Insecure
Writers’ Support Group
Over the course of several years, I have visited IWSG,
marvelled at the expertise and confidence displayed there, considered joining
in and shied away. I’ve read others’ contributions and decided I can’t compete.
I know, it’s not a competition, but there’s something daunting
about exposing one’s thoughts, maybe, on occasions, one’s innermost self, to
strangers. I do that, though, through my blog, and everyone I’ve ‘met’ there
were strangers to begin with and have been unfailingly kind and courteous.
However, I’m not a writer, not really. Well, I have a few ‘stories’
on the go, though not so much on the go now as resting in mothballs. When I have
admitted to trying to write, some people have asked, ‘What genre?’ and that
really makes me stop and think. Is there a genre called ‘drivel’?
So now I’ve dipped my toe in the water (sometimes I enjoy
indulging my inner cliché-writer) If you’ve read this far, thank you. If not,
tant pis.
