One of the best things
to happen to writers all over the world is IWSG, the other things being signing
with an agent and bagging a publishing deal. But before the other two happen,
writers celebrate being a part of IWSG (Insecure Writers Support Group) an
online community of writers posting on the first Wednesday of the month. We
discuss things that we can’t talk with non-writers: our writing blues, writing insecurities and worries. And
the best thing is writers from all over the world who are at different stages
of their writing journeys encourage and support us with their suggestions and
advice.
The
credit for starting this amazing group goes to Ninja captain Alex J Cavanaugh (author of the Amazon
Bestsellers: CassaStar, CassaStorm, CassaFire and Dragon of the Stars). Superhero
Alex has made IWSG a force to reckon with. There is an IWSG website, a newsletter
that keeps the members updated, IWSG brings out anthologies every year, it hosted a Twitter
pitch party last year and will host its second party on January 18th.
My co-hosts for January IWSG
are Tyrean Martinson, Ellen @The Cynical Sailor, Megan Morgan and Jennifer Lane.
The IWSG January 3rd
question is : What steps have you taken or plan to put a schedule in place for
your writing and publishing?
At the start of my writing
career I had put a publishing plan in place. My aim was to get
visibility as a writer and to achieve that purpose I wrote short stories, features
and did book reviews for many newspapers, so that more and more people would
get familiar with my byline. I also contributed stories for several anthologies
brought out by leading publishers so that the editors would be acquainted with
my style of writing when my books landed in their inbox.
Yes, my writing and
publishing plan has worked to a certain extent. Nowadays many people are
familiar with my name and read my features and the editors of the publishing
houses don’t take me lightly. Usually editors have a habit of brushing off
writers, but not in my case, as I’ve become a columnist for two newspapers.
w for two newspapers.
This year my plan is to write more books in different genres.
I’m looking forward to
reading all your writing and publishing plans.
