This month I'm co-hosting IWSG , along with Olga Godim, Jennifer Hawes, and Tamara Narayan. Be sure to stop by their blogs and say hello.
Why am I an Insecure Writer this month?
Because I think I may be neglecting my fatherly and husbandly duties while focusing on finishing my story.
I still have a ways to go on my book, but I can at least see the end approaching, and that has me pumped to write every chance I get. It’s also fall, the season when my creative juices are at their highest. Needless to say, I’m using every spare minute to write.
But occasionally I look up from my writing desk and realize life is running along without me, and chores I should be doing are falling by the wayside. Normally, my wife would be there to remind me, but she’s been busy with her own projects and hasn’t noticed my lapses.
This might seem like a win-win situation, but I’m beginning to wonder what’s happening with the kids while my wife and I are off on other worlds. I assume they're eating and bathing and doing their homework and going to school, but I don't really know for sure. I suppose I should check up on them—that is, after I finish my next chapter.
Let's tackle this month’s IWSG question:
Have you ever slipped any of your personal information into your characters, either by accident or on purpose?
Not really, unless you count giving my protagonists some of my personal habits and quirks, but nothing I’d want to keep secret. On the other hand, I did use my very first girlfriend’s name for my protagonist’s ex-love interest. Haven’t told the wife about that one though, so let's keep that little tidbit between ourselves. Okay?
BTW, this is "Show Us Your Writer Insecurity day, so get those pictures of you being insecure posted on your blog or your Facebook page. Needless to say, I misread the directions, so my picture will be kind of lame.
In other news, today should be the announcement of the official release of the free IWSG Guide to Writing for Profit. Check out the IWSG website for more details.
Happy Insecurities to all of you!
ChemistKen
