Wednesday, February 4, 2015

IWSG, February

It's the first Wednesday of the month, which means it's time for a monthly meeting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! In the words of the creator of IWSG, and our fearless leader, Alex J. Cavanaugh now is "time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. We post the first Wednesday of every month. I encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen new blogs and leave a comment. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs."

His wonderful co-hosts today are Gwen Gardner, Dolorah, Sarah Foster, and M. Pax! Big thank to them and Alex!

 
What are my insecurities this month? Well, I just started querying again. . . Enough said.
 
So for anyone else in the querying boat,
 
 
here are some words of inspiration from people who know more than me. :)

39 Things to Remember While Struggling to Build Your Writing Career | YourWriterPlatform.com

25 Quotes That Will Inspire You To Be A Fearless Writer Joss is my favorite person I've never met, though I fear who will die next when he's writing & directing.
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27 comments:

  1. Julie FlandersFebruary 4, 2015 at 6:22 AM

    I'm with Karen, I LOVE the other side of fear quote. I'd never seen that one before but now I want to add it to my favorites. Thanks for sharing and best of luck with your querying!

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  2. Alex J. CavanaughFebruary 4, 2015 at 6:33 AM

    We just have to get to the other side.

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  3. ilimaFebruary 4, 2015 at 7:23 AM

    Good luck in those trenches, Rachel. You can do it!

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  4. Crystal CollierFebruary 4, 2015 at 7:44 AM

    Yup. That fear quote... Awesome. Build a bridge of out cheese and run across before it melts, eh? ;) Thanks for the inspiring thoughts!

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  5. JacquiFebruary 4, 2015 at 8:48 AM

    I like that approach to writing--to explore what I'm not. That makes a lot of sense.

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  6. randi leeFebruary 4, 2015 at 9:12 AM

    Love the quotes. I'm in the querying boat, myself, so the inspiration is well taken!

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  7. Rachel PattinsonFebruary 4, 2015 at 9:33 AM

    I absolutely love that fear quote! I think I may have to steal it and put it up in school, to remind the kids to keep going :). Best of luck with your querying! You can do it!

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  8. Cortney PearsonFebruary 4, 2015 at 9:43 AM

    Good luck querying! It's seriously gut-wrenching every time an email pops up, lol. But you're amazing, can't wait to see how it goes for you!

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  9. SuziFebruary 4, 2015 at 10:39 AM

    Querying--woo hoo! :)

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  10. Annalisa CrawfordFebruary 4, 2015 at 12:11 PM

    Good luck with the querying. I'm querying at the moment, but I have a wonderful out of sight, out of mind outlook and sometimes I can actually forget I'm waiting to hear about it :-)

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2015 at 12:54 PM

    Love the quotes. Good luck with querying!

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  12. JackieFebruary 4, 2015 at 2:35 PM

    Amazing quotes! Best of luck on querying, Rachel! *hugs*

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  13. L. Diane WolfeFebruary 4, 2015 at 4:14 PM

    That last one is really good.

    Good luck in the query trenches.

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  14. cleemckenzieFebruary 4, 2015 at 5:25 PM

    I collect quotes like these. They help me a lot. Thanks.

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  15. Yvette CarolFebruary 4, 2015 at 5:59 PM

    Blurg, nothing worse than querying because then you've got to wait for the results. Torturous stuff! Good luck!

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  16. Heather M. GardnerFebruary 4, 2015 at 6:05 PM

    Mr. Whedon is all knowing!

    Best of luck. Fingers are crossed!

    Heather

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  17. Rachna ChhabriaFebruary 4, 2015 at 7:55 PM

    Good luck with your querying. Fingers crossed for you.

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  18. LizaFebruary 5, 2015 at 9:11 AM

    I just started querying again, too. Thank you for your inspiration and smiles!

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  19. PatsyFebruary 5, 2015 at 9:31 AM

    Good luck with your queries!

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  20. Tyrean MartinsonFebruary 5, 2015 at 9:53 AM

    Love that center quote!
    And best wishes with your queries! :)

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  21. Elizabeth SeckmanFebruary 5, 2015 at 1:02 PM

    Best of luck with the querying! You are talented...if they reject you, well they're bad. You keep trying!

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  22. Neurotic WorkaholicFebruary 5, 2015 at 6:52 PM

    Good luck with querying; let us know how it goes! And I like Joss Whedon's quote in particular, especially because some of my fictional characters do and say things that I don't have the courage to do and say in real life.

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  23. Sheena-kay GrahamFebruary 6, 2015 at 4:19 PM

    I write because I rejected at everything that told me not to. Wishing you all the best Rachel.

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  24. RenaFebruary 6, 2015 at 9:39 PM

    Holy crumb-cake, Batman. You're in the query trenches??? I gave up on those for a while. Things just weren't looking good for me. I'll admit that maybe I got a little tired of the "This is great, but unfortunately, I'm still not going to rep you." Sometimes, it started to feel like "I know you're the goose that laid the golden egg, but I have a magic spinning wheel that turns straw to gold, so that ain't nothing special. Also, geese smell bad."

    So yeah, good luck out there. I hope it goes better for you than it has for me.

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  25. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2015 at 4:45 AM

    Sometimes I think writing isn't worth it, to feel so much pain and rejection. The good news is, whether you're accepted or rejected, you still get to write. And if you're like me, and love it, then you're kind of already winning. Good luck to you and keep after your dreams. They're bound to come true!

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