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 J. Cavanaugh are
along with IWSG Founder Alex J. Cavanaugh are
Stop by their posts and thank them for hosting.
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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.
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 optional question is:
Do most of your story ideas come from one place (the news, dreams, etc.) or do they hit from all over the place?
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Happy June, Everyone!
I hope that you have had a happy, healthy, and fulfilling May!
I'm late posting today ~ We flew in late yesterday afternoon after six nights in Vegas.
Six nights without a computer for me. That was a challenge!
Vegas Vickie in CIRCA
Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
January 11, 2026
© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue. All Rights Reserved
This month's question asks if most of my story ideas come from one place
(the news, dreams, etc.) or do they hit from all over the place?
Whether writing fiction or nonfiction, my stories are usually drawn from my life.
Typically it is a landscape that inspires me,
and it's the struggle of the people who live in that setting that fascinates me.
Although I have spent much of my adult life in urban settings,
my mind keeps returning to places where people live close to the land
and their lives are heavily influenced by their physical environment.
Setting for My Memoir
My brother Roy and I
Paddling on Lake Attawaspiskat
Lansdowne House, Ontario, Canada
Early Spring, 1961
© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue. All Rights Reserved
Setting for Several of My Newfoundland Stories
The Site of One of the worst US Naval Disasters of World War II:
the Wrecks of the USS Truxtun,
the USS Pollux, and the USS Wilkes
on and around Chambers Cove in Newfoundland.
Setting for My IWSG Anthology Short Story
"Dare, Double Dare" in Voyagers: The Third Ghost
Smith's Cove and North Mountain, Nova Scotia, Canada
EPSON MFP Image ~ Source Unknown
I'm looking forward to seeing what inspires our other members.
If you are also a member of our Facebook Group,
I invite you to visit and to provide a link to your IWSG post.
Facebook members are invited to answer our June question too.
Take care!
Till next time ~
Fundy Blue
Standing Into Danger https://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com
Copyright ©2026 – All rights reserved.
My next post will be Friday, June 12th. 🤞
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Live a life right and you have a lot to draw from!
ReplyDeleteThat's true, Alex! All the best to you!
DeleteThat makes sense. You have a lot of life experiences to draw on too.
ReplyDeleteAnything and everything can set an idea off for me. Sometimes just a word and poof...song idea. Another time kids say something and poof...book idea. Just can be anything and onward i go.
Hopefully you had a good time and are resting up with no more tripping.
You're the most prolific of idea generators I've come across, Pat! No more tripping, for sure! I don't want to experience that again. 😂. We had a blast in Vegas. I hope all is well with you!
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