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    The Insecure Writer's Support Group Writing for Profit
    The Insecure Writer's Support Group Writing for Profit
    The Insecure Writer's Support Group Writing for Profit
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    The Insecure Writer's Support Group Writing for Profit

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    From writing to publishing to marketing, the Insecure Writer's Support Group members provide tips on making money as a writer. This guide represents the spirit of the IWSG - to encourage and support writers everywhere! It is our hope that this book will benefit you as a writer, no matter where you are in the journey.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDancing Lemur Press LLC
    Release dateSep 10, 2017
    ISBN9781939844453
    The Insecure Writer's Support Group Writing for Profit
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    Insecure Writer's Support Group

    Welcome to the Insecure Writer's Support Group website and database! You'll find everything from writing to marketing, along with encouragement and support. All writers welcome to join the monthly IWSG Wednesday postings.

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      The Insecure Writer's Support Group Writing for Profit - Insecure Writer's Support Group

      Introduction

      The Insecure Writer’s Support Group was founded in 2011 with one goal in mind—connect writers to one another for support and encouragement. It began as a blog group, posting on the first Wednesday of every month. The response was incredible as participants found inspiration, answers, and friends in the process.

      The group’s membership swelled into the hundreds, and in 2013, the IWSG Facebook group was established. At the same time, we launched the IWSG website, a database of databases covering a multitude of writing and author topics. In addition to thousands of resources, we feature articles from authors and industry experts every week. In 2017, we were named a Writer’s Digest 101 Best Website for Writers and a The Write Life 100 Best Website for Writers.

      This novelette represents the spirit of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group—to encourage and support writers everywhere! The articles and essays within all came from our members. They cover the three basic areas—writing, publishing, and marketing. It is our hope that this novelette will benefit you as a writer, no matter where you are in the journey.

      My heartfelt thanks to the administrators of the IWSG website–without you this book wouldn’t be possible:

      Lynda Young http://lyndaryoung.blogspot.com/

      Michelle Wallace http://writer-in-transit.co.za/

      L. Diane Wolfe http://circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com/

      Joy Campbell http://joylcampbell.com/

      Heather M. Gardner http://hmgardner.blogspot.com/

      C. Lee McKenzie http://writegame.blogspot.com/

      Pat Hatt https://rhymetime24.blogspot.com/

      Nick Wilford http://nickwilford.blogspot.com/

      Christine Rains http://christinerains-writer.blogspot.com/

      And thank you to all of the writers and authors who contributed their words of wisdom.

      For more information about the group, please visit the Insecure Writer’s Support Group’s websites:

      http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/

      https://facebook.com/groups/IWSG13/

      https://twitter.com/TheIWSG

      https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/214387-the-insecure-writer-s-support-group-book-club

      Alex J. Cavanaugh, IWSG Founder

      http://alexjcavanaugh.com/

      10 Questions to Ask Your Beta Readers

      By Morgan Hazelwood

      Asking for Feedback

      You’ve finished writing your manuscript. Now what?

      You’ve run your novel through spell-check, done a few read-throughs, and made sure your story says what you want it to. Maybe you printed it, marking it up, writing pages and pages of new material on the back, sorting it out by chapter, making index cards for each one… Whatever your favorite techniques are to edit it, clean it up, and make it consumable by eyes that aren’t your own.

      But, eventually, you’re going to have to let the manuscript go. To send it to a beta reader for your hopes and dreams to be crushed—or not.

      Not all beta readers are created equal, though. There are certain things you want to hear from them. Harping on your grammar and syntax is probably not what you’re looking for at this stage; you’re looking for the big picture feedback. However, that can lead to wishy-washy feedback. Or inconsistent stuff, where different readers focus on different things, or get stuck on one fragment that doesn’t really matter to the rest of the story.

      So how do you get useful feedback?

      The best way to get something is to ask for it. Wishing and hoping and wondering is all fun and games, but not the most effective way to go about it.

      What do you ask for?

      When I first started reaching out to potential beta readers, I looked online for the answers and carefully whittled my questions down to a short list.

      Then, I sent them a copy of my story and this questionnaire: things for them to think of during their read, and to answer (as much as they felt like) when they finished.

      10 Questions to Ask Your Beta Reader

      1.      Did the story hold your interest from the very beginning? If not, why not?

      2.      Did the setting interest you, and did the descriptions seem vivid and real to you?

      3.      Was there a point at which you felt the story started to lag or you became less than excited about finding out what was going to happen next? Where, exactly?

      4.      Were there any parts that confused you? Or even frustrated or annoyed you? Which parts, and why?

      5.      Did you notice any discrepancies or inconsistencies in time sequences, places, character details, or other details?

      6.      Were the characters believable? Are there any characters you think could be made more interesting or more likable?

      7.      Did the dialogue keep your interest and sound

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