I have noticed a pattern, every alternate month I
forget to write my IWSG post, at the last minute I scramble around, getting it
together. For the October IWSG, I prepared this post four days in advance, for
this I definitely deserve a pat on my back.
We
have reached the 10th post of the year. Two more months to go before
2019 packs up. Most of us have now tapered down our blogging days, restricting
it to IWSG (Insecure Writers Support Group) days. IWSG is a wonderful online
group of writers, posting on the first Wednesday of the month. In our IWSG posts
we discuss our writing fears and insecurities. IWSG is now a force to reckon
with. Browse through the IWSG website for all kinds of information from IWSG Twitter
Pitch Contests to lots of publishing related information.
IWSG
was started by Super Hero, Ninja Captain, Wonderful Musician, Cyber Rockstar, Online
Celebrity, Amazing Writer and Brilliant Blogger – Alex J Cavanaugh (author
of Amazon Bestsellers: CassaStar, CassaStorm,
CassaFire and Dragon of the Stars).
October 2
question - It's been said that the benefits of becoming a writer who does not
read is that all your ideas are new and original. Everything you do is an
extension of yourself, instead of a mixture of you and another author. On the
other hand, how can you expect other people to want your writing, if you don't
enjoy reading? What are your thoughts?
I can’t imagine writers not reading. Its
not that we writers read to copy other writers (in fact we writers have too
many ideas and too little time to work on them) or get ideas from other writers, reading is
just an extension of our writing life. Sorry if I’m offending anybody, but I
just don’t understand writers who don’t enjoy reading. I mean how can I expect
people to enjoy my books/writing, or to read my books, or to even buy my books,
if I personally don’t enjoy reading? And if we don’t have a passion for reading
being writers, how can we claim to have a passion for writing?
What about you all?
