It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for the
Insecure Writers Support Group. The purpose is 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! A big THANKS to Ninja Captain Alex
J. Cavanaugh for starting this group and keeping it going. And thanks
to this month's awesome hosts Gwen Gardner, Dolorah, Sarah Foster,
and M. Pax!
The groundhog saw his shadow on Monday so it’s six more weeks of winter.
No surprise there. In six weeks, spring arrives—whether Punxutawney Phil or
Staten Island Chuck see their shadows or not. Spring can’t come soon enough.
Although we didn’t get the snowfall Boston and the East Coast did last week,
the Super Bowl Snow did a number on Michigan with record snowfalls. Not on the
Lake Michigan coast, even if we did get dumped on. After all, our 159+ inches of snow last winter didn't set any records. We’re lucky about one thing,
though. They do know how to remove snow here. Even sidewalks. That was a
surprise for me last winter. This nifty machine with a plow just drives down
the sidewalks along main thoroughfares and removes the snow. I’m not talking
downtown either.
Since the snowplows quickly keep our roads clear, there’s no reason for
cabin fever. Yet, mentally I feel like I’ve been cooped up for weeks. Am I
writing? No. Not really. Okay, I’ve written my blogs (except a week ago
Monday). But getting back to my Work-in-Progress? Nope. I’ve gathered tax
documents, dug out receipts for taxes (family and my writing), attempted to
bring order to my office. And I’ve watched a lot of television. Blame Amazon
Prime for offering complete episodes of shows I didn’t watch first time around. Watching “Farscape” could be called research. Well, I do write
science fiction romance.
A new month, a new beginning. I need that proverbial kick in the pants to
get back to work.
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find others on the Insecure Writers Support Group Blog Hop. Or go to IWSG on Facebook to see who’s
blogging today.
P.S. A follow up on last month’s post. I still am
overwhelmed by the support, prayers, and well wishes for my sister whose bout
with influenza led to pneumonia and serious heart problems. She is doing so
much better now. Thank you all very much.
