Insecure Writer's Support Group: Strange Findings

#IWSG: Strange Findings

11/4/2019

Insecure Writer's Support Group. Image of guy being confused by google search on his computer.

The first Wednesday of every month is the Insecure Writer's Support Group. Posts go up the 1st Wednesday of every month. Check it out here and join if you need support with your writing. Don't forget to stop by and say hello to the co-hosts: C. Lee McKenzie, Erika Beebe, Lisa Buie-Collard, Sadira Stone, and ME!

This month's optional question is: What's the strangest thing you've ever googled in researching a story?

I know I've googled some weird things, but every time this question comes up, my mind goes blank. I can't even recall the last thing I googled for a story! Talk about frustrating. I really ought to write down my searches so I can properly answer this question.

As for my writing insecurities, well, I'm on a roll and my insecurities have been quiet these past few months. They must be plotting something! There's no way I'd be having this much confidence with writing without it coming to bite me in the butt. I dunno. I'm trying not to fret and be doom and gloom while things are going well. That's just asking for things to go wrong.

I don't have much else to say, so I'm going to sign off. Be sure to check out the other hosts this month. Let me know how your writing has been going lately. What's the weirdest thing you've had to research.

49 Comments

Kate link

11/4/2019 09:02:39 am

Glad your insecurities are giving you a break! Sounds like the time to be super productive.

Liz A. link

11/4/2019 10:29:00 am

It's so nice when things are rolling along. Enjoy it. Maybe the anxieties are gone for good ;)

Elizabeth Seckman link

11/4/2019 03:26:54 pm

I had a mini heart attack. I thought I'd flaked out and slept through Monday and Tuesday. LOL.

Smart woman to be ahead of schedule! Glad to hear you're not suffering any insecurities. Now, go google something weird.

Rebecca Douglass link

11/5/2019 08:00:37 am

Getting a jump on the week, I see! You made me laugh—your writing insecurity seems to be that since you aren’t having any they’re lying in wait to attack you when least expect! (Actually, that’s about right...).

So glad your writing is going well!

Pat Garcia link

11/6/2019 01:16:22 am

Hi,
Being on that roll could be a sign that you are getting more comfortable with attacking those insecurities and putting yourself into your writing.
It is a good sign. Enjoy it and stop looking for it to discontinue.
Thank you for co-hosting and have a great November.

Shalom aleichem,
Pat G @ <a href="http://patgarciaandeverythingmustchange.com/">EverythingMustChange</a>

Kalpana link

11/6/2019 01:27:43 am

Like you I couldn't actually remember any cool (or strange) things I had researched for my writing. Glad yours is on a roll and thank you for co- hosting.

Sarah Foster link

11/6/2019 02:07:08 am

Glad things are on a roll! Hold onto it for as long as you can!
Thanks for co-hosting!

Alex J. Cavanaugh link

11/6/2019 04:15:57 am

Don't worry about it - just enjoy the writing ride.
Thanks for co-hosting today!

Ronel Janse van Vuuren link

11/6/2019 05:00:55 am

I hope your insecurities stay away for a good long time!

Ronel visiting on IWSG day <a href="https://www.ronelthemythmaker.com/year-in-review-iwsg-writerslife/">Year in Review</a>

Nancy Gideon link

11/6/2019 05:21:03 am

Strange how Google is such a natural part of our lives, we don't pay attention to how much we use it. LOL! Are writers the only ones who worry when we have nothing we're actively worrying about? Thanks for co-hosting this month and happy writing!

Heather R. Holden link

11/6/2019 05:36:24 am

That's awesome how you've been on such a writing roll lately! Hope those insecurities continue to be quiet and don't suddenly try to swarm you anytime soon...

Tamara Ann Narayan link

11/6/2019 05:36:53 am

I'm sure I've googled some pretty bizarre things as well, but just can't remember. I'm the same way with authors and books when someone asks me my favorites. Um.....

Madeline Mora-Summonte link

11/6/2019 05:50:08 am

Yeh on quiet writing insecurities! Fingers crossed they stay that way for a good long time. :)

Lynn link

11/6/2019 05:53:03 am

Delighted to learn your writing is flowing. As for mine, after a dormant two years I'm starting again. I'm relearning the fundamentals: active voice and show don't tell.

Bish Denham link

11/6/2019 06:07:55 am

My mind tends to go blank too when trying to remember what I've googled. But I did finally remember chocolate.

Cheryl Lee McKenzie

11/6/2019 07:01:59 am

When insecurities nap, that's the time to send out your manuscript! Good luck with that writing and keep it going.

Cathrina Constantine

11/6/2019 07:05:24 am

Glad to hear that your insecurities are manageable. Keep it up!!! Thank you for co-hosting this month!

Lee Lowery link

11/6/2019 07:19:52 am

So funny how we're always waiting for one shoe or another to drop when things are on a roll! So sweet to have a respite from the insecurities. Just enjoy the ride. Thanks for co-hosting.

Lisa link

11/6/2019 07:31:06 am

Go for it! So very nice when the writing goes well. Thanks for co-hosting this month!

