Author: Morgan Hazelwood

Morgan Hazelwood (she/her) is a fantasy novelist who blogs and vlogs writing tips and writerly musings. She likes taking pictures of the sky, reading a good book, and ambiverting from her living room. She's also a voice for the fairy-tale audio drama: Anansi Storytime and its sister podcast: Legendsmith. She's been known to procrasti-clean her whole house and alphabetize other people's bookshelves.
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Week In Review: March 4th, 2023

As always, Morgan was a busy bee ALL WEEK LONG!

Sharing tips on writing character dynamics, talking about 11 ways NOT to respond to feedback, and writing tips from this week’s author spotlight guest: NM Rudolph.

Plus, check out my upcoming events!

3 Tips For Writing Character Dynamics

A couple of my favorite series are releases new books this month — and we’re going to get to meet some family on page for the first time!

So, here are 3 of my tips for writing about character dynamics — be they familial, romantic, friendship, or mortal enemies.

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Week In Review: February 25, 2023

As always, Morgan was a busy bee ALL WEEK LONG!

Sharing tips on keeping your action scenes from dragging, talking about making write-ins work for you, and writing tips from this week’s author spotlight guest, Jorie Rao!

Plus, check out my upcoming events!

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Author Spotlight: Jorie Rao

Today’s Author Spotlight guest is Jorie Rao, an emerging writer and college professor with more superstitions than an old-world wise woman!

She’s sharing writing tips and more!

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Week In Review: February 18th

As always, Morgan was a busy bee ALL WEEK LONG!

Sharing tips on #writing #Romance! , talking about Positive Fiction, and writing tips from this week’s author spotlight guest, Dawn Vogel!

Plus, check out my upcoming events!

Positive Speculative Fiction!

Many people are craving stories right now with gentle plots and hopeful themes to contrast the recent dystopic trends in publishing, media, and real-life dramas. So, what makes for positive science fiction and fantasy and what are some favorite examples of the brighter side of speculative fiction.