Welcome to June's Insecure Writers'
Support Group (IWSG) post...and my 75th blog post, hooray!
ISWG was set up by Alex J. Cavanaugh (check out
his fantastic blog here) as a place for all writers to come together on the
first Wednesday of every month to air their writing woes and offer
each other support. You can check out the official IWSG website here
(seriously, check it out, it's awesome).
So the last couple of weeks have been
surprisingly productive for me in terms of writing – I've managed
to finish a detailed synopsis for one novel and I'm currently halfway
through another. This is probably the most serious writing I've done
since...well, ever....
But as my main insecurities this month
are very similar to the ones I had a couple of months back, so I'll
try to keep this post brief. Basically, how do you know if your
novel is worth writing?
How do you know people will want to
read it? I am so so excited about my current project, but I just
can't bear the thought that other people might not be as enthused by
it as me. But hey, I guess that's what writers do, right? They write
in a way that draws readers in so they'll want to read their novel. I
guess I'll just have to keep practicing my craft and hope that one
day, I'll produce something that people want to read.
Also, on a similar theme – how does
one find beta readers? This is a question I've been curious about for
a while now, and although I'm nowhere near the stage of needing beta
readers, it's just something I'd like to find out about. Should you
ask (always professionally and politely of course!) other bloggers to
read it for you, or should you pay for a professional to do it? I'd
love to know your thoughts!
Til next time, happy writing!
