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The awesome co-hosts for the November 06th posting of the IWSG are Diedre Knight, Lisa Buie Collard, Kim Lajevardi, and JQ Rose!

Every month, we announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG post. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say.

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November 6th Question: What creative activity do you engage in when you’re not writing?

Soooo, what creative activity do I engage in when I’m not writing? I THINK about writing. I know each of you can identify with that. We’re always writing in our head, aren’t we? I guess that doesn’t really count as an answer to this question so I’ll add to my answer: I read, but I love listening to podcasts–about writing, about social media, about quilting, junk journaling, painting or just about anything else. I enjoy watching YouTube videos on how to do something. I’ve watched one on how to grow potatoes and how to repair a toilet handle. YouTube has answers, and you never know when something will end up in a book.

Speaking of books, I finally finished the Love Inspired Romance I’ve been working on. Sent it to my agent a couple of weeks ago. I meet with her via Zoom next Wednesday, the 13th. She’ll tell me if she likes it, what I need to do to “fix” it, if it’s worth her time. I know the ending isn’t super satisfying for a romance and I need an epilogue but I couldn’t think of one. They usually feel like tack-ons to me. I really don’t like ALL epilogues but looks like the LIs always have one.

I could have sworn back in the old days–or maybe my college days when I wrote my first novel–I was taught that you have to have a prologue if you want to have an epilogue. I know rules change over the years. I know this is the south and maybe other areas of the country didn’t teach that. Did anyone else learn that rule about prologues and epilogues?

Oh, another creative activity I indulge in is genealogy. I like meeting new family members because of my DNA. If you’re a Roach, a Smith, a Ragan, a Chaney, a Yarbrough … you might be mine!

So that’s my life in a nutshell! Hope you’re all writing or indulging in something else creative.

Best to you!

jrf