Tuesday, October 1, 2013

IWSG- or how I found life on the keyboard


The Insecure Writer's Support Group

I have just recently started to Blog, part of the reasoning for me to start was seeing Alex everywhere...every blog I would visit he was there commenting. Seeing all the support the Bloggers had for each other let me have the confidence to start writing. I started my blog about a month ago not knowing what to do, or where to go. I had no idea of what to write, and I had not written anything in what might as well be an eternity.




I have found that blogging has been very therapeutic. I can just write about whatever I feel like. It is a way to vent , and just let it all hang out....well I do wear clothes my wife and kids make sure of that. I am a goofball, geek, dork..I just like what I like, and love to express myself.



I remember writing in English class and having to read our stories out loud to the class. I would always make it my job to include all my classmates in the story, to the dismay of my teacher. I found it humorous to put real people in ridiculous situations. Somewhere in back of my dark demented mind I had control of them.
To see their faces as they were put through the ringer was priceless. I always loved acting up on the stage, my most memorable was in college. I was in a children's play Raggedy Ann and Andy, I played King Koo Koo. Acting for kids is great just over act! That fit me to a T! I would go over board to get the laughs. One performance when it was my time to exit the stage the lights went down like always, and as I stepped off the stage to the stairs so did I! Luckily as the lights came up I stayed in character and blamed the steps. What is the point of my ADHD ramblings you say. I feel comfortable in front of a live audience.


I am still feeling out writing to someone I can't see, but if I just imagine everyone in their underwear seats, I'll be fine.

Are you insecure in your writing? Do you love to torture the characters in your writing
Do you need a live studio audience?

29 comments:

  1. I have a live, or undead, audience in my imagination! All of us creative types are insecure. Ernest Hemingway was insecure, and he could shoot the ear off an elephant at 20 paces, but then again, elephants have awfully large ears! But I digress, Mark Twain, Raymond Chandler, even Stephen King occasionally becomes insecure!
    We try, we succeed, we fail but we are in it for the long haul. Enjoy the journey. The great news of not making it big is that you get to write whatever you want not what sold millions of copies with your last book! :-)

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  2. As always thanks Roland!
    My dad had a weird collection of ceramic elephants.
    Occasionally ears went missing....

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  3. A live studio audience, not so much, but I do wish I'd thought of putting my classmates into the stories at school. Hahahaha

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  4. Welcome to the IWSG! Glad you were inspired to join and to start this blog.

    If you can do something in front of a live audience you can do it in front of anyone. It's taken me a couple years, but I'm comfortable playing guitar in front of a crowd. (Which makes sending my writing into the world much less scary.)
    And yeah, I get around. Wait, that sounds bad...

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  5. Seems odd to think you're so new at it, but glad you started!

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  6. The teacher hated when I got up to present my stories!

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  7. Thank you...and you ...and you..and...

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  8. Thanks Tony!I started by just commenting on different blogs I found by accident.
    I've been doing that for quite a while.

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  9. lol... good point! Sometimes it feels like we're writing letters to no one and posting them. Once you get the feel for your audience more, that tends to fade tho. My hardest part is the vulnerability I feel knowing the world could read my posts (if they wanted to.) We only see who comments, but may others may be reading without commenting. So in a sense, there's all these strangers out there that know stuff about us. lol Kinda weird.
    But you're doing a great job! Love that you included your friends in your stories. I bet they loved that!

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  10. Welcome to blogging David. I am in my underwear but thankfully, since I'm at the workplace, it is appropriately covered. Just had to respond . . . it's the ADD in me. Or is it the OCD? Oh, shiny . . .

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  11. That's my point exactly. I like immediate gratification, to see how it is affecting my audience.
    My friends loved being in the stories, my acquaintances not as much, and my competitors...well lets just say they were envious.

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  12. NICE!
    Sometimes I feel like the dogs on the movie UP.

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  13. I'm glad I never had to read stories aloud. I did sometimes use characters based on real people. I don't do that much anymore, though often I borrow names from real people.

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  14. Reading aloud was my favorite part, I guess it's the thespian in me.
    When you borrow names do you have to give them back?

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  15. I'm pretty sure that The Geek Twins was the first one I visited on this adventure. From there THE WORLD! *Evil Laughter*
    Seriously you guys rock!

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  16. I'm glad you started blogging! I think we're a lot alike - I just kinda let it all hang out, too, and am a total nerd. That's a compliment - I love nerds! Keep up the good work!

    Tina
    @ Life
    is Good

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  17. Thanks Tina!
    My wife prefers to call my Dork!

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  18. Hi! Coming over for IWSG. Nice to meet you. And, you should know you had me from the get go with pictures of the Doctor on your page and in your post.


    The support of the writing community has been wonderful. I know you are going to enjoy it for a long time.

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  19. Thanks for stopping by!
    Always great to meet someone who appreciates WHO!

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  20. I think I would've died if I had to stand up in front of class and read out my stories. I was a shy little thing back then.

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  21. Welcome to blogging...I agree it is therapeutic indeed. And insecure about my writing? Um, yeah. Always.


    --Ilima Todd (IWSG co-host)

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  22. I'm SO GLAD you're blogging, David! I think you're witty and entertaining and fun. And lovely IWSG post. I am definitely insecure with my writing, but knowing that everyone else is too helps me overcome my fears! :)

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  23. Thanks, life is funny sometimes. I have always enjoyed writing but haven't made time in my life for it till now.

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  24. Thank you Morgan. I will continue to stretch my imagination to bring you the best that I can.
    *thumps Mini-Devil-me off shoulder*

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  25. Welcome Welcome Welcome to the blogosphere! It is a fun place to be and IWSG is a great place to start!

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  26. Being comfortable in front of a large audience is a talent. One I don't possess. I guess that's why I love blogging. No one can throw tomatoes at me.

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  27. I am Fructose intolerant, so I would hope no one would pelt me!

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  28. This is exactly why my brother and I started blogging David. When my brother and I grew up and moved away from each other we had no way to vent all our nerd ramblings. But we can thanks to blogging! And some people wander by and read it every now and then. Thanks for sharing Bro.

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