IWSG: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 ~ The Beta Reader I'd Choose

It's the first Wednesday of the month,
the day that members of the
Insecure Writer's Support Group
share their writing struggles
and writing successes
and offer their encouragement
and support to fellow writers.






To visit the IWSG website, click here.

To become a member of the IWSG, click here.

Our wonderful co-hosts who are volunteering today,
along with IWSG Founder Alex Cavanaugh are P.J. Colando, J. Lenni Dorner, Deniz Devan, Kim Lajevardi, Natalie Aguirre, and Louise - Fundy Blue.

I hope you have a chance to visit today's hosts and thank them for co-hosting.
I'm sure they would appreciate a visit and an encouraging comment.
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Every month the IWSG announces a question that members can answer
with advice, insight, a personal experience, or a story in their IWSG posts.

Or, the question can inspire members
if they aren't sure what to write about on IWSG Day.

Remember the question is optional.
This month's featured question is: 

"If you could choose one author, living or dead, to be your beta partner, who would it be and why?"

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Happy September, Everyone!  

I hope that you and your loved ones are safe, healthy, and happy.  

What a tough question this month!
There are so many amazing authors to chose from,
but if I had to pick one I'd pick Stephen King.
Some of his books I flat out didn't like, but others are brilliant.
The Shining, The Stand, It, Misery, Dolores Claiborne,
and 11/22/63 are among my favorites,
and I return to his On Writing over and over for inspiration and writing advice.

Why would I choose him as a Beta reader?
That man can plot, create unforgettable, complex characters,
and write marvelous dialogue.
I think I could learn a whole lot from him and my writing would really improve.
My only concern is that he has spent so much time exploring
the dark psychology of humans and imaging horrifying things
that he might be scary and intimidating ~ LOL!

I'm keeping this short as I write tonight,
because this is my 36th wedding anniversary!
The best decision I ever made in my life was to marry this wonderful man.

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Barbour Leaving the Church

Parker, Colorado, USA

September 1, 1984

© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue

All Rights Reserved

Terry and I with Our Beloved Niece Deirdre

Parker, Colorado, USA

September 1, 1984

© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue

All Rights Reserved

    

I'm so looking forward to making the rounds tomorrow!
Happy writing in September!  

Till next time ~

Fundy Blue

Waiting for the Ferry to Tiverton

Grand Passage, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada

July, 2016

© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue

All Rights Reserved

Check out the IWSG Anthologies blog site at the IWSG Anthologies Blog.

The post today is Published Books, New Releases, and WIPs by the "Voyagers" Authors: This Week ~ Louise MacBeath Barbour.

This is the first post in a series of posts

about the Voyagers authors and what they're up to now.

Also, Jacqui Murray, a fellow IWSG member,

recently released the final book in her Crossroads trilogy.

This is a fabulous series, one of my all time favorites!

Check out a review of it I wrote last week here.

Courtesy of Jacqui Murray