Best Gift for A Writer #IWSG

Author J Lenni Dorner. Characters, Settings, Speculative Fiction, Book Review, Legend, Myth, Storytelling, Lenape and Native American interests.

Interview with Mahtab Narsimhan and IWSG Day

nterview with Mahtab Narsimhan! Today is also... Insecure Writer's Support Group Day ! Insecure Writer's Support Group A database resour...

Writing is like oxygen to me, and if I go too long without writing, I feel like I'm suffocating.

https://i-love-space.com/2025/09/03/iwsg-writing-is-like-oxygen/

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IWSG: Writing is Like Oxygen

I’m not happy with my writing right now.  I haven’t been doing nearly enough writing.  True, there are a lot of distractions in my life—some good, some not so good—but that’s not import…

One of the nicest things anyone's ever said to me was: "You make me want to go learn stuff." When I write, I hope I can inspire other people to want to learn stuff, too.

https://i-love-space.com/2025/07/02/iwsg-just-keep-learning/

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IWSG: Just Keep Learning

A long time ago, I was talking to some friends about space.  I don’t remember what space thing I was talking about, specifically; I just remember it was something I didn’t understand at the time, a…

There are a lot of technical skills you have to learn to be a writer, but there's more to writing than just the technical stuff. You have to leave room for writerly magic to happen.

https://i-love-space.com/2025/04/02/iwsg-i-believe-in-fairies/

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IWSG: I Believe in Fairies

As you can probably tell from the name of my blog, I love space.  I also love science and science fiction.  I’ve been loving space, science, and science fiction for such a long time now that I’ve d…

Wrote about Gene Roddenberry for today's #IWSG post. The man had his problems, but he also had some good ideas, and Star Trek is one of the big reasons I got interesting in both writing and science.

https://i-love-space.com/2025/01/08/iwsg-hope-for-the-future/

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IWSG: Hope for the Future

Each month, the Insecure Writer’s Support Group asks us a question.  The question is totally optional!  IWSG member can answer it if they like, or they can talk about something else if that’s what …

I Love Space!

Writing Cliffhangers or Not… #IWSG
Question: Do you write cliffhangers at the end of your stories? Are they a turn-off to you as a writer and/or a reader?

Let's talk about cliffhangers, or rather what is meant by them. To me there are two different type of cliffhangers that end books. There are books that feel like the author lost the last half of the story because it c
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Writing Cliffhangers or Not… #IWSG - Kit Author & Charmed Chicken

Question: Do you write cliffhangers at the end of your stories? Are they a turn-off to you as a writer and/or a reader? Let's talk about cliffhangers, or rather what is meant by them. To me there are two different type of cliffhangers that end books. There are books that feel like the author lost

Kit Author & Charmed Chicken - a multi-genre author of fantasy, queer equestrian, and YA + they make soap & jewelry

Confession time: I don't actually like writing. It's hard. It's tedious. I'd rather spend my free time doing something else. So why do I keep doing my writing anyway?

https://i-love-space.com/2024/12/04/iwsg-i-dont-actually-like-writing/

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IWSG: I Don’t Actually Like Writing

For most of my life, I’ve been telling people that I love writing.  But (confession time) that’s not entirely true.  I don’t love writing.  Most days, I don’t even like writing.  Writing is a tedio…

I Love Space!

Other Creative Outlets (#IWSG)
What creative activity do you engage in when you're not writing?

I have a lot of creative activities that I like to do, but one that I want to do more of is play with my Cricut. I have made stickers and hope to get them listed in my shop soon, and they'll also be extra swag for my Muse Happens members. I've also cut out greeting cards to send to frien
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