at%2009.46%20%232.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pat Garcia</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com18Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.162437599999998722.341817663821153 -25.993812400000003 78.962285336178837 44.3186876tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-73790173240085660432022-07-06T07:00:00.036+02:002022-07-06T07:00:00.190+02:00IWSG DAY, JULY 6,2022, My Choice of a Book World to Live In By Pat Garcia<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdmUaXplDMUrZELn31IJIVh2XJkQ96km7BO52q7XCq13LMeJdiGj9Q2F2JBTWwuuexZ4N9V28G3Q1Jm3i3CM0WtcvYuvYUKpGW2EsOFmYVJXtHDrSm_tlEJRoBNeLE7W8JlKtzQSuMK9pKCGY2gOf_a_bj3Psx3xzMld2ZQewlm_UcRuaQ7oWYMac/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdmUaXplDMUrZELn31IJIVh2XJkQ96km7BO52q7XCq13LMeJdiGj9Q2F2JBTWwuuexZ4N9V28G3Q1Jm3i3CM0WtcvYuvYUKpGW2EsOFmYVJXtHDrSm_tlEJRoBNeLE7W8JlKtzQSuMK9pKCGY2gOf_a_bj3Psx3xzMld2ZQewlm_UcRuaQ7oWYMac/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;">Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;"> It is IWSG Time!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><b><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;">Purpose:</span></b><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;"> 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!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;">This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities, our successes, or giving encouragement and support to others. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-indent: 27pt;"><u><span style="color: #6d284c; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration: none;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</span></a></span></u><span style="color: #6d284c; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8; font-size: 14pt;">The awesome co-hosts for the July 6 posting of the IWSG are </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://jlennidorner.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">J Lenni Dorner,</span></a><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> </span><a href="https://janetalcorn.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Janet Alcorn,</span></a><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> </span><a href="http://www.pjcolando.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">PJ Colando,</span></a><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> </span><a href="https://jennienzor.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Jenni Enzor,</span></a><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> and </span><a href="http://dianeburton.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Diane Burton!</span></a><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">NO SUBMISSIONS THIS MONTH<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">MY CHOICE OF A BOOK WORLD TO LIVE IN<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">If I had to choose a book world to live in, it would be the one I write about in my stories, which are cross-genres dealing with romance, suspense, Christianity, comedy, and fantasy. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">I wish all of you a lovely month of July. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Take care. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Shalom aleichem,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; 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margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Pat Garcia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com12Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.162437599999998728.16688943245882 -25.993812400000003 73.137213567541181 44.3186876tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-63297368127366813872022-06-01T07:00:00.019+02:002022-06-01T07:00:00.192+02:00IWSG DAY, JUNE 1, 2022, Writing A Story When The Going Gets Tough By Pat Garcia<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPwyLazTqoZvyxsuNPbObdklzP7UTg0BlXwR4LfroBT3zFyyISQiAYJezrx2X8n666DOh42jXFj520uXx4ML7FkL6j6kVj0vw877JN5ISOywX24kYlk_-2tbzsOTTiABuuBSpSEf1g7Gp2MMqrvlHS0Ch6Oq11p63292xBn4fTlxcSU-0BSAm_L_9/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPwyLazTqoZvyxsuNPbObdklzP7UTg0BlXwR4LfroBT3zFyyISQiAYJezrx2X8n666DOh42jXFj520uXx4ML7FkL6j6kVj0vw877JN5ISOywX24kYlk_-2tbzsOTTiABuuBSpSEf1g7Gp2MMqrvlHS0Ch6Oq11p63292xBn4fTlxcSU-0BSAm_L_9/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="color: #0b0b0e; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello Everyone,</span></p>
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<p style="color: #0b0b0e; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> It is IWSG Time!</span></p>
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<p style="color: #0b0b0e; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. </span></p>
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<p style="color: #0b0b0e; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Purpose:</b> 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!</span></p>
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<p style="color: #0b0b0e; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities, our successes, or giving encouragement and support to others. </span></p>
