Welcome to Part 12, my final WorldCon, CoNZealand panel write up. The panelists for the titular panel were as follows: … More
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.
Author Spotlight: John Rosenman
Today’s Author Spotlight is on John Rosenman!
a neurotic, sometimes impractical, imaginative, tennis-playing, speculative fiction writer.
Check out the latest addition to his _Inspector of the Cross_ series: Crash.
“Thanks to suspended animation, Turtan is over 3500 years old and travels on freeze ships to distant worlds. His mission is to investigate weapons that will help humanity turn the tide against their ancient nemesis…the Cenknife. Vicious aliens, the Cenknife seek to conquer the universe and enslave humanity. And only one man can save them!”
Counting My Blessings
In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday in the States, I’m taking a break before my final WorldCon CoNZealand write-up to … More
Author Spotlight: Lauren Sevier
Today’s Author Spotlight is on Lauren Sevier!
a YA author who splits her time working full-time in Cardiology, writing, filming YouTube videos, and being a proud wife and mother.
In her YA debut, The only way to save the lives of her people is if Liz agrees to be a blood sacrifice in a brutal ceremony that will take her life, but Liz isn’t ready to go….
Writing For Young Adults
What makes a novel YA?
Why is all the best literature YA and what makes it so great?
How gritty can you go?
Plus, 8 writing mistakes to be wary of.
What Fanfiction Can Teach Genre Writers
Talking about why people like fanfic, what it can teach writers, and exploring the fraught relationship between writers and their own fanfic communities.
Author Spotlight: Laura Detering
Today’s Author Spotlight is on Laura Detering!
former dancer, worship leader, high school teacher, and cardiac sonographer turned happily-ever-after author.
Writing SFF From The Margins
Welcome to Part 9 of my WorldCon, CoNZealand panel write ups. The panelists for the titular panel were: E.J. Beaton (as … More
Constructed Languages
When we read a book or watch a show with a created language, it’s easy to wonder — did they invent a word or the whole language?
And when I write, do I need to create a whole language?
Here are the layers of a language, and the levels of language construction you can choose. Plus, a few more tips and tricks for getting your conlang just right.
WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS 