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Credit: The blogger Updated on 9/18/2023 at 9:50 PM, PST Ten years ago from last Thursday September 14th, I published my first full book of short fiction, "The Fool's Illusion" ! To celebrate the occasion, I'm running a giveaway, which you'll find the details for below! But first, here's a timeline of notable blogposts leading up to the release of "The Fool's Illusion": 'The Fool's Illusion' Timeline: From Book Cover Art Concepts to Book Release March 18, 2012: The Art of Lettering, Illustration and 'Illusion' June 3, 2012: This is Not a Chainsaw July 1, 2012: Concept Sketch for 'Fool's Illusion' Book Cover July 7, 2012: Completed Concept Sketch for 'Fool's Illusion' Book Cover March 24, 2013: A Change in Font Types June 16, 2013: Finalised Version of 'Fool's Illusion Book Cover' August 25, 2013: 'The Fool's Illusion' Book Cover is Completed! September 21, 2013: 'The Fool'

It's the first Wednesday of the month and so it’s time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG) post! In an IWSG post, we writers bring our writing challenges and problems out into the open to share with each other and try to offer solutions. To my awareness, this month of September brings us two anniversaries. First is the anniversary of the IWSG which is 12 years old today! Second, is the 10th anniversary of my first full book of short fiction, "The Fool's Illusion" which is coming up next Thursday the 14th! More about that later. For now, I'm going to help celebrate IWSG's 12-year anniversary by answering the question of the month, which is catered for that: The IWSG celebrates 12 years today! When did you discover the IWSG, how do you connect, and how has it helped you?  My Answer to the Question of the Month To tell the truth, I don't really remember when or how I discovered the IWSG. I probably came across it on one of the blogs that I fo