Category Archives: Insecure Writer’s Support Group

My favorite sentences

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARCH QUESTION: Have you ever read a line in a novel or a clever plot twist that caused you to have … Continue reading →

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I make book covers

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEBRUARY QUESTION: If you are an Indie author, do you make your own covers or purchase them? If you publish trad, … Continue reading →

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Reading stats

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JANUARY QUESTION: Do you have a word of the year? Is there one word that sums up what you need to … Continue reading →

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War is horror

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As the war Russia unleashed against Ukraine rages on, my attention turned to the writers who wrote about war. Some of … Continue reading →

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Where is the story?

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recently I read a novella, Becky Chambers’s A Prayer for the Crown-Shy. I actively disliked it. It has many glowing reviews … Continue reading →

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Roots of ideas

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writers are often asked: where do we get our ideas? The answer is: we get them everywhere. Here is one example. … Continue reading →

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Whose story?

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEPTEMBER QUESTION: What genre would be the worst one for you to tackle and why? MY ANSWER: That is simple. Horror. … Continue reading →

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Expected milieu, original solutions

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AUGUST QUESTION: When you set out to write a story, do you try to be more original or do you try … Continue reading →

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My favorite book world

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JULY QUESTION: If you could live in any book world, which one would you choose? MY ANSWER: Most books I know … Continue reading →

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Making book covers

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This month’s question is long-winded, but it could be condensed into a short query: what do you do if you can’t … Continue reading →

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