Happy 2022, insecure writers!! I love our founder Alex Cavanaugh’s inspiring message about the new year:
“We all know it’s been creatively challenging the past two years. Some managed to write like maniacs, but a good portion of us were sidelined by events wrought with turmoil and uncertainty.
But 2022 can be different. We can take control of our own creative future. We need to maintain hope. Without it, we won’t make it. We need to feed that spark of hope. That creative spark! That’s our wheelhouse.
So, we need to believe in ourselves. Believe in the words we write. And believe 2022 is our year!”
Thank you to our competent co-hosts: Erika Beebe, Olga Godim, Sandra Cox, Sarah Foster, and Chemist Ken!
January 5 question – What’s the one thing about your writing career you regret the most? Were you able to overcome it?
I regret not knowing more about the craft of writing before my first novel was published. Though I still feel a fondness for the characters of my first novel, adverb abuse, head-hopping, and bloated prose hurt the writing quality.
I have tried to overcome this regret by learning more about the craft through reading, studying writing, and working with my critique partner and editor. It felt great to edit my debut novel to reduce my cringe reactions.
Cheers to a healthy, happy 2022!
Jennifer Lane Books 
HI, and Happy New Year!
Yes, 2021 was a challenge for many of us. To look at 2022 as a new beginning gives us hope to move beyond where we are and reach out for what could be.
All the best.
Shalom aleichem,
Pat G @ EverythingMustChange
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Hope and love to you, Pat. ❤
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I hope we can all have more control in 2022. And I made a lot of mistakes with my first manuscript too, but it wasn’t ever published.
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I guess we all have to start somewhere, Natalie! 🙂
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Glad what I said inspired you.
My first published novel was a bit messy, but like you, I got better!
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Yay for improvement, Alex! *claps*
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I hope we all grow and continue to develop ourselves to the best of our dreams and goals 🙂 Happy IWSG day.
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Amen, Erika. 😉
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Looking at your finishing your first book as a huge deal. I see your mistakes as smallish. The lessons you learned finishing the work priceless.
I think I’m sounded like a commercial. hehehe
Anna from elements of emaginette
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Ha ha, Anna! “There are some things money can’t buy. For everything else, there’s MasterCard.” I find YOU and IWSG friends to be priceless. ❤
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Seems like that first novel helped you grow in the future, which is never a bad thing!
The Warrior Muse
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Very true, Shannon! Thank you. 🙂
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Happy New Year, Jen!
Every day, we learn something about the craft of writing. It’s an ongoing process. I actually want to invest in one or two good paperbacks about writing craft.
And we can only grow from strength to strength as we go along.
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