<p style="color: #0b0b0e; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The awesome co-hosts for the June 1 posting of the IWSG are <a href="https://sewhitebooks.com/">SE White,</a> <a href="http://cathrinaconstantine.blogspot.com/">Cathrina Constantine,</a> <a href="http://www.literaryrambles.com/">Natalie Aguire,</a> <a href="https://joylenebutler.com/blog">Joylene Nowell Butler,</a> and <a href="https://worddreams.wordpress.com/">Jacqui Murray!</a> </span></p>
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<p style="color: #414141; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> 2 Flash fiction pieces in the RRBC MOM (Memories Of Mom) Anthology – <b>One of my submissions was accepted: A Tribute To Emma Elizabeth Pierce</b></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Usually, when I find it challenging to write a story, I go to the next manuscript, which is entirely different, and work on it, and I break through what is hindering me. However, that has not been the case for the last three months. The war in Ukraine has affected me. Therefore, I have turned to mini-breaks to read books that interest me and write in my journal. </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wishing everyone a lovely month of June.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;">Shalom aleichem</p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshKMMfPqRlfs_qiE5y3fRzcPyFNohv4UwR49bemmUTjR7w0MawAp1LNbCt1tePY5hm_WzaPPLprLq6sXN4zkTR6ju8ANDEuN5XdvYwyXUVBbytbEY4O_Y0wwEmCAClk1_SaTR7IowkBzn-ImkTk_E0_9c7pEhgWHB0Dxi5HoKsEsjKdDx_aBvli8U/s720/B16DB680-C33F-44F0-AC8B-CA531A01078E_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="663" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshKMMfPqRlfs_qiE5y3fRzcPyFNohv4UwR49bemmUTjR7w0MawAp1LNbCt1tePY5hm_WzaPPLprLq6sXN4zkTR6ju8ANDEuN5XdvYwyXUVBbytbEY4O_Y0wwEmCAClk1_SaTR7IowkBzn-ImkTk_E0_9c7pEhgWHB0Dxi5HoKsEsjKdDx_aBvli8U/w184-h200/B16DB680-C33F-44F0-AC8B-CA531A01078E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="184" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><br /></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com15Germany51.165691 10.45152622.855457163821157 -24.704724 79.475924836178848 45.607776tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-14784227114778787252022-05-04T12:00:00.000+02:002022-05-04T12:00:00.191+02:00IWSG DAY, MAY 4, 2022, STILL WRITING IN THE BEST OF TIMES AND THE WORST OF TIMES By Pat Garcia<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_4E79dBkRtslwiDRpjoH2CqlLBmH7DOA3VnqZjTBslzbqOpwr1AdlLjXCjI-NJul1-I2qt-f6UImABLthcyObu2Ks3iVwsLo_jJ63RjLjH3bLZkoDvXRl6pTxj_2pss81IoUcGHCBDOWPULyAcUTRh8ydTYk4J1fh8rXRU8Xf-bRp4KBKY5djgkV/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_4E79dBkRtslwiDRpjoH2CqlLBmH7DOA3VnqZjTBslzbqOpwr1AdlLjXCjI-NJul1-I2qt-f6UImABLthcyObu2Ks3iVwsLo_jJ63RjLjH3bLZkoDvXRl6pTxj_2pss81IoUcGHCBDOWPULyAcUTRh8ydTYk4J1fh8rXRU8Xf-bRp4KBKY5djgkV/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;">Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;"> It is IWSG Time!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; min-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; min-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;">Purpose:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;">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!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; min-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;">This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities, our successes, or giving encouragement and support to others. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; min-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><u><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html" style="color: #954f72;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</a></span></u><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8; font-size: 14pt;">The awesome co-hosts for the May 4 posting of the IWSG are </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://kimelliottauthor.weebly.com/blog" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Kim Elliott,</span></a><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> </span><a href="http://melissamaygrove.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Melissa Maygrove,</span></a><a href="http://hogwartssabbatical.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Chemist Ken,</span></a><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> </span><a href="http://leelowery.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Lee Lowery,</span></a><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8;"> and </span><a href="https://nancygideon.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Nancy Gideon!</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; 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font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Submitted a short story to the Alpha Omega Contest </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KbGCb_UoCHYTpiy-fD07qzswCO_Vy06mQoVyWdLX_TIOfE-Ncifj_e8YbEi10_xZfGqZt4dP9krg-SE_6XhFXkkhfW58e45SBRJfmSh75jG1Mq1G7-n2cvhZXIVdActqh9tA6cjvzljw5FLSCisBbumO3x3CNUx-j73wb0M5VJ_6q14kke1CWKb2/s1280/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KbGCb_UoCHYTpiy-fD07qzswCO_Vy06mQoVyWdLX_TIOfE-Ncifj_e8YbEi10_xZfGqZt4dP9krg-SE_6XhFXkkhfW58e45SBRJfmSh75jG1Mq1G7-n2cvhZXIVdActqh9tA6cjvzljw5FLSCisBbumO3x3CNUx-j73wb0M5VJ_6q14kke1CWKb2/w400-h266/amercian-bald-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">STILL WRITING IN THE BEST OF TIMES AND THE WORST OF TIMES<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 32px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 37.33333206176758px;">The world is chaotic. No doubts about that. Political leaders are flexing their muscles while their followers jump on the bandwagon. Difficult situations are taking place that give me a reason to ask if we are living with our eyes open or close.