It’s the Monthly Blog Hop for the Insecure Writers Support Group founded by Alex J. Cavanaugh. The first Wednesday of every month, an optional question is announced that members can answer in their IWSG post. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience, or even a story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post. Remember, the question optional.
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The awesome co-hosts for the February 5 posting of the IWSG are Joylene Nowell Butler, Louise Barbour, and Tyrean Martinson!
February 5 question – Is there a story or book you’ve written you want/wish you could go back and change?
If I could go back to my first book...
I wouldn’t change the story...
I’d change my attitude...
I wouldn’t be so hesitant...
I would know in my gut that the story was good...
I wouldn’t take so much time wallowing...
Wallowing in self-doubt and insecurity...
And not spend so much time feeling sad...
Sad that my family and friends weren't supportive...
Sad that my story wasn’t picked up by an agent...
And I wouldn’t have waited so long to self-publish.
When the book was finally on Amazon KDP...
I was exhausted...
I didn’t want anything to do with it anymore...
I hardly marketed it...
And quickly moved on to my next manuscript...
The one I am seeking an agent for now.
This time around...
I’m done with insecurity and stalling...
They serve no purpose.
And this time around...
I have the determination to market effectively.
If you have a supportive team...
A spouse, loved one, or a friend to cheer you on
You are blessed.
So?
What would you change in your first book?
Always,
Em-Musing
P.S. The artist for the above illustration is: Silvia.Azizaj
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6 comments:
Best wishes with your second book!
There you go! Great attitude.
It's great you're moving forward with your first manuscript. I think it's important to learn from earlier books and move forward.
You're moving on with the right attitude. The things we want to change about the past actually all go to make who we are today.
Now you have the confidence and experience to march onward!
Anonymously Esther O'Neill, IWSG, no signal, rubbish broadband, loved your declaration .
Me ? Hesitant, excel at self doubt, warned that I'm not a writer, definitely too much time feeling sad, Still have stories to tell, scared stiff of marketing. .
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