The Insecure Writers Support Group post for April (better late than never eh!)

 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!

Posting: The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Post your thoughts on your own blog. Talk about your doubts and the fears you have conquered. Discuss your struggles and triumphs. Offer a word of encouragement for others who are struggling. Visit others in the group and connect with your fellow writer—aim for a dozen new people each time - and return comments. This group is all about connecting!

April's Question

What fantasy character would you like to fight, go on a quest with, or have a beer/glass of wine with?

Oh I do like this one, lets see now, I don't think I'd like to fight anyone that I've read in a novel unless maybe Rincewind from Discworld, only for the fact that he'd be running away fromt he fight. Go on a quest with, who would fit into that one? Probaly Poldgara from David Eddings Novels pertaining to the belrigard (and the follow on's), have a beer with why Nanny Ogg of course. We'd probally end up fighting over who gets to dance on the tables, but she'd be my number one choice.

In my own world that I've created, I would fight with Lundra because someone needs to put that Vodun in her place, I would go on a quest with Sharvanta, because who doesn't like the idea of a half demon and her demon dog (decended from Cerebus) puppy going on a quest. To drink with, I'd love to go for a drink with Blythe, because she was the first character I created, and she's the number one Sorceress. 

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7. WRITING IN THE CROSSHAIRS	8. Arlee Birds Tossing It Out
9. C Lee McKenzie Books	10. Em-Musing
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15. Shannon Lawrence	16. Diane Riggins
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31. Writing in Wonderland	32. Sandra Ulbrich Almazan: Spec. Fic. Author
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61. MotherOwl's Musings	62. P. J. MacLayne
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Editing Updates...

 

Well, it's going well; I'm down to six chapters left to read in Enhanced before handing it over to my proofreader. I do so love doing this, but I'm happy that it's almost done and dusted and that I can upload it and sell it online. 

I'm debating who to go with. I've used Amazon for my first book and was happy enough with it even if I got only one review. Amazon isn't liked, and I'm not that surprised, but point me in the direction of any other service that does everything for free. 

Most that I've seen has some sort of payment, either if you want international sales or if you want a paperback copy; at least Amazon offers that for free, and I'm not at the stage where I can fire money at things. I mean, I do all my own advertising and marketing...*Sigh*, which I will have to kickstart once the book goes to the proofreader.

I get to take a month off in order to do advertising and marketing, then work starts on the final read of the third novel in the series called 'Vampire.' I aim to have a few of my novels up and running by the end of the year. Yes, I've said that before, but I'm 60 now, so it's important.

TWW

Cutting free the unNesscary.

Over the past couple of days, I've been wandering around the various groups I follow on FB and cutting loose those that aren't being currently moderated or those full of scammers and spammers. I mainly did this due to the fact that the only FB account I have left is my authors page, and for some mad reason, there was a lot of pornographic or disgustingly horrifying images popping up belonging to those sites.

I got a little overconfident and may have messaged the admins about a couple of posts, which led to the poster coming after me on 'MY OWN' page and not the group page I'd been on. I do sincerely hope that the Marilyn Manson fan had the day they really did deserve after that debacle. But at least I have deleted myself from some rather suspect pages.

Today I have deleted my WordPress sites (and saved the essays and fictional story from them). After I post this I'll be deleting the second of my Blogger blogs, which I never kept up with. I have way too many distractions, which I can't afford. I'm sixty on Saturday; for some reason, I never thought I'd get this far, but I will keep going.

Anyway, time to post, save, delete and have lunch. 

TWW

A to Z Blogging Challenge...

 For the first time this year I won't be taking part in the A 2 Z Blogging Challenge. Simple fact is that I can't think of anything to blog about right now, and it's too close to the time to get this tired old brain to function to the best of it's ability lol, usually I have the idea up and some posts outlined in a notebook, but not this year.

So while I won't be blogging, I will be following along and supporting some of the blogs who are taking part. 

I wish you all well.

TWW

Which came first, the idea or the character...

It's a question that's always on the tip of every new writer's tongue, or brain. Do I start with character or an idea? A real chicken or egg situation.

I personally believe that it really does depend on whatever hits you first. Is there a person that you have in mind, a description, and if you do, what's their story? 

Do you have an idea, a story, something that you've come up with that you could run with? Who populates that story? 

Or throwing that whole thing out of the window, did you have an idea along with a person to fit the role of protagonist and/or villain? 

Basically, to me it doesn't really matter; I have come up with both, ideas and people. Usually for me, if the idea strikes first, there's usually a person, involved already; they come to me as the story line is jotted down. In my first novel, I had the idea of a sorceress who is rescued by a mage when she feels she's nothing left to live for. That idea grew, and both sorceress and mage remained, but the story around them changed; it morphed into a story about a Cross Dimensional Gaurdians Organisation who reside at the nexus of the universes. The sorceress became a top-class agent; the mage is the person she's sent to ascertain whether he is let live or die, as he is the decendent of her evil step sister. 

The image I first had all those years ago was of the sorceress standing on a cliff edge, and being saved by the mage. In the story, as it progressed, all changed, and you'll have to read it to find out how, why, and what the actual outcome was.

So, Chicken or Egg, Story or Character, both have simular if's what do you start with?