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 32px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 37.33333206176758px;">Through all of this mayhem, I am still writing. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 32px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 37.33333206176758px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">On another note: I had some difficulties last month with my iMac, which caused me not to make it to blogs that I usually visit. In fact, I totally forgot IWSG Day because I was in the middle of getting everything to work correctly again.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> So if you missed me not visiting, that’s why. I’ll be around this month unless something happens in the Ukraine that prevents me from having internet services here in Germany.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 32px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;">Wishing all of you a lovely month of May.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;">Take care and stay safe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;">Shalom aleichem</span><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTK1nYb9eNyhkNzc0r1OVOE9LGqq_6ZZWoVSbuYcvzL3TX8LJqr2bx-XknolTsH5cGGeuKvfqJcpQpI9CY5poEyPv9XhA3DwWVx4QJLTXouCWNaH8ISfmsuXIzbJhQZdlUooGq7xpm9g6PfA2CEkvamh_sctm_UDQAhcK7VwFW4ocU4BoTMzPYiUE5/s720/Photo%20on%2027-01-2017%20at%2010.36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTK1nYb9eNyhkNzc0r1OVOE9LGqq_6ZZWoVSbuYcvzL3TX8LJqr2bx-XknolTsH5cGGeuKvfqJcpQpI9CY5poEyPv9XhA3DwWVx4QJLTXouCWNaH8ISfmsuXIzbJhQZdlUooGq7xpm9g6PfA2CEkvamh_sctm_UDQAhcK7VwFW4ocU4BoTMzPYiUE5/w133-h200/Photo%20on%2027-01-2017%20at%2010.36.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span> Pat Garcia</span><br /></span></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com20Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.1624375999999987-23.914945576343513 -131.4625624 90 149.7874376tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-24272327825706578012022-04-06T10:58:00.000+02:002022-04-06T10:58:51.429+02:00IWSG DAY, APRIL 6, 2022, NO, NOT YET, BY Pat Garcia<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GfdYvlDxpDPBxx9pUSvMR-2Cwot_xW8vsL4tVm4X-T7XSpDh9NAbPOOw0qxKOrgQ2uWvrV_bnBERHdRnX9ZP964SJrIyr3FnlR3ZjvsSJLQTdvoUR9KAnqhnneF_komBpa8UpWh8fwOpSsj82mcz0Q5tRZLMp59MVui43hXJ2uhn8b--7ExUDT_u/s320/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GfdYvlDxpDPBxx9pUSvMR-2Cwot_xW8vsL4tVm4X-T7XSpDh9NAbPOOw0qxKOrgQ2uWvrV_bnBERHdRnX9ZP964SJrIyr3FnlR3ZjvsSJLQTdvoUR9KAnqhnneF_komBpa8UpWh8fwOpSsj82mcz0Q5tRZLMp59MVui43hXJ2uhn8b--7ExUDT_u/w400-h394/Insecure%20Writers%20Support%20Group%20Badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p>
<p style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello Everyone,</span></p>
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<p style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"> It is IWSG Time!</span></p>
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<p style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. </span></p>
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<p style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Purpose:</b> 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!</span></p>
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<p style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities, our successes, or giving encouragement and support to others. </span></p>
<p style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.</span></p>
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<p style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html</span></a></span></p>
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<p style="background-color: #f1eef6; color: #0800b6; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">The awesome co-hosts for the April 6 posting of the IWSG are <a href="https://joylenebutler.com/%E2%80%9D%20target="><span style="color: #0800b6;"><b>Joylene Nowell Butler,</b></span></a><b> </b><a href="http://jemimapett.com/blog/"><span style="color: #0800b6;"><b>Jemima Pett,</b></span></a><b> </b><a href="https://www.patriciajosephine.com/blog"><span style="color: #0800b6;"><b>Patricia Josephine,</b></span></a><b> </b><a href="http://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0800b6;"><b>Louise - Fundy Blue,</b></span></a><b> </b>and <a href="http://kimlajevardi.com/"><span style="color: #0800b6;"><b>Kim Lajevardi!</b></span></a></span></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 2 Flash fiction pieces in the RRBC MOM (Memories Of Mom) Anthology</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Submitted a short story to the Alpha Omega Contest </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>NO, NOT YET</u></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I enjoy listening to audio books in the evenings, especially when my eyes are tired. So, yes, I desire to see my books made into audio books. </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have a lovely month of April. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shalom aleichem,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pat Garcia</span></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com14Hessen, Germany50.6520515 9.162437599999998722.341817663821153 -25.993812400000003 78.962285336178837 44.3186876tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478463740718742925.post-44108293866529711622022-03-02T07:00:00.053+01:002022-03-02T07:00:00.214+01:00IWSG DAY, MARCH 2, 2022, WRITING INTIMATE SCENES By Pat Garcia<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeVhdgtOyk2s2A45Gqn6ELbquoS8pqK3_KDbE5HhAMjj7gPbS9o9hBwmaa1AqV-PgerKVL88Dy7P4gMw9iInD6zAHBx3nkaqCA4akXlChupE6hRKzRQCCgwACtnb9ICEuYucxwS2pNFWbp9ExibbNpBZN5YI2wNdKi2Vjlbgb_d8ZS72KO_meP1wTt=s320" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="320" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeVhdgtOyk2s2A45Gqn6ELbquoS8pqK3_KDbE5HhAMjj7gPbS9o9hBwmaa1AqV-PgerKVL88Dy7P4gMw9iInD6zAHBx3nkaqCA4akXlChupE6hRKzRQCCgwACtnb9ICEuYucxwS2pNFWbp9ExibbNpBZN5YI2wNdKi2Vjlbgb_d8ZS72KO_meP1wTt=w400-h394" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hello Everyone,</span></div><div><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> It is IWSG Time!<u1:p></u1:p></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <u1:p></u1:p></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh. <u1:p></u1:p></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <u1:p></u1:p></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Purpose:</span></b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> 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!<u1:p></u1:p></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <u1:p></u1:p></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities, our successes, or giving encouragement and support to others. <u1:p></u1:p></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.<u1:p></u1:p></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> <u1:p></u1:p></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html<u1:p></u1:p></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8; font-size: 14pt;"></span>The awesome co-hosts for the March 2 posting of the IWSG are </span><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://janetalcorn.com/%E2%80%9Dtarget="><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Janet Alcorn,</span></a> <a href="http://www.patgarciaandeverythingmustchange.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Pat Garcia,</span></a><a href="http://www.literaryrambles.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Natalie Aguirre,</span></a></span></b><span style="background-color: #f4f2f8; font-size: 14pt;"> and </span><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://thewarriormuse.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3e62b4;">Shannon Lawrence!</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;">Submissions:</span></span></strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 14pt;"> It has become my habit to take a break from submitting in January and February. I'll start submitting this month. </span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcsxoMDFL4OPeOAJYA6XrML3YDCWC2KXYJRT_1NfjmowhWWY1QRfzibXhNXYIUnIVeIYDVAdpgmFlgEyJ-V5EkXP3ibqfVoshXfZ-X3quESP6LSVyakXcPbXbKbvzfzZJbW56s1j5erROpwfQ1IkC1AblfK9uwiXk5KD5YCfNdxFhEfG7BqEZJwpmr=s1280" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcsxoMDFL4OPeOAJYA6XrML3YDCWC2KXYJRT_1NfjmowhWWY1QRfzibXhNXYIUnIVeIYDVAdpgmFlgEyJ-V5EkXP3ibqfVoshXfZ-X3quESP6LSVyakXcPbXbKbvzfzZJbW56s1j5erROpwfQ1IkC1AblfK9uwiXk5KD5YCfNdxFhEfG7BqEZJwpmr=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><u><b>WRITING INTIMATE SCENES</b></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">The conflict, for me, almost always lies in the depth of a love scene when the couple enters the bedroom. I follow specific rules based on what I've experienced and heard. And no, I'm not going to give away my secrets. However, I will say that I do my best to write honest love scenes that respect both partners involved. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Wishing everyone a lovely spring month.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Shalom aleichem</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioptoOyTJwADu6HoM1cshz5rC9f9g6EmOARJR3yS9tD0vYupeQg7V4FegmimJL4FMbFhoGK_9moer8ANuH2K8MBpfCSMbj4Ki7fqHKgaPjxdJEWG8U81KdPJ8UOnhB81p44e9VFSX5c8A5W697bwx6sHxwwZdPmTIDMAxosI_09ETdecxSE29BYytt=s250" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="250" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioptoOyTJwADu6HoM1cshz5rC9f9g6EmOARJR3yS9tD0vYupeQg7V4FegmimJL4FMbFhoGK_9moer8ANuH2K8MBpfCSMbj4Ki7fqHKgaPjxdJEWG8U81KdPJ8UOnhB81p44e9VFSX5c8A5W697bwx6sHxwwZdPmTIDMAxosI_09ETdecxSE29BYytt=w200-h182" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">Pat Garcia</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><o:p></o:p></span><p></p></div>Pat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.com44Germany51.165691 10.45152628.903073040695233 -24.704724 73.428308959304772 45.607776