IWSG DAY, MARCH 5, 2025 , PASS IT ALONG By Pat Garcia

Welcome to our THIRD IWSG Day of the year 2025. 

 

IWSG is a writers’ support group created and led by Alex J. Cavanaugh. 

 

At IWSG, we believe in the power of sharing and encouragement. Writers of all levels and genres can express their doubts and concerns without fear of judgment. Our community is a haven for all insecure writers!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support.

 

So, if you’re a writer seeking a supportive community, IWSG is the place for you. Join us and experience the benefits of sharing your journey with like-minded individuals. The link below will lead you directly to us.

https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.htm

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG, and the hashtag is #IWSG.

The awesome co-hosts for the March 5 posting of the IWSG are Ronel Janse Van Vuuren, Pat Garcia, and Liza @ Middle Passages!

PASS IT ALONG

If I could be one thing for one day, I would be an influencer with a podcast or podcaster. I learn a lot every day of my life, and what I don’t want to do is take my knowledge and experience to my grave. I once heard a preacher say that the graveyard is the wealthiest place in the world because people die not sharing what they have learned while walking on the earth. I want to share what I know and what I have experienced. It doesn’t help me to take it to my grave, and the best way to do it is by becoming a podcaster or, as others say, an influencer. 

I wish all of you a beautiful March. 

Take care and be safe. 

Shalom shalom

Pat Garcia

IWSG DAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2025, YES, INDEED, By Pat Garcia @The IWSG #IWSG @patgarcia.bsky.social @RRBC-Org.bsky.social @pat_garcia

Welcome to our Second IWSG Day of the year 2025. 

 

IWSG is a writers’ support group created and led by Alex J. Cavanaugh. 

 

At IWSG, we believe in the power of sharing and encouragement. Writers of all levels and genres can express their doubts and concerns without fear of judgment. Our community is a haven for all insecure writers!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support.

 

So, if you’re a writer seeking a supportive community, IWSG is the place for you. Join us and experience the benefits of sharing your journey with like-minded individuals. The link below will lead you directly to us.

https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.htm

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG, and the hashtag is #IWSG.

 Joylene Nowell Butler,Louise Barbour, and Tyrean Martinson are the awesome co-hosts for the IWSG's February 5 posting!

Submissions: None

YES, INDEED

Yes, Indeed, I have a story that I want to rewrite. It was my first publication from a Canadian Publisher who had just started publishing. I love that story. It was my first baby, but it needs lots of doctoring, and I don't have the time to do that now. In the next two years, I will start the surgical procedures, such as revising, rewriting, etc. Until then, I think about the directions I want to take it in or the dimensions I want to add. 

Wishing all of you a wonderful month of February.

Take care and be safe. 

Shalom shalom,

Pat Garcia

IWSG DAY, JANUARY 8, 2025, REVEREND JOHN PAUL MURPHY By Pat Garcia @patgarcia.bsky.social @pat_garcia @TheIWSG #IWSG #amwriting

Welcome to our first IWSG Day of the year 2025. 

 

IWSG is a writers’ support group created and led by Alex J. Cavanaugh. 

 

At IWSG, we believe in the power of sharing and encouragement. Writers of all levels and genres can express their doubts and concerns without fear of judgment. Our community is a haven for all insecure writers!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support.

 

So, if you’re a writer seeking a supportive community, IWSG is the place for you. Join us and experience the benefits of sharing your journey with like-minded individuals. The link below will lead you directly to us.

https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.htm

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG, and the hashtag is #IWSG.

The awesome co-hosts for the January 8 posting of the IWSG are Rebecca Douglass, Beth Camp, Liza @ Middle Passages, and Natalie @ Literary Rambles!

Reverend John Paul Murphy

John Paul Murphy was a Pastor at Doyle Grove Baptist Church in Blythe, Georgia, and I will always have beautiful, pleasing memories of him. I was three years old when I first met him, and he played a significant role in my life until my eighteenth birthday. 

I was an odd child, and people in my old Baptist church weren’t sure how to deal with me. My parents didn’t know how either. Everyone thought I was odd at my age. But, Pastor Murphy saw what other people thought of as oddities in me as talents that had to be developed and had the nerve to tell my parents that, too. He encouraged me and told me stories from the Bible, and when I entered puberty, he asked a deaconess to accompany and guide me through those years.

Pastor Murphy always told me I had a purpose and that I would one day find it out. When he died, I cried as I sat beside his grave. I wondered who would help me find my path now. He was very unusual, and I admit I don’t think of him often enough these days. He saw a purpose in every child he met, and I am blessed to be one of them. 

I hope all of you have a great 2025!

Take care.

Shalom shalom

Pat Garcia

IWSG DAY, DECEMBER 4, 2024, CLIFFHANGERS ARE NOT MY LOVERS By Pat Garcia @TheIWSG #amwriting #IWSG

Welcome to our twelfth and last IWSG Day of the year 2024. 

 

IWSG is a writers’ support group created and led by Alex J. Cavanaugh. 

 

At IWSG, we believe in the power of sharing and encouragement. Writers of all levels and genres can express their doubts and concerns without fear of judgment. Our community is a haven for all insecure writers!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support.

