The first
Wednesday of every month is officially IWSG day. Members post about their
doubts and fears, discuss struggles and triumphs, and offer words of
encouragement to others who are struggling.
Thanks, as always, to Alex Cavanaugh,
founder and Ninja Captain extraordinaire and our awesome co-hosts.
The
IWSG monthly question can be found under the IWSG Sign-up tab on the Insecure Writer's Support Group Blog. Remember it’s optional.
October question: When you think of the term
working writer, what does that look like to you? What do you think it is
supposed to look like? Do you see yourself as a working writer or aspiring or
hobbyist, and if latter two, what does that look like?
It comes down to
the meaning of the term working writer. I consider myself a writer. Is it a
hobby? No. Am I aspiring? Well, I’m always aspiring to improve my writing. So, am I a working writer...I'm still mulling on that. What
about you, how do you see yourself? And what is your answer to this question?
AND…
September/October reviews:
SWEPT AWAY by Elizabeth Seckman
I was thrilled to get a hard copy of this in the mail.
Here’s my review.
This story is a solid
romance sprinkled with a dusting of paranormal and several dollops of mystery.
Tucker Boone, a young man on a search for a half-sister he’s never met meets
Josie McCoy, a young woman whose life is laced with mystery. Both are fighting
their own demons and find in each other kindred spirits. By the end of the
story I found myself on the edge of my seat, turning pages as fast as I could
read them as one life-threatening situation after another came hurtling at
them. While I trusted the author to have written an HEA, I was getting nervous
as I approached the end. All I can say is whew. Well done, Elizabeth Seckman.
WHERE THE FOREST MEETS
THE STARS by Glendy Vanderah
This was a recommend
from my vet, who I exchange books with.
It’s well written and
held my interest. The premise is unusual. A young biologist comes across an
unusual little girl who she befriends.
Most of the book has the reader guessing as to whether the child is the alien
she claims to be or an abused child trying to protect herself.
THE SHADOW AND BONE
TRILOGY by Leigh Bardugo
I sucked down this
trilogy. It’s a wonderful, page turning YA/NA fantasy and is soon to be a
Netflix movie. It has a common theme but very well done. A young orphan discovers she has magical powers and finds
herself the reluctant heroine designated to save her world.
That's what Bubba and Squirt find when they travel through the mysterious vortex for another wild adventure. There they meet archeologists who are unearthing priceless artifacts.
But someone is stealing them. And an encounter with the Tate Duende awakens magic within Bubba. Throw in the mysterious Alux and a new discovery and things get sticky.
Will Bubba and Squirt solve the mystery, or will they be stuck forever in the jungles of Belize?
