You Gain What You Venture

InsecureWritersSupportGroup

It’s that time of the month again, first Wednesday, which means, it’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group:

Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!

This will be a very quick post, and it’s like a continuation of last month’s. I’m still grappling with my first chapters for the LDStorymakers First Chapter Contest. The deadline is on February 9th, and I’m trying to get them ready to send before then. I have learned a lot in the past month as I’ve edited my chapters and traded critiques with others also entering the contest. Thank goodness for writing groups and fellow writers willing to help and trade help. My self-editing skills are severely lacking, especially after writing and rewriting, reading and rereading, so many times. That separation you need to view something objectively is just gone, and that’s why it helps so much to get a fresh pair of eyes to review your work.

I also decided to enter the American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis contest:

The rules and submission instructions are not very dissimilar, and since I’ve already worked on half of what I need, I think I can work the rest before the deadline. Of course, there’s a lot more at stake since this contest will have a significant higher number of entries. How does that saying go? “Nothing ventured, nothing gained”? 😉

Insecure Writer #136

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