#IWSG Blogging Friends

This post is for Alex Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writers Support Group (click the link for details on what that means and how to join. You will also find a list of bloggers signed up to the challenge that are worth checking out. The first Wednesday of every month, we all post our thoughts, fears or words of encouragement for fellow writers.

This month’s question — Blogging is often more than just sharing stories. It’s often the start of special friendships and relationships. Have you made any friends through the blogosphere?

Hooboy, this is so true. I often talk about my blogging friends as though they were real people (ha! Of course they are!). I learn a lot from their experiences–history, emotions, even about life. I exult over their successes and worry if I don’t hear from them for a while. I’m always happy when one of them warns me s/he will be away for a while because then I don’t worry so much. I love reading how two people who met through the blogosphere then met up in person–or the reverse. ‘Meeting people online’ has grown up a lot since the day I warned my kids to stay away from strangers on the internet!

I guess most important: When I step on toes in my real world and feel alone, I have you-all. Thank you.

How about you?

#iwsg #amwriting

@TheIWSG

More on #IWSG

Why I Don’t Finish a Book

Best Times for Writing

Why I write

---

Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy, the Man vs. Nature saga, and the Rowe-Delamagente thrillers. She is also the author/editor of over a hundred books on integrating tech into education, adjunct professor of technology in education, blog webmaster, an Amazon Vine Voice,  a columnist for NEA Today, and a freelance journalist on tech ed topics. Look for her next prehistoric fiction, Laws of Nature, Summer 2021.