 

So, if you’re a writer seeking a supportive community, IWSG is the place for you. Join us and experience the benefits of sharing your journey with like-minded individuals. The link below will lead you directly to us.

https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.htm

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG, and the hashtag is #IWSG.

The awesome co-hosts for the December 4 posting of the IWSG are Ronel, Deniz, Pat Garcia, Olga Godim, and Cathrina Constantine!

CLIFFHANGERS ARE NOT MY LOVERS

Cliffhangers are not my lovers and not my friends. My biggest problem is they leave my emotional system in suspense, and I can only hold the tension for so long. Therefore, I compare cliffhangers to putting Christmas gifts under my tree days before I open them and expecting me to wait. By Christmas Eve, I have opened at least two or three presents because I can't hold the tension of not knowing what is in the boxes. My friends now know not to give me anything before Christmas to put under my tree because I won't wait. I never do. 

Enjoy the Advent season and have a blessed Merry Christmas.

Shalom shalom,

Pat Garcia

IWSG DAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2024, STEPPING OUT OF WRITING INTO OTHER CREATIVE ACTIVITIES By Pat Garcia @TheIWSG @pat_garcia #IWSG #amwriting

Welcome to our eleventh IWSG Day of the year 2024. 

 

IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex J. Cavanaugh. 

 

At IWSG, we believe in the power of sharing and encouragement. Writers of all levels and genres can express their doubts and concerns without fear of judgment. Our community is a haven for all insecure writers!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support.

 

So, if you're a writer seeking a supportive community, IWSG is the place for you. Join us and experience the benefits of sharing your journey with like-minded individuals. The link below will lead you directly to us.

https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.htm

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG, and the hashtag is #IWSG.

The awesome co-hosts for the November 6 posting of the IWSG are Diedre Knight, Lisa Buie Collard, Kim Lajevardi, and JQ Rose!

STEPPING OUT OF WRITING INTO OTHER CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Whenever I get the opportunity, I sing in concert with a pianist or accompany a jazz band. However, the things I need to do to be a good writer dominate my life and will continue until June 2025. 

I still sing but don't sing as often as I would like. 

Besides minimizing the number of public appearances, I knit, and up until last week, I met with my little old ladies who taught me how to knit once a week. I had to stop meeting with them until I have learned how to set up and implement my marketing plan.

And I am taking a couple of Masters's Courses in Writing that are testing me. Sometimes, it seems too much, but when I see the tiny rays of progress I am making, I realize it is worth it, and I smile. 😊

Lastly, I get enormous joy when I take the time to sleep. I take naps during the day. Sometimes one and sometimes two. Both are between thirty and sixty minutes long. During the night, I sleep anywhere from six to seven hours. When I sleep, my brain relaxes, and I dream. I wake up the majority of the time and write them down. Thus, sleeping invigorates my brain and stimulates my sense of humor.

Take care, everyone, and have a lovely Thanksgiving.

 

Shalom shalom

Pat Garcia

IWSG DAY, OCTOBER 2, 2024, MY EXPERIENCES WITH EDGAR ALLEN POE By Pat Garcia @TheIWSG #IWSG

Welcome to our tenth IWSG Day of the year 2024. 

 

IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex J. 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 haven for insecure writers of all kinds!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support.

 

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

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG, and the hashtag is #IWSG.

The awesome co-hosts for the October 2 posting of the IWSG are Nancy Gideon, Jennifer Lane, Jacqui Murray, and Natalie Aguirre!

MY EXPERIENCES WITH EDGAR ALLAN POE

I discovered Edgar Allen Poe and his poetry in school. I consider Poe's poetry to be excellent. Therefore, it was hard for me to digest when Annabel Lee became a short film. But I could handle the sadness, or better said the sorrow. 

As The Pit and The Pendulum came out in 1961, another one of Poe's works, which starred Vincent Price, I had big problems. It was horror pure and caused me many sleepless nights, and I decided horror was not a genre for me. 

Have a lovely month of October!

Shalom shalom

IWSG DAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2024, MY HORROR By Pat Garcia @TheIWSG #IWSG @pat_garcia

Welcome to our ninth IWSG Day of the year 2024. 

 

IWSG is a writers’ support group created and led by Alex J. 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 haven for insecure writers of all kinds!

 

This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support. 

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

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG, and the hashtag is #IWSG.

The awesome co-hosts for the September 4 posting of the IWSG are Beth Camp, Jean Davis, Yvonne Ventresca, and PJ Colando!

I know I’ve been singing this song since July 5, and I won’t promise to stop singing it, but I just had to show off my first Paperback book, THE POWER OF TOUCH. I received 5 copies yesterday, and now, next to my piano, they bring me joy. I’m smiling.

MY HORROR

If there is one rule that messed me up in my English Classes and still does as a writer, it is the use of commas. Sometimes, I think commas hunt me down in my sleep; the little curvy, black crooks at the top grab me by the neck, and choke me. 

My solution: I have a good proofreader, so I no longer experience the horror.

Have a lovely month of September, and be safe.

 

Shalom shalom,

Pat Garcia