Loni Townsend link

11/6/2019 07:59:56 am

Yay for your insecurities remaining quiet! Hope it stays that way. :) Thanks for co-hosting!

CD Gallant-King link

11/6/2019 08:20:14 am

You're on a roll, put your head down and keep rolling! Don't stop until you hit a wall, or get so dizzy you throw up.

Brigitte Kirady link

11/6/2019 08:46:14 am

Glad to hear your insecurities are keeping at bay. Hopefully they stay there and leave you to write in peace! :)

Jacqui Murray link

11/6/2019 08:59:31 am

I'm with you--couldn't think of anything right off. A lot of people were clever enough to look in their browsing history. <face palm>

diedre Knight link

11/6/2019 09:31:41 am

Hi,
Your title sums it up nicely ;-) It's usually the strange findings that trip up writing progress. Writing rolls are always better than research tangents, right? Leave those insecurities in the dust and keep on rolling - you're doing fine!
Thanks for hosting ; - )

Lidy link

11/6/2019 10:38:29 am

Thanks for co-hosting today! Had a hard time answering this month's IWSG question at first then the answers coming one by one. For a second I thought I was an abnormal writer because what writer hasn't researched something strange.
Writing wise I've been on a roll lately too. And after months of not rolling at all. Hoping to keep the writing momentum throughout NaNoWriMo and the rest of the year.

Liesbet link

11/6/2019 10:46:30 am

I'd take not having insecurities over not remembering google research any day! As for me, I write non-fiction/memoir, so there's not much weird stuff going on (other than my actual life). :-) Thank you for co-hosting IWSG this month!

M.J. Fifield link

11/6/2019 12:14:42 pm

Hooray for being on a roll and quiet insecurities! Hope it turns into a nice long stretch for you.

Thanks for co-hosting!

Chrys Fey link

11/6/2019 12:15:14 pm

I'm glad you're on a roll. I hope it continues. :)

Michelle Wallace link

11/6/2019 12:25:21 pm

I'm so happy to hear that things are going smoothly, Patty.
Enjoy the uninterrupted flow of words!
Thank you for co-hosting this month.
Happy IWSG Day.

T. Powell Coltrin link

11/6/2019 01:18:22 pm

Thanks for cohosting. Good on keeping your insecurities locked out of the hosue.

Olga Godim link

11/6/2019 01:23:08 pm

Must be a nice warm feeling when everything works as it should in your writing.

SE White link

11/6/2019 02:07:14 pm

Great to hear your insecurities are leaving you alone, at least for a while. Thanks so much for co-hosting this month!

Erika Beebe link

11/6/2019 04:40:16 pm

That's wonderful! Enjoy this time then and write on :)

Samantha Bryant link

11/6/2019 05:02:23 pm

Hurray for a break from insecurity. Long may it live! @samanthabwriter from
<a href="http://samanthabryant.com">Balancing Act</a>

Susan M Gourley link

11/6/2019 05:37:24 pm

Congrats on things going well. I'm glad for you. Keeping it rolling.

Diane Burton link

11/6/2019 06:08:45 pm

Thanks for co-hosting this month. I checked out Edit.org. Thanks for sharing that. Glad to hear your insecurities are under control...for a while. lol Enjoy the respite.

Lynda R Young / Elle Cardy link

11/6/2019 09:06:27 pm

Shh, if your insecurities have been quiet, then best not to speak of them... ;)

Shannon Lawrence link

11/6/2019 11:25:52 pm

My mind totally went blank, too! I was able to think of some general topics, but some of the super weird ones just wouldn't come to the front of my mind.

Jemima Pett link

11/7/2019 02:43:11 am

I hope those insecurities are to do with having got some stuff out - certainly mine have gone quiet at present (but others are rampant!)

Thanks for hosting this month. I know it's possible to track back on what you've googled, but I couldn't remember how and it wasn't important enough to take the time to find out!

<a href="http://jemimapett.com/blog/2019/11/06/iwsg-have-you-tried-audiobooks/">Jemima Pett</a>

Kim link

11/7/2019 06:45:30 am

You may be forgetting what you Googled because it's bad. Maybe not. :)

Thanks for co-hosting!

Jemi Fraser link

11/7/2019 07:01:26 am

No doom and gloom for sure! Enjoy the times when things feel good! :)

Gwen Gardner link

11/7/2019 12:42:21 pm

LOL, I only remembered my current google search, otherwise I wouldn't remember either. Glad your feeling good about your writing!

Heather Erickson link

11/7/2019 03:47:04 pm

I'm glad that your insecurities are giving you a break. Have a wonderful month!

Michael Di Gesu link

11/8/2019 06:34:37 am

Great to hear you're anxieties are on hiatus... Happy Thanksgiving Patricia!

joylene link

11/8/2019 02:33:58 pm

Honestly, it's so refreshing to know someone is experiencing a smooth ride. Good for you!

Toi Thomas link

11/10/2019 05:55:23 pm

Thanks for co-hosting this month.
If you can't remember your searches, that might be a good thing. No emotional search scars. ;)
Glad things are going well with your writing.