Tag Archives: #IWSG

7 Reasons Why I Love NaNoWriMo

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Dr. Diana Stout

I can edit for 50 hours instead of writing 50,000 new words. One hour of editing is the equivalent of writing 1,000 words. Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG | Tagged #IWSG, #NaNoWriMo, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife | 5 Comments

October’s Glory

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Dr. Diana Stout

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group The question for this month is: What do you consider the best characteristics of your favorite genre? Because I have a number of favorite genres, that question becomes long in answering. Instead, I’m choosing to … Continue reading →

Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Writer at Work, Writing Behind the Scenes | Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Diana Stout | 8 Comments

Why You Want to Be Passionate About Your Writing: (and 9 suggestions on how to find that passion)

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Dr. Diana Stout

I remember feeling lost when I began writing, especially when writing fiction. Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, Blogging, Writing with Passion | Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife | 10 Comments

Writing to Market or Writing From the Heart

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Dr. Diana Stout

Writing to market is okay, but writing from the heart is the best because I’m fully engaged and interested as much as the readers will be once I publish the book. Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, Blogging, Writing Behind the Scenes | Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingFromtheHeart, #WritingtoMarket | 8 Comments

Drafts, Titles, & Blurbs, Oh My!

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Dr. Diana Stout

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group November 3 question – What’s harder to do, coming up with your book title or writing the blurb? Drafts, Titles, & Blurbs, Oh My! Writing on some days flows easily. Most days not so much; … Continue reading →

Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Writer at Work, Writing Behind the Scenes | Tagged #IWSG, #WritingLife | 4 Comments

Six Paths of Writer Success

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Dr. Diana Stout

How does a writer measure her success? Dr, Diana Stout states that for her there are six. Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, Writer at Work | Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife | 3 Comments

Getting Back to Normal – But What Does Normal Look Like?

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Dr. Diana Stout

What does a writer do once they’ve fallen away from the writing? What does getting back to normal look like? Can you get back to normal after Covid-19? Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, Struggling to write | Tagged #amwriting, #coaching, #fans, #IWSG, #readers, #returntowriting, #teaching, Diana Stout | 8 Comments

Finding My Way Through the Genre Wilderness

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Dr. Diana Stout

Which comes first: form & genre or story idea? Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, Grendel's Mother - Book, Inspiration | Tagged #creatingcharacters, #IWSG, Diana Stout, Grendel's Mother, writing ideas | 2 Comments

Writers Have Secrets? Oh, my!

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Dr. Diana Stout

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group June 3 question – Writers have secrets! What are one or two of yours, something readers would never know from your work? While I don’t consider that as a writer I have secrets, I suppose … Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG | Tagged #IWSG, dragons, stone hearts, The Green Man, The Insecure Writer's Support Group | 4 Comments

It’s Read an eBook Week – March 1-7: What are you reading?

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Dr. Diana Stout

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group (#IWSG) Rather than answer the March 4 question posed by the group, I’ve chosen to write about this week’s national recognition on eReading. It’s Read an eBook Week – March 1-7: What are you reading? … Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, Reading | Tagged #AHAgrp, #eReading, #IWSG, #MMRWA, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, fiction | 2 Comments