Hello Everyone,
It is IWSG Time!
IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh.
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!
This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities, our successes, or giving encouragement and support to others.
So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us
https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html
The awesome co-hosts for the July 7 posting of the IWSG are Pat Garcia, Victoria Marie Lees,and Louise – Fundy Blue!
Submissions: Turn The Light On into the KCT International Literary "TREAT" Award Contest (Still Outstanding)
Contemplations Of A Woman Turning Sixty-Five - Flash Fiction, The Masters Review (Still Outstanding)
A Portrait of Daisy Dee, Fiction, The Writer, Short Story Contest (Still Outstanding)
The Wasteland, Carve Magazine, Raymond Carver Short Story Contest (Submitted June 1, 2021
A Shared Dream, The Alpha/Omega Short Story Contest, July 2, 2021
What Would Make Me Quit Writing?
I think many situations could come up that would rob me of my ability to write. A disability, a mental sickness, a memory loss would test me, but I hope I never have to experience such a loss.
Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful month of July.
Shalom aleichem,
Pat Garcia
Most writers would not quit willingly. May you never be forced to quit either.
ReplyDeleteThanks for co-hosting!
Hi Alex,
DeleteThanks for coming by. I hope that too.
Shalom aleichem
Peace and happiness to you too, Pat. I think even in sickness you'd figure a way to write. Thanks for co-hosting.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Joylene. I think so too but my hope is that it never comes to that.
DeleteShalom aleichem
Thanks for co-hosting this month. Yes, we'd all have to quit writing if we experienced a medical condition that prevented us from writing or thinking clearly. Hope it never happens to any of us.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Natalie. That's my prayer for all of us.
DeleteShalom aleichem
Thank you for co-hosting and congratulations on all the submissions. Yes, all those dark things could stop the writerly flow. I hope it never happens to you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kalpana. I hope the writerly flow doesn't stop for any of us too.
DeleteShalom aleichem
Sounds like you have been very busy writing! Best of luck!
ReplyDeleteThank you Steph W. I have been. I truly enjoyed reading your WEP article.
DeleteAll the best.
Shalom aleichem
It would take something pretty extreme, like mental illness or memory loss, to make me stop writing entirely. Another post mentioned Alzheimer's. That might do it. My grandfather had Alzheimer's, though, and certain habits and behaviors never truly went away. I feel like the habit of writing would be hard to kill, even for Alzheimer's.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I like your positive and hopeful take on memory loss and Alzheimers.
DeleteShalom aleichem
Thank you for co-hosting. I found your blog from your link - it first takes you to an error page, by the way, but then if you click "HOME" underneath your image, it takes you to this page. Just wanted you to know. I recently had a detached retina and couldn't see for about three months while it was healing. It was frightening. My vision is fine now but what a scare. Prayers for all of us that we can continue with our passion to write.
ReplyDeleteHi Diane,
DeleteThank you for mentioning that about the blog link. I will check into it. Gee, that was frightening with the detached retina. I am glad you can see again. And I join you in praying that all of us can continue to practice our passion to write.
Shalom aleichem
I hope you don't experience any of those either.
ReplyDeleteThank you, L. Diane Wolfe. I really appreciate the kind thought of hope. It means much to me.
DeleteShalom aleichem
Thanks for co-hosting, Pat! And congratulations on all your submissions ~ May they be successful. I think we all fear incapacity. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Have fun today!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much and have a great day.
DeleteShalom aleichem
Hi Pat, I agree that either memory loss or disability would make me quit writing, though I never gave these things much thought.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I don't think about them much but I recognised with this optional question that we had that things that we take for granted can be taken away suddenly.
DeleteAll the best.
Shalo aleichem
Thanks for cohosting this month. I hope those events never happen for either of us.
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane. I hope so to.
DeleteTake care.
Shalom aleichem
Thanks for cohosting this month. I hope those events never happen for either of us.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the submissions and let's hope none of those maladies every befalls you! Thanks for co-hosting this Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lee. I am happy about my submissions. Haven't heard anything yet but is so nice having submissions out.
DeleteShalom aleichem
I didn't consider take health challenges, or even death into consideration. I take back the "nothing" part in my blog post. Mental health and memory problems would be a total issue. It's one of the many reasons I stay away from alcohol. Happy IWSG Day, and thank you for co-hosting!
ReplyDeleteGood for you. Too much alcohol can lame the brain.
DeleteAll the best.
Shalom aleichem
I'm most worried about getting a physical disability (like going blind) that would take the choice out of my hands. Nothing worse than wanting to write, but not being able to.
ReplyDeleteThanks for co-hosting this month.
Thank you Chemist Ken. Yes blindness would present a big challenge.
