Now let me get on to the task at hand. Its time for another
IWSG (Insecure Writers Support Group) post. IWSG is a group of wonderful
writers, who all post on the first Wednesday of the month. IWSG provides all
kinds of support to its members, in the way of informative posts on the IWSG website,
holding Twitter pitch contests and conducting story contests. Our IWSG posts
which discuss our writing fears and insecurities, is a huge stress buster for
many of us. The IWSG website is a treasure house of writing information.
IWSG was started by All Rounder (Online Rock Star, Author
Extraordinaire, Ninja Captain, Musician Par Excellence, Wonderful Human,
Amazing Blogger, Super Friend, Envied by Many, Loved by All - Alex J Cavanaugh
(author of Amazon Bestsellers: CassaStar, CassaStorm, CassaFire and Dragon of the Stars).
August 7 question – Has your writing ever
taken you by surprise? For example, a positive and belated response to a
submission you’d forgotten about or an ending you never saw coming?
My first publisher
had arranged the launch of my first book ‘The Lion Who Wanted to Sing,’ in the
college where I had studied. My other book ‘Bunny in Search of a Name’ too was
launched at the same time along with 2 other books. The four books were released
by principals of different schools and colleges. Several months later I came to
know that one of the principals who had launched my book, mentioned it in her
speech for the students graduating from tenth grade. She mentioned that the
lion’s story was an inspirational one, that if the lion could pursue his
dreams, it showed that anyone else could do the same. Needless to say, I was surprised as well as
delighted, when I heard about it.
Looking forward to reading all your posts.
