Hello. It's already March and being the first week of the month, it's time for the Insecure Writer's Support Group post. If you don't know much about this blogfest, it was started over a decade ago by Alex Cavanaugh, a talented author of science fiction and a player of guitars. If you are interested in participating, you can go HERE to sign up. But let me tell you a little about it first.
What is the purpose of the IWSG?: It is to share and encourage. Through the connections you build with other writers participating in this blogfest, you can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance.
When do y'all post?: Participants post on the first Wednesday of every month. This is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group Day. Ideas for content are 1) your myriad thoughts about writing, 2) your doubts and fears about writing, 3) your struggles and triumphs about writing, and 4) your words of encouragement to others who may be struggling.
The X (formerly known as Twitter) handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG.
The awesome co-hosts for the March 5th posting of the IWSG are Ronel Janse Van Vuuren, Pat Garcia, and Liza @ Middle Passages!
Every month, the IWSG announces a question that members can answer on their blogs. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. However, the question is optional. You can always write about something else, as long as it is about writing.
Here is the March 5th question: If for one day you could be anyone or *thing* in the world, what would it be? Describe, tell why, and any themes, goals, or values they/it inspire in you.
I think that I wouldn't need a whole day. Just an hour. I'd want to hop into the head of someone like Timothee Chalamet or Tom Holland just to see what it is like to walk in their shoes. I'd want to see how people behave around them from their point of view. It must be fascinating. I wouldn't want to stay long in that body though because I just feel like it would be uncomfortable and very disconcerting. I think an hour would be just right.
With that out of the way, I want to take a moment and say "Rest in Peace" to Patrick Dilloway. I came to know Patrick through blogging, and I (along with many others) discovered that he passed away from cancer in January. I had no idea he was even sick, so that should tell you that I really wasn't close to him at all. However, I did read several of his books, and he was a pretty decent writer (and I did meet him once when he came through Salt Lake City). There really isn't any obituary to read of him online, but you can google "Patrick Floyd Dilloway" and see a simple notification from a crematorium that obviously saw him to his final resting place. The reason for this (I think) is because obituaries need to be written by someone. I bet Patrick didn't have anyone in his family who was a writer like himself. I know that when my mom passed several years ago, I wrote her obituary, and many people who read it said it was one of the best that they had ever seen. That was a nice compliment. It's too bad that not everyone gets a well-written obituary. Most of us just pass and the world doesn't seem to care or register that a person was ever there. And writing an obituary is either a task that no one really wants to do, or people are just incapable of doing it.
So goodbye, Grumpy Bulldog (his online moniker). You were a cantankerous person. But I think that I shall miss seeing your comments.