DeleteTake care.
Shalom aleichem
I hope you never experience that kind of loss either! Keep those beautiful words flowing!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jemi.
DeleteWishing you a great day and a happy weekend.
Shalom aleichem
For me, like for you, health considerations would be the only reasons to quit writing. Thanks for co-hosting this month.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Olga.
DeleteHave a great day.
Shalom aleichem
You can overcome more than you think! It's the passion for words that drives us. Thanks for co-hosting this month, Pat, and for being awesome!
ReplyDeleteHi Pat,
ReplyDeleteI agree. Severe health issues are the only things that would keep me away from writing! Thanks for co-hosting:)
I hope you never experience any of those challenges that’d rob someone of the ability to write. I hope you always have the words and are capable. Good luck with all of your submissions!
ReplyDeleteGood points every one. My life is fairly predictable so I don't worry about changes that would shake things up. Well, I do worry but don't experience many. Thanks for being a co-host, Pat!
ReplyDeleteI hope both of us will write forever. :-)
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I hope you and I can keep writing for years to come. Thanks for co-hosting.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck on those submissions! You are an inspiration to those, like me, who seem to believe readers will enjoy our work from the depths of a drawer ;-) Thanks for co-hosting!
ReplyDeleteCo-hosting, and all those submissions. You are one busy lady! I admire your fortitude and especially your writing. It's beautiful and full of hope and promise. So positive! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't considered serious health issues myself, but yes, those would stop me as well. Thanks for co-hosting this month, Pat! I am so inspired by all the submissions you have out! Best of luck!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the submissions. And I hope you never suffer anything that akes you quit writing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for co-hosting today :)
I think it would take something major to get me to fully quit writing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for co-hosting!
Thanks for co-hosting! Hopefully you'll never have to deal with a situation that makes you stop writing!
ReplyDeleteThe idea of memory loss is always a frightening one, isn't it, Pat?
ReplyDeleteThanks for co-hosting this month.
Very little would force us to stop writing. :)
ReplyDeleteI think your reply is honest, Pat. We hope it won't happen, but there are plenty of things which would make us quit writing.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry it's taken me so long, but you know the myriad things that are required when releasing a new book. So I finally reread your short story and have left a review on Amazon. Are there any other places you wish to see a review?
My every good wish for your publication journey, my friend.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteThank you for coming by. I learned that from Shannon Lawrence, whose blog is The Warrior Muse. I also follow her. Her submitting and reporting her submissions was one of the things that gave me courage to do the same.
All the best.
Shalom aldichem
Thank you, Jen. I tried to post to your blog and both times the comment disappeared. I will check to see if you received either of them. It is good to have you back again.
ReplyDeleteTake care.
Shalom aleichen
I feel the same. I would only give up writing if I actually lacked the capability to write. @samanthabwriter from
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May you never be afflicted with anything that would rob you of you ability/will to write!
ReplyDeleteAnd may none of those problems rob you of your writing ability, Pat. Thanks for co-hosting this month. All best to you, my dear!
ReplyDeletePhysical ailments, forces of nature, and cancel culture may slow us down, but they'll never stop us!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with all of your submissions! Stay healthy and thanks for co-hosting the IWSG!
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A friend's husband was in hospice. I visited him there, alternating with his wife, trying to be a positive presence in his last moments. He told me of his love for his wife, his thankfulness for the time they had together, and then he handed me a poem written on a small scrap of paper, his words not quite written in a straight line. That gift of connectedness that writing -- or other arts -- brings us seems so essential that I can't quite imagine you not writing or not singing, even if it's only quietly inside.
ReplyDeleteHi Pat,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to be so late. I was sure I posted on Wednesday. Glad I double checked your blog. After reading so many replies to this question, I'd say we are special. I haven't found one person saying they'd quit if they didn't earn more or fame.
Thanks for co-hosting this month!
https://la-vita.us/write/
I must admit health is one that may force me to stop writing. I hope you continue to write.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by my blog.
ReplyDeleteAll the best with your submissions.
I too would be sadden to experience a condition that would take me away from writing, but I think I'd be stuburn enough to find some technology to compensate for it. Whether not a ever published again would be a different matter.
I hope those circumstances never come to pass either, Pat. Good luck on your submissions.
ReplyDeleteI've read a few answers to this month's question by now and it surely seems like we, writer, are quite committed!
ReplyDeleteLike you, I would only quit writing when I am not able to anymore, physically or mentally... I'm not necessarily talking about writing books, articles, or blogs - I could get tired of those! - but about writing in general: diaries, emails, notes, stories. :-)
Thanks for co-hosting this month, Pat!